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202. Sleep and stroke-related delirium: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Brunetti, V., primary, Rollo, E., additional, Scala, I., additional, Marotta, J., additional, Imperatori, C., additional, and Della Marca, G., additional
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- 2022
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203. Health-Related Fitness as a Predictor of Anxiety Levels Among School Adolescents: An observational cross-sectional study
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Legey, Sandro, primary, Filho, Alberto Souza Sá, additional, Yadollahpour, Ali, additional, Garcia-Garcia, Fabio, additional, Imperatori, Claudio, additional, Murillo-Rodriguez, Eric, additional, Nardi, Antonio Egidio, additional, Lima, João Lucas, additional, and Machado, Sergio, additional
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- 2022
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204. Air leak and intraoperative bleeding in thoracic surgery: a Delphi consensus among the members of Italian society of thoracic surgery
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Cardillo, Giuseppe, primary, Nosotti, Mario, additional, Scarci, Marco, additional, Torre, Massimo, additional, Alloisio, Marco, additional, Benvenuti, Mauro Roberto, additional, Bertani, Alessandro, additional, Cagini, Lucio, additional, Casablanca, Giuseppe, additional, Cavallesco, Giorgio, additional, Cherchi, Roberto, additional, Crucitti, Pierfilippo, additional, Curcio, Carlo, additional, Denegri, Andrea, additional, Droghetti, Andrea, additional, Guggino, Gianluca, additional, Imperatori, Andrea, additional, Infante, Maurizio Valentino, additional, Lucchi, Marco, additional, Macrì, Paolo, additional, Marulli, Giuseppe, additional, Melloni, Giulio, additional, Paci, Massimiliano, additional, Paladini, Piero, additional, Pariscenti, Gian Luca, additional, Potenza, Enrico, additional, Rea, Federico, additional, Refai, Majed, additional, Rena, Ottavio, additional, Ricciardi, Sara, additional, Rusca, Michele, additional, Sollitto, Francesco, additional, Taurchini, Marco, additional, Terzi, Alberto, additional, Voltolini, Luca, additional, and Crisci, Roberto, additional
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- 2022
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205. Weight Bias Internalization Scale Discriminates Obese and Overweight Patients with Different Severity Levels of Depression: the Italian Version of the WBIS
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Innamorati, Marco, Imperatori, Claudio, Lamis, Dorian A., Contardi, Anna, Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Tamburello, Stella, and Manzoni, Gian Mauro
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Depression (Mood disorder) -- Diagnosis ,Psychological tests -- Evaluation ,Overweight persons -- Psychological aspects ,Psychology and mental health - Abstract
We have investigated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the weight bias internalization scale (WBIS) in overweight and obese patients who were attending weight loss programs. Participants were 386 overweight and obese patients admitted in two medical centers specializing in the treatment of obesity. All the patients were administered the WBIS, and measures of binge eating, depression, self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to confirm the fit of the original 11-item unidimensional model. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis indicated that 9 items included in the original measure (the items 1 and 9 were excluded because low item-total correlations) formed a reliable unidimensional measure of internalized weight bias (WBIS-9). The WBIS-9 was significantly correlated with convergent measures and was able to categorize individuals with different severity levels of depression (sensitivity of 0.72 and specificity of 0.70). The WBIS-9 may be useful in clinical practice to discriminate patients with more severe psychopathology, comorbid disordered eating patterns, and risk for poor outcomes., Author(s): Marco Innamorati [sup.1] [sup.2] , Claudio Imperatori [sup.1] [sup.2] , Dorian A. Lamis [sup.3] , Anna Contardi [sup.1] [sup.2] , Gianluca Castelnuovo [sup.4] [sup.5] , Stella Tamburello [sup.1] [sup.2] [...]
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- 2017
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206. Alpha/Theta Neurofeedback Increases Mentalization and Default Mode Network Connectivity in a Non-Clinical Sample
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Imperatori, Claudio, Della Marca, Giacomo, Amoroso, Noemi, Maestoso, Giulia, Valenti, Enrico Maria, Massullo, Chiara, Carbone, Giuseppe Alessio, Contardi, Anna, and Farina, Benedetto
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- 2017
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207. Breakthrough Cancer Pain: Preliminary Data of The Italian Oncologic Pain Multisetting Multicentric Survey (IOPS-MS)
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Mercadante, Sebastiano, Marchetti, Paolo, Cuomo, Arturo, Caraceni, Augusto, Mediati, Rocco Domenico, Mammucari, Massimo, Natoli, Silvia, Lazzari, Marzia, Dauri, Mario, Airoldi, Mario, Azzarello, Giuseppe, Bandera, Mauro, Blasi, Livio, Cartenì, Giacomo, Chiurazzi, Bruno, Costanzo, Benedetta Veruska Pierpaola, Degiovanni, Daniela, Fusco, Flavio, Guardamagna, Vittorio, Iaffaioli, Vincenzo, Liguori, Simeone, Lorusso, Vito, Mameli, Sergio, Mattioli, Rodolfo, Mazzei, Teresita, Melotti, Rita Maria, Menardo, Valentino, Miotti, Danilo, Moroso, Stefano, De Santis, Stefano, Orsetti, Remo, Papa, Alfonso, Ricci, Sergio, Sabato, Alessandro Fabrizio, Scelzi, Elvira, Sofia, Michele, Tonini, Giuseppe, Aielli, Federica, Valle, Alessandro, Caruselli, Amanda, Prestia, Giovanna, Giusti, Raffaele, Costanzi, Andrea, Angelini, Silvia, Iacono, Daniela, Mazzuca, Federica, Carnevale, Alessia, Bonome, Paolo, Nicosia, Luca, Scaringi, Claudia, Montalto, Adelaide, Russo, Gennaro, Forte, Cira Antonietta, Esposito, Gennaro, Bracchi, Paola, Zecca, Ernesto, Campa, Tiziana, Grecchi, Silvia, Pigni, Alessandra, Sammaro, Annunziata, Dodaro, Lucia, Ballerini, Giovanna, Vellucci, Renato, Caldarulo, Clarissa, Palombo, Elisa, Diviza, Marco, Gianfelice, Valentina, Silvestri, Claudia, Finocchi, Simona, Contu, Viviana, Fora, Gianluca, Pedani, Fulvia, Icardi, Massimiliano, Bellini, Elisa, Celano, Alfredo, Berardo, Roberto, Ostellino, Oliviero, Sartori, Kayta, Demartini, Paola, Scroccaro, Raffaella, Boscolo, Giorgia, Sartori, Donata, Rosetti, Francesco, Artioli, Grazia, Borgato, Lucia, Bertoldero, Giovanni, Veronese, Barbara, Vallini, Ilaria, Tuzi, Alessandro, Bolzacchini, Elena, Pinotti, Graziella, Alù, Massimiliano, Usset, Antonella, Arcuri, Carmela, Laudani, Agata, Pepe, Alessio, Scagliarini, Sarah, Sgarlata, Massimiliano Savio Maria, Raimondi, Massimo, Valenti, Salvatore Maria