73 research outputs found
What Does a Query Answer Tell You? Informativeness of Query Answers for Knowledge Bases
No full textQuery answering for Knowledge Bases (KBs) amounts to extracting information from the various models of a KB, and presenting the user with an object that represents such information. In the vast majority of cases, this object consists of those tuples of constants that satisfy the query expression either in every model (certain answers) or in some model (possible answers). However, similarly to the case of incomplete databases, both these forms of answers are a lossy representation of all the knowledge inferable from the query and the queried KB. In this paper, we illustrate a formal framework to characterize the information that query answers for KBs are able to represent. As a frst application of the framework, we study the informativeness of current query answering approaches, including the recently introduced partial answers. We then defne a novel notion of answers, allowing repetition of variables across answer tuples. We show that these answers are capable of representing a meaningful form of information, and we also study their data complexity properties
Informativeness of Query Answers for Knowledge Bases (Extended Abstract)
No full textThis extended abstract summarises our recent work on the informativeness of query answers over Description Logics Knowledge Bases (KBs). We introduce a framework to characterise the information that query answers for KBs can represent and under its lens we study the informative power of current query answering definitions across the literature. Moreover, we also present novel notions of certain and possible answers, showing that they are able to represent a meaningful form of information. Lastly, we study the data complexity properties for relevant problems associated to the answers we introduced
Democritus, B 299 (D.K.). Alien wisdom, geometry, and the contemporary prose landscape
No full textThis chapter examines a fragment – or better, two fragments – ascribed to Democritus by the Christian writer Clement of Alexandria. According to a story reported by Clement, the Abderite philosopher stole some contents from the Story of Ahiqar, a wisdom book containing the sayings of the homonymous chancellor of the Assyrian king, whose earliest textual witnesses date back to the 5th c. BC. Moreover, in the same passage, Clement cites another report, where Democritus boasts his expertise in geometry, which is proved superior even to that of the Egyptians. My main concern in this discussion is to pinpoint the reasons that lie behind the ascription of these fragments to Democritus, and consequently to the credibility of these reports in antiquity. Since several misleading treatments of this text have circulated in modern scholarship, I will mainly focus my attention on the text and its interpretation. After this, I shall contextualise it against the background that informed it, as well as against other representations of Greek natural philosophers who travelled for the sake of knowledge
Behaviour of preterm newborns reaching term without any serious disorder
No full textWe studied the behaviour of 20 preterm infants (average gestational age 33 weeks) brought to term, without any serious disorder. These infants were compared with a group of 21 healthy term infants. To evaluate behaviour we used the 26 items of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (BNBAS). Our preterm infants had on the whole better scores than those reported in the literature for preterm infants with various disorders. Apart from lower ability to bring hand to mouth and in getting used to visual stimuli (these differences are statistically significant) they had, in the items of orientation a lower score only in ability to follow a voice and a face (not statistically significant). These results show that preterm infants reaching term without any serious disorder do on the whole as well as full-term infants. This correlates with the observations of Dubowitz on behaviour and particularly on visual function of preterm infants and confirms the preliminary report of Daum regarding the influence of the type of neonatal pathology on the ability of orientation at the moment of term
Development of a model marriage and family program at Olivet Nazarene University
No full textPlan BThis is not a scientific study with a specific population, data instrument, collection, analysis, and/or limitations. Rather it is descriptive in that this author has developed a model curriculum in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) for Olivet Nazarene University. Olivet Nazarene University began in 1907 offering education with a Christian purpose. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and approved by the State Department of Education in Illinois for both their bachelors and masters programs. Using their “Lock-step” approach makes it possible for 12-15 students to progress through ONU’s masters programs together. Classes are offered in the evening to better serve their clientele’s busy working schedules. Olivet Nazarene University provides a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Program and is in an excellent position to add a Marriage and Family Therapy curriculum/program to their Graduate and Adult Studies Program. A Marriage and Family Therapy Program would afford a unique cross-curriculum between religion and family therapy, pastoral counseling and family therapy, nursing and family therapy, medical studies and family therapy, and also education and family therapy. A study of the fifty-year evolution of Marriage and Family Therapy revealed that pioneers in the field as well as those who followed brought with them a rich diversity in theory and practice. Specific standards to govern the Marriage and Family Therapy Programs began in 1959. These standards have been under constant review and revision since then. The Commission On Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) Version 10.0 Standards (Appendix A) went into effect in January 2001 and have specific objectives based on the systemic relational view of life. It is with these objectives that this writer developed curriculum/courses for the