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B. M. Koltès: Roberto Zucco
No full textV diplomskem delu analiziramo dramo Roberto Zucco, ki jo je napisal Bernard-Marie Koltès, in tehnike, ki jih uporabi za ponovno vzpostavitev jezika, preko katerega dokazuje avtoriteto avtorja v drami. S tem pokažemo, da se avtor obrne stran od postdramskega gledališča, kot ga pojmuje Hans Thies Lehmann, in ponovno izpostavi strukturo in red v besedilu. Za analizo Koltèsovega besedila izpostavimo nekaj izhodišč postsemiotičnih teoretikov, kot so Anne Ubersfeld in Patrice Pavis. Dramske osebe in njihove medsebojne odnose analiziramo s pomočjo Lacanove teorije o subjektu in Drugem. Pri tem se osredotočamo na željo, ki konstituira subjekt in mu hkrati povzroča trpljenje v večnem lovljenju izmuzljive sreče.In this seminar paper we analyse the play Roberto Zucco, written by Bernard-Marie Koltès. The analyse is based on the theory of restoration of a language and consequently the author. Furthermore, we show a break with the post dramatic theatre established by Hans Thies Lehmann and the resurrection of structure and order in the text. The starting point for the analyse of dramatic text is postsemiotic theory by Anne Ubersfeld and Patrice Pavis. The analyse of the subjects is based on the Lacanian theory of the subject birth and the Other. We focus on the desire, which simultaneously constitutes the subject and it cause suffering to him in the endless chasing of the evasive luck
Odour perception following bilateral damage to the olfactory bulbs: A possible case of blind smell
No full textIntroduction: Unconsciously detected chemicals may affect human behavior (Kirk-Smith et al., 1983; Stern and McClintock, 1998; Zucco et al., 2009), likeability judgments (Li et al., 2007) and brain activity (Lorig et al., 1990; Sobel et al., 1999). No studies, however, have investigated blind smell - the hypothetical olfactory counterpart of blindsight (Weiskrantz et al., 1974).
Methods: In this report, free and cued olfactory identification of suprathreshold odorants varying in irritancy (i.e., low or no irritant odours versus irritant odours), and taste identification abilities, were examined in patient MB who had undergone surgery for a meningioma. Post-operative imaging revealed encephalomalacia in the left gyrus rectus, with ablation of the left olfactory bulb and damage to the right, subcortical abnormality on the left near the orbital cortex, and damage to a small section of the right gyrus rectus.
Results: On free identification MB, while denying a capacity to smell the odours, still correctly identified some and detected others significantly above chance. In contrast, awareness always accompanied correct detections of irritant odours. Cued odour identification was at chance and no taste impairments were observed.
Conclusions: We suggest, tentatively, that MB’s unusal pattern of awareness when detecting and identifying odours relative to irritant odours may represent an example of ‘blind smell’
Re-submission: Supplementary material from "The role of symmetry in the post-buckling behaviour of structures"
No full textSupplementary material from the publication: Zucco, G.; Weaver, P. M. (2019): "The role of symmetry in the post-buckling behaviour of structures". The Royal Society. Collection. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2019.060
Final report of SIM.L-K7.2016
No full textSince the line scale used in this comparison was planned to be used in the next EURAMET line scale comparison (originally planned as EURAMET.L‐K7.2019), the CCL WG-MRA (Meeting No 10, 17 –18 October 2019) decided that the KCRV of this comparison would be held secret until publication of the Draft B of the EURAMET.L‐K7.2019. Therefore, the initial version of Draft B did not contain the results of measurements and the KCRVs contained only the uncertainty budgets and the degrees of equivalence. With the action A.13 of the CCL WG-MRA (Meeting No 13, 8–10 November 2022) it was decided to submit the full report including KCRVs, for review and publication. This document supports the measurement capabilities of both the laboratories
Strategies to Improve Bladder Control: A Preliminary Case Study
No full textAbstract: Background: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) are a common complaint in adult and elderly men with bladder outlet obstruction, and have a considerable impact on their quality of life. Symptoms affect storage, voiding and post micturition stages. Among the latter, a feeling of incomplete emptying is one of the most bothersome for the patients; a condition that in turn contributes to affect urinary urgency, nocturia and frequency. Common recommendations include self-management practices (e.g., control of fluid intake, double-voiding and distraction techniques) to relieve patients’ symptoms, whose effectiveness, however, is under debate. Methods: In this report we describe two pioneering procedures to favor bladder residual content voiding in people complaining of LUTS disorders. The first is based on motor imagery and the second on the use of odors. The beneficial effects of Mental imagery techniques on various tasks (e.g., in the treatment of several pathological conditions or as valid mnemonics aids have a long tradition and have received consistently experimental support. Thus, a patient (a 68-year-old Caucasian man) complaining of LUTS was trained to use a motor imagery technique (building up a visual image comprising the bladder, the detrusor muscle and the urethra, and to imagine the detrusor muscle contracting and the flow of urine expelled) for 90 days and two odors (coffee and a lavender scented cleanser) for 10 days, as a trigger for micturition. He was asked to record—immediately after the first morning