Giovanni, Bucceri, Alberto, Kasa, Alma, Budel, Paola, Caramellino, Anna, Ballarino, Paola, Donelli, Emanuela, Silvestro, Stefania, Tonetti, Rossella, Bozzoni, Samuela, Cocquio, Angela, Romano, Carmela, Nappi, Anna, Silvestro, Lucrezia, De Divitiis, Chiara, Ghidoni, Silvia, Cortinovis, Rosalba, Marchesi, Roberta, Fortis, Michele, Palermo, Loredana, Pisanu, Giovanni Maria, Carboni, Maura, Meloni, Francesca, Barillari, Daniele, Imperatori, Luca, Grilli, Gianni, Laici, Gianluca, Diacciati, Sara, Petreni, Paolo, Samolsky Dekel, Boaz, Marsigli, Federica, Manfreda, Miriam, Ghedini, Silvia, Bruno, Emanuela, Salvini, Emanuele, Gerboni, Davide, Saulle, Serena, Carella, Roberta, Pascoletti, Gaetano, Bolzonello, Silvia, Bonotto, Marta, Ellero, Silvia, Fasola, Gianpiero, Ongaro, Elena, Borghesi, Cristina, Germani, Lucia, De Ruvo, Edoardo, Marchetti, Federica, Pasquale, Milena, Masu, Lucia, Tammaro, Dario, Saracco, Elisabetta, Di Dato, Maria Teresa, Ferrara, Maurizio, Pironti, Andrea, Buonavolontà, Pietro, Ginocchi, Laura, Musettini, Gianna, Antonuzzo, Andrea, Caparello, Chiara, Lucchesi, Maurizio, Farnesi, Azzurra, Zampieri, Mari, Pisciotta, Manuela, Fioroni, Iacopo, Ratta, Raffaele, Cursano, Maria Concetta, Santini, Daniele, Potestà, Cinzia, Gallo, Gloria, Saber, Benhaz, and On behalf of the IOPS MS study group
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- 2017
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208. Comparison of operative and postoperative characteristics and outcomes between thoracoscopic segmentectomy and lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity score matching study from the Italian VATS Group Registry
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Dell'Amore, A., Lomangino, I., Cannone, G., Terzi, S., Pangoni, A., Lorenzoni, G., Nicotra, S., Schiavon, M., Zuin, A., Gregori, D., Crisci, R., Curcio, C., Rea, F., Mancuso, M., Pernazza, F., Refai, M., Bortolotti, L., Rizzardi, G., Solli, P., Brandolini, I., Perkmann, R., Zaraca, F., Benvenuti, M., Gavezzoli, D., Cherchi, R., Ferrari, P., Mucilli, F., Camplese, P., Melloni, G., Mazza, F., Cavallesco, G., Maniscalco, P., Voltolini, L., Gonfiotti, A., Stella, F., Argnani, D., Pariscenti, G. L., Iurilli, S., Surrente, C., Lopez, C., Droghett, A., Giovanardi, M., Breda, C., Lo Giudice, F., Alloisio, M., Bottoni, E., Spaggiari, L., Gasparri, R., Torre, M., Rinaldo, A., Nosotti, M., Rosso, L., Negri, G. P., Bandiera, A., Stefani, A., Natali, P., Scarci, M., Pirondini, E., Amore, D., Baietto, G., Casadio, C., Bertani, A., Russo, E., Ampollini, L., Carbognani, P., Puma, F., Vinci, D., Andreetti, C., Poggi, C., Cardillo, G., Margaritora, S., Meacci, E., Luzzi, L., Ghisalberti, M., Zaccagna, G., Lausi, P., Guerrera, F., Fontana, D., Della Beffa, V., Morelli, A., Londero, F., Imperatori, N., Rotolo, A., Terzi, A., Viti, A., Infante, M., and Benato, C.
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Segmentectomy ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lung Neoplasms ,medicine.medical_treatment ,VATS lobectomy ,Video-assisted thoracic surgery ,Context (language use) ,Mastectomy, Segmental ,Postoperative outcome ,Postoperative Complications ,Lobectomy ,Non-small-cell lung cancer ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Humans ,Medicine ,Registries ,Thoracotomy ,Pneumonectomy ,Propensity Score ,Lung cancer ,Retrospective Studies ,Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted ,business.industry ,Confounding ,Postoperative complication ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Propensity score matching ,Non small cell ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
OBJECTIVES Only few studies compared the surgical morbidity and mortality of thoracoscopic segmentectomy versus lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer, in particular, by relating the segmental resections with the corresponding anatomical lobes. METHODS We enrolled a total of 7487 patients who underwent VATS lobectomy (7269) or segmentectomy (218) from January 2014 to July 2019. A propensity score matching approach was used to account for potential confounding factors between the 2 groups. After matching, 349 lobectomies and 208 segmentectomies were included in the analysis. We analysed the operative and postoperative outcomes of video-assisted anatomical segmentectomy compared with video-assisted lobectomy and, in details, the results of segmentectomy with its corresponding lobectomy in a large cohort of patients from the Italian VATS Group Registry. RESULTS The overall conversion rate to thoracotomy was not statistically different between the groups (27 patients 8% vs 7 patients 3%, P = 0.1). The lobectomy group had a greater number of resected lymph nodes (median 11 vs 8, P = 0.006). No significant differences were detected in 30-day mortality (1.4%, 5 patients vs 0.9%, 2 patients), overall complications (18%, 62 patients vs 14%, 29 patients) and prolonged air leakage (31 patients, 9% vs 12 patients, 6%) between lobectomy and segmentectomy, respectively. No statistical differences were found regarding the median duration of drainage (3.2 days, P = 1) and the overall median length of hospital stay (6.4 days, P = 0.1) between the 2 groups. In the context of segmentectomy versus corresponding lobectomy, the right upper lobectomy compared with right upper segmentectomy showed a higher number of resected lymph nodes (P = 0.027). No statistical differences were reported in terms of conversion rate and postoperative complication and mortality. CONCLUSIONS Segmentectomy could be considered a safe procedure without significant differences compared to thoracoscopic lobectomy in terms of postoperative morbidity and mortality.
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- 2021
209. Acessibilidade para além das leis
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Thaís Imperatori
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Applied Mathematics - Abstract
Este artigo problematiza as contradições entre o marco legal que trata do direito à acessibilidade frente às dificuldades enfrentadas por pessoas com deficiência no Distrito Federal (DF), especialmente quanto a barreiras arquitetônicas e urbanísticas. A pesquisa teve caráter qualitativa e utilizou análise documental de leis e decretos, além de relatórios das Conferências Distritais da Pessoa com Deficiência. Também realizou entrevista semiestrutura com gestores públicos e de entidades da sociedade civil que atuam na área de defesa e proteção às pessoas com deficiência do DF. Como resultados observa-se a violação desse direito a partir do distanciamento entre o que está garantido no âmbito legal e as barreiras encontradas pelas pessoas com deficiência em seu cotidiano, que impedem a utilização, com segurança e autonomia, de espaços, equipamentos urbanos e serviços públicos. Entende-se que a garantia desse direito é fundamental para a o reconhecimento das pessoas com deficiência como sujeito de direitos.
