134 results on '"Dalmonte, P."'
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2. Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19: a Change of Perspective in a New Phase of the Pandemic
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Marchesi, Federico, Dalmonte, Giorgio, Riccò, Matteo, Martines, Gennaro, Dibra, Rigers, Bernante, Paolo, Balsamo, Francesca, Anzolin, Francesca, Gagliardi, Stefano, Conti, Luigi, Rampulla, Alessandro, Prioriello, Concetta, Ballabeni, Lucia, Tartamella, Francesco, Del Rio, Paolo, and Valente, Marina
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3. Arbovirus screening of mosquitoes collected in 2022 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with the implementation of a real-time PCR for the detection of Tahyna virus
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Mattia Calzolari, Emanuele Callegari, Annalisa Grisendi, Martina Munari, Simone Russo, Danilo Sgura, Antonio Giannini, Gastone Dalmonte, Mara Scremin, and Michele Dottori
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Entomological surveillance ,Tahyna virus ,West Nile virus ,Usutu virus ,Culex pipiens ,Aedes caspius ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Several Arboviruses (Arthropod-borne virus) are a concrete health risk. While some arboviruses, such as the West Nile virus (WNV) and the Usutu virus (USUV) are actively surveyed, others are neglected, including the Tahyna virus (TAHV). In this work, we tested – searching for all the three viruses – 37,995 mosquitoes collected in 95 attractive traps, baited by carbon dioxide, distributed in the lowlands of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, between 19 July and 12 August 2022.Among the 668 pools obtained, WNV was detected in 45 pools of Culex (Cx.) pipiens and USUV was recorded in 24 pools of the same mosquito; ten of these Cx. pipiens pools tested positive for both WNV and USUV. Interestingly, we recorded a significant circulation of both WNV lineage 1 (WNV-L1) and lineage 2 (WNV-L2): WNV-L1 strains were detected in 40 pools, WNV-L2 strains in three pools and both lineages were detected in two pools.TAHV was detected in 8 different species of mosquitoes in a total of 37 pools: Aedes (Ae.) caspius (25), Ae. albopictus (5), Ae. vexans (3), Cx. pipiens (2), Ae. cinereus (1) and Anopheles maculipennis sl (1). The significant number of Ae. caspius-pools tested positive and the estimated viral load suggest that this mosquito is the principal vector in the surveyed area. The potential involvement of other mosquito species in the TAHV cycle could usefully be the subject of further experimental investigation.The results obtained demonstrate that, with adequate sampling effort, entomological surveillance is able to detect arboviruses circulating in a given area. Further efforts must be made to better characterise the TAHV cycle in the surveyed area and to define health risk linked to this virus.
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- 2024
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4. Field Application of an Innovative Approach to Assess Honeybee Health and Nutritional Status
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Cecilia Rudelli, Roberta Galuppi, Riccardo Cabbri, Thomas Dalmonte, Luca Fontanesi, Giulia Andreani, and Gloria Isani
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honeybees ,hemolymph proteins ,vitellogenin ,essential trace elements ,Varroa destructor ,Nosema spp. ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Environment, forage quality, management practices, pathogens, and pesticides influence honeybee responses to stressors. This study proposes an innovative approach to assess colony health and performance using molecular diagnostic tools by correlating hemolymph proteins with common measures of colony strength, prevalent honeybee pathogens (Varroa destructor and Nosema spp.), and essential trace elements (iron, zinc and copper). Colonies were selected from four apiaries located in different environmental and foraging conditions in the province of Bologna (Italy). Hemolymph samples were taken from June to October 2019. The Varroa infestation of the colonies was estimated by assessing the natural mortality of the mites, while the bees were tested for Nosema spp. spores using a microscopic method. Hemolymph proteins were quantified and separated using SDS-PAGE, and colony performance was assessed by determining adult bees, total brood, honey, and pollen reserves. The biomarkers measured proved to be useful for monitoring changes in performance and trophic conditions during summer and early autumn. Significant correlations were found between hemolymph proteins and colony performance measures. A positive correlation between pollen reserves, vitellogenin, and hexamerin 70a highlights the importance of these proteins for successful overwintering. In October, Varroa infestation was negatively correlated with total proteins, vitellogenin, apolipophorin II, transferrin, and hexamerin 70a, with negative implications for overwintering; furthermore, Varroa infestation was also negatively correlated with iron content, potentially affecting iron homeostasis.
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5. Scalable, ab initio protocol for quantum simulating SU($N$)$\times$U(1) Lattice Gauge Theories
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Federica Maria Surace, Pierre Fromholz, Francesco Scazza, and Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We propose a protocol for the scalable quantum simulation of SU($N$)$\times$U(1) lattice gauge theories with alkaline-earth like atoms in optical lattices in both one- and two-dimensional systems. The protocol exploits the combination of naturally occurring SU($N$) pseudo-spin symmetry and strong inter-orbital interactions that is unique to such atomic species. A detailed ab initio study of the microscopic dynamics shows how gauge invariance emerges in an accessible parameter regime, and allows us to identify the main challenges in the simulation of such theories. We provide quantitative results about the requirements in terms of experimental stability in relation to observing gauge invariant dynamics, a key element for a deeper analysis on the functioning of such class of theories in both quantum simulators and computers.
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- 2024
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6. Que ideias nos transmitem as fake news sobre as vacinas contra a Covid-19? Desafios para o Ensino de Ciências e a divulgação científica
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Fernanda Veneu, Marcelo Borges Rocha, Juliane Pereira Zago, José Augusto Dalmonte Malacarne, and Alberto Henrique Melo
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Ensino de química ,Descolonização ,Formação de professores ,Polirracionalidade ,Education (General) ,L7-991 - Abstract
Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar que ideias estão contidas nas fake news sobre as vacinas contra a Covid-19 que constam do serviço de checagem de notícias Fato ou Fake, pertencente às Organizações Globo, no período de 1 de janeiro a 31 de dezembro de 2021. O ano foi escolhido por conta dos registros da primeira vacinação no Brasil. Utilizamos a análise de conteúdo para categorizar e interpretar os textos encontrados. Das 285 notícias enganosas sobre a pandemia desmentidas pelo serviço no período analisado, 129 eram relacionadas às vacinas. Criamos, a posteriori, 13 categorias. As ideias mais recorrentes associavam os imunizantes a teorias da conspiração (26 textos) e ao óbito de quem se imunizava (20 textos).
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- 2023
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7. Measurement induced transitions in non-Markovian free fermion ladders
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Mikheil Tsitsishvili, Dario Poletti, Marcello Dalmonte, Giuliano Chiriacò
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Recently there has been an intense effort to understand measurement induced transitions, but we still lack a good understanding of non-Markovian effects on these phenomena. To that end, we consider two coupled chains of free fermions, one acting as the system of interest, and one as a bath. The bath chain is subject to Markovian measurements, resulting in an effective non-Markovian dissipative dynamics acting on the system chain which is still amenable to numerical studies in terms of quantum trajectories. Within this setting, we study the entanglement within the system chain, and use it to characterize the phase diagram depending on the ladder hopping parameters and on the measurement probability. For the case of pure state evolution, the system is in an area law phase when the internal hopping of the bath chain is small, while a non-area law phase appears when the dynamics of the bath is fast. The non-area law exhibits a logarithmic scaling of the entropy compatible with a conformal phase, but also displays linear corrections for the finite system sizes we can study. For the case of mixed state evolution, we instead observe regions with both area, and non-area scaling of the entanglement negativity. We quantify the non-Markovianity of the system chain dynamics and find that for the regimes of parameters we study, a stronger non-Markovianity is associated to a larger entanglement within the system.
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- 2024
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8. Non-parametric learning critical behavior in Ising partition functions: PCA entropy and intrinsic dimension
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Rajat K. Panda, Roberto Verdel, Alex Rodriguez, Hanlin Sun, Ginestra Bianconi, Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We provide and critically analyze a framework to learn critical behavior in classical partition functions through the application of non-parametric methods to data sets of thermal configurations. We illustrate our approach in phase transitions in 2D and 3D Ising models. First, we extend previous studies on the intrinsic dimension of 2D partition function data sets, by exploring the effect of volume in 3D Ising data. We find that as opposed to 2D systems for which this quantity has been successfully used in unsupervised characterizations of critical phenomena, in the 3D case its estimation is far more challenging. To circumvent this limitation, we then use the principal component analysis (PCA) entropy, a "Shannon entropy" of the normalized spectrum of the covariance matrix. We find a striking qualitative similarity to the thermodynamic entropy, which the PCA entropy approaches asymptotically. The latter allows us to extract-through a conventional finite-size scaling analysis with modest lattice sizes-the critical temperature with less than 1% error for both 2D and 3D models while being computationally efficient. The PCA entropy can readily be applied to characterize correlations and critical phenomena in a huge variety of many-body problems and suggests a (direct) link between easy-to-compute quantities and entropies.
