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Cucchi A, Bianchi A, Calamai P, Rinaldi L, Mangano F, Vignudelli E, Corinaldesi G. Clinical and volumetric outcomes after vertical ridge augmentation using computer-aided-design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) customized titanium meshes: a pilot study. BMC Oral Health 2020; 20:219. [PMID: 32758217 PMCID: PMC7409710 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-020-01205-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background One of the most recent innovations in bone augmentation surgery is represented by computer-aided-design/computer-aided-manufacturing (CAD/CAM) customized titanium meshes, which can be used to restore vertical bone defects before implant-prosthetic rehabilitations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness/reliability of this technique in a consecutive series of cases. Methods Ten patients in need of bone augmentation before implant therapy were treated using CAD/CAM customized titanium meshes. A digital workflow was adopted to design virtual meshes on 3D bone models. Then, Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) technology was used to produce the titanium meshes, and vertical ridge augmentation was performed according to an established surgical protocol. Surgical complications, healing complications, vertical bone gain (VBG), planned bone volume (PBV), lacking bone volume (LBV), regenerated bone volume (RBV), average regeneration rate (RR) and implant success rate were evaluated. Results All augmented sites were successfully restored with definitive implant-supported fixed partial dentures. Measurements showed an average VBG of 4.5 ± 1.8 mm at surgical re-entry. Surgical and healing complications occurred in 30% and 10% of cases, respectively. Mean values of PBV, LBV, and RBV were 984, 92, and 892 mm3, respectively. The average RR achieved was 89%. All 26 implants were successfully in function after 1 year of follow-up. Conclusions The results of this study suggest that the bone augmentation by means of DMLS custom-made titanium meshes can be considered a reliable and effective technique in restoring vertical bone defects.
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Colautti P, Bianchi A, Selva A, Bortot D, Mazzucconi D, Pola A, Agosteo S, Petringa G, Cirrone G, Conte V. Therapeutic proton beams: LET, RBE and microdosimetric spectra with gas and silicon detectors. RADIAT MEAS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Acharya S, Adamová D, Adler A, Adolfsson J, Aggarwal MM, Aglieri Rinella G, Agnello M, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Ahn SU, Akindinov A, Al-Turany M, Alam SN, Albuquerque DSD, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alfanda HM, Alfaro Molina R, Ali B, Ali Y, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altenkamper L, Altsybeev I, Anaam MN, Andrei C, Andreou D, Andrews HA, Andronic A, Angeletti M, Anguelov V, Anson C, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Anwar R, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arcelli S, Arnaldi R, Arratia M, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Aziz S, Azmi MD, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bai X, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Ball M, Balouza S, Barbera R, Barioglio L, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartalini P, Barth K, Bartsch E, Baruffaldi F, Bastid N, Basu S, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Bauri D, Bazo Alba JL, Bearden IG, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bell Hechavarria ADC, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Belyaev V, Bencedi G, Beole S, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Besoiu MG, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhat MA, Bhatt H, Bhattacharjee B, Bianchi A, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Biro G, Biswas R, Biswas S, Blair JT, Blau D, Blume C, Boca G, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Boi S, Boldizsár L, Bolozdynya A, Bombara M, Bonomi G, Borel H, Borissov A, Bossi H, Botta E, Bratrud L, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Broz M, Brucken EJ, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Buckland MD, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Bugnon O, Buhler P, Buncic P, Buthelezi Z, Butt JB, Buxton JT, Bysiak SA, Caffarri D, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camacho RS, Camerini P, Capon AA, Carnesecchi F, Caron R, Castillo Castellanos J, Castro AJ, Casula EAR, Catalano F, Ceballos Sanchez C, Chakraborty P, Chandra S, Chang W, Chapeland S, Chartier M, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chauvin A, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Cho S, Chochula P, Chowdhury T, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Concas M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa Del Valle Z, Contin G, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Costanza S, Crochet P, Cuautle E, Cui P, Cunqueiro L, Dabrowski D, Dahms T, Dainese A, Damas FPA, Danisch MC, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das P, Das P, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, De S, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, Deb S, Debjani B, Degenhardt HF, Deja KR, Deloff A, Delsanto S, Devetak D, Dhankher P, Di Bari D, Di Mauro A, Diaz RA, Dietel T, Dillenseger P, Ding Y, Divià R, Dixit DU, Djuvsland Ø, Dmitrieva U, Dobrin A, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Dudi S, Dukhishyam M, Dupieux P, Ehlers RJ, Eikeland VN, Elia D, Engel H, Epple E, Erazmus B, Erhardt F, Erokhin A, Ersdal MR, Espagnon B, Esumi S, Eulisse G, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabbietti L, Faggin M, Faivre J, Fan F, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fecchio P, Feliciello A, Feofilov G, Fernández Téllez A, Ferrero A, Ferretti A, Festanti A, Feuillard VJG, Figiel J, Filchagin S, Finogeev D, Fionda FM, Fiorenza G, Flor F, Foertsch S, Foka P, Fokin S, Fragiacomo E, Frankenfeld U, Fuchs U, Furget C, Furs A, Fusco Girard M, Gaardhøje JJ, Gagliardi M, Gago AM, Gal A, Galvan CD, Ganoti P, Garabatos C, Garcia-Solis E, Garg K, Gargiulo C, Garibli A, Garner K, Gasik P, Gauger EF, Gay Ducati MB, Germain M, Ghosh J, Ghosh P, Ghosh SK, Gianotti P, Giubellino P, Giubilato P, Glässel P, Goméz Coral DM, Gomez Ramirez A, Gonzalez V, González-Zamora P, Gorbunov S, Görlich L, Gotovac S, Grabski V, Graczykowski LK, Graham KL, Greiner L, Grelli