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A Human-Humanoid Interaction Through the Use of BCI for Locked-In ALS Patients Using Neuro-Biological Feedback Fusion.

2018

This paper illustrates a new architecture for a human–humanoid interaction based on EEG-brain computer interface (EEG-BCI) for patients affected by locked-in syndrome caused by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The proposed architecture is able to recognise users’ mental state accordingly to the biofeedback factor $\text {B}_{\text f}$ , based on users’ attention, intention, and focus, that is used to elicit a robot to perform customised behaviours. Experiments have been conducted with a population of eight subjects: four ALS patients in a near locked-in status with normal ocular movement and four healthy control subjects enrolled for age, education, and computer expertise. The results s…

MaleEye MovementsBCI Locked-In Patients ALS Patients Human-Humanoid Robot Interaction neuro-biological feedback fusionmedicine.medical_treatment02 engineering and technology0302 clinical medicineAttentionBCIAmyotrophic lateral sclerosiseducation.field_of_studyGeneral NeuroscienceRehabilitationlocked-in patientsRoboticsElectroencephalographyRoboticsHealthy VolunteersBrain-Computer InterfacesFemalePsychologyHumanoid robotAlgorithmsAdultmedicine.medical_specialty0206 medical engineeringPopulationhuman-humanoid robot interactionBiomedical EngineeringBiofeedbackProsthesis DesignQuadriplegia03 medical and health sciencesPhysical medicine and rehabilitationEvent-related potentialInternal MedicinemedicineHumanseducationBrain–computer interfacebusiness.industryAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisEye movementBiofeedback Psychologymedicine.disease020601 biomedical engineeringEvent-Related Potentials P300neuro-biological feedback fusionALS patientsArtificial intelligencebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryPsychomotor PerformanceIEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
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¿Cabe hablar de una «generación de la crisis»? Discusión en torno a una noción sobreexplotada

2018

This article states that nowadays there is an overuse (or a misuse) of the «Generation» idea. The discussion among many authors over the «Generation of crisis» concept suggests that it is useful to outline the characteristics of the target of population of the collective of youth who are mainly affected by the economic and social crisis over the past years. Nevertheless, through analyzing the meanings of the «Generation of Crisis» made by Mannheim, Ortega and other classic authors, it is clear that the social class approach together with the generational one are needed to define this concrete concept. The conclusion of the articleis that both approaches are seen as underpinning their utilit…

generationsMarianoyouthsocial classesgeneracionesAlmudena This article states that nowadays there is an overuse (or a misuse) of the «Generation» idea. The discussion among many authors over the «Generation of crisis» concept suggests that it is useful to outline the characteristics of the target of population of the collective of youth who are mainly affected by the economic and social crisis over the past years. NeverthelessEspañaMoreno MínguezOrtega and other classic authors:SOCIOLOGÍA [UNESCO]the function of the notion of generation in sociology (particularly in the sociology of youth) is claimed without using it in order to hide conflicts and inequalities (due to other elements of the social fragmentation) that arise in each of the «generations» andcrisisUNESCO::SOCIOLOGÍAthrough analyzing the meanings of the «Generation of Crisis» made by Mannheimit is clear that the social class approach together with the generational one are needed to define this concrete concept. The conclusion of the articleis that both approaches are seen as underpinning their utility to the study of the dynamics of social change (even generational) occurring in the postcrisis society which will also reinforce their impact. Besidestherefore1137-7038 8537 Arxius de sociologia 493757 2018 38 6508347 ¿Cabe hablar de una «generación de la crisis»? Discusión en torno a una noción sobreexplotada Urraco Solanillaclases socialesin the contemporary capitalist societies. juventudSpain. 79 92
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SPORADIC PARKINSON DISEASE AND AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS COMPLEX (BRAIT-FAHN-SCHWARTZ DISEASE).

2013

parkinson disease alsSettore MED/26 - Neurologia
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La utilización de la historia de las ciencias en la enseñanza de la física y la química

1996

Most recently we have assisted to a considerable increase of investigations on cons tructivi Stic approaches to Science teaching, but among all these works we rarely found detailed proposals for including the History and Philosophy of Science. In this paper we consider how to initiate this trend and which should be the aims in order to get a better Science teaching. We consider basically which the pupils’ perceptions of Science in a High School level are in order to show how we can modify them by means of introducing the History of Science under a new perspective.

media_common.quotation_subjectSociologia de les ciènciesArt historyFísicaFormalismeArtQuímicaHistòria de la ciènciaEmpirismeEducationCiència EnsenyamentPsicologia de l'aprenentatgeCites textualsEpistemologia de la ciènciaHistory and philosophy of scienceScience teachingComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONSchool levelAspectes històrics de la ciència als llibres de textHumanitiesHistory of scienceEducació científicamedia_common
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Overionization in X-ray spectra: a new paradigm for Mixed-Morphology SNRs

