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Neural generators of the frequency-following response elicited to stimuli of low and high frequency: A magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study.

2021

The frequency-following response (FFR) to periodic complex sounds has gained recent interest in auditory cognitive neuroscience as it captures with great fidelity the tracking accuracy of the periodic sound features in the ascending auditory system. Seminal studies suggested the FFR as a correlate of subcortical sound encoding, yet recent studies aiming to locate its sources challenged this assumption, demonstrating that FFR receives some contribution from the auditory cortex. Based on frequency-specific phase-locking capabilities along the auditory hierarchy, we hypothesized that FFRs to higher frequencies would receive less cortical contribution than those to lower frequencies, hence supp…

Les performances des fonds de pension britanniques investis en actions dépendent-elles des phases de marché ?

2006

Spunti da un dialogo d’oltralpe sui diritti fondamentali alla prova del fuoco

2020

Short comment on the Jurgen Habermas and Klaus Günther debate "Kein Grundrecht gilt grenzenlos" ("No fundamenthal rights is valid without limit"). The dialogue, altough referring to the German situation and law system, take a more general relevance connected to the problem of balncing fundamental rights in the pandemic.

The global flood of COVID-19 contact tracing apps: sailing with human rights and data protection standards against the wind of mass surveillance

2021

Research background: Countries all around the world are rapidly introducing contact tracing apps and other surveillance technologies to tackle the spread of COVID-19 raising serious concerns about human rights and democratic principles. Purpose of the article: The article aims to analyse how human rights and data protection law regulate the COVID-19 contact tracing apps and reveal the biggest challenges that countries face in applying the essential requirements. Methods: The article will analyse the legal framework and compare many guidance documents issued by the international organisations, including the Council of Europe, the OECD and many EU institutions on the data protection requireme…

A gloss to the Supreme Administrative Court judgement of 17 July 2018 (II GSK 844/18)

2020

yrok, którego dotyczy glosa, prezentuje przełomowe stanowisko Naczelnego Sądu Administracyjnego, w którym sąd uznał, że decyzja Ministra Zdrowia w przedmiocie odmo-wy udzielenia zgody na refundację leku zawierającego medyczną marihuanę narusza prawa pacjenta w zakresie wyboru skutecznej metody leczenia, podczas gdy inne konwencjonalne metody okazały się nieskuteczne. W ocenie sądu ewentualne wątpliwości – zarówno co do wykładni przepisów dotyczących ochrony zdrowia, jak i oceny stanu faktycznego konkretnej sprawy – rozstrzygać należy na rzecz ochrony życia i zdrowia ludzkiego. Leczenie prepa-ratami zawierającymi medyczną marihuanę wpisuje się w nurt in dubio pro vita humana.

Pilot Study on Visual Function and Fundus Autofluorescence Assessment in Diabetic Patients.

2015

Purpose. Evaluate optimized fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging in early stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and relate findings with conventional colour fundus imaging and visual function in diabetic patients and control subjects.Materials and Methods. FAF and colour images were obtained using the CR-2 Plus digital nonmydriatic retinal camera in seven diabetic patients and thirteen control subjects. Visual-Functioning Questionnaire-25 (VFQ-25) and Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) were used to assess the quality of life and diabetes self-care. Contrast sensitivity function (CSF) was evaluated with the Vistech 6500 chart.Results. FAF and optimized-FAF imaging showed more retin…

4-Manifold topology II: Dwyer's filtration and surgery kernels

1995

Even when the fundamental group is intractable (i.e. not "good") many interesting 4-dimensional surgery problems have topological solutions. We unify and extend the known examples and show how they compare to the (presumed) counterexamples by reference to Dwyer's filtration on second homology. The development brings together many basic results on the nilpotent theory of links. As a special case, a class of links only slightly smaller than "homotopically trivial links" is shown to have (free) slices on their Whitehead doubles.

Studying hypertension in ocular fundus images using Hausdorff dispersion ordering.

2010

Retinal arterial and vein diameters are altered in individuals at risk of cardiovascular events mainly due to high blood pressure. The measurement of retinal vessel diameters has been proved to reflect individuals' vascular health. Dispersion of such measures which are obtained by means of ocular fundus images is a major factor not usually considered in clinical research. In this paper, a method to evaluate if different levels of clinically relevant covariables induce greater dispersion in retinal arterial and vein diameters is proposed. A multivariate dispersion ordering, the Hausdorff dispersion order, is used to compare the level of dispersion in such diameters for different groups of pa…

Guidelines on enhanced recovery after pulmonary lobectomy

2021

International audience; Objective : To establish recommendations for optimisation of the management of patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy, particularly Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).Design : A consensus committee of 13 experts from the French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (Soci,t, franOaise d'anesth,sie et de r,animation, SFAR) and the French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Soci,t, franOaise de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, SFCTCV) was convened. A formal conflict-of-interest policy was developed at the onset of the process and enforced throughout. The entire guidelines process was conducted independently of any industry funding.…

Assessment of environmental AMD risk factors in a population of patients suffering from stroke and myocardial infarction

2010

International audience; Purpose: Stroke and myocardial infarction are common diseases occurring in patients suffering from Age Macular Degeneration (AMD). We assessed the rate of AMD and AMD risk factors in patients suffering from recent stroke or myocardial infarction. Methods: Patients suffering from a recent stroke or myocardial infarction (less than 1 month) benefited from a thorough ophthalmic examination with the following measurements and evaluations: visual acuity, intraocular pressure, fundus photography, Raman spectroscopy and macular OCT. In the same time a food questionnaire was dispensed. Finally, blood samples to measure fatty acids and lutein were performed. Results: 74 patie…