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L’abuso di dipendenza economica “digitale”
No full textIl contributo si sofferma sull’ultima modifica apportata all’art. 9, l. n. 192/1998, per riflettere su abuso di dipendenza economica e piattaforme digitali, tenendo a mente l’inesaurito dibattito su abusi dell’autonomia, giustizia contrattuale ed effettività dei rimedi
Brevi note sulla clausola rebus sic stantibus
No full textNel campo delle sopravvenienze il decorso del tempo diventa fattore di incertezza ed
imprevedibilità, ponendo l‟interprete dinanzi ad equilibri negoziali turbati da eventi esterni e inattesi. Tenendo conto delle implicazioni dell'elemento temporale sull'autoregolamento contrattuale, il contributo si sofferma su alcuni profili legati all‟incidenza della clausola rebus sic stantibus, considerati sul piano dei rimedi e dell'autonomia privata, anche alla luce dei canoni di solidarietà e ragionevolezza
Barriers and facilitators to exoskeleton use in persons with spinal cord injury: a systematic review
No full textPurpose: Exoskeleton can assist individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) with simple movements and transform their lives by enhancing strength and mobility. Nonetheless, the current utilization outside of rehabilitation contexts is limited. To promote the widespread adoption of exoskeletons, it is crucial to consider the acceptance of these devices for both rehabilitation and functional purposes. This systematic review aims to identify the barriers or facilitators of the use of lower limbs exoskeletons, thereby providing strategies to improve interventions and increase the adoption of these devices. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, and PubMed. Studies reporting barriers and facilitators of exoskeleton use were included. The studies' quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and undertook a thematic content analysis for papers examining the barriers and facilitators. Results: Fifteen articles met the inclusion criteria. These revealed various factors that impact the utilization of exoskeletons. Factors like age, engagement in an active lifestyle, and motivation were identified as facilitators, while fear of falling and unfulfilled expectations were recognized as barriers. Physical aspects such as fatigue, neuropathic discomfort, and specific health conditions were found to be barriers. Conclusion: This systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of the barriers and facilitators to the use of exoskeleton technology. There are therefore still challenges to be faced, efforts must be made to improve its design, functionality, and accessibility. By addressing these barriers, exoskeletons can significantly improve the quality of life of people with SCI
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
Predicting Patient Sexual Function after Prostate Surgery Using Machine Learning
No full textA major health concern for men is prostate cancer. An accurate prediction of patients' conditions after surgery is essential for understanding their quality of life. For improving patient care, medical and healthcare professionals use machine learning for a variety of purposes. By using supervised machine learning algorithms, we aim to identify the most reliable predictors of patient sexual function one year after surgery. We used the EPIC-26 (Expanded Prostate Index Composite-26) questionnaire to assess the patient's quality of life and sexual function. An approximate 500 patient sample was used in our case study to test the effectiveness of this methodology. Based on demographic and clinical data collected prior to surgery, our model predicts patient self-Assessment of sexual function with high accuracy one year after surgery. In order to improve and enhance the quality of the patient experience, the methodology presented can support clinical decisions
Square Dancing with the Stars to Enhance Dynamic Hirschman Linkages?
No full textIn this Presidential Address, the author takes the reader on a reconnaissance of his life and time as a regional scientist. He points out scenery he found scintillating along the way, hoping that some may pick up the banner and chew on a few of the ideas for a while. He suggests a revisit to Albert O. Hirschman’s notion of key sectors and more empirical analysis related to Marcus Berliant’s and Masahisa Fujita’s notion of knowledge creation and transfer.Presidential Address, San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2014 (53rd Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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