A, Grigoras C, Grigoriev V, Grigoryan A, Grigoryan S, Groettvik OS, Grosa F, Grosse-Oetringhaus JF, Grosso R, Guernane R, Guittiere M, Gulbrandsen K, Gunji T, Gupta A, Gupta R, Guzman IB, Haake R, Habib MK, Hadjidakis C, Hamagaki H, Hamar G, Hamid M, Hannigan R, Haque MR, Harlenderova A, Harris JW, Harton A, Hasenbichler JA, Hassan H, Hatzifotiadou D, Hauer P, Hayashi S, Heckel ST, Hellbär E, Helstrup H, Herghelegiu A, Herman T, Hernandez EG, Herrera Corral G, Herrmann F, Hetland KF, Hilden TE, Hillemanns H, Hills C, Hippolyte B, Hohlweger B, Horak D, Hornung A, Hornung S, Hosokawa R, Hristov P, Huang C, Hughes C, Huhn P, Humanic TJ, Hushnud H, Husova LA, Hussain N, Hussain SA, Hutter D, Iddon JP, Ilkaev R, Inaba M, Innocenti GM, Ippolitov M, Isakov A, Islam MS, Ivanov M, Ivanov V, Izucheev V, Jacak B, Jacazio N, Jacobs PM, Jadlovska S, Jadlovsky J, Jaelani S, Jahnke C, Jakubowska MJ, Janik MA, Janson T, Jercic M, Jevons O, Jin M, Jonas F, Jones PG, Jung J, Jung M, Jusko A, Kalinak P, Kalweit A, Kaplin V, Kar S, Karasu Uysal A, Karavichev O, Karavicheva T, Karczmarczyk P, Karpechev E, Kazantsev A, Kebschull U, Keidel R, Keil M, Ketzer B, Khabanova Z, Khan AM, Khan S, Khan SA, Khanzadeev A, Kharlov Y, Khatun A, Khuntia A, Kileng B, Kim B, Kim B, Kim D, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim H, Kim J, Kim JS, Kim J, Kim J, Kim J, Kim M, 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Probing the Effects of Strong Electromagnetic Fields with Charge-Dependent Directed Flow in Pb-Pb Collisions at the LHC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:022301. [PMID: 32701333 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.022301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The first measurement at the LHC of charge-dependent directed flow (v_{1}) relative to the spectator plane is presented for Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV. Results are reported for charged hadrons and D^{0} mesons for the transverse momentum intervals p_{T}>0.2 GeV/c and 3<p_{T}<6 GeV/c in the 5%-40% and 10%-40% centrality classes, respectively. The difference between the positively and negatively charged hadron v_{1} has a positive slope as a function of pseudorapidity η, dΔv_{1}/dη=[1.68±0.49(stat)±0.41(syst)]×10^{-4}. The same measurement for D^{0} and D[over ¯]^{0} mesons yields a positive value dΔv_{1}/dη=[4.9±1.7(stat)±0.6(syst)]×10^{-1}, which is about 3 orders of magnitude larger than the one of the charged hadrons. These measurements can provide new insights into the effects of the strong electromagnetic field and the initial tilt of matter created in noncentral heavy ion collisions on the dynamics of light (u, d, and s) and heavy (c) quarks. The large difference between the observed Δv_{1} of charged hadrons and D^{0} mesons may reflect different sensitivity of the charm and light quarks to the early time dynamics of a heavy ion collision. These observations challenge some recent theoretical calculations, which predicted a negative and an order of magnitude smaller value of dΔv_{1}/dη for both light flavor and charmed hadrons.
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Acharya S, Adamová D, Adler A, Adolfsson J, Aggarwal MM, Aglieri Rinella G, Agnello M, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Ahn SU, Akindinov A, Al-Turany M, Alam SN, Albuquerque DSD, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alfanda HM, Alfaro Molina R, Ali B, Ali Y, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altenkamper L, Altsybeev I, Anaam MN, Andrei C, Andreou D, Andrews HA, Andronic A, Angeletti M, Anguelov V, Anson C, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Anwar R, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arcelli S, Arnaldi R, Arratia M, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Aziz S, Azmi MD, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bai X, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Ball M, Balouza S, Barbera R, Barioglio L, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartalini P, Barth K, Bartsch E, Baruffaldi F, Bastid N, Basu S, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Bauri D, Bazo Alba JL, Bearden IG, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bell Hechavarria ADC, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Belyaev V, Bencedi G, Beole S, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Besoiu MG, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhat MA, Bhatt H, Bhattacharjee B, Bianchi A, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Biro G, Biswas R, Biswas S, Blair JT, Blau D, Blume C, Boca G, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Boi S, Boldizsár L, Bolozdynya A, Bombara M, Bonomi G, Borel H, Borissov A, Bossi H, Botta E, Bratrud L, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Broz M, Brucken EJ, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Buckland MD, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Bugnon O, Buhler P, Buncic P, Buthelezi Z, Butt JB, Buxton JT, Bysiak SA, Caffarri D, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camacho RS, Camerini P, Capon AA, Carnesecchi F, Caron R, Castillo Castellanos J, Castro AJ, Casula EAR, Catalano F, Ceballos Sanchez C, Chakraborty P, Chandra S, Chang W, Chapeland S, Chartier M, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chauvin A, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Cho S, Chochula P, Chowdhury T, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Concas M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa Del Valle Z, Contin G, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Costanza S, Crochet P, Cuautle E, Cui P, Cunqueiro L, Dabrowski D, Dahms T, Dainese A, Damas FPA, Danisch MC, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das P, Das P, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, De S, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, Deb S, Debjani B, Degenhardt HF, Deja KR, Deloff A, Delsanto S, Devetak D, Dhankher P, Di Bari D, Di Mauro A, Diaz RA, Dietel T, Dillenseger P, Ding Y, Divià R, Dixit DU, Djuvsland Ø, Dmitrieva U, Dobrin A, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Dudi S, Dukhishyam M, Dupieux P, Ehlers RJ, Eikeland VN, Elia D, Engel H, Epple E, Erazmus B, Erhardt F, Erokhin A, Ersdal MR, Espagnon B, Eulisse G, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabbietti L, Faggin M, Faivre J, Fan F, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fecchio P, Feliciello A, Feofilov G, Fernández