Principi optimo. Un aspetto della propaganda imperiale da Augusto a Traiano nelle fonti letterarie ed epigrafiche

Analisi dell'epiteto di optimus nelle fonti letterarie ed epigrafiche d'età repubblicana e imperiale (fino alla fine del primo secolo d.C.), con particolare riguardo alla sua relazione con il ruolo di princep

Tra epigrafia, letteratura e filologia. Due inedite meditazioni sulla vita e sulla morte incise sull'ossario di Cresto

Pubblicazione di due testi incisi sull'ossario di uno schiavo, con andamento metrico e invito a bere e divertirsi finché si vive; centone di luoghi comuni

a réception épigraphique d’Ovide à Pompéi. CIL, IV 1595 = CLE 927

Même si la lecture traditionnelle de CIL IV 1595 (Pompei) peut avoir encore sa propre valeur suggestive et être toujours retenue comme valide, les auteurs proposent une nouvelle intégration crédible en elle-même, et suit le modèle ovidien. À la différence de la lecture traditionnelle, elle restituerait en outre une structure métrique qui, en vertu de sa répétitivité, ne serait pas difficile à reconnaître dans un texte peut-être pas improvisé, mais certainement occasionnel

CIL, VI 21521 = 34137 (cle 1109): un sogno in forma poetica = CIL, VI 21521 = 34137 (CLE 1109): a dream in poetic form

Riesame dell’iscrizione di Roma CIL, VI 21521 = 34137 (CLE 1109) sotto il profilo epigrafico, letterario e metrico; il testo, seppur non privo di una sua originalità, sembra attingere a un ricco serbatoio di riferimenti poetici, che spaziano da Lucrezio, a Virgilio, Orazio e Ovidio e racconta l’apparizione di un giovane defunto, ormai accolto tra gli dei, a un suo parente.AbstractReview of the Rome inscription CIL, VI 21521 = 34137 (CLE 1109) from epigraphic, literary, and metrical point of view. The text, although not devoid of a certain originality, seems to draw upon a rich repertoire of poetic references, which ranges from Lucretius, to Virgil, Horace, and Ovid: it tells the appearance of a deceased young man, now risen among the gods, to his relative

Pre-stenting residual thrombotic volume assessed by dual quantitative coronary angiography predicts microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

BACKGROUND: Microvascular obstruction (MVO) is a frequent occurrence after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), and is associated with adverse left ventricular remodeling and worse clinical outcome. Distal embolization of thrombotic material is one of the most important underlying mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between the thrombotic volume evaluated by dual quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) prior to stenting and the occurrence of MVO as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).METHODS: Forty-eight patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing pPCI and receiving CMR within 7 days from admission were included. Pre-stenting residual thrombus volume at the site of the culprit lesion was measured by applying automated edge detection and video-assisted densitometry techniques (i.e., dualQCA), and patients were categorized into tertiles of thrombus volume. The presence of delayed-enhancement MVO, as well as its extent (MVO mass), were assessed by CMR.RESULTS: Pre-stenting dual-QCA thrombus volume was significantly greater in patients with MVO than in those without (5.85 mm(3) [2.05-16.71] vs. 1.88 mm(3) [1.03-6.92], P=0.009). Patients in the highest tertile showed greater MVO mass compared to those in the mid and lowest tertiles (113.3 gr [0.0-203.8] vs. 58.5 g [0.00-144.4] vs. 0.0 g [0.0-60.225], respectively; P=0.031). The best cut-off value of dual-QCA thrombus volume for prediction of MVO was 2.07 mm(3) (AUC: 0.720). The addition of dual-QCA thrombus volume to the traditional angiographic indices of no-reflow enhanced the prediction of MVO by CMR (R=0.752).CONCLUSIONS: Pre-stenting dual-QCA thrombus volume is associated with the presence and extent of MVO detected by CMR in patients with STEMI. This methodology may aid the identification of patients at higher risk of MVO and guide adoption of preventive strategies

Esclaves et maîtres dans le monde romain

La principale distinction relative au droit des personnes est que tous les hommes sont soit libres soit esclaves (Institutes, I, 9). Gaius souligne ainsi la place fondamentale de l’esclavage dans la Rome impériale. La barrière de la liberté était si structurante et le recours au travail servile pratiqué à une telle échelle, que la société romaine mérite assurément le qualificatif d’esclavagiste. Certes, la condition servile était inférieure, mais la concevoir en terme de barrière ou de strate horizontale, séparant les esclaves et les libres, se révèle insuffisant. Dans une population servile à la hiérarchie très marquée, la condition personnelle des esclaves dépendait beaucoup des relations verticales, qui unissaient chacun d’entre eux à leur maître. Tel est le sujet de ce livre collectif. L’examen prioritaire de la documentation épigraphique vise à en restituer la complexité. Il fait place à des serviteurs, à des domesticités et à des maîtres d’une grande diversité, dans différentes régions de l’Empire. Les grandes étapes de la vie des hommes et des femmes réduits en esclavage (l’enfance, la mort, en passant parfois par l’affranchissement) sont prises en compte. C’est aussi dans ses multiples dimensions, du droit aux affects, que la relation entre esclaves et maîtres se trouve mise en lumière

Insight from an Italian Delphi Consensus on EVAR feasibility outside the instruction for use: the SAFE EVAR Study

Background: The SAfety and FEasibility of standard EVAR outside the instruction for use (SAFE-EVAR) Study was designed to define the attitude of Italian vascular surgeons towards the use of standard endovascular repair (EVAR) for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) outside the instruction for use (IFU) through a Delphi consensus endorsed by the Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Vascolare ed Endovascolare - SICVE). Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 26 statements was developed, validated by an 18-member Advisory Board, and then sent to 600 Italian vascular surgeons. The Delphi process was structured in three subsequent rounds which took place between April and June 2023. In the first two rounds, respondents could indicate one of the following five degrees of agreement: 1) strongly agree; 2) partially agree; 3) neither agree nor disagree; 4) partially disagree; 5) strongly disagree; while in the third round only three different choices were proposed: 1) agree; 2) neither agree nor disagree; 3) disagree. We considered the consensus reached when ≥70% of respondents agreed on one of the options. After the conclusion of each round, a report describing the percentage distribution of the answers was sent to all the participants. Results: Two-hundred-forty-four (40.6%) Italian Vascular Surgeons agreed to participate the first round of the Delphi Consensus; the second and the third rounds of the Delphi collected 230 responders (94.3% of the first-round responders). Four statements (15.4%) reached a consensus in the first rounds. Among the 22 remaining statements, one more consensus (3.8%) was achieved in the second round. Finally, seven more statements (26.9%) reached a consensus in the simplified last round. Globally, a consensus was reached for almost half of the proposed statements (46.1%). Conclusions: The relatively low consensus rate obtained in this Delphi seems to confirm the discrepancy between Guideline recommendations and daily clinical practice. The data collected could represent the source for a possible guidelines' revision and the proposal of specific Good Practice Points in all those aspects with only little evidence available