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2. Correlation of [68Ga]Ga-PSMA PET/CT response and PSA decline in first-line enzalutamide for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients
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Giunta, Emilio Francesco, Caroli, Paola, Scarpi, Emanuela, Altavilla, Amelia, Rossetti, Virginia, Marini, Irene, Celli, Monica, Casadei, Chiara, Lolli, Cristian, Schepisi, Giuseppe, Bleve, Sara, Brighi, Nicole, Cursano, Maria Concetta, Paganelli, Giovanni, Matteucci, Federica, and De Giorgi, Ugo
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- 2024
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3. A theoretical comparison among macroseismic scales used in Italy
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Vannucci, Gianfranco, Lolli, Barbara, and Gasperini, Paolo
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- 2024
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4. Completeness and calibration of the Italian Seismological Instrumental and Parametric Database (ISIDe) before 16 April 2005
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Lolli, Barbara, Vannucci, Gianfranco, and Gasperini, Paolo
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- 2024
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5. Downscaling atmospheric emission inventories with “top–down” approach: the support of the literature in choosing proxy variables
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Marinello, S., Piccinini, G., Coruzzolo, A. M., Lolli, F., and Gamberini, R.
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- 2024
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6. Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage using the Neurospeed Semi-compliant Balloon
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Guenego, Adrien, Heit, Jeremy J., Bonnet, Thomas, Elens, Stéphanie, Sadeghi, Niloufar, Ligot, Noémie, Mine, Benjamin, Lolli, Valentina, Tannouri, Fadi, Taccone, Fabio Silvio, and Lubicz, Boris
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- 2024
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7. Effect of Tofacitinib on One-Year Colectomy Risk in Anti-TNF Refractory Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study
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Carvalhas Gabrielli, Anna Maria, Ferretti, Francesca, Monico, Camilla Maria, Tombetti, Enrico, Maconi, Giovanni, Romeo, Samanta, Piazza O Sed, Nicole, Caprioli, Flavio, Mazzola, Anna Maria, Alicante, Saverio, Bertè, Roberto, Lolli, Elisabetta, Scribano, Maria Lia, Buscarini, Elisabetta, Ricci, Chiara, Carmagnola, Stefania, Ardizzone, Sandro, and Cannatelli, Rosanna
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- 2024
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8. Gamma-Ray Burst observations by the high-energy charged particle detector on board the CSES-01 satellite between 2019 and 2021
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Palma, Francesco, Martucci, Matteo, Neubüser, Coralie, Sotgiu, Alessandro, Follega, Francesco Maria, Ubertini, Pietro, Bazzano, Angela, Rodi, James, Ammendola, Roberto, Badoni, Davide, Bartocci, Simona, Battiston, Roberto, Beolè, Stefania, Bertello, Igor, Burger, William Jerome, Campana, Donatella, Cicone, Antonio, Cipollone, Piero, Coli, Silvia, Conti, Livio, Contin, Andrea, Cristoforetti, Marco, D'Angelo, Giulia, De Angelis, Fabrizio, De Donato, Cinzia, De Santis, Cristian, Diego, Piero, Di Luca, Andrea, Fiorenza, Emiliano, Gebbia, Giuseppe, Iuppa, Roberto, Lega, Alessandro, Lolli, Mauro, Martino, Bruno, Masciantonio, Giuseppe, Mergè, Matteo, Mese, Marco, Morbidini, Alfredo, Nozzoli, Francesco, Nuccilli, Fabrizio, Oliva, Alberto, Osteria, Giuseppe, Palmonari, Federico, Panico, Beatrice, Papini, Emanuele, Parmentier, Alexandra, Perciballi, Stefania, Perfetto, Francesco, Perinelli, Alessio, Picozza, Piergiorgio, Piersanti, Mirko, Pozzato, Michele, Rebustini, Gianmaria, Recchiuti, Dario, Ricci, Ester, Ricci, Marco, Ricciarini, Sergio Bruno, Russi, Andrea, Sahnoun, Zouleikha, Savino, Umberto, Scotti, Valentina, Shen, Xuhui, Sparvoli, Roberta, Tofani, Silvia, Vertolli, Nello, Vilona, Veronica, Vitale, Vincenzo, Zannoni, Ugo, Zeren, Zhima, Zoffoli, Simona, and Zuccon, Paolo
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
In this paper we report the detection of five strong Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) by the High-Energy Particle Detector (HEPD-01) mounted on board the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES-01), operational since 2018 on a Sun-synchronous polar orbit at a $\sim$ 507 km altitude and 97$^\circ$ inclination. HEPD-01 was designed to detect high-energy electrons in the energy range 3 - 100 MeV, protons in the range 30 - 300 MeV, and light nuclei in the range 30 - 300 MeV/n. Nonetheless, Monte Carlo simulations have shown HEPD-01 is sensitive to gamma-ray photons in the energy range 300 keV - 50 MeV, even if with a moderate effective area above $\sim$ 5 MeV. A dedicated time correlation analysis between GRBs reported in literature and signals from a set of HEPD-01 trigger configuration masks has confirmed the anticipated detector sensitivity to high-energy photons. A comparison between the simultaneous time profiles of HEPD-01 electron fluxes and photons from GRB190114C, GRB190305A, GRB190928A, GRB200826B and GRB211211A has shown a remarkable similarity, in spite of the different energy ranges. The high-energy response, with peak sensitivity at about 2 MeV, and moderate effective area of the detector in the actual flight configuration explain why these five GRBs, characterised by a fluence above $\sim$ 3 $\times$ 10$^{-5}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ in the energy interval 300 keV - 50 MeV, have been detected., Comment: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
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- 2023
9. A Benchmarking Protocol for SAR Colorization: From Regression to Deep Learning Approaches
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Shen, Kangqing, Vivone, Gemine, Yang, Xiaoyuan, Lolli, Simone, and Schmitt, Michael
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Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ,Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing - Abstract
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images are widely used in remote sensing. Interpreting SAR images can be challenging due to their intrinsic speckle noise and grayscale nature. To address this issue, SAR colorization has emerged as a research direction to colorize gray scale SAR images while preserving the original spatial information and radiometric information. However, this research field is still in its early stages, and many limitations can be highlighted. In this paper, we propose a full research line for supervised learning-based approaches to SAR colorization. Our approach includes a protocol for generating synthetic color SAR images, several baselines, and an effective method based on the conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) for SAR colorization. We also propose numerical assessment metrics for the problem at hand. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to propose a research line for SAR colorization that includes a protocol, a benchmark, and a complete performance evaluation. Our extensive tests demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed cGAN-based network for SAR colorization. The code will be made publicly available., Comment: 16 pages, 16 figures, 6 tables
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10. The TRILL project: increasing the technological readiness of Laue lenses
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Ferro, Lisa, Virgilli, Enrico, Moita, Miguel, Frontera, Filippo, Rosati, Piero, Guidorzi, Cristiano, Ferrari, Claudio, Lolli, Riccardo, Caroli, Ezio, Auricchio, Natalia, Stephen, John B., Del Sordo, Stefano, Gargano, Carmelo, Squerzanti, Stefano, Pucci, Mauro, Limousin, Olivier, Meuris, Aline, Laurent, Philippe, and Allaire, Hugo
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Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors - Abstract
