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Dalla ‘Storia locale’ alla ‘Storia del territorio’: le ricerche di Filippo Càssola sulle ‘popolazioni preromane del Friuli’ e dell’Italia nord-orientale
Il contributo prende in esame l’interesse di Filippo Cassola nei confronti della storia cd. locale mettendo in luce l’approccio moderno e i risultati, ancora di grande interesse e anticipatori di molte delle attuali acquisizioni della ricerca.
The article examines the interest of Filippo Cassola towards local history highlighting the modern approach and the results, still of great interest and anticipating many of the current research acquisitions
Un cd rom interattivo per imparare a scrivere e a leggere senza errori
Presentazione di un cd rom interattivo finalizzato ad imparare e leggere senza produrre errori
Author Co-Citation Analysis (ACA): a powerful tool for representing implicit knowledge of scholar knowledge workers
In the last decade, knowledge has emerged as one of the most important and valuable organizational assets. Gradually this importance caused to emergence of new discipline entitled ―knowledge management‖. However one of the major challenges of knowledge management is conversion implicit or tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. Thus Making knowledge visible so that it can be better accessed, discussed, valued or generally managed is a long-standing objective in knowledge management. Accordingly in this paper author co- citation analysis (ACA) will be proposed as an efficient technique of knowledge visualization in academia (Scholar knowledge workers)
L’ottica nel mondo antico, La scenografia e Le prospettive architettoniche del secondo stile pompeiano
Portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis: Messiaen’s musical language for the jazz pianist - an exploration through performance.
Moving beyond Gunther Schuller’s Third Stream amalgamation of classical and jazz, this study explores whether the musical language of Olivier Messiaen can make a valid contribution to jazz piano performance. Initially, my project sought to answer such questions as: What elements of the musical language of Messiaen already exist in the jazz vocabulary? Am I able to extend this further? What are the timbral structures and pianistic effects within Messiaen’s musical language? What will be the most effective application of Messiaen’s musical language to jazz piano performance? Endeavouring to answer the final question led me to consider such aspects as whether the project should be limited to quoting Messiaen motifs, arranging Messiaen melodies, replacing jazz harmonic structures on standards with examples from Messiaen’s musical language or whether it would be better to approach the research conceptually. The work of Hubert Nuss provided encouraging reassurance that this was not an impossible task. In order to articulate this conception, the initial challenge was to decide how the classical and jazz worlds might meet in a ‘Messiaen’ technique. The approach adopted was similar to that used for undergraduate jazz study, namely, immersion in the piano scores and recordings of Messiaen’s music as well as by live performances. This was followed by the development and assessment of a contrived approach when specific techniques, such as tonal colourings or harmonic structures, were developed through prepared exercises and consciously included in my performance. It was then compared with an intuitive approach when no such precise parameters were established. This submission consists of CD recordings of two public recitals and an exegesis. It documents the development of this Messiaen technique and discusses its application in my performances. It also demonstrates the ways that Messiaen’s musical language can be used within jazz piano performance to provide a colour that distinguishes jazz piano performance in a competitive field.Thesis (M.Mus.) -- University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, 201
Flattened cortisol awakening response in chronic patients with schizophrenia onset after cannabis exposure.
Cannabis may play a causal role in the onset of some schizophrenia cases; however, the biological vulnerability that predisposes some individuals to develop schizophrenia after exposure to cannabis is not known. According to the diathesis-stress pathogenetic model, it is likely that the endogenous stress response system, including the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, could be involved. Therefore, we investigated the saliva cortisol awakening response (CAR) of 16 patients with schizophrenia onset after the exposure to cannabis (Can+) as compared to 12 patients with schizophrenia onset without cannabis exposure (Can-) and to 15 healthy controls. The CAR was assessed by collecting saliva samples at awakening and after 15, 30 and 60min. As compared to healthy controls, Can+ schizophrenia patients exhibited significantly enhanced baseline saliva cortisol levels and a flattened CAR. No significant abnormality in both baseline cortisol levels and CAR was detected in Can- schizophrenia patients. These findings demonstrate a dysregulation of the HPA axis in chronic schizophrenic patients whose illness started after cannabis exposure but not in those with an illness onset without cannabis exposure. Further studies need to clarify whether this HPA dysregulation is a part of the biological background underlying the increased risk to schizophrenia after exposure to cannabis
Spinal anaesthesia for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix a comparison of two dose regimes of hypebaric bupivacaine
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The main purpose of the study was to help establish the best dose regimen of hyperbaric bupivacaine, when combined with intrathecal fentanyl, for spinal anaesthesia for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix. This procedure is performed as a day case at Groote Schuur Hospital
Non unions treatment with a polyaxiallocking plate system (PAX) and BMP-2 in four toy breed dogs.
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