Paolo Ciucci, Monica Masi, Luigi Boitani,
To assess the wolf‐habitat relationship on the home range scale (i.e., third order selection), we developed a resource selection probability function (RSPF) through a multiple logistic regression model based on the winter travel routes of a wolf pack in the northern Apennines, Italy (1991–95). Both travel routes (240 km) and habitat variables were mapped at 1:10 000 scale, digitised as Geographical Information System (GIS) layers, and overlaid with a 100×100 m pixel grid to census all used and unused ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
2003 - Wiley | Ecography
Marco Maltoni, Claudio Travaglini, Matteo Santi, Oriana Nanni, Emanuela Scarpi, Simonetta Benvenuti, L. Albertazzi, Laura Amaducci, Stefania Derni, L. Fabbri, A.L. De Masi, Luigi Montanari, Elena Pasini, A. Polselli, Umberto Tonelli, Paola Turci, Dino Amadori,
Tópico(s): Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
1997 - Springer Science+Business Media | Supportive Care in Cancer
Franca Rusconi, Valeria Di Fabrizio, Monia Puglia, Michela Sica, Rita De Santis, Stefano Masi, Luigi Gagliardi,
Abstract Aim To ascertain a delay in attendances to the emergency department (ED) during 2020 lockdown. Methods Area‐based cohort study on paediatric (0‐15 years) attendances resulting in hospital admission in Tuscany, Italy, in February‐May 2020, and the corresponding periods in 2018‐19. We analysed times from symptom onset to arrival, the odds of arriving late (>90th centile of time) and paediatricians’ judgements of a late presentation by logistic models. Results As expected, ED attendance fell sharply (− ...
Tópico(s): Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
2021 - Wiley | Acta Paediatrica
Gianpiero Colonna, Nicola G. Di Masi, Luigi G. Marzilli, Giovanni Natile,
Rate constants for guanine rotation about the Pt−N7 bond in (R,S,S,R)-Me2DABPtG2 complexes (Me2DAB = N,N'-dimethyl-2,3-diaminobutane; G = 9-EtG, 3'-GMP, and 5'-GMP) were evaluated from line-shape analysis of H8 resonances. Three diastereomers, two in head-to-tail (ΔHT and ΛHT) and one in head-to-head (HH) conformations, exist in equilibrium in solution. The two guanines are equivalent in ΔHT and ΛHT conformers and nonequivalent in the HH form; therefore, four rate constants (kΔHT, kΛHT, kHHs, and kHHd; sub- ...
Tópico(s): Electron Spin Resonance Studies
2003 - American Chemical Society | Inorganic Chemistry
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Bethany Vibert, Patricia Segura, Louise Gallagher, Stelios Georgiades, Panagiota Pervanidou, Audrey Thurm, Lindsay Alexander, Evdokia Anagnostou, Yuta Aoki, Catherine S. Birken, Somer Bishop, Jessica Boi, Carmela Bravaccio, Helena Brentani, Paola Canevini, Alessandra Carta, Alice Charach, Maria Antonella Costantino, Katherine Tombeau Cost, Elaine Andrade Cravo, Jennifer Crosbie, Chiara Davico, Federica Donno, Junya Fujino, Alessandra Gabellone, Cristiane Tezzari Geyer, Tomoya Hirota, Stephen M. Kanne, Makiko Kawashima, Elizabeth Kelley, Hosanna Kim, Young S. Kim, So Hyun Kim, Daphne J. Korczak, Meng‐Chuan Lai, Lucia Margari, Lucia Marzulli, Gabriele Masi, Luigi Mazzone, Jane McGrath, Suneeta Monga, Paola Morosini, Shinichiro Nakajima, Antonio Narzisi, Rob Nicolson, Aki Nikolaidis, Yoshihiro Noda, Kerri P. Nowell, Miriam Polizzi, Joana Portolese, Maria Pia Riccio, Manabu Saito, Ida Vanessa Döederlein Schwartz, Anish K. Simhal, Martina Siracusano, Stefano Sotgiu, Jacob Stroud, Fernando Sumiya, Yoshiyuki Tachibana, Nicole Takahashi, Riina Takahashi, Hiroki Tamon, Raffaella Tancredi, Benedetto Vitiello, Alessandro Zuddas, Bennett Leventhal, Kathleen Merikangas, Michael P. Milham, Adriana Di Martino,
Abstract Background Heterogeneous mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic are documented in the general population. Such heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). To identify distinct patterns of the pandemic impact and their predictors in ASD/NDD youth, we focused on pandemic-related changes in symptoms and access to services. Methods Using a naturalistic observational design, we assessed ...
