Journal articles: 'Aloa (Association : Rome, Italy)'

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Ferrara, Giovanni. "Abstracts of the Fifth Brainstorming Research Assembly for Young Neuroscientists (BraYn), Italy, 28–30 September 2022." Neurology International 15, no. 1 (March 14, 2023): 415–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/neurolint15010028.

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On behalf of the BraYn Association Ets, we are pleased to present the Abstracts of the Fifth Brainstorming Research Assembly for Young Neuroscientists, which was held in Rome, Italy from 28–30 September 2022. We congratulate all the presenters on their research work and contribution.

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Coniglio, Paolo Cesare. "The Legal Status of the Church of England in Italy." Ecclesiastical Law Journal 17, no. 1 (December 11, 2014): 53–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956618x1400091x.

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In a historic move, the Church of England has achieved legal recognition in Italy. Legal status was declared by a presidential decree signed by the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in July 2014. This recognises the Church of England as a denomination and a ‘properly organised and authorised’ religion in Italy. The decree gives legal status to the association Chiesa d'Inghilterra (Church of England), which represents the Church of England in Italy, and accepts its statutes. The registered address of the Chiesa d'Inghilterra is in the centre of Rome.

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Danova, Marco, Paolo Pronzato, Ylenia Ingrasciotta, Andrea Antonuzzo, Ugo Trama, Carlo Tondini, and Francesca Futura Bernardi. "Recent advances in the management of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor use in Italy." Future Oncology 16, no. 14 (May 2020): 891–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2020-0167.

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During the National Congress of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology, which was held in Rome, Italy, October 2019, experts met to discuss advantages of febrile neutropenia prevention based on biosimilar G-CSF. This issue is of paramount importance in oncology as recent biological products may be of great benefit, provided that costs are sustainable.

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Lysenko, T. M., and Yu A. Semenishchenkov. "16th and 17th Workshops of the International Association of Vegetation Science Working Group for the European Vegetation Survey (Rome, Italy, 22-26 March 2007; Brno, Czech Republic, 1-5 May 2008)." Vegetation of Russia, no. 13 (2008): 131–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2008.13.131.

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22-26 March 2007 in Rome (Italy), in the Botanical garden of the University «La Sapienza» hosted the 16th meeting of the Working group «Review of the Vegetation of Europe» of the International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS). These meetings are held every spring in one of the European countries and dedicated to various topics.

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Dicuonzo, Giordano, Ersilia Fiscarelli, Giovanni Gherardi, Giulia Lorino, Fabrizio Battistoni, Simona Landi, Marina De Cesaris, Tommasangelo Petitti, and Bernard Beall. "Erythromycin-Resistant Pharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes Recovered in Italy." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 46, no. 12 (December 2002): 3987–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.46.12.3987-3990.2002.

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ABSTRACT Three classes of macrolide resistance phenotypes and three different erythromycin resistance determinants were found among 127 erythromycin-resistant group A streptococcal (GAS) isolates recovered from 355 (35.8%) pediatric pharyngitis patients in Rome, Italy. According to emm and sof sequence typing results, erythromycin-resistant isolates comprised 11 different clonal types. Remarkably, 126 of the 127 macrolide-resistant isolates were serum opacity factor (sof) gene positive. These data suggest a strong association between macrolide resistance and the presence of sof among GAS isolates recovered from Italian pediatric pharyngitis patients.

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Gentile, Carlo, and Francesco Corniani. "Zur Geschichte der italienisch-faschistischen Division Monterosa im deutsch besetzten Italien 1944–1945." Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken 102, no. 1 (November 1, 2022): 417–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/qufiab-2022-0019.

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Abstract This paper develops out of a specific event. In 2020, the town of Münsingen in the Swabian Alps commissioned its authors to write a historical report on the Italian Fascist Monterosa Division, focusing on its function and role in the German occupation of Italy from 1944 to 1945. The issue to be clarified was the extent to which the division was involved in war crimes during this period. The background to the request was a monument erected in 1986 in the Ehrenhain, Münsingen’s „grove of honour“, by the division’s veterans’ association (Associazione degli appartenenti alla divisione Monterosa). This monument has since led to repeated controversy and heated debate over its Fascist symbolism and the division’s involvement in anti-partisan warfare in Italy. Our paper focuses on the experience of officers in the Fascist regime, the division’s operations against partisans and at the front, its crimes, and the attempts of the veterans’ association in the post-war period to gain official recognition in both Germany and Italy. The Monterosa Mountain Division was created in 1943/1944 by Benito Mussolini’s Repubblica sociale italiana (RSI) as one of four military divisions to join front-line combat with the German Army in Italy. Largely composed of young conscripts from Northern Italy, its older non-commissioned officers had extensive war experience from the Italian occupation of Greece and the Balkans, and from the Eastern Front. Its commander, General Mario Carloni, was a hardliner, an energetic, ruthless, and politicised Fascist officer who after the collapse of the Italian state in 1943 chose to continue fighting for Mussolini’s side and to support the German occupation of Italy. German instructors trained the Monterosa Division in Münsingen. In late August 1944, it was sent to Italy and assigned to coastal defense duties on the east coast of Liguria, an area almost completely controlled by partisans. The division thus became involved in anti-partisan actions and began to take hostages, shoot civilians and prisoners of war, and destroy village houses. In 1951, a division association was founded, with former General Carloni as its honorary president. Until 2001, it tried in vain to gain recognition from the Associazione Nazionale Alpini (ANA), the most important veterans’ and reservists’ association of Italian mountain troops. In Germany, on the other hand, the former Monterosa soldiers found faster access to veterans’ associations. The first visit by former division members to Münsingen took place as early as 1952. In the 1970s, these visits became increasingly regular and were given official sanction. During the 1980s, the division association’s connections further expanded and ultimately resulted in the erection of a memorial to the fallen. In Germany, of all places, the RSI veterans received the recognition that was so difficult for them to obtain in their home country.

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Lysenko, T. M., and O. V. Galanina. "20th Workshop of the International Association of Vegetation Science Working Group for the European Vegetation Survey (Rome, Italy, 6—9 April 2011)." Vegetation of Russia, no. 19 (2011): 131–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2011.19.131.

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6-9 April 2011 in Rome (Italy), University «La Sapienza», the anniversary (20th) meeting of the Working group «Review of the vegetation of Europe» (EVS) of the International Association of vegetation science (IAVS). The main topics discussed at the meeting were «The Study of vegetation, data analysis, information systems and their use», the special session was entirely devoted to the study of boreal vegetation.

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Lysenko, T. M., O. V. Cherednichenko, V. Yu Neshatayeva, and V. Yu Neshatayev. "22th Workshop of the International Association of Vegetation Science Working Group for the European Vegetation Survey (Rome, Italy, 9–11 April 2013) and 2th FIP International Conference (Rome, Italy, 11–13 April 2013)." Vegetation of Russia, no. 24 (2014): 148–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2014.24.148.

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9-11 April 2013, Rome (Italy) at the University "La Sapienza" hosted the 22nd meeting of the Working group "review of the vegetation of Europe" (EVS) of the International Association of vegetation science (IAVS). Annual meeting of the European geobotanical was devoted to discussion of research results in two areas — the study of the vegetation of saline habitats and the protection of phytocenoses and the creation of the Red book of plant communities.

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Pane, Vittorio, Antonio Carlos Sequeira Fernandes, and Rafael Costa da Silva. "UMA DOAÇÃO CENTENÁRIA. O MISTÉRIO DAS AMOSTRAS BRASILEIRAS NA COLEÇÃO GEOLÓGICA DO “REAL COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO DI MONCALIERI”, TURIM, ITÁLIA." PALEONTOLOGIA EM DESTAQUE - Boletim Informativo da Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia 38, no. 79 (May 24, 2024): 16–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.4072/paleodest.2023.38.79.02.

