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Open AccessThe impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union
Climate action to achieve the Paris Agreement should respect the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we use an integrated assessment modelling framework comprising nine climate policy models an...
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Open AccessImmuno-SPR biosensor for the detection of Brucella abortus
A proof of principle biosensor for the Brucella abortus recognition onsite is presented. The system is based on a plasmonic optical fiber probe functionalized with an oriented antibody layer immobilized on a shor...
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Open AccessMental Health in Multiple Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Delicate Balance between Fear of Contagion and Resilience
The current study aimed at exploring the relationship between objective disability, illness perceptions, resilience, fear of COVID-19, and psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, and stress) in peop...
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Open AccessOnline Sexual Activities in Italian Older Adults: The Role of Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Permissiveness
Online sexual activities (OSAs) are sexual behaviors involving online sexual content and stimuli and are categorized into non-arousal (N-OSAs), solitary arousal (S-OSAs), and partnered arousal activities (P-OS...
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Validation of the Italian version of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may experience sexual dysfunction throughout the disease course. Validated scales to assess sexual dysfunction in MS for Italian patients are lacking. Hence, we aimed at val...
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Correction to: Normative values of the Rao’s Brief Repeatable Battery in an Italian young adolescent population: the influence of age, gender, and education
The published version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in Table 2.
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Normative values of the Rao’s Brief Repeatable Battery in an Italian young adolescent population: the influence of age, gender, and education
The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRB) is frequently used to estimate cognitive function in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), while it has been included in few studies on young MS, a...
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Challenges Faced When Addressing the Role of Cities Towards a Below Two Degrees World
In order to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change to limit average global temperature rise to well under 2 °C, concerted action will be needed in cities to manage energy consumption and red...
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Affective disorders and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in adolescents and young adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): the moderating role of resilience
To investigate the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between affective disorders and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) for adolescents and young adults with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Impact of including land-use change emissions from biofuels on meeting GHG emissions reduction targets: the example of Ireland
The greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from land-use change are of particular concern for land-based biofuels. Emissions avoided by substituting fossil fuels with biofuels may be offset by emissions from direct...
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Introduction: Energy Systems Modelling for Decision-Making
The role that energy modelling plays in improving the evidence base underpinning policy decisions is being increasingly recognized and valued. The Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program is a unique network...
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Modal Shift of Passenger Transport in a TIMES Model: Application to Ireland and California
Climate change mitigation clearly requires a focus on transport that should include improved representation of travel behaviour change in addition to increased vehicle efficiency and low-carbon fuels. Energy s...
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Soft-Linking Exercises Between TIMES, Power System Models and Housing Stock Models
Soft-linking TIMES models with carefully selected complementary models can provide useful additional insights into the results from the TIMES model and can usefully scrutinize specific TIMES results in greater...
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Energy Policies Influenced by Energy Systems Modelling—Case Studies in UK, Ireland, Portugal and G8
A key objective of IEA-ETSAP is to assist decision makers in robustly develo**, implementing and assessing the impact of energy and climate mitigation policies. This chapter focuses on four case studies, in ...
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A Global Renewable Energy Roadmap: Comparing Energy Systems Models with IRENA’s REmap 2030 Project
In 2014, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published a global renewable energy roadmap—called REmap 2030—to double the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 compared to 2010 (IRE...
