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Open AccessTopic detection with recursive consensus clustering and semantic enrichment
Extracting meaningful information from short texts like tweets has proved to be a challenging task. Literature on topic detection focuses mostly on methods that try to guess the plausible words that describe t...
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Open AccessCharacterization of anti-proliferative and anti-oxidant effects of nano-sized vesicles from Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli)
In this in vitro study, we test our hypothesis that Broccoli-derived vesicles (BDVs), combining the anti-oxidant properties of their components and the advantages of their structure, can influence the metaboli...
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Open AccessUlipristal acetate before in vitro fertilization: efficacy in infertile women with submucous fibroids
The presence of submucous fibroids strongly impacts on IVF results, therefore, these patients should be considered for surgical or medical treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the role of Ulipristal ...
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A heptamethine cyanine dye suitable as antenna in biohybrids based on bacterial photosynthetic reaction center
Sunlight is the most environmental friendly energy source available on Earth; many efforts devoted to design artificial photoconversion systems are ongoing, nevertheless they are still expensive and poorly eff...
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Modulating the lifetime of the charge-separated state in photosynthetic reaction center by out-of-protein electrostatics
The photosynthetic reaction center (RC) is an integral membrane protein that, upon absorption of photons, generates a hole-electron couple with a yield close to one. This energetic state has numerous possible ...
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Open AccessAntioxidants reduce oxidative stress in follicular fluid of aged women undergoing IVF
The status characterized by the imbalance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants molecules, defined as oxidative stress, has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of subfertility in females. This st...
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Regolazione paracrina dell’ovaio nelle tecniche di procreazione assistita
L’infertilità di coppia rappresenta una patologia in aumento e la stimolazione ovarica controllata è un aspetto rilevante in medicina riproduttiva. Lo sviluppo dei follicoli nei vari stadi richiede una comunic...
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I marcatori di riserva ovarica nella medicina della riproduzione
Il termine “riserva ovarica”, riflette il numero degli ovociti contenuti nelle gonadi femminili e pertanto indica la potenziale capacità riproduttiva di una donna e, a grandi linee, il tempo residuo prima dell...
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Oxidoreductase activity of chromatophores and purified cytochrome bc 1 complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides: a possible role of cardiolipin
Osmotic shock was used as a tool to obtain cardiolipin (CL) enriched chromatophores of Rhodobacter sphaeroides. After incubation of cells in iso- and hyper-osmotic buffers both chromatophores with a physiological...
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The impact of environmental exposure to perfluorinated compounds on oocyte fertilization capacity
In an attempt to assess the effect of perfluorinated compounds (PFC) on oocytes quality and fertilization rate, we studied follicular fluid (FF) PFC levels in 18 patients undergoing IVF-ET cycles. A significan...
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Induzione dell’ovulazione e gravidanza nella sindrome dell’ovaio policistico
La patogenesi della sindrome dell’ovaio policistico (PCOS) è il risultato di alterazioni a carico di più sistemi, come quello endocrino e metabolico. Di recente, numerosi studi hanno indicato la presenza di in...
