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2. Nanomaterials and security in occupational and forensic medicine: insights from nanotoxicology
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Lang Tran, Michele Treglia, Luca Coppeta, Cristiana Ferrari, Margherita Pallocci, Luisa Campagnolo, Luiz C. De Miranda Junior, Bruno Piccoli, Sharyn Gaskin, Francisco Cortes Fernandes, Fabio Dantas Filho, Pierluigi Passalacqua, Antonio Pietroiusti, Lorenzo Ippoliti, Mario Bragaglia, Francesca Nanni, Andrea Magrini, and Luigi Tonino Marsella
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nanobombs ,occupational medicine ,thermobaric ,forensic medicine ,nanotoxicology (NT) ,Toxicology. Poisons ,RA1190-1270 - Abstract
Nanoenergetics are defined as a class of nanomaterials that possess the ability to release energy in certain situations. These properties have been studied and deepened in recent years, so much so that nanoenergetics have been introduced into the use of the weapons industry, among others. It is therefore an emerging reality that deserves attention with regard to potential harmful effects on human and environmental health. it has been suggested that nanoenergetics may have genotoxic and immunotoxic effects, among others. Problems related to exposure to nanonenergetics can therefore potentially affect both exposed workers (both in the production and use phase) and the civilian population, if used in war scenarios, for example,. Starting from these assumptions, the INNOTOX research project aims to contribute to the in-depth study of the toxicity of nanonenergetics, through an integrated approach involving experts in occupational and forensic medicine, nanotoxicology and bioengineering.
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- 2024
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3. Possible role of anthropogenic climate change in the record-breaking 2020 Lake Victoria levels and floods
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R. Pietroiusti, I. Vanderkelen, F. E. L. Otto, C. Barnes, L. Temple, M. Akurut, P. Bally, N. P. M. van Lipzig, and W. Thiery
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Science ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 ,Dynamic and structural geology ,QE500-639.5 - Abstract
Heavy rainfall in eastern Africa between late 2019 and mid 2020 caused devastating floods and landslides throughout the region. These rains drove the levels of Lake Victoria to a record-breaking maximum in the second half of May 2020. The combination of high lake levels, consequent shoreline flooding, and flooding of tributary rivers caused hundreds of casualties and damage to housing, agriculture, and infrastructure in the riparian countries of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Media and government reports linked the heavy precipitation and floods to anthropogenic climate change, but a formal scientific attribution study has not been carried out so far. In this study, we characterize the spatial extent and impacts of the floods in the Lake Victoria basin and then investigate to what extent human-induced climate change influenced the probability and magnitude of the record-breaking lake levels and associated flooding by applying a multi-model extreme event attribution methodology. Using remote-sensing-based flood mapping tools, we find that more than 29 000 people living within a 50 km radius of the lake shorelines were affected by floods between April and July 2020. Precipitation in the basin was the highest recorded in at least 3 decades, causing lake levels to rise by 1.21 m between late 2019 and mid 2020. The flood, defined as a 6-month rise in lake levels as extreme as that observed in the lead-up to May 2020, is estimated to be a 63-year event in the current climate. Based on observations and climate model simulations, the best estimate is that the event has become more likely by a factor of 1.8 in the current climate compared to a pre-industrial climate and that in the absence of anthropogenic climate change an event with the same return period would have led lake levels to rise by 7 cm less than observed. Nonetheless, uncertainties in the attribution statement are relatively large due to large natural variability and include the possibility of no observed attributable change in the probability of the event (probability ratio, 95 % confidence interval 0.8–15.8) or in the magnitude of lake level rise during an event with the same return period (magnitude change, 95 % confidence interval 0–14 cm). In addition to anthropogenic climate change, other possible drivers of the floods and their impacts include human land and water management, the exposure and vulnerability of settlements and economic activities located in flood-prone areas, and modes of climate variability that modulate seasonal precipitation. The attribution statement could be strengthened by using a larger number of climate model simulations, as well as by quantitatively accounting for non-meteorological drivers of the flood and potential unforced modes of climate variability. By disentangling the role of anthropogenic climate change and natural variability in the high-impact 2020 floods in the Lake Victoria basin, this paper contributes to a better understanding of changing hydrometeorological extremes in eastern Africa and the African Great Lakes region.
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- 2024
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4. Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers
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Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppina Somma, Giuseppe Bizzarro, Francesco Borelli, Teresa Crispino, Cristiana Ferrari, Ilaria Iannuzzi, Andrea Mazza, Agostino Paolino, Andrea Magrini, and Antonio Pietroiusti
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COVID-19 ,Spirometry ,Vaccination ,Respiratory function ,Healthcare workers ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene ,RC963-969 - Abstract
Abstract COVID-19 typically presents with flu-like symptoms due to the viral infection itself. The most severe cases are characterised by lung damage, an important factor in fatal outcome due to alveolar damage. In some cases, patients develop a long COVID with persistent symptoms of chest pain and fatigue. Causes, including organ damage or inflammation, are being investigated. Clinical outcomes are variable and permanent lung damage is not fully understood, while vaccination is effective against severe infection but its effect on respiratory function in mild cases remains uncertain. This retrospective study aims to analyse changes in lung function in HCWs who had COVID-19 between 2020 and 2022, comparing their spirometric test results before and after the pandemic and taking into account their vaccination status. 321 HCWs were included in the study. The study examined spirometric parameters both before and after the pandemic, and all measured outcomes except the FEV1/FVC ratio showed a significant decrease during the study period. We then assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and changes in lung function parameters, analysing infections in 2020, 2021 and 2022 separately. We found a statistically significant difference in Forced vital capacity (FVC) between infected and non-infected subjects in 2020 and 2021, but not in 2022. To evaluate the protective effect of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on respiratory function, a linear regression analysis was performed using changes in FVC, Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), FVC/FEV1 ratio and Peak expiratory flow (PEF) as dependent variables. The analysis showed that the decline in FVC was significantly lower in subjects who had been vaccinated prior to infection. The study concludes that subclinical SARS-CoV-2 infections in 2020 and 2021 worsened respiratory parameters (FVC and FEV1), but vaccination protected against these effects. Even healthy individuals with previous infections showed respiratory changes, with vaccination providing protection, especially for FVC decline. This highlights the importance of vaccinating healthcare workers against COVID-19.
