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M. Fricano

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Experimental investigation on different rainfall energy harvesting structures

2018

In this paper proposes an experimental comparison between different rainfall harvesting devices and the study of the corresponding electrical rectifying circuit. More in detail, three harvesting structures are considered: the cantilever, the bridge and the floating circle. For each of the proposed structure, different waveforms have been acquired and discussed. The processed data have been compared in order to suggest the best choice for the rectifying circuit, from the simplest one to the most endorsed in the technical literature.

010302 applied physicsCantileverComputer scienceRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentRainfall energy harvester02 engineering and technologySettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti Elettrici021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesTechnical literatureBridge (nautical)Settore ING-IND/31 - ElettrotecnicaTransducer0103 physical sciencesAutomotive EngineeringElectronic engineeringWaveform0210 nano-technologyEnergy harvestingPiezoelectric effectHardware_LOGICDESIGN
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The prognostic value of sentinel lymph node micrometastases in patients with invasive breast carcinoma

2016

The prognostic value of sentinel lymph node micrometastases in invasive breast cancer patients is still widely debated. Even if, in the absence of unequivocal guidelines, the axillary lynphadenectomy is not still performed in the routine clinical care of these patients.We have retrospectively analyzed 746 patients with operable invasive breast cancer and clinically negative axillary lymph nodes. These patients underwent conservative surgery or total mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy. Patients with micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node treated with axillary dissection has been checked and the involvement of the remaining lymph nodes analyzed. Patients with micrometastases in th…

AdultNeoplasms Hormone-DependentBiopsy Fine-NeedleBreast carcinomaBreast NeoplasmsHumansRadionuclide ImagingTechnetium Tc 99m Aggregated AlbuminMastectomyAgedRetrospective StudiesAged 80 and overSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyCarcinoma Ductal BreastMicrometaseMiddle AgedPrognosisCombined Modality TherapyCarcinoma LobularNeoplasm MicrometastasisLymphatic MetastasisBreast carcinoma; Micrometases; Sentinel lymph node; SurgeryAxillaLymph Node ExcisionFemaleSurgeryNeoplasm Recurrence LocalRadiopharmaceuticalsSentinel lymph node
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Design and control of an innovative electronic load for the photovoltaic module characterization

2016

The paper proposes a new electronic load setup for a fast, low-cost and standard-compliant characterization of a photovoltaic module. The approach is based on the use of a DC-DC converter, exploiting its ability to emulate a resistor. In particular, a Buck-Boost converter topology is employed. The model is implemented in the Simulink/SimPower System environment. A commercial PV Conergy E215P photovoltaic module is used in order to evaluate the performances of the proposed electronic load and to validate the proposed approach.

Settore ING-IND/31 - ElettrotecnicaPV moduleDC–DC converterDC-DC converterlcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti Elettricielectronic loadSettore ING-INF/07 - Misure Elettriche E Elettronichelcsh:TK1-9971PV characterization
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