2011

Mixed-morphology SNRs are characterized by a shell-like radio emission, a centrally peaked X-ray morphology, and by interaction with molecular clouds. Many models have been proposed to explain these peculiar remnants, but their physical origin is still unclear. The recent discovery of over-ionized (i. e. recombining) ejecta in 3 mixed-morphology SNRs has dramatically challenged all the previous models and opened up new, unexpected scenarios. I review the main properties of these remnants and their peculiar X-ray spectral properties. I also discuss the hydrodynamic model developed to explain the presence of over-ionized ejecta in W49B and present a list of open issues that still need to be c…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaFOS: Physical sciencesAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaMixed-morphology SNRs are characterized by a shell-like radio emission a centrally peaked X-ray morphology and by interaction with molecular clouds. Many models have been proposed to explain these peculiar remnants but their physical origin is still unclear. The recent discovery of overionized (i. e. recombining) ejecta in 3 mixed-morphology SNRs has dramatically challenged all the previous models and opened up new unexpected scenarios. I review the main properties of these remnants and their peculiar X-ray spectral properties. I also discuss the hydrodynamic model developed to explain the presence of overionized ejecta in W49B and present a list of open issues that still need to be clarified.Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
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Clinical characteristics of patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis carrying the pathogenic GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion of C9…

2012

A large hexanucleotide (GGGGCC) repeat expansion in the first intron of C9ORF72, a gene located on chromosome 9p21, has been recently reported to be responsible for 40% of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases of European ancestry. The aim of the current article was to describe the phenotype of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases carrying the expansion by providing a detailed clinical description of affected cases from representative multi-generational kindreds, and by analysing the age of onset, gender ratio and survival in a large cohort of patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We collected DNA and analysed phenotype data for 141 index Italian familial amyotrophic l…

MaleParentsPathologyphenotype-genotype correlationCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineC9orf72amyotrophic lateral sclerosigeneticsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAge of Onsetamyotrophic lateral sclerosis; familial als; C9Orf72; phenotype-genotype correlation0303 health sciencesSex CharacteristicsDNA Repeat ExpansionAdult Age of Onset Aged Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; genetics/pathology Cohort Studies DNA Repeat Expansion DNA; genetics Female Humans Italy Male Middle Aged Mutation; genetics Parents Pedigree Phenotype Proteins; genetics Sex Characteristics Survival AnalysisMiddle Aged3. Good healthPedigreeSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAPhenotypeItalyC9Orf72Settore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleFrontotemporal dementiaAdultmedicine.medical_specialtySOD1BiologyTARDBP03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumans030304 developmental biologyAgedamyotrophic lateral sclerosis familial ALS C9ORF72 gene phenotype–genotype correlationC9orf72 ProteinAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisgenetics/pathologyProteinsOriginal ArticlesDNAmedicine.diseaseSurvival AnalysisC9orf72 ProteinSettore BIO/18 - Geneticaamyotrophic lateral sclerosis; familial ALS C9ORF72 gene; phenotype-genotype correlation;MutationNeurology (clinical)Age of onsetTrinucleotide repeat expansionfamilial al030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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La memòria recuperada: l’ús dels relats biogràfics en la segona i tercera generació dels emigrants valencians als Estats Units d’Amèrica a principi d…

2021

És habitual quan es fa ús del mètode biogràfic recollir els relats directament d'aquells que van viure els fets narrats, siguin estos tota una vida o alguns aspectes que l'investigador desitgi que siguin destacats. En la investigació duta a terme sobre la recuperació de la memòria dels emigrants valencians als Estats Units d'Amèrica durant les dues primeres dècades del segle XX això es presenta com un fet impossible: els que van viure en primera persona l'emigració ja han desaparegut. Es podria pensar que amb ells desapareixien també les seues històries. Però gràcies a un exhaustiu treball amb els seus descendents (filles i fills, nétes i néts, nebodes i nebots) i fent ús de tècniques que s…

Memòria recuperadaRecoverd memorylcsh:Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropologylcsh:GN301-674Emigrant's descendantsMaterials ChemistryBiographical methodDescendents emigrantsmètode biogràfic valencians als eeuu memòria recuperada descendents emigrantsValencia immigrants in USAMètode biogràficValencians als EEUUPerifèria. Revista d'investigació i formació en Antropologia
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Virtualization of work in global supply chains