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- 2023
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5. Maternal exposure to zinc oxide nanoparticles causes cochlear dysfunction in the offspring
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Luisa Campagnolo, Valentina Lacconi, Roberta Bernardini, Andrea Viziano, Antonio Pietroiusti, Lorenzo Ippoliti, Arturo Moleti, and Renata Sisto
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ZnO nanoparticles exposure ,fetotoxicity ,cochlear function ,offspring ,distortion product otoacoustic emissions ,Toxicology. Poisons ,RA1190-1270 - Abstract
Introduction: Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been engineered and are largely used in material science and industry. This large and increasing use justifies a careful study about the toxicity of this material for human subjects. The concerns regard also the reproductive toxicity and the fetotoxicity.Materials and methods: The effect of the exposure to ZnO NPs on the cochlear function was studied in a group of pregnant CD1 mice and in their offspring. This study is part of a larger toxicological study about the toxicity of ZnO NPs during pregnancy. Four groups were analyzed and compared, exposed and non-exposed dams and their offspring. The cochlear function was quantitatively assessed by means of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAEs).Results and discussion: A large statistically significant difference was found between the non-exposed dams offspring and the exposed dams offspring (p = 1.6 · 10−3), whose DPOAE levels were significantly lower than those of non-exposed dams offspring and comparable to those of the adults. The DPOAE levels of the exposed and non-exposed dams were very low and not significantly different. This occurrence is related to the fact that these mice encounter a rapid aging process.Conclusion: Our findings show that maternal exposure to ZnO NPs does not reflect in overt toxicity on fetal development nor impair offspring birth, however it may damage the nervous tissue of the inner ear in the offspring. Other studies should confirm this result and identify the mechanisms through which ZnO NPs may affect ear development.
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- 2024
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6. Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers
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Ippoliti, Lorenzo, Coppeta, Luca, Somma, Giuseppina, Bizzarro, Giuseppe, Borelli, Francesco, Crispino, Teresa, Ferrari, Cristiana, Iannuzzi, Ilaria, Mazza, Andrea, Paolino, Agostino, Magrini, Andrea, and Pietroiusti, Antonio
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- 2023
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7. L'opera al gerundio
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Cesare Pietroiusti
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non realizzato ,trasformazione ,conservazione ,fare artistico ,opera d’arte ,Arts in general ,NX1-820 ,Anthropology ,GN1-890 ,Literature (General) ,PN1-6790 - Abstract
n this paper the author tries to broaden the conceptual field of the unrealised artwork to include thefate of that which is subject to inevitable processes of transformation.Like any vital process, transformation introduces new elements of meaning and new possibilities ofcognitive connections together with, sometimes spectacular, physical changes in the material of whichthe work is composed. One can question the idea that the work of art must have a finite andimmutable material configuration, as well as a determined historical-critical interpretation. One canthink that the artwork is alive, precisely because it is not realised.
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8. An improved in vitro model simulating the feto-maternal interface to study developmental effects of potentially toxic compounds: The example of titanium dioxide nanoparticles
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Lacconi, Valentina, Massimiani, Micol, Paglione, Lorenzo, Messina, Alessandra, Battistini, Beatrice, De Filippis, Patrizia, Magrini, Andrea, Pietroiusti, Antonio, and Campagnolo, Luisa
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- 2022
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9. Protective Anti-HBs Antibodies and Response to a Booster Dose in Medical Students Vaccinated at Childhood
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Luca Coppeta, Cristiana Ferrari, Greta Verno, Giuseppina Somma, Marco Trabucco Aurilio, Luca Di Giampaolo, Michele Treglia, Andrea Magrini, Antonio Pietroiusti, and Stefano Rizza
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HBV ,vaccination ,booster dose ,medical students ,circadian rhythm ,immunological memory ,Medicine - Abstract
The immune system in humans is regulated by the circadian rhythm. Published studies have reported that the time of vaccination is associated with the immune response to vaccine for some pathogens. Our study aimed to evaluate the association between time of dose administration of challenge HBV vaccine and seroconversion for anti-HBs in medical students vaccinated at birth who were found to be unprotected at pre-training screening. Humoral protection for HBV was assessed in 885 medical students vaccinated during childhood. In total, 359 (41.0%) of them showed anti-HBs titer < 10 UI/mL and received a challenge dose of HBV vaccine followed by post-vaccination screening 30–60 days later. The challenge dose elicited a protective immune response (anti-HBs IgG titer > 10 UI/mL) in 295 (83.8%) individuals. Seroconversion was significantly associated with female gender and time of vaccination after controlling for age group and nationality at logistic regression analysis. Students who received the booster dose in the morning had a higher response rate than those who received the vaccine in the afternoon (OR 1.93; 95% C.I. 1.047–3.56: p < 0.05). This finding suggests that morning administration of the HBV booster may result in a better immune response in susceptible individuals.
