LA CIUDAD Y EL NÚMERO

Las perspectivas sociológicas y políticas de las I Sesiones de Ciudadanía son evidentes. De hecho, se multiplican en Europa, hasta donde yo sé, congresos y estudios sobre el fenómeno de las migraciones. Se percibe por doquier las dificultades políticas, sociales y económicas de una posible «integración» de individuos, procedentes del tercer y cuarto mundo, en busca de trabajo y de una emancipación de sus necesidades primarias en las sociedades «opulentas». Igualmente profundos son los interrogantes sobre el futuro de las «identidades» culturales, éticas, religiosas, políticas e históricas de las tradiciones nacionales europeas. El futuro de una sociedad multiétnica, pese al ejemplo de América (o acaso por eso mismo), no parece libre de incógnitas y riesgos

Agenda Setting in the Courts of Appeals: The Effect of Ideology on En Banc Rehearings

Intermediate appellate courts hear whatever case is brought before them on appeal. Therefore, the courts are unable to set an agenda through selecting which cases to hear. Appellate courts may be able to set an agenda, though, through en banc rehearings. This article discusses how courts of appeals decide when to grant en banc proceedings and the effect of ideological use of en banc rehearings

Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Health Law

This article surveys several recent Pennsylvania court decisions in the area of health care law. The topics addressed by the Authors include confidentiality of National Practitioner Data Bank Reports and other peer review materials, liability under corporate negligence theories, medical monitoring claims, and hospital billing in the context of uninsured patients

“Integrated” Public Groups: Insights on Boundaries and Divestment Opportunities

This paper analyses recent tendencies of managing public real estate and public stake-holdings in a sample of Italian municipalities. The data, retrieved from the Italian Ministry of Interior (Central Department of Local Finances), has been analysed to understand if the local public group, intended in a wider sense and including both subsidiaries and real estate property, is changed over time, in terms of size and composition. The first results show that there has not been adequate divestment to postulate on a general reduction of the boundaries of the “Integrated” Public Groups

Laser systems for gingival retraction in fixed prosthodontics: a narrative review.

Aim The present narrative review aimed to shed light on the use of laser systems for gingival retraction procedures necessary for the exposure of iuxta- and sub-gingival finish lines before impression making in fixed prosthodontics. Methods An extensive search of the literature was made on the electronic databases of Pubmed (Medline), Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, Dynamed, and Open Grey. No limitations were applied to the date of publication. The following keywords and MeSH terms were used: “gingiva”, “displacement”, “troughing”, “retraction”, and “laser”. Results Out of 344 studies found, 25 records were included for review. Laser systems are efficient in gingival retraction, allowing better intraoperative haemostasis control and postoperative patient comfort than other surgical troughing procedures. Laser- mediated gingival displacement seems to be safe particularly in the case of thick gingival biotype. Conclusions As regards laser-related issues in prosthodontics such as pre-setting protocols of laser devices, the best laser system in gingival retraction, their use around implants and effectiveness compared to other troughing systems, further in vitro, in vivo, and randomized controlled trial studies are needed

Interdisciplinary full digital restorative treatment of a young patient with severe open bite and amelogenesis imperfecta: a case report.

Background Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) is a syndromic entity comprising several clinical conditions, mostly genetic- based, affecting quality and quantity of enamel. The use of digital tools can be advantageous to enhance communication between the dental team and patients. Moreover, a full digital approach would allow to check each single clinical step according to the treatment plan with a backward approach. The aim of this case report is to describe a multidisciplinary treatment program of a young patient with severe open bite and amelogenesis imperfecta, whose restorative rehabilitation was planned in a full-digital workflow, from the initial communication phase up to the final prosthodontic rehabilitation. Case report An 8-year old female patient was diagnosed with a Class II division 1 malocclusion, severe open bite and AI. The treatment plan included 3 phases: the elimination of the tongue interposition habit and the anterior open bite, the orthodontic correction of dental deviation and leveling of both dental arches and a prosthetic rehabilitation. The extraction of the four first molars corrected the canine and molar Angle Class II relationships, deviation of the midline and repositioning of the maxillary incisors on the sagittal plane. Feldspathic ceramics was used in anterior sites to enhance the esthetic outcome. CAD/CAM hybrid ceramo-polymeric restorative material (PICN) was chosen for posterior regions. Conclusion The outcomes of the present case report proved that the planned objectives were satisfactorily obtained thanks to proper treatment planning, full digital workflow and the patient’s optimal compliance with the extraoral device

SOCIAL REPORTING PRACTICES IN ITALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

This paper should be seen in the broad research field that analyses the impact of ICTs on public accountability reports with the objective of understanding whether the institutional websites of public administrations are qualifying and privileged carriers for social reporting and which models they use to draw up their documents. Our analysis refers to the public entities of the Italian regional capital cities that provide the highest number of services for their local communities: municipalities and hospitals. Our research assumption is that, for larger-sized public entities, websites should be the main channel used to meet the accountability expectations of stakeholders, and therefore they are the place where the highest degree of sensitivity to reporting should be observed. The empirical analysis revealed that the approaches to social reporting differ significantly in terms of formal structure, content and communication strength. The analysis seems to suggest that the awareness of the importance of social reporting is still rather scarce, occasional and, in many cases, detached from the criteria set for public accountability processe

La ciudad y el número

Las perspectivas sociológicas y políticas de las I Sesiones de Ciudadanía son evidentes. De hecho, se multiplican en Europa, hasta donde yo sé, congresos y estudios sobre el fenómeno de las migraciones. Se perciben por doquier las dificultades políticas, sociales y económicas de una posible “integración” de individuos, procedentes del tercer y cuarto mundo, en busca de trabajo y una emancipación de sus necesidades primarias en las sociedades “opulentas”. Igualmente profundos son los interroga..

“Digitally Oriented Materials”: Focus on Lithium Disilicate Ceramics

The present paper was aimed at reporting the state of the art about lithium disilicate ceramics. The physical, mechanical, and optical properties of this material were reviewed as well as the manufacturing processes, the results of in vitro and in vivo investigations related to survival and success rates over time, and hints for the clinical indications in the light of the latest literature data. Due to excellent optical properties, high mechanical resistance, restorative versatility, and different manufacturing techniques, lithium disilicate can be considered to date one of the most promising dental materials in Digital Dentistry

Negotiating with your kids: family business succession and conflict management

Through a conceptualization of two bodies of literature, the conflict management and the family business, with this paper we aim at stimulating a debate and further research on the intersections of the two fields. We argue that scholars and researchers have not yet deepened several areas of conflict management in family businesses, and the two fields of literature are yet not well integrated. Focusing on the pivotal moment of the succession in the family business, we propose a research agenda identifying the issues and the research gaps that should be explored by researchers to reach a more integrated literature on conflict management and negotiation in family businesses