2016

ABSTRACT. Background: The paper is devoted to the notion and benefits of implementing virtual work in global supply chains. Virtual work must be understood as an intentional activity of a human being, aimed at rendering services (tangible and intangible), by means of ITC tools, performed in a distance from the traditional place of work, in a mobile manner. The empirical research were conducted on the basis of 4 case studies of global leaders of supply chains, which in accordance with M. Fisher's classification, represent two types. The case studies confirmed the positive influence of virtual work both in effective and flexible supply chains. Favourable market and technological conditions an…

supply chain managementbut it also creates possibilities of better usage of own resourcenew methods of work. INTRODUCTION Global economic crisis significantly increases the pressure on reduction of cost and risk connected with the functioning of global supply chains. Among many ways to reduce the cost and the uncertainty of demand for the products of supply chain the essential one is the increase of information transparency due to modern ICT solutions. The popularisation of SCM class business apps not only contributes to the increase of the scope of logistic and production outsourcingvirtual workeffective supply chainsupply chainflexible supply chainLogForum
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La scoperta, sistemazione e conservazione della grande Iscrizione di Gortina, nell'isola di Creta (1884-1921): la protezione delle testimonianze e le…

2013

La scoperta e la conservazione della Grande Iscrizione di Gortina a Creta, da parte degli studiosi italiani, fra la fine del XIX sec. e i primi decenni del XX sec., rappresentò un grande riconoscimento scientifico-culturale per la giovane nazione italiana. Nel passato, l’isola di Creta era stata legata alla Repubblica di Venezia e anche questo rapporto favorì l’invio a Creta del giovane epigrafista F. Halbherr, il quale fra notevoli peripezie rinvenne, assieme all’epigrafista tedesco E. Fabricius, la famosa l’iscrizione nell’antica città di Gortina. L’iscrizione, fra le più antiche e complete finora conosciute in tutta Europa, conteneva le norme sulla famiglia, l’eredità e in generale i dir…

The discovery and preservation of the Great Inscription of Gortyna in Crete by Italian researchers in the late nineteenth century. and the first decades of the twentieth century. was an important cultural and scientific recognition for the young Italian nation. In the past the island of Crete had been tied to the Republic of Venice and this report also favored sending in Crete the young epigraphist F. Halbherr who among considerable vicissitudes came to together to the epigraphist german E. Fabricius the inclusion of the famous ancient city of Gortyna. The inscription among the oldest and most comprehensive so far known throughout Europe the rules contained on the family's legacy in general and the rights and duties of some of the people of the Minoan civilization (480-450 BC). The inscription was carved on blocks organic limestone a restored ancient building which later in Roman times was turned into odeon. The Laws of Gortyn were engraved on the remains of the wall forming the passageway in front of the steps of the odeon. The essay traces the events that led to the discovery and subsequent storage made by Halbherr especially with the help of archaeologist L. Pernier and finally with the help of architect E. Stefani who designed a modern cover on the top of the ambulatory of the segments containing the inscription. This coverage was made to perform during the First World War on the basis of the Italian project from the Greek Government in order to protect the membership from possible war damage but especially from vandalism. The roof brick clay of the Laws of Gortyna still serves its function and ensures the use of the monument bearing witness to the preservation of Italian culture in Greece and more generally in the world. But in Sicily in the remains of the Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina (Enna) its elegant protection (built in 1957) is representative of a whole period of culture of the Italian restoration is removed and replaced because it has not been able to make a ongoing maintenance is due. A bad example of conservation and management of a UNESCO monument from which arise after the work for the construction of new roofs an equally insulting to the archaeological heritage and scenic Italian and world.Settore ICAR/19 - Restauro
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Potencialidades de Google Maps en la investigación social aplicada

2019

In recent years, Google has devoted resources to build a complete map of the world. They constantly scan the territory, collecting a large amount of data that provides updated and complete geographic information. This allows us to have an interoperable map that provides the end user with a search tool, not only of routes but also of shops, equipment and any type of geo-referenced information. In addition, Google Maps provides a series of Application Programming Interface (API), which provides a library of set of subroutines, functions and procedures (in object-oriented programming) that can be used by other software to automate the extraction of information of the Google platform. These fre…

Google Maps provides a series of Application Programming Interface (API)EricPérezwhich provides a library of set of subroutinesUNESCO::SOCIOLOGÍAGoogle Mapsequipment and any type of geo-referenced information. In additionApplied researchinnovaciónmetodologíasampling 91 98muestreomethodology:SOCIOLOGÍA [UNESCO]Gieleninnovation1137-7038 8537 Arxius de sociologia 525290 2019 40 7038144 Potencialidades de Google Maps en la investigación social aplicada Pérez Alonsocollecting a large amount of data that provides updated and complete geographic information. This allows us to have an interoperable map that provides the end user with a search toolwe intend to present an experience with this application of Google in applied social research and show the potentials and weaknesses of these APIs in applied research Investigación aplicadaJèssica In recent yearsRaquelnot only of routes but also of shopsGoogle has devoted resources to build a complete map of the world. They constantly scan the territoryYaizafunctions and procedures (in object-oriented programming) that can be used by other software to automate the extraction of information of the Google platform. These free applications can be technological innovations of great utility for applied social research. In this article
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