42 research outputs found
Of Fragmentation and Precedents in International Criminal Law: Possible Lessons from Recent Jurisprudence on Aiding and Abetting Liability
No full textAfter discussing the notion of ‘fragmentation’ and the value of using the metaphor in the context of ICL, the author turns to substantive criminal law to try and determine the correct actus reus of aiding and abetting liability in contemporary ICL, and to ask whether ‘specific direction’ has any role to play therein. He then addresses the more general problem of determining the role of coherence and consistency in the development of ICL, the function of precedents within and across international courts and tribunals, and the evolving role and function of customary international law in contemporary ICL to draw lessons for the International Criminal Court
Object Detection Techniques Applied to UAV Photogrammetric Survey
No full textThis project proposes an automated approach to the census of technological and architectural elements from massive photography datasets; it is built on photogrammetric close-range acquisitions performed via UAV over the roofs of the centre of Bethlehem and aims at mapping the water tanks for civilian use that create loads on historical buildings in a seismic area. The urban census was conducted within “3D Bethlehem. Management and control of urban growth for the development of Heritage and Improvement of life in the city of Bethlehem”, a project promoted by AICS. Deep Learning models were built on a Cloud Infrastructure handling model lifecycle from training to deployment. Tests were conducted on historical buildings that show multiple spurious elements such as debris and junk creating occlusion on objects of interest. Such density creates complex scenarios for models targeted at assisting large scale monitoring and management of the areas for different teams and municipalities
A semi-implicit, second order accurate numerical model for multiphase underexpanded volcanic jets
No full textAn improved version of the PDAC (Pyroclastic Dispersal Analysis
Code, Esposti Ongaro et al., 2007) numerical model for the
simulation of multiphase volcanic flows is presented and validated
for the simulation of multiphase volcanic jets in supersonic
regimes. The present version of PDAC includes second-order time- and
space discretizations and fully multidimensional advection
discretizations in order to reduce numerical diffusion and enhance
the accuracy of the original model. The model is tested on the
problem of jet decompression in both two and three dimensions. For
homogeneous jets, numerical results are consistent with experimental
results at the laboratory scale (Lewis and Carlson, 1964). For
nonequilibrium gas–particle jets, we consider monodisperse and
bidisperse mixtures, and we quantify nonequilibrium effects in terms
of the ratio between the particle relaxation time and
a characteristic jet timescale. For coarse particles and low
particle load, numerical simulations well reproduce laboratory
experiments and numerical simulations carried out with an
Eulerian–Lagrangian model (Sommerfeld, 1993). At the volcanic
scale, we consider steady-state conditions associated with the
development of Vulcanian and sub-Plinian eruptions. For the finest
particles produced in these regimes, we demonstrate that the solid
phase is in mechanical and thermal equilibrium with the gas phase
and that the jet decompression structure is well described by
a pseudogas model (Ogden et al., 2008). Coarse particles, on the other hand, display significant nonequilibrium effects, which associated
with their larger relaxation time. Deviations from the equilibrium regime, with maximum
velocity and temperature differences on the order of 150 m s−1
and 80 K across shock waves,
occur especially during the rapid acceleration phases, and are able
to modify substantially the jet dynamics with respect to the homogeneous case
Accuracy and reproducibility of advanced lung analysis in pulmonary nodule volume estimation.
No full textComunicazione oral
Quantitative CT perfusion measurements of solitary pulmonary nodules: initial experience.
No full textQuantitative CT prfusion measurements of solitary pulmonary nodules: initial experiences.
No full textTraining simulator efficacy in developing thoracic and general surgical skills in a residency program: a pilot study
No full textObjectives: Virtual training simulators have been introduced in several surgical disciplines to improve residents' abilities. Through the use of the LapSim® virtual training simulator (Surgical Science, Göteborg, Sweden), this study aims to plan an effective learning path in minimally invasive thoracic and general surgery.
Methods: All thoracic and general surgery trainees in their first and second year of residency at the University of Insubria were enrolled and randomized into two groups: residents undergoing an intensive twice-a-week virtual training program (Group A: n = 8) and those undergoing a once-weekly non-intensive virtual training program (Group B: n = 9). The virtual training program was divided into four modules, each of 12 weeks. In the first module, trainees repeated grasping, cutting, clip application, lifting and grasping, and fine dissection exercises during each training session. Seal-and-cut exercise was performed as the initial and final test. Data on surgical manoeuvres (time and on mistakes) were collected; intra- and inter-group comparisons were planned.
Results: No significant differences were observed between Groups A and B at the first session, confirming that the two groups had similar skills at the beginning. After 12 weeks both groups showed improvements, but comparing data between initial and final test, only Group A registered a significant reduction in total time (p-value =0.0015), left (p-value =0.0017) and right (p-value =0.0186) instrument path lengths, and in left (p-value = 0.0010) and right (p-value =0.0073) instrument angular path lengths, demonstrating that Group A acquired greater precision in surgical manoeuvres.
Conclusions: Virtual simulator training program performed at least twice-a-week was effective for implementing basic surgical skills required for the trainee's professional growth. Additional virtual training modules focused on more complex exercises are planned to confirm these preliminary results
“Uma paixão honesta”: Idea Vilariño e a recitação de sua poesia
No full textAl proponer el difícilmente precisable aunque sugerente concepto de la granularidad de la voz, Barthes señala que ese erotismo que encarna solo puede redundar en abordajes estrictamente personales, regidos por la relación amorosa entre una voz y su escucha. En esta línea, y apelando a aquella noción barthesiana, propongo una aproximación a la puesta en voz de la poesía de Idea Vilariño por la misma autora, con la convicción de que, en esa lectura, la imbricación de la forma, la negación estructurante y la voz vilariñana redundan en una suerte de fijación.When proposing the suggestive and slippery concept of granularity of the voice, Barthes points out that the eroticism it embodies can only result in strictly personal approaches governed by the amorous relationship between a voice and its listener. In this line of thought and invoking that Barthesian notion, I suggest an approach to the mise en voix of the poetry of Idea Vilariño by the author herself, convinced that, in this reading, the interweaving of form, structuring negation, and Vilariño’s voice produce a sort of fixation.Ao propor o conceito da granularidade da voz —tão sugestiva como difícil de precisar—, Barthes indica que o erotismo que encarna somente pode redundar em abordagens estritamente pessoais, regidas pela relação amorosa entre uma voz e sua escuta. Nessa linha, e apelando à noção barthesiana, proponho uma aproximação à recitação da poesia de Idea Vilariño pela mesma autora, com a convicção de que, nessa leitura, a imbricação da forma, da negação estruturante e da voz vilariñana resultam numa espécie de fixação.Fil: Carcano, Enzo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Literatura Argentina "Ricardo Rojas"; Argentin