Téllez A, Ferrero A, Ferretti A, Festanti A, Feuillard VJG, Figiel J, Filchagin S, Finogeev D, Fionda FM, Fiorenza G, Flor F, Foertsch S, Foka P, Fokin S, Fragiacomo E, Frankenfeld U, Fuchs U, Furget C, Furs A, Fusco Girard M, Gaardhøje JJ, Gagliardi M, Gago AM, Gal A, Galvan CD, Ganoti P, Garabatos C, Garcia-Solis E, Garg K, Gargiulo C, Garibli A, Garner K, Gasik P, Gauger EF, Gay Ducati MB, Germain M, Ghosh J, Ghosh P, Ghosh SK, Gianotti P, Giubellino P, Giubilato P, Glässel P, Goméz Coral DM, Gomez Ramirez A, Gonzalez V, González-Zamora P, Gorbunov S, Görlich L, Gotovac S, Grabski V, Graczykowski LK, Graham KL, Greiner L, Grelli A, Grigoras C, Grigoriev V, Grigoryan A, Grigoryan S, Groettvik OS, Grosa F, Grosse-Oetringhaus JF, Grosso R, Guernane R, Guittiere M, Gulbrandsen K, Gunji T, Gupta A, Gupta R, Guzman IB, Haake R, Habib MK, Hadjidakis C, Hamagaki H, Hamar G, Hamid M, Hannigan R, Haque MR, Harlenderova A, Harris JW, Harton A, Hasenbichler JA, Hassan H, Hatzifotiadou 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Kim T, Kirsch S, Kisel I, Kiselev S, Kisiel A, Klay JL, Klein C, Klein J, Klein S, Klein-Bösing C, Kleiner M, Kluge A, Knichel ML, Knospe AG, Kobdaj C, Köhler MK, Kollegger T, Kondratyev A, Kondratyeva N, Kondratyuk E, Konig J, Konopka PJ, Koska L, Kovalenko O, Kovalenko V, Kowalski M, Králik I, Kravčáková A, Kreis L, Krivda M, Krizek F, Krizkova Gajdosova K, Krüger M, Kryshen E, Krzewicki M, Kubera AM, Kučera V, Kuhn C, Kuijer PG, Kumar L, Kumar S, Kundu S, Kurashvili P, Kurepin A, Kurepin AB, Kuryakin A, Kushpil S, Kvapil J, Kweon MJ, Kwon JY, Kwon Y, La Pointe SL, La Rocca P, Lai YS, Langoy R, Lapidus K, Lardeux A, Larionov P, Laudi E, Lavicka R, Lazareva T, Lea R, Leardini L, Lee J, Lee S, Lehas F, Lehner S, Lehrbach J, Lemmon RC, León Monzón I, Lesser ED, Lettrich M, Lévai P, Li X, Li XL, Lien J, Lietava R, Lim B, Lindenstruth V, Lindsay SW, Lippmann C, Lisa MA, Litichevskyi V, Liu A, Liu S, Llope WJ, Lofnes IM, Loginov V, Loizides C, Loncar P, Lopez X, López Torres E, Luhder JR, Lunardon M, Luparello G, Ma Y, Maevskaya A, Mager M, Mahmood SM, Mahmoud T, Maire A, Majka RD, Malaev M, Malik QW, Malinina L, Mal'Kevich D, Malzacher P, Mandaglio G, Manko V, Manso F, Manzari V, Mao Y, Marchisone M, Mareš J, Margagliotti GV, Margotti A, Margutti J, Marín A, Markert C, Marquard M, Martin NA, Martinengo P, Martinez JL, Martínez MI, Martínez García G, Martinez Pedreira M, Masciocchi S, Masera M, Masoni A, Massacrier L, Masson E, Mastroserio A, Mathis AM, Matonoha O, Matuoka PFT, Matyja A, Mayer C, Mazzilli M, Mazzoni MA, Mechler AF, Meddi F, Melikyan Y, Menchaca-Rocha A, Mengke C, Meninno E, Meres M, Mhlanga S, Miake Y, Micheletti L, Mihaylov DL, Mikhaylov K, Mischke A, Mishra AN, Miśkowiec D, Modak A, Mohammadi N, Mohanty AP, Mohanty B, Mohisin Khan M, Mordasini C, Moreira De Godoy DA, Moreno LAP, Morozov I, Morsch A, Mrnjavac T, Muccifora V, Mudnic E, Mühlheim D, Muhuri S, Mulligan JD, Munhoz MG, Munzer RH, Murakami H, Murray S, Musa L, Musinsky J, Myers CJ, Myrcha JW, Naik B, Nair R, Nandi BK, Nania R, Nappi E, Naru MU, Nassirpour AF, Nattrass C, Nayak R, Nayak TK, Nazarenko S, Neagu A, Negrao De Oliveira RA, Nellen L, Nesbo SV, Neskovic G, Nesterov D, Neumann LT, Nielsen BS, Nikolaev S, Nikulin S, Nikulin V, Noferini F, Nomokonov P, Norman J, Novitzky N, Nowakowski P, Nyanin A, Nystrand J, Ogino M, Ohlson A, Oleniacz J, Oliveira Da Silva AC, Oliver MH, Oppedisano C, Orava R, Ortiz Velasquez A, Oskarsson A, Otwinowski J, Oyama K, Pachmayer Y, Pacik V, Pagano D, Paić G, Pan J, Pandey AK, Panebianco S, Pareek P, Park J, Parkkila JE, Parmar S, Pathak SP, Patra RN, Paul B, Pei H, Peitzmann T, Peng X, Pereira LG, Pereira Da Costa H, Peresunko D, Perez GM, Perez Lezama E, Peskov V, Pestov Y, Petráček V, Petrovici M, Pezzi RP, Piano S, Pikna M, Pillot P, Pinazza O, Pinsky L, Pinto C, Pisano S, Pistone D, Płoskoń M, Planinic M, Pliquett F, Pluta J, Pochybova S, Poghosyan MG, Polichtchouk B, Poljak N, Pop A, Poppenborg H, Porteboeuf-Houssais S, Pozdniakov V, Prasad SK, Preghenella R, Prino F, Pruneau CA, Pshenichnov I, Puccio M, Putschke J, Quishpe RE, Ragoni S, Raha S, Rajput S, Rak J, Rakotozafindrabe A, Ramello L, Rami F, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Räsänen SS, Rath R, Ratza V, Ravasenga I, Read KF, Redlich K, Rehman A, Reichelt P, Reidt F, Ren X, Renfordt R, Rescakova Z, Revol JP, Reygers K, Riabov V, Richert T, Richter M, Riedler P, Riegler W, Riggi F, Ristea C, Rode SP, Rodríguez Cahuantzi M, Røed K, Rogalev R, Rogochaya E, Rohr D, Röhrich D, Rokita PS, Ronchetti F, Rosas ED, Roslon K, Rossi A, Rotondi A, Roy A, Roy P, Rueda OV, Rui R, Rumyantsev B, Rustamov A, Ryabinkin E, Ryabov Y, Rybicki A, Rytkonen H, Saarimaki OAM, Sadhu S, Sadovsky S, Šafařík K, Saha SK, Sahoo B, Sahoo P, Sahoo R, Sahoo S, Sahu PK, Saini J, Sakai S, Sambyal S, Samsonov V, Sarkar D, Sarkar N, Sarma P, Sarti VM, Sas MHP, Scapparone E, Schaefer B, Schambach J, Scheid HS, Schiaua C, Schicker R, Schmah A, Schmidt C, Schmidt HR, Schmidt MO, Schmidt M, Schmidt NV, Schmier AR, Schukraft J, Schutz Y, Schwarz K, Schweda K, Scioli G, Scomparin E, Šefčík M, Seger JE, Sekiguchi Y, Sekihata D, Selyuzhenkov I, Senyukov S, Serebryakov D, Serradilla E, Sevcenco A, Shabanov A, Shabetai A, Shahoyan R, Shaikh W, Shangaraev A, Sharma A, Sharma A, Sharma H, Sharma M, Sharma N, Sheikh AI, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shirinkin S, Shou Q, Sibiriak Y, Siddhanta S, Siemiarczuk T, Silvermyr D, Simatovic G, Simonetti G, Singh R, Singh R, Singh R, Singh VK, Singhal V, Sinha T, Sitar B, Sitta M, Skaali TB, Slupecki M, Smirnov N, Snellings RJM, Snellman TW, Soncco C, Song J, Songmoolnak A, Soramel F, Sorensen S, Sputowska I, Stachel J, Stan I, Stankus P, Steffanic PJ, Stenlund E, Stocco D, Storetvedt MM, Stritto LD, Suaide AAP, Sugitate T, Suire C, Suleymanov M, Suljic M, Sultanov R, Šumbera M, Sumowidagdo S, Swain S, Szabo A, Szarka I, Tabassam U, Taillepied G, Takahashi J, Tambave GJ, Tang S, Tarhini M, Tarzila MG, Tauro A, Tejeda Muñoz G, Telesca A, Terrevoli C, Thakur D, Thakur S, Thomas D, Thoresen F, Tieulent R, Tikhonov A, Timmins AR, Toia A, Topilskaya N, Toppi M, Torales-Acosta F, Torres SR, Trifiro A, Tripathy S, Tripathy T, Trogolo S, Trombetta G, Tropp L, Trubnikov V, Trzaska WH, Trzcinski TP, Trzeciak BA, Tsuji T, Tumkin A, Turrisi R, Tveter TS, Ullaland K, Umaka EN, Uras A, Usai GL, Utrobicic A, Vala M, Valle N, Vallero S, van der Kolk N, van Doremalen LVR, van Leeuwen M, Vande Vyvre P, Varga