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Evolution of the Oligocene-Miocene foredeep successions in the Toscana-Umbria area: constraints from stratigraphical, biostratigraphical and petrographical data
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Linac-based radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases: Comparison between two mono-isocenter techniques with multiple non-coplanar arcs
No full textThree mono-isocenter techniques with multiple non-coplanar arcs are nowadays clinically available for linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) of multiple brain metastases (BM): HyperArc (HA), Multiple Brain Mets (MBM), and Monaco-HDRS. Two of them, HA and MBM, are here compared in terms of plan-quality, and dosimetric consistency between planning and delivering
Sparing of swallowing-related organs in radiotherapy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
No full textA comparative analysis between radiation dose intensification and conventional fractionation in neoadjuvant locally advanced rectal cancer: a monocentric prospective observational study
No full textPurpose: The potential role of neoadjuvant radiation dose intensification in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is still largely debated. In the present study, a comparative analysis between radiation dose intensification and conventional fractionation was performed. Materials and methods: In the current prospective observational study (protocol ID RT-03/2011), 56 patients diagnosed with LARC were enrolled between January 2013 and December 2016. More specifically, 25 patients underwent preoperative conventional radiation dose [i.e., 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions here defined as standard dose radiotherapy (SDR)—group 1], whereas 31 patients were candidate for radiation dose intensification (RDI) (i.e., 60 Gy in 30 fractions—group 2). The primary endpoint was the complete pathological response (pCR) rate. Secondary endpoints were postoperative complications and ChT-RT-related toxicity. Results: No statistical significance was observed in pCR rate (20.8% and 22.6% in SDR and RDI group, respectively, p = 0.342). Of contrast, the RDI group showed a significantly higher primary tumor downstaging in case of T3 tumor compared to SDR group (p = 0.049). Sphincter-preserving surgery was 84% and 93.5% in SDR and RDI groups, respectively (p = 0.25). All patients had R0 margins. No surgical-related death was recorded. No statistically significant difference was observed regarding surgical complications and incomplete mesorectal excision. Acute genitourinary toxicity was significantly higher in RDI group (p = 0.015). Conclusions: The intensification of the neoadjuvant radiotherapy for LARC seems to produce a major pathological response in T3 tumors. The radiation dose intensification appears probably associated with a higher rate of genitourinary toxicity
Variations on the Author
No full text“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
L'acquifero superficiale del territorio di Brindisi: dati geoidrologici diretti e immagini radar da satellite
No full textA free shallow aquifer is present in the Pleistocene marine terrace deposits that widely outcrops in the Brindisi district. These deposits overlay impermeable clay and calcarenite of 'Fossa bradanica' sedimentary cycle, and Mesozoic carbonate rocks of 'Calcare di Altamura' formation. In the latter a regional karsic aquifer is present. The geological analysis was carried out also using stratigraphic data from drilled holes. Those data highlight a local high variability of aquifer and impermeable clay thickness, with a mean value of 14 m and 22 m respectively. On line with the results of hydrologic accounting, particular attention was paid to the recognition of local water loss toward the karsic aquifer. A hydrogeologic study of a sample area southward with respect to Brindisi, based on detailed field survey, highlights low values of aquifer permeability, with mean value of 7,5 x 10-5 m/s. The permeability of the clay deposits underlying the aquifer is too high to avoid any water infiltration (mean value of 3 x 10-7 m/s). The water table is locally influenced by hydrographic pattern. If we consider piezometric regimen it has a month minimum in the summer end and a month maximum in March or April, with a delay of 2-3 months with respect to month extreme rainfall. The analysis of a multitemporal satellite radar image provided useful information about the water content changes of the shallow aquifer. The color hue differences shown in the color composite image of three images acquired in different season, are strictly correlated to the changes in soil moisture content. Besides, structural lineaments were recognized in that image, along which water infiltration is likely. The applicability of remotely sensed data in this kind of study is also proved by the analysis of images acquired by an infra-red videocamera.Published1059-10745.5. TTC - Sistema Informativo TerritorialeN/A or not JCRope
[Newspaper Clipping: Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin #1]
No full textNewspaper article titled "Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin." The article states that author Richard J. Whalen concluded "that there is circumstantial evidence to support the theory of a second assassin in the shooting of President John F. Kennedy.
Studio delle caratteristiche morfoevolutive del fondovalle del F. Basento fra Pisticci e la foce, finalizzato all'ottimizzazione dell'intervento antropico
No full textAn analysis is made of the evolutionary features of the Basento Plain landform in the stretch between Ferrandina Scalo and the sea, in context of the knowledge of the geomorphological and hydrological peculiarities of the whole catchment basin. The stretch in question lies in the south eastern portion of the Fossa bradanica where there are extensive outcrops of Plio-Pleistocene sedimentary deposits, represented mainly by blue-grey marly clays and, subordinately, sands and gravels. Between Ferrandina Scalo and Pisticci Scalo the Bradano is a braided river, while the reach between there and its mouth on the Ionian Sea is characterized by a meander belt. A detailed geomorphological examination, supported by air-photo interpretation (1953, 1973 and 1989 flights), has been made to ascertain the changes which have occurred on the plain in the last forty years. Knowledge of recent bed changes has been augmented by data derived from old maps. This has provided a picture of midifications over a hundred years or so. The principal hydrogeomorphological factors throughout the entire stretch studied can be correlated with the various fluvial trends identified. It ensues that there is substantial diversity in the relative stability conditions of the fluvial trends. More precisely, the potential instability within the meander belt can be tied in with the progressive increase in the sinuosity during the last hundred years. The in-depth hydrological study was made to highlight the main changes in use of the water resources available in the catchment, so as to establish possible relationships between man-made alterations and recent geomorphological conditions throughout the stretch concerned. It is also evident that during recent times man has been very active right up to the very banks of the river, modifying the original countryside by planting trees, growing crops and setting up industrial enterprises, once inexistent or at least located well away from the channel. On the basis of the factual picture acquired in this manner an evaluation has been made of the relationships between the recent variations in the natural geomorphological trends of the Basento in this reach, the direct and indirect upset of hydrodynamic parameters caused by man and the modifications in the landform of the flood-plain, triggered by human intervention. As the economic plan provides for a further increase in economic activities and for new hydraulic works throughout the catchment, various guidelines have been framed to optimize development.Published587-6084.4. Scenari e mitigazione del rischio ambientaleN/A or not JCRope
Component parts of the World Heat Flow Data Collection
No full textComponent parts of the World Heat Flow Data Collectio
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