Tópico(s): Child Development and Digital Technology
2023 - BioMed Central | Molecular Autism
Giuseppe Gambacorta, Michele Faccia, Giuseppe Natrella, Mirella Noviello, Gianvito Masi, Luigi Tarricone,
It is well known that the early removal of basal leaves is a viticultural practice adopted to improve the exposure of clusters to direct sunlight and UV radiation and increase the phenolic compounds and anthocyanin concentration in the berries. The aim of this work was to study the influence of early basal leaf removal on Aglianico wines produced in the Apulia region (southern Italy) during three consecutive seasons. Three vine treatments were carried out, where 100% of the cluster-zone leaves on ...
Tópico(s): Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Foods
Paola Brunori, Piergiorgio Masi, Luigi Faggiani, Luciano Villani, Michele Tronchin, Claudio Galli, Clarissa Laube, Antonella Leoni, Maila Demi, Antonio La Gioia,
Neonatal jaundice might lead to severe clinical consequences. Measurement of bilirubin in samples is interfered by hemolysis. Over a method-depending cut-off value of measured hemolysis, bilirubin value is not accepted and a new sample is required for evaluation although this is not always possible, especially with newborns and cachectic oncological patients. When usage of different methods, less prone to interferences, is not feasible an alternative recovery method for analytical significance of ...
Tópico(s): Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
2011 - Elsevier BV | Clinica Chimica Acta
Fabio Piscaglia, Stefano Gaiani, Gabriele Donati, L. Masi, Luigi Bolondi,
The splanchnic pharmacodynamic effects of the drugs used for the treatment of hemorrhagic complications of portal hypertension were poorly clarified until some years ago. The introduction of Doppler ultrasound provided a powerful tool to investigate such hemodynamic effects and brought new insights in this field. The present article reviews the pharmacodynamics of the substances used in the treatment of portal hypertension, with particular regard to the effects assessable by duplex Doppler ultrasonography.
Tópico(s): Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
1999 - Elsevier BV | Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
Luigi De Masi, Domenico Castaldo, Domenico Pignone, Luigi Servillo, Angelo Facchiano,
Plant tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) converts tryptophan into tryptamine, precursor of indolealkylamine alkaloids. The recent finding of tryptamine metabolites in Citrus plants leads to hypothesize the existence of TDC activity in this genus. Here, we report for the first time that, in Citrus x limon seedlings, deuterium labeled tryptophan is decarboxylated into tryptamine, from which successively deuterated N,N,N-trimethyltryptamine is formed. These results give an evidence of the occurrence of ...
Tópico(s): Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
2017 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Molecules
Guiseppe Cassinelli, A. Grein, Paolo Masi, Antonio Suarato, Luigi Rossi Bernardi, Federico Arcamone, Aurelio Di Marco, Anna Maria Casazza, Graziella Pratesi, Carla Soranzo,
Tópico(s): Synthesis and Biological Activity
1978 - Springer Nature | The Journal of Antibiotics
Gianluca Catullo, Monica Masi, Alessandra Falcucci, Luigi Maiorano, Carlo Rondinini, Luigi Boitani,
Southeast Asia is one of the richest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth and home to one of the highest concentrations of endemic species. Many protected areas (PA) have been established across the region, but to date no systematic evaluation of their efficacy has been published because no comprehensive dataset was available which could be fed into an analysis of conservation gaps. We collected the geographic range for 1086 mammal species of Southeast Asia and we built species-specific habitat suitability ...
Tópico(s): Primate Behavior and Ecology
2008 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
Marina Tucci, Michelina Ruocco, Luigi De Masi, Monica De Palma, Matteo Lorito,
Rhizosphere-competent fungi of the genus Trichoderma are widely used as biofertilizers and biopesticides in commercial formulates because of the multiple beneficial effects on plant growth and disease resistance. In this work, we demonstrate that genetic variability among wild and cultivated tomato lines affects the outcome of the interaction with two 'elite' biocontrol strains of T. atroviride and T. harzianum. The beneficial response, which included enhanced growth and systemic resistance against ...
Tópico(s): Nematode management and characterization studies
2010 - Wiley | Molecular Plant Pathology
Luigi De Masi, P. Siviero, Domenico Castaldo, Domenico Cautela, Castrese Esposito, Bruna Laratta,
Abstract A study on morphology, productive yield, main quality parameters and genetic variability of eight landraces of hot pepper ( Capsicum annuum ssp.) from Southern Italy has been performed. Morphological characters of berries and productivity values were evaluated by agronomic analyses. Chemical and genetic investigations were performed by HPLC and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)‐PCR, respectively. In particular, carotenoid and capsaicinoid (pungency) contents were considered as main quality ...
