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    D'Angiolini (P.) et Pavone (C.), La Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani : un' esperienza in corso

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    D'Angiolini (P.) et Pavone (C.), La Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani : un' esperienza in corso . In: La Gazette des archives, n°78, 1972. p. 201

    D'Angiolini (P.) et Pavone (C.), La Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani : un' esperienza in corso

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    D'Angiolini (P.) et Pavone (C.), La Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani : un' esperienza in corso . In: La Gazette des archives, n°78, 1972. p. 201

    Is Kelami's Method Still Useful in the Smartphone Era? The Virtual 3-Dimensional Reconstruction of Penile Curvature in Patients With Peyronie's Disease: A Pilot Study

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    Background: Peyronie's disease is an idiopathic fibrotic disease affecting the penile tunica albuginea. Among other resulting deformities, the more common penile curvature should be assessed preferentially with in-office goniometric estimation after pharmacologically induced erection, although clearly invasive and uncomfortable. Aim: In the present pilot study, we investigated the usefulness for the patient and the surgeon of a 3-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of the penile curvature obtained through photogrammetry software in clinical evaluation and surgical planning. Methods: Enrolled patients received alprostadil 10 μg by intracavernous injection. Then, the medical personnel took a sequence of up to 50 photographs in orthostatism via a smartphone and processed them to obtain a 3D model of the whole groin area with 3DF Zephyr free software (3Dflow SRL, Verona, Italy), to take measurements of the penile curvature with MeshLab software (National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy) and to simulate the results after corporoplasty with Blender software (Blender Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands). Finally, we submitted a 1–5 Likert scale to patients and surgeons investigating their satisfaction with the use of the 3D model during preoperative counseling, surgical planning, and the esthetic results after surgery. Outcomes: We investigated the patient and surgeon satisfaction with the use of the 3D model in understanding/evaluating the pathology and the surgical planning during the preoperative visit and the satisfaction with the final esthetic results in relation to the preoperative model itself. Results: 4 patients were included. The median photographs acquisition and computer processing time were 39 seconds and 347.5 minutes, respectively. All the patients and surgeons involved gave a score of ≥4 to all the items investigated. Clinical implications: The 3D model of the penile curvature is very useful both to the patient and the surgeon to understand the severity of the disease and the possible surgical management. Strength & Limitations: This is a pilot study including only 4 cases, but it is the first experience in which the patients with Peyronie's disease had the possibility to see a virtual 3D model of their penile curvature and final esthetic results after corporoplasty, based on 3 freely available computer applications. Conclusion: Our pilot study has shown that it is possible to quickly obtain a sequence of photographs to create an accurate virtual 3D model of the penis of patients with Peyronie's disease, helping the patients and the surgeon during preoperative counseling and surgical planning. Pavone C, Abrate A, Altomare S, et al. Is Kelami's Method Still Useful in the Smartphone Era? The Virtual 3-Dimensional Reconstruction of Penile Curvature in Patients With Peyronie's Disease: A Pilot Study. J Sex Med 2020;XX:XXX–XXX

    Fibro-muscular-periosteal flap and bilobed flap for post-auricular cutaneous mastoid fistula closure

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    Background A post-auricular cutaneous mastoid fistula is a rare condition that can occur following radical mastoid surgery, chronic suppurative otitis media or spontaneous exteriorisation of cholesteatoma from the mastoid through the post-auricular skin surface. Management of a post-auricular cutaneous mastoid fistula can be challenging for the surgeon.Objective This paper describes a surgical refinement for post-auricular cutaneous mastoid fistula closure, involving a fibro-muscular-periosteal flap to cover the mastoid cavity, combined with a bilobed flap from the mastoid and lateral neck regions for skin closure.Method and results A case of a post-auricular cutaneous mastoid fistula developed after revision tympanoplasty for a cholesteatoma. The condition was successfully treated with the presented technique. Pre- and post-operative photographs are provided for demonstration.Conclusion The fibro-muscular-periosteal flap combined with a bilobed flap from the mastoid and lateral neck regions, in our view, can be considered a valid option for post-auricular cutaneous mastoid fistula closure

    The adventures of a future urologist in the first world war: Medical lieutenant michele pavone and the liberation of Udine

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    The adventures of a future urologist in the first world war: Medical lieutenant michele pavone and the liberation of Udin

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The 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

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    “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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