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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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Observation of inverse Compton emission from a long γ-ray burst
Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) originate from ultra-relativistic jets launched from the collapsing cores of dying massive stars. They are characterized by an initial phase of bright and highly variable radi...
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The e-ASTROGAM mission
e-ASTROGAM (‘enhanced ASTROGAM’) is a breakthrough Observatory space mission, with a detector composed by a Silicon tracker, a calorimeter, and an anticoincidence system, dedicated to the study of the non-ther...
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Modelling extinction risk in multispecies data sets: phylogenetically independent contrasts versus decision trees
Many recent studies of extinction risk have attempted to determine what differences exist between threatened and non-threatened species. One potential problem in such studies is that species-level data may con...
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Successful renal transplantation in children under 6 years of age
To evaluate the efficacy of renal transplan- tation in small pediatric patients, we have reviewed 41 allografts performed in 39 children (28 M/11 F) less than 6 years of age between 1987 and 1998 in the North ...
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Equity in cadaver kidney allocation does not imply neglecting HLA matching
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Split liver is an effective tool to transplant paediatric patients
Transplantation activity is dependent upon organ procurement; although great efforts are made to enlarge the cadaver donors' pool, it still remains far too small to meet the recipients' need. Waiting time is ...
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A retrospective evaluation of HLA-A, B and -DRB1 matching in liver transplantation
Studies on the influence of histocompatibility in liver transplantation have not produced clear-cut results. We retrospectively studied the influence of HLA-A, B and -DRB1 matching on the survival of 517 live...
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Organizational aspects of donor procurement activity in the North Italy Transplant programme (NITp)
In Italy, organ procurement is insufficient to meet patient need. The aim of this study was to estimate the potential donor pool, quantify nonused donors, identify causes of nonretrieval, and evaluate the imp...
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Chapter
Principles for allocation of cadaver organs to transplant recipients in Italy
The attention devoted by professionals, patients and media to organ allocation is enhanced by organ shortage [1]; such a problem is particularly severe in Italy, where organ donation rates are lower than the E...
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The significance ofheregulin in breast cancer tumor progression and drug resistance
TheerbB-2 receptor plays an important role in the prognosis of breast cancer and is expressed at high levels in nearly 30% of tumors in breast cancer patients. While evidence accumulates to support the relationsh...
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Donor organ procurement in the North Italy Transplant program (NITp) in 1994: the beginning of a promising trend?
Donor organ procurement is a world-wide problem. In Italy it is particularly so and the reasons for this are investigated. An overall increase in the number of donors has been noted in 1994 and the first 8 mon...
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A wet process technology applied to jojoba seed to obtain oil and detoxified protein meal
An industrial wet process to obtain oil and meal from jo-joba was set up. The process sequence consists of breaking the seeds, homogenizing with water of suitable pH and temperature, and centrifuging to accomp...
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Changes inBrassica napus progoitrin induced by sheep rumen fluid