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Strategie e contro-strategie per una città a misura d’uomo?
2018
Le strategie che da qualche anno vengono messe in campo per “costruire” città sostenibili si confrontano con i temi ambientali declinati in differenti campi. Tra questi, certamente, quello della mobilità riveste un ruolo chiave. Per tale ragione le città da tempo si stanno dotando di Piani per la mobilità sostenibile puntando sul rafforzamento del trasporto pubblico e sulle piste ciclabili. La città di Palermo, nell’ottica di migliorare e integrare i vari sistemi di trasporto, ha redatto diversi progetti di infrastrutture per le piste ciclabili finalizzati a un cambiamento delle abitudine delle persone, con conseguenti benefici ambientali. Questi progetti agiscono fortemente sugli spazi urb…
A New Method for Extracting Skin Microbes Allows Metagenomic Analysis of Whole-Deep Skin
2013
In the last decade, an extensive effort has been made to characterize the human microbiota, due to its clinical and economic interests. However, a metagenomic approach to the skin microbiota is hampered by the high proportion of host DNA that is recovered. In contrast with the burgeoning field of gut metagenomics, skin metagenomics has been hindered by the absence of an efficient method to avoid sequencing the host DNA. We present here a method for recovering microbial DNA from skin samples, based on a combination of molecular techniques. We have applied this method to mouse skin, and have validated it by standard, quantitative PCR and amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA. The taxonomic diversit…
Association of Maternal Secretor Status and Human Milk Oligosaccharides With Milk Microbiota: An Observational Pilot Study
2019
Background and Objectives: Breast milk contains several bioactive factors including oligosaccharides (HMO) and microbes that shape the infant gut microbiota. HMO profile is determined by secretor status, however their influence on milk microbiota is still uncovered. This study is aimed to determine the impact of the FUT2 genotype on the milk microbiota during the first month of lactation and the association with HMO. Methods: Milk microbiota from 25 healthy lactating women was determined by quantitative PCR and 16S gene pyrosequencing. Secretor genotype was obtained by PCR-RFLPs and by HMO identification and quantification. Results: The most abundant bacteria were Staphylococcus and Strepto…
Fecal microbiota transplantation to maintain remission in Crohn’s disease: a pilot randomized controlled study
2020
Abstract Background The role of the gut microbiota in Crohn’s disease (CD) is established and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an attractive therapeutic strategy. No randomized controlled clinical trial results are available. We performed a randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial of FMT in adults with colonic or ileo-colonic CD. Method Patients enrolled while in flare received oral corticosteroid. Once in clinical remission, patients were randomized to receive either FMT or sham transplantation during a colonoscopy. Corticosteroids were tapered and a second colonoscopy was performed at week 6. The primary endpoint was the implantation of the donor microbiota at week 6…
Detection of respiratory viral infections in neonates treated for suspicion of nosocomial bacterial sepsis: a feasibility study.
2013
There is a lack of knowledge concerning the frequency and significance of respiratory viral infections that occur in the neonatal intensive care unit. In the present study, all neonates with suspected nosocomial bacterial sepsis were screened for a panel of respiratory viruses. Respiratory viral infections were detected in 10% of these cases. This was comparable with the frequency of a blood-culture-proven sepsis.
Implementation of Antibiotic Discovery by Student Crowdsourcing in the Valencian Community Through a Service Learning Strategy
2020
© 2020 Maicas, Fouz, Figàs-Segura, Zueco, Rico, Navarro, Carbó, Segura-García and Biosca.
Large Depth-of-Field Integral Microscopy by Use of a Liquid Lens
2018
Integral microscopy is a 3D imaging technique that permits the recording of spatial and angular information of microscopic samples. From this information it is possible to calculate a collection of orthographic views with full parallax and to refocus computationally, at will, through the 3D specimen. An important drawback of integral microscopy, especially when dealing with thick samples, is the limited depth of field (DOF) of the perspective views. This imposes a significant limitation on the depth range of computationally refocused images. To overcome this problem, we propose here a new method that is based on the insertion, at the pupil plane of the microscope objective, of an electrical…
Architecture for the reception in Lampedusa
2016
Il percorso di ricerca e di didattica è stato orientato alla conoscenza dei luoghi di forte valenza architettonica e paesaggistica, interessati da fenomeni di immigrazione che definiscono sempre più i nuovi paesaggi architettonici e sociali delle nostre città. Il Laboratorio di Progettazione Architettonica di terzo anno (A.A. 2011-2012 e 2012-2013) svolto insieme ai progetti di laurea ha avuto come obiettivo il progetto di architettura per l’accoglienza a Lampedusa come risposta ai problemi dell’abitare dei migranti che approdano continuamente nell’isola. Questo tema legato a quello delle migrazioni, reso ancora più complesso dalle recenti continue migrazioni dal Nord-Africa, ha rappresenta…
Response of periodontium to mineral trioxide aggregate and Biodentine: a pilot histological study on humans.
2018
Background The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time the histological response of human periodontium to mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and Biodentine. Methods Six patients scheduled for implant full-arch rehabilitation were randomly assigned to one of the two test groups: MTA or Biodentine treatment. For each patient, two teeth scheduled for strategic extraction were randomly assigned either to the test or to the control treatment. A lateral perforation was drilled on the root and either repaired with MTA/Biodentine or filled with gutta-percha(control). Three months later, the teeth were extracted along with the coronal third of the alveolar bone and a portion of gingiva…
Value creation in mobile tourism services : evaluating the value creation concerns of the Norwegian MOVE project
2007
Sammendrag på norsk og engelsk. The report presents the results of the evaluation activity specified as part of the MOVE project, a three year innovation project funded by the Research Council of Norway and seven industry and university partners. The aim of this project has been to establish a location-based electronic marketplace, offering mobile tourism services. Several pilot services including a map-based interface providing tourist guide functionality to the mobile handset, a web based tool for service providers’ registration of points of interest (POI), and two “infotainment” services (picture puzzle and riddle) has been developed. The Lofoten area was chosen as the target region for …