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This book deals with the issue of Digital Participatory Platforms (DPPs) for urban governance. It explains the role and potential that ICTs play in the decision-making processes of the Public Administration and citizens' participation. The book also illustrates the main technologies that encourage innovation and social inclusion, with particular focus on use of DPPs in urban regeneration programs and projects. It presents international best practices from local to European level and it describes the process of creation, development and testing of a DPP project with reference to the Italian case. The book is divided into three parts: the first one gives a framework of neighborhood urban and civic engagement through ICTs, studying in depth the role of ICTs in support of Public Administrations processes and citizens participation; the second part investigates the topic of Digital Participatory Platforms (DPPs) with the description of their potentialities, the presentation of some international best practices and a specific focus on the Italian context; the third part draws the conclusions of this path by asking which are the main challenges in the adoption of Digital Participatory Platforms, in order to increase citizen participation and collaboration via technology.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. E-government: The Role of ICTs in Support of Public Administration's Processes -- Chapter 3. e-Democracy: The Role of ICTs in Support of Citizens Participation -- Chapter 4. Technologies that Encourage Citizen e-Participation in Urban Governance -- Chapter 5. Digital Participatory Platforms as a Tool to Satisfy Local Government and Citizen's Needs -- Chapter 6. International Best Practices -- Chapter 7. Focus on the Italian Context -- Chapter 8. MiraMap: A Digital Participatory Platform for Urban Regeneration -- Chapter 9. An Evaluation of Success and Failure of Digital Participatory Platform in Urban Regeneration Governance -- Chapter 10. Conclusion. The Way Forward.

AbstractRandom start protocols are commonly used for oocytes cryopreservation in women with cancer. However, evidence to support their effectiveness is yet modest. This study aims to compare the quality of ovarian response between the ovary carrying the dominant follicle or the corpus luteum (active ovary) and the contralateral ovary (resting ovary). Women with a diagnosis of malignancy who underwent oocytes cryopreservation were reviewed. The main inclusion criterion was the presence of a unilateral dominant follicle or a unilateral corpus luteum on the first day of ovarian hyperstimulation. The primary outcome was the number of mature oocytes retrieved. Intra-patient comparisons between the two ovaries were made using the nonparametric Wilcoxon test for paired data. Forty-three women were included. The number of mature oocytes retrieved from the active and the resting ovaries did not differ, the median [interquartile range—IQR] being 4 [2–7] and 5 [2–8], respectively (p = 0.09). The rate [IQR] of mature oocytes per developed follicle was 58% [40–80%] and 65% [33–87%], respectively (p = 0.42). In addition, no significant difference emerged when repeating the analyses separately for women carrying dominant follicles and for those carrying corpora lutea. This study failed to detect any detrimental effect of the presence of a dominant follicle or a corpus luteus on the ovarian response to hyperstimulation, thus supporting the validity of random start protocols.