In Global South countries, ageing is an incoming phenomenon with socio-spatial implications that are not much explored yet. North countries already facing trends significant territorial consequences, such as declining populations contribute to making certain areas marginal. However, different factors may determine the marginality of a municipality or region in other settings. Drawing on these p...

BACKGROUND To investigate possible differences in neuroretinal rim distribution, vascular pattern, and peripapillary region appearance between eyes with presumed large physiological optic disc cupping (pLPC) and eyes with minimal optic disc excavation. METHODS We prospectively enrolled consecutive subjects with pLPC and individuals with minimal excavation (optic disc excavation within normal ...

Background: The purpose of the study was to quantitively assess optic nerve head (ONH) parameters from fundus photographs in normal and open-angle glaucoma patients compare them with those provided by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Material methods: This compares 30 glaucomatous eyes healthy control eyes. One eye each subject randomly enrolled. From color photographs, di...

Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Volume 12 Number 2 Summer 2007 34 Development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has opened awhole newwindow on the brain. Patients with severely impaired consciousness, who were previously thought to be incapable of cognitive or sensory function, have been found, with the use of fMRI, to have stimulus-activated cortical networks, despite...

The new materials in public art installations give the birth to interactivity and participation, which in turn, introduces new challenges, not only in the creative design process, but also in how to involve the participants in this process and in evaluating the targeted experience such as such as social connectedness and inclusion. Six design cases are presented, as examples for interactive and...