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Inaccuracy of death certificate diagnosis in malignancy: an analysis of 1,405 autopsied cases.
No full textHUMAN PATHOLOGY (PHILADELPHIA
Slurrry and manure as a source of bioethanol for sustainable mobility in rural areas
No full textThis work reports part of the activity of the project ZOOTANOLO “The production of bioethanol as an innovative energy use of manure”. The first phase was dedicated to verify at lab scale the feasibility of using
manure to produce bioethanol. Manure have good content of carbohydrate (cellulose, hemicellulose, particularly); scope of the work is the enhancement of this unused lignocellulosic fraction. The experimental and technical activity divides into several subsequently steps: pre-treatment of the animal biomass, hydrolysis of molecules of cellulose, hemicelluloses and starch by enzymes; fermentation by yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia stipitis) and ethanol distillation. Related topics under study are the application of immobilization techniques to overcome
inhibition phenomena and treatments on the distillation waste, aimed at nitrogen removal and at the evaluation of residual potential energy. The data obtained will be used to energetic, technical, economic and environmental evaluation and feasibility study, with the final aim to contribute to the development of the production chain of second generation bioethanol in rural areas
Aspetti anatomo-funzionali della sensazione dolorosa nell'adulto e nel bambino
No full textvengono analizzati gli aspetti anatomo-funzionali della sensazione dolorosa nell'adulto e nel bambin
UNA MAGGIORE FREQUENZA DELLE MEDICAZIONI PUÒ RIDURRE L’INCIDENZA DELLE INFEZIONI DA CATETERE VENOSO CENTRALE
No full textUna maggiore frequenza delle medicazioni può ridurre l'incidenza delle infezioni da catetere venoso centrale
No full textLe infezioni ospedaliere – fenomeno tuttora rilevante nella realtà sanitaria italiana e problema attentamente considerato dagli addetti ai lavori e dagli esperti, per le sue serie implicazioni in termini di rischio per la salute e la vita stessa dei pazienti – riconosce un variegato insieme di fattori e di cause, tra le quali una certa importanza è rivestita dagli accessi vascolari e, in particolare, dal posizionamento e dalla dimora dei cateteri venosi centrali (CVC). In questo caso, il rischio infettivo chiama in causa soprattutto le concrete modalità di gestione del catetere e, conseguentemente, corrette procedure di nursing sono in grado di ridurre questa complicanza. Il presente articolo presenta i risultati di uno studio, che ha comparato differenti schemi di sostituzione della medicazione del CVC, verificando l’incidenza delle complicanze infettive tra due distinti gruppi di pazienti. Il principale outcome considerato è stato l’incidenza di infezioni del CVC al momento della sua rimozione, valutata tramite esami colturali per batteri e miceti. I risultati ottenuti evidenziano una riduzione delle positività della punta del catetere nei pazienti a cui la medicazione è stata sostituita con maggiore frequenz
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
Myofascial pain syndrome of the peroneus longus: biomechanical approach
No full textOBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the role played by anatomical
(lower limb length discrepancy) and biomechanical (alterations in the dynamics of
movement) factors in the pathophysiology of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) of the
peroneus longus.
DESIGN: Patients affected with MPS of the peroneus longus of one side were
submitted to either correction of their lower limb discrepancy by heel lift (6
patients) or normalization of altered biomechanical parameters during movement,
as measured via ground-foot reaction analysis (g-f) by dynamic insoles (6
patients) for 60 days. At days 7, 15, 30, and 60, the effect of treatment was
verified on painful symptoms [VAS scale, presence of the active trigger point
(TrP) in the muscle] and on g-f parameters [peaks of vertical force (F1 and F3 of
Fz) and of lateral shear force (Fx)].
RESULTS: Treatment with heel lift produced a moderate, significant reduction of
the spontaneous pain and of the abnormal Fx peak in the affected leg after 7 to
14 days with no further improvement afterward. Treatment with dynamic insoles
caused a marked, significant reduction of the pain at 7 days, with complete
resolution of the painful symptoms at 30 days and concomitant disappearance of
the active TrP in the muscle. It also produced a significant and progressive
reduction of the abnormal Fx peak in the affected leg starting at the 7th day and
continuing until the 60th day.
CONCLUSION: Both anatomical and biomechanical alterations of the dynamics of
movement play a role in the painful symptoms of MPS of the peroneus longus, but
the biomechanical factor is by far the more prominent
[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.
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