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La resistenza di interfaccia calcestruzzo poroso-terreni a grana fina per il consolidamento di pendii mediante trincee drenanti profonde

2022

Le trincee drenanti profonde rappresentano uno dei metodi più efficaci per la mitigazione del rischio da frana, in pendii con falda idrica. Esse sono realizzate mediante pannelli o pali secanti. Il riempimento è costituito di calcestruzzo poroso o materiale granulare. Se le trincee sono adeguatamente “innestate” nel terreno stabile e il materiale di riempimento ha sufficiente resistenza e rigidezza come il calcestruzzo poroso, si ha ulteriore in-cremento di resistenza a taglio per effetto shear keys, oltre a quello derivante dalla riduzione delle pressioni in-terstiziali. L’incremento di resistenza è dovuto sia alla resistenza all’interfaccia calcestruzzo–terreni sia a quella intrinseca del…

interface shear strengthPervious concreteSettore ICAR/07 - Geotecnicashear keys effect. Pervious concrete for deep trench drains used to stabilise slopes must simultaneously satisfy many requirements namely adequate hydraulic conductiv-ity adequate shear strength a few days after pour-ing capacity to act as a protective filter for soils in which the drain is installed good resistance to clog-ging and adequate residual hydraulic conductivity. The pervious concrete with appropriated mix-design can effectively satisfy all the abovementioned requirements. If the trenches depth is such that they intersect the sliding surface and if the trenches are adequate-ly "socket" in the layers of stable soil there is a fur-ther increase in shear strength due to the shear keys effect. This latter is in addition to the increase in shear strength resulting from the reduction of inter-stitial pressures that remains the principal scope of the draining trenches. Obviously the increase of shear strength due to the shear keys effect occurs if the trenches are filled with material that have enough strength and stiffness such as the porous concrete. In this case the beneficial effects of the draining trenches on stability are also due to the resistance at the concrete interface of the trench - soils and to the intrinsic resistance of the concrete at the area of the trench intersected by the sliding surface taken into consideration.The increase in resistance due to the shear keys effect can be very significant in relation to the thickness and interspace of the trenches. Results reported in the paper demonstrated that the interface fine grained soil-pervious concrete is higher than the residual shear strength of the soil.
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Natural enemies emerging in cereal fields in spring may contribute to biological control

2022

1.Biological pest control is known to depend on landscape heterogeneity. However, such relationship shows irregular pattern and seems influenced by local farming practices and natural enemies that overwinter within crop fields. The objective of this study was to assess the contribution of emerging natural enemies in spring to biological control, and their response to the interaction between landscape heterogeneity and farming intensity. 2.We monitored the overwintering insect community using emergence traps and measured the local potential pest predation using prey cards in 30 cereal fields, in spring in France. Study fields were selected along a landscape heterogeneity gradient and farming…

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Happiness in Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Examination of Children Motivation and Negative Affect in Physical Activity

2020

Physical activity has beneficial effects on health and is extremely recommended for children's well-being. Understanding risk factors that could cause negative affect in children practicing physical activity is hugely relevant, and there is a growing consensus that autonomous and controlled motivation in the self-determination theory (SDT) framework could offer a broader perspective. Consequently, this study aims to examine the longitudinal relations between autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and negative affect in physical activity, using a sample of children that regularly participate in physical activity. One hundred forty children in the range age between 7 and 11 (M = 8.45, …

media_common.quotation_subjectPhysical activity Negative affect Children Well-being Self-determination theory05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)Physical activity050109 social psychologyContext (language use)050105 experimental psychologyChildren Negative affect Physical activity Self-determination theory Well-beingDevelopmental psychologyWell-beingHappiness0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPositive psychologyPsychologySettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' MotorieBeneficial effectsSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Self-determination theorymedia_commonJournal of Happiness Studies
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Sunlight exposure exerts immunomodulatory effects to reduce multiple sclerosis severity

2021

AbstractBackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) disease risk is associated with reduced sun exposure. This study assessed the relationship between measures of sun-exposure (vitamin D (vitD), latitude) and MS disease severity, the mechanisms of action, and effect-modification by medication and sun-sensitivity associated MC1R variants.MethodsTwo multi-center cohort studies (nNationMS=946, nBIONAT=991). Outcomes were the multiple sclerosis severity score (MSSS) and the number of Gd-enhancing lesion (GELs). RNAseq of four immune cell populations before and after UV-phototherapy of five MS patients.ResultsHigh serum vitD was associated with reduced MSSS (PNationMS=0.021; PBIONAT=0.007) and reduced ris…

medicine.medical_specialty610 Medicine & healthDiseaseGastroenterologyLesionImmune systemInterferonInternal medicineVitamin D and neurologyMedicineddc:610610 Medicine & healthBeneficial effectsSunlightSystemic lupus erythematosusMultidisciplinaryLow latitudebusiness.industryMultiple sclerosismedicine.diseaseddc:Cardiovascular and Metabolic DiseasesDisease riskmedicine.symptombusinessmedicine.drugCohort study
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Vascular Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Rats - Comparison of Beneficial Effects of AT1- Receptor Blockade, Calcium Antagonist, or Combi…

2013

medicine.medical_specialtyCombination therapybusiness.industryAntagonistchemistry.chemical_elementPharmacologyCalciummedicine.disease_causeBiochemistryEndocrinologyAt1 receptor blockadechemistryPhysiology (medical)Internal medicinemedicinebusinessBeneficial effectsOxidative stressFree Radical Biology and Medicine
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Role of exercise-induced hepatokines in metabolic disorders.