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- 2023
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9. Clinical nutrition in surgical oncology: Young AIOM-AIRO-SICO multidisciplinary national survey on behalf of NutriOnc research group
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Luigi Marano, Federica Marmorino, Isacco Desideri, Ludovico Carbone, Alessandro Rizzo, Viola Salvestrini, Franco Roviello, Saverio Cinieri, Vittorio Donato, Raffaele De Luca, NutriOnc Research Group, Silvia Sofia, Marco Milone, Benedetto Ielpo, Maria Teresa Mita, Silvia Ministrini, Mario Giuffrida, Roberta Tutino, Caterina Baldi, Giampaolo Perri, Anna Stella Lippolis, Chiara Marafante, Giusy Giannandrea, Marco Vito Marino, Letizia Laface, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Aldrighetti, Nicola de’Angelis, Nick Salimian, Marco Caricato, Gianluca Pellino, Sara Vertaldi, Federica Cipriani, Gabriella Teresa Capolupo, Antonio Costanzo, Letizia Santandrea, Gaetano Gallo, Andrea Belli, Laura Mastrangelo, Fausto Rosa, Nicolò Pecorelli, Graziella Marino, Alessio Giordano, Nicola Cillara, Maria Lemma, Francesco Pata, Federico Cammillini, Gianmario Edoardo Poto, Giulia Grassi, Donato Francesco Altomare, Arcangelo Picciariello, Lorenzo Petagna, Luca Ippolito, Elio Treppiedi, Daniele Delogu, Abdallah Moukachar, Stefano Granieri, Giuseppe Cuticone, Osvaldo Carpineto Samorani, Daniela Rega, Leonardo Solaini, Stefano de Pascale, Francesca Ascari, Michele Manigrasso, Simona Badalucco, Salvatore Paiella, Sara Coppola, Roberta Iadarola, Giovanna Di Meo, Isacco Montroni, Fabio Vistoli, Valentina Ferraro, Edoardo Saladino, Federico Fazio, Roberta Rota, Francesco Orlando, Simone Famularo, Cinzia Bizzoca, Giorgio Dalmonte, Marco Inama, Luigi Verre, Leandro Siragusa, Casoni Pattacini Gianmaria, Michele Benedetti, Nicolò Tamini, Cristian Conti, Giorgio Ammerata, Serena Mantova, Vito Leonardo Pinto, Arianna Corvasce, Giorgio Micheletti, Teresa Perra, Marco Pellicciaro, Marco Materazzo, Michele Zuolo, Emanuele Doria, Antonio Brillantino, Luca Del Prete, Andrea Muratore, Claudio Luciani, Giulia Turri, Fabio Casciani, Giuliani Giuseppe, Graziana Barile, Oldrà Gaia, Valeria Restaino, Simona Deidda, Michele Ammendola, Andrea Fares Bucci, Patrizia Marsanic, Dario Cassetti, Luca Resca, Daniele Fusario, Eleonora Andreucci, Anna Michelotti, Brunella Amoruso, Isabella Franco, Laura Noto, Andrea Spallanzani, Raimondo Calogero Scalia, Teresa Del Giudice, Valeria Merz, Gianmarco Motta, Alessandro Parisi, Mikol Modesti, Antonella Argentiero, Debora Basile, Gianmarco Vannini, Carlotta Ottanelli, Salvatore Corallo, Eufemia Stefania Lutrino, Daniele Rossini, Federica Morano, Luigia Stefania Stucci, Costanza Winchler, Martina Catalano, Andrea Marini, Giuseppe Brisinda, Enrico Sammarco, Martina Carullo, Giandomenico Roviello, Mirko Barone, Maria Grazia Rodriquenz, Giuseppe Tirino, Alessia Amoruso, Anna Russo, Veronica Conca, Laura Orgiano, Sveva Macrini, Giulia Nazzicone, Maria Bensi, Martina Montesano, Emanuela Dell’Aquila, Andrea Sbrana, Beatrice Borelli, Lorenzo Fornaro, Lucrezia Raimondi, Valeria Zurlo, Mattia Garutti, Elena Ongaro, Arianna Pellegrino, Andrea lanese, Laura Bernardini, Alessandra Boccaccino, Patrizia Farina, Federica Buzzacchino, Angelica Petrillo, Ada Taravella, Vittorio Studiale, Paolo Ciracì, Giovanna Lovino, Dora Di Cosmo, Sabrina Montrone, Fabiana Gregucci, Luca Dominici, Alba Fiorentino, Filippo Carannante, Giambattista Siepe, Giampaolo Montesi, Manuele Roghi, Michele Aquilano, Andrea Romei, Ilaria Bonaparte, Roberta Grassi, Emma D’Ippolito, Giulio Frosini, Giuseppina De Marco, Gennaro Giovine, Chiara Mattioli, Ilaria Morelli, Victoria Lorenzetti, Matteo Mariotti, Carolina Orsatti, Vincenzo Troncone, Lorenzo Livi, Antonio Angrisani, Marco Banini, Teresa Di Pietro, Giuseppe Carlo Iorio, Iacopo Cavallo, Cecilia Cerbai, Valerio Nardone, Francesca De Felice, Consuelo Rosa, Giulia Stocchi, Sara Lucidi, Michele Ganovelli, Damiano Dei, Chiara Cascone, Anna Peru, Luisa Caprara, Lucia Angelini, Luca Visani, Giulio Francolini, Beatrice Bettazzi, Francesco Belia, Virginia Boccardi, Simone Serafini, Vincenzo Bottino, Luca Ferrario, Giuseppe Frazzetta, Felice Pirozzi, Gennaro Martines, Francesco Antonio Ciarleglio, Daniele Indiani, Giuliano Barugola, Luca Mazza, and Chiara Guarini
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clinical nutrition ,cancer ,malnutrition ,nutritional assessment ,survey ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
Malnutrition is a common condition in cancer patients which is usually associated with functional limitations, as well as increased morbidity and mortality. Based on the support of the young sections of Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) and Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO) merged into the NutriOnc Research Group, we performed a multidisciplinary national survey with the aim to define the awareness of nutritional issues among healthcare professionals delivering anticancer care. The questionnaire was organized in four sections, as follows: Knowledge and practices regarding Nutritional Management of cancer patients; Timing of screening and assessment of Nutritional Status; Nutritional Treatment and prescription criteria; Immunonutrition and educational topics. The modules focused on esophagogastric, hepato-bilio-pancreatic and colorectal malignancies. Overall, 215 physicians completed the survey. As regards the management of Nutritional Status of cancer patients, many responders adopted the ERAS program (49.3%), while a consistent number of professionals did not follow a specific validated nutritional care protocol (41.8%), mainly due to lack of educational courses (14.5%) and financial support (15.3%). Nearly all the included institutions had a multidisciplinary team (92%) to finalize the treatment decision-making. Cancer patients routinely underwent nutritional screening according to 57.2% of interviewed physicians. The timing of nutritional assessment was at diagnosis (37.8%), before surgery (25.9%), after surgery (16.7%), before radiochemotherapy (13.5%) and after radiochemotherapy (7%). Most of the responders reported that nutritional status was assessed throughout the duration of cancer treatments (55.6%). An important gap between current delivery and need of nutritional assessment persists. The development of specific and defined care protocols and the adherence to these tools may be the key to improving nutritional support management in clinical practice.
