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Characterization of a digital camera as an absolute tristimulus colorimeter

2003

An algorithm is proposed for the spectral and colorimetric characterization of digital still cameras (DSC) which allows them to be used as tele-colorimeters with CIE-XYZ color output, in cd/m2. The spectral characterization consists in the calculation of the color-matching functions from the previously measured spectral sensitivities. The colorimetric characterization consists in trans- forming the raw RGB digital data into absolute tristimulus values CIE-XYZ (in cd/m2) under variable and unknown spectroradiometric conditions. Thus, in the first stage, a gray balance was applied over the raw RGB digital data to convert them into RGB relative colorimetric values. In the second stage, an algo…

business.product_categoryDemosaicingDigital camerabusiness.industryColor correctionDevice modeling and characterizationTristimulus colorimeterSpectroradiometerDevice limitationsColorCheckerRGB color modelComputer visionArtificial intelligenceColorimetrybusinessColor correctionÓpticaDigital cameraMathematicsColor Imaging VIII: Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications
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Prognostic role of soluble PD-1 and BTN2A1 in overweight melanoma patients treated with nivolumab or pembrolizumab: finding the missing links in the …

2023

Individual response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is currently unpredictable in patients with melanoma. Recent findings highlight a striking improvement in the clinical outcomes of overweight/obese patients treated with ICIs, which seems driven, at least in part, by programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)-mediated T-cell dysfunction. A putative role of butyrophilins (BTNs) is under investigation as a novel mechanism of cancer immune evasion and obesity-associated inflammation. This study investigates the role of baseline plasma levels of soluble PD-1 (sPD-1), soluble programmed cell death ligand 1 (sPD-L1), BTN2A1 (sBTN2A1), BTN3A1 (sBTN3A1), along with body mass index (BMI), as pr…

butyrophilinsOncologyBTN2A1PD-1melanomacirculating immune checkpointssoluble immune checkpointspredictive biomarker
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Sepsis in head and neck cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and radiation: literature review and consensus

2015

Abstract: The reporting of infection/sepsis in chemo/radiation-treated head and neck cancer patients is sparse and the problem is underestimated. A multidisciplinary group of head and neck cancer specialists from Italy met with the aim of reaching a consensus on a clinical definition and management of infections and sepsis. The Delphi appropriateness method was used for this consensus. External expert reviewers then evaluated the conclusions carefully according to their area of expertise. The paper contains seven clusters of statements about the clinical definition and management of infections and sepsis in head and neck cancer patients, which had a consensus. Furthermore, it offers a revie…

cancer patientpathogenesipositron emission tomographyhealthcare associated infectionSettore MED/06 - Oncologia Medicapatient monitoringradiodiagnosimedicine.medical_treatmentChemotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; SepsisthrombocytopeniaReviewblood cultureorgan injurymedical terminologyMedicineHead and neck cancermetabolic acidosiC reactive proteinHead and Neck Neoplasmmedical specialisttreatment withdrawalconsensus developmentHematologyclinical practicesystemic inflammatory response syndromeItalyOncologyHead and Neck Neoplasmslaboratory testthrombocytosichemically induced/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingchemotherapy; head and neck cancer; radiotherapy; sepsis; oncology; hematology; geriatrics and gerontologyorgan perfusionhospitalizationHumansepsis Head and Neck Neoplasmmedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveSepsibacterium culturediagnostic approach routefluorodeoxyglucosecancer chemotherapySepsisSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSepsiscancer radiotherapyfollow upChemotherapyHumansinfection riskIntensive care medicineprocalcitonin antimicrobial therapyChemotherapyRadiotherapybusiness.industrydisease predispositionHead and neck cancerlactic acidChemotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; Sepsis; Humans; Italy; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Sepsis; Hematology; Oncology; Geriatrics and Gerontologymedicine.diseasemortalityDelphi studyRadiation therapyinflammationincidencehyperglycemiaHuman medicineGeriatrics and Gerontologybusiness
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Prevalence and factors associated with circadian blood pressure patterns in hypertensive patients.

