1,572 research outputs found
Schermi. Immagini, corpi, condivisioni
No full textIn this book the author investigates the digital image proliferation of our times from an interdisciplinary point of view. Starting from the Visual Culture theoretical frame, Valentina Mignano explores the ways in which we interact with the screen, dealing with the "screen experience" in the first years of the network societ
Neurofeedback nella malattia di Parkinson: tecnologie in logopedia
No full textNeurofeedback (NF) is a form of biofeedback based on the self-modulation of brain activity; it aims to enhance
mental and behavioral performances. The user modifies his brain functions thanks to EEG-mediated self-regulation
and therapist’s guidance. Recent advances in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) have provided new evidence on
the effectiveness of NF in reinforcing cognitive functions expecially in children with ADHD. The applications on adults
with cognitive deficits are still few. The study aims to investigate the possible effect of NF techniques on cognitive
performance of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in terms of changes in scores at the neurocognitive assessment.
Ten PD patients, staged according to Hoehn & Yahr scale and cognitively evaluated, were recruited. Inclusion
criteria: age 55-85, correct audio-visual functions, phase-on of dopaminergic therapy, Mild Cognitive Impairment. The
rehabilitation program has been structured in 24 sessions. The NeuroSky MindWave headset and related software
were used as BCI. At the end of the therapeutic path, the pre and post-treatment test’s results were compared. Statistical
analyzes were performed with SAS. Cognitive revaluation showed a significant increase in scores and satisfaction
questionnaires reported high values. The application of NF techniques in PD patients was promising. The increase
in satisfaction levels seems to be due to the perception of a direct control over one’s cognitive performances
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MARAMURES COUNTY
No full textInitiating and developing a business involves a considerable risk and a sustained effort in order to defeat the inertia against what is new. The person initiating a business, assuming the responsibility and risk of its development and benefiting from theentrepreneurship, female entrepreneurship, profit, businesses
The use of initial tocolysis and maintenance tocolysis in preterm birth : guideline-based approach or off-label use - a survey on the current application in Switzerland
No full textAuthor Valentina Schedl, BscMasterarbeit Universität Linz 202
Guido Crepax – Valentina – The Shape of Her Time
No full textThe paper will focus on the analysis of Guido Crepax revolutionary comic book character Valentina that belongs to the golden age of the Italian comic-book genre fumetto. The aim is to explore whether Guido Crepax Valentina character was a "living doll" filling male fantasies of her creator or she was a woman empowered by her author struggling for many of the values of the women's culture that feminists today are trying to introduce into the mainstream. It also addresses research questions that focus on comic books and gender and empowerment at the decade of sexual liberation.Through Valentina case study the present paper is going to study an approach on the concept of woman in comics, and touch the border of female empowerment issue in contemporary world taking in consideration that her revolutionary strong and independent figure was born in a society where women have been frequently viewed as passive and represented as inferior to men and where questions of sexuality were considered taboo. Despite the fact that she angered some feminists by the way she was portrayed as an object of male gaze or a damsel in distress, there is nothing anti-feminist about Valentina. The aim here is to uncover feminist themes in the stories of Valentina and to explore what empowered her and made her a contemporary icon of style and symbol of liberated women
Analysis of the interplay of the Orai1 Ca2+ Ion channel and different Ca2+ sensing proteins
No full textAuthor Valentina Hopl, MScDissertation Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 2024Arbeit nach Ablauf der Sperre auf den öffentlichen PCs in den Bibliotheken der JKU+Medizin abrufba
ANALYSIS AND REHABILITATION OF A R.C. HIGH-RISE STRATEGIC BUILDING IN MILAN
