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Open AccessA comparison of node vaccination strategies to halt SIR epidemic spreading in real-world complex networks
We compared seven node vaccination strategies in twelve real-world complex networks. The node vaccination strategies are modeled as node removal on networks. We performed node vaccination strategies both remov...
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Open AccessCrop yield after 5 decades of contrasting residue management
The benefits of soil organic input on crop yields have long been discussed, yet details of their relationship remain controversial. This study considers the effects of different residue management on crop perf...
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Gender difference in authorship of clinical practice guidelines and position statements in endocrinology
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Corylus avellana responsiveness to light variations: morphological, anatomical, and physiological leaf trait plasticity
Morphological, anatomical, and physiological leaf traits of Corylus avellana plants growing in different light conditions within the natural reserve “Siro Negri” (Italy) were analyzed. The results highlighted the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Knowledge-based Approach to Crowd Classification
This paper illustrates a formal tool for knowledge representation and management in the crowding area, in order to improve on the sharing of knowledge, data and information produced by different models and sim...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Improving the Effectiveness of Multimedia Summarization of Judicial Debates through Ontological Query Expansion
The growing amount of multimedia data acquired during courtroom debates makes information and knowledge management in judicial domain a real challenge. In this paper we tackle the problem of summarizing this l...
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Natural infection of Alternanthera tenella (Amaranthaceae) by a new potyvirus
A virus was isolated from joyweed (Alternanthera tenella Colla-Amaranthaceae), a common weed in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Examination by electron microscopy showed long flexuous particles with an average...
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On the binder of some ancient mortars
About 90 samples of mortars from historical buildings in Pisa have been analysed and compared with some samples of ancient mortars characterized by pozzolanic aggregates. Chemical (XRF), mineralogical (XRD) an...
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Heavy metal and arsenic distributions in sediments of the Elba-Argentario basin, southern Tuscany, Italy
Arsenic, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, nickel, vanadium and zinc distributions in surficial and core sediments of the Elba-Argentario marine basin (southern Tuscany, central-western Italy) are reported. Ana...
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Highly flexible heterophasic copolymers through the novel multicatalysts reactor granule technology
New heterophasic copolymers with high rubber content have been synthesized by combining heterogeneous Ti-based catalysts with metallocenes. The molecular, morphological and mechanical features of these materia...
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New thermoplastic polyolefins elastomers from the novel Multicatalysts Reactor Granule Technology: their relevant physical-mechanical properties after crosslinking
A new process for the sequential copolymerization of olefins has been devised (Multicatalysts Reactor Granule Technology); it allows the synthesis of thermoplastic polyolefin elastomers having polypropylene fr...
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Design of Computer Generated Binary Holograms for Free Space Optical Interconnections
The purpose of this Chapter is to give an introduction to the use of computer generated holograms (CGHs) as free space optical interconnection elements. We will focus mainly on the techniques for designing bin...
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Evidence for ectopic ACTH production years after bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing’s syndrome: in vivo and in vitro studies
Three patients presented with hyperpigmentation and high plasma levels of ACTH 4–5 years after bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing’s “disease”. X-rays and ct-scan of the lungs showed a small pulmonary mass in ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Caracterisation de la Fraction Organique et de la Fraction Minerale Cristalline des Boues D’Epuration
Suivant la méthode proposée par Stevenson, on a fractionné la matière organique de dix boues d’épuration de la Toscane en: graisses, cires et huiles; résines; polyoses solubles dans l’eau; hemicellulose; cellu...