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A centennial donation. The mystery of the Brazilian samples in the geological collection of the Real Collegio di Moncalieri, Turin, Italy. A curatorial investigation conducted at the geological collections of the Real Collegio Carlo Alberto in Moncalieri, Turin, Italy, revealed the presence of minerals and rocks from Brazil that were once part of the former Serviço Geológico e Mineralógico do Brasil (Brazilian Geological and Mineralogical Survey). Twenty-eight samples were identified through typed labels in Portuguese, indicating the association with the “Serviço Geológico e Mineralógico do Brasil,” sequential numbers assigned within a collection, sample identification, and the respective locality of origin. The absence of primary documentation raises questions about the origin of the Brazilian collection at the Real Collegio. However, further investigation into the annual reports of the Brazilian survey uncovered that, in 1927, a collection of 140 minerals was dispatched to the Brazilian embassy in Rome. No additional information in subsequent reports regarding the dispatch of collections to Italy by the Brazilian survey led the authors to conclude that the samples sent to the Brazilian embassy in Rome in 1927 are the same collection discovered at the Real Collegio Carlo Alberto in Moncalieri. Keywords: Mineralogical colection, Real Collegio Carlo Alberto, Brazilian Geological and Mineralogical Survey

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Cas, Raymond A. F. "IAVCEI: from small beginnings to a vibrant international association." History of Geo- and Space Sciences 10, no. 1 (April 16, 2019): 181–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hgss-10-181-2019.

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Abstract. The International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) was formed following the end of World War I at the inaugural general assembly (GA) of the International Research Council in Brussels in 1919, where the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) was constituted. IAVCEI was then known as the Section for Volcanology (SV) and was one of six scientific disciplines that made up IUGG. The first president of IAVCEI (or SV) was Annibale Riccò (Italy), its first two vice presidents were Alfred Lacroix (France) and Henry Washington (USA), and the first secretary-general (SG) was Alessandro Malladra (Italy). A secretariat office for SV was established in Naples, Italy, following the first IUGG and SV General Assembly in 1922, in Rome, Italy. At that meeting SV established its own scientific journal called Bulletin volcanologique, the first edition of which was published in 1924 with Alessandro Malladra as the editor. SV officially became the International Association for Volcanology (IAV) in 1933 at the 5th IUGG General Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal. At the 14th IUGG General Assembly in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1967, IAV was renamed IAVCEI in recognition of the importance of geochemistry and geochronology in understanding volcanic processes. Bulletin volcanologique was renamed the Bulletin of Volcanology in 1986, at the time that its editorial board was restructured to be more representative of the international community. IAVCEI became a fully democratic association in 1995 with the introduction of individual membership, which entitled members to nominate, be nominated and vote in the election of the IAVCEI Executive Committee. Although the IUGG By-Laws allowed scientists only from the union's member countries to hold various positions within IUGG, in 2015, the IUGG Council removed this restriction, and now a scientist who is a member of IAVCEI from any country can hold any position in IAVCEI, except the position of the president.

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Mallone, Sandra, Massimo Stafoggia, Annunziata Faustini, Stefano Gobbi, Francesco Forastiere, and Carlo A. Perucci. "Effect of Saharan Dust on the Association Between Particulate Matter and Daily Mortality in Rome, Italy." Epidemiology 20 (November 2009): S66—S67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000362907.77717.07.

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Alessandrini, Ester Rita, Massimo Stafoggia, Annunziata Faustini, Gian Paolo Gobbi, and Francesco Forastiere. "Saharan dust and the association between particulate matter and daily hospitalisations in Rome, Italy: Table 1." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 70, no. 6 (March 15, 2013): 432–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2012-101182.

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Layton, Evro. "The History of a Sixteenth-century Greek Type Revised." Historical Review/La Revue Historique 1 (January 20, 2005): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/hr.169.

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<p>This article attempts to study the history of a sixteenth-century Greek type in Italy. The type was produced under the auspices of Cardinal Marcello Cervini who wished to publish some of the manuscripts from the Vatican Collections. Cervini commissioned the Roman printer Antonio Blado to be in charge of the project. Since Blado did not own Greek type and had no experience with Greek he invited Stefano Nicolini da Sabbio, the noted printer of Greek in Venice, to come to Rome and take charge of the cardinal's project. The scholar-scribe Nikolaos Sophianos also joined the project along with Benedetto Giunta, a bookseller in Rome who represented the cardinal. The Greek font designed and cut for this project appeared in several works in Rome and was designated by scholars as Greek 1. To this day nobody has been able to match Greek 1 with the handwriting of any of the scribes working in Italy during this period. When the association of Sophianos with the cardinal's project came to an end, Greek 1 became very much in demand and was used by a number of well-known printers in Rome, Florence and Venice. It required a series of legal actions to prove that Greek 1 belonged to Sophianos who finally took possession of his type and other equipment. He used it to print a number of publications. The type later passed into the hands of Vasileios and Hippolitos Valeris and later to some other minor publishers of Greek liturgical books. It was still in use as late as the mid-1580s.</p>

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Munson, Juliane. "News, Announcements, and IASP." Crisis 31, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 57–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000028.

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The 13th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB), entitled “Integrating Knowledge for an Interdisciplinary Approach to Suicidology and Suicide Prevention,” is taking place September 1–4, 2010, in Rome, Italy. The 13th ESSSB aims at investigating possible modalities and paths of communication, favoring aggregation and interplay at a more complex level of structurization of suicidology, with the ulimative scope of harmonizing its articulate development. This symposium is organized by the Universita degli Studi del Molise and is held under auspices of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).

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Van Oyen, Astrid. "The moral architecture of villa storage in Italy in the 1st c. B.C." Journal of Roman Archaeology 28 (2015): 97–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1047759415002421.

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The Late Republican villa acted as a scene for the projection and contestation of moral values. Villas continued a long-standing association between the physical appearance and the concept of the house, on the one hand, and the moral positioning of its owner, on the other. Ancestral homes in particular proved symbolically salient mechanisms for claims of identity. In a Late Republic characterised by the extension of citizenship and influx of new wealth, this moral and socio-political representation became more contested. Physically and conceptually at some distance from Rome, rural estates provided a canvas for self-definition by old landed aristocrats andnouveaux richesalike, on which the boundaries of an ever-changing ‘elite’ were sketched, as well as the sense of belonging to that élite.

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Latini, Alessandra, Maria Gabriella Dona', Lavinia Alei, Manuela Colafigli, Mirko Frasca, Diego Orsini, Massimo Giuliani, Aldo Morrone, Antonio Cristaudo, and Mauro Zaccarelli. "Recreational drugs and STI diagnoses among patients attending an STI/HIV reference clinic in Rome, Italy." Sexually Transmitted Infections 95, no. 8 (May 17, 2019): 588–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054043.

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BackgroundAn observational study was conducted to assess recreational drug use in association with recent STIs among clients of an STI/HIV reference centre in Rome, Italy.MethodsAttendees self-compiled a questionnaire concerning sexual behaviours and drug use, including the nine drugs used for sex (amphetamines, poppers, cocaine, ketamine, erectile dysfunction agent (EDA), steroids and the three chemsex drugs, ie, chems: γ-hydroxybutyric acid/γ-butyrolactone, crystal and Mcat).ResultsOverall, 703 patients participated, with men who have sex with men (MSM) accounting for 50.4% of the total and 73.2% of HIV-positive patients. Apart from condylomatosis, whose prevalence was higher among females (38.8%) and non-MSM (45.8%) than MSM (14.4%), STIs were more frequent among MSM, particularly syphilis (14.1%), gonorrhoea (4.8%), urethritis (3.4%) and hepatitis A (6.5%). Recreational drug use was significantly more frequent among MSM (39.8% vs 17.6% in females and 22.7% in non-MSM). A total of 26.3% of MSM used at least one of the nine drugs and 5.1% at least one of the three chems. Cocaine (13.3%) and poppers (13.0%) were the most used sex drugs in MSM.The use of any of the nine drugs was associated with being MSM (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.94, 95% CI 1.05 to 3.58), sex with partner contacted online (1.99, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.45), group sex (4.08, 95% CI 2.40 to 6.93) and STI in the last year (1.65, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.61). Use of any of the nine chems among MSM was associated with condomless sex (2.24, 95% CI 1.21 to 4.14), group sex (2.08, 95% CI 1.01 to 4.31) and STI diagnosis in the last year (4.08, 95% CI 2.32 to 7.19).ConclusionsOur data suggest that recreational drug use is quite common among MSM in Italy. No evidence of association with STI was found among non-MSM and females, where only cannabis and cocaine use was reported. The use of chems is still limited, but cocaine, poppers and EDA are widely used among MSM. Recreational drug use appears associated with high-risk sexual behaviours and a higher risk of STI.

