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E Davì
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Asthma in the Elderly
2007
Background There is a distinct lack of information on the prognosis of asthma in the elderly. Methods In order to compare mortality rates of elderly people with and without asthma and to identify mortality risk factors in those with asthma, 1,233 ambulatory patients aged ≥ 65 years with a diagnosis of asthma (n = 210) or chronic nonrespiratory conditions (n = 1,023) were enrolled in a multicentric study. Patients underwent baseline spirometry and multidimensional assessment and were then followed up for a mean of 57.9 months (SD 16.9). We compared mortality rates in the two groups and identified predictors of death using multivariable survival analysis. Results The 5-year mortality rate in …
Effects of exercise training on airway responsiveness and airway cells in healthy subjects.
2010
J Appl Physiol. 2010 Aug;109(2):288-94. Epub 2010 Jun 10. Effects of exercise training on airway responsiveness and airway cells in healthy subjects. Scichilone N, Morici G, Zangla D, Chimenti L, Davì E, Reitano S, Paternò A, Santagata R, Togias A, Bellia V, Bonsignore MR. SourceDept. of Internal Medicine, Div. of Pulmonology (DIBIMIS Univ. of Palermo, "Villa Sofia-Cervello" Hospital, Via Trabucco 180, 90146 Palermo, Italy. n.scichilone@libero.it Abstract Airway responsiveness to methacholine (Mch) in the absence of deep inspirations (DIs) is lower in athletes compared with sedentary individuals. In this prospective study, we tested the hypothesis that a training exercise program reduces th…
Infrastrutture, campagne e tessuti urbani a Partinico. Tra la SS 113 e viale dei Platani
2014
Among SS 113, viale dei Platani and the northern margins of Partinico, there is a farm area (109 ha) crossed from east to west by the railway line and strongly characterized by the presence of the distillery Bertolino (about 7 ha), which emerges from olive groves, citrus orchards, vineyards, and fields with extensive crops. The SS 113 and viale dei Platani, which are the main north entrances to the town, have favored the development of activities related to trade and the wine industry in an area where the countryside, silos and warehouses, the fruit and vegetable market and the railway station, coexist with the volumes of the urban suburb. Besides, a new beltway provided for by General Town…
Nuove relazioni tra tessuto urbano e agricolo nel parco del Gugliotta a Piano Tavola, Carini
2014
To the south-west of Palermo, along the north-east belt of Carini marked by Mount Colombrina and crossed by thestream Gugliotta, a wide area called Piano Tavola stretches between city and countryside. Its margins are given by the suburban volumes standing along corso Italia (west), the olive grove under Pizzo Castellaccio (east), villa Dominici (north-east), the industrial area and the railway (north), and the quarry in Manostalla locality (south-east). It is evident the pressure of the buildings on the olive grove and countryside, the presence of roads that close and isolate the district, and the lack of continuity between open spaces and built areas. The reorganization of the road network…
Continuità tra tessuti urbani e spazi agricoli in contrada Raccuglia, Partinico
2014
In the northern suburbs of Partinico, the public housing district located in Raccuglia area extends into the large agricultural area to the north of the town, which is characterized by extensive crops, sowable lands, olive and citrus groves, vineyards, and orchards. From the built-up area (town) the country is seen as the main element of the urban landscape, however there are no significant connections between the countryside and the district, which are in fact divided by large paved surfaces. This feature inhibits the potential given by the special location of the districti in respect to the town center. A new opening towards the countryside should instead create new connections among the …
Il margine del parco agricolo del terrente San Vincenzo su Corso Italia, Carini
2014
To the west of Palermo, at the foot of Mount Saraceno and Mount Ceresia, surrounded by mounts Pecoraro, Montagna Longa, Tre Pizzi, Colombrina, stands Carini, on a hill 181 m above sea level. The area, cut lengthwise from south to north by some roads, among which corso Italia, extends, crossing the railway line and the SS 113, to the coast and the homonymous gulf. Along the strip to the west of the town (with an area of about 100 ha), among citrus orchards, olive groves, orchards, semicultivated or neglected fields, there is an area (about 240 ha) crossed by stream San Vincenzo. The railway line (north), corso Italia (east), Rocca del Castello with the adjacent walls (south), the cemetery (s…