No full textIn relation to reinforced concrete high-rise buildings built in the Fifties and Sixties of the 20th Century, it has acquired importance, in the last few years, the analysis of the capabilities to withstand various kinds of environmental risks, defined according to actual parameters. The provisions prescribed by new structural design codes practiced today, indeed, have substantially changed both design actions and verification procedures as well, if compared to the building criteria in use in the past. This kind of analysis gives evidence to specific design performances which are seen as prevalent nowadays but were not considered in older versions of the codes, as the earthquake loads. In the present work this problem is discussed with reference to the case study offered by the Milan Municipality 25 story r.c. building erected in Milano in the ‘60s. Typically, this kind of buildings were designed for the effect of vertical loads and wind lateral loads only. At present, after being recognized of strategic importance for the society, they have to be verified also for the seismic resistance. Although the seismic hazard is classified as low in the area of Milano, design seismic forces are a little more severe than wind actions for this building, due to the limited ductility resources available in the structural elements, mainly in the shear walls. Consequently, the value which can be assigned to the load reduction factor is extremely low
Lezioni d'autore, lezioni d'attore: Un ciclo di incontri con i protagonisti dello spettacolo, a cura di Valentina Garavaglia in collaborazione con il Teatro Franco Parenti di Milano Il lavoro dell'attore e la drammaturgia contemporanea
No full textMassimo Carlotto usa il noir come genere capace di raccontare le trasformazioni, anche nascoste, della società. I suoi libri sono tradotti in molte lingue e ha vinto numerosi premi sia in Italia che all'estero. Niente più niente al mondo è il monologo oggetto della ricerca del regista Fabio Cherstich interprete di un nuovo teatro di narrazione.Massimo Carlotto uses crime fiction to examine the oft-concealed transformations of society. His books have been translated in many languages and he has won numerous prizes, in Italy and abroad. No more nothing in the world is the monologue adapted by the director Fabio Cherstich, author of a new narrative theater
Is a Semantic Web Agent a Knowledge-Savvy Agent?
No full textThe issue of knowledge sharing has permeated the field of distributed AI and in particular, its successor, multiagent systems. Through the years, many research and engineering efforts have tackled the problem of encoding and sharing knowledge without the need for a single, centralized knowledge base. However, the emergence of modern computing paradigms such as distributed, open systems have highlighted the importance of sharing distributed and heterogeneous knowledge at a larger scale—possibly at the scale of the Internet. The very characteristics that define the Semantic Web—that is, dynamic, distributed, incomplete, and uncertain knowledge—suggest the need for autonomy in distributed software systems. Semantic Web research promises more than mere management of ontologies and data through the definition of machine-understandable languages. The openness and decentralization introduced by multiagent systems and service-oriented architectures give rise to new knowledge management models, for which we can’t make a priori assumptions about the type of interaction an agent or a service may be engaged in, and likewise about the message protocols and vocabulary used. We therefore discuss the problem of knowledge management for open multi-agent systems, and highlight a number of challenges relating to the exchange and evolution of knowledge in open environments, which pertinent to both the Semantic Web and Multi Agent System communities alike
APPLICAZIONE DI TECNICHE DI NEUROFEEDBACK NELLA RIABILITAZIONE COGNITIVA DEL PAZIENTE CON MALATTIA DI PARKINSON
No full textLa bradifrenia è il disturbo cognitivo caratteristico della Malattia di Parkinson (MP). Si
manifesta attraverso perdita di concentrazione e lentezza nei processi di pensiero,
obiettivati dal rallentamento del segnale EEG.
Attraverso l’applicazione di tecniche di Neurofeedback (NF) il paziente impara a
modulare la propria attività cerebrale sotto la guida del terapeuta e del computer. Lo
studio è volto ad indagare l’effetto di tali tecniche sulle performance cognitive di
pazienti affetti da MP, in termini di modificazione di punteggi all’assessment
neurocognitivo.
3 pazienti hanno intrapreso un percorso articolato in 18 sedute di NF training. Come
interfaccia cervello-computer è stata utilizzata la cuffia MindWave (NeuroSky) con
relativo software per il trattamento. Al termine del percorso terapeutico, la rivalutazione
cognitiva ha evidenziato un incremento nei punteggi ai test di attenzione, memoria di
lavoro e apprendimento di nuovo materiale, contestualmente ad una riduzione
dell’apatia
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