D, Varga Z, Varga-Kofarago M, Vargas A, Vasileiou M, Vasiliev A, Vázquez Doce O, Vechernin V, Veen AM, Vercellin E, Vergara Limón S, Vermunt L, Vernet R, Vértesi R, Vickovic L, Vilakazi Z, Villalobos Baillie O, Villatoro Tello A, Vino G, Vinogradov A, Virgili T, Vislavicius V, Vodopyanov A, Volkel B, Völkl MA, Voloshin K, Voloshin SA, Volpe G, von Haller B, Vorobyev I, Voscek D, Vrláková J, Wagner B, Weber M, Weber SG, Wegrzynek A, Weiser DF, Wenzel SC, Wessels JP, Wiechula J, Wikne J, Wilk G, Wilkinson J, Willems GA, Willsher E, Windelband B, Winn M, Witt WE, Wu Y, Xu R, Yalcin S, Yamakawa K, Yang S, Yano S, Yin Z, Yokoyama H, Yoo IK, Yoon JH, Yuan S, Yuncu A, Yurchenko V, Zaccolo V, Zaman A, Zampolli C, Zanoli HJC, Zardoshti N, Zarochentsev A, Závada P, Zaviyalov N, Zbroszczyk H, Zhalov M, Zhang S, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Zherebchevskii V, Zhou D, Zhou Y, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zhu Y, Zichichi A, Zimmermann MB, Zinovjev G, Zurlo N. Evidence of Spin-Orbital Angular Momentum Interactions in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:012301. [PMID: 32678650 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.012301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The first evidence of spin alignment of vector mesons (K^{*0} and ϕ) in heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is reported. The spin density matrix element ρ_{00} is measured at midrapidity (|y|<0.5) in Pb-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy (sqrt[s_{NN}]) of 2.76 TeV with the ALICE detector. ρ_{00} values are found to be less than 1/3 (1/3 implies no spin alignment) at low transverse momentum (p_{T}<2 GeV/c) for K^{*0} and ϕ at a level of 3σ and 2σ, respectively. No significant spin alignment is observed for the K_{S}^{0} meson (spin=0) in Pb-Pb collisions and for the vector mesons in pp collisions. The measured spin alignment is unexpectedly large but qualitatively consistent with the expectation from models which attribute it to a polarization of quarks in the presence of angular momentum in heavy-ion collisions and a subsequent hadronization by the process of recombination.
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Gulino G, Milardi D, Grande G, Martini M, Cenci T, Mancini F, Bianchi A, Pontecorvi A, Pierconti F, Bassi P. Protein expression of PTTG-1, OCT-4, and KLF-4 in testis seminoma. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)34098-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Salamanca F, Leone F, Bianchi A, Bellotto RGS, Costantini F, Salvatori P. Surgical treatment of epiglottis collapse in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: epiglottis stiffening operation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 39:404-408. [PMID: 31950932 PMCID: PMC6966774 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-n0287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The epiglottis is an important structure that was largely ignored in early research on obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS). Primary epiglottis collapse (EC) in patients with OSAHS is difficult to treat with conservative therapies, such as oral appliances and CPAP. Therefore, surgical treatment may represent a good option when dealing with EC, although up to now no standardised surgical procedures have been described. Herein, we describe a new surgical procedure that we called “epiglottis stiffening operation” (ESO); the technique is safe, devoid of complications, easy to perform and is effective in treatment of primary EC, which presents as a single or coexistent site of upper airway obstruction without altering fundamental functions of the epiglottis.
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Fevola C, Rossi C, Rosso F, Girardi M, Rosà R, Manica M, Delucchi L, Rocchini D, Garzon-Lopez CX, Arnoldi D, Bianchi A, Buzan E, Charbonnel N, Collini M, Ďureje L, Ecke F, Ferrari N, Fischer S, Gillingham EL, Hörnfeldt B, Kazimírová M, Konečný A, Maas M, Magnusson M, Miller A, Niemimaa J, Nordström Å, Obiegala A, Olsson G, Pedrini P, Piálek J, Reusken CB, Rizzolli F, Romeo C, Silaghi C, Sironen T, Stanko M, Tagliapietra V, Ulrich RG, Vapalahti O, Voutilainen L, Wauters L, Rizzoli A, Vaheri A, Jääskeläinen AJ, Henttonen H, Hauffe HC. Geographical Distribution of Ljungan Virus in Small Mammals in Europe. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2020; 20:692-702. [PMID: 32487013 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2019.2542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Ljungan virus (LV), which belongs to the Parechovirus genus in the Picornaviridae family, was first isolated from bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in Sweden in 1998 and proposed as a zoonotic agent. To improve knowledge of the host association and geographical distribution of LV, tissues from 1685 animals belonging to multiple rodent and insectivore species from 12 European countries were screened for LV-RNA using reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. In addition, we investigated how the prevalence of LV-RNA in bank voles is associated with various intrinsic and extrinsic factors. We show that LV is widespread geographically, having been detected in at least one host species in nine European countries. Twelve out of 21 species screened were LV-RNA PCR positive, including, for the first time, the red vole (Myodes rutilus) and the root or tundra vole (Alexandromys formerly Microtus oeconomus), as well as in insectivores, including the bicolored white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) and the Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii). Results indicated that bank voles are the main rodent host for this virus (overall RT-PCR prevalence: 15.2%). Linear modeling of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that could impact LV prevalence showed a concave-down relationship between body mass and LV occurrence, so that subadults had the highest LV positivity, but LV in older animals was less prevalent. Also, LV prevalence was higher in autumn and lower in spring, and the amount of precipitation recorded during the 6 months preceding the trapping date was negatively correlated with the presence of the virus. Phylogenetic analysis on the 185 base pair species-specific sequence of the 5' untranslated region identified high genetic diversity (46.5%) between 80 haplotypes, although no geographical or host-specific patterns of diversity were detected.