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Di Fraia, Marco, Salvatore Tripodi, Stefania Arasi, Stephanie Dramburg, Sveva Castelli, Danilo Villalta, Francesca Buzzulini, et al. "Adherence to Prescribed E-Diary Recording by Patients With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis: Observational Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 3 (March 16, 2020): e16642. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16642.

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Background Complete diagnosis and therapy of seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis require evidence that exposure to the sensitizing pollen triggers allergic symptoms. Electronic clinical diaries, by recording disease severity scores and pollen exposure, can demonstrate this association. However, patients who spontaneously download an e-diary app show very low adherence to their recording. Objective The objective of our study was to assess adherence of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis to symptom recording via e-diary explicitly prescribed by an allergist within a blended care approach. Methods The @IT-2020 project is investigating the diagnostic synergy of mobile health and molecular allergology in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. In the pilot phase of the study, we recruited Italian children (Rome, Italy) and adults (Pordenone, Italy) with seasonal allergic rhinitis and instructed them to record their symptoms, medication intake, and general conditions daily through a mobile app (Allergy.Monitor) during the relevant pollen season. Results Overall, we recruited 101 Italian children (Rome) and 93 adults (Pordenone) with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Adherence to device use slowly declined during monitoring in 3 phases: phase A: first week, ≥1267/1358, 90%; phase B: second to sixth week, 4992/5884, 80% to 90%; and phase C: seventh week onward, 2063/2606, 70% to 80%. At the individual level, the adherence assessed in the second and third weeks of recording predicted with enough confidence (Rome: Spearman ρ=0.75; P<.001; Pordenone: ρ=0.81; P<.001) the overall patient adherence to recording and was inversely related to postponed reporting (ρ=–0.55; P<.001; in both centers). Recording adherence was significantly higher during the peak grass pollen season in Rome, but not in Pordenone. Conclusions Adherence to daily recording in an e-diary, prescribed and motivated by an allergist in a blended care setting, was very high. This observation supports the use of e-diaries in addition to face-to-face visits for diagnosis and treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and deserves further investigation in real-life contexts.

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Gholamalishahi, Shima, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Evaristo Ettorre, Alice Mannocci, Chidiebere Emmanuel Okechukwu, Mohamad Javad Keshavarz, and Giuseppe La Torre. "The Association between Levels of Physical Activity and Lifestyle, Life Expectancy, and Quality of Life in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease." Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 23 (November 26, 2023): 7327. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12237327.

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Background: Engaging in physical activity could help improve the quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The objective of this study was to determine the association between the levels of physical activity and lifestyle, life expectancy, and quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Iran and Italy. Methods: A total of 165 participants from Iran and Italy were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. In Iran, 85 patients participated in the study. In Italy, we enrolled 80 patients at the Sapienza University teaching hospital, Policlinico Umberto 1 in Rome. The inclusion criteria in this study include patients over 60 years old, non-smokers, and non-users of antidepressants and hypnotics. Results: The results of Tukey’s post hoc test of the study conducted in Iran showed that the lifestyle of patients with moderate (p = 0.001) and low (p = 0.009) physical activity levels was significantly better than inactive patients. Life expectancy in patients with moderate physical activity levels was significantly higher than inactive patients (p = 0.011). The quality of life was significantly better in patients with moderate (p = 0.001) and low (p = 0.002) physical activity levels than inactive patients. On the other hand, the findings of Tukey’s post hoc test of the study in Italy showed that the quality of life in patients with low (p = 0.001) and moderate physical activity levels (p = 0.01) was significantly higher than inactive patients. Conclusions: A low to moderate level of physical activity could be associated with an improved lifestyle, life expectancy, and quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease compared to inactivity.

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GIULIANI, M., B. LONGO, A. LATINI, G. PRIGNANO, M. MONACO, A. DE SANTIS, G. IMPARA, G. PALAMARA, and A. PANTOSTI. "No evidence of colonization with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-1-infected men who have sex with men." Epidemiology and Infection 138, no. 5 (January 29, 2010): 738–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268810000130.

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SUMMARYTo assess the prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) colonization in HIV-1-infected men who have sex with men (MSM), a cross-sectional study was conducted on 104 persons attending a large STI/HIV unit in Rome, Italy in the period June 2007–June 2008. Swabs obtained from both anterior nares and S. aureus isolates were characterized by phenotypic and genotypic methods. A total of 24 individuals (23·1%) were colonized with S. aureus but none carried MRSA. No statistically significant association between colonization with S. aureus and behavioural, clinical, virological or immunological characteristics was identified. This study indicates a lack of circulation of CA-MRSA in HIV-1-infected MSM in Italy and underscores large epidemiological differences between the USA and a European country, so that only locally conducted epidemiological studies can provide insight into the local circulation of CA-MRSA in general and selected populations.

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Stoltzfus, Nathan. "The German Mountain Troops and Their Opponents, 1943 to the Present." German Politics and Society 38, no. 4 (December 1, 2020): 72–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/gps.2020.380404.

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The most significant World War II battle between Germans and Italians outside of Italy was the September 1943 battle for the Greek island of Cephalonia, ending in the post-battle execution by German Mountain Troops of thousands of Italian soldiers. The recent clash between two German groups over what happened illustrates ongoing disputes about guilt and responsibility—how governments, historians, and civilians mobilize facts to write history. The Mountain Troops’ Veterans Association, which has influenced official German memory of the war, used the Cephalonia case to reassert the myth of Wehrmacht innocence, contrary to opinion-shaping Wehrmacht exhibits of the 1990s. In 2010, the federal government, backing a German judicial decision, reasserted the Wehrmacht Myth, despite opposition from Rome, Athens, and an international association of activists, as reports on right-wing extremism in the German police, judiciary, and military have become increasingly prevalent.

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Santonicola, Antonella, Luigi Angrisani, Carolina Ciacci, and Paola Iovino. "Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders according to Rome III Criteria in Italian Morbidly Obese Patients." Scientific World Journal 2013 (2013): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/532503.

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The relationship between GI symptoms and obesity has yet to be completely clarified.Aim. To determine in a morbidly obese southern Italy adult population the prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID) and its association with the presence of a Binge Eating (BE) behavior pattern.Methods. Consecutive obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and 100 Healthy Controls (HC) were recruited. All participants were questioned and scored for the presence of FGID according to Rome III criteria and for the presence or the frequency-intensity of a number of upper and lower GI symptoms. BE behavior pattern was assessed.Results. One-hundred obese patients met the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of FGID was similar between obese patients and HC. There was a significant association between obese patients with BE behavior and postprandial distress syndrome (P=0.04). Moreover, a significantly higher frequency-intensity score for epigastric fullness (1.23±0.45versus0.35±0.13,P=0.01) was found in obese patients with BE behavior compared to obese patients without.Conclusions. Obese patients with a BE behavior pattern showed a significantly higher prevalence of postprandial distress syndrome. A greater knowledge of the GI symptoms associated with obesity along with the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying will be important in the clinical management of these patients.

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Berardelli, Isabella, Salvatore Sarubbi, Dorian A. Lamis, Elena Rogante, Valeria Canzonetta, Andrea Negro, Martina Guglielmetti, et al. "Job Satisfaction Mediates the Association between Perceived Disability and Work Productivity in Migraine Headache Patients." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18 (September 10, 2019): 3341. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183341.

