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Biological control of postharvest diseases by microbial antagonists: how many mechanisms of action?
The postharvest phase has been considered an environment for successful application of biological control agents (BCAs). However, the interactions between fungal pathogen, host (fruit), and antagonist are infl...
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Augmented-Reality and Alternative-Input System Based on Simultaneous Head Position and Pose Estimation
This work introduces an integrated system for use in alternative-input human-machine interfaces, with potential augmented-reality and assistive implementations, which estimates the field of view of a user thro...
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Alluvial Risk in the Costal Plain of Pesaro City, Northern Marche (Italy)
Pesaro city (central Italy) stands on the alluvial plain of Foglia River, between foothills on the rear and the Adriatic Sea in the front of. On November 2005, an industrial area, as large as 12 ha, due to an ...
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New Approaches for Postharvest Disease Control in Europe
Alternative methods to fungicide treatments have been studied in order to prevent fruit losses in the postharvest phase. Within these methods the applications of: (a) biological control agents (BCAs), (b) plan...
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The Medical Care Continuity (MCC) project. A pilot study of video-assisted home care within the eTEN European Community program. The Italian experience
This study aimed to use an integrated system (Medical Care Continuity (MCC) system) consisting of computer, video telephone, and a high-definition camera to monitor at home chemotherapy side effects in cancer ...
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Open AccessPharmacological targeting of NF-κB potentiates the effect of the topoisomerase inhibitor CPT-11 on colon cancer cells
NF-κB interferes with the effect of most anti-cancer drugs through induction of anti-apoptotic genes. Targeting NF-κB is therefore expected to potentiate conventional treatments in adjuvant strategies. Here we us...
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Monitoring Metals near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator. Temporal Trend in Soils and Herbage
In recent years, incineration has been demonstrated to be a commercially available technology for hazardous waste (HW) disposal (Richter and Johnke, 2004). However, because of the potential adverse effects of tox...
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