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Severity-Related Changes of Bronchial Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2014
ABSTRACT Bronchial colonization by potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPMs) is often demonstrated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but culture-based techniques identify only a portion of the bacteria in mucosal surfaces. The aim of the study was to determine changes in the bronchial microbiome of COPD associated with the severity of the disease. The bronchial microbiome of COPD patients was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene amplification and pyrosequencing in sputum samples obtained during stable disease. Seventeen COPD patients were studied (forced expiratory volume in the first second expressed as a percentage of the forced vital capacity [FEV 1 %] median, 35.0%; interquartile…
Le dernier baiser de Roméo et Julette : comment mettre en scène l'intime?
2019
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Effects of different simplified milk recording methods on genetic evaluation with Test-Day animal model
2007
The aims of the present study were to compare estimated breeding values (EBV) for milk yield using different testing schemes with a test-day animal model and to evaluate the effect of different testing schemes on the ranking of top sheep. Alternative recording schemes that use less information than that currently obtained with a monthly test-day schedule were employed to estimate breeding values. A random regression animal mixed model that used a spline function of days in milk was fitted. EBVs obtained with alternative recording schemes showed different degrees of Spearman correlation with EBVs obtained using the monthly recording scheme. These correlations ranged from 0.77 to 0.92. A redu…
"Signore, che pazzi questi mortali!" Un percorso intorno al "Midsummer Night's Dream" di Benjamin Britten
2017
Il saggio prende le mosse dal "Midsummer Night's Dream" di William Shakespeare e dalle sue versioni e interpretazioni musicali a partire dal XVII secolo e descrive la genesi, la struttura e lo sviluppo drammaturgico dell'opera di Benjamin Britten, proponendone una dettagliata descrizione musicale.
Ochratoxin A levels in the plasma of healthy blood donors from Valencia and estimation of exposure degree: comparison with previous national Spanish …
2010
Blood plasma levels of ochratoxin A, a toxic secondary metabolite of several fungal species belonging to the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium, were determined in 168 blood donors from the population of Valencia (Spain) using LC-FLD. In conjunction with blood collection, detailed information on diet was obtained by using a questionnaire that encompassed a wide range of products potentially contaminated with the toxin. The investigation revealed a detection frequency of 100%. Mean level was 1.09 microg OTA/l of plasma and concentrations ranged between 0.15 and 5.71 microg OTA/l of plasma. Men's levels were slightly higher than levels observed in women. Results were analysed by Spearman rank…
Hand skeletal maturity and its correlation with mandibular dental development
2013
Objectives: Assessment of pubertal status and pubertal growth spurt in orthodontic patients has a considerable impact on the diagnosis, treatment plan and the outcome of orthodontic treatments. Hand-wrist radiography is routinely used to evaluate skeletal development. Some studies have shown that there is an association between bone development and different stages of dental calcification; therefore, the stages of dental calcification can be used as the first tool for diagnosis, in case there is an association. This study was performed with the aim to evaluate the association between the phases of dental development and the stages of skeletal maturity. Study design: In this study, a total o…
Correlation of oscillatory behaviour in Matlab using wavelets
2014
Here we present a novel computational signal processing approach for comparing two signals of equal length and sampling rate, suitable for application across widely varying areas within the geosciences. By performing a continuous wavelet transform (CWT) followed by Spearman?s rank correlation coefficient analysis, a graphical depiction of links between periodicities present in the two signals is generated via two or three dimensional images. In comparison with alternate approaches, e.g., wavelet coherence, this technique is simpler to implement and provides far clearer visual identification of the inter-series relationships. In particular, we report on a Matlab? code which executes this tec…
Resultados en la cirugía por rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior en pacientes con edad pediátrica
2019
espanolObjetivo: Describir los resultados del tratamiento y complicaciones asi como establecer la relacion de lesiones asociadas y el tiempo hasta la cirugia.Metodos: Estudio retrospectivo de pacientes con fisis abiertas intervenidos mediante cirugia de reconstruccion del ligamento cruzado anterior entre Junio de 2010 y Junio de 2018. Resultados: 39 pacientes fueron incluidos. La edad media fue de 14,7 anos. El seguimiento medio fue de 42 meses. El tiempo medio hasta la cirugia fue de 10,7 meses. El aumento de este se asocio positivamente al incremento de lesiones asociadas (Test de Spearman 0,106. 1 caso sufrio un puente fisario (2,5%) con discrepancia de longitud de miembros inferiores (2…
Una relazione feconda: dal Macbeth alla poesia di Primo Levi
2021
Il rapporto intertestuale che corre tra i testi di Primo Levi e quelli di Shakespeare costituisce oggi una fra le zone meno esplorate dell’intera produzione leviana, e ciò è tanto più vero se si considera il corpus poetico. I due componimenti qui analizzati, Fuga e Il superstite (1984), anticipando temi e immagini che poi Levi approfondirà ne I sommersi e i salvati (1986), attingono non casualmente all’immaginario e al codice tragico del Macbeth, opera in cui è esplorato – e inscenato – il tormento incessante della colpa.