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Bianchi A, Selva A, Colautti P, Bortot D, Mazzucconi D, Pola A, Agosteo S, Petringa G, Cirrone G, Reniers B, Parisi A, Struelens L, Vanhavere F, Conte V. Microdosimetry with a sealed mini-TEPC and a silicon telescope at a clinical proton SOBP of CATANA. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bianchi A, Visconti G, Hayashi A, Santoro A, Longo V, Salgarello M. Ultra-High frequency ultrasound imaging of lymphatic channels correlates with their histological features: A step forward in lymphatic surgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2020; 73:1622-1629. [PMID: 32591265 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography gained widespread acceptance as a gold standard in lymphatic surgery, although this imaging modality has several limitations. Ultrasound is progressively emerging as a powerful tool in LVA preoperative planning, as it expands the available knowledge for both lymphatic channels and recipient venules. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of ultrahigh frequency ultrasound (UHFUS) in detecting the lymphatic vessels and in evaluating their degeneration status, including wall and lumen characteristics, compared with direct histology observation. PATIENTS AND METHODS From May 2018 to November 2018, 26 consecutive patients affected by extremities lymphedema who underwent LVA were prospectively assessed. For each patient, we evaluated the lymphatic vessels suitable for LVA by UHFUS preoperatively, intraoperatively, and by histology. Qualitative and quantitative data of lymphatic channels were analyzed for each evaluation including lymphatic outer diameter, inner diameter, and wall thickness. Quantitative outcome analysis after LVA was also performed. RESULTS On a total of 26 patients, 14 were upper limb lymphedema (ULL) and 12 lower limb lymphedema (LLL). All cases were secondary lymphedema. The qualitative and the quantitative analysis showed significant correlation and agreement between ultrasound and histological measurements. CONCLUSIONS UHFUS preoperative and intraoperative analysis of lymphatic channel strongly correlates with their histology. By coupling this high detailed information on lymphatic channels with the ability to dynamically study preoperative recipient venules, UHFUS represents the quintessence in lymphatic surgery, and it should be considered as the new gold standard in the preoperative planning of LVA. Level of Evidence II (diagnostic).
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Visconti G, Bianchi A, Hayashi A, Salgarello M. Ultra‐high frequency ultrasound preoperative planning of the rerouting method for lymphaticovenular anastomosis in incisions devoid of vein. Microsurgery 2020; 40:717-718. [DOI: 10.1002/micr.30600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gallina L, Savini F, Casà G, Bertoletti I, Bianchi A, Gibelli LR, Lelli D, Lavazza A, Scagliarini A. Epitheliotropic Infections in Wildlife Ruminants From the Central Alps and Stelvio National Park. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:229. [PMID: 32426384 PMCID: PMC7203578 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The mountain chain of the Alps, represents the habitat of alpine fauna where the red deer (Cervus elaphus) population is the outmost numerous, followed by the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and the alpine ibex (Capra ibex) at higher altitudes. Previous reports showed the circulation of epitheliotropic viruses, belonging to the families Papillomaviridae and Poxviridae, causing skin and mucosal lesions in wild ruminants of the Stelvio National Park, situated in the area. To deepen our knowledge on the natural dynamics of the infections, a passive surveillance on all the cases of proliferative skin and mucosal lesions in wild ruminants was performed. Twenty-seven samples (11 chamois, 10 red deer and 6 ibex) collected from 2008 to 2018 were analyzed by negative staining electron microscopy, histology, and PCR followed by genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses. Results confirmed the spread of Parapoxvirus of Red Deer in New Zealand (PVNZ) in Italy, and its ability to cause severe lesions i.e., erosions and ulcers in the mouth. We showed for the first time a PVNZ/CePV1v (C. elaphus papillomavirus 1 variant) co-infection identified in one red deer. This result supports previous evidence on the ability of papillomavirus and parapoxvirus to mutually infect the same host tissue. Interestingly two ibex and one chamois showing orf virus (OV) skin lesions were shown to be co-infected with bovine papillomavirus type 1 and 2. The presence of bovine papillomavirus, in orf virus induced lesions of chamois and ibex raises the question of its pathogenetic role in these animal species. For the first time, OV/CePV1v co-infection was demonstrated in another chamois. CePV1v is sporadically reported in red deer throughout Europe and is considered species specific, its identification in a chamois suggests its ability of cross-infecting different animal species. Poxviruses and papillomavirus have been simultaneously detected also in the skin lesions of cattle, bird and human suggesting a possible advantageous interaction between these viruses. Taken together, our findings add further information on the epidemiology and pathogenetic role of epitheliotropic viruses in wild ruminants living in the central Alps and in Stelvio National Park.
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Veltroni A, Cosaro E, Spada F, Fazio N, Faggiano A, Colao A, Pusceddu S, Zatelli MC, Campana D, Piovesan A, Pia A, Grossrubatscher EM, Filice A, Bianchi A, Razzore P, Toaiari M, Cingarlini S, Landoni L, Micciolo R, Davì MV. Clinico-pathological features, treatments and survival of malignant insulinomas: a multicenter study. Eur J Endocrinol 2020; 182:439-446. [PMID: 32061159 DOI: 10.1530/eje-19-0989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Management of malignant insulinomas is challenging due to the need to control both hypoglycaemic syndrome and tumor growth. Literature data is limited to small series. AIM OF THE STUDY To analyze clinico-pathological characteristics, treatments and prognosis of patients with malignant insulinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Multicenter retrospective study on 31 patients (male: 61.3%) diagnosed between 1988 and 2017. RESULTS The mean age at diagnosis was 48 years. The mean NET diameter was 41 ± 31 mm, and 70.8% of NETs were G2. Metastases were widespread in 38.7%, hepatic in 41.9% and only lymph nodal in 19.4%. In 16.1% of the cases, the hypoglycaemic syndrome occurred after 46 ± 35 months from the diagnosis of originally non-functioning NET, whereas in 83.9% of the cases it led to the diagnosis of NET, of which 42.3% with a mean diagnostic delay of 32.7 ± 39.8 months. Surgical treatment was performed in 67.7% of the cases. The 5-year survival rate was 62%. Overall survival was significantly higher in patients with Ki-67 ≤10% (P = 0.03), insulin level <60 µU/mL (P = 0.015) and in patients who underwent surgery (P = 0.006). Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) was performed in 45.1%, with syndrome control in 93% of patients. CONCLUSIONS Our study includes the largest series of patients with malignant insulinoma reported to date. The hypoglycaemic syndrome may occur after years in initially non-functioning NETs or be misunderstood with delayed diagnosis of NETs. Surgical treatment and Ki67 ≤10% are prognostic factors associated with better survival. PPRT proved to be effective in the control of hypoglycaemia in majority of cases.