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Migraine headache is the cause of an estimated 250,000,000 lost days from work or school every year and is often associated with decreased work productivity. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between perceived disability, job satisfaction and work productivity in patients affected by chronic migraineurs. Participants were 98 consecutive adult outpatients admitted to the Regional Referral Headache Centre of the Sant’Andrea Hospital in Rome, Italy. Patients were administered the Italian Perceived Disability Scale, The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire–Work Subscale and The Endicott Work Productivity Scale. Perceived disability is significantly associated with job satisfaction and work productivity. Job satisfaction is significantly related to work productivity and mediates the association between perceived disability and work productivity in patients affected by chronic migraineurs. Our results confirm that patients suffering from migraine headaches who have negative perceptions of their disability are less satisfied with their job, which in turn, decreases their work productivity.

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Solimini, Angelo, Chiara Virgillito, Mattia Manica, Piero Poletti, Giorgio Guzzetta, Giovanni Marini, Roberto Rosà, et al. "How habitat factors affect an Aedes mosquitoes driven outbreak at temperate latitudes: The case of the Chikungunya virus in Italy." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17, no. 8 (August 17, 2023): e0010655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010655.

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Background Outbreaks of Aedes-borne diseases in temperate areas are not frequent, and limited in number of cases. We investigate the associations between habitat factors and temperature on individuals’ risk of chikungunya (CHIKV) in a non-endemic area by spatially analyzing the data from the 2017 Italian outbreak. Methodology/Principal findings We adopted a case-control study design to analyze the association between land-cover variables, temperature, and human population density with CHIKV cases. The observational unit was the area, at different scales, surrounding the residence of each CHIKV notified case. The statistical analysis was conducted considering the whole dataset and separately for the resort town of Anzio and the metropolitan city of Rome, which were the two main foci of the outbreak. In Rome, a higher probability for the occurrence of CHIKV cases is associated with lower temperature (OR = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.61–0.85) and with cells with higher vegetation coverage and human population density (OR = 1.03; 95% CI: 1.00–1.05). In Anzio, CHIKV case occurrence was positively associated with human population density (OR = 1.03; 95% CI: 1.00–1.06) but not with habitat factors or temperature. Conclusion/Significance Using temperature, human population density and vegetation coverage data as drives for CHIKV transmission, our estimates could be instrumental in assessing spatial heterogeneity in the risk of experiencing arboviral diseases in non-endemic temperate areas.

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Spadea, Teresa, Barbara Pacelli, Andrea Ranzi, Claudia Galassi, Raffaella Rusciani, Moreno Demaria, Nicola Caranci, et al. "An Italian Network of Population-Based Birth Cohorts to Evaluate Social and Environmental Risk Factors on Pregnancy Outcomes: The LEAP Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 10 (May 21, 2020): 3614. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103614.

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In Italy, few multicentre population-based studies on pregnancy outcomes are available. Therefore, we established a network of population-based birth cohorts in the cities of Turin, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, and Rome (northern and central Italy), to study the role of socioeconomic factors and air pollution exposure on term low birthweight, preterm births and the prevalence of small for gestational age. In this article, we will report the full methodology of the study and the first descriptive results. We linked 2007–2013 delivery certificates with municipal registry data and hospital records, and selected singleton livebirths from women who lived in the cities for the entire pregnancy, resulting in 211,853 births (63% from Rome, 21% from Turin and the remaining 16% from the three cities in Emilia-Romagna Region). We have observed that the association between socioeconomic characteristics and air pollution exposure varies by city and pollutant, suggesting a possible effect modification of both the city and the socioeconomic position on the impact of air pollution on pregnancy outcomes. This is the largest Italian population-based birth cohort, not distorted by selection mechanisms, which has also the advantage of being sustainable over time and easily transferable to other areas. Results from the ongoing multivariable analyses will provide more insight on the relative impact of different strands of risk factors and on their interaction, as well as on the modifying effect of the contextual characteristics. Useful recommendations for strategies to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes may eventually derive from this study.

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Berardelli, Isabella, Salvatore Sarubbi, Elena Rogante, Denise Erbuto, Carlotta Giuliani, Dorian A. Lamis, Marco Innamorati, and Maurizio Pompili. "Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Suicidal Ideation: A Path Analysis Study." Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 8 (April 13, 2022): 2179. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082179.

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Epidemiological studies have suggested that childhood maltreatment increases suicidal ideation, and dissociative symptoms and hopelessness are involved in this relation. To better address this issue, we used a path analysis model to examine the role of different types of childhood maltreatment on suicidal ideation, investigating whether hopelessness and dissociative symptoms mediated this relation. A sample of 215 adult psychiatric inpatients was enrolled between January 2019 and January 2020, at the psychiatric unit of Sant’Andrea Medical Center in Rome, Italy. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II), and Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) were used to test the hypotheses. Results revealed that the presence of sexual abuse directly affected suicidal ideation (β = 0.18, SE = 0.8, p < 0.05), while emotional abuse and neglect indirectly increased suicidal ideation via dissociation (β = 0.05, SE = 0.02, 95% C.I. 0.01/0.09) and hopelessness (β = 0.10, SE = 0.03, 95% C.I. = 0.04/0.16). Professionals working with children should be aware of the long-term consequences of childhood maltreatment, particularly suicide risk. Furthermore, professionals working with adults should inquire about past childhood maltreatment.

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Lucarini, N., E. Antonacci, N. Bottini, P. Borgiani, G. Faggioni, and F. Gloria-Bottini. "Phosphotyrosine-Protein-Phosphatase and Diabetic Disorders. Further Studies on the Relationship between Low Molecular Weight Acid Phosphatase Genotype and Degree of Glycemic Control." Disease Markers 14, no. 2 (1998): 121–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/145391.

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We have studied a new sample of 276 NIDDM patients from the population of Penne (Italy). Comparison of the new data with those of 214 diabetic pregnant women from the population of Rome reported in a previous paper has shown that the pattern of association between low molecular weight acid phosphatase genotype and degree of glycemic control is similar in the two classes of diabetic patients.Among nonobese subjects the proportion of ACP1*A (the allele showing the lowest enzymatic activity) is lower in diabetic patients with high glycemic levels (mean value greater than 8.9 mmol/l) than in diabetic patients with a low glycemic level (mean value less than 8.9 mmol/l). Among obese subjects no significant association is observed between glycemic levels and ACP1. Among nonobese subjects the concentration of f isoform of ACP1 is higher in patients showing a high glycemic level than in patients showing a low glycemic level. No significant difference is observed for s isoform.

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Garavaglia, Andrea, and Katherine Kamal. "AMAZONS FROM MADRID TO VIENNA, BY WAY OF ITALY: THE CIRCULATION OF A SPANISH TEXT AND THE DEFINITION OF AN IMAGINARY." Early Music History 31 (2012): 189–233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261127912000046.

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The fascinating phenomenon of the migration of theatrical subjects between literary genres, languages and countries is enriched through a new example discussed in this article. A handwritten libretto compiled in Rome for the court of Vienna, La simpatia nell'odio, overo Le amazoni amanti by Giovanni Pietro Monesio (1664), was discovered to be a faithful translation of the Spanish play Las Amazonas by Antonio de Solís (1657), hitherto known as the basis of a much later libretto, Caduta del regno delle Amazzoni, by Domenico De Totis (1690), set by Bernardo Pasquini. Monesio's libretto not only allows us to reconstruct the manner and time of the European circulation of a Spanish subject (from Madrid to Rome, to Vienna and Naples), but also to shed light on wider cultural aspects. First of all, it increases the number of librettos closely based on Spanish plays, of which so far only a few examples by Giulio Rospigliosi were known. Secondly, it provides further proof of the hypotheticised Spanish influence on the fortune of the Amazons in Italian opera and confirmation that its first appearance was beyond the Alps rather than in Italy. Finally, in the context of the the Habsburg Viennese court, the success of the Amazons seems to be linked to the political need to create a strong symbolic association between the ‘discourse’ on the virago and the legitimation of female power.

