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This landmark volume combines classic and revisionist essays to explore the historiography of Sardinia’s exceptional transition from an island of the Byzantine empire to the rise of its own autonomous rulers, the iudikes, by the 1000s. In addition to Sardinia’s contacts with the Byzantines, Muslim North Africa and Spain, Lombard Italy, Genoa, Pisa, and the papacy, recent and older evidence is analysed through Latin, Greek and Arabic sources, vernacular charters and cartularies, the testimony of coinage, seals, onomastics and epigraphy as well as the Sardinia’s early medieval churches, arts, architecture and archaeology. The result is an important new critique of state formation at the margins of Byzantium, Islam, and the Latin West with the creation of lasting cultural, political and linguistic frontiers in the western Mediterranean. Contributors are Hervin Fernández-Aceves, Luciano Gallinari, Rossana Martorelli, Attilio Mastino, Alex Metcalfe, Marco Muresu, Michele Orrù, Andrea Pala, Giulio Paulis, Giovanni Strinna, Alberto Virdis, Maurizio Virdis, and Corrado Zedda.
This book provides the latest research on and applications of advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and 3D spatial techniques in the fields of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, Architecture, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. It offers an updated reference guide on the above-mentioned topics for undergraduate and graduate students, PhDs, researchers, professionals and practitioners alike.
This book is a practical guide to the performance of ultrasonography in women of reproductive age for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The coverage includes the use of ultrasonography for evaluation of the various disorders associated with infertility, such as endometriosis, anovulatory disorders, tubal disease, and adenomyosis; its role in assisted reproductive techniques; and its application to assess the viability and early complications of pregnancy. The more recent advances in the field are all addressed, including assessment of ovarian reserve, new classifications of uterine malformations using three-dimensional ultrasonography, and novel ultrasonographic modalities for the evaluation of tubal patency. Within each chapter, the focus is especially on the performance of the ultrasound examination, with highlighting of useful technical tips. The contributors are acknowledged experts from across the world, and the book will be of value for physicians, ultrasonographers, and other medical staff involved in caring for patients with fertility issues.
Emerging Phytosynthesized Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications provides readers with an increased understanding of the efficacy of phytochemicals obtained from plant extracts for the synthesis of nanomaterials, mechanism of formation, and the development of functional composites, all while still minimizing toxicity to humans and the environment. The book presents various novel biomedical applications of phytosynthesized nanomaterials for cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular treatment, drug delivery, antimicrobial agents, orthopedics, and biosensors, as well as pharmaceutical product development. This is an important reference source for biomaterials scientists and plant scientists lookin...
This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Drs. Kevin P. Benjamino and Kenneth A. Bruecker, will focus on Forelimb Lameness. This is one of six issues each year. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Gait Analysis and Kinematics, Assessment of orthopedic versus neurologic causes of gait change, Common pathology associated with the digits and metacarpal regionCarpal injuries: from fractures to hyperextension injuries, Physeal injuries and angular limb deformities, The Shoulder Joint and Common Abnormalities, Common neoplastic diseases affecting the thoracic limb, Cervical spondylomyelopathy, IVDD and brachial plexus (peripheral nerve) injuries, Juvenile disease processes affecting the forelimb, Advanced Imaging of the forelimb, Soft tissue injuries affecting the forelimb, Rehabilitation for forelimb injuries, and Elbow Dysplasia.
Proteomics is the large-scale study of the proteome, i.e. a set of proteins being expressed in a certain fluid, tissue, organ or organism. The value of this advanced technology is being recognised in farm animal and veterinary sciences from 'farm to fork'. The potential of proteomics is unequivocal in holding a significant promise in applications such as vaccine and drug development, physiology, toxicology, animal product quality and food safety. Proteomics has been growing steadily during the last 3-4 years and, as time goes by, proteomics-based studies are more and more common, not just to scientists but to the general public as well, unravelling the full potential of this innovative techn...
This book provides up-to-date information on nasal vestibule malignancies, outlining the specific clinical history and pattern of spread. It also describes the flaws in TNM staging, which can be attirbuted to factors ranging from the anatomy to the definition of the main prognostic parameters. Nasal vestibule malignancies are associated with a peculiar oncological history, but there are also clear issues related to the reconstructive phase following ablative surgery due to the anatomic peculiarities. Such issues deeply impact the cosmetic and functional results, and hence the quality of life of surviving patients. Additionally, the book describes novel evidence on treatment outcomes for these malignancies in terms of both oncological and functional results. It proposes a new standard based on interstitial HDR brachytherapy for the primary lesion and on surgery for regional metastases. The book appeals to a wide readership, ranging from otolaryngologists, to radiation and clinical oncologists, dermatologists, plastic surgeons and maxillo-facial surgeons.
One cold, rainy night, Beth reaches her destination in Sardinia, Italy?an old castle owned by Cesario Piras, a bank president with a stony exterior as cold as the castle walls. As he gazes at her with his scarred, brooding face and tells her to go back to London, she adjusts the baby in her arms and gathers her courage to tell him that the baby she holds is his!
Divided into five parts, this title covers such topics as - information theory and segregation measurement; the Gini index and the measurement of segregation; measuring segregation with ordered categories; exploring changes in segregation; and, wage inequality and segregation.