Solar retinopathy: a new setting of red, green, and blue channels

PURPOSE: To introduce a new color imaging technique using improved settings of red, green, and blue channels for improved delineation of retinal damage in patients with solar retinopathy. METHODS: A retrospective case series of patients with poor vision secondary to solar retinopathy were analyzed. All patients underwent visual acuity, refraction, and dilated fundus examination. A spectral domain–optical coherence tomography of the macula and color fundus imaging using optimized red, green, and blue color setting was performed. Patients were reviewed over a 6-month period. The data were analyzed for statistical significance using an independent t test and a receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS: In total, 20 eyes of 10 patients were included between 2009 and 2017. The mean age was 24.9 ± 18.1 years. Best corrected visual acuity at first consultation was 0.78 ± 0.11 and after 6 months was 0.83 ± 0.09. Spectral domain–optical coherence tomography demonstrated retinal abnormalities at the myoid zone, ellipsoid zone, and the outer segment of photoreceptors. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed an improving effect (area under the curve = 0.62; 95% confidence interval = 0.42–0.79). The color channels parameters, which improve visualization of the lesions were found to be 67-0.98-255 for the R-guided setting, 19-0.63-121 for the B-guided setting, and 7-1.00-129 for the G-guided setting. The ideal red, green, and blue setting was in 24-0.82-229. CONCLUSIONS: The use of a new setting of red, green, and blue channels could improve the diagnosis and monitoring of solar retinopathy, hence improving patient care

La búsqueda de la identidad en el período 1975-1983

A partir del análisis de resoluciones y expedientes judiciales conservados en el Archivo General de los Tribunales de Córdoba, mediante el relevamiento y sistematización de los procesos de guardas y adopciones tramitados entre 1975 y 1983 en los Juzgados de Menores y Juzgados Civiles, el proyecto se propone: identificar casos potenciales de apropiación de hijos de personas víctimas del Terrorismo de Estado, y elaborar una base de datos que contribuya a dar respuesta a las consultas sobre identidad presentadas ante el Poder Judicial de Córdoba. Es un trabajo cuya mirada se centra en la escena judicial de la época del “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” con el propósito de colaborar en la promoción de los derechos humanos y la restitución de derechos vulnerados.Fil: Bonzano, María de los Ángeles. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

La búsqueda de la identidad en el período 1975-1983

A partir del análisis de resoluciones y expedientes judiciales conservados en el Archivo General de los Tribunales de Córdoba, mediante el relevamiento y sistematización de los procesos de guardas y adopciones tramitados entre 1975 y 1983 en los Juzgados de Menores y Juzgados Civiles, el proyecto se propone: identificar casos potenciales de apropiación de hijos de personas víctimas del Terrorismo de Estado, y elaborar una base de datos que contribuya a dar respuesta a las consultas sobre identidad presentadas ante el Poder Judicial de Córdoba. Es un trabajo cuya mirada se centra en la escena judicial de la época del “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” con el propósito de colaborar en la promoción de los derechos humanos y la restitución de derechos vulnerados.Fil: Bonzano, María de los Ángeles. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

Highly specialized Breast Centers did not experience delay of care during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: the Senonetwork experience

The study aims to evaluate the performance of selected, high-volume, highly specialized, Italian Breast Centers at the time of COVID-19 pandemic (year 2020), compared to pre-pandemic time (year 2019), highlighting differences in terms of clinical presentation of breast cancer (BC) and therapeutic strategies

CTF3 Design Report: Preliminary Phase

The design of CLIC is based on a two-beam scheme, where the short pulses of high power 30 GHz RF are extracted from a drive beam running parallel to the main beam. The 3rd generation CLIC Test Facility (CTF3) will demonstrate the generation of the drive beam with the appropriate time structure, the extraction of 30 GHz RF power from this beam, as well as acceleration of a probe beam with 30 GHz RF cavities. The project makes maximum use of existing equipment and infrastructure of the LPI complex, which became available after the closure of LEP. In the first stage of the project, the "Preliminary Phase", the existing LIL linac and the EPA ring, both modified to suit the new requirements, are used to investigate the technique of frequency multiplication by means of interleaving bunches from subsequent trains. This report describes the design of this phase

Topography of the Chimpanzee Corpus Callosum

The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest commissural white matter tract in mammalian brains, connecting homotopic and heterotopic regions of the cerebral cortex. Knowledge of the distribution of callosal fibers projecting into specific cortical regions has important implications for understanding the evolution of lateralized structures and functions of the cerebral cortex. No comparisons of CC topography in humans and great apes have yet been conducted. We investigated the topography of the CC in 21 chimpanzees using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Tractography was conducted based on fiber assignment by continuous tracking (FACT) algorithm. We expected chimpanzees to display topographical organization similar to humans, especially concerning projections into the frontal cortical regions. Similar to recent studies in humans, tractography identified five clusters of CC fibers projecting into defined cortical regions: prefrontal; premotor and supplementary motor; motor; sensory; parietal, temporal and occipital. Significant differences in fractional anisotropy (FA) were found in callosal regions, with highest FA values in regions projecting to higher-association areas of posterior cortical (including parietal, temporal and occipital cortices) and prefrontal cortical regions (p<0.001). The lowest FA values were seen in regions projecting into motor and sensory cortical areas. Our results indicate chimpanzees display similar topography of the CC as humans, in terms of distribution of callosal projections and microstructure of fibers as determined by anisotropy measures