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Sul trattamentro della rosacea con una crema al meliloto composto: monitoraggio videocapillaroscopico
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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
Su di un caso di lichen scleroatrofico associato a epatite HCV, fibromialgia, diabete tipo I e candidosi vaginale
No full textClinical and electroencephalographic on-off effect of amantadine in chronic non-traumatic minimally conscious state
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Modulatory effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on eye disorders: a critical review
No full textMany studies have shown that the presence of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the eye is able to modulate inflammatory responses. In fact, it has been demonstrated that topical administration of vitamin D3 inhibits Langerhans cells migration from the central cornea, corneal neovascularization, and production of cytokines (i.e. interleukin-1-6-8) in experimental animals.
Moreover, both in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that vitamin D is a potent inhibitor of retinal neovascularization. It has been shown that calcitriol, the biologically active form of vitamin D, inhibits angiogenesis both in cultured endothelial cells and in retinas from guinea pigs with retinoblastoma or oxygen-induced ischemic retinopathy. In addition, it seems that this compound is able to prevent the progression from early to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and, at the same time, to down-regulate the characteristic inflammatory cascade at the retinal pigment epithelium-choroid interface due to its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory capabilities.
Furthermore, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its analogue, 2-methylene-19-nor-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, are able to modulate intraocular pressure (IOP) through gene expression. Several studies have suggested a role in glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy therapies for vitamin D3.
In conclusion, this review summarizes our current knowledge on the potential use of vitamin D3 in the protection and treatment of ocular diseases in ophthalmology
A hierarchical Krylov–Bayes iterative inverse solver for MEG with physiological preconditioning
No full textThe inverse problem of MEG aims at estimating electromagnetic cerebral activity from measurements of the magnetic fields outside the head. After formulating the problem within the Bayesian framework, a hierarchical conditionally Gaussian prior model is introduced, including a physiologically inspired prior model that takes into account the preferred directions of the source currents. The hyperparameter vector consists of prior variances of the dipole moments, assumed to follow a non-conjugate gamma distribution with variable scaling and shape parameters. A point estimate of both dipole moments and their variances can be computed using an iterative alternating sequential updating algorithm, which is shown to be globally convergent. The numerical solution is based on computing an approximation of the dipole moments using a Krylov subspace iterative linear solver equipped with statistically inspired preconditioning and a suitable termination rule. The shape parameters of the model are shown to control the focality, and furthermore, using an empirical Bayes argument, it is shown that the scaling parameters can be naturally adjusted to provide a statistically well justified depth sensitivity scaling. The validity of this interpretation is verified through computed numerical examples. Also, a computed example showing the applicability of the algorithm to analyze realistic time series data is presented
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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