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10. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Return to Intended Oncologic Therapy After Colorectal Enhanced Recovery Pathway
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The Italian ColoRectal Anastomotic Leakage (iCral3) study group, Marco Catarci, MD, FACS, Giacomo Ruffo, MD, Massimo Giuseppe Viola, MD, Ferdinando Ficari, MD, Paolo Delrio, MD, Felice Pirozzi, MD, Felice Borghi, MD, Raffaele De Luca, MD, Alberto Patriti, MD, Gianluca Garulli, MD, Walter Siquini, MD, Stefano D’Ugo, MD, PhD, FEBS, FACS, Stefano Scabini, MD, Marco Caricato, MD, FACS, Giusto Pignata, MD, Andrea Liverani, MD, Roberto Campagnacci, MD, Pierluigi Marini, MD, Ugo Elmore, MD, Francesco Corcione, MD, Roberto Santoro, MD, Massimo Carlini, MD, FACS, Antonio Giuliani, MD, Mario Sorrentino, MD, Giovanni Ferrari, MD, Gianandrea Baldazzi, MD, Alberto Di Leo, MD, Augusto Verzelli, MD, Giuseppe Sica, MD, Stefano Rausei, MD, Davide Cavaliere, MD, Gian Luca Baiocchi, MD, FACS, Marco Milone, MD, Giovanni Ciaccio, MD, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, MD, FACS, FRCS, Marco Scatizzi, MD, Luigi Boni, MD, FACS, Stefano Mancini, MD, Mario Guerrieri, MD, Roberto Persiani, MD, Andrea Lucchi, MD, FACS, Dario Parini, MD, Antonino Spinelli, MD, Michele Genna, MD, Vincenzo Bottino, MD, Andrea Coratti, MD, Dario Scala, MD, Andrea Muratore, MD, Maurizio Pavanello, MD, Umberto Rivolta, MD, Micaela Piccoli, MD, FACS, Carlo Talarico, MD, Alessandro Carrara, MD, Stefano Guadagni, MD, Mauro Totis, MD, Franco Roviello, MD, Alessandro Anastasi, MD, Gianluca Guercioni, MD, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, MD, Mauro Montuori, MD, Pierpaolo Mariani, MD, Nicolò de Manzini, MD, Annibale Donini, MD, Mariano Fortunato Armellino, MD, Lucio Taglietti, MD, Gabriele Anania, MD, Mariantonietta Di Cosmo, MD, Carlo Vittorio Feo, MD, Paolo Millo, MD, Corrado Pedrazzani, MD, Silvio Guerriero, MD, Andrea Costanzi, MD, Nereo Vettoretto, MD, Federico Marchesi, MD, Massimo Basti, MD, Graziano Longo, MD, Moreno Cicetti, MD, Paolo Ciano, MD, Michele Benedetti, MD, Leonardo Antonio Montemurro, MD, Maria Sole Mattei, MD, Elena Belloni, MD, Elisa Bertocchi, MD, Gaia Masini, MD, Amedeo Altamura, MD, Francesco Rubichi, MD, Francesco Giudici, MD, Fabio Cianchi, MD, Gabriele Baldini, MD, Ugo Pace, MD, Andrea Fares Bucci, MD, Antonio Sciuto, MD, Desirée Cianflocca, MD, Marco Migliore, MD, Michele Simone, MD, Marcella Lodovica Ricci, MD, Francesco Monari, MD, Alessandro Cardinali, MD, Massimo Sartelli, MD, Marcello Spampinato, MD, PhD, FEBS (HPB), Alessandra Aprile, MD, Domenico Soriero, MD, Gabriella Teresa Capolupo, MD, FACS, Jacopo Andreuccetti, MD, Ilaria Canfora, MD, Andrea Scarinci, MD, Angela Maurizi, MD, Grazia Maria Attinà, MD, Giulia Maggi, MD, Umberto Bracale, MD, Roberto Peltrini, MD, Pietro Amodio, MD, Domenico Spoletini, MD, PhD, FACS, Rosa Marcellinaro, MD, Giovanni Del Vecchio, MD, Massimo Stefanoni, MD, Carmelo Magistro, MD, Diletta Cassini, MD, Lorenzo Crepaz, MD, Andrea Budassi, MD, Bruno Sensi, MD, Silvia Tenconi, MD, Leonardo Solaini, MD, Giorgio Ercolani, MD, Sarah Molfino, MD, Giovanni Domenico De Palma, MD, Paolo Locurto, MD, Antonio Di Cintio, MD, Lorenzo Pandolfini, MD, Alessandro Falsetto, MD, Elisa Cassinotti, MD, Andrea Sagnotta, MD, PhD, Monica Ortenzi, MD, Alberto Biondi, MD, Giacomo Martorelli, MD, Maurizio De Luca, MD, Francesco Carrano, MD, Annalisa Maroli, PhD, Francesca Fior, MD, Antonio Ferronetti, MD, Giuseppe Giuliani, MD, Roberto Benigni, MD, Graziella Marino, MD, Patrizia Marsanic, MD, Nicoletta Sveva Pipitone Federico, MD, Carlo Di Marco, MD, Camillo Leonardo Bertoglio, MD, PhD, Francesca Pecchini, MD, Vincenzo Greco, MD, Michele Motter, MD, Giuseppe Tirone, MD, Marco Clementi, MD, Nicolò Tamini, MD, Riccardo Piagnerelli, MD, Giuseppe Canonico, MD, Simone Cicconi, MD, Marco Colasanti, MD, Enrico Pinotti, MD, Roberta Carminati, MD, Edoardo Osenda, MD, Luigina Graziosi, MD, Ciro De Martino, MD, Giovanna Ioia, MD, Arianna Birindelli, MD, Matteo Chiozza, MD, Daniele Zigiotto, MD, Fioralba Pindozzi, MD, Manuela Grivon, MD, Cristian Conti, MD, Lorenzo Organetti, MD, Michela Monteleone, MD, Emanuele Botteri, MD, Giorgio Dalmonte, MD, Diletta Frazzini, MD, Simone Santoni, MD, Gabriele La Gioia, MD, and Diana Giannarelli, MS, PhD
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Objective:. To evaluate the influence of enhanced recovery pathway (ERP) on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and return to intended oncologic therapy (RIOT) after colorectal surgery. Background:. ERP improves early outcomes after colorectal surgery; however, little is known about its influence on PROMs and on RIOT. Methods:. Prospective multicenter enrollment of patients who underwent colorectal resection with anastomosis was performed, recording variables related to patient-, institution-, procedure-level data, adherence to the ERP, and outcomes. The primary endpoints were PROMs (administered before surgery, at discharge, and 6 to 8 weeks after surgery) and RIOT after surgery for malignancy, defined as the intended oncologic treatment according to national guidelines and disease stage, administered within 8 weeks from the index operation, evaluated through multivariate regression models. Results:. The study included 4529 patients, analyzed for PROMs, 1467 of which were analyzed for RIOT. Compared to their baseline preoperative values, all PROMs showed significant worsening at discharge and improvement at late evaluation. PROMs values at discharge and 6 to 8 weeks after surgery, adjusted through a generalized mixed regression model according to preoperative status and other variables, showed no association with ERP adherence rates. RIOT rates (overall 54.5%) were independently lower by aged > 69 years, ASA Class III, open surgery, and presence of major morbidity; conversely, they were independently higher after surgery performed in an institutional ERP center and by ERP adherence rates > median (69.2%). Conclusions:. Adherence to the ERP had no effect on PROMs, whereas it independently influenced RIOT rates after surgery for colorectal cancer.
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11. Educação física escolar e a educação em saúde: uma análise em dissertações e teses brasileiras
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José Augusto Dalmonte Malacarne and Marcelo Borges Rocha
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Educação em saúde ,Educação física escolar ,Ciências da saúde ,Ensino ,Sports ,GV557-1198.995 - Abstract
RESUMO Buscou-se investigar os diálogos estabelecidos entre a educação física escolar e a educação em saúde, em uma revisão sistemática, a partir da análise de dissertações e teses brasileiras produzidas na última década. Encontraram-se 25 pesquisas de mestrado e cinco de doutorado. Os temas mais enfatizados foram a formação de professores, a aptidão física e as Políticas Públicas de Educação em Saúde nas escolas. Houve prevalência de estudos que relacionaram o ensino da saúde na perspectiva biológica, sendo pouco abordado o ensino das questões sociais em interface à saúde.
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- 2023
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12. Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of the Phlebovirus Fermo Virus
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Mattia Calzolari, Simone Russo, Katia Marzani, Gastone Dalmonte, Matteo Ricchi, and Paolo Bonilauri
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Fermo virus ,sand fly ,real-time PCR ,digital PCR ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Fermo virus is a Phlebovirus that is increasingly reported in sand flies from northern Italy. The natural cycle is not fully understood, but the virus has been detected by direct methods only in sand flies. Although there is serological evidence that it can infect vertebrates, the virus has not been directly detected in animals or humans. Here, we have developed and reported a specific real-time PCR for Fermo virus. The availability of the described method will be useful to characterize the epidemiology of the FERV, ensuring, compared to previously available protocols, a more sensitive detection in insects and the possible detection in vertebrates to evaluate the presence of reservoirs and the pathogenic potential of the virus in humans or animals.
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13. Many-Body Magic Via Pauli-Markov Chains—From Criticality to Gauge Theories
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Poetri Sonya Tarabunga, Emanuele Tirrito, Titas Chanda, and Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 ,Computer software ,QA76.75-76.765 - Abstract
We introduce a method to measure many-body magic in quantum systems based on a statistical exploration of Pauli strings via Markov chains. We demonstrate that sampling such Pauli-Markov chains gives ample flexibility in terms of partitions where to sample from: in particular, it enables the efficient extraction of the magic contained in the correlations between widely separated subsystems, which characterizes the nonlocality of magic. Our method can be implemented in a variety of situations. We describe an efficient sampling procedure using tree tensor networks, that exploit their hierarchical structure leading to a modest O(logN) computational scaling with system size. To showcase the applicability and efficiency of our method, we demonstrate the importance of magic in many-body systems via the following discoveries: (a) for one-dimensional systems, we show that long-range magic displays strong signatures of conformal quantum criticality (Ising, Potts, and Gaussian), overcoming the limitations of full state magic; (b) in two-dimensional Z_{2} lattice gauge theories, we provide conclusive evidence that magic is able to identify the confinement-deconfinement transition, and displays critical scaling behavior even at relatively modest volumes. Finally, we discuss an experimental implementation of the method, which relies only on measurements of Pauli observables.