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- 2023
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10. Pre-validation of a reporter gene assay for oxidative stress for the rapid screening of nanobiomaterials
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Sebastin Martin, Laura de Haan, Ignacio Miro Estruch, Kai Moritz Eder, Anne Marzi, Jürgen Schnekenburger, Magda Blosi, Anna Costa, Giulia Antonello, Enrico Bergamaschi, Chiara Riganti, David Beal, Marie Carrière, Olivier Taché, Gary Hutchison, Eva Malone, Lesley Young, Luisa Campagnolo, Fabio La Civita, Antonio Pietroiusti, Stéphanie Devineau, Armelle Baeza, Sonja Boland, Cai Zong, Gaku Ichihara, Bengt Fadeel, and Hans Bouwmeester
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Nrf2 ,nanomaterial ,interlaboratory validation ,oxidative stress ,nanotoxicology ,Toxicology. Poisons ,RA1190-1270 - Abstract
Engineered nanomaterials have been found to induce oxidative stress. Cellular oxidative stress, in turn, can result in the induction of antioxidant and detoxification enzymes which are controlled by the nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) transcription factor. Here, we present the results of a pre-validation study which was conducted within the frame of BIORIMA (“biomaterial risk management”) an EU-funded research and innovation project. For this we used an NRF2 specific chemically activated luciferase expression reporter gene assay derived from the human U2OS osteosarcoma cell line to screen for the induction of the NRF2 mediated gene expression following exposure to biomedically relevant nanobiomaterials. Specifically, we investigated Fe3O4-PEG-PLGA nanomaterials while Ag and TiO2 “benchmark” nanomaterials from the Joint Research Center were used as reference materials. The viability of the cells was determined by using the Alamar blue assay. We performed an interlaboratory study involving seven different laboratories to assess the applicability of the NRF2 reporter gene assay for the screening of nanobiomaterials. The latter work was preceded by online tutorials to ensure that the procedures were harmonized across the different participating laboratories. Fe3O4-PEG-PLGA nanomaterials were found to induce very limited NRF2 mediated gene expression, whereas exposure to Ag nanomaterials induced NRF2 mediated gene expression. TiO2 nanomaterials did not induce NRF2 mediated gene expression. The variability in the results obtained by the participating laboratories was small with mean intra-laboratory standard deviation of 0.16 and mean inter laboratory standard deviation of 0.28 across all NRF2 reporter gene assay results. We conclude that the NRF2 reporter gene assay is a suitable assay for the screening of nanobiomaterial-induced oxidative stress responses.
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- 2022
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11. Seroprevalence for vaccine-preventable diseases among Italian healthcare workers
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Luca Coppeta, Iacopo D’Alessandro, Antonio Pietroiusti, Giuseppina Somma, Ottavia Balbi, Ilaria Iannuzzi, and Andrea Magrini
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occupational epidemiology ,healthcare workers ,measles ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk to be exposed to infectious diseases compared to the general population. For this reason, according to the National Immunization and Prevention Plan, all HCWs should have demonstrable evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis B. Earlier studies have already shown that a large percentage of Italian operators lacked immune protection for one or more of those pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunization status for vaccine-preventable diseases of HCWs in a large Italian teaching hospital. We retrospectively evaluated clinical records and serological data of HCWs who followed the occupational health surveillance program between January 1 and December 31 2019. We reviewed the clinical records of 1,017 HCWs: 393 males and 624 females with a median age of 35.69 y (range: 19–67). Protective IgG antibody values were documented in the 88.0%, 75.7%, 90.3%, 87.4% and 85.7% of the HCWs screened, respectively, against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis B. Age was significantly related to serological protection against measles, mumps and varicella but was not significantly related to protective IgG levels for rubella and HBV. Female gender was significantly related to a higher protection rate against Hepatitis B (87.8 vs 82.4%; p
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- 2021
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12. Seroprevalence survey for Varicella among healthcare workers and medical students in Italy
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Ottavia Balbi, Savino Baldi, Stefano Rizza, Antonio Pietroiusti, Stefano Perrone, and Luca Coppeta
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occupational epidemiology ,varicella vaccination ,healthcare workers ,varicella ,infection ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Varicella is a potentially serious infectious disease caused by Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV). In Italy childhood varicella vaccine have gradually introduced into national immunization program since 2003 and from 2017 a two-doses schedule has been stated nationally for all newborns and has become compulsory for school attendance. VZV exposures among healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients can be really dangerous and expensive. According to Centers of Disease Control and Italian national immunization plan health care, institutions should verify that all HCWs have clear evidence of immunity to VZV and should ensure that susceptible subjects will receive 2 doses of VZV vaccine. Currently, the vaccination of HCWs is not compulsory in Italy and the risk of varicella infection among these subjects is not well known. We evaluated the clinical records of 840 HCWs (256 male and 584 female) who underwent the annual occupational screening, from 1st January to 31st August 2018. HCWs were divided into three subgroups according to their age: 18–30, 31–40, and over 40 years old. We compared the mean values of IgG-specific antibodies between the age group through analysis of variance (ANOVA). A total of 784 (93.33%) HCWs were protected for VZV IgG antibodies level. There wasn’t a significant difference between male and female while was found between age group (P
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- 2021
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13. Possible role of anthropogenic climate change in the record-breaking 2020 Lake Victoria levels and floods
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Pietroiusti, Rosa, primary, Vanderkelen, Inne, additional, Otto, Friederike E. L., additional, Barnes, Clair, additional, Temple, Lucy, additional, Akurut, Mary, additional, Bally, Philippe, additional, van Lipzig, Nicole P. M., additional, and Thiery, Wim, additional
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- 2024
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14. Nanomaterials and security in occupational and forensic medicine: insights from nanotoxicology.
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Tran, Lang, Treglia, Michele, Coppeta, Luca, Ferrari, Cristiana, Pallocci, Margherita, Campagnolo, Luisa, De Miranda Junior, Luiz C., Piccoli, Bruno, Gaskin, Sharyn, Cortes Fernandes, Francisco, Dantas Filho, Fabio, Passalacqua, Pierluigi, Pietroiusti, Antonio, Ippoliti, Lorenzo, Bragaglia, Mario, Nanni, Francesca, Magrini, Andrea, and Marsella, Luigi Tonino
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FORENSIC medicine ,OCCUPATIONAL medicine ,NANOPARTICLE toxicity ,WEAPONS industry ,ENVIRONMENTAL health - Abstract
Nanoenergetics are defined as a class of nanomaterials that possess the ability to release energy in certain situations. These properties have been studied and deepened in recent years, so much so that nanoenergetics have been introduced into the use of the weapons industry, among others. It is therefore an emerging reality that deserves attention with regard to potential harmful effects on human and environmental health. it has been suggested that nanoenergetics may have genotoxic and immunotoxic effects, among others. Problems related to exposure to nanonenergetics can therefore potentially affect both exposed workers (both in the production and use phase) and the civilian population, if used in war scenarios, for example,. Starting from these assumptions, the INNOTOX research project aims to contribute to the in-depth study of the toxicity of nanonenergetics, through an integrated approach involving experts in occupational and forensic medicine, nanotoxicology and bioengineering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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15. Having a disagreement: expression, persuasion and demand
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Pietroiusti, Giulio
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- 2022
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16. Monthly fluctuations in 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels in day and rotating night shift hospital workers
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Rizza, S., Pietroiusti, A., Farcomeni, A., Mina, G. G., Caruso, M., Virgilio, M., Magrini, A., Federici, M., and Coppeta, L.