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- 2022
210. Voluntariado e Nova Direita: reflexões sobre as estratégias de proteção social em tempos de pandemia
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Imperatori, Thaís Kristosch, Sampaio de Ramos Barros , Melina, and Medeiros Lopes Garcia, Anna Júlia
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Pandemia ,Nova Direita ,Voluntariado ,Proteção social - Abstract
Este artigo tem o objetivo de analisar o voluntariado como estratégia de proteção social no contexto de pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil à luz da ideologia da Nova Direita. Parte-se da compreensão de que existem diferentes formas de proteção social, que recebem significados político-ideológico distintos. O percurso metodológico escolhido utilizou a pesquisa documental, com base em documentos oficiais, reportagens e pesquisas públicas que versam sobre o tema. Os resultados apontam para a histórica institucionalização de programas de incentivo ao voluntariado no Brasil, que no atual momento, fortalecem de maneira distinta a redução da responsabilidade do Estado. Aponta-se também que no atual contexto, ao ser apresentado como principal estratégia de proteção social do governo Bolsonaro, o voluntariado se orienta pela privatização da assistência e pela moralização do trabalho e da pobreza.
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- 2022
211. Neuropsychiatric Consequences of COVID-19: What Do We Know So Far?
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Sergio, Machado, Eric, Murillo-Rodriguez, Claudio, Imperatori, and Alberto, Souza de Sá Filho
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- 2022
212. Health-Related Fitness as a Predictor of Anxiety Levels Among School Adolescents: An observational cross-sectional study
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Sandro Legey, Alberto Souza Sá Filho, Ali Yadollahpour, Fabio Garcia-Garcia, Claudio Imperatori, Eric Murillo-Rodriguez, Antonio Egidio Nardi, João Lucas Lima, and Sergio Machado
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Epidemiology - Abstract
Background: There is an inverse association between cardiorespiratory fitness and general anxiety levels in adolescents. Obesity also is associated with a higher risk of anxiety in this population. However, little is known about the association between other health-related fitness elements with anxiety symptoms in this population. The authors explored the relationship between health-related fitness and anxiety symptoms in a large sample of Brazilian youth. Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional study with a sample comprised of 257 school adolescents, who were 136 girls (52.9%) and 121 boys (47.1%). The health-related fitness elements were evaluated by FitnessGram® test and anxiety levels by Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children - 39. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to determine the association between health-related fitness elements and anxiety symptoms in both sexes. Results: In male adolescents, only the cardiorespiratory fitness was significantly associated with anxiety symptoms (F(1, 119) = 6.472; P = 0.012; R2 = 0.052; adjusted R2 = 0.044). In turn, the anxiety symptoms showed an inverse small relationship with cardiorespiratory fitness (r = - 0.227; P < 0.01). However, in female adolescents, no association was found between health-related fitness elements and anxiety symptoms. Conclusion: The level of cardiorespiratory fitness may represent a marker of anxiety in male adolescents.
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- 2022
213. Power Spectral Differences between Transient Epileptic and Global Amnesia: An eLORETA Quantitative EEG Study
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Jacopo Lanzone, Claudio Imperatori, Giovanni Assenza, Lorenzo Ricci, Benedetto Farina, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, and Mario Tombini
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qEEG ,epilepsy ,TGA ,transient epileptic amnesia ,EEG ,LORETA ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) is a rare epileptic condition, often confused with transient global amnesia (TGA). In a real-life scenario, differential diagnosis between these two conditions can be hard. In this study we use power spectral analysis empowered by exact Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (eLORETA) to evidence the differences between TEA and TGA. Fifteen patients affected by TEA (64.2 ± 5.2 y.o.; 11 female/4 male; 10 left and 5 right temporal epileptic focus) and 15 patients affected by TGA (65.8 ± 7.2 y.o.; 11 females/4 males) were retrospectively identified in our clinical records. All patients recorded EEGs after symptoms offset. EEGs were analyzed with eLORETA to evidence power spectral contrast between the two conditions. We used an inverse problem solution to localize the source of spectral differences. We found a significant increase in beta band power over the affected hemisphere of TEA patients. Significant results corresponded to the uncus and para-hippocampal gyrus, respectively Brodmann’s Areas: 36, 35, 28, 34. We present original evidence of an increase in beta power in the affected hemisphere (AH) of TEA as compared to TGA. These differences involve key areas of the memory network located in the mesial temporal lobe. Spectral asymmetries could be used in the future to recognize cases of amnesia with a high risk of epilepsy.
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- 2020
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214. The Symptom-Checklist-K-9 (SCL-K-9) Discriminates between Overweight/Obese Patients with and without Significant Binge Eating Pathology: Psychometric Properties of an Italian Version
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Claudio Imperatori, Emanuela Bianciardi, Cinzia Niolu, Mariantonietta Fabbricatore, Paolo Gentileschi, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Alberto Siracusano, and Marco Innamorati
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binge eating ,scl-k-9 ,obesity ,overweight ,bariatric surgery candidates ,psychopathology ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
A general personality and psychopathology evaluation is considered to be crucial part of the multidisciplinary assessment for weight-related problems. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) is commonly used to assess general psychopathology in both overweight and obese patients seeking weight-loss treatment. The main purpose of the present research was to investigate the psychometric properties of the brief form of the SCL-90-R (i.e., the SCL-K-9) in a clinical sample (N = 397) of patients seeking weight-loss treatment (i.e., bariatric surgery and a nutritional weight-loss program). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor solution of the SCL-K-9, with all nine items loading significantly on the common latent factor (lambdas ≥ 0.587). The ordinal α (= 0.91), the inter-item mean indices of correlation (rii = 0.53), and the convergent validity were also satisfactory. A receiver operating characteristic curves procedure showed that both SCL-90-R and SCL-K-9 were able to classify patients with and without significant binge eating pathology according to the Binge Eating Scale (BES) total score. Overall, our results suggest that the SCL-K-9 has adequate psychometric properties and can be applied as a short screening tool to assess general psychopathology in overweight/obese individuals seeking weight-loss treatment and at follow-up interviews when time restraints preclude the use of the full-length form.
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- 2020
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215. Increased Resting State Triple Network Functional Connectivity in Undergraduate Problematic Cannabis Users: A Preliminary EEG Coherence Study
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Claudio Imperatori, Chiara Massullo, Giuseppe Alessio Carbone, Angelo Panno, Marta Giacchini, Cristina Capriotti, Elisa Lucarini, Benedetta Ramella Zampa, Eric Murillo-Rodríguez, Sérgio Machado, and Benedetto Farina
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problematic cannabis use ,triple network ,eeg functional connectivity ,eloreta ,resting state ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
An increasing body of experimental data have suggested that aberrant functional interactions between large-scale networks may be the most plausible explanation of psychopathology across multiple mental disorders, including substance-related and addictive disorders. In the current research, we have investigated the association between problematic cannabis use (PCU) and triple-network electroencephalographic (EEG) functional connectivity. Twelve participants with PCU and 24 non-PCU participants were included in the study. EEG recordings were performed during resting state (RS). The exact Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography software (eLORETA) was used for all EEG analyses. Compared to non-PCU, PCU participants showed an increased delta connectivity between the salience network (SN) and central executive network (CEN), specifically, between the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and right posterior parietal cortex. The strength of delta connectivity between the SN and CEN was positively and significantly correlated with higher problematic patterns of cannabis use after controlling for age, sex, educational level, tobacco use, problematic alcohol use, and general psychopathology (rp = 0.40, p = 0.030). Taken together, our results show that individuals with PCU could be characterized by a specific dysfunctional interaction between the SN and CEN during RS, which might reflect the neurophysiological underpinnings of attentional and emotional processes of cannabis-related thoughts, memories, and craving.