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- 2023
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14. First-order photon condensation in magnetic cavities: A two-leg ladder model
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Zeno Bacciconi, Gian M. Andolina, Titas Chanda, Giuliano Chiriacò, Marco Schirò, Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We consider a model of free fermions in a ladder geometry coupled to a non-uniform cavity mode via Peierls substitution. Since the cavity mode generates a magnetic field, no-go theorems on spontaneous photon condensation do not apply, and we indeed observe a phase transition to a photon condensed phase characterized by finite circulating currents, alternatively referred to as the equilibrium superradiant phase. We consider both square and triangular ladder geometries, and characterize the transition by studying the energy structure of the system, light-matter entanglement, the properties of the photon mode, and chiral currents. The transition is of first order and corresponds to a sudden change in the fermionic band structure as well as the number of its Fermi points. Thanks to the quasi-one dimensional geometry we scrutinize the accuracy of (mean field) cavity-matter decoupling against large scale density-matrix renormalization group simulations. We find that light-matter entanglement is essential for capturing corrections to matter properties at finite sizes and for the description of the correct photon state. The latter remains Gaussian in the the thermodynamic limit both in the normal and photon condensed phases.
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15. Análise dos discursos e imagens presentes no capítulo sobre Educação Física Escolar no Guia de Atividade Física para a População Brasileira
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José Augusto Dalmonte Malacarne, Pedro Henrique Melo de Carvalho, Mariane Ferreira dos Santos Araújo, Marcelo Borges Rocha, and Alexandre Palma
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Educação Física ,Escola ,Saúde ,Guia de Atividade Física para a População Brasileira ,Sports ,GV557-1198.995 - Abstract
RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar os discursos e imagens sobre a Educação Física Escolar presentes no Guia de Atividade Física para a População Brasileira. Realizou-se uma pesquisa documental, de abordagem qualitativa, a partir da análise do discurso e do conteúdo visual envolvendo o capítulo. A Educação Física Escolar, nas recomendações do guia, assume uma visão funcionalista e utilitarista do movimento humano. Entende-se o avanço promovido pelo guia, sobretudo ao incentivar e valorizar a Educação Física Escolar no Brasil. Contudo, é fundamental transformar o discurso vigente, de caráter predominantemente biomédico, em uma abordagem que valorize a cultura corporal em suas múltiplas contribuições para a formação dos estudantes.
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- 2022
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16. Symmetry-resolved entanglement detection using partial transpose moments
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Antoine Neven, Jose Carrasco, Vittorio Vitale, Christian Kokail, Andreas Elben, Marcello Dalmonte, Pasquale Calabrese, Peter Zoller, Benoȋt Vermersch, Richard Kueng, and Barbara Kraus
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Physics ,QC1-999 ,Electronic computers. Computer science ,QA75.5-76.95 - Abstract
Abstract We propose an ordered set of experimentally accessible conditions for detecting entanglement in mixed states. The k-th condition involves comparing moments of the partially transposed density operator up to order k. Remarkably, the union of all moment inequalities reproduces the Peres-Horodecki criterion for detecting entanglement. Our empirical studies highlight that the first four conditions already detect mixed state entanglement reliably in a variety of quantum architectures. Exploiting symmetries can help to further improve their detection capabilities. We also show how to estimate moment inequalities based on local random measurements of single state copies (classical shadows) and derive statistically sound confidence intervals as a function of the number of performed measurements. Our analysis includes the experimentally relevant situation of drifting sources, i.e. non-identical, but independent, state copies.
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17. Arbovirus Screening in Mosquitoes in Emilia-Romagna (Italy, 2021) and Isolation of Tahyna Virus
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Mattia Calzolari, Paolo Bonilauri, Annalisa Grisendi, Gastone Dalmonte, Alice Vismarra, Davide Lelli, Chiara Chiapponi, Romeo Bellini, Antonio Lavazza, and Michele Dottori
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ABSTRACT Several viruses can be transmitted by mosquitoes. We searched some of these viruses in 20,778 mosquitoes, collected in 95 traps on the plains of Emilia-Romagna (North of Italy) in 2021. We detected West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in pools of Culex (Cx.) pipiens. In addition, we detected two insect-specific flaviviruses in three pools of Aedes (Ae.) caspius and in two of Ae. vexans. Tahyna virus (TAHV) was detected in six pools, three of Ae. caspius and three of Cx. pipiens, and one isolated strain was obtained from one of the Ae. caspius pools. Moreover, we detected TAHV in pools of several mosquito species (Ae. caspius, Ae. vexans, Ae. albopictus, Anopheles maculipennis s.l.) collected in the previous year of surveillance. Our data indicate Ae. caspius as the species most infected with TAHV in the surveyed area. Together with the likely plasticity of the cycle, we reported strong genome stability of the TAHV, probably linked to a successful adaptation of the virus to its ecological niche. Interestingly, in six pools of Cx. pipiens we detected two associated viruses among USUV, WNV, TAHV and all the three viruses in two pools. This result allows us to assume the presence of particular conditions that prompt the circulation of arboviruses, creating the conditions for viral hot spots. While no human diseases related to Tahyna virus were reported in Italy, its detection over the years suggests that it is worth investigating this virus as a potential cause of disease in humans in order to assess its health burden. IMPORTANCE We reported in this work the detection of three Arboviruses (Arthropod-borne viruses) in mosquitoes collected in Emilia-Romagna in 2021. In addition to West Nile and Usutu viruses, which were reported from more than 10 years in the study area, we detected and isolated Tahyna virus (TAHV). We also reported detections of TAHV obtained in previous years of surveillance in different species of mosquitoes. TAHV is the potential causative agent of summer influenza-like diseases and also of meningitis. Even if human cases of disease referable to this virus are not reported in Italy, its relevant presence in mosquitoes suggests investigating the possibility they could.
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18. Quantum local random networks and the statistical robustness of quantum scars
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Federica Maria Surace, Marcello Dalmonte, Alessandro Silva
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We investigate the emergence of quantum scars in a general ensemble of random Hamiltonians (of which the PXP is a particular realization), that we refer to as quantum local random networks. We find a class of scars, that we call "statistical", and we identify specific signatures of the localized nature of these eigenstates by analyzing a combination of indicators of quantum ergodicity and properties related to the network structure of the model. Within this parallelism, we associate the emergence of statistical scars to the presence of "motifs" in the network, that reflects how these are associated to links with anomalously small connectivity. Most remarkably, statistical scars appear at well-defined values of energy, predicted solely on the base of network theory. We study the scaling of the number of statistical scars with system size: by continuously changing the connectivity of the system we find that there is a transition from a regime where the constraints are too weak for scars to exist for large systems to a regime where constraints are stronger and the number of statistical scars increases with system size. This allows to define the concept of "statistical robustness" of quantum scars.
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19. Ab Initio Derivation of Lattice-Gauge-Theory Dynamics for Cold Gases in Optical Lattices
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Federica Maria Surace, Pierre Fromholz, Nelson Darkwah Oppong, Marcello Dalmonte, and Monika Aidelsburger
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Physics ,QC1-999 ,Computer software ,QA76.75-76.765 - Abstract
We introduce a method for quantum simulation of U(1) lattice gauge theories coupled to matter, utilizing alkaline-earth(-like) atoms in state-dependent optical lattices. The proposal enables the study of both gauge and fermionic matter fields without integrating out one of them in one and two dimensions. We focus on a realistic and robust implementation that utilizes the long-lived metastable clock state available in alkaline-earth(-like) atomic species. Starting from an ab initio modeling of the experimental setting, we systematically carry out a derivation of the target U(1) gauge theory. This approach allows us to identify and address conceptual and practical challenges for the implementation of lattice gauge theories that—while pivotal for a successful implementation—have never been rigorously addressed in the literature: those include the specific engineering of lattice potentials to achieve the desired structure of Wannier functions and the subtleties involved in realizing the proper separation of energy scales to enable gauge-invariant dynamics. We discuss realistic experiments that can be carried out within such a platform using the fermionic isotope ^{173}Yb, addressing via simulations all key sources of imperfections, and provide concrete parameter estimates for relevant energy scales in both one- and two-dimensional settings.
