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Casa per abitazione in via Cimarosa 2020, in R. Aloi, Nuove architetture a Milano. La città dalla ricostruzione al boom economico (1945-1958) in un classico d'epoca, a cura di M. Strina, coordinamento scientifico di M. Biraghi
No full textCasa per abitazioni in via Anelli 15 2020, in R. Aloi, Nuove architetture a Milano. La città dalla ricostruzione al boom economico (1945-1958) in un classico d'epoca, a cura di M. Strina, coordinamento scientifico di M. Biraghi
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Giovanni Strina O. C. D., La Teologia mistica del Ven. E Giovanni di Gesú Maria Carmelitano Scalzo Calagorritano. Introduzione generale. Presentazione di Anastasio Card. Ballestrero. Éditions Soumillion. Bruxelles 1993. XXVI + 302 páginas
No full textResumen: Este estudio de la Theologia mystica de Juan de Jesús María es precedido por una
semblanza de la vida y de la obra del autor español, en torno de las cuales el Padre Strina
figura colmo el más autorizado de sus investigadores contemporáneos, al punto tal que su
Orden le ha conferido la misión de preparar la introducción de la causa de beatificación
y canonización del maestro. Después de una síntesis biográfica (pp. 3-28), el libro contiene
un examen de sus escritos. La primera edición de las Opera omnia apareció en Colonia
en 1622 bajo el cuidado de Bernardus Gualteri, quien dedicó la publicación a San
Roberto Belarmino, quien deparaba una estima singular al místico riojano. La segunda,
calificada por el Padre Strina como «edizione rarissima» (p. 31), vio la luz en la misma
ciudad en 1450, esta vez curada por el carmelita Pablo de Todos los Santos. La tercera y última, debida a Ildefonso de San Luis, también del Carmelo, vio la luz en Florencia entre
1771 y 1774. El Padre Strina consigna que los varios catálogos compuestos para dar
cuenta de la nómina de los escritos de Juan de Jesús María, han ayudado a conformar un
panorama de la vasta literatura que nos ha testado; sin embargo, todos esos elencos han
necesitado sucesivas actualizaciones en razón del descubrimiento progresivos de obras ocultas
en archivos y, por tanto, ignoradas por los editores que no habían registrado su existencia.
El autor ofrece tres criterios de clasificación de dichas obras: 1°) por el orden
de publicación; 2°) por el orden cronológico, aunque el Padre Strina deja constancia que
este orden muchas veces se halla sujeto a presunciones o conjeturas acerca de las fechas
de composición; y 3°) catalogo absoluto («elenco generale categorico»), que comprende
a) los escritos anagógicos, b) los escritos ascéticos, c) los escritos monásticos-disciplinarios,
d) los escritos políticos, e) los escritos históricos, J) los escritos literarios, g) los escritos
diversos, h) los escritos de autenticidad dudosa y i) los escritos inéditos (pp. 29-
48). La primera parte de este libro se cierra con un análisis pormenorizado de la oración
anagógica del maestro calagorritano cuya conclusión se expresa con estas palabras del Padre
Strina: «Se puede afirmar verdaderamente que el Ven. P Juan de Jesús María ha vuelto
a replasmar la teología mística tradicional bajo el influjo dominante y vivificador de la
doctrina de S. Teresa, restituyendo un objetivo práctico de santificación universal para la
primera e insertando a la segunda en su lugar propio dentro del gran cauce de la mística
cristiana» (p. 123)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
3D bone biomimetic scaffolds for basic and translational studies with mesenchymal stem cells
No full textMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are recognized as an attractive tool owing to their self-renewal and differentiation capacity, and their ability to secrete bioactive molecules and to regulate the behavior of neighboring cells within different tissues. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that cells prefer three-dimensional (3D) to 2D culture conditions, at least because the former are closer to their natural environment. Thus, for in vitro studies and in vivo utilization, great effort is being dedicated to the optimization of MSC 3D culture systems in view of achieving the intended performance. This implies understanding cell–biomaterial interactions and manipulating the physicochemical characteristics of biomimetic scaffolds to elicit a specific cell behavior. In the bone field, biomimetic scaffolds can be used as 3D structures, where MSCs can be seeded, expanded, and then implanted in vivo for bone repair or bioactive molecules release. Actually, the union of MSCs and biomaterial has been greatly improving the field of tissue regeneration. Here, we will provide some examples of recent advances in basic as well as translational research about MSC-seeded scaffold systems. Overall, the proliferation of tools for a range of applications witnesses a fruitful collaboration among different branches of the scientific community
Mitomycin C in highly myopic eyes - Author reply
No full textOphthalmology. 2005 Feb;112(2):208-18; discussion 219.
Mitomycin C modulation of corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy in highly myopic eyes.
Gambato C, Ghirlando A, Moretto E, Busato F, Midena E.
SourceRefractive Surgery Service and Antimetabolite Therapy Research Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of topical mitomycin C in corneal wound healing (CWH) after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in highly myopic eyes.
DESIGN: Prospective, double-masked, randomized clinical trial.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-two eyes of 36 patients affected by high (>7 diopters) myopia.
METHODS: In each patient, one eye was randomly assigned to PRK with intraoperative topical 0.02% mitomycin C application, and the fellow eye was treated with a placebo. Postoperatively, mitomycin C-treated eyes received artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months), whereas the fellow eye was treated with fluorometholone sodium 2% and artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity, manifest refraction, and biomicroscopy. Contrast sensitivity was determined using the Pelli-Robson chart. Corneal confocal microscopy documented CWH.
RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 18 months (range, 12-36). No side effects or toxic effects were documented. At 12-month follow-up examination, UCVAs (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) were 0.4+/-0.48 and 0.5+/-0.53 (P = .03) in mitomycin C-treated eyes and corticosteroid-treated eyes, respectively. At 1 year, corneal haze developed in 20% of corticosteroid-treated eyes, versus 0% of mitomycin C-treated eyes. At 12, 24, and 36 months, corneal confocal microscopy showed activated keratocytes and extracellular matrix significantly more evident in untreated eyes (Ps = 0.004, 0.024, and 0.046, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Topical intraoperative application of 0.02% mitomycin C can reduce haze formation in highly myopic eyes undergoing PRK.
Comment in
Ophthalmology. 2006 Feb;113(2):357; author reply 357-8
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist plus recombinant luteinizing hormone vs. a standard GnRH agonist short protocol in patients at risk for poor ovarian response.
No full textVarious studies have compared the efficacy of GnRH agonists (GnRH-a) and antagonists (GnRH-ant) for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in women undergoing IVF. Nevertheless, few data are available about the use of GnRH-ant in poor responders. Here, a flexible protocol providing a gradual increase in the dose of GnRH-ant in association with recombinant LH (rec-LH) administration is compared with the standard GnRH-a flare-up protocol in 133 women at risk for poor ovarian response. The mean number of metaphase 2 oocytes (primary end point) was significantly higher in the antagonist group (5.73 +/- 3.57 vs. 4.64 +/- 2.23, respectively; P<.05)
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