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Bossù, Maurizio, Mario Trottini, Denise Corridore, Gianni Di Giorgio, Gian Luca Sfasciotti, Gaspare Palaia, Livia Ottolenghi, Antonella Polimeni, and Stefano Di Carlo. "Oral Health Status of Children with Autism in Central Italy." Applied Sciences 10, no. 7 (March 26, 2020): 2247. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10072247.

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Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have significantly higher prevalence and caries severity compared to the average population. Knowledge about the oral health indices of children with this mental disorder is key to designing efficient plans of intervention. This paper reports the results of a study on the oral health status of children with ASD in central Italy. This is the first study of this type in Italy. The sample consists of 229 autistic children aged between 5 and 14 years, attending the Unit of Special Needs Policlinico Umberto I in Rome. Each patient received an intraoral examination to investigate decayed, missing, and filled teeth as well as periodontal status. Information on demographic attributes, dietary habits, medical history, and child’s cooperativeness at the first visit was also recorded. Of the participants, 79.26% presented signs of gingivitis and about 90% of them had plaque. Caries prevalence was 66.38%. The average of the total number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth in the permanent and primary dentition was 2.91. Among the factors considered, only dietary habits and the periodontal indices showed statistically significant association with caries prevalence and caries severity. Despite the selection bias, that prevents us to interpret the results presented as epidemiological evidence, our study suggests that children with ASD in central Italy represent a population at risk.

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Davenport, Mark, and Benno Ure. "Summary of the Joint European Association of Pediatric Surgeons (XIII) and British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (LIX) Congress in Rome, Italy, June 13th–16th, 2012." Journal of Pediatric Surgery 48, no. 2 (February 2013): 408–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.11.026.

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Sciurti, Antonio, Valentina Baccolini, Erika Renzi, Maria Roberta De Blasiis, Leonardo Maria Siena, Claudia Isonne, Giuseppe Migliara, et al. "Attitudes of University Students towards Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Rome, Italy." Vaccines 11, no. 4 (March 23, 2023): 721. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040721.

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Mandatory vaccination (MV) against COVID-19 is a contentious topic. In this study, we used logistic regression models to identify attitudes among Sapienza University students towards MV for COVID-19. We considered three different scenarios: mandatory COVID-19 vaccination (MCV) for healthcare workers (HCWs) (Model 1), for all people aged ≥ 12 years (Model 2), and for admission to schools and universities (Model 3). We collected 5287 questionnaires over a six-month period and divided these into three groups (September–October 2021, November–December 2021, and January–February 2022). MCV for HCWs was the most strongly supported policy (69.8% in favour), followed by MCV for admission to schools and universities (58.3%), and MCV for the general population (54.6%). In a multivariable analysis, the models showed both similarities and differences. There was no association of socio-demographic characteristics with the outcomes, apart from being enrolled in non-healthcare courses, which negatively affected Models 2 and 3. A greater COVID-19 risk perception was generally associated with a more positive attitude towards MCV, although heterogeneously across models. Vaccination status was a predictor of being in favour of MCV for HCWs, whereas being surveyed in November–February 2022 favoured MCV for admission to schools and universities. Attitudes towards MCV were variable across policies; thus, to avoid unintended consequences, these aspects should be carefully considered by policymakers.

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Linardos, Giulia, Luana Coltella, Stefania Ranno, Velia Chiara Di Maio, Luna Colagrossi, Elisabetta Pandolfi, Maria Beatrice Chiarini Testa, et al. "Whooping Cough Cases Increase in Central Italy after COVID-19 Pandemic." Antibiotics 13, no. 5 (May 19, 2024): 464. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13050464.

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Pertussis continues to be a highly contagious respiratory infection, especially in children, with cyclical peaks of disease spread every three to five years. Here, we report relevant cases of B. pertussis infection between August 2023 and January 2024, and compare them with B. pertussis prevalence in pediatric patients admitted to the Reference Italian Pediatric Hospital, located in Rome, from January 2015 to July 2023. A total of 5464 tests for B. pertussis were performed during the study period, and 6.9% were positive. At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a sharp decrease in the presence of B. pertussis, which reappeared only in August 2023, recording five new cases. All five children presented with paroxysmal cough 5 to 10 days before admission. Four patients had other mild respiratory symptoms and moderate B. pertussis DNA levels (Ct mean: 26). Only one child, with very high B. pertussis DNA levels (Ct: 9), presented with severe respiratory failure. The patients with mild/moderate infection achieved clinical recovery while the patient with the severe manifestation died of cardiac arrest. These observations highlight the reemergence of pertussis even in vaccinated countries and its association with morbidity and mortality especially in young children. This emphasizes the importance of rapid diagnosis to immediately implement appropriate treatment and monitoring of immune status.

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Delle Monache, Marco, Alessio Petrelli, Alessandra Rossi, Roberto Cecere, Concetta Mirisola, Gianfranco Costanzo, Chiara Francia, Federica Cerini, Andrea Cavani, and Lorenzo Nosotti. "Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in a Sample of Putative Inactive HBV Carriers in Rome, Italy." Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2021 (August 14, 2021): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3068690.

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Background. Noninvasive methods are useful for investigating patients with chronic HBV infection. The severity of liver disease in inactive HBsAg carriers can be noninvasively assessed by transient elastography (TE) alone or in association with biochemical markers of fibrosis. Objectives. The study evaluates the effectiveness of the TE compared to common fibrosis scores (FSs), APRI, Forns Index, and FIB4, for identifying significant fibrosis in Italian and foreigner HBsAg carriers. To investigate the risk of progression of the liver disease, liver stiffness (LS) and HBV-DNA were monitored over time. Methods. Viral load, biochemical parameters, and LS have been retrospectively evaluated in 125 putative inactive HBV carriers, who visited two outpatient departments (Colleferro Hospital and INMP) from 01/03/2014 to 31/12/2019. Differences in clinical, biochemical, and demographic variables between Italians and foreigners were analyzed. 66 of 125 patients were followed up for 24 months by monitoring liver stiffness and HBV-DNA. Results. Mean overall LS was 5.55 ± 1.92 kPa; 18 (14.4%) patients had a LS ≥7.5 kPa. Mean of APRI, Forns, and FIB4 was 0.29 ± 0.11, 4.15 ± 1.63, and 1.16 ± 0.59, respectively. FS did not differ between the patients with LS <7.5 kPa and those with LS ≥7.5 kPa. Italians displayed a significant lower ALT (0.53 ± 0.18 vs. 0.67 ± 0.33, p < 0.05 ) and AST (0.59 ± 0.16 vs. 0.70 ± 0.21, p < 0.01 ) value than foreigners. No differences in LS and HBV-DNA levels were observed. In 66 patients followed up for 24 months, HBV-DNA increased by ≥2000 UI/ml after 12 months in 15 individuals and remained ≥2000 UI/ml after 24 months in 10/15 individuals. 7/10 patients showed LS ≥ 7.5 kPa after 24 months, and 4 of them underwent antiviral therapy for HBV. Patients with HBV-DNA <2000 IU/ml had a significantly lower LS than those with HBV-DNA ≥2000 IU/ml (5.30 ± 1.43 vs. 7.69 ± 1.07, p < 0.0001 ). Conclusions. Analysis shows lower effectiveness of FS vs. TE in the assessment of putative inactive HBV carriers. Furthermore, using FibroScan® and HBV-DNA can identify “false” inactive carriers.

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Galasso, Paolo, Dario Grimaldi, Letizia Aiello, and Gabriele Galasso. "Wintering shorebird in sandy coasts of Catania’s gulf (Sicily, Italy): 2011-2020." Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia 91, no. 1 (April 16, 2021): 27–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rio.2021.506.