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Acharya S, Adamová D, Adhya SP, Adler A, Adolfsson J, Aggarwal MM, Aglieri Rinella G, Agnello M, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Ahn SU, Aiola S, Akindinov A, Al-Turany M, Alam SN, Albuquerque DSD, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alfanda HM, Alfaro Molina R, Ali B, Ali Y, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altenkamper L, Altsybeev I, Anaam MN, Andrei C, Andreou D, Andrews HA, Andronic A, Angeletti M, Anguelov V, Anson C, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Anwar R, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arcelli S, Arnaldi R, Arratia M, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Aziz S, Azmi MD, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Ball M, Baral RC, Barbera R, Barioglio L, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartalini P, Barth K, Bartsch E, Baruffaldi F, Bastid N, Basu S, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Batzing PC, Bauri D, Bazo Alba JL, Bearden IG, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Belyaev V, Bencedi G, Beole S, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhatt H, Bhattacharjee B, Bianchi A, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Biro G, Biswas R, Biswas S, Blair JT, Blau D, Blume C, Boca G, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Boldizsár L, Bolozdynya A, Bombara M, Bonomi G, Bonora M, Borel H, Borissov A, Borri M, Bossi H, Botta E, Bourjau C, Bratrud L, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Broker TA, Broz M, Brucken EJ, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Buckland MD, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Bugnon O, Buhler P, Buncic P, Busch O, Buthelezi Z, Butt JB, Buxton JT, Caffarri D, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camacho RS, Camerini P, Capon AA, Carnesecchi F, Castillo Castellanos J, Castro AJ, Casula EAR, Catalano F, Ceballos Sanchez C, Chakraborty P, Chandra S, Chang B, Chang W, Chapeland S, Chartier M, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chauvin A, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Cho S, Chochula P, Chowdhury T, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Concas M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa Del Valle Z, Contin G, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Costanza S, Crkovská J, Crochet P, Cuautle E, Cunqueiro L, Dabrowski D, Dahms T, Dainese A, Damas FPA, Dani S, Danisch MC, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, Dashi A, De S, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Conti C, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, De Souza RD, Deb S, Degenhardt HF, Deisting A, Deja KR, Deloff A, Delsanto S, Dhankher P, Di Bari D, Di Mauro A, Diaz RA, Dietel T, Dillenseger P, Ding Y, Divià R, Djuvsland Ø, Dmitrieva U, Dobrin A, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Dudi S, Duggal AK, Dukhishyam M, Dupieux P, Ehlers RJ, Elia D, Engel H, Epple E, Erazmus B, Erhardt F, Erokhin A, Ersdal MR, Espagnon B, Eulisse G, Eum J, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabbietti L, Faggin M, Faivre J, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fecchio P, Feldkamp L, Feliciello A, Feofilov G, Fernández Téllez A, Ferrero A, Ferretti A, Festanti A, Feuillard VJG, Figiel J, Filchagin S, Finogeev D, Fionda FM, Fiorenza G, Flor F, Foertsch S, Foka P, Fokin S, Fragiacomo E, Francisco A, Frankenfeld U, Fronze GG, Fuchs U, Furget C, Furs A, Fusco Girard M, Gaardhøje JJ, Gagliardi M, Gago AM, Gal A, Galvan CD, Ganoti P, Garabatos C, Garcia-Solis E, Garg K, Gargiulo C, Garner K, Gasik P, Gauger EF, Gay Ducati MB, Germain M, Ghosh J, Ghosh P, Ghosh SK, Gianotti P, Giubellino P, Giubilato P, Glässel P, Goméz Coral DM, Gomez Ramirez A, Gonzalez V, González-Zamora P, Gorbunov S, Görlich L, Gotovac S, Grabski V, Graczykowski LK, Graham KL, Greiner L, Grelli A, Grigoras C, Grigoriev V, Grigoryan A, Grigoryan S, Groettvik OS, Gronefeld JM, Grosa F, Grosse-Oetringhaus JF, Grosso R, Guernane R, Guerzoni B, Guittiere M, Gulbrandsen K, Gunji T, Gupta A, Gupta R, Guzman IB, Haake R, Habib MK, Hadjidakis C, Hamagaki H, Hamar G, Hamid M, Hamon JC, Hannigan R, Haque MR, Harlenderova A, Harris JW, Harton A, Hassan H, Hatzifotiadou D, Hauer P, Hayashi S, Heckel ST, Hellbär E, Helstrup H, Herghelegiu A, Hernandez EG, Herrera Corral G, Herrmann F, Hetland KF, Hilden TE, Hillemanns H, Hills C, Hippolyte B, Hohlweger B, Horak D, Hornung S, Hosokawa R, Hristov P, Huang C, Hughes C, Huhn P, Humanic TJ, Hushnud H, Husova LA, Hussain N, Hussain SA, Hussain T, Hutter D, Hwang DS, Iddon JP, Ilkaev R, Inaba M, Ippolitov M, Islam MS, Ivanov M, Ivanov V, Izucheev V, Jacak B, Jacazio N, Jacobs PM, Jadhav MB, Jadlovska S, Jadlovsky J, Jaelani S, Jahnke C, Jakubowska MJ, Janik MA, Jercic M, Jevons O, Jimenez Bustamante RT, Jin M, Jonas F, Jones PG, Jusko A, Kalinak P, Kalweit A, Kang JH, Kaplin V, Kar S, Karasu Uysal A, Karavichev O, Karavicheva T, Karczmarczyk P, Karpechev E, Kebschull U, Keidel R, Keil M, Ketzer B, Khabanova Z, Khan AM, Khan S, Khan SA, Khanzadeev A, Kharlov Y, Khatun A, Khuntia A, Kileng B, Kim B, Kim B, Kim D, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim H, Kim JS, Kim J, Kim J, Kim J, Kim M, Kim S, Kim T, Kim T, Kindra K, Kirsch S, Kisel I, Kiselev S, Kisiel A, Klay JL, Klein C, Klein J, Klein S, Klein-Bösing C, Klewin S, Kluge A, Knichel ML, Knospe AG, Kobdaj C, Köhler MK, Kollegger T, Kondratyev A, Kondratyeva N, Kondratyuk E, Konopka PJ, Koska