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- 2020
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216. Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18
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Anna Contardi, Claudio Imperatori, Italia Amati, Michela Balsamo, and Marco Innamorati
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affect lability ,emotion dysregulation ,Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) ,psychometric properties of ALS-18 ,validity and reliability of ALS-18 ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
Affect lability, an important aspect of emotion dysregulation, characterizes several psychiatric conditions. The short Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) measures three aspects of changeability between euthymia and affect states (Anxiety/Depression, AD; Depression/Elation, DE; and Anger, Ang). The aim of our study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of an Italian version of the ALS-18 in a sample of adults recruited from the general population. The sample was composed of 494 adults (343 women and 151 men) aged 18 and higher (mean age = 31.73 years, SD = 12.6). All participants were administered a checklist assessing socio-demographic variables, the ALS-18 and measures of depression and difficulties in emotion regulation. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated adequate fit of the three-factor model (RMSEA = 0.061, 95% CI = 0.054/0.069; CFI = 0.99; SRMR = 0.055), and the presence of a higher-order general factor. Internal consistency was satisfactory for all the lower-order dimensions and the general factor (ordinal α > 0.70). The ALS-18 was significantly associated with concurrent measures of depression and difficulties in emotion regulation. These findings indicate that the ALS-18 is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring affect lability, although discriminant validity of subdimensions scores could be problematic.
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- 2018
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217. Natural Killer Cells from Malignant Pleural Effusion Are Endowed with a Decidual-Like Proangiogenic Polarization
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Annalisa Bosi, Silvia Zanellato, Barbara Bassani, Adriana Albini, Alessandra Musco, Maria Cattoni, Matteo Desio, Elisa Nardecchia, Davide Giuseppe D’Urso, Andrea Imperatori, Lorenzo Dominioni, Douglas M. Noonan, Lorenzo Mortara, and Antonino Bruno
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Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells are crucial in tumor recognition and eradication, but their activity is impaired in cancer patients, becoming poorly cytotoxic. A particular type of NK cells, from the decidua, has low cytotoxicity and shows proangiogenic functions. We investigated whether NK cells from peripheral blood (PB) and pleural effusions of patients develop decidual-like NK phenotype and whether exposure to IL-2 can restore their killing ability in the presence of pleural fluids. NK cells from pleural effusion of patients with inflammatory conditions (iPE, n = 18), primary tumor (ptPE, n = 18), and metastatic tumor (tmPE, n = 27) acquired the CD56brightCD16− phenotype. NK cells from both ptPE and tmPE showed increased expression for the CD49a and CD69 decidual-like (dNK) markers and decreased levels of the CD57 maturation marker. NK from all the PE analyzed showed impaired degranulation capability and reduced perforin release. PE-NK cells efficiently responded to IL-2 stimulation in vitro. Addition of TGFβ or cell-free pleural fluid to IL-2 in the culture medium abrogated NK cell CD107a and IFNγ expression even in healthy donors (n = 14) NK. We found that tmPE-NK cells produce VEGF and support the formation of capillary-like structures in endothelial cells. Our results suggest that the PE tumor microenvironment can shape NK cell polarization towards a low cytotoxic, decidual-like, highly proangiogenic phenotype and that IL-2 treatment is not sufficient to limit this process.
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- 2018
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218. Chapter 30 - Sleep regulation by exogenous and endogenous cannabinoids
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Viana-Torre, Gerardo, Machado, Sergio, Budde, Henning, Imperatori, Claudio, Filho, Alberto Souza Sá, Yadollahpour, Ali, García-García, Fabio, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Torterolo, Pablo, and Murillo-Rodríguez, Eric
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- 2023
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219. Aberrant EEG functional connectivity and EEG power spectra in resting state post-traumatic stress disorder: A sLORETA study
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Imperatori, Claudio, Farina, Benedetto, Quintiliani, Maria Isabella, Onofri, Antonio, Castelli Gattinara, Paola, Lepore, Marta, Gnoni, Valentina, Mazzucchi, Edoardo, Contardi, Anna, and Della Marca, Giacomo
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- 2014
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220. Perceived parental over-protection in non clinical young adults is associated with affective vulnerability: A cross-sectional study
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Rita B. Ardito, Mauro Adenzato, Claudio Imperatori, and Benedetto Farina
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Parents ,Cross-sectional study ,Vulnerability ,Anxiety ,Young Adult ,Childhood maltreatment ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Alexithymia ,Perceived dysfunctional parenting ,medicine ,Humans ,Young adult ,Over-protection ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Parenting ,Psychopathology ,Affective vulnerability ,medicine.disease ,Anxiety Disorders ,Checklist ,030227 psychiatry ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
High levels of perceived parental over-protection are hypothesized to be related to relational problems, psychological distress, and development of psychiatric symptoms. Here, the main aim was to extend previous findings investigating the unique contribution of parental over-protection in predicting affective vulnerability.296 students were recruited and tested individually. All participants were administered self-report measures assessing parental styles [i.e., The Measure of Parental Style (MOPS)], several clinical dimensions (i.e., depressive symptoms, trait anxiety and alexithymia), and a checklist assessing socio-demographic variables.Affective vulnerability was investigated combining anxiety, depression and alexithymia through principal axis factoring which accounted for 70.90% of the variance of the data. All MOPS subscale were positively associated with all clinical dimensions (r0.13; p0.05) and with the Affective Vulnerability factor (r0.25; p0.001). Among different forms of dysfunctional parenting, only maternal (β = 0.19; p = 0.007) and paternal (β = 0.18; p = 0.010) over-protection were independently associated with Affective Vulnerability in the linear regression analysis, even when controlling for sex, age, and education.All forms of dysfunctional parenting investigated were associated with affective vulnerability. However, at a multivariate level, only maternal and paternal over-protection remained independently associated with affective vulnerability. This study contributes to our understanding of the role of parental over-protection as a risk factor for the development of affective vulnerability and on the potentially pathogenic role played by this parental style in the development of clinical and sub-clinical conditions.
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- 2021
221. In vivo brain levels of acetylcholine and 5‐hydroxytryptamine after oleoylethanolamide or palmitoylethanolamide administrations are mediated by PPARα engagement
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Pablo Torterolo, Ali Yadollahpour, Sergio Machado, Claudio Imperatori, Eric Murillo-Rodríguez, Henning Budde, Gloria Arankowsky-Sandoval, and Tetsuya Yamamoto
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Serotonin ,Palmitoylethanolamide ,Basal forebrain ,Microdialysis ,General Neuroscience ,Antagonist ,Brain ,food and beverages ,Oleic Acids ,Endogeny ,Palmitic Acids ,Pharmacology ,Amides ,Acetylcholine ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Oleoylethanolamide ,chemistry ,Ethanolamines ,medicine ,PPAR alpha ,Receptor ,Endocannabinoids ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) is a nuclear receptor that has been linked to the modulation of several physiological functions, including the sleep-wake cycle. The PPARα recognizes as endogenous ligands the lipids oleoylethanolamide (OEA) and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), which in turn, if systemically injected, they exert wake-promoting effects. Moreover, the activation of PPARα by the administration of OEA or PEA increases the extracellular contents of neurotransmitters linked to the control of wakefulness; however, the role of PPARα activated by OEA or PEA on additional biochemicals related to waking regulation, such as acetylcholine (ACh) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), has not been fully studied. Here, we have investigated the effects of treatments of OEA or PEA on the contents of ACh and 5-HT by using in vivo microdialysis techniques coupled to HPLC means. For this purpose, OEA or PEA were systemically injected (5, 10 or 30 mg/kg; i.p.), and the levels of ACh and 5-HT were collected from the basal forebrain, a wake-related brain area. These pharmacological treatments significantly increased the contents of ACh and 5-HT as determined by HPLC procedures. Interestingly, PPARα antagonist MK-886 (30 mg/kg; i.p.) injected before the treatments of OEA or PEA blocked these outcomes. Our data suggest that the activation of PPARα by OEA or PEA produces significant changes on ACh and 5-HT levels measured from the basal forebrain and support the conclusion that PPARα is a suitable molecular element involved in the regulation of wake-related neurotransmitters.