Hard X-/soft Gamma-ray astronomy (> 100 keV) is a crucial field for the study of important astrophysical phenomena such as the 511 keV positron annihilation line in the Galactic center region and its origin, gamma-ray bursts, soft gamma-ray repeaters, nuclear lines from SN explosions and more. However, several key questions in this field require sensitivity and angular resolution that are hardly achievable with present technology. A new generation of instruments suitable to focus hard X-/soft Gamma-rays is necessary to overcome the technological limitations of current direct-viewing telescopes. One solution is using Laue lenses based on Bragg's diffraction in a transmission configuration. To date, this technology is in an advanced stage of development and further efforts are being made in order to significantly increase its technology readiness level (TRL). To this end, massive production of suitable crystals is required, as well as an improvement of the capability of their alignment. Such a technological improvement could be exploited in stratospheric balloon experiments and, ultimately, in space missions with a telescope of about 20 m focal length, capable of focusing over a broad energy pass-band. We present the latest technological developments of the TRILL (Technological Readiness Increase for Laue Lenses) project, supported by ASI, devoted to the advancement of the technological readiness of Laue lenses. We show the method we developed for preparing suitable bent Germanium and Silicon crystals and the latest advancements in crystals alignment technology., Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2211.16880
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- 2023
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11. Malaria transmission risk is projected to increase in the highlands of Western and Northern Rwanda
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Lian Zong, Jean Paul Ngarukiyimana, Yuanjian Yang, Steve H. L. Yim, Yi Zhou, Mengya Wang, Zunyi Xie, Hung Chak Ho, Meng Gao, Shilu Tong, and Simone Lolli
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Geology ,QE1-996.5 ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
Abstract Malaria is one of the major health threats in Africa, and the risk of transmission is projected to be exacerbated by global warming. Rwanda experienced an 11-fold increase in malaria incidence from 2011 to 2015 despite extensive funding and implementation of control measures. Here, we focus on Rwanda as a case study and simulate monthly malaria incidence between 2010 and 2015, employing an ensemble learning method. Next, we project future malaria prevalence using shared socio-economic pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5). We find that the projected increases in temperature and precipitation may shift malaria transmission risk to the highlands of western and northern Rwanda. These two regions that currently experience low malaria transmission. The seasonal effects of malaria incidence may be less apparent from January to June, and the peak season for malaria transmission in the highlands could occur one month earlier. Our findings highlight the impacts of climate change on malaria epidemics in Rwanda, which have implications for other world regions.
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12. Authors’ Reply to Nevill and Wyon: “Size Exponents for Scaling Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Over 6500 Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”
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Lolli, Lorenzo, Batterham, Alan, Weston, Kathryn, and Atkinson, Greg
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13. Fluctuation in body size and glymphatic system derangement in obesity
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Gallina, Pasquale and Lolli, Francesco
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14. Malaria transmission risk is projected to increase in the highlands of Western and Northern Rwanda
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Zong, Lian, Ngarukiyimana, Jean Paul, Yang, Yuanjian, Yim, Steve H. L., Zhou, Yi, Wang, Mengya, Xie, Zunyi, Ho, Hung Chak, Gao, Meng, Tong, Shilu, and Lolli, Simone
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15. Aqueductal CSF stroke volume is associated with the burden of perivascular space enlargement in chronic adult hydrocephalus
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Gallina, Pasquale, Porfirio, Berardino, Caini, Saverio, Lolli, Francesco, and Scollato, Antonio
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16. CVRmap—a complete cerebrovascular reactivity mapping post-processing BIDS toolbox
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Rovai, A., Lolli, V., Trotta, N., Goldman, S., and De Tiège, X.
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17. External validation of a red cell-based blood prognostic score in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immunotherapy combinations
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Maffezzoli, Michele, Santoni, Matteo, Mazzaschi, Giulia, Rodella, Sara, Lai, Eleonora, Maruzzo, Marco, Basso, Umberto, Bimbatti, Davide, Iacovelli, Roberto, Anghelone, Annunziato, Fiala, Ondřej, Rebuzzi, Sara Elena, Fornarini, Giuseppe, Lolli, Cristian, Massari, Francesco, Rosellini, Matteo, Mollica, Veronica, Nasso, Cecilia, Acunzo, Alessandro, Silini, Enrico Maria, Quaini, Federico, De Filippo, Massimo, Brunelli, Matteo, Banna, Giuseppe L., Rescigno, Pasquale, Signori, Alessio, and Buti, Sebastiano
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18. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma characteristics and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in two tertiary centers - an Israeli/ Italian study
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Giladi, Odil, Bagnato, Gianmarco, Gentilini, Marianna, Shimony, Shai, Pasvolsky, Oren, Berger, Tamar, Itchaki, Gilad, Raanani, Pia, Lolli, Ginerva, Stefoni, Vittorio, Broccoli, Alessandro, Argnani, Lisa, Zinzani, Pier Luigi, and Gurion, Ronit
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19. The impact of perfusion computed tomography on the diagnosis and outcome of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Seyour, Mohamed, Salvagno, Michele, Rozenblum, Raphael, Macchini, Elisabetta, Anderloni, Marco, Jodaitis, Lise, Peluso, Lorenzo, Annoni, Filippo, Lolli, Valentina, Schuind, Sophie, Gaspard, Nicolas, Taccone, Fabio Silvio, and Gouvea Bogossian, Elisa
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20. 3D visualization of the human anterior cruciate ligament combining micro-CT and histological analysis
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Parrilli, Annapaola, Grassi, Alberto, Orellana, Federica, Lolli, Roberta, Marchiori, Gregorio, Berni, Matteo, Fini, Milena, Lopomo, Nicola Francesco, and Zaffagnini, Stefano
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21. Aqueductal CSF stroke volume is associated with the burden of perivascular space enlargement in chronic adult hydrocephalus
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Pasquale Gallina, Berardino Porfirio, Saverio Caini, Francesco Lolli, and Antonio Scollato
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract The inflow of CSF into perivascular spaces (PVS) in the brain is crucial for clearing waste molecules. Inefficiency in PVS flow leads to neurodegeneration. Failure of PVS flushing is associated with CSF flow impairment in the intracranial hydrodynamic condition of CSF hypo-pulsatility. However, enlarged PVS (ePVS), a finding indicative of PVS flow dysfunction, is also present in patients with derangement of CSF dynamics characterized by CSF hyper-pulsatility, which increases CSF flow. Intriguingly, two opposite intracranial hydrodynamic conditions would lead to the same result of impairing the PVS flushing. To investigate this issue, we assessed the subsistence of a dysfunctional interplay between CSF and PVS flows and, if the case, the mechanisms preventing a hyper-pulsatile brain from providing an effective PVS flushing. We analyzed the association between phase contrast MRI aqueductal CSF stroke volume (aqSV), a proxy of CSF pulsatility, and the burden of ePVS in chronic adult hydrocephalus, a disease involving a broad spectrum of intracranial hydrodynamics disturbances. In the 147 (85 males, 62 females) patients, the age at diagnosis ranged between 28 and 88 years (median 73 years). Ninety-seven patients had tri-ventriculomegaly and 50 tetra-ventriculomegaly. According to the extent of ePVS, 113 patients had a high ePVS burden, while 34 had a low ePVS burden. aqSV, which ranged between 0 and 562 μL (median 86 μL), was increased with respect to healthy subjects. Patients presenting with less ePVS burden had higher aqSV (p
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22. CdTe Spectroscopic-Imager Measurements with Bent Crystals for Broad Band Laue Lenses
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Auricchio, N., Ferro, L., Stephen, J. B., Caroli, E., Virgilli, E., Limousin, O., Moita, M., Gutierrez, Y., Geoffrey, D., Breton, R. Le, Meuris, A., Del Sordo, S., Frontera, F., Rosati, P., Ferrari, C., Lolli, R., Gargano, C., and Squerzanti, S.
