Entre dois paraísos: a nova arqueologia filosófica de Giorgio Agamben

Síndrome de Kindler - relato de dois casos

Kindler syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by trauma-induced blisters, progressive poikiloderma and varying degrees of photosensitivity. In 2003, loss-of-function mutations were identified in the gene KIND1 mapped to chromosome 20p12.3. In this paper, we report Kindler syndrome in two children born to consanguineous parents presenting acral blistering, photosens...

Hemangiomas periorbitários: necessidade de conduta ativa - Relato de dois casos

Hemangioma is the most common tumor of childhood and is commonly located on the head or neck. The orbit is often affected and early and aggressive intervention is required to prevent serious visual complications. This paper reports on two cases. In the first case, the patient’s vision was impaired, while in the second case a deep hemangioma affecting adjacent areas was confirmed radiologically....

Alessandra Agostini and Giorgio De Michelis

In their best-selling book M. Hammer and J. Champy (1993) claim that "Business Process Reengineering means putting aside much of the received Wisdom of 200 years of Industrial Management." But the book does not follow the above claim and in their view Business Process Reengineering (BPR) reduces to a radical rationalisation of the processes of a company on the basis of their expected outcomes, ...

Détection de motifs de dépendance entre neurones

The metaphysical art of Giorgio de Chirico. Migraine or epilepsy?

It has been suggested that the great Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), who developed the unique style of 'metaphysical art', suffered from migraine and used some of his morbid manifestations as a source of inspiration for his paintings. Yet, whereas many of the symptoms that de Chirico described are rare in migraine, they are frequently encountered in patients with temporal lobe e...