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222. Clinical applications of exercise in Parkinson’s disease: what we need to know?
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Sergio Machado, Diogo Teixeira, Diogo Monteiro, Claudio Imperatori, Eric Murillo-Rodriguez, Fernanda Pereira da Silva Rocha, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Sandra Amatriain-Fernández, Henning Budde, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Leonardo Caixeta, and Alberto Souza de Sá Filho
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Balance ,Cognition ,General Neuroscience ,Parkinson’s disease ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Parkinson Disease ,Neurology (clinical) ,Strength ,Gait ,Exercise ,Exercise Therapy - Abstract
Introduction: Exploring the potential of exercise in the rehabilitation process of patients with Parkinson’s (PD) may be an interesting treatment perspective. Exercise-induced responses derived from neurotrophic elements appear to ameliorate the decline in neurodegeneration. Despite this understanding, the literature needs to be updated. Areas covered: Our review focuses on: a) the key mechanisms of exercise on PD, highlighting mainly the responses related to neuroplasticity; b) the effects induced by different traditional types of exercise, also highlighting the effects of complementary therapies related to movement; c) the volume of exercise required to support efficient results are explored in the context of PD. Additionally, the proposition of new clinical application strategies in the context of PD will also be determined. Expert opinion: It is suggested that different intensities of aerobic exercise be explored for the treatment of PD. The results associated with high intensity seem promising for performance, physiological and clinical parameters, such as BDNF production and cognition. On the other hand, the diversification of tasks and repetition of motor gestures appear as consistent arguments to exercise prescription. Finally, for future investigations, the neuromodulation strategy in association with aerobic exercise appears as a potential inducer of benefits on gait and cognitive function. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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223. Assessment of Unresolved/Disorganized State of Mind in Relation to Attachment: A ROC Curve Study Using the Adult Attachment Interview and the Measure of Parental Style
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Imperatori, C., Adenzato, M., Palmiero, L., Farina, B., and Ardito, R. B.
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disorganized internal working models ,receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve ,adult attachment interview ,dysfunctional parenting ,measure of parental style - Abstract
The main objective of the present study was to use the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to identify cut-off points for a self-report measure assessing parental style, i.e., the Measure of Parental Style (MOPS), that are able to discriminate individuals with disorganized internal working models (IWMs) of attachment with adequate accuracy, in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Establishing cut-off points for the MOPS could provide clinicians and researchers with a valuable tool to investigate the role of disorganized IWMs as a link between parental styles and mental health.A sample of 90 university students (mean age = 21.21 ± 2.05, females = 66) was enrolled in the study. We used the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) to assess disorganized IWM and the MOPS to assess parental styles. Subsequently, we used ROC curve analysis to pursue the objective of the study.The ROC curve analysis showed that the MOPS total score (i.e., the combination of maternal and paternal dimensions) was able to discriminate individuals with disorganized IWMs from individuals with organized IWMs (AUC= 0.77). Specifically, a score ≥ 25 (Youden index= 0.497) categorized individuals with a sensitivity of 0.69 (69% of participants with disorganized IWMs were correctly identified) and a specificity of 0.81 (19% of participants were incorrectly identified as having disorganized IWMs).Although the AAI has demonstrated high psychometric properties for assessing attachment representations in adulthood, its use is difficult when studies with large samples are to be conducted. As an alternative to the AAI, the MOPS can be used in studies with large populations, but no cut-off has yet been proposed. Here, we have identified cut-off points for the MOPS that are capable of detecting disorganized IWMs of attachment with adequate accuracy, and we suggest that this self-report is a useful brief instrument for detecting disorganized IWMs when time constraints prevent the use of the AAI (e.g., in studies with large samples or epidemiological studies).
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224. Impact of High-Grade Patterns in Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Multicentric Analysis
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Pietro Bertoglio, Vittorio Aprile, Luigi Ventura, Maria Cattoni, Dania Nachira, Filippo Lococo, Maria Rodriguez Perez, Francesco Guerrera, Fabrizio Minervini, Giulia Querzoli, Giovanni Bocchialini, Diana Bacchin, Francesca Franzi, Guido Rindi, Salvatore Bellafiore, Federico Femia, Giuseppe Salvatore Bogina, Piergiorgio Solli, Peter Kestenholz, Enrico Ruffini, Massimiliano Paci, Stefano Margaritora, Andrea Selenito Imperatori, Marco Lucchi, Letizia Gnetti, and Alberto Claudio Terzi
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Lung adenocarcinoma ,Male ,Lung Neoplasms ,TNM staging ,Adenocarcinoma of Lung ,Adenocarcinoma ,Prognosis ,Lung adenocarcinoma, TNM staging, Lung cancer, Adenocarcinoma subtypes ,Adenocarcinoma subtypes ,Humans ,Female ,Lung cancer ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,Neoplasm Staging ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Objective The presence of micropapillary and solid adenocarcinoma patterns leads to a worse survival and a significantly higher tendency to recur. This study aims to assess the impact of pT descriptor combined with the presence of high-grade components on long-term outcomes in early-stage lung adenocarcinomas. Methods We retrospectively collected data of consecutive resected pT1-T3N0 lung adenocarcinoma from nine European Thoracic Centers. All patients who underwent a radical resection with lymph-node dissection between 2014 and 2017 were included. Differences in Overall Survival (OS) and Disease-Free Survival (DFS) and possible prognostic factors associated with outcomes were evaluated also after performing a propensity score matching to compare tumors containing non-high-grade and high-grade patterns. Results Among 607 patients, the majority were male and received a lobectomy. At least one high-grade histological pattern was seen in 230 cases (37.9%), of which 169 solid and 75 micropapillary. T1a-b-c without high-grade pattern had a significant better prognosis compared to T1a-b-c with high-grade pattern (p = 0.020), but the latter had similar OS compared to T2a (p = 0.277). Concurrently, T1a-b-c without micropapillary or solid patterns had a significantly better DFS compared to those with high-grade patterns (p = 0.034), and it was similar to T2a (p = 0.839). Multivariable analysis confirms the role of T descriptor according to high-grade pattern both for OS (p = 0.024; HR 1.285 95% CI 1.033–1.599) and DFS (p = 0.003; HR 1.196, 95% CI 1.054–1.344, respectively). These results were confirmed after the propensity score matching analysis. Conclusions pT1 lung adenocarcinomas with a high-grade component have similar prognosis of pT2a tumors.