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- 2020
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17. Case Report: Occupational therapy in a patient with an overgrowth syndrome that restricts movement [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
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Luca Coppeta, Sandro Gentili, Francesca Papa, Ludovico Maria De Zordo, Stefano Mugnaini, and Antonio Pietroiusti
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Case Report ,Articles ,Proteus syndrome ,SEMG ,overgrowth ,ergonomics - Abstract
Background: Overgrowth syndromes are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by excessive body growth - localized or generalized - commonly associated with various malformities and an increased oncological risk. Case report: Here we present the case of a 59-years old man, employed in an office, who suffers from an asymmetric overgrowth of the lower limbs. Currently the patient presents malformations of the lower left limb (hip, knee and ankle), evident on the articular and periarticular level, where there are diffuse exostoses. This case discusses the main occupational concerns relating to the patient’s workspace at a high floor level that could create critical issues in the event of an emergency exodus. Given the impossibility of placing the patient in heavy manual activities, employment is limited to office activities. Adjustments were carried out at the patient’s workstation, and thus the patient has been recognized as fit to work. Increased frequency of breaks were prescribed in order to allow the physiological alternation of postures. Conclusions: In cases of overgrowth syndromes, the exact identification of the limitations presented by the patient and observations about ambulatory functions must be carefully evaluated in order to modulate the work environment.
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- 2021
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18. A Deep Learning Strategy for Vision-Based Evaluation on the Effect of Nanoparticles Exposure.
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Arianna Mencattini, Paola Casti, Davide Di Giuseppe, Giuseppina Callari, Marcello Salmeri, Stefano Bertazzoni, Eugenio Martinelli, Antonio L. Cricenti, Marco Luce, Innocenzo Sammarco, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini, Giorgio Isidoro Lesci, and Luigi Ferrucci
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- 2018
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19. Silica encapsulation of ZnO nanoparticles reduces their toxicity for cumulus cell-oocyte-complex expansion
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Camaioni, Antonella, Massimiani, Micol, Lacconi, Valentina, Magrini, Andrea, Salustri, Antonietta, Sotiriou, Georgios A., Singh, Dilpreet, Bitounis, Dimitrios, Bocca, Beatrice, Pino, Anna, Barone, Flavia, Prota, Valentina, Iavicoli, Ivo, Scimeca, Manuel, Bonanno, Elena, Cassee, Flemming R., Demokritou, Philip, Pietroiusti, Antonio, and Campagnolo, Luisa
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- 2021
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20. The Influence of Uncertainty Contributions on Deep Learning Architectures in Vision-Based Evaluation Systems.
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Giuseppina Callari, Arianna Mencattini, Paola Casti, Maria Colomba Comes, Davide Di Giuseppe, Corrado Di Natale, Innocenzo Sammarco, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini, Giorgio Isidoro Lesci, Marco Luce, Antonio L. Cricenti, and Eugenio Martinelli
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- 2019
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21. Reply to RC1
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Pietroiusti, Rosa, primary
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22. Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers
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Ippoliti, Lorenzo, primary, Coppeta, Luca, additional, Somma, Giuseppina, additional, Bizzarro, Giuseppe, additional, Borelli, Francesco, additional, Crispino, Teresa, additional, Ferrari, Cristiana, additional, Iannuzzi, Ilaria, additional, Mazza, Andrea, additional, Paolino, Agostino, additional, Magrini, Andrea, additional, and Pietroiusti, Antonio, additional
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- 2023
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23. Cost-effectiveness of workplace vaccination against measles
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Luca Coppeta, Luca Morucci, Antonio Pietroiusti, and Andrea Magrini
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measles ,outbreak ,vaccination ,health care workers ,students ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases. Measles vaccine, which has been introduced in Italy in 1979, is highly effective in preventing the disease (two-dose vaccine effectiveness is 99%). In 2017, Italy was the second country of EU for number of cases of measles. A study conducted in the same year showed that 22.3% of measles infection happened in hospital settings and 6.6% of cases occurred in HCWs. This risk group showed low rates of adhesion to the vaccination campaign. For this reason, we hypothesized that workplace vaccination could lead to better vaccination rates in HCWs. Moreover, we focused the vaccination campaign on a specific target group composed of HCWs not serologically immune and previously not vaccinated. We analyzed the clinical records of measles-specific IgG antibodies of 2,940 HCWs, that underwent occupational health surveillance between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017. 15.3% (450) was seronegative for measles, especially in the age group under 35 years. We compared the costs related to strategies with and without serological screening. Our study confirmed that immunization strategy with pre-vaccination screening was cost-effective compared to the vaccination without screening. In our sample, in fact, administration of two dose vaccine only susceptible HCWs determine a saving of 146,262 €. The vaccination of HCWs remains a topical issue in preventing the transmission of infectious disease in the hospital setting. Due to the cost-effectiveness evaluation, we recommend extending the pre-vaccination screening to identify the real susceptible workers.