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20. Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Influenza-Like Illness: a Two-Center Cross-sectional Study
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Valente, Marina, Dalmonte, Giorgio, Riccò, Matteo, Debs, Tarek, Gugenheim, Jean, Iannelli, Antonio, Marcantonio, Maria, Annicchiarico, Alfredo, Del Rio, Paolo, Petracca, Gabriele Luciano, Tartamella, Francesco, and Marchesi, Federico
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21. Effects of Bariatric Surgery on COVID-19: a Multicentric Study from a High Incidence Area
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Marchesi, Federico, Valente, Marina, Riccò, Matteo, Rottoli, Matteo, Baldini, Edoardo, Mecheri, Fouzia, Bonilauri, Stefano, Boschi, Sergio, Bernante, Paolo, Sciannamea, Andrea, Rolla, Jessica, Francescato, Alice, Bollino, Ruggero, Cartelli, Concetto, Lanaia, Andrea, Anzolin, Francesca, Del Rio, Paolo, Fabbi, Diletta, Petracca, Gabriele Luciano, Tartamella, Francesco, and Dalmonte, Giorgio
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22. Iron Bioaccessibility and Speciation in Microalgae Used as a Dog Nutrition Supplement
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Thomas Dalmonte, Carla Giuditta Vecchiato, Giacomo Biagi, Micaela Fabbri, Giulia Andreani, and Gloria Isani
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Arthrospira platensis ,Chlorella vulgaris ,Haematococcus pluvialis ,Phaedactylum tricornutum ,in vitro digestion ,biochemical characterisation ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Chlorella vulgaris, Arthrospira platensis, Haematoccocus pluvialis, and Phaeodactylum tricornutum are species of interest for commercial purposes due to their valuable nutritional profile. The aim of this study was to investigate the iron content in these four microalgae, with emphasis on their iron bioaccessibility assessed using an in vitro digestion system to simulate the process which takes place in the stomach and small intestine of dogs, followed by iron quantification using atomic absorption spectrometry. Furthermore, the extraction of soluble proteins was carried out and size exclusion chromatography was applied to investigate iron speciation. Significant differences (p < 0.004) in iron content were found between C. vulgaris, which had the highest (1347 ± 93 μg g−1), and H. pluvialis, which had the lowest (216 ± 59 μg g−1) iron content. C. vulgaris, A. platensis, and H. pluvialis showed an iron bioaccessibility of 30, 31, and 30%, respectively, while P. tricornutum showed the lowest bioaccessibility (11%). The four species analysed presented soluble iron mainly bound to proteins with high molecular mass ranging from >75 to 40 kDa. C. vulgaris showed the highest iron content associated with good bioaccessibility; therefore, it could be considered to be an interesting natural source of organic iron in dog nutrition.
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23. Symmetry-resolved entanglement detection using partial transpose moments
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Neven, Antoine, Carrasco, Jose, Vitale, Vittorio, Kokail, Christian, Elben, Andreas, Dalmonte, Marcello, Calabrese, Pasquale, Zoller, Peter, Vermersch, Benoȋt, Kueng, Richard, and Kraus, Barbara
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24. Iron Content, Iron Speciation and Phycocyanin in Commercial Samples of Arthrospira spp.
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Gloria Isani, Enea Ferlizza, Martina Bertocchi, Thomas Dalmonte, Simonetta Menotta, Giorgio Fedrizzi, and Giulia Andreani
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Arthrospira ,biochemical parameters ,cyanobacteria ,phycocyanin ,trace elements ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Cyanobacteria are characterized by high iron content. In this research, we collected ten commercial samples of Arthrospira spp. sold as food supplement to determine iron content and assess whether iron speciation showed variability among samples and changed respect to A. platensis grown in controlled conditions. Particular attention was also paid to phycocyanin, as an iron-binding protein. In six of the ten samples, 14 essential and non-essential trace elements were analysed using ICP-MS. Iron content measured in samples using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) varied from 353 (sample S5) to 1459 (sample S7) µg g−1 dry weight and was in the range of those reported by other authors in commercial supplements. Iron speciation was studied using size exclusion chromatography followed by the analysis of the collected fraction for the determination of iron by AAS and for protein separation using SDS-PAGE. Overlapping chromatographic profiles were obtained for total proteins, phycocyanin and iron, although quantitative differences were evidenced among the samples analysed. In most samples, iron was mainly bound to ligands with high molecular mass; however, in four samples iron was also bound to ligands with low molecular mass. In fractions containing the most relevant iron burden, the principal protein was phycocyanin, confirming its role as an iron-binding protein in commercial samples.
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25. Intuitionistic Non-normal Modal Logics: A General Framework
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Dalmonte, Tiziano, Grellois, Charles, and Olivetti, Nicola
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26. A Saúde Coletiva nos cursos de Educação Física das Universidades Públicas do Rio de Janeiro
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Pedro Henrique Melo de Carvalho, Daniella de Brito Alexandria, Marcelo Borges Rocha, Alexandre Palma, and José Augusto Dalmonte Malacarne
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Educação Física ,Saúde coletiva ,Currículo ,Sistema Único de Saúde ,Sports ,GV557-1198.995 - Abstract
RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar se a oferta de disciplinas voltadas à Saúde Coletiva se faz presente, ou não, nos cursos de Educação Física das Universidades Públicas do Rio de Janeiro, bem como, a abordagem de “saúde” na formação destas instituições. Para tanto, utilizou-se a análise crítico-documental das ementas que compõem as matrizes dos cursos. Observou-se a predominância de disciplinas biológicas associadas à saúde e, no que tange às demandas coletivas, as poucas disciplinas e seus respectivos conteúdos não se aprofundam nestas temáticas, negligenciando temas como o Sistema Único de Saúde, a Educação para a Saúde e a atuação em equipes multidisciplinares.
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27. Análise das publicações do Conselho Federal de Educação Física no Instagram® durante a pandemia da Covid-19
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José Augusto Dalmonte Malacarne, Pedro Henrique Melo de Carvalho, Daniella de Brito Alexandria, Marcelo Borges Rocha, and Alexandre Palma
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educação física ,pandemia ,instagram ,conselho federal de educação física ,saúde ,Education (General) ,L7-991 - Abstract
Com o advento da pandemia do novo coronavírus, dentre os meios de comunicação com a população destacam-se as redes sociais. Assim, o objetivo deste artigo foi analisar as publicações do Instagram® do Conselho Federal de Educação Física do Brasil durante a pandemia, enfatizando as atividades de comunicação com os profissionais de educação física e a população geral no combate ao coronavírus. Realizou-se uma investigação netnográfica, com análise qualitativa das publicações. Entre 11 de março de 2020 a 01 de julho de 2021, 96 postagens foram feitas na rede social. Dessas, 53 estavam vinculadas à pandemia. Percebeu-se um forte discurso biomédico envolvendo a saúde, especialmente nos episódios de uma websérie lançada para reforçar a importância da atividade física durante a pandemia. Além disso, a cobrança dos profissionais de Educação Física por assistência do conselho foi recorrente. Ademais, houve reduções significativas de publicações envolvendo a pandemia no período em que o país atingiu o maior número de mortos. Embora existam vastas informações nas publicações reforçando a importância dos exercícios físicos para a saúde, esperava-se do Conselho abordagens mais coletivas e intensificação da divulgação sobre os cuidados necessários para o enfrentamento da pandemia, como, por exemplo, a vacinação
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28. Supplementation of Boswellia serrata and Salix alba Extracts during the Early Laying Phase: Effects on Serum and Albumen Proteins, Trace Elements, and Yolk Cholesterol
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Giulia Andreani, Thomas Dalmonte, Alessandro Guerrini, Caterina Lupini, Micaela Fabbri, Enea Ferlizza, and Gloria Isani
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protein electrophoresis ,SDS–PAGE ,SPE–AGE ,phytoextracts ,albumen protein ,chicken serum proteins ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Extracts from Boswellia serrata (Bs) and Salix alba (Sa) are used as supplements in poultry feed. The aims of this research were to study the possible effects of dietary supplementation with Bs and Sa extracts on serum and albumen proteins, zinc and iron, and yolk cholesterol content in Leghorn hens during the critical phase of the onset of laying. A total of 120 pullets, 17 weeks of age, were assigned to two groups (control (C) and treated (T), n = 60 each). The T group received a supplement containing Bs (5%) and Sa (5%) for 12 weeks. The study lasted 19 weeks. Serum proteins were fractionated using agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and SDS–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS–PAGE). Trace elements were determined in serum using atomic absorption spectrometry, and yolk cholesterol was determined using a colorimetric test. No significant differences were observed between control and supplemented hens for the analyzed biochemical indices. Moreover, the supplementation with phytoextracts did not negatively affect the physiological variations in serum proteins; therefore, it can be safely used as a treatment to prevent inflammatory states at onset and during the early laying phase.