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225. Clinical applications of exercise in Parkinson’s disease: what we need to know?
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Machado, Sergio, primary, Teixeira, Diogo, additional, Monteiro, Diogo, additional, Imperatori, Claudio, additional, Murillo-Rodriguez, Eric, additional, da Silva Rocha, Fernanda Pereira, additional, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, additional, Amatriain-Fernández, Sandra, additional, Budde, Henning, additional, Carta, Mauro Giovanni, additional, Caixeta, Leonardo, additional, and de Sá Filho, Alberto Souza, additional
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226. The incidence and risk factors of acute pain after preoperative needle localization of pulmonary nodules: a cross-sectional study
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Qin, Wen, primary, Ge, Jun, additional, Gong, Zhihao, additional, Zhang, Yunyun, additional, DiBardino, David M., additional, Imperatori, Andrea, additional, Tandon, Yasmeen K., additional, Yanagiya, Masahiro, additional, Yao, Feng, additional, and Qiu, Yuwei, additional
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227. Impact of high-grade patterns in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma: a multicentric analysis
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Bertoglio, Pietro, primary, Aprile, Vittorio, additional, Ventura, Luigi, additional, Cattoni, Maria Angela, additional, Nachira, Dania, additional, Lococo, Filippo, additional, Perez, Maria Rodriguez, additional, Guerrera, Francesco, additional, Minervini, Fabrizio, additional, Querzoli, Giulia, additional, Bocchialini, Giovanni, additional, Bacchin, Diana, additional, Franzi, Francesca, additional, Rindi, Guido, additional, Bellafiore, Salvatore, additional, Femia, Federico, additional, Bogina, Giuseppe Salvatore, additional, Solli, Piergiorgio, additional, Kestenholz, Peter, additional, Ruffini, Enrico, additional, Paci, Massimiliano, additional, Margaritora, Stefano, additional, Imperatori, Andrea Selenito, additional, Lucchi, Marco, additional, Gnetti, Letizia, additional, and Terzi, Alberto Claudio, additional
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228. Host-Related Factors as Targetable Drivers of Immunotherapy Response in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
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Baci, Denisa, primary, Cekani, Elona, additional, Imperatori, Andrea, additional, Ribatti, Domenico, additional, and Mortara, Lorenzo, additional
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229. IS, Organization and Strategy: Convergence or Divergence? A Meta-Analysis
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De Marco, Marco, Imperatori, Barbara, Isari, Daniela, D'Atri, Alessandro, editor, De Marco, Marco, editor, Braccini, Alessio Maria, editor, and Cabiddu, Francesca, editor
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230. The association among food addiction, binge eating severity and psychopathology in obese and overweight patients attending low-energy-diet therapy
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Imperatori, Claudio, Innamorati, Marco, Contardi, Anna, Continisio, Massimo, Tamburello, Stella, Lamis, Dorian A., Tamburello, Antonino, and Fabbricatore, Mariantonietta
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231. The unexpected side of relational e-HRM : Developing trust in the HR department
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Bissola, Rita, Imperatori, Barbara, and Emma Parry and Professor Stefan Strohmeier, Dr
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232. Modification of EEG power spectra and EEG connectivity in autobiographical memory: a sLORETA study.
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Claudio Imperatori, Riccardo Brunetti, Benedetto Farina, Anna Maria Speranza, Anna Losurdo, Elisa Testani, Anna Contardi, and Giacomo Della Marca
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233. ICT and Changing Working Relationships: Rational or Normative Fashion?
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Imperatori, B., De Marco, M., D’Atri, Alessandro, De Marco, Marco, and Casalino, Nunzio
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234. Site Characterization of Swiss Strong-Motion Stations: The Benefit of Advanced Processing Algorithms
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Jan Burjánek, Clotaire Michel, Donat Fäh, Paolo Bergamo, Vincent Perron, Francesco Panzera, Manuel Hobiger, Walter Imperatori, and Agostiny Marrios Lontsi
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Geophysics ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,business.industry ,Computer vision ,Artificial intelligence ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,business ,01 natural sciences ,Geology ,Motion (physics) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Characterization (materials science) - Abstract
Since 2009, 91 new strong-motion stations were built for the renewal of the Swiss Strong Motion Network. Another nine stations will be installed until 2022. For each new station, an extensive site characterization study is performed to model the 1D seismic-velocity profile and, for some sites, the liquefaction potential. Geophysical (passive and active surface-wave methods) and geotechnical cone penetration test (CPT) with additional pore-pressure measurement (CPTu) and seismic CPT (SCPT) methods are used. Analyzing the passive and active recordings with a variety of established and advanced methods, the fundamental frequency of the site, the polarization of the wavefield, the Love- and Rayleigh-wave phase-velocity dispersion curves, and the Rayleigh-wave ellipticity function are retrieved. The liquefaction potential is assessed using CPTu. SCPT measurements are sometimes used to determine the shallow underground structure. The benefits of the combination of different appropriate methods are shown for two examples—the borehole station SBUS in Buochs and the upcoming borehole station SCME in Collombey-Muraz. At both the sites, the CPTu measurements show an elevated liquefaction potential. Combining the passive and active data, the dispersion curves for Love and Rayleigh waves and Rayleigh-wave ellipticity curves are retrieved over a wide-frequency range and inverted for the S-wave velocity profile, in which the shallow part is constrained by the active or SCPT data, the intermediate part by the dispersion curves of the passive methods, and the deepest part by the ellipticity information. For Buochs, the 1D SH-wave amplification functions modeled for the velocity profiles are compared with the empirical amplification for earthquake recordings. Finally, an overview of the site characterization results for 52 of the newly installed seismic stations is given.
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235. Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT Metabolic Parameters in Surgically Treated Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients
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Massimo Castellani, Lorenzo Dominioni, Diego De Palma, S. Pieropan, Nicola Rotolo, Mario Nosotti, Gianluca Bonitta, Paolo Mendogni, Ilaria Schiorlin, Sara Franzi, Sabrina Casagrande, Andrea Imperatori, Marco Cuzzocrea, Davide Tosi, and Maria Cattoni
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Adult ,Male ,metabolic parameters ,Lung Neoplasms ,PET/CT ,Spearman's rank correlation coefficient ,Disease-Free Survival ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ,Pulmonary lobectomy ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography ,80 and over ,medicine ,Humans ,prognostic value ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,PET-CT ,pulmonary lobectomy ,business.industry ,Carcinoma ,Area under the curve ,Retrospective cohort study ,Original Articles ,lung adenocarcinoma ,Glycolysis ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,Tumor Burden ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Confidence interval ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma ,Adenocarcinoma ,Nuclear medicine ,business - Abstract
Purpose of the report This article aims to explore the prognostic role of 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters in stage I lung adenocarcinoma patients. Patients and methods One hundred eighty pathological stage I lung adenocarcinoma patients were retrospectively reviewed. Semiquantitative analysis of FDG tumor uptake was performed with TrueD software on the Siemens Leonardo workstation. SUVmean and MTV were calculated using SUV threshold of 41% of SUVmax; the total lesion glycolysis (TLG) was calculated as the product of SUVmean and MTV. Correlation was evaluated using Spearman correlation coefficient. Maximally selected rank statistics was performed to detect the optimal cutoff used for dichotomizing each PET parameter (6.5 for SUVmean, 9.6 for SUVmax, and 19.1 for TLG). Results Our main finding was the significant correlation between 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters (SUVmean, SUVmax, and TLG) and disease-free survival in pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer. SUVmean has the greatest accuracy in recurrence prediction (integrated area under the curve, 0.803; 95% confidence interval, 0.689-0.918). We run the maximally selected rank statistics to provide the classification of observations in 2 groups by a continuous predictor parameter; the free from recurrence rate was significantly greater in patients with SUVmean ≤6.5, SUVmax ≤9.6, and TLG ≤19.1. Conclusions Our research supports the hypothesis that SUVmean, SUVmax, and TLG are well correlated with free from recurrence rate in stage I adenocarcinoma patients, subjected to pulmonary lobectomy. Our findings also indicate these markers as promising prognostic indicators.
