27 research outputs found
Cheese trademarks: Italian dairy firmsâ practices during the 20th century
Trademarks have recently become a very useful sources for business historians. This longitudinal analysis of the twentieth-century trademarking activities of the most important Italian dairy firms of the era, namely Galbani, Invernizzi and Locatelli, demonstrates that trademarks were used both as a protective weapon against competitors and as an innovation carrier to open up new markets. This article also argues that trademark registrations had another dual purpose â not only were they used as buffers against negative shocks but they were also used to support periods of economic growth. A fundamental finding of this work is that trademarks, across various types of registrations, were closely connected to the features on which the companies based their sales strategies
Always Contact a Vascular Interventional Specialist Before Amputating a Patient with Critical Limb Ischemia
Patients with severe critical limb ischemia (CLI) due to long tibial artery occlusions are often poor candidates for surgical revascularization and frequently end up with a lower limb amputation. Subintimal angioplasty (SA) offers a minimally invasive alternative for limb salvage in this severely compromised patient population. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of SA in patients with CLI caused by long tibial occlusions who have no surgical options for revascularization and are facing amputation. We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive patients with CLI due to long tibial occlusions who were scheduled for amputation because they had no surgical options for revascularization and who were treated by SA. A total of 26 procedures in 25 patients (14 males; mean age, 70 ¹ 15 [SD] years) were evaluated. Technical success rate was 88% (23/26). There were four complications, which were treated conservatively. Finally, in 10 of 26 limbs, no amputation was needed. A major amputation was needed in 10 limbs (7 below-knee amputations and 3 above-knee amputations). Half of the major amputations took place within 3 months after the procedure. Cumulative freedom of major amputation after 12 months was 59% (SE = 11%). In six limbs, amputation was limited to a minor amputation. Seven patients (28%) died during follow-up. In conclusion, SA of the tibial arteries seem to be a valuable treatment option to prevent major amputation in patients with CLI who are facing amputation due to lack of surgical options
Nuovo Piano regolatore generale del Comune di Cerignola
Pubblicato in: red., Il Politecnico âfirmaâ il Prg di Cerignola, in âIl Sole 24 Oreâ, 4 dicembre 1999; Aa. Vv., Periferie e nuove urbanitĂ , a cura di F. Bucci, Electa, Milano 2003.
Esposto in occasione delle mostre: La vera cittĂ , ricerche e progetti, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica, Milano, 3-19 dicembre 1999; Periferie e nuove urbanitĂ , Triennale di Milano, giugno-ottobre 2003;
Festival dellâArchitettura 5 2009-2010, Parma, Reggio Emilia Modena, 26 novembre-12 dicembre 2010