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24. Pulmonary functionality among workers of a Central Italy waste-to-energy plant: a retrospective study
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L. Coppeta, A. Pietroiusti, S. Policardo, F. Mormone, O. Balbi, E. Tursi, S. Baldi, E. Plutoni, A. Torriero, and A. Magrini
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Waste-to-energy ,Industry-based ,Retrospective cohort study ,Waste incinerator ,Pulmonary functionality ,Spirometry ,Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene ,RC963-969 - Abstract
Abstract Background We are observing a growing trend towards the use of waste incineration in waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in Italy. Various authors started to investigate their potential health effects, but without univocal outcomes. The aim of this study is to assess whether or not main pulmonary function indexes could be decreased in a group of workers employed in a municipal solid WTE plant located in Central Italy, and if there’s a correlation between the levels of exposure to airborne pollutants and alterations in the pulmonary apparatus. Methods The study was conducted with a retrospective cohort approach. We reviewed data from clinical records of 58 waste-to-energy plant workers undergoing annual health surveillance in the period 2010–2015. We considered the exposure to airborne dust and the main parameters of respiratory function (FVC, FEV1, Tiffeneau Index and FEF 25–75%) at time zero and after a period of 5 years. We divided our study population into two groups: low ( 1 mg/m3) exposure. We estimated odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) adjusted for potential confounders. Results We observed a decrease in lung function parameters both in high and in low exposure group after a five-years exposure period. FEV1, FEV1/VC ratio and FEF 25–75% were worst in more exposed group, even if this difference resulted not significant at Wilcoxon test. Conclusions Active employee in WTE plants is associated to a non-significant worsening in the main parameters of lung function after 5 years exposure. Clinical significant of these variations need to be assessed.
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25. Pre-vaccination IgG screening for mumps is the most cost-effectiveness immunization strategy among Health Care Workers
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Luca Coppeta, Ottavia Balbi, Savino Baldi, Antonio Pietroiusti, and Andrea Magrini
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occupational epidemiology ,mumps vaccination ,health care workers ,mumps ,infection ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Health Care Workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of contracting contagious disease, including mumps. In January 2017 the Italian National Vaccine Prevention Plan 2017–2019, recommended the administration of a dose of MMR vaccine (Measles-Mumps-Rubella) to the Health Care Workers (HCWs) that, working in a risky environment, did not carry out the complete vaccination cycle of MMR or that are seronegative for at least one of the three vaccine viruses. In October of the same year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended a third dose of a vaccine containing Mumps Virus for people previously vaccinated with 2 doses, belonging to a group or to a population at increased risk of acquire mumps in the event of an epidemic. We analyzed the clinical records and values of mumps-specific IgG antibodies of 3032 HCWs (mean age 32.80 ± 10.75 years), that underwent occupational health surveillance between January 1st 2017 and March 31th 2018. The HCWs were also screened for measles, rubella, mumps using serological methods. 13% (405) was seronegative for mumps, especially among HCWs between 18 and 36 years. We calculated the cost-effectiveness of two-doses and three-doses MMR vaccination. The cost of vaccination without screening was significantly more expensive (cost difference: 99 712 € and 184 996 €) both in case of two-dose and three-dose MMR vaccination respectively. Our study suggests that, in HCWs, the assessment of the mumps antibody titer before vaccination may be a useful complement to vaccination itself, because it is more accurate and cost-effective than direct immunization of unvaccinated subjects.
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26. Severe facial reaction to thiurams in surgeons
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Luca Coppeta, Francesca Papa, Antonio Pietroiusti, Ludovico Maria De Zordo, Stefano Perrone, Silvia Barone, and Andrea Magrini
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occupational dermatitis ,allergy ,contact dermatitis ,concomitant contact sensitization ,occupational allergens ,thiurams ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Contact dermatitis is a major problem in the healthcare environment and in other sectors. Healthcare professionals may be exposed to a large number of chemical agents, including the accelerators for rubber vulcanization process. The prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis among operators in the sector ranges 13–30%. This paper describes the case of a 46-year-old male cardiac surgeon affected by a severe skin reaction localized on the face in the absence of hand dermatitis, presumably resulting from the use of a surgical patch applied to the face. Patch tests were performed and the result was negative for latex and positive (+++) for thiuram mix. A thiuram-free tape was prescribed and the operator’s dermatitis improved significantly. Thus, it would be very important to pay attention to skin disorders in health workers and thiuram as an occupational allergen. Med Pr. 2019;70(1):121–4
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- 2019
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27. Relevance to investigate different stages of pregnancy to highlight toxic effects of nanoparticles: The example of silica
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Pietroiusti, Antonio, Vecchione, Lucia, Malvindi, Maria Ada, Aru, Cinzia, Massimiani, Micol, Camaioni, Antonella, Magrini, Andrea, Bernardini, Roberta, Sabella, Stefania, Pompa, Pier Paolo, and Campagnolo, Luisa
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- 2018
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28. Risk of radiation-induced lens opacities among surgeons and interventional medical staff
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Coppeta, Luca, Pietroiusti, Antonio, Neri, Anna, Spataro, Agostino, De Angelis, Elisabetta, Perrone, Stefano, and Magrini, Andrea
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29. Reduced Titers of Circulating Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Healthcare Workers during the Nine Months after Immunization with the BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine
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Luca Coppeta, Cristiana Ferrari, Giuseppina Somma, Andrea Mazza, Umberto D’Ancona, Fabbio Marcuccilli, Sandro Grelli, Marco Trabucco Aurilio, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini, and Stefano Rizza
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has had a tremendous impact on health services; hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers (HCWs) have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The introduction of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in Italy provided recipients with significant protection against COVID-19 within one to two weeks after the administration of the second of the two recommended doses. While the vaccine induces a robust T cell response, the protective role of factors and pathways other than those related to memory B cell responses to specific SARS-CoV-2 antigens remains unclear. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the determinants of serological protection in a group of vaccinated HCWs (n = 793) by evaluating circulating levels of antiviral spike receptor-binding domain (S-RBD) antibodies during the nine-month period following vaccination. We found that 99.5% of the HCWs who received the two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine developed protective antibodies that were maintained at detectable levels for as long as 250 days after the second dose of the vaccine. Multivariate analysis was performed on anti-S-RBD titers in a subgroup of participants (n = 173) that were evaluated twice during this period. The results of this analysis reveal that the antibody titer observed at the second time point was significantly related to the magnitude of the primary response, the time that had elapsed between the first and the second evaluation, and a previous history of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Of importance is the finding that despite waning antibody titers following vaccination, none of the study participants contracted severe COVID-19 during the observational period.