micturition—the time interval between the first (free) and the second (cued) micturition. Results: Reported data suggest the efficacy of motor imagery in favoring the bladder residual urine voiding in a few minutes (M = 4.75 min.) compared to the control condition, i.e., the baseline of the patient (M = 79.5 min.), while no differences between the odor-based procedures (M 1st odorant = 70.6 min.; M 2nd odorant = 71.1 min) and the latter were observed. Conclusions: A procedure based on an imagery technique may, therefore, be of general value—as a suggested protocol—and accordingly can be applicable to clinical settings. An olfactory bladder control hypothesis cannot, however, be ruled out and is discussed as a promising future line of research
Sensory and Cognitive Malingering: Studies and Tests
No full textMalingering relates to intentionally pretending or exaggerating physical or psychologic symptoms to gain an external incentive, such as avoiding work, law prosecution or military service, or seeking financial compensation from insurance companies. Accordingly, various techniques have been developed in recent years by the scientific community to address this challenge. In this review, we discuss malingering within visual, auditory and olfactory domains, as well as in cognitive disorders and psychopathology. We provide a general, critical, narrative overview on the intermodal criteria for differential diagnosis, and discuss validated psychophysical tools and electrophysiology-based tests for its detection, as well as insights for future directions
Olfactory performance assessed via a new odour recognition test: Reliability and normative data
No full textOlfactory disorders have been documented both in aging and in various neurodegenerative and psychiatric conditions, with memory loss as a frequent feature. The present investigation aimed at developing a standardized multiple choice odour recognition test, based on the “Sniffin’ Sticks” test kit. The test was applied on two occasions at a distance of approximately two weeks from each other to a group of 108 normosmic, healthy volunteers (51 men, 57 women, age range 18-95 years). The results showed that performance decreased significantly with increasing age, particularly after the age of 60. The test-retest Pearson’s coefficient of correlation between the two repeated administrations was .90, indicating a high reliability of the task. No sex-related differences were found. These data suggest that the present odour recognition memory test may be suitable for the routine clinical assessment of olfactory performance
Traceable 28 m-long metrological bench for accurate and fast calibration of distance measurement devices
No full textAn interferometric bench with 28 m length has been realized at INRiM (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica). The facility is mainly devoted to calibrating electronic distance-measurement devices and absolute interferometers. Two working operating modes are possible: a fringe-counting mode having an uncertainty of U = root(0.07)(2) +(0.013 .L)(2) mu m, where L is the measured length in meters, and a 'Doppler' mode having an uncertainty of U = root(0.02)(2) +(0.1 .L)(2) mu m, the latter allowing measurements at high carriage speed. These uncertainty budgets do not take into account the effect of the air refractive index, which has been evaluated separately on the basis of the Edlen formula leading to a relative uncertainty contribution equal to 3 x 10(-7). An accurate motor control allows speeds from a few micrometers per second up to 2.7 m s(-1), making the device also suitable for the calibration of speed measurement devices
Odour recognition memory and odour identification in patients with mild and severe depressive disorders.
No full textOlfactory deficits, in detection, recognition and identification of odorants have been documented in ageing
and in several neurodegenerative and psychiatric conditions. However, olfactory abilities in Major Depressive
Disorder (MDD) have been less investigated, and available studies have provided inconsistent results. The
present study assessed odour recognition memory and odour identification in two groups of 12 mild MDD
patients (M age 41.3, range 25–57) and 12 severe MDD patients (M age, 41.9, range 23–58) diagnosed
according to DSM-IV criteria and matched for age and gender to 12 healthy normal controls. The suitability
of olfactory identification and recognition memory tasks as predictors of the progression of MDD was
also addressed. Data analyses revealed that Severe MDD patients performed significantly worse than Mild
MDD patients and Normal controls on both tasks, with these last groups not differing significantly from
one another. The present outcomes are consistent with previous studies in other domains which have
shown reliable, although not conclusive, impairments in cognitive function, including memory, in patients
with MDD, and highlight the role of olfactory identification and recognition tasks as an important additional
tool to discriminate between patients characterised by different levels of severity of MDD
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