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29. Assessment of the Effects of Edible Microalgae in a Canine Gut Model
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Costanza Delsante, Carlo Pinna, Federica Sportelli, Thomas Dalmonte, Claudio Stefanelli, Carla G. Vecchiato, and Giacomo Biagi
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dog intestinal microbiota ,microalgae ,canine nutrition ,in vitro fermentation ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Microalgae are a source of bioactive compounds having recently been studied for their possible application as health-promoting ingredients. The aim of the study was to evaluate in an in vitro canine gut model the effects of four microalgae, Arthrospira platensis (AP), Haematococcus pluvialis (HP), Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PT) and Chlorella vulgaris (CV), on some fecal microbial populations and metabolites. The four microalgae were subjected to an in vitro digestion procedure, and subsequently, the digested biomass underwent colonic in vitro fermentation. After 6 h of incubation, PT increased propionate (+36%) and butyrate (+24%), and decreased total BCFA (−47%), isobutyrate (−52%) and isovalerate (−43%) and C. hiranonis (−0.46 log10 copies/75 ng DNA). After 24 h, PT increased propionate (+21%) and isovalerate (+10%), and decreased the abundance of Turicibacter spp. (7.18 vs. 6.69 and 6.56 log10 copies/75 ng DNA for CTRL vs. PT, respectively); moreover, after 24 h, CV decreased C. coccoides (−1.12 log10 copies/75 ng DNA) and Enterococcus spp. (−0.37 log10 copies/75 ng DNA). In conclusion, the microbial saccharolytic activities and the shift in fecal bacterial composition were less pronounced than expected, based on current literature. This study should be considered as a preliminary assessment, and future investigations are required to better understand the role of microalgae in canine nutrition.
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30. Iron Speciation and Iron Binding Proteins in Arthrospira platensis Grown in Media Containing Different Iron Concentrations
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Gloria Isani, Alberto Niccolai, Giulia Andreani, Thomas Dalmonte, Elisa Bellei, Martina Bertocchi, Mario R. Tredici, and Liliana Rodolfi
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Arthrospira platensis ,cyanobacteria ,culture media ,iron bioaccumulation ,iron speciation ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Cyanobacteria are characterized by high iron content. This study investigated the effects of varying iron concentrations (1, 5, and 10 mg L−1) in the culture media on the biochemical composition and the iron bioaccumulation and speciation in Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256. Iron content measured in biomasses varied from 0.35 to 2.34 mg g−1 dry weight depending on the iron concentration in the culture media. These biomasses can be considered of interest for the production of spirulina-based supplements with low and high iron content. Iron speciation was studied using size exclusion chromatography followed by atomic absorption spectrometry and proteomic analysis. The role of C-phycocyanin as an iron binding protein was also investigated. Overall, the present results provide a better understanding of iron metabolism in cyanobacteria and a foundation for further studies.
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31. Measurement-induced criticality in extended and long-range unitary circuits
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Shraddha Sharma, Xhek Turkeshi, Rosario Fazio, Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We explore the dynamical phases of unitary Clifford circuits with variable-range interactions, coupled to a monitoring environment. We investigate two classes of models, distinguished by the action of the unitary gates, which either are organized in clusters of finite-range two-body gates, or are pair-wise interactions randomly distributed throughout the system with a power-law distribution. We find the range of the interactions plays a key role in characterizing both phases and their measurement-induced transitions. For the cluster unitary gates we find a transition between a phase with volume-law scaling of the entanglement entropy and a phase with area-law entanglement entropy. Our results indicate that the universality class of the phase transition is compatible to that of short range hybrid Clifford circuits. Oppositely, in the case of power-law distributed gates, we find the universality class of the phase transition changes continuously with the parameter controlling the range of interactions. In particular, for intermediate values of the control parameter, we find a non-conformal critical line which separates a phase with volume-law scaling of the entanglement entropy from one with sub-extensive scaling. Within this region, we find the entanglement entropy and the logarithmic negativity present a cross-over from a phase with algebraic growth of entanglement with system size, and an area-law phase.
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32. Influence of Dietary Supplementation with Boswellia serrata and Salix alba on Performance and Blood Biochemistry in Free-Range Leghorn Laying Hens
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Alessandro Guerrini, Thomas Dalmonte, Caterina Lupini, Giulia Andreani, Roberta Salaroli, Giulia Quaglia, Augusta Zannoni, Maurizio Scozzoli, Monica Forni, and Gloria Isani
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phytoextracts ,Leghorn hen ,Boswellia serrata ,Salix alba ,free-range ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and the beneficial effects of dietary supplementation with Boswellia serrata (Bs) and Salix alba (Sa) in Leghorn hens during the critical pre-laying and laying phases. A total of 120 pullets, 17 weeks of age, were assigned to two groups (Control—C; Treated—T, n = 60 each). For 12 weeks, the T group received a diet supplemented with 0.3% of dry extracts of Bs (5%) and Sa (5%). The study lasted 19 weeks. Productive performance, serum analytes, H/L ratio, IgA and anti-IBV antibodies were investigated. Water intake was significantly higher, while body and egg weight was significantly lower for the T group (p < 0.05). No other differences were detected in performance parameters, serum analytes, IgA and H/L ratio excluding t0, with a significantly (p < 0.05) higher H/R ratio and higher titers of anti-IBV antibody for the T group. Overall, the data obtained in this study show that the supplementation with Bs and Sa was safe and resulted in an increase in water consumption, a decrease in egg weight, and a sedative effect in the hens. In the future, it would be interesting to test this supplement in hens reared on intensive farms.
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33. Symmetry-resolved dynamical purification in synthetic quantum matter
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Vittorio Vitale, Andreas Elben, Richard Kueng, Antoine Neven, Jose Carrasco, Barbara Kraus, Peter Zoller, Pasquale Calabrese, Benoit Vermersch, Marcello Dalmonte
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When a quantum system initialized in a product state is subjected to either coherent or incoherent dynamics, the entropy of any of its connected partitions generically increases as a function of time, signalling the inevitable spreading of (quantum) information throughout the system. Here, we show that, in the presence of continuous symmetries and under ubiquitous experimental conditions, symmetry-resolved information spreading is inhibited due to the competition of coherent and incoherent dynamics: in given quantum number sectors, entropy decreases as a function of time, signalling dynamical purification. Such dynamical purification bridges between two distinct short and intermediate time regimes, characterized by a log-volume and log-area entropy law, respectively. It is generic to symmetric quantum evolution, and as such occurs for different partition geometry and topology, and classes of (local) Liouville dynamics. We then develop a protocol to measure symmetry-resolved entropies and negativities in synthetic quantum systems based on the random unitary toolbox, and demonstrate the generality of dynamical purification using experimental data from trapped ion experiments [Brydges et al., Science 364, 260 (2019)]. Our work shows that symmetry plays a key role as a magnifying glass to characterize many-body dynamics in open quantum systems, and, in particular, in noisy-intermediate scale quantum devices.
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34. Dissipative Floquet Dynamics: from Steady State to Measurement Induced Criticality in Trapped-ion Chains
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Piotr Sierant, Giuliano Chiriacò, Federica M. Surace, Shraddha Sharma, Xhek Turkeshi, Marcello Dalmonte, Rosario Fazio, and Guido Pagano
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Quantum systems evolving unitarily and subject to quantum measurements exhibit various types of non-equilibrium phase transitions, arising from the competition between unitary evolution and measurements. Dissipative phase transitions in steady states of time-independent Liouvillians and measurement induced phase transitions at the level of quantum trajectories are two primary examples of such transitions. Investigating a many-body spin system subject to periodic resetting measurements, we argue that many-body dissipative Floquet dynamics provides a natural framework to analyze both types of transitions. We show that a dissipative phase transition between a ferromagnetic ordered phase and a paramagnetic disordered phase emerges for long-range systems as a function of measurement probabilities. A measurement induced transition of the entanglement entropy between volume law scaling and sub-volume law scaling is also present, and is distinct from the ordering transition. The two phases correspond to an error-correcting and a quantum-Zeno regimes, respectively. The ferromagnetic phase is lost for short range interactions, while the volume law phase of the entanglement is enhanced. An analysis of multifractal properties of wave function in Hilbert space provides a common perspective on both types of transitions in the system. Our findings are immediately relevant to trapped ion experiments, for which we detail a blueprint proposal based on currently available platforms.
