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Post-operative complications of tibial plateau fractures treated with screws or hybrid external fixation
To assess the complications and second surgeries rates at 1 year follow-up in a group of patients underwent minimally invasive fixation with screws or hybrid external fixation (HEF) for tibial plateau fracture...
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Open AccessHigh-responsivity graphene photodetectors integrated on silicon microring resonators
Graphene integrated photonics provides several advantages over conventional Si photonics. Single layer graphene (SLG) enables fast, broadband, and energy-efficient electro-optic modulators, optical switches an...
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Open AccessFull daylight quantum-key-distribution at 1550 nm enabled by integrated silicon photonics
The future envisaged global-scale quantum-communication network will comprise various nodes interconnected via optical fibers or free-space channels, depending on the link distance. The free-space segment of s...
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Open AccessPhoto thermal effect graphene detector featuring 105 Gbit s−1 NRZ and 120 Gbit s−1 PAM4 direct detection
One of the main challenges of next generation optical communication is to increase the available bandwidth while reducing the size, cost and power consumption of photonic integrated circuits. Graphene has been...
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Competitiveness and competitive advantages of chestnut timber laminated products
Chestnut timber is a resource that has so far been underestimated. The production of laminated chestnut beams represents important progress; it is necessary to check its market performances and...
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Solid Wood and Wood Based Composites: The Challenge of Sustainability Looking for a Short and Smart Supply Chain
The paper takes into account the most important wood based products used in architecture, structural engineering and design. The amount of roundwood, sawnwood and wood panel production is analysed and forest c...
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Graphene–silicon phase modulators with gigahertz bandwidth
The modulator is a key component in optical communications. Several graphene-based amplitude modulators have been reported based on electro-absorption. However, graphene phase modulators (GPMs) are necessary f...
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p53 deficiency induces cancer stem cell pool expansion in a mouse model of triple-negative breast tumors
Triple-negative breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease characterized by the expression of basal cell markers, no estrogen or progesterone receptor expression and a lack of HER2 overexpression. Triple-negativ...
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Prospective evaluation of drug-induced lung toxicity with high-resolution CT and transbronchial biopsy
This study compared the results of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and cytohistology after transbronchial biopsy in the evaluation of drug-related interstitial lung disease (DR-ILD).
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Cancer antigen 15/3: possible diagnostic use in veterinary clinical oncology. Preliminary study
The cancer antigen 15/3 is a mucin that is associated with the cell membrane, encoded by the MUC1 gene, and recognized by the monoclonal-clone DF3 antibody. The latter antigen was discovered to be specific for...
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Open AccessPreliminary results of a biomechanics driven design of a total ankle prosthesis
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Service life prediction for refractory materials
Ultrasonic pulse velocity testing and image analysis were used to predict the thermal stability of cordierite–mullite refractories. Two compositions used as substrates in fast firing of porcelain whiteware, ch...
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Hip resurfacing: mid-term results of the last-generation metal-on-metal devices
Total hip resurfacing has long been conceptually attractive to both surgeons and patients. However, historically it has been plagued by limited durability and marked acetabular bone loss. The recent developmen...
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Significant impact of survivin on myeloma cell growth
Survivin is a fascinating member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family with its dual roles in mitosis and apoptosis, and emerges as an attractive target for cancer therapy. Multiple myeloma (MM) i...
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Surgical treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures by bipolar hip replacement or total hip replacement in elderly osteoporotic patients
A retrospective study was conducted to assess the complications, clinical and functional outcomes at 5 years of follow-up of a series of elderly osteoporotic patients with an unstable intertrochanteric fractur...
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Surgical treatment of complex tibial plateau fractures by closed reduction and external fixation. A review of 32 consecutive cases operated
Complex tibial plateau fractures are a challenge in trauma surgery. In these fractures it is necessary to anatomically reduce the articular part of the fracture and to obtain stable fixation. The aim of this s...
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Pattern VEP Alterations in Psoriatic Patients may Indicate a Sub Clinic Optic Neuritis
We examined 44 subject (Group A) of both sexes (27 males and 17 females) aging between 16 and 80 (average: 45±16.6), divided into age bands, affected by mild-medium psoriasis with PASI (psoriasis area and seve...
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Density variations in spruce wood with indented rings (Picea abies Karst)
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Investigation on the capacities of optically amplified transmission systems in Geographic Networks
In this work we present a survey of the main optically amplified communication systems that have been proposed to achieve a very high capacity transmission and their performances are analysed by means of the n...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Rheological Behaviour of Aqueous Concentrated Glaze Suspensions: Influence of the Additives used
Ceramic glazes are aqueous suspensions with a solid content ranging from 60 to 75 wt% (90–95 wt% frit, 5–7 wt% clayey materials, being additives the remaining 3 wt%). The glassy phase called “frit” is obtained...