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Sandy coasts are specific habitats of high ecological significance for many species of shorebirds. The Gulf of Catania, in the Eastern coast of Sicily, is considered one of the most important sandy coastal areas of the region for the wintering of different species of Charadriidae and Scolopacidae, also due to the presence of River Simeto’s mouth and other freshwater streams. Since the area has been subject to many changes in the last few decades and recent data were not available, a ten-year monitoring of the wintering shorebird community has been carried out, from January 2011 to January 2020, to understand its current ecological role and to update the knowledge about numbers and trends of Sicilian wintering shorebirds along the coast. A total of 3,171 individuals and 16 different species were observed, including a considerable amount of individuals of Calidris alba and Charadrius alexandrinus, despite the latter showed an 80% decrease in number in the last 20 years in the area. For each species, maximum numbers observed per winter and related five-year averages, estimates, IKA (Index of Abundance per Kilometre) and percentages in relation to the national wintering population have been reported. Furthermore, data about species associations were collected and analysed. This survey shows how the ecological value of River Simeto’s mouth has decreased considerably in the last decades in favour of other locations, such as the mouth of Canale Arci, where almost 50% of the birds were observed.

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DOMINICCI-BUZÓ, JOSÉ. "CON TINTA Y PLUMA EN EL BURDEL: CORTESANAS EN LE SEI GIORNATE DE PIETRO ARETINO." Acta Philologica, no. 60 (2023) (September 30, 2023): 107–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7311/acta.60.2023.9.

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The work Le sei giornate by Pietro of Arezzo (1492-1556) is notable for its intricate, ambiguous, and challenging nature, particularly in relation to its exploration of sexuality. , which involves the explicit depiction of bodies as carnal and forbidden, representing a deviation from conventional norms. Le sei giornate (also known as Ragionamenti; or, Dialogue of Nanna and Antonia under a Fig Tree in Rome) exalts licentiousness from the unique perspective of a woman who embodies the roles of nun, wife, and courtesan. This article examines the portrayal of the courtesan in Aretino’s text, tracing the influences—from Pasquin to Rabelais—that propelled this relatively underappreciated author into the realm of the notoriety. Through an exploration of its connection with the public square and its association with the carnivalesque, this study delves into the historical backdrop of 16th-century Italy.

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Di Felice, Giovina, Annamaria D’Alessandro, Anna Pastore, Michela Mariani, Danilo Fintini, Alessia Aureli, Simona Pezzi, et al. "Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Vitamin D Association in the Overweight and Obese Pediatric Population." Nutrients 15, no. 17 (August 25, 2023): 3717. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15173717.

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Background: Childhood overweight and obesity have been described by the World Health Organization as noncommunicable diseases and among the greatest public health threats since they have reached epidemic proportions. A child with obesity risks becoming an adult with obesity and developing metabolic and hemostatic disorders which are the basis for the development of coronary heart diseases. Recently, a number of clinical reports have demonstrated that both an increase in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and a deficiency in 25OH-vitamin D3 (VD) are associated with an increase in thrombotic episodes. Methods: PAI-1 and VD levels were measured in 259 clinically overweight and obese children aged between 2 and 18 years enrolled in the Nutritional Education Program of the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and Research Institute of Rome (Italy) and 80 normal-weight subjects. Results: We observed increased HOMA-IR, PAI-1, and other inflammation indices associated with decreased VD levels when compared to normal-weight children. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated that overweight and obesity are correlated with higher levels of the inflammation index. Moreover, our patients show high PAI-1 and low VD levels, confirming the high thrombotic risk in our pediatric population.

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Marino, Maria Giulia, Elisabetta Fusconi, Rosanna Magnatta, Augusto Panà, and Massimo Maurici. "Epidemiologic Determinants Affecting Cigarette Smoking Cessation: A Retrospective Study in a National Health System (SSN) Treatment Service in Rome (Italy)." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2010 (2010): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/183206.

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This retrospective study aims to evaluate epidemiologic characteristics of patients attending stop smoking courses, based on group therapy, testing their influence on smoking cessation in univariate and multivariate model. A total of 123 patients were included in this study. Mean age was 53 (). Sixty-seven percent were women. At the end of the courses 66% of patients stopped smoking, after 12 months only 39% remained abstinent. Patients younger than 50 years statistically tended to continue smoking 6 months ( 1.49, C.I. 95%: 1.06–2.44) and 12 months ( 1.37, C.I. 95%: 1.02–2.52) after the end of the courses. A low self-confidence in quitting smoking was significantly related to continuing tobacco consumption after 6 months ( 1.84, C.I. 95%: 1.14–2.99). Low adherence to therapeutic program was statistically associated to maintenance of tobacco use at 6 months ( 1.76, C.I. 95%: 1.32–2.35) and 12 months ( 1.45, C.I. 95%: 1.11–1.88). This association was confirmed at 6 months in the analysis performed on logistic regression model ().

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Trono, Anna, and Valentina Castronuovo. "The Via Francigena del Sud: The value of pilgrimage routes in the development of inland areas. The state of the art of two emblematic cases." Revista Galega de Economía 30, no. 3 (September 20, 2021): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/rge.30.3.7701.

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On October 18th, 2019, the European Vie Francigene Association (AEVF) unanimously approved the Via Francigena in southern Italy, from Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca. The new route enriches the historical cultural itinerary approved by the Council of Europe in 1994. Encompassing about 900 km of history, traditions and locations, the “Via Francigena del Sud” crosses five Italian regions. This paper focuses on the Via Francigena in Puglia and Campania, seen as an opportunity to conserve and enhance the regions’ cultural and landscape heritage and its enjoyment by tourists. Furthermore, it also aims to analyse the role of local businesses, communities and regional organisations in promoting the routes. Any project focusing onthe development and enhancement of a cultural itinerary in a rural space must be fully aware of the connections between places and networks of human relationships, and the “Via Francigena del Sud” seems to be no exception.

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Sartelli, Massimo, Francesco Cortese, Marco Scatizzi, Francesco Maria Labricciosa, Stefano Bartoli, Francesco Nardacchione, Gabriele Sganga, et al. "ACOI Surgical Site Infections Management Academy (ACOISSIMA)." Il Giornale di Chirurgia - Journal of the Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons 42, no. 2 (August 2022): e12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ia9.0000000000000002.

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Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections in surgical patients. Many SSIs may be preventable if simple measures are respected. Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of evidence-based practices in Infection Prevention and Control, many surgeons fail to implement them. Methods: To clarify the key issues in the prevention of SSIs, an expert panel designated by the board of directors of Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani—Italian Surgical Association (ACOI) convened in Rome, Italy, on 16 December 2021, for a consensus conference. Results: The expert panel approved 11 evidence-based statements regarding the prevention of SSIs. A article was drafted and reviewed by the expert panel, finally obtaining this document that represents the executive summary of the consensus. Conclusions: The document aims to disseminate best practices among Italian surgeons and summarizes the ACOI recommendations for the prevention of SSIs.

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Ciribè, Massimiliano, Angela Galeotti, Chiara Dolci, Livia Gargiullo, Martina Mammone, Erika Cirillo, Paola Festa, and Giuseppe La Torre. "Cross Sectional Study on the Association between Dental Caries and Life Habits in School Age Italian Children." Healthcare 10, no. 4 (March 24, 2022): 607. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10040607.

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Dental caries is still a major public health issue and influences the overall health of children. The risk factors for caries include biological, socio-behavioral, and environmental factors. Our aim is to assess the association between dental caries and the life habits of children and their parents. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Rome (Italy) among primary school children aged 5 to 11. Parents completed the anamnestic questionnaire, and a dental clinical examination was performed on 333 children. Caries prevalence was 38.7% overall, 47% in males and 31.9% in females. The association between bottle night-time feeding and caries was statistically significant (43.2%; p = 0.013). Usage of a honeyed pacifier was also significantly associated with the presence of caries (72.7%; p = 0.027). Finally, higher caries prevalence was found among male children (47% vs. 31.9%; p = 0.005). The present study shows that the percentage of caries is still high in the paediatric population, and caries prevalence is associated with life habits. Our results highlight the importance of oral health education programs at primary school that involve teachers and parents to contribute to improving lifestyles.