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35. Simulating lattice gauge theories within quantum technologies
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Bañuls, Mari Carmen, Blatt, Rainer, Catani, Jacopo, Celi, Alessio, Cirac, Juan Ignacio, Dalmonte, Marcello, Fallani, Leonardo, Jansen, Karl, Lewenstein, Maciej, Montangero, Simone, Muschik, Christine A., Reznik, Benni, Rico, Enrique, Tagliacozzo, Luca, Van Acoleyen, Karel, Verstraete, Frank, Wiese, Uwe-Jens, Wingate, Matthew, Zakrzewski, Jakub, and Zoller, Peter
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- 2020
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36. Finite-temperature critical behavior of long-range quantum Ising models
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Eduardo Gonzalez Lazo, Markus Heyl, Marcello Dalmonte, Adriano Angelone
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We study the phase diagram and critical properties of quantum Ising chains with long-range ferromagnetic interactions decaying in a power-law fashion with exponent $\alpha$, in regimes of direct interest for current trapped ion experiments. Using large-scale path integral Monte Carlo simulations, we investigate both the ground-state and the nonzero-temperature regimes. We identify the phase boundary of the ferromagnetic phase and obtain accurate estimates for the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition temperatures. We further determine the critical exponents of the respective transitions. Our results are in agreement with existing predictions for interaction exponents $\alpha > 1$ up to small deviations in some critical exponents. We also address the elusive regime $\alpha < 1$, where we find that the universality class of both the ground-state and nonzero-temperature transition is consistent with the mean-field limit at $\alpha = 0$. Our work not only contributes to the understanding of the equilibrium properties of long-range interacting quantum Ising models, but can also be important for addressing fundamental dynamical aspects, such as issues concerning the open question of thermalization in such models.
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37. Intrinsic Dimension of Path Integrals: Data-Mining Quantum Criticality and Emergent Simplicity
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T. Mendes-Santos, A. Angelone, Alex Rodriguez, R. Fazio, and M. Dalmonte
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Quantum many-body systems are characterized by patterns of correlations defining highly nontrivial manifolds when interpreted as data structures. Physical properties of phases and phase transitions are typically retrieved via correlation functions, that are related to observable response functions. Recent experiments have demonstrated capabilities to fully characterize quantum many-body systems via wave-function snapshots, opening new possibilities to analyze quantum phenomena. Here, we introduce a method to data mine the correlation structure of quantum partition functions via their path integral (or equivalently, stochastic series expansion) manifold. We characterize path-integral manifolds generated via state-of-the-art quantum Monte Carlo methods utilizing the intrinsic dimension (ID) and the variance of distances between nearest-neighbor (NN) configurations: the former is related to data-set complexity, while the latter is able to diagnose connectivity features of points in configuration space. We show how these properties feature universal patterns in the vicinity of quantum criticality, that reveal how data structures simplify systematically at quantum phase transitions. This is further reflected by the fact that both ID and variance of NN distances exhibit universal scaling behavior in the vicinity of second-order and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless critical points. Finally, we show how non-Abelian symmetries dramatically influence quantum data sets, due to the nature of (noncommuting) conserved charges in the quantum case. Complementary to neural-network representations, our approach represents a first elementary step towards a systematic characterization of path-integral manifolds before any dimensional reduction is taken, that is informative about universal behavior and complexity, and can find immediate application to both experiments and Monte Carlo simulations.
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38. Quantum simulation and spectroscopy of entanglement Hamiltonians
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Dalmonte, M., Vermersch, B., and Zoller, P.
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39. Safety and effectiveness of oral propranolol for infantile hemangiomas started before 5 weeks and after 5 months of age: an Italian multicenter experience
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Maya El Hachem, Francesco Gesualdo, Andrea Diociaiuti, Irene Berti, Nadia Vercellino, Valeria Boccaletti, Iria Neri, Giulio Porcedda, Antonella Greco, Claudia Carnevale, Teresa Oranges, Mario Cutrone, and Pietro Dalmonte
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Propranolol ,Sleep Disorder ,Amblyopia ,Twin Pregnancy ,Treatment Start ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 - Abstract
Abstract Background Despite not being licensed for the treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IH) in infants younger than 5 weeks or older than 5 months, propranolol is often used in these age groups to prevent or to treat potentially severe complications. The objective of the present study was to review the experience of 8 Italian pediatric and dermatologic centers regarding propranolol treatment for IH started before 5 weeks or after 5 months of age. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients followed up for IH, on propranolol treatment started before 5 weeks or after 5 months of age, and collected information on sociodemographic data, treatment indications, IH involution, IH relapse, and treatment side effects. Results A total of 343 patients were enrolled; 15 were started on propranolol before 5 weeks (group 1), 328 were started after 5 months of age (group 2). The most frequent indications were permanent aesthetical disfigurement (91.8%) and function threatening complications (42.6%). In most cases, the treatment was effective. The involution was partial in 67.7% of patients. In 11.8% of cases a relapse was observed. No relapse was observed in group 1. Treatment complications were reported in 15.8% of children, most frequently sleep disorders (6.6%), followed by irritability (5.1%) and diarrhea (2.2%). Only a case of mild constipation was observed in group 1. Conclusion The safety and effectiveness profile of propranolol in infants younger than 5 weeks or older than 5 months may be acceptable. Taking in account propranolol's potential in preventing severe complications, further studies should assess the acceptability of propranolol treatment, especially in the
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40. Clostridioides difficile in Calves in Central Italy: Prevalence, Molecular Typing, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Association with Antibiotic Administration
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Francesca Blasi, Carmela Lovito, Elisa Albini, Luca Bano, Gastone Dalmonte, Ilenia Drigo, Carmen Maresca, Francesca Romana Massacci, Serenella Orsini, Sara Primavilla, Eleonora Scoccia, Silvia Tofani, Claudio Forte, and Chiara Francesca Magistrali
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Clostridium difficile ,calves ,antibiotics ,resistance ,ribotypes ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
The emergence of Clostridioides difficile as the main agent of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea has raised concerns about its potential zoonotic role in different animal species. The use of antimicrobials is a major risk factor for C. difficile infection. Here, we provide data on C. difficile infection in dairy and beef calves in Umbria, a region in central Italy. This cross-sectional study focuses on prevalence, risk factors, ribotypes, toxinotypes and antimicrobial resistance profiles of circulating ribotypes. A prevalence of 19.8% (CI95%, 12–27.6%) positive farms was estimated, and the prescription of penicillins on the farms was associated with C. difficile detection (OR = 5.58). Eleven different ribotypes were found, including the ST11 sublineages RT-126 and -078, which are also commonly reported in humans. Thirteen isolates out of 17 showed resistance to at least one of clindamycin, moxifloxacin, linezolid and vancomycin. Among them, multiple-drug resistance was observed in two isolates, belonging to RT-126. Furthermore, RT-126 isolates were positive for tetracycline resistance determinants, confirming that tetracycline resistance is widespread among ST11 isolates from cattle. The administration of penicillins increased the risk of C. difficile in calves: this, together with the recovery of multi-resistant strains, strongly suggests the need for minimising antibiotic misuse on cattle farms.
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- 2021
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41. Unsupervised Learning Universal Critical Behavior via the Intrinsic Dimension
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T. Mendes-Santos, X. Turkeshi, M. Dalmonte, and Alex Rodriguez
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
The identification of universal properties from minimally processed data sets is one goal of machine learning techniques applied to statistical physics. Here, we study how the minimum number of variables needed to accurately describe the important features of a data set—the intrinsic dimension (I_{d})—behaves in the vicinity of phase transitions. We employ state-of-the-art nearest-neighbors-based I_{d} estimators to compute the I_{d} of raw Monte Carlo thermal configurations across different phase transitions: first-order, second-order, and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless. For all the considered cases, we find that the I_{d} uniquely characterizes the transition regime. The finite-size analysis of the I_{d} allows us to not only identify critical points with an accuracy comparable to methods that rely on a priori identification of order parameters but also to determine the corresponding (critical) exponent ν in the case of continuous transitions. For the case of topological transitions, this analysis overcomes the reported limitations affecting other unsupervised learning methods. Our work reveals how raw data sets display unique signatures of universal behavior in the absence of any dimensional reduction scheme and suggest direct parallelism between conventional order parameters in real space and the intrinsic dimension in the data space.
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42. Topological entanglement properties of disconnected partitions in the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model
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Tommaso Micallo, Vittorio Vitale, Marcello Dalmonte, Pierre Fromholz
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We study the disconnected entanglement entropy, $S^D$, of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. $S^D$ is a combination of both connected and disconnected bipartite entanglement entropies that removes all area and volume law contributions, and is thus only sensitive to the non-local entanglement stored within the ground state manifold. Using analytical and numerical computations, we show that $S^D$ behaves as a topological invariant, i.e., it is quantized to either $0$ or $2 \log (2)$ in the topologically trivial and non-trivial phases, respectively. These results also hold in the presence of symmetry-preserving disorder. At the second-order phase transition separating the two phases, $S^D$ displays a system-size scaling behavior akin to those of conventional order parameters, that allows us to compute entanglement critical exponents. To corroborate the topological origin of the quantized values of $S^D$, we show how the latter remain quantized after applying unitary time evolution in the form of a quantum quench, a characteristic feature of topological invariants.