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Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors - Abstract
In astrophysics, several key questions in the hard X soft Gamma-ray range (above 100 keV) require sensitivity and angular resolution that are hardly achievable with current technologies. Therefore, a new kind of instrument able to focus hard X and gamma-rays is essential. Broad band Laue lenses seem to be the only solution to fulfil these requirements, significantly improving the sensitivity and angular resolution of the X and gamma-ray telescopes. This type of high-energy optics will require highly performing focal plane detectors in terms of detection efficiency, spatial resolution, and spectroscopy. This paper presents the results obtained in the project 'Technological Readiness Increase for Laue Lenses (TRILL)' framework using a Caliste-HD detector module. This detector is a pixel spectrometer developed at CEA (Commissariat a Energie Atomique, Saclay, France). It is used to acquire spectroscopic images of the focal spot produced by Laue Lens bent crystals under a hard X-ray beam at the LARIX facility (University of Ferrara, Italy)., Comment: 7 pages, 22 figures, 2022 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (NSS/MIC/RTSD)
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- 2023
23. Laue lenses: Focusing optics for hard X/soft Gamma-ray Astronomy
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Ferro, L, Moita, M., Rosati, P., Lolli, R., Guidorzi, C., Frontera, F., Virgilli, E., Caroli, E., Auricchio, N., Stephen, J. B., Labanti, C., Fuschino, F., Campana, R., Ferrari, C., Squerzanti, S., Pucci, M., del Sordo, S., and Gargano, C.
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Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics - Abstract
Hard X-/soft Gamma-ray astronomy is a key field for the study of important astrophysical phenomena such as the electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts, black holes physics and many more. However, the spatial localization, imaging capabilities and sensitivity of the measurements are strongly limited for the energy range $>$70 keV due to the lack of focusing instruments operating in this energy band. A new generation of instruments suitable to focus hard X-/ soft Gamma-rays is necessary to shed light on the nature of astrophysical phenomena which are still unclear due to the limitations of current direct-viewing telescopes. Laue lenses can be the answer to those needs. A Laue lens is an optical device consisting of a large number of properly oriented crystals which are capable, through Laue diffraction, of concentrating the radiation into the common Laue lens focus. In contrast with the grazing incidence telescopes commonly used for softer X-rays, the transmission configuration of the Laue lenses allows us to obtain a significant sensitive area even at energies of hundreds of keV. At the University of Ferrara we are actively working on the modelization and construction of a broad-band Laue lens. In this work we will present the main concepts behind Laue lenses and the latest technological developments of the TRILL (Technological Readiness Increase for Laue Lenses) project, devoted to the advancement of the technological readiness of Laue lenses by developing the first prototype of a lens sector made of cylindrical bent crystals of Germanium., Comment: 13 pages, 9 figures, sixteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting - Conference Proceedings
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- 2022
24. CT perfusion imaging in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. State of the art
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Valentina Elisabetta Lolli, Adrien Guenego, Niloufar Sadeghi, Lise Jodaitis, Boris Lubicz, Fabio Silvio Taccone, and Elisa Gouvea Bogossian
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delayed cerebral ischemia ,aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage ,cerebral vasospasm ,hypoperfusion ,computed tomography perfusion ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,R895-920 - Abstract
CT perfusion (CTP) images can be easily and rapidly obtained on all modern CT scanners and have become part of the routine imaging protocol of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). There is a growing body of evidence supporting the use of CTP imaging in these patients, however, there are significant differences in the software packages and methods of analysing CTP. In. addition, no quantitative threshold values for tissue at risk (TAR) have been validated in this patients’ population. Here we discuss the contribution of the technique in the identification of patients at risk of aSAH-related delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and in the assessment of the response to endovascular rescue therapy (ERT). We also address the limitations and pitfalls of automated CTP postprocessing that are specific to aSAH patients as compared to acute ischemic stroke (AIS).
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25. Integration of LC-HRMS and 1H NMR metabolomics data fusion approaches for classification of Amarone wine based on withering time and yeast strain
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Pier Paolo Becchi, Veronica Lolli, Leilei Zhang, Francesco Pavanello, Augusta Caligiani, and Luigi Lucini
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Wine profiling ,Multi-omics ,Supervised modelling ,Data fusion ,1H NMR ,LC-HRMS ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 ,Food processing and manufacture ,TP368-456 - Abstract
Two untargeted metabolomics approaches (LC-HRMS and 1H NMR) were combined to classify Amarone wines based on grape withering time and yeast strain. The study employed a multi-omics data integration approach, combining unsupervised data exploration (MCIA) and supervised statistical analysis (sPLS-DA).The results revealed that the multi-omics pseudo-eigenvalue space highlighted a limited correlation between the datasets (RV-score = 16.4%), suggesting the complementarity of the assays. Furthermore, the sPLS-DA models correctly classified wine samples according to both withering time and yeast strains, providing a much broader characterization of wine metabolome with respect to what was obtained from the individual techniques. Significant variations were notably observed in the accumulation of amino acids, monosaccharides, and polyphenolic compounds throughout the withering process, with a lower error rate in sample classification (7.52%).In conclusion, this strategy demonstrated a high capability to integrate large omics datasets and identify key metabolites able to discriminate wine samples based on their characteristics.
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26. Randomized controlled trial of propranolol on social communication and anxiety in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder
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Beversdorf, David Q., Ferguson, Bradley, Hunter, Samantha, Hirst, Kathy, Lolli, Bridget, Bellesheim, Katherine R., Barton, Amy U., Muckerman, Julie, Takahashi, Nicole, Selders, Kimberly, Holem, Ryan, Sohl, Kristin, Dyke, Peter, Stichter, Janine, Mazurek, Micah, and Kanne, Stephen
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- 2024
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27. CVRmap—a complete cerebrovascular reactivity mapping post-processing BIDS toolbox
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A. Rovai, V. Lolli, N. Trotta, S. Goldman, and X. De Tiège
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) refers to the ability of cerebral blood vessels to dilate or constrict under the effect of vasoactive substances and can be estimated using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Computation of CVR maps is relevant in various brain diseases and requires specialized data processing. We introduce CVRmap, an opensource software that automates the computation of CVR map. The toolbox complies with the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) standards.
