Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare and highly fatal infection that mainly affects immunocompromised patients. We report on a case of a heart transplanted Caucasian man, who arrived at our hospital because of the onset of diplopy. We... more
Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare and highly fatal infection that mainly affects immunocompromised patients. We report on a case of a heart transplanted Caucasian man, who arrived at our hospital because of the onset of diplopy. We performed a broad diagnostic work-up: the brain MRI showed a single ring-enhancing thalamo-mesencephalic area suggestive of abscess lesion; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis disclosed galactomannan and beta-D-glucan antigens. Thus the antifungal therapy was immediately started. We decided to discontinue the therapy 16 months later because of severe hepatic toxicity, given that the patient was persistently asymptomatic, brain imaging showed a progressive resolution of the abscess area and CSF antigen analysis was persistently negative. The follow-up at three months was unchanged.
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the measurement of human capital, specifically on the growth of cognitive skills (CS) during the higher education at university. CS have already been evaluated in a macroeconomic perspective inside the... more
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the measurement of human capital, specifically on the growth of cognitive skills (CS) during the higher education at university. CS have already been evaluated in a macroeconomic perspective inside the neoclassical growth models, but not still in a micro perspective. However the measure of educational quality and learning process is still an issue not fully addressed. The micro approach allows the researcher to focus on the evaluation of CS acquisition process. Based on these measurements, different types of CS accumulation can be identified. We will investigate CS through nonlinear latent growth modeling, and we will apply this methodology to administrative data of an Italian university.
Da un anno Comune e Università di Brescia collaborano alla sperimentazione delle possibilità offerte dai dati di telefonia mobile per ottenere indicazioni utili a migliorare la qualità dei grandi eventi sociali che si svolgono in città.... more
Da un anno Comune e Università di Brescia collaborano alla sperimentazione delle possibilità offerte dai dati di telefonia mobile per ottenere indicazioni utili a migliorare la qualità dei grandi eventi sociali che si svolgono in città. Le manifestazioni del 2013 individuate per avviare tale attività sono molto conosciute al grande pubblico: la gara automobilistica storica Mille Miglia e la competizione ciclistica Giro d’Italia, che per la prima volta si concludeva a Brescia. Ma la sperimentazione continua anche nel 2014, con il monitoraggio della manifestazione cittadina chiamata Notte Bianca. Dopo aver superato alcuni problemi tecnici legati al trattamento e alla sintesi dei dati ottenuti nelle tre occasioni, l’analisi statistica ha permesso di valutare le grandi potenzialità di questa fonte informativa, a supporto della programmazione di tali eventi e più in generale del marketing territoriale.
This paper considers one of the intangible aspect of human capital: the university knowledge accumulation. It is relevant both for academic management and for recruitment world. In the former case it can be an useful guide to identify the... more
This paper considers one of the intangible aspect of human capital: the university knowledge accumulation. It is relevant both for academic management and for recruitment world. In the former case it can be an useful guide to identify the characteristics of clever students, while in the latter case it can be applied to worker selection. Because of the velocity of credit acquisition is not sign of cleverness, it becomes important to analyze different aspects of university human capital accumulation. We will investigate it through latent growth modeling on administrative data come from an Italian university.
The concept of the water-energy-food (W-E-F) nexus has quickly ascended to become a global framing for resource management policies. Critical studies, however, are questioning its value for assessing the sustainability of local... more
The concept of the water-energy-food (W-E-F) nexus has quickly ascended to become a global framing for resource management policies. Critical studies, however, are questioning its value for assessing the sustainability of local livelihoods. These critiques flow in part from the perception that the majority of influential nexus analyses begin from a large-scale, implicitly top-down perspective on resource dynamics. This can lead to efficiency narratives that reinforce existing power dynamics without adequate consideration of local priorities. Here, we present a community-scale perspective on large W-E-F oriented infrastructure. In doing so, we link the current debate on the nexus with alternative approaches to embrace questions of water distribution, political scales, and resource management. The data for this paper come from a survey of 549 households conducted around two large-scale irrigation and hydropower dams in the Upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. The data analysis involved ...
