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Open AccessDirect-acting antivirals used in HCV-related liver disease do not affect thyroid function and autoimmunity
It is well known that interferon-α (IFN-α), used for long time as the main therapy for HCV-related disease, induces thyroid alterations, but the impact of the new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) on thyroid is ...
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How Computational Model May Help in Mechanism Understanding?
Diagnosis and treatment planning of anomalous coronary arteries requires a multidisciplinary approach that is able to integrate anatomical and functional data. Computational simulations may help to virtually a...
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Correction to: Impact of leg bending in the patient-specific computational fluid dynamics of popliteal stenting
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-021-01066-2
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Open AccessImpact of leg bending in the patient-specific computational fluid dynamics of popliteal stenting
Endovascular treatment of the femoro-popliteal artery has recently become a valuable therapeutic option for popliteal arterial aneurysms. However, its efficacy remains controversial due to the relatively high ...
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Dynamic brace is a good option to treat first anterior shoulder dislocation in season
We evaluate the ability of in-season competitive athletes to return to competition after an anterior shoulder instability treated conservatively with a new dynamic brace combined with a specific rehabilitation...
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The Caginalp phase-field system has been proposed in [4] as a simple mathematical model for phase transition phenomena. In this paper, we are concerned with a generalization of this system based on the Gurtin-Pip...
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Open AccessIn vivo estimation of the shoulder joint center of rotation using magneto-inertial sensors: MRI-based accuracy and repeatability assessment
The human gleno-humeral joint is normally represented as a spherical hinge and its center of rotation is used to construct humerus anatomical axes and as reduction point for the computation of the internal joi...
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Open Access5th National Congress of the Italian Society of Physiotherapy
S1 Criteria for exercises selection in subjects with low back pain
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Comparison of brainstem reflex recordings and evoked potentials with clinical and MRI data to assess brainstem dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: a short-term follow-up
Brainstem dysfunctions are associated to high risk of develo** severe disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), often undetected by conventional routine assessments. In this view, the purpose of...
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Open AccessFPGA implementation of JPEG encoder architectures for wireless networks
Due to its relative simplicity, the JPEG compression algorithm requires less hardware or software resources with respect to new compression algorithms, for example the JPEG2000 and the JPEG XR. This makes it s...
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Fatigue of Metallic Stents: From Clinical Evidence to Computational Analysis
The great success of stents in treating cardiovascular disease is actually undermined by their long-term fatigue failure. The high variability of stent failure incidence suggests that it is due to several corr...
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Computational Study of Aortic Hemodynamics: From Simplified to Patient-Specific Geometries
The investigation of aortic hemodynamics in physiological and pathological conditions by computational fluid dynamics is still one of the major topic of vascular biomechanics. In particular, thanks to the deve...
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Does a brace influence clinical outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
The goal of this study was to report the clinical effects of two different braces after rotator cuff repair.
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Open AccessAlterations in circadian entrainment precede the onset of depression-like behavior that does not respond to fluoxetine
Growing evidence links adverse prenatal conditions to mood disorders. We investigated the long-term behavioral alterations induced by prenatal exposure to excess glucocorticoids (dexamethasone—DEX). At 12 mont...
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Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a rare disease that primarily affects subjects with moderate immunodepression and/or structural alterations in the lung.
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Open AccessTet3 mediates stable glucocorticoid-induced alterations in DNA methylation and Dnmt3a/Dkk1 expression in neural progenitors
Developmental exposure to excess glucocorticoids (GCs) has harmful neurodevelopmental effects, which include persistent alterations in the differentiation potential of embryonic neural stem cells (NSCs). The m...
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Patient-specific analysis of post-operative aortic hemodynamics: a focus on thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR)
The purpose of this study is to quantitatively evaluate the impact of endovascular repair on aortic hemodynamics. The study addresses the assessment of post-operative hemodynamic conditions of a real clinical ...
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How Constitutive Model Complexity can Affect the Capability to Fit Experimental Data: a Focus on Human Carotid Arteries and Extension/Inflation Data
To perform realistic finite element simulations of cardiovascular surgical procedures (such as balloon angioplasty, stenting or bypass), it is necessary to use appropriate constitutive models able to describe ...
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Destructive septic arthritis of shoulder in adults
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