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43. Non-equilibrium 8π Josephson effect in atomic Kitaev wires
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C. Laflamme, J. C. Budich, P. Zoller, and M. Dalmonte
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Detecting Majorana quasi-particles requires unambiguous and experimentally accessible fingerprints. Here, the authors demonstrate the existence of a 8π-periodic fractional Josephson effect in a Kitaev wire as a signature for Majorana quasi-particles, and propose a cold atom experiment for its detection.
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44. Weak-ergodicity-breaking via lattice supersymmetry
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Federica Maria Surace, Giuliano Giudici, and Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We study the spectral properties of $D$-dimensional $N=2$ supersymmetric lattice models. We find systematic departures from the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH) in the form of a degenerate set of ETH-violating supersymmetric (SUSY) doublets, also referred to as many-body scars, that we construct analytically. These states are stable against arbitrary SUSY-preserving perturbations, including inhomogeneous couplings. For the specific case of two-leg ladders, we provide extensive numerical evidence that shows how those states are the only ones violating the ETH, and discuss their robustness to SUSY-violating perturbations. Our work suggests a generic mechanism to stabilize quantum many-body scars in lattice models in arbitrary dimensions.
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- 2020
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45. Breakdown of ergodicity in disordered U(1) lattice gauge theories
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G. Giudici, F. M. Surace, J. E. Ebot, A. Scardicchio, and M. Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We show how U(1) lattice gauge theories display key signatures of ergodicity breaking in the presence of a random charge background. We argue that, in such gauge theories, there is a cooperative effect of disorder and interactions in favoring ergodicity breaking: This is due to the confining nature of the Coulomb potential, which suppresses the number of available energy resonances at all distances. Such a cooperative mechanism reflects into very modest finite-volume effects: This allows us to draw a sharp boundary for the ergodic regime, and thus the breakdown of quantum chaos for sufficiently strong gauge couplings, at system sizes accessible via exact diagonalization. Our conclusions are independent on the value of a background topological angle, and are contrasted with a gauge theory with truncated Hilbert space, where instead we observe very strong finite-volume effects akin to those observed in spin chains.
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46. Real Time Dynamics and Confinement in the $\mathbb{Z}_{n}$ Schwinger-Weyl lattice model for 1+1 QED
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Giuseppe Magnifico, Marcello Dalmonte, Paolo Facchi, Saverio Pascazio, Francesco V. Pepe, and Elisa Ercolessi
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We study the out-of-equilibrium properties of $1+1$ dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED), discretized via the staggered-fermion Schwinger model with an Abelian $\mathbb{Z}_{n}$ gauge group. We look at two relevant phenomena: first, we analyze the stability of the Dirac vacuum with respect to particle/antiparticle pair production, both spontaneous and induced by an external electric field; then, we examine the string breaking mechanism. We observe a strong effect of confinement, which acts by suppressing both spontaneous pair production and string breaking into quark/antiquark pairs, indicating that the system dynamics displays a number of out-of-equilibrium features.
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47. Lattice Bisognano-Wichmann modular Hamiltonian in critical quantum spin chains
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Jiaju Zhang, Pasquale Calabrese, Marcello Dalmonte, M. A. Rajabpour
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
We carry out a comprehensive comparison between the exact modular Hamiltonian and the lattice version of the Bisognano-Wichmann (BW) one in one-dimensional critical quantum spin chains. As a warm-up, we first illustrate how the trace distance provides a more informative mean of comparison between reduced density matrices when compared to any other Schatten $n$-distance, normalized or not. In particular, as noticed in earlier works, it provides a way to bound other correlation functions in a precise manner, i.e., providing both lower and upper bounds. Additionally, we show that two close reduced density matrices, i.e. with zero trace distance for large sizes, can have very different modular Hamiltonians. This means that, in terms of describing how two states are close to each other, it is more informative to compare their reduced density matrices rather than the corresponding modular Hamiltonians. After setting this framework, we consider the ground states for infinite and periodic XX spin chain and critical Ising chain. We provide robust numerical evidence that the trace distance between the lattice BW reduced density matrix and the exact one goes to zero as $\ell^{-2}$ for large length of the interval $\ell$. This provides strong constraints on the difference between the corresponding entanglement entropies and correlation functions. Our results indicate that discretized BW reduced density matrices reproduce exact entanglement entropies and correlation functions of local operators in the limit of large subsystem sizes. Finally, we show that the BW reduced density matrices fall short of reproducing the exact behavior of the logarithmic emptiness formation probability in the ground state of the XX spin chain.
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48. Lattice Gauge Theories and String Dynamics in Rydberg Atom Quantum Simulators
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Federica M. Surace, Paolo P. Mazza, Giuliano Giudici, Alessio Lerose, Andrea Gambassi, and Marcello Dalmonte
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Gauge theories are the cornerstone of our understanding of fundamental interactions among elementary particles. Their properties are often probed in dynamical experiments, such as those performed at ion colliders and high-intensity laser facilities. Describing the evolution of these strongly coupled systems is a formidable challenge for classical computers and represents one of the key open quests for quantum simulation approaches to particle physics phenomena. In this work, we show how recent experiments done on Rydberg atom chains naturally realize the real-time dynamics of a lattice gauge theory at system sizes at the boundary of classical computational methods. We prove that the constrained Hamiltonian dynamics induced by strong Rydberg interactions maps exactly onto the one of a U(1) lattice gauge theory. Building on this correspondence, we show that the recently observed anomalously slow dynamics corresponds to a string-inversion mechanism, reminiscent of the string breaking typically observed in gauge theories. This underlies the generality of this slow dynamics, which we illustrate in the context of one-dimensional quantum electrodynamics on the lattice. Within the same platform, we propose a set of experiments that generically show long-lived oscillations, including the evolution of particle-antiparticle pairs, and discuss how a tunable topological angle can be realized, further affecting the dynamics following a quench. Our work shows that the state of the art for quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories is at 51 qubits and connects the recently observed slow dynamics in atomic systems to archetypal phenomena in particle physics.
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49. Antibiotic Consumption on Dairy and Beef Cattle Farms of Central Italy Based on Paper Registers
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Laura Ferroni, Carmela Lovito, Eleonora Scoccia, Gastone Dalmonte, Marta Sargenti, Giovanni Pezzotti, Carmen Maresca, Claudio Forte, and Chiara Francesca Magistrali
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antibiotic consumption (AMC) ,dairy cattle ,beef cattle ,DDDvet ,DCDvet ,antimicrobial resistance ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
The overuse of antibiotics in livestock contributes to the antibiotic resistance pandemic. The assessment of the actual antibiotic consumption is crucial in limiting the expansion of the problem effectively. The aim of this study was to provide the first qualitative and quantitative analysis of antimicrobial usage using data from paper-based registers on dairy and beef farms located in the Umbria region, Italy. Antimicrobial therapies of a one-year period were collected from 101 farms with at least 50 cattle each. Defined daily doses (DDDvet) and defined course doses (DCDvet) were calculated per administration route and antimicrobial class. The total courses administered were fewer in beef (330.7 × 10−3 DCDvet/year) than in dairy farms (1034.1 × 10−3 DCDvet/year). The use of the highest priority critically important antimicrobials (HPCIAs) was higher (p = 0.0033) in dairy than in beef herds. In terms of DDDvet, the parenteral fluoroquinolone administration ranked second and fourth on dairy and beef farms, respectively; the consumption of beta-lactams was ten times higher on dairy than on beef farms. Our results confirm that intensive dairy management practices are associated with increased antibiotic consumption and highlight the necessity to strengthen the existing stewardship programs by involving all stakeholders in effective antimicrobial resistance reduction plans.
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50. Parent Hamiltonian reconstruction of Jastrow-Gutzwiller wavefunctions
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Xhek Turkeshi, Marcello Dalmonte
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Variational wave functions have been a successful tool to investigate the properties of quantum spin liquids. Finding their parent Hamiltonians is of primary interest for the experimental simulation of these strongly correlated phases, and for gathering additional insights on their stability. In this work, we systematically reconstruct approximate spin-chain parent Hamiltonians for Jastrow-Gutzwiller wave functions, which share several features with quantum spin liquid wave-functions in two dimensions. Firstly, we determine the different phases encoded in the parameter space through their correlation functions and entanglement content. Secondly, we apply a recently proposed entanglement-guided method to reconstruct parent Hamiltonians to these states, which constrains the search to operators describing relativistic low-energy field theories - as expected for deconfined phases of gauge theories relevant to quantum spin liquids. The quality of the results is discussed using different quantities and comparing to exactly known parent Hamiltonians at specific points in parameter space. Our findings provide guiding principles for experimental Hamiltonian engineering of this class of states.
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