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Un vaste panorama de l'Europe occidentale : Arena G., Manzi E., Melelli A., Palagiano C., Péris P. : L'Europa Occidentale
No full textDalmasso Etienne. Un vaste panorama de l'Europe occidentale : Arena G., Manzi E., Melelli A., Palagiano C., Péris P. : L'Europa Occidentale. In: Annales de Géographie, t. 102, n°569, 1993. pp. 73-75
Un vaste panorama de l'Europe occidentale : Arena G., Manzi E., Melelli A., Palagiano C., Péris P. : L'Europa Occidentale
No full textDalmasso Etienne. Un vaste panorama de l'Europe occidentale : Arena G., Manzi E., Melelli A., Palagiano C., Péris P. : L'Europa Occidentale. In: Annales de Géographie, t. 102, n°569, 1993. pp. 73-75
Venoplant Effect in the Management of the Post-operative Oedema in Plastic Surgery: Results of a Randomized and Controlled Clinical Trial
No full textBackground: Post-operative oedema and ecchymosis represent early post-operative complications, impacting negatively on the final aesthetic outcome of each surgical procedure. In particular, such complications are very frustrating for patients and—sometimes—are difficult to be managed by surgeons. Several strategies are available for managing oedema, although some side effects have been reported. A new promising compound for the management of oedema is Venoplant, and this study aims to assess its effectiveness in decreasing post-operative oedema. Methods: Patients were randomly allocated for receiving three different treatments: (1) Venoplant tablets and Venoplant gel; (2) only Venoplant tablets; and (3) not treated with Venoplant. The aesthetical outcome has been evaluated using the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS), compiled by both patient and clinician. The GAIS scale was administered several times: the day following the surgical procedure (T0) after 3 days (T1), after 7 days (T2), after 15 days (T3) and after 1 month (T4). Results: Forty-three patients participated in the study. According to patient’s evaluations, at T0 in Group 1 and in Group 2 a significant statistical difference was found compared to the control group (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively). Over time, a significant reduction in swelling and ecchymosis was reported by patients treated with Venoplant (tablets alone or in combination with gel) compared to the control group. According to the physician’s assessment, during the different time points of evaluation, a significant reduction in post-operative oedema in Group 1 and in Group 2 compared to the control group was found. Conclusion: Venoplant represents a valid therapeutic strategy for the management of post-operative oedema, guaranteeing a good level of patient satisfaction, in the absence of common side effects which are often associated with other therapies. Level of Evidence I: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266
Influence of mechanical parameters on the evaluation of acoustic performance of brick-beam floor by EN 12354
No full textDetailed method proposed by the standard EN 12354-2 regarding the evaluation of impact sound insulation of floors requires knowledge of physical and mechanical parameters concerning floor and lateral walls involved in flanking transmission. Most of these parameters are empirical mean values based on statistical data of similar structures. Hollow brick and beam floors are complex systems and their acoustic performances are sometimes influenced by different processes,
boundary conditions and workmanships effects that can produce high spread from theoretical values. In this work a sensitivity analysis of different parameters in accordance to the simplified and detailed (frequency) methods of the EN 12354-2 is presented, based on “in situ” measurements of brick and concrete floors of Italian dwelling
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Introduzione
No full textNella seconda sezione di questo volume sono presenti tre capitoli che riportano i risultati di alcuni studi svolti nella più ampia cornice del progetto ‘‘Talenti senza età’’. ‘‘Talenti senza età’’ nasce da una collaborazione di ricerca tra il Centro di Ateneo Studi e Ricerche sulla Famiglia e l’associazione di imprese Valore D, la prima associazione di imprese che promuove l’equilibrio di genere e una cultura inclusiva per la crescita delle aziende e del paese. L’obiettivo del progetto è di approfondire la conoscenza dei lavoratori dopo i 50 anni e di identificare sfide, aspettative, ostacoli e opportunità che li caratterizzano
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Il valore dei metodi attivi
No full textAll'interno del volume dedicato a mettere in luce l'attualità dell'azione educativa e della riflessione di quattro grandi 'maestri', il saggio approfondisce le caratteristiche e il valore etico dei metodi attivi. L'attivazione del soggetto e la sua partecipazione al processo formativo sono infatti due capisaldi della prospettiva pedagogica di Dolci, Freire, Manzi e don Milani
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