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Protano, Carmela, Simone De Sio, Vittoria Cammalleri, Roberta Noemi Pocino, Stefano Murano, Roberto Perri, Giuseppe Buomprisco, Maria De Giusti, and Matteo Vitali. "A Cross-Sectional Study on Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout among a Sample of Pharmacists Employed in Pharmacies in Central Italy." BioMed Research International 2019 (December 26, 2019): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8590430.

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Burnout is defined as an occupational phenomenon linked to chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed and included among the factors influencing health status or contact with health services. Although several studies were performed for assessing this phenomenon, there is a lack of data on the prevalence of burnout and associated predictors, due to different definitions of the syndrome and heterogeneity of assessment methods. One of the well-known evidences on burnout is related to the highest risk professions, which include policemen, firemen, teachers, psychologists, medical students, nurses, physicians, and other health professionals, such as pharmacists. Objective. The aims of the present study were to (1) assess the occurrence of burnout syndrome among a sample of pharmacists employed in public and private pharmacies located in Rome province (Latium Region; central Italy); (2) evaluate the role of some potential predictors for the development of the syndrome. Materials and Methods. A questionnaire elaborated ad hoc was administered online to 2,000 members of the Association of Professional Pharmacists of Rome and its province and employed in public or private pharmacies. The questionnaire included the 14-item Shirom–Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM) tool and questions on demographic characteristics and working conditions. Results. Physical exhaustion was the burnout dimension with the highest score; besides, approximately 11% of the studied pharmacists were categorized as having clinically relevant burnout levels (≥4.40). Several of the investigated variables significantly influenced the single burnout dimensions at the univariate analyses; multivariate analyses demonstrated that alcohol consumption and workplace location have a significant independent role on the overall SMBM index, while working time significantly influences clinically relevant burnout level. Conclusions. The results revealed that pharmacists are at risk of burnout, and thus, it is necessary to perform specific preventive intervention for managing this occupational threat.

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Radaković, Radivoje, Borko Katanić, Mima Stanković, Bojan Mašanović, and Suzana Žilić Fišer. "The Impact of Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Parameters on Match Running Performance (MRP) in National-Level Football Players: A Multiple Regression Analysis." Applied Sciences 14, no. 9 (April 29, 2024): 3807. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14093807.

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The aim of the study was to examine the association between cardiorespiratory and metabolic parameters and match running performance (MRP) in highly trained football players. The sample of participants consisted of 41 national-level football players (aged 23.20 ± 3.40 years, body height 182.00 ± 5.15 cm, and body mass 76.86 ± 6.06 kg) from the Serbian Super league. For the purposes of this research, the following measurements were applied. A maximal multistage progressive treadmill test, with a direct measurement of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) (using Fitmate MED, Cosmed, Rome, Italy) was conducted, alongside continuous heart rate monitoring. Capillary blood samples were taken from the hyperemic area using specific test strips, and, after sample collection, lactate concentration was immediately determined using a lactate analyzer. MRP variables were analyzed according to the BioIRC model of motion structure analysis, based on existing standards for profiling movement intensity. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated an association between cardiac parameters and total distance (R2 = 54.3%, p = 0.000), high-speed running (R2 = 46.4%, p = 0.000), and jogging (R2 = 33.6%, p = 0.004). Regression analysis revealed an association between cardiorespiratory parameters and total distance (R2 = 24.8%, p = 0.014), and high-speed running (R2 = 20%, p = 0.039). Meanwhile, no association was found between lactate concentration and running performance. The explanation for these regression analysis results is based on the observation that functional abilities represent significant potential for expressing movement performance, a crucial condition for success in football.

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Setti, Leonardo, Fabrizio Passarini, Gianluigi De Gennaro, Pierluigi Barbieri, Sabina Licen, Maria Grazia Perrone, Andrea Piazzalunga, et al. "Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion." BMJ Open 10, no. 9 (September 2020): e039338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039338.

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ObjectivesA number of studies have shown that the airborne transmission route could spread some viruses over a distance of 2 meters from an infected person. An epidemic model based only on respiratory droplets and close contact could not fully explain the regional differences in the spread of COVID-19 in Italy. On March 16th 2020, we presented a position paper proposing a research hypothesis concerning the association between higher mortality rates due to COVID-19 observed in Northern Italy and average concentrations of PM10 exceeding a daily limit of 50 µg/m3.MethodsTo monitor the spreading of COVID-19 in Italy from February 24th to March 13th (the date of the Italian lockdown), official daily data for PM10 levels were collected from all Italian provinces between February 9th and February 29th, taking into account the maximum lag period (14 days) between the infection and diagnosis. In addition to the number of exceedances of the daily limit value of PM10, we also considered population data and daily travelling information for each province.ResultsExceedance of the daily limit value of PM10 appears to be a significant predictor of infection in univariate analyses (p<0.001). Less polluted provinces had a median of 0.03 infections over 1000 residents, while the most polluted provinces showed a median of 0.26 cases. Thirty-nine out of 41 Northern Italian provinces resulted in the category with the highest PM10 levels, while 62 out of 66 Southern provinces presented low PM10 concentrations (p<0.001). In Milan, the average growth rate before the lockdown was significantly higher than in Rome (0.34 vs 0.27 per day, with a doubling time of 2.0 days vs 2.6, respectively), thus suggesting a basic reproductive number R0>6.0, comparable with the highest values estimated for China.ConclusionA significant association has been found between the geographical distribution of daily PM10 exceedances and the initial spreading of COVID-19 in the 110 Italian provinces.

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Scortichini, Marco, Emanuela Natalini, and Luca Angelucci. "Clonal population structure of Pseudomonas avellanae strains of different origin based on multilocus enzyme electrophoresis." Microbiology 149, no. 10 (October 1, 2003): 2891–900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.26380-0.

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To assess the genetic diversity and genetic relationships of Pseudomonas avellanae, the causative agent of hazelnut decline, a total of 102 strains, obtained from central Italy (provinces of Viterbo and Rome) and northern Greece, were studied using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE). Their allelic variation in 10 loci was determined. All loci were polymorphic and 53 electrophoretic types (ETs) were identified from the total sample. The mean genetic diversity (H) was 0·65 and this value ranged from 0·37 for the least polymorphic to 0·82 for the most polymorphic locus. The dendrogram originated from MLEE data indicated two main groups of ETs, A and B. The groups do not appear to be correlated to the geographic origin of the strains, although all the ETs from northern Greece clustered into subgroup B1. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and P. syringae pv. theae, included in the analysis as outgroups, clustered apart. The index of association (I A) for P. avellanae was 0·90. The I A values were always significantly different from zero for the population subsets studied and no epidemic structure was found. These results would indicate that the population structure of P. avellanae is clonal either in northern Greece or in central Italy. The recent outbreaks of the bacterium in new areas of hazelnut cultivation would explain the current clonal structure that is persisting over decades.

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CORONA, R., F. CAPRILLI, M. E. TOSTI, G. GENTILI, A. GIGLIO, G. PRIGNANO, P. PASQUINI, and A. MELE. "Risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection and genital ulcer disease among persons attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Italy." Epidemiology and Infection 121, no. 3 (December 1998): 623–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268898001642.

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To assess the relative importance of ulcerative and non-ulcerative sexually transmitted disease in the transmission of HIV, a seroprevalence study was conducted on 2210 patients at the sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic of the S. Maria e S. Gallicano Hospital in Rome, between 1989 and 1994. Among male patients, by univariate analysis, strong predictors of HIV infection were homosexuality, sexual exposure to a HIV-positive partner, hepatitis B virus infection, and positive syphilis serology. An increased risk was estimated for patients with past genital herpes (odds ratio (OR) 3·86, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 0·40–18·2), and primary syphilis (OR 5·79, 95% CI 0·59–28·6). By multivariate analysis, a positive association was found with homosexuality (OR 6·9, 95% CI 2·9–16·5), and positive syphilis serology (OR 3·5, 95% CI 1·3–9·2). An adjusted OR of 2·41 was calculated for current and/or past genital herpes. These results, although not conclusive, suggest a role of ulcerative diseases as risk factors for prevalent HIV infection, and indicate that positive syphilis serology is an unbiased criterion for identifying individuals at increased risk of HIV infection.