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30. Possible role of anthropogenic climate change in the record-breaking 2020 Lake Victoria levels and floods
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Pietroiusti, Rosa, primary, Vanderkelen, Inne, additional, Otto, Friederike E. L., additional, Barnes, Clair, additional, Temple, Lucy, additional, Akurut, Mary, additional, Bally, Philippe, additional, van Lipzig, Nicole P. M., additional, and Thiery, Wim, additional
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31. Supplementary material to "Possible role of anthropogenic climate change in the record-breaking 2020 Lake Victoria levels and floods"
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Pietroiusti, Rosa, primary, Vanderkelen, Inne, additional, Otto, Friederike E. L., additional, Barnes, Clair, additional, Temple, Lucy, additional, Akurut, Mary, additional, Bally, Philippe, additional, van Lipzig, Nicole P. M., additional, and Thiery, Wim, additional
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32. Protective Anti-HBs Antibodies and Response to a Booster Dose in Medical Students Vaccinated at Childhood
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Coppeta, Luca, primary, Ferrari, Cristiana, additional, Verno, Greta, additional, Somma, Giuseppina, additional, Trabucco Aurilio, Marco, additional, Di Giampaolo, Luca, additional, Treglia, Michele, additional, Magrini, Andrea, additional, Pietroiusti, Antonio, additional, and Rizza, Stefano, additional
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33. Forecasting nanoparticle toxicity using nonlinear predictive regressor learning systems.
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Nicola Toschi, Stefano Ciulli, Stefano Diciotti, Andrea Duggento, Maria Guerrisi, Andrea Magrini, Luisa Campagnolo, and Antonio Pietroiusti
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34. Robust classification of biological samples in atomic force microscopy images via multiple filtering cooperation
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Casti, Paola, Mencattini, Arianna, Sammarco, Innocenzo, Velappa, Sowmya Jayaraman, Magna, Gabriele, Cricenti, Antonio, Luce, Marco, Pietroiusti, Antonio, Lesci, Giorgio Isidoro, Ferrucci, Luigi, Magrini, Andrea, Martinelli, Eugenio, and Di Natale, Corrado
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35. Exposure to ultrafine particles in different transport modes in the city of Rome
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Grana, Mario, Toschi, Nicola, Vicentini, Laura, Pietroiusti, Antonio, and Magrini, Andrea
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36. Maternal exposure to zinc oxide nanoparticles causes cochlear dysfunction in the offspring.
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Campagnolo, Luisa, Lacconi, Valentina, Bernardini, Roberta, Viziano, Andrea, Pietroiusti, Antonio, Ippoliti, Lorenzo, Moleti, Arturo, and Sisto, Renata
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Introduction: Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been engineered and are largely used in material science and industry. This large and increasing use justifies a careful study about the toxicity of this material for human subjects. The concerns regard also the reproductive toxicity and the fetotoxicity. Materials and methods: The effect of the exposure to ZnO NPs on the cochlear function was studied in a group of pregnant CD1 mice and in their offspring. This study is part of a larger toxicological study about the toxicity of ZnO NPs during pregnancy. Four groups were analyzed and compared, exposed and nonexposed dams and their offspring. The cochlear function was quantitatively assessed by means of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAEs). Results and discussion: A large statistically significant difference was found between the non-exposed dams offspring and the exposed dams offspring (p = 1.6 · 10
-3 ), whose DPOAE levels were significantly lower than those of non-exposed dams offspring and comparable to those of the adults. The DPOAE levels of the exposed and non-exposed dams were very low and not significantly different. This occurrence is related to the fact that these mice encounter a rapid aging process. Conclusion: Our findings show that maternal exposure to ZnO NPs does not reflect in overt toxicity on fetal development nor impair offspring birth, however it may damage the nervous tissue of the inner ear in the offspring. Other studies should confirm this result and identify the mechanisms through which ZnO NPs may affect ear development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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37. Guasto
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Pietroiusti, Cesare, primary
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38. Robust classification of biological samples in atomic force microscopy images via multiple filtering cooperation.
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Paola Casti, Arianna Mencattini, Innocenzo Sammarco, Sowmya Velappa Jayaraman, Gabriele Magna, Antonio L. Cricenti, Marco Luce, Antonio Pietroiusti, Giorgio Isidoro Lesci, Luigi Ferrucci, Andrea Magrini, Eugenio Martinelli, and Corrado Di Natale
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39. Case Report: Occupational therapy in a patient with an overgrowth syndrome that restricts movement [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
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Luca Coppeta, Sandro Gentili, Francesca Papa, Ludovico Maria De Zordo, Stefano Mugnaini, and Antonio Pietroiusti
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Background: Overgrowth syndromes are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by excessive body growth - localized or generalized - commonly associated with various malformities and an increased oncological risk. Case report: Here we present the case of a 57-year old man, employed in an office, who suffers from an asymmetric overgrowth of the lower limbs. Currently the patient presents malformations of the lower left arm (hip, knee and ankle), evident on the articular and periarticular level, where there are diffuse exostoses. This case discusses the main occupational concerns relating to the patient’s workspace at a high floor level that could create critical issues in the event of an emergency exodus. Given the impossibility of placing the patient in heavy manual activities, employment is limited to office activities. Adjustments were carried out at the patient’s workstation, and thus the patient has been recognized as fit to work. Increased frequency of breaks were prescribed in order to allow the physiological alternation of postures. Conclusions: In cases of overgrowth syndromes, the exact identification of the limitations presented by the patient and observations about ambulatory functions must be carefully evaluated in order to modulate the work environment.
