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Digital Technologies in Cognitive Disorders
No full textThe increasing percentage of patients affected by dementia calls for effective cognitive screening in healthcare in order to identify early signs of cognitive neurodegeneration which could possibly lead to early intervention. Characteristic of new Digitized Cognitive Assessment (DCA) is the ability to provide accurate measurement of more variables. Indeed, cognitive assessment using digital technology offers new opportunities to overcome the limitations of current assessments. The digital assessment can be applied in different settings including the clinic even together with “classical” neuropsychology assessment or at home. In addition to this, the assessment can be applied in supervised conditions, i.e., applied and explained by trained specialists or in unsupervised conditions in self-administered test. Several different computerized cognitive tests have been developed to detect cognitive decline. For AD and MCI in general, several specific tests have been developed including CANTAB, Cogstate, and NIH toolbox. ‘Cognitive training’ is defined as an intervention consisting of repeated practice on standardized exercises for the purpose of benefiting cognitive function. Computer-based cognitive training (CCT), including exercises, virtual reality, and gaming, offers highly accessible, low-cost, standardized interventions. Many studies demonstrated significant benefit in specific domains of cognitive functions in older adults; additionally, computerized and online cognitive training in adults without dementia may improve daily functioning and psychological well-being. Sensory and motor changes play an important role in cognitive decline. Mobile and wearable digital technology assessing changes in mobility and daily function represents a growing area of interest for researchers. Other interesting topics are analyses on voice, ocular movement and fine motor dexterity, sleep disorders, and autonomic dysfunction that can now be evaluated using small sensors and mobile applications. Also, data coming from phones and mental health applications could generate important data for understanding the daily relevance of cognitive deficits. Further research is needed in this area, as the use of GPS sensors and metrics coming from daily personal mobile phones definitively needs an adequate regulation and the development of specific privacy policies concerning personal data
Residenze in via Padovani a Imola, Lelli & Associati architettura
No full textAutore opera pubblicata. L'articolo analizza la soluzione tipologica delle residenze di via padovani a imola. In particolar modo alle soluzioni costruttive che rendono leggero l'edificio rispetto al contesto. La relazione spazio pubblico e privato è un'altra questione affrontata nell'articolo
Piani per la Ricostruzione: il riconoscimento delle unità strutturali nei tessuti storici aggregati per la definizione delle Unità minime di Intervento
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Dalle strategie per l'efficienza energetica nell'edilizia storica ai Piani della Ricostruzione
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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
Multiscale modeling of neuromorphic computing: From materials to device operations
No full textIn this paper, a multiscale modeling platform for neuromorphic computing devices connecting the atomic material properties to the electrical device performances is presented. The main ingredients of the modeling platform are discussed in view of the different technologies (e.g. RRAM, PCM, FTJ) proposed for 3D integrated neuromorphic computing
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe 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
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