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28. Inherited Mutations in DNA Damage Repair Genes in Italian Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Results from the Meet-URO 10 Study
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Chiara Casadei, Emanuela Scarpi, Vincenza Conteduca, Giorgia Gurioli, Maria Concetta Cursano, Nicole Brighi, Cristian Lolli, Giuseppe Schepisi, Umberto Basso, Giuseppe Fornarini, Sara Bleve, Alberto Farolfi, Amelia Altavilla, Salvatore Luca Burgio, Emilio Francesco Giunta, Caterina Gianni, Alessia Filograna, Paola Ulivi, David Olmos, Elena Castro, and Ugo De Giorgi
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DNA damage repair gene mutations ,Germline BRCA2 mutations ,Metastatic prostate cancer ,Precision medicine ,Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ,RC870-923 ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Background: The prevalence of pathogenic germline mutations in DNA damage repair (gDDR) genes in the Italian population is unknown. Objective: In this prospective multicenter cohort study, we evaluated the prevalence of gDDR alterations in the Italian population affected by metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) and analyzed the impact on response to therapy, survival, and time to castration resistance. Design, setting, and participants: In an observational prospective trial, 300 consecutive Italian mPCa patients, enrolled in the Meet-Uro-10 trial from three academic Italian centers, were recruited between 2017 and 2019 and were screened for gDDR mutations in 107 genes. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: The primary endpoint was to assess the prevalence of gDDR mutations in the Italian population of patients with mPCa. The secondary endpoints included the association of gDDR subgroups with metastatic onset, Gleason score, and time to castration resistance. Results and limitations: We identified 297 valuable patients. Forty-six patients had a pathogenic/likely pathogenic variant (15.5%, 95% confidence interval: 11.4–19.6): the more frequent was gBRCA2 found in nine cases (3%), followed by gATM in five cases (1.7%). In patients without mutations, longer median overall survival was observed with the sequence docetaxel-androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI) than with the sequence ARSI-docetaxel (87.9 vs 42 mo, p = 0.0001). In a univariate analysis, the median time to castration resistance in gDDR mutated patients was 19.8 mo, versus 23.7 mo in no mutated patients (p = 0.024). There were no associations of gDDR subgroups with metastatic onset and Gleason score ≥8. In our cohort, variants of unknown significance in gDDR genes were found in 80 patients and might have a prognostic relevance. Conclusions: The study reported the prevalence of gDDR in the Italian population. The presence of gBRCA2 mutations correlates with a shorter time to the onset of castration resistance disease. Patient summary: The prevalence of gBRCA2 in the Italian population is 3%, which is similar to that in the Spanish population, identifying similarities between people of the Western Mediterranean area.
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29. Enhancing Waste-to-Energy and Hydrogen Production through Urban–Industrial Symbiosis: A Multi-Objective Optimisation Model Incorporating a Bayesian Best-Worst Method
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Alessandro Neri, Maria Angela Butturi, Francesco Lolli, and Rita Gamberini
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industrial symbiosis ,waste-to-energy ,biomass-to-energy ,biomass-to-hydrogen ,hydrogen production ,renewable energy sources ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 - Abstract
A surging demand for sustainable energy and the urgency to lower greenhouse gas emissions is driving industrial systems towards more eco-friendly and cost-effective models. Biogas from agricultural and municipal organic waste is gaining momentum as a renewable energy source. Concurrently, the European Hydrogen Strategy focuses on green hydrogen for decarbonising the industrial and transportation sectors. This paper presents a multi-objective network design model for urban–industrial symbiosis, incorporating anaerobic digestion, cogeneration, photovoltaic, and hydrogen production technologies. Additionally, a Bayesian best-worst method is used to evaluate the weights of the sustainability aspects by decision-makers, integrating these into the mathematical model. The model optimises industrial plant locations considering economic, environmental, and social parameters, including the net present value, energy consumption, and carbon footprint. The model’s functionalities are demonstrated through a real-world case study based in Emilia Romagna, Italy. It is subject to sensitivity analysis to evaluate how changes in the inputs affect the outcomes and highlights feasible trade-offs through the exploration of the ϵ-constraint. The findings demonstrate that the model substantially boosts energy and hydrogen production. It is not only economically viable but also reduces the carbon footprint associated with fossil fuels and landfilling. Additionally, it contributes to job creation. This research has significant implications, with potential future studies intended to focus on system resilience, plant location optimisation, and sustainability assessment.
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30. Geometrical and optical properties of cirrus clouds in Barcelona, Spain: analysis with the two-way transmittance method of 4 years of lidar measurements
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C. Gil-Díaz, M. Sicard, A. Comerón, D. C. F. dos Santos Oliveira, C. Muñoz-Porcar, A. Rodríguez-Gómez, J. R. Lewis, E. J. Welton, and S. Lolli
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Environmental engineering ,TA170-171 ,Earthwork. Foundations ,TA715-787 - Abstract
In this paper a statistical study of cirrus geometrical and optical properties based on 4 years of continuous ground-based lidar measurements with the Barcelona (Spain) Micro Pulse Lidar (MPL) is analysed. First, a review of the literature on the two-way transmittance method is presented. This method is a well-known lidar inversion method used to retrieve the optical properties of an aerosol–cloud layer between two molecular (i.e. aerosol and cloud-free) regions below and above, without the need to make any a priori assumptions about their optical and/or microphysical properties. Second, a simple mathematical expression of the two-way transmittance method is proposed for both ground-based and spaceborne lidar systems. This approach of the method allows the retrieval of the cloud optical depth, the cloud column lidar ratio and the vertical profile of the cloud backscatter coefficient. The method is illustrated for a cirrus cloud using measurements from the ground-based MPL and from the spaceborne Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP). Third, the database is then filtered with a cirrus identification criterion based on (and compared to) the literature using only lidar and radiosonde data. During the period from November 2018 to September 2022, 367 high-altitude cirrus clouds were identified at 00:00 and 12:00 UTC, of which 203 were successfully inverted with the two-way transmittance method. The statistical results of these 203 high-altitude cirrus clouds show that the cloud thickness is 1.8 ± 1.1 km, the mid-cloud temperature is −51 ± 8 ∘C and the linear cloud depolarization ratio is 0.32 ± 0.13. The application of the transmittance method yields an average cloud optical depth (COD) of 0.36 ± 0.45 and a mean effective column lidar ratio of 30 ± 19 sr. Statistical results of the errors associated with the two-way transmittance method retrievals are also provided. The highest occurrence of cirrus is observed in spring and the majority of cirrus clouds (48 %) are visible (0.03 < COD < 0.3), followed by opaque (COD > 0.3) with a percentage of 38 %. Together with results from other sites, possible latitudinal dependencies have been analysed together with correlations between cirrus cloud properties. For example, we noted that in Barcelona the COD correlates positively with the cloud base temperature, effective column lidar ratio and linear cloud depolarization ratio and negatively with the cloud base height.
