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Open AccessA reconstruction method for anisotropic universes in unimodular F(R)-gravity
An extension of unimodular Einsteinian gravity in the context of F(R) gravities is used to construct a class of anisotropic evolution scenarios. In unimodular GR the determinant of the metric is constrained to be...
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Open AccessThe Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Paediatric Fractures
Fractures are frequently encountered in paediatric practice. Although recurrent fractures in children usually unveil a monogenic syndrome, paediatric fracture risk could be shaped by the individual genetic bac...
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Open AccessThe sarcopenia and physical frailty in older people: multi-component treatment strategies (SPRINTT) project: description and feasibility of a nutrition intervention in community-dwelling older Europeans
To describe the methods and feasibility of the nutritional intervention carried out within the SPRINTT Randomized cotrolled trial. We also illustrate how nutrition interventionists identified participants at r...
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Drivers of N2O Emissions from Natural Forests and Grasslands Differ in Space and Time
Understanding the drivers of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the most critical global environmental challenges to mitigate the increasing global temperature. Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are highly vari...
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Open AccessPLS3 sequencing in childhood-onset primary osteoporosis identifies two novel disease-causing variants
Altogether 95 children with primary bone fragility were screened for variants in PLS3, the gene underlying X-linked osteoporosis. Two children with multiple peripheral and spinal fractures and low BMD had novel d...
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Open AccessGenotypic testing on HIV-1 DNA as a tool to assess HIV-1 co-receptor usage in clinical practice: results from the DIVA study group
We have developed a sequencing assay for determining the usage of the genotypic HIV-1 co-receptor using peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) DNA in virologically suppressed HIV-1 infected patients. Our spe...
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RDD e PDD: strumenti per l’aderenza e la persistenza nelle analisi di farmacoutilizzazione: il caso degli analoghi della somatostatina (2007–2011)
Lanreotide and octreotide are used to treat patients suffering from neuroendocrine tumors and acromegaly.
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Fluorescent (rhodamine), folate decorated and doxorubicin charged, PEGylated nanoparticles synthesis
PEGylated silica nanoparticles, giving very stable aqueous sols, were successfully functionalised with rhodamine, one of the more stable fluorophore; they were also decorated with the targeting agent folic aci...
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The role of imaging in the pre- and postoperative evaluation of posterior occipito-cervical fusion
Occipitocervical fusion is required when the occipitoatlantal joint is unstable. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of imaging in the pre- and postoperative evaluation of posterior occipitocervic...
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Farmacoutilizzazione e considerazioni economiche nella terapia della sclerosi multipla: il ruolo della Received Daily Dose
Multiple sclerosis, a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, is the most common cause of neurological disability in young adults. Four types of disease have been defined: benign or stable, relaps...
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Instabilità antero-inferiore: l’intervento di Latarjet modificato
Shoulder instability is one of most controversial joint diseases in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Several open surgical treatments for primary anterior glenohumeral instability have been published, includi...
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A new extra situ sol–gel route to silica/epoxy (DGEBA) nanocomposite. A DTA study of imidazole cure kinetic
Silica nanoparticles were obtained through the Stöber method, from mixtures of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS). The nanoparticles were dispersed in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and co...
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Il costo della sindrome da fallimento chirurgico spinale (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, FBSS) nei pazienti con indicazione a impianto per neurostimolazione midollare in Italia
To assess the costs and clinical condition of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) for patients eligible for Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in Italy.
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A Fault Tolerant Workflow for CPU Demanding Calculations
In the paper the application porting process developed for the DL_POLY package, using the P-GRADE Grid Portal tool available in COMPCHEM, is described. For this purpose a new workflow stategy to perform long r...
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Recombinant HCG for triggering ovulation increases the rate of mature oocytes in women treated for ICSI
To conduct a prospective randomized study in order to investigate the effect of recombinant HCG (rHCG) on oocyte nuclear and cytoplasm maturity compared to urinary HCG (uHCG), for inducing ovulation in women t...
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Synthesis, structure and bioactivity of pHEMA/SiO2 hybrids derived through in situ sol–gel process
A novel procedure to synthesize poly(2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate)-silica blend hybrids is presented. Methacrylate monomers bearing an alkoxysilyl unit, prepared by Michael addition of 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate...
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Magnetic properties and phase stability in Co-Ni base alloy thin films
Co-Ni base thin films were deposited by reactive radio frequency magnetron sputtering in N2+Ar atmosphere at different $P_{N_2}/P_{Ar}...
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Swelling properties and bioactivity of silica gel/pHEMA nanocomposites
A novel hydrogel based on 2-hydroxyethyl- methacrilate and SiO2 nanoparticles was prepared. The filler was added at a concentration of 30% w/w of silica nanoparticles to the mass of polymer. The composite materia...
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The partial sequence of RNA 1 of the ophiovirus Ranunculus white mottle virus indicates its relationship to rhabdoviruses and provides candidate primers for an ophiovirus-specific RT-PCR test
A 4018 nucleotide sequence was obtained for RNA 1 of Ranunculus white mottle virus (RWMV), genus Ophiovirus, representing an incomplete ORF of 1339 aa. Amino acid sequence analysis revealed significant similarit...
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Thermal evolution of ferromagnetic metallic glasses
A traditional TG apparatus was modified by placing two permanent magnets producing a controlled magnetic field (TG(M): Magneto Thermogravimetry). This technique proved to be useful to study both structural rel...