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40. Persistence of Anti-S Titre among Healthcare Workers Vaccinated with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19
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Luca Coppeta, Giuseppina Somma, Cristiana Ferrari, Andrea Mazza, Stefano Rizza, Marco Trabucco Aurilio, Stefano Perrone, Andrea Magrini, and Antonio Pietroiusti
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to health, social and economic consequences for public health systems. As a result, the development of safe and effective vaccines, in order to contain the infection quickly became a priority. The first vaccine approved by the Italian Agency for Drugs Authorization (AIFA) was the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer (Comirnaty). Comirnaty contains a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA), which is a nucleoside-modified RNA that encodes the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. Even if data from phase I suggest that vaccine induced antibodies can persist for up to six months following the second shot of BNT vaccine, data regarding the real duration of immunological protection are lacking. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the duration of serological protection by detecting the presence of anti-S-RBD (receptor-binding domain) antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 among a large group of healthcare workers (HCWs) three months after vaccination. 99% of HCWs had a detectable titre of anti-S SARS-CoV-2 antibodies 90 days after the second vaccine shot. Elderly operators showed significantly lower levels of protective antibodies when compared to the younger ones, thus they could become unprotected earlier than other operators.
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41. The unrecognized occupational relevance of the interaction between engineered nanomaterials and the gastro-intestinal tract: a consensus paper from a multidisciplinary working group
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Antonio Pietroiusti, Enrico Bergamaschi, Marcello Campagna, Luisa Campagnolo, Giuseppe De Palma, Sergio Iavicoli, Veruscka Leso, Andrea Magrini, Michele Miragoli, Paola Pedata, Leonardo Palombi, and Ivo Iavicoli
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Abstract Background There is a fundamental gap of knowledge on the health effects caused by the interaction of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) with the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT). This is partly due to the incomplete knowledge of the complex physical and chemical transformations that ENM undergo in the GIT, and partly to the widespread belief that GIT health effects of ENM are much less relevant than pulmonary effects. However, recent experimental findings, considering the role of new players in gut physiology (e.g. the microbiota), shed light on several outcomes of the interaction ENM/GIT. Along with this new information, there is growing direct and indirect evidence that not only ingested ENM, but also inhaled ENM may impact on the GIT. This fact, which may have relevant implications in occupational setting, has never been taken into consideration. This review paper summarizes the opinions and findings of a multidisciplinary team of experts, focusing on two main aspects of the issue: 1) ENM interactions within the GIT and their possible consequences, and 2) relevance of gastro-intestinal effects of inhaled ENMs. Under point 1, we analyzed how luminal gut-constituents, including mucus, may influence the adherence of ENM to cell surfaces in a size-dependent manner, and how intestinal permeability may be affected by different physico-chemical characteristics of ENM. Cytotoxic, oxidative, genotoxic and inflammatory effects on different GIT cells, as well as effects on microbiota, are also discussed. Concerning point 2, recent studies highlight the relevance of gastro-intestinal handling of inhaled ENM, showing significant excretion with feces of inhaled ENM and supporting the hypothesis that GIT should be considered an important target of extrapulmonary effects of inhaled ENM. Conclusions In spite of recent insights on the relevance of the GIT as a target for toxic effects of nanoparticles, there is still a major gap in knowledge regarding the impact of the direct versus indirect oral exposure. This fact probably applies also to larger particles and dictates careful consideration in workers, who carry the highest risk of exposure to particulate matter.
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42. e-flux Journal #139
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Julieta Aranda, Brian Kuan Wood, Anton Vidokle, Luis Camnitzer, Boris Groys, Anton Khitrov, Mario Tronti, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti, Lucia Pietroiusti, KJ Abudu, Alberto Toscano, Sven Lütticken, Shane Greene, Kaye Cain-Nielsen, Michael Andrews, Andreas Petrossiants, Peter Sit, Serubiri Moses, Elvia Wilk, Evan Calder Williams, Simone White, Jeff Ramsey, Adam Florin, Mengyi Qian, Keyian Vafai, Julieta Aranda, Brian Kuan Wood, Anton Vidokle, Luis Camnitzer, Boris Groys, Anton Khitrov, Mario Tronti, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti, Lucia Pietroiusti, KJ Abudu, Alberto Toscano, Sven Lütticken, Shane Greene, Kaye Cain-Nielsen, Michael Andrews, Andreas Petrossiants, Peter Sit, Serubiri Moses, Elvia Wilk, Evan Calder Williams, Simone White, Jeff Ramsey, Adam Florin, Mengyi Qian, and Keyian Vafai
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If you believe in progress, the old and aged are always to blame for causing the persistent problems of the present, and the young, who supposedly come later, are the solution. This is all very tidy until you wake up one day to find yourself old—and observe that the young who blame you are also the young who are causing the problems of the future, just as you had in your own youth. In this issue, Luis Camnitzer offers advice to the aging—which, to be clear, means all of us—through an anecdotal contribution to the field of intergenerational dialogic studies. He discusses attempts at nonauthoritarian child rearing; his experience, while a student activist, of explaining an art historian’s own obsolescence to his face; and recent moments when he’s realized that his generation has become ineffective at communicating with the young. In other words, Camnitzer fears that his has become the generation suffering from “asshole syndrome”—a diagnosis he and his fellow students used to dole out. Age and power together form a complex configuration, which make empathy and self-assessment all the more important when communicating across generational lines… Editorial Editors Geriatric Power Luis Camnitzer No Order Makes Any Sense: A Conversation on Ilya Kabakov Boris Groys and Anton Khitrov Politics at Sunset: Theses on Benjamin Mario Tronti Hospicing Modernity: A Conversation Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti and Lucia Pietroiusti Anarcho-Ecstasy: Options for an Afri-Queer Becoming KJ Abudu Racial Fascism Alberto Toscano Capitalism and Schismogenesis, Part 2 Sven Lütticken Never Born Shane Greene, https://www.librarystack.org/e-flux-journal-139/?ref=unknown
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43. New frontiers in nanotoxicology: Gut microbiota/microbiome-mediated effects of engineered nanomaterials
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Pietroiusti, Antonio, Magrini, Andrea, and Campagnolo, Luisa
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44. Children disproportionally exposed to attributable heatwaves at low-latitude low-income countries
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Rosa Pietroiusti and Wim Thiery
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Heatwaves are increasing in frequency, intensity, and duration, and represent the category of extreme event that is most easily attributable to anthropogenic warming. Yet how the spatiotemporal patterns of attribution outcomes link to population dynamics is still poorly understood. Here we show that children and young people are already being affected by a disproportionately greater number of attributable heatwaves, especially in the Global South. Using observations, reanalysis, and simulations of temperature changes available through the ISIMIP3b and CMIP6 projects in combination with demographic data, we show that temperature extremes emerge more clearly and consistently from the noise across low-income countries in lower latitudes, which have some of the youngest populations. Our findings have important implications for children and young people seeking redress from climate harms, for example through climate lawsuits.