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31. First light of BEaTriX, the new testing facility for the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA mission
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Basso, S., Salmaso, B., Spiga, D., Ghigo, M., Vecchi, G., Sironi, G., Cotroneo, V., Conconi, P., Redaelli, E., Bianco, A., Pareschi, G., Tagliaferri, G., Sisana, D., Pelliciari, C., Fiorini, M., Incorvaia, S., Uslenghi, M., Paoletti, L., Ferrari, C., Lolli, R., Zappettini, A., del Rio, M. Sanchez, Parodi, G., Burwitz, V., Rukdee, S., Hartner, G., Müller, T., Schmidt, T., Langmeier, A., Ferreira, D. Della Monica, Massahi, S., Gellert, N. C., Christensen, F., Bavdaz, M., Ferreira, I., Collon, M., Vacanti, G., and Barrière, N. M.
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The Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility (BEaTriX) is a unique X-ray apparatus now operated at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (OAB), in Merate, Italy. It has been specifically designed to measure the point spread function (PSF) and the effective area (EA) of the X-ray mirror modules (MMs) of the Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics (ATHENA), based on silicon pore optics (SPO) technology, for verification before integration into the mirror assembly. To this end, BEaTriX generates a broad, uniform, monochromatic, and collimated X-ray beam at 4.51 keV. [...] In BEaTriX, a micro-focus X-ray source with a titanium anode is placed in the focus of a paraboloidal mirror, which generates a parallel beam. A crystal monochromator selects the 4.51 keV line, which is expanded to the final size by a crystal asymmetrically cut with respect to the crystalline planes. [...] After characterization, the BEaTriX beam has the nominal dimensions of 170 mm x 60 mm, with a vertical divergence of 1.65 arcsec and a horizontal divergence varying between 2.7 and 3.45 arcsec, depending on the monochromator setting: either high collimation or high intensity. The flux per area unit varies from 10 to 50 photons/s/cm2 from one configuration to the other. The BEaTriX beam performance was tested using an SPO MM, whose entrance pupil was fully illuminated by the expanded beam, and its focus was directly imaged onto the camera. The first light test returned a PSF and an EA in full agreement with expectations. As of today, the 4.51 keV beamline of BEaTriX is operational and can characterize modular X-ray optics, measuring their PSF and EA with a typical exposure of 30 minutes. [...] We expect BEaTriX to be a crucial facility for the functional test of modular X-ray optics, such as the SPO MMs for ATHENA., Comment: Accepted on 29 June 2022 for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Sect. 13, Astronomical instrumentation of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Version after language correction
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32. Molteplicità potenziale e creatività al tempo del computer: un matematico del 2000 legge Calvino
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Lolli, Gabriele
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formal proof ,axiomatic method ,interactive problem solver ,mechanical literature - Abstract
Taking into consideration Calvino's 1967 lecture "Cibernetica e fantasmi," the article discusses wheter the similarities between mathematics and literature previously noticed when reading Calvino's Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Lezioni americane) may be extended to include both central characteristics of 21st century mathematics and the mechanization of formal proofs.
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33. Cabozantinib use in second or subsequent line of treatment in renal cell carcinoma: an analysis of Italian administrative databases
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Cristian Lolli, Antonio Verde, Luca Degli Esposti, Valentina Acciai, Alessia Brigido, Emanuela Proietti, and Sarah Scagliarini
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Administrative databases ,Cabozantinib ,Real-world studies ,Renal cell carcinoma ,Treatment ,Medical technology ,R855-855.5 - Abstract
Background: Cabozantinib use in everyday clinical practice for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is relatively recent, and real-world data on treatment persistence, adherence and sequencing are still limited. Methods: We conducted an analysis based on an integrated administrative database, covering around 6.9 million health-assisted Italian individuals, to explore the use of cabozantinib for RCC. Patients with at least one prescription for cabozantinib during 2017-2020 were searched. These were characterized during all available period (i.e. from 2010 onwards) before the index date and were observed after inclusion. Results: A total of 113 patients treated with cabozantinib in second or subsequent line were included, and their demographic, clinical and treatment characteristics were described. About half of these RCC patients were aged >65 years (47.8%). Sixty patients (53.1%) were highly adherent to cabozantinib therapy, and the median cabozantinib treatment duration of use was 8.7 months (95% confidence interval: 5.8-11.1). During the first year of follow-up, the average total cost per patient was €32,508. Conclusions: We described second or subsequent line cabozantinib treatment for RCC in a real-world setting and the economic burden of disease in Italy, taking advantage of large, integrated administrative databases.
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34. Emerging Themes Regarding Customer Perception of a Third-Party Online Food Delivery Provider and the Implications for Operators
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Shian-Lih McCain, Jeff Lolli, and Emma Liu
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third-party online food delivery providers ,food service establishments ,customer perception ,application technology attributes ,application service attributes ,delivery person’s performance ,food quality ,Marketing. Distribution of products ,HF5410-5417.5 ,Advertising ,HF5801-6182 - Abstract
This study discusses third-party online food delivery providers' (OFDPs) continuing dominance post-pandemic and provides recommendations for providers and foodservice operators by analyzing customer comments regarding a third-party OFDP. Thematic Analysis, a data-driven inductive approach, was applied in this study to identify four emergent themes. 1) App Technology- Oriented Quality Attributes, 2) App Service-Oriented Quality Attributes, 3) Delivery Person’s Performance, and 4) Restaurant Food Quality. Technology-Oriented Quality Attributes had the highest frequency of mentions (533), followed by Deliverer’s Performance (531), Service-Oriented Quality Attributes (524), and Restaurant Food Quality (115) for a total of 1,703 mentions of which 461(27%) were positive and 1,242 (73%) negative. Theme 1 had the highest percentage of negative comments at 86%, followed by Theme 2 at 85%, Theme 4 at 77%, and Theme 3 at 48 %, the only surfaced theme that did not have more negative than positive comments.
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35. Mixotrophic and Heterotrophic Metabolism in Brewery Wastewater by Chlorella Vulgaris: Effect on Growth, FAME Profile and Biodiesel Properties
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Tea Miotti, Francesco Sansone, Veronica Lolli, Alessandro Concas, and Giovanni Antonio Lutzu
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Chemical engineering ,TP155-156 ,Computer engineering. Computer hardware ,TK7885-7895 - Abstract
Microalgae show potential as renewable and environmentally friendly fuel resources. Wastewaters (WWs) can be utilized as growth media, reducing the associated cultivation costs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate how organic-rich WWs affect the growth and fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) profile of Chlorella vulgaris. This particular strain exhibits high biomass productivity and can thrive in a wide range of WWs. It also has the ability to shift its metabolism from autotrophic to hetero/mixotrophic. Glycerol can serve as a means to direct metabolism towards lipids production. Consequently, C. vulgaris was cultivated in brewery wastewater (BWW) containing varying concentrations of glycerol under both metabolic conditions. When C. vulgaris was cultivated in a mixotrophic environment, it achieved a notably higher biomass yield compared to heterotrophic cultivation. The highest biomass yield, reaching 1.33 g L-1, was achieved utilizing 2 mL of glycerol in BWW, surpassing the control with 1.08 g L-1. However, when a two-phase metabolism was applied, comprising the ten days of mixotrophy followed by the final five days in heterotrophy (MHB), the biomass yield was slightly lower than that obtained under continuous mixotrophic conditions. Nevertheless, it was still double the biomass obtained in a strictly heterotrophic environment. The FAME profile analysis revealed that, within the considered trophic conditions, the highest content of saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) was observed during mixotrophic cultivation with 10 mL of glycerol, mixotrophic cultivation with 4 mL of glycerol, and MHB with 4 mL of glycerol (35.36%wt, 46.89%wt, and 31.60%wt, respectively). An initial examination of the saturated and unsaturated components of the FAME suggests that lipids extracted from C. vulgaris biomass cultivated mixotrophically and heterorophically in BWW could potentially serve as a valuable feedstock for biodiesel production.