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236. Work in progress report of a multicentre retrospective observational study to evaluate the association between the airflows and the intrapleural pressures digitally recorded after video-assisted lobectomy
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Roberto Crisci, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Angelo Morelli, Pietro Bertoglio, Andrea Imperatori, Andrea Viti, Francesco Zaraca, and Luca Bertolaccini
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Research Report ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lung Neoplasms ,Thoracic ,VATS lobectomy ,Pediatric advanced life support ,Air leaks ,Digital chest drainage ,Intrapleural pressure ,Lung cancer ,Air leak ,Pulmonary lobectomy ,medicine ,Humans ,Pneumonectomy ,Retrospective Studies ,Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted ,business.industry ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,humanities ,Surgery ,Cardiothoracic surgery ,Chest Tubes ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
OBJECTIVES Digital chest drainage systems allow real-time and continuous monitoring and recording of air leak flow rate and intrapleural pressure (IPP) from the immediate postoperative period to the chest drainage removal. A multicentre retrospective observational analysis of consecutive patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer was performed to evaluate the association between the airflow and IPP digitally recorded during the immediate postoperative period after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer. Here, we present a work in progress report. METHODS All patients treated with VATS lobectomies for lung cancer were included. Multiple airflow measurements and minimum and maximum IPP through the chest tubes were digitally monitored and recorded using microelectronic mechanical sensor technology. The PALs were defined as an air leak lasting >5 days from the conclusion of the surgical procedure. The cessation of air leaks was defined as an airflow RESULTS This analysis comprised 76 patients who underwent VATS lobectomy for lung cancer. Nineteen patients (25%) showed prolonged air leaks (PAL) (≥5 days). The operative time was higher in the PAL group (mean difference = 44 min) without a statistically significant difference. Before the 7th postoperative hours, there were no statistically significant differences in IPPs. CONCLUSIONS Patients with PAL showed less negative IPP in the first 24 postoperative hours. Therefore, the 7th—24th postoperative hours were critical in PAL prediction since the mechanism for PAL seems to develop after the 7th postoperative hour.
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237. Perioperative identifications of non-palpable pulmonary nodules: a narrative review
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Davide Di Natale, Ilaria Righi, Elisa Nardecchia, Lorenzo Dominioni, Lorenzo Rosso, Maria Cattoni, Paolo Mendogni, Andrea Imperatori, Shehab Mohamed, Nicola Rotolo, and Cristina Diotti
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Indeterminate pulmonary nodule ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Review Article ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,medicine ,Computed tomography-guided localization ,Intraoperative lung nodule identification ,Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) ,Thoracotomy ,Lung cancer ,Pulmonary nodule management ,business.industry ,Gold standard (test) ,Perioperative ,medicine.disease ,Cardiothoracic surgery ,Narrative review ,Radiology ,business ,Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy - Abstract
Early detection of lung cancer is the key to improving treatment and prognosis of this disease, and the advent of advances in computed tomography (CT) imaging and national screening programs have improved the detection rate of very small pulmonary lesions. As such, the management of this sub-centimetric and often sub-solid lesions has become quite challenging for clinicians, especially for choosing the most suitable diagnostic method. In clinical practice, to fulfill this diagnostic yield, transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) is often the first choice especially for peripheral nodules. For lesions for which TTNB could present technical difficulties or failed, other diagnostic strategies are needed. In this case, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is the gold standard to reach the diagnosis of lung nodules suspect of being malignant. Nonetheless it’s often not easy the identification of such lesions during VATS because of their little dimensions, non-firm consistency, deep localization. In literature various marking techniques have been described, in order to improve intraoperative nodules detection and to reduce conversion rate to thoracotomy: CT-guided hookwire positioning, methylene blue staining, intra-operative ultrasound and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy are the most used. The scientific evidence on this matter is weak because there are no randomized clinical trials but only case series on single techniques with no comparison on efficacy, so there are no guidelines to refer. From this standing, in this article we conducted a narrative review of the existing literature on the subject, with the aim of outlining a framework as complete as possible. We analyzed strengths and weaknesses of the main techniques reported, so as to allow the clinician to orient himself with greater ease.
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238. Evaluating the Factor Structure of the Emotion Dysregulation Scale-Short (EDS-s): A Preliminary Study
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Giulia Raimondi, Claudio Imperatori, Mariantonietta Fabbricatore, David Lester, Michela Balsamo, Marco Innamorati, Raimondi G, Imperatori C, Fabbricatore M, Lester D, Balsamo M, and Innamorati M
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emotion dysregulation ,structural equation modelling ,binge eating ,general psychopathology ,Adult ,Male ,Psychometrics ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Emotions ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Reproducibility of Results ,psychopathology ,Article ,Medicine ,Humans ,Female ,Self Report ,Bulimia - Abstract
Emotion dysregulation (ED) can be considered a psychopathological transdiagnostic dimension, the presence of which should be reliably screened in clinical settings. The aim of the current study was to validate the Italian version of the Emotion Dysregulation Scale-short (EDS-s), a brief self-report tool assessing emotion dysregulation, in a non-clinical sample of 1087 adults (768 women and 319 men). We also assessed its convergent validity with scales measuring binge eating and general psychopathology. Structural equation modeling suggested the fit of a one-factor model refined with correlations between the errors of three pairs of items (χ2 = 255.56, df = 51, p < 0.001, RMSEA = 0.08, CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.93, SRMR = 0.04). The EDS-s demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (ordinal alpha = 0.94). Moreover, EDS-s scores partly explained the variance of both binge eating (0.35, p < 0.001) and general psychopathology (0.60, p < 0.001). In conclusion, the EDS-s can be considered to be a reliable and valid measure of ED.
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239. Professional and Non-Professional Social Media as Recruitment Tools: The Impact on Job Seekers’ Attraction and Intention to Apply
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Mochi, Francesca, primary, Bissola, Rita, additional, and Imperatori, Barbara, additional
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240. Engagement Fashion
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Imperatori, Barbara, primary
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241. Conclusions and Future Prospects: The Role of HRM Professionals, Managers and Employees in Facing the Socio-economic Crisis
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Imperatori, Barbara, primary
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242. Overview of Employee Engagement Literature: The What and Why Issues
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Imperatori, Barbara, primary
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243. Overview of Employee Engagement Literature: The How Issue
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Imperatori, Barbara, primary
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244. Engagement and Disengagement at Work
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Imperatori, Barbara, primary
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245. People Engagement and New Fashions in HRM Practices: Social Responsibility, Digital Transformation, Happiness and Well-Being
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Imperatori, Barbara, primary
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246. Cetuximab rechallenge in metastatic colorectal cancer patients: how to come away from acquired resistance?