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45. Evaluation of Immunity for Mumps among Vaccinated Medical Students
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Cristiana Ferrari, Marco Trabucco Aurilio, Andrea Mazza, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini, Ottavia Balbi, Matteo Bolcato, and Luca Coppeta
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Healthcare workers are considered at higher risk for mumps infection than the general population. Since 2017, the national immunization plan recommended the administration of a dose of measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine to the healthcare operators who are unable to demonstrate a complete vaccination history or that are seronegative for at least one of the three agents. Regarding mumps infection, based on actual concerns regarding the loss of protection over the years after vaccination, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended to administer a third dose of vaccine to operators previously vaccinated with two doses of MMR vaccine who belong to a group at increased risk of mumps infection in the event of an epidemic. This guideline, however, is not currently followed in Italy, resulting in a potential risk for vaccinated operators to become unprotected from mumps over the years. The aim of our study is to evaluate the persistence of a protective antibody level for mumps among medical students vaccinated during infancy or adolescence, at the start of their hospital internship. We retrospectively evaluated mumps-specific IgG levels in a group of medical students, in the period from 1 January to 31 December 2020. We evaluated the persistence of the detectable level of mumps-specific antibodies in relation to their vaccinal status, gender and time elapsed from vaccination. We found that 17.4% (65 subjects) of our sample were seronegative for mumps. The univariate analysis showed a significant difference in serological protection between male and female gender (77.0% vs. 86.2%; p < 0.05 with chi2 test) and between age classes (86.5% vs. 76.4%; p < 0.05 for subjects aged 18–23 years and over 23 years, respectively). Female gender was significantly related to higher serological protection even after adjusting for age classes and number of vaccine doses administered in a multivariate analysis model. Our study shows a substantial percentage of subjects lacking a protective mumps titer among medical students who were vaccinated in childhood. Given the higher risk of infection among those subjects, routine pre-employment screening should be performed among those operators regardless of their vaccination history and a third dose of MMR should be offered to unprotected students.
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46. First Dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Symptom Duration and Viral Clearance in Healthcare Workers
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Luca Coppeta, Ottavia Balbi, Zaira Grattagliano, Grazia Genga Mina, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini, Matteo Bolcato, and Marco Trabucco Aurilio
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than one hundred million people since the beginning of the worldwide pandemic. In this study, data from a large hospital in central Italy was used to evaluate the impact of the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine on SARS-CoV-2 infections in terms of the prevalence of symptomatic cases, symptom duration, and viral clearance timing. All vaccinated Healthcare Workers (HCWs) with positive RT-PCR by nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were divided into two cohorts (positive RT-PCR within day 12 and positive RT-PCR between day 13 and day 21 after first dose administration) and compared for the presence and duration of symptoms and the timing of viral clearance. The same variables were evaluated across HCWs with positive RT-PCR within 6 days after first dose administration and non-vaccinated HCWs with positive RT-PCR between 1 October 2020 and 28 February 2021. Eighteen HCWs tested positive on RT-PCR by NP swab from day 1 to day 12 after the 1st dose administration (incidence rate 6.2 × 10−4) and 5 HCWs from day 13 to day 21 (incidence rate 2.3 × 10−4). Symptom duration and viral clearance timing are significantly shorter in the cohort of HCWs with positive RT-PCR 12 days after the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. The administration of the first dose proved effective in reducing presence, symptom duration, and viral clearance even in HCWs vaccinated for less than 6 days. These results could have implications on public health and post-exposure prophylaxis.
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47. A Body Tracking-Based Low-Cost Solution for Monitoring Workers' Hygiene Best Practices during Pandemics.
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Vito M. Manghisi, Michele Fiorentino 0001, Antonio Boccaccio, Michele Gattullo, Giuseppe Leonardo Cascella, Nicola Toschi, Antonio Pietroiusti, and Antonio E. Uva
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48. A novel approach for geographical risk mapping of morbidity and mortality rates: the case of Val D’Agri, Italy
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Duggento, Andrea, Toschi, Nicola, Pietroiusti, Antonio, Musmeci, Loredana, Buonomo, Ersilia, Moramarco, Stefania, Lucaroni, Francesca, Boffetta, Paolo, and Palombi, Leonardo
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49. Pulmonary functionality among workers of a Central Italy waste-to-energy plant: a retrospective study
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Coppeta, L., Pietroiusti, A., Policardo, S., Mormone, F., Balbi, O., Tursi, E., Baldi, S., Plutoni, E., Torriero, A., and Magrini, A.
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50. Children disproportionally exposed to attributable heatwaves at low-latitude low-income countries
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Pietroiusti, Rosa, primary and Thiery, Wim, additional
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