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Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a cross-sectional study.

2017

Abstract Although the better management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has significantly improved the long-term outcome of affected patients, a significant proportion of these may develop associated comorbidities including cardiometabolic complications. However, it must be pointed out that a comprehensive cardiometabolic evaluation is still poorly integrated into the management of RA patients, due to a limited awareness of the problem, a lack of appropriate clinical studies, and optimal strategies for cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in RA. In addition, although several studies investigated the possible association between traditional CV risk factors and RA, conflicting results are still av…

Hirsutane-Type Sesquiterpenes with Uncommon Modifications from Three Basidiomycetes

2010

From three basidiomycetes, Xeromphalina sp., Stereum sp., and Pleurocybella porrigens, six triquinane sesquiterpenes with unprecendented modifications and a rearranged sesquiterpene related to coriolin C have been isolated. Their isolation, structure elucidation, and biological evaluation are described.

Halloysite nanotubes loaded with peppermint essential oil as filler for functional biopolymer film

2016

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to show how a functional bionanocomposite film with both antioxidant and antimicrobial activities was successfully prepared by the filling of a pectin matrix with modified Halloysite nanotubes (HNT) containing the essential peppermint oil (PO). Firstly, HNT surfaces were functionalized with cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) molecules with the aim to enhance the affinity of the nanofiller towards PO, which was estimated by means of HPLC experiments. The HNT/CB[6] hybrid was characterized by several methods (thermogravimetry, FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy) highlighting the influence of the supramolecular interactions on the composition, therma…

Kaukasia geopoliittisen toiminnan näyttämönä : Kaukasian alueen geopoliittista tarkastelua läntisten, venäläisten, turkkilaisten ja iranilaisten intr…

2003

Aspetti tecnologici per il riuso: contributi al dibattito

2016

Qui il taglio della trattazione sul riuso della Centrale Enel Tifeo è legato alle questioni tecnologiche sia pure in un’accezione ampia che declina sia le tecniche ambientali che le tecnologie connesse agli edifici e alle costruzioni. Una lettura disciplinare, certamente parziale e limitata, che non vuole mancare però di individuare fattori comuni e temi di dibattito di più ampio respiro. Si tenta questa analisi con una struttura di tre paragrafi, parzialmente correlati a scale di problemi: il contesto e il lotto, quale area di dominio; l’involucro, soprattutto considerato per l’edificio dei turbo-alternatori; l’ambiente indoor e gli spazi interni in edifici dalla spazialità estremamente pa…

Almond shell reuse: a viable non-conventional aggregate for sustainable building materials

2022

Bio-based or green architecture is a new way of designing and building in line with the European Green Deal and in light of the Circular Economy principles. The main green approach directs the whole construction life cycle to be eco-sustainable and environmentally friendly from the beginning to the end of the building process. Beyond the use of eco sustainable and highly performing structural materials, new technologies able of reduce the environmental impact of buildings must be used. This paper is aimed at reviewing the possible reuse of bio- wastes of agricultural origin whose massive production generates a number of issues for their treatment and disposal. In particular, this study will…

On site consolidation of burnt and partially charred wood in dry conditions

2011

Abstract Forty years ago in a xx th-century church in Torino, a small fire partially burned some of the decorative external boards of the sound-box of the organ. The focus of this present work was to find a treatment able to consolidate partially burnt wood in dry conditions, in which the external charred layer would be lost if not well preserved because of its incoherence. The product had to be applied onsite on an architectural structure intended to be reused again (and not simply exhibited). This circumstance is rarely encountered in the conservation of wooden Cultural Heritage. The efficacy of treatments was evaluated on the basis of a suitable and original experimental methodology, whi…

Potential involvement of IL-9 and Th9 cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

2015

Objective IL-9 has been shown to be upregulated before the clinical onset of articular disease in RA. The exact role of IL-9 and Th9 cells in RA, however, has not yet been adequately studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of IL-9 and IL-9-expressing cells in RA patients. Methods IL-9, IL-9R, PU.1, IL-9, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), IL-4 and TGF-β expression was assessed by real-time-PCR in the synovial tissues of RA and OA patients. IL-9, IL-9R, IL-4, TSLP and TGF-β were also investigated by immunohistochemistry. Peripheral CD4(+) T cell subsets were studied by flow cytometry analysis before and after incubation with citrullinated peptides. Results IL-9 was ov…

Le Creusot en 1936 : Le calme au milieu de la tempête

2007

National audience; La Saône-et-Loire, à l’instar du pays tout entier, est touché de plein fouet par la vague de grèves qui accompagne la victoire du Front populaire à l’été 1936 . On comptabilise plus de cent trente grèves dans le département entre juin et juillet . Alors que la revendication sociale fait partout irruption dans le champ politique et marque indéniablement un tournant dans l’histoire hexagonale, Le-Creusot fait figure d’exception. D’abord, Victor Bataille, le «candidat Schneider» soutenu par l’Action Républicaine et de Paix Sociale aux méthodes fascisantes, est réélu député avec 52% des suffrages exprimés . Ensuite les usines métallurgiques Schneider qui constituent, avec les…

Full-scale validation of bio-recycled asphalt mixtures for road pavements

2019

Abstract Recycling of asphalt has become a well-established practice in many countries, however the road pavement industry remains a bulk consumer of extracted raw materials. Novel solutions that find root in circular economy concepts and life-cycle approaches are needed in order to enable optimisation of infrastructure resource efficiency, starting from the design stage and spanning the whole value chain in the construction sector. Itis within this framework that the present study presents a full-scale validation of asphalt mixtures specifically designed to ensure durability of flexible road pavements and at the same time enabling the reuse of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) through the i…