Elettra Merola, Andrea Sbrozzi-Vanni, Francesco Panzuto, Giancarlo D’Ambra, Emilio Di Giulio, Emanuela Pilozzi, Gabriele Capurso, Edith Lahner, Cesare Bordi, Bruno Annibale, Gianfranco Delle Fave,
Background: Type I gastric carcinoids (TIGCs) are neuroendocrine neoplasms arising from enterochromaffin-like cells in atrophic body gastritis. Data regarding their evolution in prospective series are scarce, thus treatment and follow-up are not codified. Our aim was to evaluate clinical outcome and recurrence in TIGCs managed by endoscopic approach. Methods: 33 patients (24 females; median age 65 years, range 23–81) were included and managed through endoscopic follow-up every 6–12 months, with lesion ...
Tópico(s): Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
2011 - Karger Publishers | Neuroendocrinology
F. Alessandri, M. Chiodetti, Alessandra Giugliarelli, D. Maiarelli, G. Martirano, Dirk-Roger Schmitt, L. Vanni, Francesco Vitulli,
Rectangular cavity filters loaded by metallic and dielectric cylindrical pucks represent a wide class of structures used for the realization of compact microwave filters for space and terrestrial communications. The electric-field integral-equation method has been applied here to develop a software tool for the design of such a class of filters. Resonators simultaneously containing a number of dielectric and metallic cylindrical pucks can be analyzed using the method presented here. Dielectric loaded ...
Tópico(s): Antenna Design and Analysis
2004 - IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society | IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Mariella Dono, Giuseppa De Luca, Sonia Lastraioli, Giorgia Anselmi, Maria Giovanna Dal Bello, Simona Coco, Irene Vanni, Francesco Grossi, Antonella Vigani, Carlo Genova, Manlio Ferrarini, Jean Louis Ravetti, Simona Zupo,
The demonstration of EGFR T790M gene mutation in plasma is crucial to assess the eligibility of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients, who have acquired resistance to first or second generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs), to receive a subsequent treatment with osimertinib. Since circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is present in very low amounts in plasma, high sensitive and specific methods are required for molecular analysis. Improving sensitivity of T790M mutation detection in plasma ctDNA ...
Tópico(s): Lung Cancer Research Studies
2019 - BioMed Central | Molecular Medicine
Andrea Splendiani, Tatiana Fioravanti, Massimo Giovannotti, Luigi Olivieri, Paolo Ruggeri, P. Nisi Cerioni, Stefano Vanni, Francesco Enrichetti, Vincenzo Caputo Barucchi,
Partial D-loop sequences of museum specimens of brown trout and marble trout (Salmo trutta species complex) collected from Mediterranean rivers in the late 19th century were analysed to help to describe the native distribution of these species. All the individuals studied carried native haplotypes, the geographic distribution of which is consistent with published data. These results indicate that museum specimens from the 19th century could represent an opportunity to get a picture of the original ...
Tópico(s): Identification and Quantification in Food
2017 - Wiley | Journal of Fish Biology
Maria Giovanna Dal Bello, Angela Alama, Simona Coco, Irene Vanni, Francesco Grossi,
Immunotherapies have changed the treatment strategy of some types of tumor including melanoma and, more recently, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Immune checkpoints are crucial for the maintenance of self-tolerance and it is known that some tumors use checkpoint systems to evade antitumor immune response. The treatment of advanced NSCLC by immune-checkpoint blockade targeting the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD1/PDL1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) pathways has led to significant ...
Tópico(s): CAR-T cell therapy research
2017 - Elsevier BV | Drug Discovery Today
Luigi Liquori, Cédric Tedeschi, Laurent Vanni, Francesco Bongiovanni, Vincenzo Ciancaglini, Bojan Marinković,
This paper presents Synapse, a scalable protocol for information retrieval over the inter-connection of heterogeneous overlay networks. Applications on top of Synapse see those intra-overlay networks as a unique inter-overlay network. Scalability in Synapse is achieved via co-located nodes, i.e. nodes that are part of multiple overlay networks at the same time. Co-located nodes, playing the role of neural synapses and connected to several overlay networks, allow a larger search area and provide ...
