222 research outputs found
Stereotyped episodes of aphasia and immobility: how cataplexy mimics stroke in an elderly patient
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Digitalising Fashion Culture: Impacts on Historicised and Contemporary Production and Consumption Practices
No full textIntelligent Construction Equipment and Robotics
No full textWith recent advancement in software, hardware, and computing technologies, applications of intelligent equipment and robots (IER) are growing in the construction industry. This chapter aims to review key advantages, use cases and barriers of adopting IER in construction and renovation projects. The chapter evaluates the maturity of available IER technologies in the market and discusses the key concerns and barriers for adopting IER such as the unstructured and dynamic nature of construction sites limiting mobility and communication of IER, hazards of human-robot interactions, training and skills required for operating and collaborating with IER, and cybersecurity concerns. Finally, the chapter proposes a framework for implementing IER that helps in their benefits by defining relevant metrics while considering their pitfalls in terms of quality, safety, time, and cost. This framework assists practitioners in decision-making for adopting IER in their construction operation
Preterm delivery and premature rupture of membranes after conization in 80 women. Preliminary data.
No full textMinerva Ginecol. 2008 Aug;60(4):295-8.
Preterm delivery and premature rupture of membranes after conization in 80 women. Preliminary data.
Patrelli TS, Anfuso S, Vandi F, Valitutto S, Migliore M, Salvati MA, De Ioris A, Condemi V, Fadda GM, Bacchi Modena A, Nardelli GB.
SourceDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. [email protected]
Abstract
AIM: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is most frequently in young women in reproductive age. Cold knife conization, laser ablation, laser conization and large loop excision are conservative methods of treatment to remove the transformation zone and preserve the cervical function. Previous studies have shown conflicting results on the outcomes of pregnancy following these therapies that might increase the risk of preterm delivery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of pregnancy after conization and its role as predictive risk factor.
METHODS: A retrospective study was performed. The study group comprised 80 women who had a conization and that had a subsequent singleton pregnancy. Variables considered includes maternal excision date, surgery procedure, previous surgery treatments, time interval between excisional procedure and subsequent pregnancy; duration and week of pregnancy, mode of delivery, histological grading (no cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN], CIN 1, CIN 2-3) and cone excised depth.
RESULTS: In group study 45 women underwent loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) conization, 32 cold knife conization and 3 laser CO2. The authors found 11 cases of cone tissue depth1 cm. Eight preterm delivery have been reported to data: 5 between 28 and 34 weeks, 2 lower than 28 weeks and 1 between 34 and 37 weeks.
CONCLUSION: In these preliminary data the percentage of preterm birth appears as 10% and in range 6-15% evaluated for women not submitted to excisional procedure
Polysomnographic study of nocturnal sleep in idiopathic hypersomnia without long sleep time
No full textWe investigated nocturnal sleep abnormalities in 19 patients with idiopathic hypersomnia without long sleep time (IH) in comparison with two age- and sex- matched control groups of 13 normal subjects (C) and of 17 patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC), the latter considered as the extreme of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Sleep macroand
micro- (i.e. cyclic alternating pattern, CAP) structure as well as quantitative analysis of EEG, of periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS), and of muscle tone during REM sleep were compared across groups. IH and NC patients slept more than C subjects, but IH showed the highest levels of sleep fragmentation (e.g. awakenings), associated with a CAP rate higher than NC during lighter sleep stages and lower
than C during slow wave sleep respectively, and with the highest relative amount of A3 and the lowest of A1 subtypes. IH showed a delta power in between C and NC groups, whereas muscle tone and PLMS had normal characteristics. A peculiar profile of microstructural sleep abnormalities
may contribute to sleep fragmentation and, possibly, EDS in IH
Can smartphone sleep applications reliably assess sleep-wake cycle? Preliminary findings from a PSG study.
No full textObjectives: Smartphone applications are considered as the prime candidate for the purposes of large scale, low cost and long term sleep monitoring. How reliable is smartphone assessment of sleep remains a key issue and more validation studies with both healthy and patient populations are needed. In this study we compared the performance of four smartphone applications (Sleep Cycle-accelerometer; Sleep Cycle-microphone; Smart Alarm; Sense) with polysomnoghraphy (PSG). Our main objective was evaluating whether sleep reports provided by applications offer reliable assessment of standard sleep parameters and establishing which of the application features result more promising for personal home use.
Methods: 20 healthy participants were recorded at home, for two consecutive nights. Four iPhone applications (two per each night) designed for sleep–wake detection were used simultaneously with PSG.
Results: Pearson’s correlation coefficients between PSG parameters (Time in bed, TIB; Total Sleep Time, TST; Wake After Sleep Onset, WASO; Sleep Efficiency, SE; Sleep Latency, SL; NREM Sleep Stages 1-4, N1, N2, N3, N4; Slow Wave Sleep, SWS; Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, REMS) and app reports were calculated. Significant correlations are reported below. Sense: TIB (app) and TIB (PSG): r= .713, p=.003; TST (app) and TST (PSG): r= .777, p=.001; Sleep Score (app) and SE (PSG): r= .482, p=.069; Light Sleep (app) and N1+N2+ REM (PSG): r= .424, p=.062; Sleeping Soundly(app) and N3: r= .596, p=.019; Sleeping Soundly(app) and N4(PSG): r= .520, p=.047. Smart Alarm: TIB (app) and TIB (PSG): r= .944, p< .001; Time Awake (app) and WASO (PSG): r= .473, p=.035; Sleep Quality (app) and SE(PSG): r= .431, p=.057. Sleep Cycle-accelerometer: TIB(app) and TIB (PSG): r= .672, p=.002; Sleep quality (app) and SE (PSG): r= -.480, p=.038. Sleep Cycle-microphone: TIB (app) and TIB (PSG): r= .492, p=.045; Sleep quality (app) and TIB (PSG): r= -.522, p=.032.
Conclusions: Two apps provided partially reliable estimates of SE and showed significant correlations with TST and WASO measured by PSG. Only one app showed significant correlations with SWS parameters. In general, the examined apps do not offer reliable sleep stage data, not discriminating light sleep from deep sleep and especially not providing any estimate of REM
Prefazione in S. Vandi, Satura. Varietà per verità in Dante e Gadda, Roma, Mimesis, 2021, pp. 9-16.
No full textL'introduzione inquadra il rapporto tra Dante e Gadda alla luce delle riprese testuali, ma soprattutto analizzando le prime citazioni presenti nel Giornale di guerra e di prigionia, in cui il modello dantesco è riconosciuto nella sua particolare intensità di scrittura, e per il legame con la memoria
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