Autonomy and heteronomy of the judiciary - a historical approach

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Suomalaiset oikeustieteelliset seurat - mistä tullaan, minne mennään

Professori emerita Pia Letto-Vanamon puheenvuoro Säätytalossa Helsingissä 14.3.2023 järjestetyssä Suomalaisen Lakimiesyhdistyksen 125-vuotisjuhlaseminaarissa Oikeustieteellisten seurojen rooli ja tehtävät tieteellisinä seuroin

The Barthel index: italian translation, adaptation and validation

The Barthel Index (BI) is widely used to measure disability also in Italy, although a validated and culturally adapted Italian version of BI has not been produced yet. This article describes the translation and cultural adaptation into Italian of the original 10-item version of BI, and reports the procedures for testing its validity and reliability. The cultural adaptation and validation process was based on data from a cohort of disabled patients from two different Rehabilitation Centers in Rome, Italy. Forward and backward translation method was adopted by qualified linguist and independent native English official translators. The scale obtained was reviewed by 20 experts in psychometric sciences. The Italian adapted version of the BI was then produced and validated. A total number of 180 patients were submitted to the adapted scale for testing its acceptability and internal consistency. The total time of compilation was 5 ± 2,6 minutes (range 3-10). Validation of the scale was performed by 7 trained professional therapists that submitted both the translated and the adapted versions to a group of 62 clinically stable patients (T-test=-2.051 p=0.05). The internal consistency by Cronbach’s alpha resulted equal to 0.96. Test – retest intra – rater reliability was evaluated on 35 cases; at test-retest was ICC=0.983 (95%IC: 0.967-0.992). This is the first study that reports translation, adaptation and validation of the BI in Italian language. It provides a new tool for professionals to measure functional disability when appraising Italian speaking disable patients in health and social care settings along the continuum of care

Terragni sono io!

Testo ufficiale letto prima della cerimonia della consegna del Diploma Honoris Causa all'architetto americano Peter Eisenman

Branched-chain keto acid metabolism in the isolated perfused rat heart

The Langendorff once-through perfusion system was used to investigate the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids in rat heart. The effects of branched-chain amino acids on fatty acid metabolism was studied. The ketoacid of leucine (KIC) inhibited the oxidation of oleate in the perfused heart. Although the ketoacids of valine (KIV) and isoleucine (KIL) were decarboxylated in cardiac muscle, they did not affect fatty acid oxidation. This appears to be due to the fact that KIC is almost completely oxidized in the heart, whereas only 19% of KIV is completely oxidized. -- 3-Hydroxyisobutyrate, an intermediate in ketovaline metabolism, was shown to be released from heart when KIV was the substrate. 3-Hydroxyisobutyrate was shown to be a substrate for gluconeogenesis in isolated kidney cortical tubules and hepatocytes

Evaluation of academic legal publications in Finland

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Il Principio <i>rex sub lege</i>

E’ il testo dell’intervento letto in occasione dell’incontro tenutosi il 7 maggio 2012 nell’Aula Magna dell’Università di Sassari “Il principio di legalità. In ricordo del Prof. Sergio Fois”