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Santini, D, Vincenzi, B, Addeo, R, Garufi, C, Masi, G, Scartozzi, M, Mancuso, A, Frezza, A M, Venditti, O, Imperatori, M, Schiavon, G, Bronte, G, Cicero, G, Recine, F, Maiello, E, Cascinu, S, Russo, A, Falcone, A, and Tonini, G
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247. Morpho-Structural and Magnetic Properties of CoFe2O4/SiO2 Nanocomposites: The Effect of the Molecular Coating.
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Slimani, Sawssen, Talone, Alessandro, Abdolrahimi, Maryam, Imperatori, Patrizia, Barucca, Gianni, Fiorani, Dino, and Peddis, Davide
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248. CHILD MALTREATMENT, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT: AN UMBRELLA REVIEW OF THEIR PREVALENCE AND DEFINITIONS.
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Massullo, Chiara, De Rossi, Elena, Carbone, Giuseppe Alessio, Imperatori, Claudio, Ardito, Rita B., Adenzato, Mauro, and Farina, Benedetto
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Objective: Child maltreatment (CM) is a recognized public health problem, and epidemiologic data suggest that it is a widespread phenomenon, albeit with widely varying estimates. Indeed, CM as well as child abuse (CA) and neglect (CN) are complex phenomena that are difficult to study for several reasons, including terminological and definitional problems that pose a hurdle to estimating epidemiological rates. Therefore, the main aim of this umbrella review is to revise recent review data on the epidemiology of CM, CA, and CN. A second aim was to revise the definitions used. Method: A systematic search of three databases was performed in March 2022. Recent reviews (published in the last 5 years: 2017-March 2022) addressing the epidemiological rates of CM, CA, and/or CN were included. Results: Of the 314 documents retrieved by the selected search strategy, the eligibility assessment yielded a total of 29 eligible documents. Because of the great heterogeneity among them, a qualitative rather than a quantitative synthesis was performed. Conclusions: The data from this umbrella review show that the different age groups, methods, and instruments used in the literature to collect the data on the epidemiology of CM make it difficult to compare the results. Although definitions appear to be quite homogeneous, CM categorization varies widely across studies. Furthermore, this umbrella review shows that the CM reviews considered do not examine some particular forms of CM such as parental overprotection. The results are discussed in detail throughout the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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249. Psychotropic medications sales during COVID-19 outbreak in Italy changed according to the pandemic phases and related lockdowns
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Claudio Imperatori, Chiara Massullo, Benedetto Farina, Giuseppe Alessio Carbone, R Serraino, and E De Rossi
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Short Communication ,Pharmacy ,Disease Outbreaks ,Pandemic ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pandemics ,Retrospective Studies ,Psychotropic Drugs ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Outbreak ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Serotonin reuptake ,Mood stabilisers ,Italy ,Psychotropic medications ,Communicable Disease Control ,Observational study ,Mental health ,business ,Demography - Abstract
Objectives We have investigated the psychotropic medications sales (i.e. benzodiazepines, mood stabilisers and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the period from March 2020 to February 2021 compared with the same period in the preceding year. Study design This was a retrospective and observational study. Methods Data were obtained from five pharmacies located in a working-class zone populated by approximately 150,000 people in the urban area of Rome (Italy). Results A general slight increase in psychotropic medications sales was observed during the whole pandemic period compared with the previous year. Conclusion Our data showed that (1) the percentage of sales seems to vary according to the pandemic phases and related lockdowns and (2) the sales differ between the classes of medications considered.
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250. Eficácia de níveis de um blend de aditivos sobre o desempenho e a saúde intestinal de frangos de corte desafiados experimentalmente
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Imperatori , Fabrício, Fernandes , Jovanir Inês Müller, Carvalho, Paulo Levi de Oliveira, Garcia , Elis Regina de Moraes, Pedroso , Antônio Carlos, and Rutz , Fernando
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Butirato de sódio ,Coccidiose ,Escherichia coli ,ZOOTECNIA [CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS] ,Antibiótico melhorador de desempenho ,Microbiota intestinal ,Frangos de corte - Abstract
Submitted by Helena Bejio (helena.bejio@unioeste.br) on 2022-09-26T22:15:44Z No. of bitstreams: 2 TESE-Fabricio-Imperatori-definitiva.pdf: 1324657 bytes, checksum: 9746d46cb0008484ecca59d869272aab (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2022-09-26T22:15:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 TESE-Fabricio-Imperatori-definitiva.pdf: 1324657 bytes, checksum: 9746d46cb0008484ecca59d869272aab (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2022-06-10 The maintenance of good intestinal integrity and health are of fundamental importance so that production animals can be able to express their genetic potential. In order to measure the impact of different variables involved in the context of broiler production, it is necessary to apply experimental protocols that are capable of simulating the reality of the field, allowing the accurate evaluation of food additives. In this sense, we aim to evaluate the performance, morphology, and regenerative capacity of the intestinal mucosa, as well as to study intestinal microbiota responses and the immune response of birds fed with a blend of additives composed of zinc proteinate, hydrolyzed yeast and encapsulated sodium butyrate associated or not with the use of antibiotic growth promoter in broilers submitted or not to an enteric challenge proposal. This study was carried out in the experimental aviary of the Federal University of Paraná – Palotina campus. A total of 3,936 male broiler chicks (Ross AP95®) were used and the birds were housed on shavings bedding, with water and feed ad libitum and divided into a 6 x 2 factorial scheme (Negative control (NC), Positive control (PC); PC + 1.0kg of Blend of additives/ton of feed; NC + 0.5kg; NC + 1.0kg; NC + 1.5kg of Blend of additives/ton of feed Vs with and without experimental enteric challenge), with 8 replications per treatment and 41 birds each. At 14 days of age, birds in the challenged groups were inoculated into the coccidiosis vaccine pool containing 20 times the dose recommended by the manufacturer. Two days later (16th day), the challenged birds received an inoculum containing Escherichia coli (ATCC® 8739™) with a calculated concentration of 109 CFU/bird applied directly to the flock. The evaluation of body weight, average feed intake, weight gain, and feed conversion were performed weekly. The degree of warpage was evaluated at 28, 35 and 42 days of age. Fragments of intestinal segments were collected at 19 days of age after euthanasia procedure of two birds/repeat for evaluation of intestinal morphometry and analysis of the proliferative capacity of intestinal cells. Intestinal mucosal permeability was measured by assessing serum levels of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC-d). Cecal excreta samples were collected at 42 days of age from 7 birds per treatment to determine the short chain fatty acid (SCFA) profile. For the calculation of carcass yield, cuts and abdominal fat deposition, at 42 days, 60 birds were slaughtered per treatment. Statistical procedures were performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) using the General Lineal Model (GLM) using the SAS statistical program and, when significant, the treatment means were compared using Tukey's test (p
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