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Membro della Giuria del Premio Nazionale di Poesia "Mauro Maconi" 2012
No full textNasce nel 2011 il Premio Nazionale di poesia "Mauro Maconi" che, quest'anno, è giunto alla sua seconda edizione: la giuria è composta da: Maurizio Cucchi (Presidente),Stefano Giovanardi, Giuliana Nuvoli, Mario Santagostini, Giovanni Tesio, Amos Mattio (Segretario). Il vincitore del primo premio è Patrizia Valduga
A case of symptomatic intramesenteric accessory spleen: The diagnostic role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound
No full textIntroduction: Accessory spleen is a congenital defect characterised by a separated ectopic splenic parenchyma usually located in the splenic hilum and the tail of the pancreas. It is present in about 10%-30% of the population and, generally, does not cause any symptoms. Case report: We report an interesting case of a woman with symptomatic intramesenteric accessory spleen detected and characterised by contrast-enhanced ultrasound. The patient experienced a long history of intermittent pain in the left upper abdomen. The diagnosis was confirmed by post-operative pathology examination. Discussion: Accessory spleen usually appears as a well-circumscribed ovoid mass, 1-3 cm in diameter, infrequently located in the mesentery. It may rarely become symptomatic because of complications. Diagnosis of this condition as a cause of abdominal is difficult and rarely has been made pre-operatively. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging might help, but they should be performed with intravenous contrast injection, and they cannot provide direct evidence between the pain of the patient and the lesion. Conversely, real-time ultrasound can assess and diagnose the lesion showing the exact correspondence with abdominal pain of the patient. Furthermore, ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound are widely available, safe and relatively inexpensive. Conclusion: Apart from the rarity of this condition, this case report demonstrates the ability of ultrasound to localise the intramesenteric accessory spleen, assess the relationship between the lesion and the symptoms of the patient, and characterise the lesion
DIZIONARI DEI SINONIMI PER STUDIARE L’ITALIANO TRA OTTO E NOVECENTO
No full textIl contributo ripercorre la storia dei dizionari dei sinonimi tra Otto e Novecento. Accanto al grande e celebre Tommaseo, si segnalano tre dizionari di piccola mole di Giuseppe Grassi, Stefano Zecchini e Pietro Fanfani, che ebbero fortunato impiego nella scuola dell’Ottocento, quando il dizionario dei sinonimi fu verosimilmente impiegato come testo per la lettura continuata e interpretato come tassello intermedio tra dizionario dialettale e vocabolario monolingue nel passaggio dal dialetto alla lingua. Nella Relazione sui mezzi per unificare la lingua italiana, nessun riferimento fu fatto da Manzoni sull’utilità di questo strumento, eppure persino maestri manzoniani proposero ai loro allievi lo studio dei sinonimi (Luigi Morandi, ad esempio, condusse un esperimento lessicografico nel quale distinse con apposite marche le forme fiorentine e introdusse distinzioni di registro. Giuseppe Rigutini curò una riedizione del Tommaseo con aggiunte e correzioni che andavano nella direzione del fiorentino vivo). Nella seconda metà dell’Ottocento, anche gli apparati di note di antologie scolastiche dei Promessi sposi, nei quali si commentavano le scelte linguistiche operate da Manzoni, avevano forma e funzioni proprie dei dizionari dei sinonimi.
19th and 20th century Italian synonym dictionaries
The article recounts the history of Italian synonym dictionaries between the 19th and the 20th centuries, when this kind of dictionary was used for consultation and no longer read during lessons. Tommaseo is the author of the most important dictionary of synonyms, but the article focuses on three small dictionaries published in the 19thcentury written by Giuseppe Grassi, Stefano Zecchini and Pietro Fanfani. They are important both as instruments for teaching Italian at school and as a first step for young students to learn the national language, before consulting bigger, monolingual dictionaries. Manzoni never spoke about the utility of synonym dictionaries in Relazione sull’unità della lingua, but teachers who followed Manzoni’s linguistic theories approached this kind of dictionary, adding the notation “fiorentino”, giving information on the stylistic register (eg. Luigi Morandi and Giuseppe Rigutini)
Transperineal ultrasound for assessment of fistulas and abscesses : a pictorial essay
No full textPerianal fistulas and abscesses may be cryptogenetic or associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically Crohn's disease. Proper identification and classification of these lesions are paramount for correct therapeutic management. Current diagnostic modalities include MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), EUS (endoscopic ultrasound), EUA (exam under anaesthesia) and recently, transperineal ultrasound (TPUS). The latter has been proposed as a noninvasive, easily available and cost-effective technique to diagnose, assess and follow up perianal disease particularly in IBD patients. This pictorial review focuses on the role of TPUS in clinical practice, highlighting the features of fistulas and abscesses
QUALCHE OSSERVAZIONE SULLA CATEGORIA DI “ITALIANO ACCADEMICO”
No full textL’articolo traccia la storia della categoria italiano accademico, individuando due fasi distinte, tra loro indipendenti: la fase otto-novecentesca, nella quale accademico indicava l’italiano della tradizione letteraria colta, ricercata e arcaizzante (opposta al modello manzoniano), e la fase del Duemila, nella quale la locuzione ricalca l’analoga formula inglese Academic English e designa quindi l’italiano per scopi accademici, impiegato nella saggistica universitaria, trasversalmente ai vari saperi disciplinari. Il recente rilancio della categoria italiano accademico è funzionale sia per designare e diffondere la varietà alta e formale di italiano che si insegna e si utilizza in università, sia per descrivere e sostenere l’italiano della comunicazione scientifica, e anche per questo motivo si propone l’accoglimento della nuova etichetta nello schema delle varietà dell’italiano contemporaneo, accanto all’italiano tecnico-scientifico di cui l’italiano accademico è complementare. L’articolo seleziona inoltre alcuni interventi di intellettuali che tra Otto e Novecento hanno riflettuto sulla lingua e sul registro che meglio si addicono alla saggistica scientifica: Ascoli, De Amicis e Panzini, chiudendo con le osservazioni di Calvino degli anni Sessanta. Infine si propongono possibili sviluppi del progetto DIA.