Tópico(s): Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
2010 - Springer Science+Business Media | Lecture notes in computer science
Maria Teresa Vicenzini, Teresa Iantomasi, Maria Stio, Fabio Favilli, Paolo Vanni, Francesco Tonelli, Cristina Treves,
Glucose absorption by the small intestine is a complex phenomenon, that can be successfully studied by means of isolated brush-border and basolateral membrane vesicles of the enterocytes. We have carried out transport experiments on isolated brush-border membrane vesicles from the human small intestine, taking into account the age of the subjects. Our studies demonstrated that Na+-glucose co-transporter activity decreased as age increased with the “overshoot” phenomenon disappearing altogether in ...
Tópico(s): Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
1989 - Elsevier BV | Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Massimiliano Creta, Antonello Sica, Luigi Napolitano, Giuseppe Celentano, Roberto La Rocca, Marco Capece, Armando Calogero, Gianluigi Califano, L Vanni, Francesco Mangiapia, Davide Arcaniolo, Lorenzo Spirito, Ferdinando Fusco, Marco De Sio, Ciro Imbimbo, Vincenzo Mirone, Caterina Sagnelli, Nicola Longo,
Patients suffering from hematological malignancies are at increased risk of Fournier’s gangrene (FG) due to immunosuppression caused by the disease itself or by disease-related treatments. A systematic review of PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, and Scopus databases was performed in June 2021. We included full papers that met the following criteria: original research, human studies, and describing clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes of FG in patients with oncohematological diseases. We identified ...
Tópico(s): Leprosy Research and Treatment
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Healthcare
Gérald Schwarz, Francesco Vanni, David Miller, Janne Helin, Jaroslav Pražan, Fabrizio Albanito, Mihaela Frățilă, Francesco Galioto, Oriana Gava, Katherine N. Irvine, Jan Landert, Alba Linares Quero, Andreas Mayer, Daniel Monteleone, Adrian Müller, Elin Röös, Alexandra Smyrniotopoulou, Audrey Vincent, George Vlahos, Andis Zīlāns,
Summary Successful transitions to agroecology require shared understanding of the sustainability implications of transitions for food systems. To gain such understanding, a transdisciplinary approach is increasingly called for by funders, end users of research and scientists. Transdisciplinary processes were used in the UNISECO project to develop strategic pathways that enable transitions to agroecology in case studies across Europe. These strategic pathways were combined with scenarios of EU food ...
Tópico(s): Organic Food and Agriculture
2022 - Wiley | EuroChoices
Lorenzo Borgognoni, Leonardo Pescitelli, Gianni Gerlini, Paola Brandani, Riccardo Gelli, Vanni Giannotti, Francesco Bellucci, Serena Sestini,
We aimed to verify the clinical efficacy and safety of the electrochemotherapy in melanoma metastases and in cases of rare non-melanoma tumors that were difficult to treat for the specific anatomical site or for patient comorbidities.We treated 68 patients (699 cutaneous nodules), 44 patients with metastatic melanomas and 24 patients with non-melanoma tumors, at the Melanoma & Skin Cancer Unit, Florence, Italy.We obtained an objective response of 89.7% (88.6% in melanomas and 91.7% in non-melanoma tumors), ...
Tópico(s): Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
2020 - International Institute of Anticancer Research (IIAR) Conferences 1997. Athens, Greece. Abstracts | Anticancer Research
Gérald Schwarz, Francesco Vanni, David Miller,
Over time, prevailing food systems have led to the depletion of resources and to negative environmental impacts (Rockström et al. 2020).The excessive use of agro-chemicals, heavy machinery, water, and the increasing reliance on fossil fuels in general have contributed to destabilizing the ecosystem processes which are the basis of agricultural production.Intensification and greater homogeneity of agro-ecosystems has led to an increasing dependence on external inputs.Food systems are responsible for ...