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Hardie, Alex. "The Camenae in Cult, History, and Song*." Classical Antiquity 35, no. 1 (April 1, 2016): 45–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ca.2016.35.1.45.

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This essay aims to redefine the place of the Camenae within the evolution of Roman carmen. It analyses the documented association of the purifying fons Camenarum with the cult of Vesta and by extension with the salvific prayer-carmina of her virgines; and it takes the Camenae from the archaic origins of their cult, with reflections on Etruscan and other territorial interests, to their appearance in the epic laudes of men in the third and second centuries BC. The identification of Camenae and Muses, it is argued, pre-dates Livius Andronicus' “Camena,” and is best understood as a component of the Numa-legend as it emerged towards the end of the fourth century. Pythagorean Muse-cult, reflecting the Muses' traditional interest in civic homonoia (concord) and law-making kings, played a part; and an agent of change was the reformist Appius Claudius Caecus, author of the first attested Roman carmen. The wider context lies in the cultural interplay of Rome, Etruria, and Greek southern Italy in the early and middle Republic.

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Di Lorenzo, Andrea, Laura Campogiani, Marco Iannetta, Roberta Iannazzo, Alessandra Imeneo, Grazia Alessio, Veronica D’Aquila, et al. "The Impact of Viral and Bacterial Co-Infections and Home Antibiotic Treatment in SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalized Patients at the Policlinico Tor Vergata Hospital, Rome, Italy." Antibiotics 12, no. 9 (August 22, 2023): 1348. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12091348.

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Co-infections during COVID-19 may worsen patients’ outcomes. This study reports the results of a screening assessing the presence of co-infections among patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Infectious Diseases-Ward of the Policlinico Tor Vergata Hospital, Rome, Italy, from 1 January to 31 December 2021. Data on hepatitis B and C virus, urinary antigens for legionella pneumophila and streptococcus pneumoniae, pharyngeal swab for respiratory viruses, QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus assay (QFT-P), blood cultures and pre-hospitalization antibiotic prescription were recorded. A total of 482 patients were included, 61% males, median age of 65 years (IQR 52–77), median Charlson comorbidity index of 4 (IQR 2–5). The mortality rate was 12.4%; 366 patients needed oxygen supply. In total, 151 patients (31.3%) received home antibiotics without any association with the outcome. No significant association between mortality and the positivity of viral hepatitis markers was found. Out of 442 patients, 125 had an indeterminate QFT-P, associated with increased mortality. SARS-CoV-2 was the only respiratory virus detected among 389 pharyngeal swabs; 15/428 patients were positive for S. pneumoniae; none for L. pneumophila. In total, 237 blood cultures were drawn within 48 h from hospital admission: 28 were positive and associated with increased mortality. In our cohort, bacterial and viral co-infections in COVID-19 hospitalized patients were rare and not associated with higher mortality.

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Sancesario, Giuseppe, and Francesca R. Fusco. "52nd Congress of the Italian Association of Neuropathology and Clinical Neurobiology (AINPeNC) and 42nd Congress of the Italian Association for Research on Brain Aging (AIRIC) Rome, Italy, May 26 – 28, 2016." Clinical Neuropathology 35, no. 05 (May 1, 2016): 129–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5414/npp35129.

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Cesaroni, Giulia, Enrico Calandrini, Maria Balducci, Giovanna Cappai, Mirko Di Martino, Chiara Sorge, Emanuele Nicastri, Nera Agabiti, and Marina Davoli. "Educational Inequalities in COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Adult Population in the Lazio Region, Italy." Vaccines 10, no. 3 (February 25, 2022): 364. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030364.

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Several studies reported socioeconomic inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed at investigating educational inequalities in COVID-19 vaccination on 22 December 2021. We used the cohort of all residents in the Lazio Region, Central Italy, established at the beginning of the pandemic to investigate the effects of COVID-19. The Lazio Region has 5.5 million residents, mostly distributed in the Metropolitan Area of Rome (4.3 million inhabitants). We selected those aged 35 years or more who were alive and still residents on 22 December 2021. The cohort included data on sociodemographic, health characteristics, COVID-19 vaccination (none, partial, or complete), and SARS-CoV-2 infection. We used adjusted logistic regression models to analyze the association between level of education and no vaccination. We investigated 3,186,728 subjects (54% women). By the end of 2021, 88.1% of the population was fully vaccinated, and 10.3% were not vaccinated. There were strong socioeconomic inequalities in not getting vaccinated: compared with those with a university degree, residents with a high school degree had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.29 (95% confidence interval, CI, 1.27–1.30), and subjects with a junior high or primary school attainment had an OR = 1.41 (95% CI: 1.40–1.43). Since a comprehensive vaccination against COVID-19 could help reduce socioeconomic inequalities raised with the pandemic, further efforts in reaching the low socioeconomic strata of the population are crucial.

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Campione, Giuseppe. "Gottmann and Mediterranean Iconographies." Ekistics and The New Habitat 70, no. 422/423 (December 1, 2003): 305–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.53910/26531313-e200370422/423256.

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The author teaches Political and Economic Geography at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Messina, Italy - where he directed the Department of Economics, Statistics and Geopolitical Analysis - and is currently vice-president of the Association of Italian Geographers (AGel) and director of Geotema Review, Patron Edit. Bologna; he has directed the Nuovi Quaderni di Geografia Umana for Sicily and Calabria. He is a member of the Society of Geographic Studies, of the Italian Geographic Society and of the International Affairs Institute of Le Monde Diplomatique. Dr Campione has taught Urban Geography at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Reggio Calabria, at the University La Sapienza in Rome and the University IULM in Milan, and Political Geography at the University of Palermo, and is the author of several publications on regional and urban topics, on Sicily, the Mediterranean, and on subjects such as the territorial control of functions, or the visual compositions of places. He was a member of the Sicilian Parliament during the 1980s and 1990s, and President of Sicily after the murder of Falcone and Borsellino by the Mafia.

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Porcaro, Giuseppina, Antonio Simone Laganà, Isabella Neri, and Cesare Aragona. "The Association of High-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronic Acid (HMWHA), Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA), Magnesium, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin D Improves Subchorionic Hematoma Resorption in Women with Threatened Miscarriage: A Pilot Clinical Study." Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 3 (January 25, 2024): 706. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm13030706.

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Background—We evaluated whether the oral intake of high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (HMWHA) in association with alpha lipoic acid (ALA), magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin D can improve the resorption of subchorionic hematoma in cases of threatened miscarriage. Methods—In this study, we enrolled 56 pregnant women with threatened miscarriage (i.e., subchorionic hematomas, pelvic pain/uterine contractions, and/or vaginal bleeding) between the 6th and the 13th week of gestation. They were treated with vaginal progesterone (200 mg/twice a day) (control group; n = 25) or vaginal progesterone plus oral 200 mg HMWHA, 100 mg ALA, 450 mg magnesium, 2.6 mg vitamin B6, and 50 mcg vitamin D (treatment group; n = 31; DAV®-HA, LoLi Pharma srl, Rome, Italy). An ultrasound scan was performed at the first visit (T0) and after 7 days (T1) and 14 days (T2) until hematoma resorption. Results—At the ultrasound scan, the treatment group showed faster resorption of the subchorionic hematoma compared with the control group, both at T1 (control group 140 (112–180), treated group 84 (40–112), p < 0.0031), and T2 (control group: 72 (48–112), treated group: 0 (0–0), p < 0.0001). Moreover, subjective symptoms, such as vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, and uterine contractions, showed a faster decrease in the treatment group than in the control group. Conclusions—The association may more rapidly improve the resolution of threatened miscarriage and related symptoms compared to the standard local protocol.

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