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Correction: Differences between experimental and placebo arms in manual therapy trials: a methodological review (BMC Medical Research Methodology, (2022), 22, 1, (219), 10.1186/s12874-022-01704-8)
No full textFollowing publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the presentation of author names. The given name and family name were swapped. The correct author names are as follows: Giandomenico D’Alessandro, Nuria Ruffini, Alessandro Aquino, Matteo Galli, Mattia Innocenti, Marco Tramontano, Francesco Cerritelli. The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected
Heritage, identity and interdisciplinary cultural networks across Europe
No full textThis volume collects a series of essays and interviews
exploring diverse European perspectives
on interdisciplinary collaborations between
cultural institutions. International scholars and
practitioners discuss cross-domain partnerships,
cultural identity and cultural dialogue, heritage
for the arts and sciences, European narratives,
migration and mobility, and describe real-life
case studies in museums, libraries, foundations,
associations and online portals.
With contributions by and interviews with: Joan
Abellá, Agnès Arquez Roth, Janine Burger, Mela
Dávila, Sergio Dogliani, Hélène du Mazaubrun,
Annette Friberg, Fabienne Galangau, Michel
Guiraud, Els Jacobs, Jean Patrick Le Duc,
Pompeo Martelli, Perla Innocenti, Laurence
Isnard, Ellen McAdam, Jan Molendijk, Antonio
Perna, Anne Solène Rolland, Sreten Ugričić and
Katherine Watson
Drift and Equilibrium Selection with Human and Computer Players
No full textThe theory of drift (Binmore and Samuelson 1999) concerns equilibrium selection in which second-order disturbances may have first-order effects in the emergence of one equilibrium over the other. We provided experimental evidence with human players supporting the model in Caminati, Innocenti and Ricciuti (2006). In this paper we test it with conditioning by computer players. When computers are removed and humans are matched against each other, the comparative static properties of the model are confirmed
The diameter of cortical axons depends both on the area of origin and target
No full textIn primates, different cortical areas send axons of different diameters into comparable tracts, notably the corpus callosum (Tomasi S, Caminiti R, Innocenti GM. 2012. Areal differences in diameter and length of corticofugal projections. Cereb Cortex. 22:1463-1472). We now explored if an area also sends axons of different diameters to different targets. We find that the parietal area PEc sends thicker axons to area 4 and 6, and thinner ones to the cingulate region (area 24). Areas 4 and 9, each sends axons of different diameters to the nucleus caudatus, to different levels of the internal capsule, and to the thalamus. The internal capsule receives the thickest axon, followed by thalamus and nucleus caudatus. The 2 areas (4 and 9) differ in the diameter and length of axons to corresponding targets. We calculated how diameter determines conduction velocity of the axons and together with pathway length determines transmission delays between different brain sites. We propose that projections from and within the cerebral cortex consist of a complex system of lines of communication with different geometrical and time computing properties. © The Author 2013
Introduzione
No full textLo scandalo del corpo potrebbe non essere un titolo adatto a un volume di scritti sul teatro. Eppure, a coloro che lo hanno immaginato, è sembrato sintetizzare in modo pertinente l’eccentrica, ma coerente ricerca di Claudio Bernardi sul significato del teatro per l’uomo e sul ruolo del teatro entro la vita comunitaria degli uomini. Una ricerca che si è occupata non del teatro come spettacolo da guardare, ma del teatro da fare e al quale partecipare in quanto attori di relazioni comunitarie, religiose, sociali, politiche.
Un teatro come arte del corpo, o meglio dei corpi: il termine corpo usato nel titolo indica l’uomo, l’umanità. La struttura del libro è quella drammaturgica in tre atti, più un prologo e un epilogo: Il prologo (Prologhi ad personam) è come un carnevale, in cui trionfa la libertà di linguaggi e forme; i tre atti sono dedicati ai principali filoni che Claudio Bernardi ha costantemente coltivato, spesso anche intrecciandoli tra loro: la festa, la drammaturgia del sacro, il teatro sociale e di comunità; l’epilogo (‘Oltre’ il corpo) rappresenta il terzo tempo del rito, la Pasqua, e raccoglie gli scritti di tre compagni di viaggio che, con le loro intuizioni visionarie, continuano a rammentarci la necessità di andare oltre a quello che più comunemente appare, per cercare quel teatro della vita che restituisce l’essere umano alla sua umanità
Promises in Group Decision Making
No full textWe assess in the laboratory the impact of promises on group decision-making. The gift-exchange game provides the testing ground for our experiment. When played between groups, inter-group cooperation and reciprocity represent a condition for efficiency in overall decision making. We find that promises have a significant positive effect on aggregate profits. We interpret these findings as if promises act as a trigger of social conformity, according to which groups adopt socially more desirable behavior even without face-to-face communication or discussion
Why do We Need Anatomical Implants? Science and Rationale for Maintaining Their Availability and Use in Breast Surgery
No full textDear Sir, We read with great interest the article titled ‘‘Why do we need anatomical implants? Science and rationale for maintaining their availability and use in breast Surgery’’ by Montemurro P. et al. in which the authors report a brilliant dissertation on the use of anatomical prosthesis in breast surgery, analysing in detail their specific indications, including advantages and disadvantages. We congratulate the authors for their large experience in breast surgery, especially in breast augmentation, and for the evident methodological approach reported in the paper. We completely agree with the authors that in the toolbox of every plastic surgeon there must be both anatomical and
round implants, but we have some elements to discuss. Nowadays, implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a very sensitive item and, since it seems to be related to the implant texture, it should be
seriously taken into account, especially in patients who undergo breast surgery for aesthetical purposes. Moreover, in reconstructive surgery, after mastectomy, anatomical prostheses show an evident more natural result ompared
to round implants; during breast augmentation for aesthetical purposes, round implants filled with a very soft gel can show outcomes very similar to anatomical prosthesis, especially in moderate increment of volume. In our opinion, the real difference between anatomical and round implants is particularly evident during large increment of breast volume. Regarding tuberous breast correction, in our practice, correction of the breast deformity is the most important factor rather than volume increment. Tuberous breast is a deformity appearing with very wide aspects showing in common elements such as a constricted mammary base, a very high inframammary fold and areola
disorders (Fig. 1). Recently, we published an article proposing a new classification system of the deformity taking into account both the localization of the defect and the consistency of the breast tissue [1]. In our experience,
even if sub-glandular anatomical implants may result in better projections of the lower pole, it is not always possible according to the thickness of upper-pole pinch test. Dual-plane location of a soft-gel round implant allows a satisfactory coverage of upper pole of prosthesis. The pressure of the muscle to the upper part of the round implant, displacing downwards the silicone gel, allows it to expand outwards, thus increasing the projection of the inferior mammary pole making it similar to an anatomical implant (Fig. 2), avoiding risk of implant rotation and decreasing incidence of capsular contraction. Glanuloplasty defines the new inframammary fold [2–5]
Back to the Future: Robotic Microsurgery
No full textToday, robotics has become the gold standard in the operating
room for several procedures and surgical specialties.
However, microsurgery has not been touched to date other
than the limited application of the da Vinci Surgical System,
not focused on microanastomosis. Differently from da Vinci,
which aims to facilitate minimally invasive procedures by
providing improved vision and dexterity to the conventional
laparoscopic approach, new microsurgical robots are now
designed and being introduced to provide improved precision
for anastomosis. Thanks to elimination of tremor and
high scaling potential, robotics in microsurgery probably
will acquire increasing value as the current trend in submillimetric
anastomosis will be confirmed in the clinical
practice
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