L, Kovalenko O, Kovalenko V, Kowalski M, Králik I, Kravčáková A, Kreis L, Krivda M, Krizek F, Krizkova Gajdosova K, Krüger M, Kryshen E, Krzewicki M, Kubera AM, Kučera V, Kuhn C, Kuijer PG, Kumar L, Kumar S, Kundu S, Kurashvili P, Kurepin A, Kurepin AB, Kushpil S, Kvapil J, Kweon MJ, Kwon Y, La Pointe SL, La Rocca P, Lai YS, Langoy R, Lapidus K, Lardeux A, Larionov P, Laudi E, Lavicka R, Lazareva T, Lea R, Leardini L, Lee S, Lehas F, Lehner S, Lehrbach J, Lemmon RC, León Monzón I, Lesser ED, Lettrich M, Lévai P, Li X, Li XL, Lien J, Lietava R, Lim B, Lindal S, Lindenstruth V, Lindsay SW, Lippmann C, Lisa MA, Litichevskyi V, Liu A, Liu S, Ljunggren HM, Llope WJ, Lofnes IM, Loginov V, Loizides C, Loncar P, Lopez X, López Torres E, Luettig P, Luhder JR, Lunardon M, Luparello G, Lupi M, Maevskaya A, Mager M, Mahmood SM, Mahmoud T, Maire A, Majka RD, Malaev M, Malik QW, Malinina L, Mal'Kevich D, Malzacher P, Mamonov A, Manko V, Manso F, Manzari V, Mao Y, Marchisone M, Mareš J, Margagliotti GV, Margotti A, Margutti J, Marín A, Markert C, Marquard M, Martin NA, Martinengo P, Martinez JL, Martínez MI, Martínez García G, Martinez Pedreira M, Masciocchi S, Masera M, Masoni A, Massacrier L, Masson E, Mastroserio A, Mathis AM, Matuoka PFT, Matyja A, Mayer C, Mazzilli M, Mazzoni MA, Mechler AF, Meddi F, Melikyan Y, Menchaca-Rocha A, Meninno E, Meres M, Mhlanga S, Miake Y, Micheletti L, Mieskolainen MM, Mihaylov DL, Mikhaylov K, Mischke A, Mishra AN, Miśkowiec D, Mitu CM, Mohammadi N, Mohanty AP, Mohanty B, Mohisin Khan M, Mondal M, Mondal MM, Mordasini C, Moreira De Godoy DA, Moreno LAP, Moretto S, Morreale A, Morsch A, Mrnjavac T, Muccifora V, Mudnic E, Mühlheim D, Muhuri S, Mulligan JD, Munhoz MG, Münning K, Munzer RH, Murakami H, Murray S, Musa L, Musinsky J, Myers CJ, Myrcha JW, Naik B, Nair R, Nandi BK, Nania R, Nappi E, Naru MU, Nassirpour AF, Natal da Luz H, Nattrass C, Nayak R, Nayak TK, Nazarenko S, Negrao De Oliveira RA, Nellen L, Nesbo SV, Neskovic G, Nielsen BS, Nikolaev S, Nikulin S, Nikulin V, Noferini F, Nomokonov P, Nooren G, Norman J, Nowakowski P, Nyanin A, Nystrand J, Ogino M, Ohlson A, Oleniacz J, Oliveira Da Silva AC, Oliver MH, Onderwaater J, Oppedisano C, Orava R, Ortiz Velasquez A, Oskarsson A, Otwinowski J, Oyama K, Pachmayer Y, Pacik V, Pagano D, Paić G, Palni P, Pan J, Pandey AK, Panebianco S, Papikyan V, Pareek P, Park J, Parkkila JE, Parmar S, Passfeld A, Pathak SP, Patra RN, Paul B, Pei H, Peitzmann T, Peng X, Pereira LG, Pereira Da Costa H, Peresunko D, Perez GM, Perez Lezama E, Peskov V, Pestov Y, Petráček V, Petrovici M, Pezzi RP, Piano S, Pikna M, Pillot P, Pimentel LODL, Pinazza O, Pinsky L, Pisano S, Piyarathna DB, Płoskoń M, Planinic M, Pliquett F, Pluta J, Pochybova S, Poghosyan MG, Polichtchouk B, Poljak N, Poonsawat W, Pop A, Poppenborg H, Porteboeuf-Houssais S, Pozdniakov V, Prasad SK, Preghenella R, Prino F, Pruneau CA, Pshenichnov I, Puccio M, Punin V, Puranapanda K, Putschke J, Quishpe RE, Ragoni S, Raha S, Rajput S, Rak J, Rakotozafindrabe A, Ramello L, Rami F, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Räsänen SS, Rascanu BT, Rath R, Ratza V, Ravasenga I, Read KF, Redlich K, Rehman A, Reichelt P, Reidt F, Ren X, Renfordt R, Reshetin A, Revol JP, Reygers K, Riabov V, Richert T, Richter M, Riedler P, Riegler W, Riggi F, Ristea C, Rode SP, Rodríguez Cahuantzi M, Røed K, Rogalev R, Rogochaya E, Rohr D, Röhrich D, Rokita PS, Ronchetti F, Rosas ED, Roslon K, Rosnet P, Rossi A, Rotondi A, Roukoutakis F, Roy A, Roy P, Rueda OV, Rui R, Rumyantsev B, Rustamov A, Ryabinkin E, Ryabov Y, Rybicki A, Rytkonen H, Saarinen S, Sadhu S, Sadovsky S, Šafařík K, Saha SK, Sahoo B, Sahoo P, Sahoo R, Sahoo S, Sahu PK, Saini J, Sakai S, Sambyal S, Samsonov V, Sandoval A, Sarkar A, Sarkar D, Sarkar N, Sarma P, Sarti VM, Sas MHP, Scapparone E, Schaefer B, Schambach J, Scheid HS, Schiaua C, Schicker R, Schmah A, Schmidt C, Schmidt HR, Schmidt MO, Schmidt M, Schmidt NV, Schmier AR, Schukraft J, Schutz Y, Schwarz K, Schweda K, Scioli G, Scomparin E, Šefčík M, Seger JE, Sekiguchi Y, Sekihata D, Selyuzhenkov I, Senyukov S, Serradilla E, Sett P, Sevcenco A, Shabanov A, Shabetai A, Shahoyan R, Shaikh W, Shangaraev A, Sharma A, Sharma A, Sharma M, Sharma N, Sheikh AI, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shirinkin S, Shou Q, Sibiriak Y, Siddhanta S, Siemiarczuk T, Silvermyr D, Simatovic G, Simonetti G, Singh R, Singh R, Singh VK, Singhal V, Sinha T, Sitar B, Sitta M, Skaali TB, Slupecki M, Smirnov N, Snellings RJM, Snellman TW, Sochan J, Soncco C, Song J, Songmoolnak A, Soramel F, Sorensen S, Sputowska I, Stachel J, Stan I, Stankus P, Steffanic PJ, Stenlund E, Stocco D, Storetvedt MM, Strmen P, Suaide AAP, Sugitate T, Suire C, Suleymanov M, Suljic M, Sultanov R, Šumbera M, Sumowidagdo S, Suzuki K, Swain S, Szabo A, Szarka I, Tabassam U, Taillepied G, Takahashi J, Tambave GJ, Tang S, Tarhini M, Tarzila MG, Tauro A, Tejeda Muñoz G, Telesca A, Terrevoli C, Thakur D, Thakur S, Thomas D, Thoresen F, Tieulent R, Tikhonov A, Timmins AR, Toia A, Topilskaya N, Toppi M, Torales-Acosta F, Torres SR, Tripathy S, Tripathy T, Trogolo S, Trombetta G, Tropp L, Trubnikov V, Trzaska WH, Trzcinski TP, Trzeciak BA, Tsuji T, Tumkin A, Turrisi R, Tveter TS, Ullaland K, Umaka EN, Uras A, Usai GL, Utrobicic A, Vala M, Valle N, Vallero S, van der Kolk N, van Doremalen LVR, van Leeuwen M, Vande Vyvre P, Varga D, Varga-Kofarago M, Vargas A, Vargyas M, Varma R, Vasileiou M, Vasiliev A, Vázquez Doce O, Vechernin V, Veen AM, Vercellin E, Vergara Limón S, Vermunt L, Vernet R, Vértesi R, Vickovic