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36. Nominações yuhupdeh: geração, cuidado e fortalecimento do nome-sopro-de-vida
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Pedro Lolli and Henrique Junio Felipe
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Nominação ,Pessoa ,Alto rio Negro ,Yuhupdeh ,Sopro de vida ,Latin America. Spanish America ,F1201-3799 ,Social Sciences - Abstract
Resumo A proposta deste artigo é fazer uma discussão a respeito do que é denominado na região do alto rio Negro de ‘nome sagrado’, a partir da experiência etnográfica junto ao povo Yuhupdeh e tomando o benzimento de nominação como ponto de partida. Os ‘nomes sagrados’ são nomes próprios dados após o nascimento, escolhidos a partir de um estoque específico correspondente a cada grupo e conforme um princípio de senioridade que estabelece uma escala orientada pela ordem de nascimento – do irmão maior para o irmão menor. Ao mesmo tempo, eles também são designados de sopro de vida (na língua Yuhup, se diz hãg-wäg) e devem ser cuidados e protegidos para que possam crescer junto com as pessoas que os carregam. Mais do que abordar os nomes apenas como categorias classificatórias de parentesco ou prerrogativas – que determinam posições entre as pessoas através do gradiente da senioridade –, pretende-se abordá-los a partir daquilo que ativam, fazem e associam.
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37. Temporalidades e interações socioambientais no noroeste amazônico: apresentação ao dossiê
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Geraldo Andrello, Pedro Lolli, and Márcio Meira
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38. A First Case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Related to Enterovirus D68 in Belgium: Case Report
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Marine Rodesch, Claudine Sculier, Valentina Lolli, Gauthier Remiche, Iris Delpire, Christophe Fricx, Françoise Vermeulen, and Florence Christiaens
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enterovirus ,acute flaccid palsy ,motor deficit ,spinal cord ,case report ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Introduction: We describe the first case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) related to enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection in Belgium. The clinical and radiological presentation of AFM associated with EV-D68 although well described currently remains a challenging diagnosis. Through this interesting clinical case, we aimed to review the differential diagnosis of acute flaccid palsy in a child and discuss the specific point of interest related to AFM. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 4-year-old girl with a torticollis associated with an acute palsy of the right upper limb. The magnetic resonance imaging revealed an increased T2 signal intensity of the entire central gray matter of the cervical cord with involvement of the posterior brainstem. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) conducted on a nasopharyngeal swab was found positive for EV-D68. The definition of AFM proposed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an acute-onset flaccid weakness of one or more limbs in the absence of a clear alternative diagnosis and the radiological evidence of gray matter involvement on an MRI picture, and our case fits these two criteria. A prompt and detailed workup is required to distinguish this emergent disease from other forms of acute flaccid palsy. The functional prognosis of AFM is poor, and there are no evidence-based treatment guidelines so far. Conclusion: AFM is an emerging pathology that requires the attention of pediatricians to quickly rule out differential diagnoses and adequately manage the patient. Further research is needed to optimize treatments, improve outcomes, and provide scientifically based guidelines.
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39. Effect of Mixotrophy on Lipid Content and Fatty Acids Methyl Esters Profile by Chromochloris zofingiensis Grown in Media Containing Sugarcane Molasses
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Vitali, Lorenzo, Lolli, Veronica, Sansone, Francesco, Concas, Alessandro, and Lutzu, Giovanni Antonio
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40. BOLD fMRI and DTI fiber tracking for preoperative mapping of eloquent cerebral regions in brain tumor patients: impact on surgical approach and outcome
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Lolli, Valentina Elisabetta, Coolen, Tim, Sadeghi, Niloufar, Voordecker, Philippe, and Lefranc, Florence
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41. Italian academic system disregards scientific merit in faculty hiring processes
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Pasquale Gallina, Francesco Lolli, Oreste Gallo, and Berardino Porfirio
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Academic corruption ,H-index ,Italian university ,Nepotism ,Favoritism ,Recruitment system ,Theory and practice of education ,LB5-3640 - Abstract
Abstract Professorships in Italy are assigned following public competitions. However, favouritism affects faculty hiring. Researchers lacking clientelistic support remain excluded from academia and are obliged to seek employment abroad or at non-university institutions, or to abandon their career. Do non-recruited researchers have better or worse scientific capacity than those who have attained professorships in Italy? Files regarding the competitions in bibliometric disciplines won by 186 professors in Florence were analysed. An equal number of professors recruited at other Italian universities and scientists who never attained professorship in Italy were randomly drawn from the pool of individuals having national scientific qualification (the prerequisite for professorship) in the same disciplines as each Florentine professor. H-indexes of the year of qualification (T1), of the Florence call (T2), and in July 2021 (T3) were obtained from Scopus. Non-recruited individuals were more likely (Chi-square test) to show a higher H-index than both Florentine (T1 p = 0.0005, T2 p = 0.0015, T3 p = 0.0095) and non-Florentine professors (T1 p = 0.0078, T2 p = 0.0245, T3 p = 0.0500). Fifty-four non-recruited scientists serve in foreign universities, 100 at national/international research centres. The remaining scientists (25 who continue producing despite precarious employment, and seven who have stopped publishing) were as likely as Florentine (T3 p = 0.69) and non-Florentine (T3 p = 0.14) professors to show a higher H-index. Italian faculty hiring disregards merit. A more challenging qualification would limit the access of researchers with lower scientific capacity, and favour those with greater proficiency. As it stands, competition is useless. Once professors obtain permanent employment, they seem less motivated to publish.