2009

Comment in Timing of antihypertensive therapy and circadian blood pressure pattern. [Hypertension. 2009] Timing of antihypertensive therapy and circadian blood pressure pattern. Almirall J, Martínez-Ocaña JC, Comas L. Hypertension. 2009 Jun; 53(6):e41; author reply e42. Epub 2009 May 4. Dipping comes of age: the importance of nocturnal blood pressure. [Hypertension. 2009]. Dipping comes of age: the importance of nocturnal blood pressure. O'Brien E. Hypertension. 2009 Mar; 53(3):446-7. Epub 2009 Jan 26.Nondipping in patients with hypertension. [Hypertension. 2009] Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring has become useful in the diagnosis and management of hypertensive individuals. In addit…

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN A SURGICAL PRECISION NECK STABBING

2021

Trauma involving the neck region are to always be considered as clinical/surgical emergencies because of the presence of vascular, nervous and lymphatic vessels, along with the pharyngo-esophageal and laryngo-tracheal structures. For this reason, therapeutic and diagnostic timing arouses great interest. The authors report the case of a conscious and hemodynamically stable man, presented to the emergency room for a neck penetrating trauma, caused by a knife passing through his neck (zone II) from right to left. A correct instrumental examination (CT angiography and selective right carotid axis angiography) and the multidisciplinary surgical approach proved to be fundamental for the safe extr…

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Przygotowanie językowe dorosłych do pracy w krajach niemieckojęzycznych

2015

The article shows the necessity of continuing education, including the language education. Fundamental differences between the education of children, teenagers and adults were presented. An original method of teaching a foreign language, developed for the adults learning German to be able to work in German-speaking countries was described. The methods of evaluation of a lang uage competence (The European Language C ertificates) were described.

certyfikaty językoweforegin language educationnauczanie języka obcegomethod of teaching Germanlanguage certificatesnauczanie dorosłychmetoda nauczania języka niemieckiego.adult educationEdukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych
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Safety and efficacy of cervical disc arthroplasty in preventing the adjacent segment disease: a meta-analysis of mid- to long-term outcomes in prospe…

2019

Objectives: Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has become an alternative treatment for cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. This technique preserves appropriate motion at both the index and adjacent disc levels and consequently may prevent adjacent segment degeneration (ASD). The authors performed a meta-analysis to compare the safety and efficacy of CDA to those of the gold standard, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Both surgical and clinical parameters were employed to verify the hypothesis that CDA can reduce the risk of ASD. Methods: The meta-analysis comprised high-quality randomized controlled trials that compared CDA and ACDF treatments of cervical degenerative disc di…

cervical disc arthroplastymedicine.medical_specialtyVisual analogue scalemedicine.medical_treatmentAnterior cervical discectomy and fusionReview030204 cardiovascular system & hematologylaw.inventionDegenerative disc disease03 medical and health sciencesMyelopathy0302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled triallawmedicinePharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicineGeneral Pharmacology Toxicology and PharmaceuticsCDDDACDFNeck painChemical Health and Safetybusiness.industrycervical degenerative disc diseaseGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseArthroplastySurgerymeta-analysisCDAMeta-analysisrandomized controlled trialcervical total disc replacementCTDRmedicine.symptombusinessSafety Researchanterior cervical discectomy and fusionRCTTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
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Predominio de las cheapfakes en redes sociales. Complejidad técnica y funciones textuales de la desinformación desmentida en Argentina durante 2020

2022

Research on disinformation concentrates a growing interest in the design of deepfakes and the possible political, economic and social implications of their viral dissemination on social networks. However, as much or more worrying are the cheapfakes: the hoaxes created by the users themselves through the native features of their mobile devices, the rude manipulation of pre-existing files or the simple addition of text that alters the original meaning of the shared messages. The objective of this research is to analyze the degree of technological complexity of the disinformation that circulated in Argentina during 2020 throughout social networks, as well as the role that the text played in it…

cheapfakesredes socialesArgentinaInformació Xarxes d'DesinformaciónGeneral Medicinefact-checkersfact-checking
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Implementation of the inclusive CICO Plus intervention for pupils at risk of severe behaviour problems in SWPBS schools

2020

Check in–check out (CICO) is a widely used and studied behavioural intervention. Although CICO is an effective way to support pupils’ behaviour in a school context, not all pupils benefit from basic CICO. A single-case experimental study was designed to evaluate the effects of CICO Plus support (CICO Plus) for participants whose behaviour was determined to be non-responsive to basic CICO. CICO Plus was planned and implemented with four pupils identified by school CICO teams as needing additional behavioural support. Individual CICO Plus support was planned by multiprofessional teams working on each pupil’s case. The CICO Plus support was based on teaching social skills and behaviour at leas…

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The check-list of fungi in Sicily (southern Italy): current survey status

2011

A number of checklists are currently available in several continents, European and extra European countries (Holland, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, North America, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Russia, Africa, Iran, Oman, Turkey, Asia). The checklists are modern tools for evaluation of fungal biodiversity and precious documents to obtain ecological data and information for management and exploitation of protected areas, agro- and forest ecosystems. A checklist of Sicilian fungi was edited by Venturella (1991), followed, in 2009, by a new report (Gargano et al., 2009). At that time the number of macrofungi from…

check-list fungi biodiversitySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata
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