2019

International audience; The health-promoting effects of physical activity to prevent and treat metabolic disorders are numerous. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not yet completely deciphered. In recent years, studies have referred to the liver as an endocrine organ, since it releases specific proteins called hepatokines. Some of these hepatokines are involved in whole body metabolic homeostasis and are theorized to participate in the development of metabolic disease. In this regard, the present review describes the role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21, Fetuin-A, Angiopoietin-like protein 4, and Follistatin in metabolic disease and their production in response to acute exerci…

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Effects of enzyme replacement therapy with agalsidase alfa on glomerular filtration rate in patients with Fabry disease: preliminary data

2007

Progressive deposition of globotriaosylceramide results in severe complications involving the kidney, heart and brain in both hemizygous male and heterozygous female patients with Fabry disease. Analysis of renal data from FOS - the Fabry Outcome Survey - suggests that enzyme replacement therapy with agalsidase alfa can significantly improve renal function in patients with Fabry disease, at least in those with a mild decrease in glomerular filtration rate, and may also be able to slow down the natural decline in renal function in patients with a moderate reduction in glomerular filtration rate. Conclusion: Initial results from the large cohort of patients within FOS indicate that treatment …

medicine.medical_specialtyGlobotriaosylceramideUrologyRenal functionchemistry.chemical_compoundInternal medicinemedicineHumansIn patientBeneficial effectsKidneybusiness.industryGeneral MedicineEnzyme replacement therapymedicine.diseaseFabry diseaseRecombinant ProteinsIsoenzymesEndocrinologymedicine.anatomical_structurechemistryalpha-GalactosidasePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthFabry DiseasebusinessAgalsidase alfaGlomerular Filtration RateActa Paediatrica
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Wine, Diet, and Arterial Hypertension

2007

Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries, and the number of prehypertensive patients is increasing. The beneficial effects of moderate wine consumption on cardiovascular diseases have been demonstrated, along with the healthy influence of a Mediterranean dietary pattern. The association of these 2 factors on hypertension and its complications is considered here. As wine polyphenols exert a vasorelaxing action, they might positively influence the hemodynamic situation of these patients. These effects could be enhanced by dietary constituents, such as garlic, onions, and olive oil, which are widely employed in Mediterranean cooking. By evaluating many studies…

medicine.medical_specialtyHemodynamicsPhysiologyWine030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyDiet MediterraneanAntioxidantsPrehypertension03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifemedicineAnimalsHumans030212 general & internal medicineBeneficial effectsWinebusiness.industryMortality ratefood and beveragesDietary patternSurgeryBlood pressureHypertensionQuercetinCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessAngiology
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Beneficial Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training Combined With Multicomponent Training in Elderly Active Women

2019

ABSTRACTPurpose: This study aims to analyze changes in Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP), lung function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and blood pressure, in 10 healthy active elderly women, followin...

medicine.medical_specialtyPhysical fitnessBlood Pressure030209 endocrinology & metabolismPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPhysical strengthBreathing Exercises03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationHumansMedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineMuscle StrengthCardiovascular fitnessBeneficial effectsLung functionAgedbusiness.industryInspiratory muscle trainingCardiorespiratory fitness030229 sport sciencesGeneral MedicineRespiratory MusclesBlood pressureCardiorespiratory FitnessInhalationNephrologyFemalesense organsbusinessPhysical Conditioning HumanResearch Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
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Current practice in regional anaesthesia in Germany

2005

Several new techniques and agents (e.g. ropivacaine) have been introduced in regional anaesthesia to improve patients outcome and safety. The beneficial effects on patient outcome are clear with these techniques, however, no information is available about their pattern and frequency of use in clinical practice. This study presents data concerning the current practice of regional anaesthesia in Germany.A questionnaire was sent to every German anaesthesia department (n = 1381). Questions focused on the frequency and range of regional anaesthetic procedures employed, with attention also to the organizational structural of the individual institution.Six hundred and sixty-seven questionnaires we…

medicine.medical_specialtyRopivacainebusiness.industryMEDLINERegional anaesthesiaAnesthesia departmentAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineAnesthesia ConductionCurrent practiceGermanySurveys and QuestionnairesAnesthesiamedicineHumansAnesthesia Department HospitalIntensive care medicinebusinessBeneficial effectsmedicine.drugEuropean Journal of Anaesthesiology
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