Tópico(s): Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
2007 - Wiley | Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
Luigi De Masi, P. Siviero, Castrese Esposito, Domenico Castaldo, Francesco Siano, Bruna Laratta,
Tópico(s): Genetic diversity and population structure
2006 - Springer Science+Business Media | European Food Research and Technology
Luigi De Masi, Domenico Castaldo, Giovanni Galano, Paola Minasi, Bruna Laratta,
Abstract The genetic diversity among 15 fig accessions ( Ficus carica L), belonging to 9 renowned cultivars of the Calabrian fig collection, and 24 unidentified genotypes of figs also located in the Calabrian region of Southern Italy, was investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. The genetic similarity values were calculated for the 39 samples, and a dendrogram was elaborated by cluster analysis according to the UPGMA algorithm. The generated DNA fragments grouped the samples ...
Tópico(s): Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
2005 - Wiley | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
S. Brillanti, Fabio Levantesi, L. Masi, Mauro Foli, Luigi Bolondi,
The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of triple antiviral therapy with interferon, ribavirin, and amantadine in comparison with interferon and ribavirin combination treatment in patients with interferon-nonresponsive chronic hepatitis C. We performed an open-label, prospective randomized controlled trial at a secondary referral center. We used a 2:1 ratio, patients received interferon, ribavirin, and amantadine, or interferon and ribavirin for 12 months, and were followed up for an additional ...
Tópico(s): Liver Disease and Transplantation
2000 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Hepatology
Stefania Varani, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Marzia Margotti, L. Masi, Laura Gramantieri, Luigi Bolondi, Maria Paola Landini,
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an ubiquitous pathogen that can cause severe and often fatal infections in immunocompromised patients. Patients with cirrhosis often show various degrees of impaired cellular immunity that could lead to acute CMV reactivation. The aim of the present study was to determine whether laboratory findings of active CMV infections are common in patients with cirrhosis. Fifty-five patients with cirrhosis were studied for acute CMV infection by virological (antigenemia and quantitative ...
Tópico(s): Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
2000 - Wiley | Journal of Medical Virology
Maria Rosaria Gallipoli, Leonardo Chiauzzi, Tony Alfredo Stabile, Marco Mucciarelli, Angelo Masi, Carmine Lizza, Luigi Vignola,
Tópico(s): Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
2014 - Springer Science+Business Media | Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
Ersan Özaslan, Cumali Efe, Alexandra Heurgué–Berlot, Taylan Kav, C Masi, Tuğrul Pürnak, Luigi Muratori, Yücel Üstündağ, Solange Bresson‐Hadni, Gérard Thiéfin, Thomas D. Schiano, Staffan Wåhlin, Paolo Muratori,
Background & AimsFor patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) with features of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) alone or in combination with immunosuppression is controversial. Little is known about the factors associated with initial response to therapy or outcome. We performed a retrospective analysis of treatment strategies and factors associated with outcomes of patients with PBC-AIH.MethodsWe analyzed data from 88 patients who were diagnosed with PBC-AIH ...
Tópico(s): Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
2013 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Laura Masi, Lucia Becherini, Luigi Gennari, Antonietta Amedei, Emanuela Colli, Alberto Falchetti, Maria Farci, Sandra Silvestri, Stefano Gonnelli, Maria Luisa Brandi,
Conversion of C19 steroids to estrogens is catalyzed by the aromatase enzyme. Inactivating mutations of the aromatase gene are associated with decreased bone mineral density in both men and women. Genetic studies suggest that several genes contribute to the regulation of bone mass via interaction with the modeling and remodeling processes. Among these genes, the aromatase gene is a potential candidate to be evaluated for segregation with bone metabolism and bone mass. A tetranucleotide simple tandem ...
Tópico(s): Bone Metabolism and Diseases
2001 - Oxford University Press | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Paola Bontempo, Luigi De Masi, Vincenzo Carafa, Daniela Rigano, Lucia Scisciola, Concetta Iside, Roberto Grassi, Anna Maria Molinari, Riccardo Aversano, Angela Nebbioso, Domenico Carputo, Lucia Altucci,
The action of anthocyanins contained in the Vitelotte potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in both breast and haematological cancers were investigated. The biomedical activities of anthocyanin extract derived from the Vitelotte cultivar were determined. Molecular genotyping was performed to properly identify this outstanding genotype in comparison to other potato varieties and to promote the utilization of this genetic resource by plant breeders. Furthermore, cellular and molecular characterization of the ...
