Academic Articles & Research Papers

Low-grade chronic inflammation and transcriptomics: how molecular pharmacognosy can help find new natural treatment alternatives—a narrative review

Abstract Background The inflammatory response is fundamental to the maintenance of an organism’s physiological homeostasis. Inflammation is controlled by a series of biological events driven by specific inflammatory molecules. When inflamma...

Efficacy, safety, and quality of life 4 years after valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene transfer for severe hemophilia A in the phase 3 GENEr8-1 trial

Background: Valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus-mediated gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, enables endogenous factor (F)VIII expression and provides bleed protection. Objectives: Determine valoctocogene roxaparvovec du...

The Threefold Role of the University in Fostering the Energy Transition: The Case of Bologna and Its Cesena Campus

As acceleration toward the transition to a carbon-neutral energy production becomes an urgent imperative, universities are called to play a multifaceted role: to produce knowledge and cutting-edge research for the pursuit of energy transiti...

Wide Field of View Microwave Interferometric Radiometer Imaging

In microwave interferometric radiometers with a large field of view, as for example the Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) onboard the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite, one of the major causes of r...

Three-dimensional structure and formation mechanisms of Y2O3 hollow-precipitates in a Cu-based metallic glass

Recently, the high ductility of Cu-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) has been directly linked to the presence of Y2O3 precipitates, and surrounding crystallized areas. Nevertheless, the formation of the precipitates remains to be defined. ...

High-temperature dielectric characterisation in the S-band using a solar simulator heated re-entrant microwave cavity and multiphysics modelling

This study presents a comprehensive system for the high-temperature microwave characterisation of dielectric materials. This system addresses the current scarcity of reliable dielectric data above 1000 °C, particularly under concentrated so...

Nuclear Engineering

Human beings have engaged in some form of “materials engineering” since the beginning of life on Earth. We have even named eras after the materials that were predominantly used in those historic times (e.g., Stone Age, Bronze Age). However,...

Nuclear engineering

Basic Nuclear Engineering

"Basic Nuclear Engineering." Nuclear Technology, 38(3), pp. 445–446 Additional informationNotes on contributorsBarry D. GanapolBarry D. Ganapol (BS, mechanical engineering, University of California at Berkeley; MS, nuclear engineering, Colu...

Numerical study of real gas effects during bubble collapse using a disequilibrium multiphase model

An explicit density-based solver of the Euler equations for inviscid and immiscible gas–liquid flow media is coupled with real-fluid thermodynamic equations of state supporting mild dissociation and calibrated with shock tube data up to 500...

Reefs under Siege—the Rise, Putative Drivers, and Consequences of Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats

Benthic cyanobacteria have commonly been a small but integral component of coral reef ecosystems, fulfilling the critical function of introducing bioavailable nitrogen to an inherently oligotrophic environment. Though surveys may have previ...

Biomass burning fuel consumption rates: a field measurement database

Landscape fires show large variability in the amount of biomass or fuel consumed per unit area burned. Fuel consumption (FC) depends on the biomass available to burn and the fraction of the biomass that is actually combusted, and can be com...

Response of Phytoplankton Assemblages From Naturally Acidic Coastal Ecosystems to Elevated pCO2

The interplay of coastal oceanographic processes usually results in partial pressures of CO2 (pCO2) higher than expected from the equilibrium with the atmosphere and even higher than those expected by the end of the century. Although this i...

Seabird Migration Strategies: Flight Budgets, Diel Activity Patterns, and Lunar Influence

Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas, facing challenges that require behavioural adjustments, particularly to flight timing and duration. Such adjustments in daily activity pat...

Prensa y propaganda bélica 1808-1814

Después de establecer un breve marco conceptual sobre propaganda y propaganda de guerra, este artículo se ocupa de Napoleón como un verdadero genio de la propaganda. Traza un panorama de la prensa y la propaganda en España en el periodo de ...

Inclusiveness, Equity, Consistency, and Flexibility as Guiding Criteria for Enabling Transdisciplinary Collaboration: Lessons From a European Project on Nature-Based Solutions and Urban Innovation

The structural research programmes of the European Union dedicated to advance the sustainability sciences are increasingly permeated by the notion of transdisciplinarity (TD). A growing body of literature residing at the intersection of res...

Sufis and Women: The Study of Women's Sufis in The Western World

The lack of records about the involvement and contribution of women in Sufism texts cannot be used as an excuse that women have a small role and position in the development and dissemination of Sufism teachings, doctrines and practices. So ...

Breeding birds in the largest historical urban park of Rome (Villa Doria Pamphilj): community structure and spatial patterns of species richness and occurrence

This study presents preliminary data obtained through intensive sampling using a spatial survey approach (breeding bird atlas) carried out in Rome’s largest historic urban park: Villa Doria Pamphilj (184 hectares). A total of 44 breeding bi...

Facial Oedema Is Not Always Angioedema: A Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema during COPD Exacerbation

We report a case of acute facial oedema in an elderly hospitalized patient which was initially misdiagnosed as angioedema secondary to antibiotics in a patient with an allergic diathesis. We describe the differential aetiologies and then t...

The Role of Artificial Intelligence on Tumor Boards: Perspectives from Surgeons, Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists

The integration of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is fundamental in delivering state-of-the-art cancer treatment, facilitating collaborative diagnosis and management by a diverse team of specialists. Despite the clear benefits in per...