Tópico(s): Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
2021 - Springer Nature | Agricultural and Food Economics
Francesco Vanni, Emanuela Foglia, Federico Pennestrì, Lucrezia Ferrario, Giuseppe Banfi,
Abstract Background The number of patients undergoing joint arthroplasty is increasing worldwide. An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway for hip and knee arthroplasty was introduced in an Italian high-volume research hospital in March 2018. Methods The aim of this mixed methods observational study is to perform a health technology assessment (HTA) of the ERAS pathway, considering 938 procedures performed after its implementation, by means of a hospital-based approach derived from the EUnetHTA ( ...
Tópico(s): Hip and Femur Fractures
2020 - BioMed Central | BMC Health Services Research
Silvia Gianola, Elena Stucovitz, Greta Castellini, Mariangela Mascali, Francesco Vanni, Irene Tramacere, Giuseppe Banfi, Davide Tornese,
Virtual reality (VR)-based rehabilitation is a promising approach for improving recovery in many conditions to optimize functional results, enhancing the clinical and social benefits of surgery.To assess the efficacy of an early rehabilitation performed by the VR-based rehabilitation versus the traditional rehabilitation provided by physical therapists after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA).In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 85 subjects met the inclusion criteria and were randomized ...
Tópico(s): Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
2020 - Wolters Kluwer | Medicine
Cristina Salvioni, Roberto Henke, Francesco Vanni,
Diversification has been increasingly recognized as a rewarding farm strategy through which farmers produce on-farm non-agricultural goods and services. In doing so, farmers employ farm inputs (capital, labor, and land) in products other than agricultural goods, with the aim to sell them in the market and increase their income. While a significant body of literature has explored the drivers affecting the adoption of diversification activities, so far little attention has been given to the impact ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural Economics and Policy
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Sustainability
Lavinia Fabeni, Claudia Alteri, Giulia Berno, Rossana Scutari, Nicoletta Orchi, Gabriella De Carli, Ada Bertoli, Luca Carioti, Caterina Gori, Federica Forbici, Romina Salpini, Alessandra Vergori, Roberta Gagliardini, Stefania Cicalini, Annalisa Mondi, Carmela Pinnetti, Laura Mazzuti, Ombretta Turriziani, Manuela Colafigli, Vanni Borghi, Francesco Montella, Alfredo Pennica, Miriam Lichtner, Enrico Girardi, Massimo Andreoni, Cristina Mussini, Andrea Antinori, Francesca Ceccherini‐Silberstein, Carlo Federico Perno, Maria Mercedes Santoro,
Objective We evaluated the characteristics of HIV-1 molecular transmission clusters (MTCs) in 1890 newly diagnosed individuals infected with non-B subtypes between 2005 and 2017 in Italy. Methods Phylogenetic analyses were performed on pol sequences to characterise subtypes/circulating recombinant forms and identify MTCs. MTCs were divided into small (SMTCs, 2–3 sequences), medium (MMTCs, 4–9 sequences) and large (LMTCs, ≥10 sequences). Factors associated with MTCs were evaluated using logistic regression ...
Tópico(s): HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
2019 - BMJ | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Francesco Mantino, Francesco Vanni,
The article focuses on the role of Localized Agri-food Systems (LAFS) in the provision of environmental and social benefits (ESBs) in peripheral areas, by comparing two case studies in Italy: bergamot production in Grecanic area (Calabria region) and a basket of local products in Garfagnana area (Tuscany region). On the basis of the evidence collected through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, the paper shows the different mechanisms by which LAFS may stimulate the provision of ESBs in ...
Tópico(s): Urban Planning and Valuation
2018 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Agriculture
Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Alice Lunghi, Paolo Petreni, Marco Brugia, Alice Laffi, Elisa Giommoni, Marinella Micol Mela, Francesca Mazzoni, Vanni Balestri, Francesco Di Costanzo,
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a rare treatment related side effect that was firstly described in 2002 through a case report in metastatic bone cancer patient treated with bisphosphonates (BPs) therapy. ONJ is defined as an eight weeks or longer clinical finding of exposed bone in the oral cavity without response to appropriate therapy. The diagnosis is mainly clinical but often requires a radiological confirmation with an orthopantomography. So it must be made by a dental specialist with sufficient ...
Tópico(s): Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2017 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Medicinal Chemistry
Irina Herzon, Traci Birge, B. Allen, Andrea Povellato, Francesco Vanni, Kaley Hart, G. P. Radley, Graeme Tucker, Clunie Keenleyside, Rainer Oppermann, Evelyn Underwood, Xavier Poux, G. Beaufoy, Jaroslav Pražan,
Increased use of annual payments to land managers for ecological outcomes indicates a growing interest in exploring the potential of this approach. In this viewpoint, we drew on the experiences of all schemes paying for biodiversity outcomes/results on agricultural land operating in the EU and EFTA countries with the aim of reviewing the decisive elements of the schemes' design and implementation as well as the challenges and opportunities of adopting a results-based approach. We analysed the characteristics ...
Tópico(s): Forest Management and Policy
2017 - Elsevier BV | Land Use Policy
A. Pedro Aguiar, João Almeida, M. Bayat, B. Cardeira, Rita Cunha, Andreas J. Häusler, Pramod Kumar Maurya, Amanda Barroso Rocha De Oliveira, A. Pascoal, Ademir Rodrigues Pereira, Marta M Rufino, Luís Sebastião, Carlos Silvestre, Francesco Vanni,
This paper is a brief overview of some of the theoretical and practical issues that arise in the process of developing advanced motion control systems for cooperative multiple autonomous marine vehicles (AMVs). Many of the problems addressed have been formulated in the scope of the EU GREX project, entitled Coordination and Control of Cooperating Heterogeneous Unmanned Systems in Uncertain Environments. The paper offers a concise introduction to the general problem of cooperative motion control that ...
Tópico(s): Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
2009 - Elsevier BV | IFAC Proceedings Volumes
Francesco Vanni, A. Pedro Aguiar, A. Pascoal,
This paper addresses the problem of steering a group of underactuated marine vehicles along given spatial paths, while holding a desired inter-vehicle formation pattern (cooperative path-following). The CPF problem is divided into a motion control task of making each vehicle track a virtual target moving along the desired path and a dynamic assignment task of adjusting the speeds of the virtual targets so as to achieve vehicle coordination. At the path-following level, the controller derived exhibits ...
Tópico(s): Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
2008 - Elsevier BV | IFAC Proceedings Volumes
Daniele Vanni, Francesco Saverio Sirabella, Renato Galzio, Vincenzo Salini, Vincenzo Magliani,
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of an alternative minimally invasive technique for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).This was designed as a prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded end point evaluation (PROBE) study. The active comparison was double tunnels technique (DTT) (Group A, 110 patients) versus standard open decompression of the median nerve (control [Group B], 110 patients). Patient recruitment started in January 2011. The primary outcomes ...
Tópico(s): Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
2015 - American Association of Neurological Surgeons | Journal of neurosurgery
Paola Guglielmelli, Arianna Ghirardi, Alessandra Carobbio, Arianna Masciulli, Chiara Maccari, Barbara Mora, Elisa Rumi, Ana Triguero, Maria Chiara Finazzi, Helna Pettersson, Chiara Paoli, Francesco Mannelli, Daniele Vanni, Alessandro Rambaldi, Francesco Passamonti, Alberto Álvarez‐Larrán, Björn Andréasson, Alessandro M. Vannucchi, Tiziano Barbui,
Tópico(s): Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
2021 - Elsevier BV | Blood Advances
Etrusca Brogi, Davide Corbella, Federico Coccolini, Emiliano Gamberini, Emanuele Russo, Vanni Agnoletti, Francesco Forfori,
Tópico(s): Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
2020 - Elsevier BV | World Neurosurgery
Andrea Bovero, Francesca Cotardo, Vanni Pierotti, Francesco Gottardo, Rossana Botto, Marta Opezzo, Giuliano Geminiani,
Patients' personality traits can play an important role in the end-of-life care process.The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and dignity in cancer patients nearing death. In addition, the associations between personality traits and physical, psychological symptoms, and coping strategies during the end-of-life stage were explored.The study is cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 210 participants with a Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) lower than ...
Tópico(s): Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
2020 - SAGE Publishing | American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
Francesco Vanni, A. Pedro Aguiar, A. Pascoal,
This paper addresses the problem of steering a group of underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) along given spatial paths, while holding a desired inter-vehicle formation pattern (coordinated path-following, abbreviated CPF). Exploiting Lyapunov-based techniques and graph theory, a decentralized control law is derived that takes into account the dynamics of the cooperating vehicles, the constraints imposed by the topology of the inter-vehicle communications network, and the cost of exchanging ...
Tópico(s): Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots
2007 - Elsevier BV | IFAC Proceedings Volumes
Elena Sogaro, Francesca Schininà, Costanza Bürgisser, Francesco Orso, Rachele Pallante, Teresa Aloi, Duccio Vanni, Adolfo Pazzagli, Francesco Fattirolli,
Background: Type D personality represents a risk factor for adverse outcome and impaired Quality of Life (QoL) in CHD patients. Only few studies investigated Type D patients following cardiac rehabilitation (CR). No study investigated Type D personality in Italian patients attending a CR program of 4 weeks. The aims of the study were a) to verify the presence of Type D personality among patients attending an Italian CR program; b) to investigate psychological health status, QoL and coping style of ...
Tópico(s): Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
2015 - PAGEPress (Italy) | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Vincenzo Salini, Daniele Vanni, Andrea Pantalone, Francesco Bigossi, Filippo Pineto, D Lucantoni,
Introduction: The prevalence of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) increased in the last years. Compression fractures promote a progressive spine kyphosis increase, resulting in a weight shift and anterior column overload, with OVF additional risk (domino effect). The aim of this study is to evaluate the OVF treatment outcome using Spine Jack ®, a titanium device for third generation percutaneous vertebral augmentation procedures (PVAPs). Materials and Methods: From February 2010, a prospective randomized ...
Tópico(s): Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
2012 - Medknow | Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Emilio Bria, Diana Giannarelli, Alessandra Felici, William P. Peters, Cecilia Nisticò, Barbara Vanni, Federica Cuppone, Francesco Cognetti, E. Terzoli,
The magnitude of the benefit of adding taxanes to anthracyclines in first-line chemotherapy for metastatic breast carcinoma is still unclear. The authors performed a pooled analysis as well as a meta-analysis of all Phase III trials, to determine whether the combination of anthracyclines plus taxanes provided an advantage over standard anthracyclines-based regimens.All Phase III peer-reviewed published or presented trials were considered eligible. A pooled analysis (Method A) and a literature-based ...
Tópico(s): Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
2005 - Wiley | Cancer
Esther Sanyé‐Mengual, Kathrin Specht, Thomas Krikser, Caterina Vanni, Giuseppina Pennisi, Francesco Orsini, Giorgio Gianquinto,
Urban agriculture has become a common form of urban land use in European cities linked to multiple environmental, social and economic benefits, as well as to diversified forms (from self-production allotments to high-tech companies). Social acceptance will determine the development of urban agriculture and specific knowledge on citizens’ perception is required in order to set the basis for policy-making and planning. The ecosystem services provided by urban agriculture can be determinant in this ...
Tópico(s): Land Use and Ecosystem Services
2018 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Irene Vanni, Angela Alama, Francesco Grossi, Maria Giovanna Dal Bello, Simona Coco,
Circulating exosomes are the major mediators of cell-cell communication. They have been found in various body fluids of healthy individuals and patients with malignancies as cargos of several molecules including miRNAs. Several studies have underlined the role of exosome miRNAs in different tumor types, including lung cancer, suggesting their potential use as biomarkers and therapeutic agents. An overview of the biology and function of exosomes and exosome miRNAs as indicators of diagnosis and treatment ...
Tópico(s): Circular RNAs in diseases
2017 - Elsevier BV | Drug Discovery Today