Tópico(s): Plant Pathogens and Resistance
2015 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Functional Foods
Umberto Galderisi, Marilena Cipollaro, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Luigi De Masi, Giovanni Galano, A. Cascino,
SummaryThe sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) is a typical nut crop of the Mediterranean basin, whose importance is related to both fruit and wood production. Chestnut cultivars and clonal variants are often classified according to morphological traits and geographic origin. This approach makes discrimination among cultivars ambiguous and difficult. Here we present a Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) based procedure for molecular typing of chestnut cultigens. In particular we used this technique ...
Tópico(s): Horticultural and Viticultural Research
1998 - Taylor & Francis | The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology
Laura Masi, Lucia Becherini, Luigi Gennari, Emanuela Colli, Riccardo Mansani, Alberto Falchetti, C. Cepollaro, Stefano Gonnelli, Annalisa Tanini, Maria Luisa Brandi,
Bone mass could be under control of several polymorphic genes which can modulate bone turnover via reciprocal interactions. One of the genes that can be involved in this process is the calcitonin receptor (CTR) gene. Evidence from cDNA cloning has shown that CTRs have seven potential transmembrane domains and they are known to be expressed in several tissues. In a Japanese population was discovered a novel Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) at the CTR gene by Alu I restriction enzyme ...
Tópico(s): Bone Metabolism and Diseases
1998 - Elsevier BV | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Umberto Galderisi, Marilena Cipollaro, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Luigi De Masi, Giovanni Galano, A. Cascino,
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis is currently used to estimate genetic relationships in plants. We have used RAPD analysis to distinguish six different cultivars of Ficus carica , and several of their clones , that are widespread in the Campania Region of Southern Italy. Among these cultivars, `Bianco del Cilento' has unique characteristics, and is particularly useful for drying and for the manufacture of syrups. The protection of this cultivar is important to the Campania Region. We have ...
Tópico(s): Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
1999 - American Society for Horticultural Science | HortScience
Umberto Galderisi, Marilena Cipollaro, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Luigi De Masi, Giovanni Galano, A. Cascino,
Tópico(s): Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
1999 - Springer Science+Business Media | Plant Cell Reports
Filomena Monica Vella, Luigi De Masi, Roberto Calandrelli, Alessandra Morana, Bruna Laratta,
Tópico(s): Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | European Food Research and Technology
Bernardina Scafuri, Paola Bontempo, Lucia Altucci, Luigi De Masi, Angelo Facchiano,
Histone modifications through acetylation are fundamental for remodelling chromatin and consequently activating gene expression. The imbalance between acetylation and deacetylation activity causes transcriptional dysregulation associated with several disorders. Flavones, small molecules of plant origin, are known to interfere with class I histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes and to enhance acetylation, restoring cell homeostasis. To investigate the possible physical interactions of flavones on human ...
Tópico(s): Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biomedicines
Luigi De Masi, Paola Bontempo, Daniela Rigano, Paola Stiuso, Vincenzo Carafa, Angela Nebbioso, Sonia Piacente, Paola Montoro, Riccardo Aversano, Vincenzo D’Amelia, Domenico Carputo, Lucia Altucci,
Plants produce a vast array of biomolecules with beneficial effects for human health. In this study, polyphenol and anthocyanin-rich extracts (PAE) from pigmented tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. varieties “Blue Star”, “Magenta Love”, and “Double Fun” in comparison with the more extensively studied “Vitelotte” were evaluated and compared for antiproliferative effects in human leukemia cells, and their phytochemical and genetic profiles were determined. In U937 cells, upon treatment with PAE, it was possible ...
Tópico(s): Plant Gene Expression Analysis
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Molecules
Deborah Giordano, Luigi De Masi, Maria Antonia Argenio, Angelo Facchiano,
An outbreak by a new severe acute respiratory syndrome betacoronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread CoronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) all over the world. Immediately, following studies have confirmed the human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a cellular receptor of viral Spike-Protein (Sp) that mediates the CoV-2 invasion into the pulmonary host cells. Here, we compared the molecular interactions of the viral Sp from previous SARS-CoV-1 of 2002 and SARS-CoV-2 with the host ACE2 protein by in silico ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biomedicines
Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Cristina Quispe, Carla Marina Salgado Castillo, Rodrigo Caroca‐Cáceres, Marco A. Lazo‐Vélez, Halyna Antonyak, A. I. Polishchuk, Roman Lysiuk, Petro Oliinyk, Luigi De Masi, Paola Bontempo, Miquel Martorell, Sevgi Durna Daştan, Daniela Rigano, Michaël Wink, William C. Cho,
Ellagic acid (EA) is a bioactive polyphenolic compound naturally occurring as secondary metabolite in many plant taxa. EA content is considerable in pomegranate (
Tópico(s): Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications
2022 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity