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"Predator-elicited foot shakes in wall lizards (Podarcis muralis): Evidence for a pursuit-deterrent function": Correction to Font, Carazo, Pérez i de…
2012
Description deSkrjabinelazia pyrenaican. sp. (Nematoda : Seuratidae) et proposition d’une nouvelle diagnose pour le genreSkrjabinelazia
1988
Description de Skrjabinelazia pyrenaica n. sp. (Nematoda : Seuratidae), parasite intestinal du lezard iberique Podarcis hispanica (Steindachner, 1870) et du lezard des murailles Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) (Reptilia : Lacertidae), captures dans les Pyrenees Centrales iberiques. La nouvelle espece est caracterisee, chez le mâle, par le nombre de papilles cloacales et la longueur des spicules et du gubernaculum et chez la femelle par la presence d’une ornementation cuticulaire particuliere, ainsi que par les dimensions des œufs. En accord avec les caracteristiques morphologiques et anatomiques observees chez S. pyrenaica n. sp. et apres la revision generique de Skrjabinelazia , une nouv…
Population genomics of wall lizards reflects the dynamic history of the Mediterranean Basin
2021
AbstractThe Mediterranean Basin has experienced extensive change in geology and climate over the past six million years. Yet, the relative importance of key geological events for the distribution and genetic structure of the Mediterranean fauna remains poorly understood. Here, we use population genomic and phylogenomic analyses to establish the evolutionary history and genetic structure of common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). This species is particularly informative because, in contrast to other Mediterranean lizards, it is widespread across the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas, and in extra-Mediterranean regions. We found strong support for six major lineages within P. muralis, w…
Evolution of oncolytic viruses.
2015
Owing to their replicative capacity, oncolytic viruses (OVs) can evolve under the action of natural selection. Reversion to virulence and recombination with wild-type strains may compromise OV safety, therefore requiring evolutionary risk assessment studies. On the other hand, evolution can be directed in the laboratory to create more potent and safer OVs. Previous work in the experimental evolution field provides a background for OV directed evolution, and has identified interesting exploitable features. While genetic engineering has greatly advanced the field of oncolytic virotherapy, this approach is sometimes curtailed by the complexity and diversity of virus-host interactions. Directed…
P–178 Mural granulosa cells of the human follicles indirectly show death molecular signals not depending on different ovarian stimulation protocols
2021
Abstract Study question Could the expression of the anti-apoptotic molecules AKT, p-Akt and ERK1/2 in Mural Granulosa Cells (MGC) be considered as marker of oocyte quality? Summary answer MGCs activate cell death pathways in analyzed follicles and it is not influenced by different stimulation protocols and it is not correlated to oocyte competence. What is known already It has been previously demonstrated that apoptosis rate of mural granulosa or cumulus cells (CC) were correlated with follicular oocyte number, age, embryo numbers in IVF/ICSI and also clinical pregnancy. Moreover, our previous data demonstrated that in selected patients, who received recombinant LH associated with recombina…
Suicide and Ambient Temperature: A Multi-Country Multi-City Study
2019
Background: Previous literature suggests that higher ambient temperature may play a role in increasing the risk of suicide. However, no multi-country study has explored the shape of the association and the role of moderate and extreme heat across different locations. Objectives: We examined the short-term temperature–suicide relationship using daily time-series data collected for 341 locations in 12 countries for periods ranging from 4 to 40 y. Methods: We conducted a two-stage meta-analysis. First, we performed location-specific time-stratified case-crossover analyses to examine the temperature–suicide association for each location. Then, we used a multivariate meta-regression to combine t…
Art in the streets. Artification strategies for public space
2019
My essay focuses on the notion of artification, recently emerged in the philosophical and artistic debate. Some case studies show that “public wall paintings” work as an artifying strategy of public space both at a superficial and at a deep level. As regard to the first, a mere decorative effect is produced; while the second, by launching projects which require the coordination of several professional skills and social actors, produces a more radical transformation. The latter notion of artification is more significant than the former because it better expresses the educational value of art and its ability to produce improvement not only of urban areas – made aesthetically more enjoyable – …
Artificare lo spazio urbano. Lo sguardo “altro” di Danisinni
2019
Se nella città di Palermo, come in altre città italiane e del mondo, l’incompiuto è segno di un percorso trasformativo che ha subito un arresto, nel rione palermitano di Danisinni l’incompiuto è simbolo di una dimensione esistenziale. Infatti, non solo dal punto di vista topografico, ma anche da quello economico e sociale Danisinni costituisce un mondo chiuso in sé stesso: è un villaggio dentro la città, ma al contempo è un luogo periferico e marginale, tagliato anche dai collegamenti pubblici. Tuttavia negli ultimi anni in questo quartiere sono stati avviati dei processi di riqualificazione urbana che hanno fatto ricorso alle arti da strada (murales, spettacoli teatrali e circensi). Il sag…
La riabilitazione extramuraria e il donum-munus del tempo restituito
2014
Il saggio in oggetto, dopo aver fatto riferimento alla letteratura sociologica contemporanea, analizza e ai dati statisti degli ultimi anni (fonti Istat) relativi alla presenza dei detenuti nei 206 istituti penitenziari del territorio italiano, si sofferma sulla funzione delle «misure alternative» alla detenzione. Queste ultime fanno riferimento a un insieme di istituti che attraverso il reinserimento la cosiddetta «esecuzione penale esterna», offrono un’alternativa al sistema di giustizia penale ordinario, caratterizzato dall’impiego del processo penale e della detenzione, e mirano, per convesso, ad evitare la permanenza delle persone negli Istituti penitenziari o a ridurre la durata della…
Using Machine Learning to Characterize Atrial Fibrotic Substrate From Intracardiac Signals With a Hybrid in silico and in vivo Dataset
2021
[EN] In patients with atrial fibrillation, intracardiac electrogram signal amplitude is known to decrease with increased structural tissue remodeling, referred to as fibrosis. In addition to the isolation of the pulmonary veins, fibrotic sites are considered a suitable target for catheter ablation. However, it remains an open challenge to find fibrotic areas and to differentiate their density and transmurality. This study aims to identify the volume fraction and transmurality of fibrosis in the atrial substrate. Simulated cardiac electrograms, combined with a generalized model of clinical noise, reproduce clinically measured signals. Our hybrid dataset approach combines in silico and clinic…