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42. Evidence of an upper ionospheric electric field perturbation correlated with a gamma ray burst
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Mirko Piersanti, Pietro Ubertini, Roberto Battiston, Angela Bazzano, Giulia D’Angelo, James G. Rodi, Piero Diego, Zhima Zeren, Roberto Ammendola, Davide Badoni, Simona Bartocci, Stefania Beolè, Igor Bertello, William J. Burger, Donatella Campana, Antonio Cicone, Piero Cipollone, Silvia Coli, Livio Conti, Andrea Contin, Marco Cristoforetti, Fabrizio De Angelis, Cinzia De Donato, Cristian De Santis, Andrea Di Luca, Emiliano Fiorenza, Francesco Maria Follega, Giuseppe Gebbia, Roberto Iuppa, Alessandro Lega, Mauro Lolli, Bruno Martino, Matteo Martucci, Giuseppe Masciantonio, Matteo Mergè, Marco Mese, Alfredo Morbidini, Coralie Neubüser, Francesco Nozzoli, Fabrizio Nuccilli, Alberto Oliva, Giuseppe Osteria, Francesco Palma, Federico Palmonari, Beatrice Panico, Emanuele Papini, Alexandra Parmentier, Stefania Perciballi, Francesco Perfetto, Alessio Perinelli, Piergiorgio Picozza, Michele Pozzato, Gianmaria Rebustini, Dario Recchiuti, Ester Ricci, Marco Ricci, Sergio B. Ricciarini, Andrea Russi, Zuleika Sahnoun, Umberto Savino, Valentina Scotti, Xuhui Shen, Alessandro Sotgiu, Roberta Sparvoli, Silvia Tofani, Nello Vertolli, Veronica Vilona, Vincenzo Vitale, Ugo Zannoni, Simona Zoffoli, and Paolo Zuccon
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Abstract Earth’s atmosphere, whose ionization stability plays a fundamental role for the evolution and endurance of life, is exposed to the effect of cosmic explosions producing high energy Gamma-ray-bursts. Being able to abruptly increase the atmospheric ionization, they might deplete stratospheric ozone on a global scale. During the last decades, an average of more than one Gamma-ray-burst per day were recorded. Nevertheless, measurable effects on the ionosphere were rarely observed, in any case on its bottom-side (from about 60 km up to about 350 km of altitude). Here, we report evidence of an intense top-side (about 500 km) ionospheric perturbation induced by significant sudden ionospheric disturbance, and a large variation of the ionospheric electric field at 500 km, which are both correlated with the October 9, 2022 Gamma-ray-burst (GRB221009A).
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43. Italian Academic System Disregards Scientific Merit in Faculty Hiring Processes
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Gallina, Pasquale, Lolli, Francesco, Gallo, Oreste, and Porfirio, Berardino
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Professorships in Italy are assigned following public competitions. However, favouritism affects faculty hiring. Researchers lacking clientelistic support remain excluded from academia and are obliged to seek employment abroad or at non-university institutions, or to abandon their career. Do non-recruited researchers have better or worse scientific capacity than those who have attained professorships in Italy? Files regarding the competitions in bibliometric disciplines won by 186 professors in Florence were analysed. An equal number of professors recruited at other Italian universities and scientists who never attained professorship in Italy were randomly drawn from the pool of individuals having national scientific qualification (the prerequisite for professorship) in the same disciplines as each Florentine professor. H-indexes of the year of qualification (T1), of the Florence call (T2), and in July 2021 (T3) were obtained from Scopus. Non-recruited individuals were more likely (Chi-square test) to show a higher H-index than both Florentine (T1 p = 0.0005, T2 p = 0.0015, T3 p = 0.0095) and non-Florentine professors (T1 p = 0.0078, T2 p = 0.0245, T3 p = 0.0500). Fifty-four non-recruited scientists serve in foreign universities, 100 at national/international research centres. The remaining scientists (25 who continue producing despite precarious employment, and seven who have stopped publishing) were as likely as Florentine (T3 p = 0.69) and non-Florentine (T3 p = 0.14) professors to show a higher H-index. Italian faculty hiring disregards merit. A more challenging qualification would limit the access of researchers with lower scientific capacity, and favour those with greater proficiency. As it stands, competition is useless. Once professors obtain permanent employment, they seem less motivated to publish.
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44. Author Correction: Evidence of an upper ionospheric electric field perturbation correlated with a gamma ray burst
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Piersanti, Mirko, Ubertini, Pietro, Battiston, Roberto, Bazzano, Angela, D’Angelo, Giulia, Rodi, James G., Diego, Piero, Zeren, Zhima, Ammendola, Roberto, Badoni, Davide, Bartocci, Simona, Beolè, Stefania, Bertello, Igor, Burger, William J., Campana, Donatella, Cicone, Antonio, Cipollone, Piero, Coli, Silvia, Conti, Livio, Contin, Andrea, Cristoforetti, Marco, De Angelis, Fabrizio, De Donato, Cinzia, De Santis, Cristian, Di Luca, Andrea, Fiorenza, Emiliano, Follega, Francesco Maria, Gebbia, Giuseppe, Iuppa, Roberto, Lega, Alessandro, Lolli, Mauro, Martino, Bruno, Martucci, Matteo, Masciantonio, Giuseppe, Mergè, Matteo, Mese, Marco, Morbidini, Alfredo, Neubüser, Coralie, Nozzoli, Francesco, Nuccilli, Fabrizio, Oliva, Alberto, Osteria, Giuseppe, Palma, Francesco, Palmonari, Federico, Panico, Beatrice, Papini, Emanuele, Parmentier, Alexandra, Perciballi, Stefania, Perfetto, Francesco, Perinelli, Alessio, Picozza, Piergiorgio, Pozzato, Michele, Rebustini, Gianmaria, Recchiuti, Dario, Ricci, Ester, Ricci, Marco, Ricciarini, Sergio B., Russi, Andrea, Sahnoun, Zuleika, Savino, Umberto, Scotti, Valentina, Shen, Xuhui, Sotgiu, Alessandro, Sparvoli, Roberta, Tofani, Silvia, Vertolli, Nello, Vilona, Veronica, Vitale, Vincenzo, Zannoni, Ugo, Zoffoli, Simona, and Zuccon, Paolo
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Gallina, Pasquale, Lolli, Francesco, Gallo, Oreste, and Porfirio, Berardino
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46. Evidence of an upper ionospheric electric field perturbation correlated with a gamma ray burst
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Piersanti, Mirko, Ubertini, Pietro, Battiston, Roberto, Bazzano, Angela, D’Angelo, Giulia, Rodi, James G., Diego, Piero, Zeren, Zhima, Ammendola, Roberto, Badoni, Davide, Bartocci, Simona, Beolè, Stefania, Bertello, Igor, Burger, William J., Campana, Donatella, Cicone, Antonio, Cipollone, Piero, Coli, Silvia, Conti, Livio, Contin, Andrea, Cristoforetti, Marco, De Angelis, Fabrizio, De Donato, Cinzia, De Santis, Cristian, Di Luca, Andrea, Fiorenza, Emiliano, Follega, Francesco Maria, Gebbia, Giuseppe, Iuppa, Roberto, Lega, Alessandro, Lolli, Mauro, Martino, Bruno, Martucci, Matteo, Masciantonio, Giuseppe, Mergè, Matteo, Mese, Marco, Morbidini, Alfredo, Neubüser, Coralie, Nozzoli, Francesco, Nuccilli, Fabrizio, Oliva, Alberto, Osteria, Giuseppe, Palma, Francesco, Palmonari, Federico, Panico, Beatrice, Papini, Emanuele, Parmentier, Alexandra, Perciballi, Stefania, Perfetto, Francesco, Perinelli, Alessio, Picozza, Piergiorgio, Pozzato, Michele, Rebustini, Gianmaria, Recchiuti, Dario, Ricci, Ester, Ricci, Marco, Ricciarini, Sergio B., Russi, Andrea, Sahnoun, Zuleika, Savino, Umberto, Scotti, Valentina, Shen, Xuhui, Sotgiu, Alessandro, Sparvoli, Roberta, Tofani, Silvia, Vertolli, Nello, Vilona, Veronica, Vitale, Vincenzo, Zannoni, Ugo, Zoffoli, Simona, and Zuccon, Paolo
