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Association between osteocalcin and residual β-cell function in children and adolescents newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes: a pivotal study
This pivotal study aimed to evaluate circulating levels of bone remodeling markers in children and adolescents at the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Additionally, we assessed their correlation with glucose co...
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Open AccessRaman spectroscopy in pure and doped zinc ferrites nanoparticles
Raman spectroscopy was applied on nanostructured ZnFe2O4 system in order to correlate its structural, chemical, and vibrational properties to the functional behaviour, in view of the high sensitivity of the Raman...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Modeler (STEM) during the recent COVID-19 pandemic
In early December 2019, some people in China were diagnosed with an unknown pneumonia in Wuhan, in the Hubei province. The responsible of the outbreak was identified in a novel human-infecting coronavirus whic...
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Open AccessThe lockdown effects on a pediatric obese population in the COVID-19 era
The social consequences of COVID-19 pandemic are universally known. In particular, the pediatric population is dealing with a radical lifestyle change. For some risk categories, such as overweight or obese chi...
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An X-ray burst from a magnetar enlightening the mechanism of fast radio bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond radio pulses originating from powerful enigmatic sources at extragalactic distances. Neutron stars with large magnetic fields (magnetars) have been considered as the so...
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Biological therapy downregulates the heterodimer S100A8/A9 (calprotectin) expression in psoriatic patients
The pathophysiology of psoriasis is very complex and involves an interplay between immune cells and keratinocytes. The keratinocyte production of calprotectin (S100A8/A9), induced by the inflammatory psoriatic...
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Open AccessEpisodic records of jellyfish ingestion of plastic items reveal a novel pathway for trophic transference of marine litter
Invertebrates represent the most plentiful component of marine biodiversity. To date, only few species have been documented for marine litter intake. Here, we report for the first time the presence of macropla...
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Open AccessReflectivity enhancement in titanium by ultrafast XUV irradiation
The study of highly photo-excited matter at solid state density is an emerging field of research, which is benefitting the development of free-electron-laser (FEL) technology. We report an extreme ultraviolet ...
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The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)
High-time-resolution X-ray observations of compact objects provide direct access to strong-field gravity, to the equation of state of ultradense matter and to black hole masses and spins. A 10 m2-class instrument...
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Clinical characteristics and incidence of first fracture in a consecutive sample of post-menopausal women attending osteoporosis centers: The PROTEO-1 study
Background: Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent disease and fractures are a major cause of disability and morbidity. Aim: The purpose of this study was to characterize post-menopausal wome...
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Structural, electrical, electronic and optical properties of melanin films
We present thick, uniform and rather flat melanin films obtained using spray deposition. The morphology of the films was investigated using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)....
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10.5 Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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3.11 Daily Activities in Hypertensive Elderly People Affected by Diabetes Mellitus Type II
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Immunolocalization of FOXP3 in HCV-infected liver biopsies. Preliminary observations.
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) represent a subset of T lymphocytes. This cell subpopulation plays an important role in controlling immune response as well as in inducing and maintaining immunologic tolerance [1]. ...
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2.14 Quality of Life and Pulse Pressure in Elderly People: the Role of Physical Exercise
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2.15 Prevalence of Intima-Media Thickness, Carotid Plaques and Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertensive Elderly Subjects
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Cm-gag, a transposable-like element reiterated in the genome of Culex pipiens mosquitoes, contains only a gag gene
CM-gag elements constitute an homogeneous family of sequences that are reiterated in the genome of Culex pipiens strains from different continents. Apparently complete 1.75 kb CM-gag copies are flanked by targ...
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CM-gag, a transposable-like element reiterated in the genome of Culex pipiens mosquitoes, contains only a gag gene
CM-gag elements constitute an homogeneous family of sequences that are reiterated in the genome of Culex pipiens strains from different continents. Apparently complete 1.75 kb CM-gag copies are flanked by target-...
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An examination of obesity and breast cancer survival in post-menopausal women
A historical prospective study was conducted at the Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), to study the role of post-menopausal obesity in the recurrence and survival of breast cancer. Records from ...
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A balloon-borne imaging telescope for high-energy astrophysics
We describe an imaging telescope for observations of celestial sources in the energy range between 30 keV and 1.8 MeV onboard stratospheric balloons. The detector is a 41 cm diameter, 5 cm thick NaI(Tl) crysta...