Some reflections on the category of “italiano accademico”
This article reconstructs the history of the category italiano accademico, identifying two distinct and independent phases: during the 19th and 20th century, accademico referred to the Italian of the cultured, refined, and archaic literary tradition (as opposed to the Manzonian linguistic model); during the 21st century, italiano accademico has evolved from the analogous expression Academic English: it therefore designates Italian for academic purposes, used in university essays across various disciplines. The recent revival of the category italiano accademico is functional both to designate and disseminate the high and formal variety of Italian taught at universities and used in academic essays and writings (educational purpose), and to describe and support the Italian used in scientific communication (research and language policy purposes). For this second aim, the new label could be included into the scheme of varieties of the contemporary Italian, alongside Technical-scientific Italian, to which Academic Italian complements. The article also selects observations from intellectuals who, between the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, reflected on the language and linguistic register most suited to scientific essays: Ascoli, De Amicis, and Panzini, concluding with Calvino’s articles on antilingua published in the 1960s. Finally, the author proposes possible developments for the DIA project
ITALIANO ACCADEMICO E DINTORNI. STUDI A MARGINE DEL PROGETTO DIA: Contributi di Chiara Arnone, Marco Biffi, Sara Bottana, Emilia Calaresu, Alessandro Canazza, Doriana Cimmino, Daniele D’Aguanno, Michela Dota, Carolina Flinz, Ludovica Maconi, Luca Marano, Davide Mastrantonio, Serena Nardella, Giovanni Piantanida, Laura Pinnavaia, Massimo Prada, Michele Prandi, Maria Silvia Rati, Abdelmagid Sakr, Eugenio Salvatore, Ilenia Sanna, Martin Testa
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Contributi di Chiara Arnone, Marco Biffi, Sara Bottana, Emilia Calaresu, Alessandro Canazza, Doriana Cimmino, Daniele D’Aguanno, Michela Dota, Carolina Flinz, Ludovica Maconi, Luca Marano, Davide Mastrantonio, Serena Nardella, Giovanni Piantanida, Laura Pinnavaia, Massimo Prada, Michele Prandi, Maria Silvia Rati, Abdelmagid Sakr, Eugenio Salvatore, Ilenia Sanna, Martin Testa
Beyond remission and mucosal healing in Crohn's disease : exploring the deep with cross sectional imaging
No full textCombining two imaging techniques is best to diagnose small-bowel Crohn's disease
No full textIn most patients with Crohn's disease, diagnostic gastrointestinal lesions are located in the small bowel, which is not easily accessible to direct investigation. This commentary focuses on an article by Solem et al., which compared the utility of four primary small-bowel imaging modalities (CT enterography, ileocolonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, and small-bowel follow-through) in diagnosis of active small-bowel Crohn's disease. Capsule endoscopy had lower diagnostic specificity than the other techniques. This result, in conjunction with the need to perform preliminary small-bowel radiography to detect asymptomatic, partial, small-bowel obstructions, makes capsule endoscopy a poor choice as a first-line test for Crohn's disease. We concur with Solem et al.'s opinion that a combination of two of the other available imaging methods is the best diagnostic option for small-bowel Crohn's disease, although the choice of which two to use should be based on the facilities and expertise that are available locally
Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease May be Favoured by the Effects of Proinflammatory Cytokines on the Enteroglial Network
No full textClostridioides difficile infection is widespread throughout countries and represents an important cause of nosocomial diarrhoea, with relatively high morbidity. This infection often occurs in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and may complicate their clinical picture. Here, we propose, on the basis of evidence from basic science studies, that in patients affected by inflammatory bowel diseases, this infection might be facilitated by a derangement of the enteric glial cell (EGC) network caused by the effects of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor alpha and interferon gamma, which enhance the cytotoxic effects of C. difficile toxin B on EGCs. This hypothesis, if confirmed, could open the door to alternative treatment approaches to fight C. difficile infection
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