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Portal Hypertension and Ascites: Patient-and Population-centered Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (…
2021
Abstract Portal hypertension and ascites are two crucial events in the natural history of liver cirrhosis, whose appearance marks a downward shift in the prognosis of the disease. Over the years, several international and national societies have issued clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension and ascites. The present document addresses the needs of an updated guidance on the clinical management of these conditions. Accordingly, the AISF Governing Board appointed a multi-disciplinary committee of experts for drafting an update of the most recent EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines. The aim of this work was to adapt the EASL recommendations to nationa…
The Intellectual Capital and its Management in the Local Public Utility
2011
Purpose- To highlight the importance of intellectual capital in ISPL and also as a proper management can improve business performance.
Cellular Oxygen Concentration
1976
At low oxygen levels the intracellular or intramitochondrial concentration of molecular oxygen together with the amount of reduced cytochrome oxydase determines the rate of oxygen utilization. Below the so-called “critical oxygen concentration”, i.e. the value, at which a drop in the rate of oxygen uptake has its first evidence, the kinetic is described by the oxygen affinity (Km) of the respiratory chain, i.e. the concentration value for half maximal rate of oxygen uptake.
Passions de l’intérêt. Matérialisme et anthropologie chez Helvétius et Diderot
2022
International audience; Qu’en est-il de la « philosophie de l’intérêt » dans l’histoire du matérialisme du XVIIIe siècle ? En prenant l’intérêt depuis son déploiement anthropologique chez Helvétius et Diderot, ce livre apporte les éléments pour une révision de l’histoire moderne de la philosophie.On suivra le fil conducteur qui définit la science de l’homme comme le domaine des lois de l’intérêt, c’est-à-dire ce qui, chez Condillac, présidait à la genèse des opérations mentales : un mouvement propre à l’homme ordonné par la recherche du plaisir et la fuite de la douleur. La science de l’homme comme être intéressé se déploie en une théorie de la connaissance comme intérêt, une analyse des pa…
Le détournement de la pensée des Lumières dans le traité anonyme "De la nécessité d'adopter l'esclavage en France" (1797)
2013
Sous l'apparence d'une complicité avec les Philosophes, l'auteur anonyme du traité "De la nécessité d'adopter l'esclavage en France" (1797) détourne systématiquement l'héritage des Lumières. Au nom du bonheur public, de la lutte contre la mendicité et la délinquance, il propose la restauration de l'esclavage dans l'espace français. Derrière un discours réaliste et qui se veut philanthropique, il prône une logique de la domination qui subordonne les lois de la justice au calcul économique et aux intérêts du commerce. S'appropriant les notions de droits de l'homme, d'utilité commune et de modération des peines, il défend des causes en tout point opposées à l'esprit des Lumières et au combat r…
Long-term health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors remains impaired compared to the age-matched general population especially in you…
2021
Objective To investigate long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) changes over time in younger compared to older disease-free breast cancer survivors who participated in a prospective randomized exercise trial. Methods Survivors (aged 35–68 years) were randomized to a 12-month exercise trial after adjuvant treatment and followed up for ten years. HRQoL was assessed with the generic 15D instrument during follow-up and the younger (baseline age ≤ 50) and older (age >50) survivors’ HRQoL was compared to that of the age-matched general female population (n = 892). The analysis included 342 survivors. Results The decline of HRQoL compared to the population was steeper and recovery slower…
From Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Guidelines to Current Clinical Practice
2006
Background: The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines have been promulgated to improve the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). Objective: To evaluate the extent to which the current therapeutic approach to COPD conforms to GOLD guidelines. Methods: This was a multicentre observational study of elderly COPD patients enrolled for acute care in general medicine or geriatric wards in tertiary hospitals in Italy in April 2002. Our series consisted of 471 patients >64 years of age consecutively admitted for acute exacerbations of COPD to wards participating in the study. Data describing drugs used prior to exacerbation and prescribed at …
Prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use at the university hospital "paolo giaccone", palermo, italy
2013
Introduction. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance are well known major public health threats. The first goal of our study was to describe the prevalence of HAI, while the second goal was to describe the antibiotic consumption at our University Hospital, ?P. Giaccone? in Palermo, Italy. Methods. A standardized methodology for a combined Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospital developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was piloted across Europe. The teaching Hospital ?P. Giaccone? in Palermo, Italy, participated in the study Results. Out of 32…
Validity and reliability of Resource Utilization Groups (RUG-III) in Finnish long-term care facilities
1999
Resource Utilization Groups, Version III (RUG-III) is a case-mix system developed in the USA for classification of long-term care residents. This paper examines the validity and reliability of an adapted 22-group version of RUG-III (RUG-III/22) for use in long-term care facilities in Finland. Finnish cost weights for RUG-III/22 groups are calculated and different methods for their computation are evaluated. The study sample (1,964 residents) was collected in 1995 - 96 from ten long-term care facilities in Finland. RUG-III/22 alone explained 38.2% of the variance of total patient-specific (nursing + auxiliary staff) per diem cost. Resource use within RUG groups was relatively homogeneous. O…
Does Observation of Postural Imbalance Induce a Postural Reaction?
2011
Import JabRef | WosArea Life Sciences and Biomedicine - Other Topics; International audience; Background: Several studies bring evidence that action observation elicits contagious responses during social interactions. However automatic imitative tendencies are generally inhibited and it remains unclear in which conditions mere action observation triggers motor behaviours. In this study, we addressed the question of contagious postural responses when observing human imbalance. Methodology/Principal Findings: We recorded participants' body sway while they observed a fixation cross (control condition), an upright point-light display of a gymnast balancing on a rope, and the same point-light di…