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Laparoscopic transperitoneal hernia repair (TAPP) in emergency: long-term follow-up in a high volume centre
Aim of this study was to analyse feasibility, safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic transperitoneal hernia repair (TAPP) approach to inguinal hernias in the emergency setting, with a longer follow-up than t...
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Novel Insight on the Impact of Enzymatic Addition on Organic Loading Rate in Anaerobic Digestion
Addition of enzymes to anaerobic digesters (ADs) has been reported as beneficial to the hydrolytic step of the process. Additional benefits have been described for bioadded reactors such as improved dewatering...
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Open AccessColor tunable pressure sensors based on polymer nanostructured membranes for optofluidic applications
We demonstrate an integrated optical pressure sensing platform for multiplexed optofluidics applications. The sensing platform consists in an array of elastomeric on-side nanostructured membranes -effectively ...
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A balanced reciprocal translocation t(10;15)(q22.3;q26.1) interrupting ACAN gene in a family with proportionate short stature
Few examples of the involvement of a single gene in idiopathic short stature have been described until now. Our aim was to identify the causative gene of proportionate short stature in a large family showing c...
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Potential neoplastic evolution of Vero cells: in vivo and in vitro characterization
Vero cell lines are extensively employed in viral vaccine manufacturing. Similarly to all established cells, mutations can occur during Vero cells in vitro amplification which can result in adverse features co...
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Energy Recovery from Immobilised Cells of Scenedesmus obliquus after Wastewater Treatment
Biomethane batch test of alginate beads and beads with algae at different stages of utilisation in the wastewater treatment plants showed that immobilised S. obliquus yield similar biogas and biomethane than fre...
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Flexible probe for in vivo quantification of corneal epithelium permeability through non-invasive tetrapolar impedance measurements
Studies concerning the functional status of the corneal epithelium are of special interest due to its key role in preventing ocular surface disease and corneal infections. In particular, quantitative measureme...
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Bone osteoblastic and mesenchymal stromal cells lack primarily tumoral features in multiple myeloma patients
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Detection of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) from wild boars in central Italy
The lesions observed in 16 wild boars, hunted in central Italy, led to the suspect that could be related to the infection by porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). The animals had macroscopic and histological lesio...
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Pharmacokinetics of propofol in calves undergoing abdominal surgery
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Portable 4 Wire Bioimpedance Meter with Bluetooth Link
To allow some clinical research based on bioimpedance measurements a small and easy to use device that can be used in the clinical environment is needed. A portable device for 4 wire bioimpedance monitoring is...
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Activity Modulation in Human Neuroblastoma Cultured Cells: Towards a Biological Neuroprocessor
The main objective of this work is to analyze the computing capabilities of human neuroblastoma cultured cells and to define stimulation patterns able to modulate the neural activity in response to external st...
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Adult Stem Cells: Perspectives for Therapeutic Applications
Ferrari, M., Corradi, A., Lazzaretti, M., De’Cillà, M., Losi, C.G., Villa, R. and Lanfranchi, A., 2007. Adult stem cells: Perspectives for therapeutic applications. Veterinary Research Communications, 31(Suppl. 1
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Interface impedance improvement with carbon nanotubes
The present work examines the feasibility of using Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) for the improvement of the interface impedance of platinum multielectrode arrays. A suspension of SWNTs produced by arc...
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Flumequine in the Goat: Pharmacokinetics after Intravenous and Intramuscular Administration
The pharmacokinetics of flumequine, administered intravenously and intramuscularly at a single dose of 20 mg/kg, was investigated in healthy goats. After intravenous injection, flumequine distributed rapidly (...
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Evaluation of mechanical and corrosion biocompatibility of TiTa alloys
As-received and heat-treated Ti40Ta and Ti50Ta alloys were evaluated to determine their corrosion as well as mechanical performances and compared to Ti6A14V, a common material utilized for orthopedic (surgical...
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The uniform concentration of measure phenomenon in ℓ p n (1 ≤ p ≤ 2)
We prove the uniform concentration of Lebesgue measure phenomenon on the ball of ℓ p n for 1 ...
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Induction of apoptosis by taxol and cisplatin and effect on cell cycle-related proteins in cisplatin-sensitive and -resistant human ovarian cells
The effect of taxol (TX) and cisplatin (CDDP), singly or in association, was assessed on two human ovarian cancer cell lines, one sensitive (A2780) and one resistant (A2780 cp8) to CDDP. Cell lines showed a si...
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Production of geranyl acetate and other acetates by direct esterification catalyzed by mycelium of Rhizopus delemar in organic solvent
Dry mycelium of Rhizopus delemar MIM catalyzed the formation of geranyl acetate using 110 mM geraniol and acetic acid at 55°C in heptane to give 11.9 g/l (55% molar conversion). Geranyl acetate was produced at...
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Infraclinic breast carcinoma: Application of neural networks techniques for the indication of radioguided biopsias
The aim of this work was to determine if the utilization of an artificial neural network (ANN) for the indication of radioguided biopsias can reduce the percentage of negative biopsias. The ANN was constructed...
