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Open AccessAssessing habitat-related disturbance in bird communities: Applying hemeroby and generalism as indicators
We tested the application of the concept of hemeroby and generalism at community level, on a set of birds occurring in various habitats of central Italy characterized by different level of disturbance. In each...
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Open AccessReply—Letter to the Editor: What to Do, and What Not to Do, When Diagnosing and Treating Breakthrough Cancer Pain (BTcP): Expert Opinion
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Erratum to: What to Do, and What Not to Do, When Diagnosing and Treating Breakthrough Cancer Pain (BTcP): Expert Opinion
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Open AccessWhat to Do, and What Not to Do, When Diagnosing and Treating Breakthrough Cancer Pain (BTcP): Expert Opinion
Clinical management of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is still not satisfactory despite the availability of effective pharmacological agents. This is in part linked to the lack of clarity regarding certain e...
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Map** Earthquake-Induced Landslide Susceptibility in Central Italy
In this work, a model to forecast the spatial distribution of earthquake-induced landslide hazard at the regional scale has been developed. The model adopts a displacement–based approach, solving the Newmark e...
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Ectopic expression of FSH receptor isoforms in neoplastic but not in endothelial cells from pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
FSH receptor (FSHR) expression is restricted to gonads, where it drives FSH-dependent cell differentiation; in addition, FSHR plays an important role in the regulation of ovarian angiogenesis. Recently, FHSR e...
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Leading role of the sea urchin Arbacia lixula in maintaining the barren state in southwestern Mediterranean
Sympatric sea urchin species are usually considered to belong to the same grazer guild. Nevertheless, their role in community dynamics may vary due to species-specific morphological traits, feeding preferences...
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Dose reduction in multislice CT by means of bismuth shields: results of in vivo measurements and computed evaluation
We investigated the amount of patient dose reduction in the thyroid, lens of the eye and the breast when using bismuth protections in multislice computed tomography (CT) exams as well as their influence on the...
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Open AccessAntiangiogenic and anticolorectal cancer effects of metronomic irinotecan chemotherapy alone and in combination with semaxinib
Metronomic chemotherapy refers to the administration of chemotherapy at low, nontoxic doses on a frequent schedule with no prolonged breaks. The aim of the study is to rationally develop a CPT-11 metronomic re...
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Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency. It requires prompt and adequate diagnosis and treatment, as it may induce CNS injury. It is mainly distinguished into generalised and partial SE on the basis of ...
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Variability of species' roles in marine communities: change of paradigms for conservation priorities
The structure and organisation of aquatic communities, moulded in each environment by combinations of abiotic factors, recruitment and productivity rates, rely upon a network of both pairwise and transitive i...
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Changes in Seaweed Biodiversity of the Gargano Coast (Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea)
Benthic algal flora has been investigated along the Gargano coast (Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea). The results were compared with those of previous researches carried out in the same area in 1960s in order t...
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Combined sciatic and femoral nerve block for knee arthroscopy: 4 years’ experience
Selective block of the femoral and sciatic nerves was performed on 601 patients undergoing knee arthroscopy. The results were good in 87%, adequate in 12%, and poor in 1%. The whole knee surface was covered b...
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Cervical plexus block
Regional anaesthesia of the neck was first introduced in order to evaluate the neurological status of the patient during surgical intervention on the carotid artery and during cross-clam**. Cervical plexus b...
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Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia
While epidural and spinal blockades are well established regional anaesthetic techniques, combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia (CSE) has become increasingly popular only in last few years. The main reason for ...
