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    Jon Keune, Shared Devotion, Shared Food: Equality and the Bhakti-Caste Question in Western India [Ludovica Tozzi], p. 391

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    "Shared Devotion, Shared Food: Equality and the Bhakti-Caste Question in Western India" by Jon Keune deals with an in-depth analysis of Marathi literature from 1854 to 1950, in order to find an answer to the question: "Can the idea that people are equal before God inspire them to treat each other as equals? Can theological egalitarianism lead to social equality?”. While trying to answer such a complex question, the author reveals the strengths and flaws of the so-called "most liberal Hindu religious movement"

    Laparoscopic en-bloc pelvic resection for advanced ovarian cancer

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    Introduction: Ovarian cancer (OC) exhibits an aggressive behavior, wherein the therapeutic approach always involves both surgery and chemotherapy. Survival outcomes are still related to comprehensive surgical excision of all macroscopic lesions (Rauh -Hain et al., 2017), increasing gynecologic oncologists ' efforts to achieve the highest possible complete resection rate (Tozzi et al., 2024). The peritoneum serves as both a dissemination pathway and a barrier that restricts tumor spread beyond its confines. This understanding has prompted the adoption of en -bloc resection strategy for the entire pelvis, involving the removal of pelvic organs along with the surrounding peritoneum. The en -bloc pelvic resection procedure allows for the removal of pelvic disease in all cases of advanced ovarian cancer (Tozzi et al., 2017). Endeavors should be also directed towards minimizing surgical morbidity, by the adoption of minimally invasive surgery for debulking procedures (Tozzi et al., 2023). Case: This video demonstrates a laparoscopic en -bloc pelvic resection with creation of an end -to -end transanal anastomosis. The surgical specimen extraction and the placement of the anvil were performed through the vaginal route. A 75 year -old patient presented with FIGO stage IIIC OC with a 12 cm pelvic mass involving the whole pelvis. The patient was enrolled in the ULTRA -LAP trial and underwent laparoscopic primary debulking surgery with en -bloc pelvic resection. No protective ileostomy was performed and bowel opening occurred on the fifth postoperative day. The patient was discharged on the 11th postoperative day, thereafter completing a regimen of 6 cycles of carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy. Conclusions: The en -bloc resection of the pelvis is a standardized procedure that consists of ten reproducible steps

    Dentro «Il podere» di Federigo Tozzi: la 'tecnica del montaggio'

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    This article analyses a particular assembly technique used by Federigo Tozzi in composing his texts. The case of study is offered by one of his major novels, «Il podere» (1921), whose manuscript reveals how Tozzi deliberatly left some descriptives parts to be completed later. To reach this completion, the author could work en plein air, to catch a landscape as a painter would have done, otherwise re-use some pages written years before. In this second case, the pages here re-used are taken from the typescript of «Adele» (1979, posthumous), the well-known first novel never published by Tozzi but rather dis-mantled, put aside and kept in a drawer as a sort of tank of useful pages, to be re-used if necessary

    On characterization of (E,M)-structures in procategories,

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    Mardesic introduced the concept of pro-reflective (dense) subcategory of a category C in order to define a categorical shape theory for topological spaces. Following the results obtained by the author introducing the (E,M)-factorisation structure on C w.r.t ProC, it is given a characterisation of those classes M for which there exists the class E in the ProC morphisms such that the pair (E,M) is a factorisation structure on C w.r.t. Pro

    A semi-automated tool for digital and mechanical articulators comparative analysis of condylar path elements

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    Digital workflows have revolutionized dentistry, especially when it comes to fabrication of complete dentures through Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD-CAM) procedures. Digital articulators manage to simulate mandibular movements and are emerging as alternatives to mechanical articulators like the Gerber semi-adjustable model. Despite being a promising tool, digital articulators require refinement in order to grant consistent functionality and effective occlusal balance. The aim of this research is to present a semi-automated MATLAB tool designed to compare trajectories from different articulator types—digital versus analog—used in dental practice. Validation of the MATLAB tool compared to existing data demonstrates its reliability and effectiveness. Sensitivity analyses assess the tool's robustness under various settings. Results suggest optimal input parameters and settings ensuring precision. Future developments may include integrating anatomically-based reference systems and advanced metrics for rotational analysis of condylar path elements (CPEs), thereby enhancing digital dentistry potentialities. Ultimately, the semi-automated MATLAB tool represents a significant step towards improving dental occlusal analysis, bridging the gap between analog and digital methodologies and enabling comparison among these tools
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