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Rhabdomyoma of the vagina.
No full textAnn Pathol. 2012 Feb;32(1):53-7. Epub 2012 Jan 14.
[Rhabdomyoma of the vagina. Case report and short literature review].
Patrelli TS, Franchi L, Gizzo S, Kiener A, Berretta R, Piantelli G, Caruana P, Battista Nardelli G, Bacchi Modena A.
SourceUniversità degli Studi di Parma, Clinica Ginecologica ed Ostetrica, Parma, Italie.
Abstract
The differential diagnosis of vaginal polypoid masses should take rhabdomyoma into consideration even it is an extremely rare tumor. The present report describes a vaginal cystic mass located in the anterior wall of an asymptomatic, 38-year-old, Caucasian, nulliparous woman. Local excision and subsequent pathological examination were performed. The final diagnosis was vaginal rhabdomyoma. The literature is reviewed and differential diagnosis are discussed
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
A nonsurgical approach to treatment of high-angle Class II malocclusion
No full textMalocclusions with a hyperdivergent vertical facial pattern are often difficult to treat without a combined surgical/orthodontic approach. The aim of this article is to describe a nonsurgical approach to the treatment of a high-angle Class II malocclusion in a growing patient. Some fundamental aspects, such as correct diagnosis, treatment timing, favorable mandibular growth pattern, and patient compliance, proved to be critical to correct the severe dentoskeletal disharmony
A knowledge based tool-kit for collaborative tradespace exploration: A front-end support to concurrent decisionmaking
No full textConcurrent engineering has reached a huge popularity among companies and agencies, especially when compared with classic design approaches in early design phases. This trend is caused by all the benefits observable in early design performances. Examples are given by reduced design time, reduced costs and improvement of design quality. These qualities are also proven by the space agencies' experiences. Indeed, agencies are currently adopting the concurrent approach as their state of the art approach for conceptual and preliminary design of their future space missions. Despite all the benefits obtained by the concurrent approach, designers currently don't have a clear view of all the alternatives that can be evaluated when designing a space system. The manuscript presents a Microsoft Excel® add-on, which can be integrated with a concurrent engineering open source software, such as the European Space Agency's Open Concurrent Design Tool. The aim is to assist the designers via a graphical user interface which integrates two main tools: autonomous generation and exploration of the concurrent tradespace and domain knowledge exploration. The generated tradespace is constrained to the choices of the other designers. In fact, the generation is obtained by the analysis of the data shared within the design team and by the applicable knowledge when components database and mission information are addressed. The proposed tool is also flexible with the environment of application, from the academic one to industrial mission design and optimization. Indeed, it could be used in either academic or industrial environment, aiming to both assisting during the design phase and assisting the training activities. The users can explore the sensitivity of their choices and learn how an actual decision on their domain influences all the other technical domains involved with the design. The tool offers also the capability of learning and exploring new concepts thanks to the assistance provided by the expert's knowledge that can be applied when a specific context is under analysis. Furthermore, in an industrial environment, the tool demonstrates its benefits. Examples are given by stored and updatable knowledge and guided tradespace optimization which entails reduced design time and costs. These benefits are obtained thanks to a clear and complete visualization of the design alternatives with a quantitative measure of their outcomes. Finally, the paper presents the decision-making tool within a university concurrent design facility exploring in details the peculiar characteristic and benefits given to the design sessions
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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