Vertebral thoracic osteoclastoma a case report with emphasis on roentgenological findings

A rare case of vertebral osteoclastoma in the body of T8 is presented. Attention is drawn to its unusual radiological features, not previously reported, and to the relative inefficiency of radiotherapy. The most rational treatment for such a tumour appears to be the widest surgical decompression possible, followed by low-dose irradiation

The visual field in hemispherectomized patients examined several years after the operation [IL CAMPO VISICO A DISTANZA NEGLI EMISFERECTOMIZZATI]

During a rigorous long-term follow-up, still proceeding, of hemispherectomized patients, amazing results have emerged from the perimetry. None of the six patients examined up to now has shown a typical picture of homonymous hemianopia controlateral to the hemispherectomy as it was to be expected. A patient couldn't be tested for lack of collaboration, another patient showed a sizeable narrowing of the residual hemifields, the other four patients showed visual fields centered and narrowed. The images of such visual fields are presented and possible explanations of these findings is offered

The visual field in hemispherectomized patients examined several years after the operation [IL CAMPO VISICO A DISTANZA NEGLI EMISFERECTOMIZZATI]

During a rigorous long-term follow-up, still proceeding, of hemispherectomized patients, amazing results have emerged from the perimetry. None of the six patients examined up to now has shown a typical picture of homonymous hemianopia controlateral to the hemispherectomy as it was to be expected. A patient couldn't be tested for lack of collaboration, another patient showed a sizeable narrowing of the residual hemifields, the other four patients showed visual fields centered and narrowed. The images of such visual fields are presented and possible explanations of these findings is offered

Big data and performance measurement research: trends, evolution and future opportunities

he recent advances in sensor and communication technologies can provide the foundations for linking the physical manufacturing facility and machine world to the cyber world of Internet applications. The coupled manufacturing cyber-physical system is envisioned to handle the actual operations in the physical world while simultaneously monitor them in the cyber world with the help of advanced data processing and simulation models at both the manufacturing process and system operational levels. Moreover, a sensor-packed manufacturing system in which each process or piece of equipment makes available event and status information, coupled with market research for true advanced Big Data analytics, seem to be the right ingredients for event response selection and operation virtualization. As a drawback, the resulting manufacturing cyber-physical system will be vulnerable to the inevitable cyber-attacks, unfortunately, so common for the software and Internet-based systems. This reality makes cybersecurity penetration within the manufacturing domain a need that goes uncontested across researchers and practitioners. This work provides a review of the current status of virtualization and cloud-based services for manufacturing systems and of the use of Big Data analytics for planning and control of manufacturing operations. Building on already developed cloud business solutions, cloud manufacturing is expected to offer improved enterprise manufacturing and business decision support. Based on the current state-of-the-art cloud manufacturing solutions and Big Data applications, this work also proposes a framework for the development of predictive manufacturing cyber-physical systems that include capabilities for attaching to the Internet of Things, and capabilities for complex event processing and Big Data algorithmic analytics

The management of oral anticoagulant therapy: the patient's point of view

Abstract The aims of this study were to investigate on the general adhesion of the patients to oral anticoagulant therapy, and particularly on the quality of life of our patients, the doctor-patient relationship and the Centre-patient relationship. For this purpose we administered a questionnaire containing 17 main questions each with a maximum of 4 secondary questions. The questionnaire was administered to two groups of 127 and 137 oral anticoagulated patients (127 males and 137 females, mean age 55 +/- 19 years), followed at two Anticoagulation Clinics, in two Italian cities, Cagliari (Sardinia) and Padua (North East Italy). The cities differed in the number of patients monitored and the management modalities of anticoagulation. The results show that oral anticoagulant therapy does not limit the life-style of the patients. Only 11% of the patients complain of limitations to their daily life. Fifty-two percent believe their health has improved, and 87% are not afraid of negative c..