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Molecular contiguity between man and animal: the cutting-edge studies carried out by Paolo Sotgiu Institute, L.U.de.S. University, Lugano, Switzerland
No full textRecent research on the contiguity between man and animal provides strong evidence for the studies carried out by Paolo Sotgiu Institute for Research in Quantitative & Quantum Psychiatry & Cardiology, L.U.de.S. University, Lugano, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Department of Veterinary Medical Science, University of Bologna, Italy. The works, co- ordinated by Prof. Massimo Cocchi – Paolo Sotgiu Institute Scientific Director – have underlined this continuity, especially as to the relationship between man and dog, not only from an evolutionary point of view, but rather from a molecular perspective
Quantum Human and Animal Consciousness: a Concept Embracing Philosophy, Quantitative Molecular Biology and Mathematics
No full textDepression, osteoporosis, serotonin and cell membrane viscosity between biology and philosophical anthropology
Full text linkThe Interactome Hypothesis of Depression
No full textIt has long been known that the most important function of platelets is to stop the flow of blood from wounds with the help of a set of enzymes, proteins, and lipids supporting complex metabolic clot‐forming mechanisms. It is also known that there are close correlations, both enzymatic and metabolic, between
platelets and nerve cells with respect to the metabolism of several
neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, GABA, etc. Platelets, which
serve an historic role as biological markers in psychiatry, can in fact be regarded as virtual "circulating neurons" or "brain ambassadors” that may offer a
significant advantage in understanding the neurophysiology of psychiatric
disorders including depression. Critical points of potential specific linkage
between platelets and depression include serotonin and membrane platelet
fatty acids in relation to the cytoskeletal quantum‐nanowire network. This
paper advances an “interactome” hypothesis of possible connections among enterochromaffin cells, serotonin, platelets and cytoskeletal proteins related to brain neurons with implications regarding the genesis of depressive psychopathology
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Variations on the Author
Full text link“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
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