Marriage and Family Training Program. Diversity, socio-economic status, gender, age, culture, diversity, ethnicity, and religion are among the objectives considered. These new standards recognize that “Religiously affiliated institutions that have core beliefs directed toward conduct within their communities are entitled to protect those beliefs” (Preamble to Version 10.0 Standards, p. 1). According to Standards 100-109 accredited programs must include specific marriage and family educational curriculum, it must be systems related and the whole program must be sensitive to and respect diversity. Under the guidelines of Version 10.0 Standards provided by COAMFTE this writer has designed a Model Marriage and Family Therapy Curriculum proposal for Olivet Nazarene University. Under supervision of faculty, student/interns learn the systemic/relational aspects of Marriage and Family Therapy while working with individuals, couples, marriage and family, groups, and community, as they become trained Marriage and Family Therapists. Graduates of this program will have knowledge in Marriage and Family theory, an understanding of individual and family relations, research in Marriage and Family Therapy, clinical knowledge and experience, and an understanding of ethics and professional identity
[Comparison between the behavior of a group of 20 preterm subjects (gestational age 33 weeks) brought to term without serious neonatal pathology and not separated from their parents and a group of 21 term infants]
No full textSystemic practice in the time of COVID: Conversations among culturally diverse therapists
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed the delivery of clinical services and education of health professionals, including family therapists. This paper distils two separate Zoom conversations between myself (as the lead author) and two eminent family therapists, Professors Maurizio Andolfi and Harry Aponte, where challenges and opportunities for the profession during and after the pandemic are discussed. Creativity and resourcefulness are two important elements therapists and educators have needed to access during the pandemic to find alternative ways to continue to provide clinical services and teaching. Most therapists have transitioned using online technology and various platforms such as Zoom and Skype; for some this has been a somewhat familiar experience, for most it has been a novel one. Key themes emerged from the conversations including the personal and professional ‘lived experiences’ of the pandemic; the financial impact on clients and students; the importance of touch for human social connection; the use of ‘self’ as an instrument of change and alternative platforms of service delivery and teaching. We reflected on what has been lost, such as the nuances inherent in face-to-face human interactions, and what has been gained, such as observing families in situ in their own environments
Ragazzi selvatici: essere una persona colta tra i monti
No full textIl contributo è un dialogo tra il filosofo Paolo Costa e lo scrittore Paolo Cognetti, autore di Le otto montagne, premio Strega 2017. Tema della conversazione è il rapporto tra la cultura e la montagna. Più in particolare: la riscoperta turistica della montagna, che ha toccato il suo apice nell’estate 2020, il significato simbolico delle vette nella cultura occidentale, l’estetizzazione romantica dei panorami alpini, il complicato nesso tra montagna e modernità e il ruolo che la cultura può svolgere nel garantire un futuro alle montagne nella loro caleodoscopica varietà.The contribution is a dialogue between the philosopher Paolo Costa and the writer Paolo Cognetti, author of Le otto montagne, Strega Prize 2017. Theme of the conversation is the relationship between culture and mountains. More specifically: the tourist rediscovery of the mountains, which has reached its peak in the summer of 2020, the symbolic meaning of the peaks in Western culture, the romantic aestheticization of Alpine landscapes, the complicated connection between mountains and modernity, and the role that culture can play in guaranteeing a future for the mountains in all their kaleodoscopic variety
Drug-Induced Sarcoid-like Reactions Associated to Targeted Therapies and Biologic Agents
No full textBackground: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by immune-mediated formation of non-necrotizing epithelioid granulomas. Several commonly used medications can induce similar granulomatous reactions, known as drug-induced sarcoid-like reactions (DISRs), which closely mimic sarcoidosis. Despite their specificity in targeting molecular pathways, certain therapies - particularly targeted treatments—have increasingly been linked to DISRs.
Methods: This narrative review is based on a PubMed search using the terms "SARCOID LIKE REACTION" and "DRUG". A cross-check was performed with “SARCOID” combined with each identified drug to identify misclassified cases. Drugs with limited evidence or weak pathogenetic plausibility were excluded, leaving only molecularly targeted therapies for consideration. Sources included case reports, case series, and reviews selected based on their clinical and scientific relevance, without any restrictions on time or language.
Results: The drugs associated with DISRs were categorized into five
pharmacological groups: immune checkpoint inhibitors, TNF-α antagonists, BRAF inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, and miscellaneous agents. Each group has distinct mechanisms of action and clinical indications, which likely affect the frequency, presentation, and timing of DISRs.
Conclusions: Diagnosing DISRs is challenging, and a structured approach is crucial for differentiating them from other conditions. To support clinicians, we propose a diagnostic algorithm to guide decision-making in suspected cases. Management should be individualized, as most DISRs either resolve spontaneously or improve after the discontinuation of the causative drug. Important factors influencing therapeutic decisions include the severity of the underlying disease, the availability of alternative treatments, and the extent of DISR manifestations
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