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47. Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of a case classified by DNA‑methylation profiling as “CNS embryonal tumor with BRD4–LEUTX fusion”
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Lebrun, Laetitia, Allard-Demoustiez, Sacha, Gilis, Nathalie, Van Campenhout, Claude, Rodesch, Marine, Roman, Celine, Calò, Pierluigi, Lolli, Valentina, David, Philippe, Fricx, Christophe, De Witte, Olivier, Escande, Fabienne, Maurage, Claude-Alain, and Salmon, Isabelle
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48. Factors associated with chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis: A national study on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyles, quality of life, and perceptions of quality of care, during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Vincenza Cofini, Mario Muselli, Emiliano Petrucci, Chiara Lolli, Erika Pelaccia, Maurizio Guido, Franco Marinangeli, Leila Fabiani, and Stefano Necozione
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Medicine - Abstract
Background: Endometriosis is a persistent inflammatory condition that affects women of reproductive age and causes pelvic pain. Chronic pelvic pain is a chronic regional pain syndrome involving the pelvic area. Objectives: This survey aimed to characterize the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyles, quality of life, and perceptions of quality of care in women with endometriosis who reported chronic pelvic pain during the Covid pandemic. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among the Italian population from July to September 2021. Methods: Snowball sampling was used to interview a large sample of adult women who reported a diagnosis of endometriosis, through a self-reported questionnaire. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the factors associated with chronic pelvic pain. The primary outcome was describing women who reported chronic pelvic pain. Results: A total of 661 out of 1045 (63%) women who responded to the survey reported chronic pelvic pain. The multivariable analysis evidenced that chronic pelvic pain was related to physical and mental quality perception, pelvic floor disorders (adjusted odds ratio = 1.58; 95% CI = 1.10–2.27; p = 0.012), dyspareunia (adjusted odds ratio = 1.87; 95% CI = 1.31–2.65; p
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49. Economic evaluation of two therapeutic sequences in the first-line treatment of moderate to severe active ulcerative rectocolitis in Italy
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Patrizio Armeni, Elena Compagnucci, Gionata Fiorino, Vincenzo Lolli, Grazia Mazzone, Ambrogio Orlando, Mariabeatrice Principi, Roberto Ravasio, Fernando Rizzello, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, and Francesca Tombari
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Cost-Consequence Analysis ,Inflammatory Bowel Disease ,Infliximab ,Ulcerative Colitis ,Ulcerative Rectocolitis ,Vedolizumab ,Medicine - Abstract
Background: Vedolizumab (VDZ) and infliximab are used to treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). The choice of the drug to use at first-line is often based on a combination of clinical and economic factors. The cost of treatment pathway is rarely considered. Therefore, this cost-consequence analysis (CCA) investigated the overall costs of treatment pathway for vedolizumab followed by infliximab (VDZ → IFX) compared to infliximab followed by vedolizumab (IFX → VDZ). Methods: We used a published cost-consequence model (CCM), based on a targeted literature search reporting the time-on-treatment data for vedolizumab or infliximab in UC in first and second-line of treatment. CCM time horizon was defined by the length of treatment sequences. Considering the Italian hospital perspective, the CCA evaluated the biologic drugs acquisition costs, drug administration costs, hospitalization costs, switch costs, colectomy costs and third-line treatment costs. Third-line options included colectomy, tofacitinib, ustekinumab or dose escalation of second-line biologic. Results: Over the 5.2-year time horizon (duration of the longer VDZ → IFX pathway), the mean cost per patient of VDZ → IFX pathway was slightly lower than the mean cost per patient of IFX → VDZ pathway (€ 86,339 vs 89,636). The CCM predicted that using VDZ as first-line treatment delayed the time to costly third-line therapies compared to first-line using IFX (VDZ-first-line median time-on-treatment 3.6-years and IFX-second-line 1.6-years; IFX-first-line 1.4-years and VDZ-second-line 2.3-years and third-line 1.5-years). Conclusion: The CCA showed that a biologic treatment pathway that begins with first-line vedolizumab is not more expensive than one beginning with first-line infliximab and delayed the time to costly third-line.
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50. Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery in SENONETWORK Italian breast centers: lights and shadows
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Matteo Ghilli, Andrea Vittorio Emanuele Lisa, Marzia Salgarello, Giovanni Papa, Mario Rietjens, Secondo Folli, Annalisa Curcio, Guglielmo Ferrari, Francesco Caruso, Vittorio Altomare, Daniele Friedman, Maria Carmen De Santis, Fiorenza De Rose, Bruno Meduri, Francesca De Felice, Lorenza Marino, Francesca Cucciarelli, Stefania Montemezzi, Pietro Panizza, Paolo Belli, Francesca Caumo, Valeriano Vinci, Giorgio De Santis, Marco Klinger, Manuela Roncella, Francesco Abbonante, Ginevra Lamanna, Augusto Lombardi, Silvio Vischi, Lorenzo Orzalesi, Giovanni Angiolucci, Samantha Bozzo, Laura Pizzorno, Bettina Ballardini, Maggiorino Barbero, Leonardo Barellini, Claudio Battaglia, Luisa Reggiani, Caterina Santi, Nicoletta Biglio, Marina Bortul, Paolo Burelli, Massimo Busani, Roberta Cabula, Katia Cagossi, Vito Maria Fontanarosa, Francesca Catalano, Carla Cedolini, Luigi Ciuffreda, Fabio Corsi, Olindo Custodero, Stefano Mori, Roy De Vita, Loredana Defilippi, Samantha Marcuzzi, Stefano Drago, Giovanni Battista, Loredana Burgoa, Paolo Cristofolini, Giovanna Romanucci, Andrea Loreti, Valerio Prosperi, Paolo Carcoforo, Patrizia Fulvia Franzini, Patrizia Frittelli, Giuseppe Perniciaro, Daniele Generali, Monica Giordano, Giovanazzi Riccardo, Simona Grossi, Alessandra Huscher, Giuseppe La Torre, Gianfranco Lolli, Carla Magni, Stefano Mancini, Lorenzo Galli, Alba Di Leone, Samuele Massarut, Alberto Massocco, Monica Cramarossa, Graziano Meneghini, Luca Fabiocchi, Anna Maria Miglietta, Francesco Millo, Antonella Ciabattoni, Francesca Pellini, Marco Moschetta, Antonino Musolino, Dante Palli, Giulia Pagura, Mariagrazia Pieraccini, Davide Marenco, Romano Polato, Maria Renne, Cosmo Maurizio Ressa, Fabio Ricci, Raffaella Ridolfo, Francesca Angela Rovera, Francesco Barberini, Marina Vinciguerra, Marco Furci, Maria Sciamannini, Daniela Gianquinto, Silvia Petrucci, Angelica Della Valle, Pietra Stancampiano, Andrea Lippi, Giovanni Tazzioli, Davide Lombardi, Martino Trunfio, Luca Valieri, Carlo Vecchio, Paolo Veronesi, and Gretha Grilz
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Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Published
- 2024
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