L, Viinikainen J, Vilakazi Z, Villalobos Baillie O, Villatoro Tello A, Vino G, Vinogradov A, Virgili T, Vislavicius V, Vodopyanov A, Volkel B, Völkl MA, Voloshin K, Voloshin SA, Volpe G, von Haller B, Vorobyev I, Voscek D, Vrláková J, Wagner B, Watanabe Y, Weber M, Weber SG, Wegrzynek A, Weiser DF, Wenzel SC, Wessels JP, Westerhoff U, Whitehead AM, Widmann E, Wiechula J, Wikne J, Wilk G, Wilkinson J, Willems GA, Willsher E, Windelband B, Witt WE, Wu Y, Xu R, Yalcin S, Yamakawa K, Yang S, Yano S, Yin Z, Yokoyama H, Yoo IK, Yoon JH, Yuan S, Yuncu A, Yurchenko V, Zaccolo V, Zaman A, Zampolli C, Zanoli HJC, Zardoshti N, Zarochentsev A, Závada P, Zaviyalov N, Zbroszczyk H, Zhalov M, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Zherebchevskii V, Zhigareva N, Zhou D, Zhou Y, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zhu Y, Zichichi A, Zimmermann MB, Zinovjev G, Zurlo N. Scattering Studies with Low-Energy Kaon-Proton Femtoscopy in Proton-Proton Collisions at the LHC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:092301. [PMID: 32202883 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.092301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The study of the strength and behavior of the antikaon-nucleon (K[over ¯]N) interaction constitutes one of the key focuses of the strangeness sector in low-energy quantum chromodynamics (QCD). In this Letter a unique high-precision measurement of the strong interaction between kaons and protons, close and above the kinematic threshold, is presented. The femtoscopic measurements of the correlation function at low pair-frame relative momentum of (K^{+}p⊕K^{-}p[over ¯]) and (K^{-}p⊕K^{+}p[over ¯]) pairs measured in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=5, 7, and 13 TeV are reported. A structure observed around a relative momentum of 58 MeV/c in the measured correlation function of (K^{-}p⊕K^{+}p[over ¯]) with a significance of 4.4σ constitutes the first experimental evidence for the opening of the (K[over ¯]^{0}n⊕K^{0}n[over ¯]) isospin breaking channel due to the mass difference between charged and neutral kaons. The measured correlation functions have been compared to Jülich and Kyoto models in addition to the Coulomb potential. The high-precision data at low relative momenta presented in this work prove femtoscopy to be a powerful complementary tool to scattering experiments and provide new constraints above the K[over ¯]N threshold for low-energy QCD chiral models.
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Salvetti M, Bianchi A, Marangi M, Barlaam A, Giacomelli S, Bertoletti I, Roy L, Giangaspero A. Deer keds on wild ungulates in northern Italy, with a taxonomic key for the identification of Lipoptena spp. of Europe. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 34:74-85. [PMID: 31674696 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Deer keds (Lipoptena spp.) are blood-sucking ectoparasites of domestic and wild animals, and also accidentally of humans. In Europe, five Lipoptena spp. have been recorded, although the lack of specific taxonomic keys has often led to mistaken identification or to missing data. The present study aimed to develop an identification key of the European species and also to identify Lipoptena spp. found on wild ungulates in northern Italy. In total, 390 hippoboscids were collected from Rupicapra rupicapra, Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus and Ovis aries musimon in an Alpine area of Italy. After morphological identification, 140 specimens were subjected to phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial (CO1) and nuclear (CAD) gene sequences. Despite the expected presence of slight morphological variations, all specimens examined were identified both microscopically and molecularly as Lipoptena cervi (100% identity for both CO1 and CAD genes). The massive increase in wild ungulate populations can favour the possibility of detecting other species of Lipoptena. The identification keys proposed in the present study may help with monitoring the presence of Lipoptena species, particularly in European countries where this ectoparasite is neglected and for which various data (from diffusion to control methods) are still missing.
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Bagnara V, Giammusso B, Castagnetti M, Esposito C, Bianchi A. Distal hypospadias repair using the needle point bipolar cutting-coagulation forceps. J Pediatr Urol 2020; 16:69.e1-69.e5. [PMID: 31740147 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To determine the outcome of distal hypospadias repairs performed using bipolar diathermy (BD) for all the dissection. METHODS Retrospective review of 310 patients undergoing distal hypospadias (264 subcoronal/distal penile and 46 coronal/glanular) over a 11-year period. Median age at surgery was 2.0 years (range 9 months-15 years). Caudal anesthesia was performed in all patients. All children underwent an in situ tubularization of the urethral plate, which was combined with midline incision of the plate in 30 (10%). Preputial reconstruction was performed in 303 (98%) patients. BD forceps was used for coagulation and for all the dissection including skin incision, elevation of glans wings, separation of the corpus spongiosum from the corpora cavernosa, and urethral plate incision, when deemed appropriate. The authors assessed surgical complications and cosmetic results. The latter using the hypospadias objective score (HOSE), with a score ≥ 14 considered as acceptable. RESULTS The average operative time was 70 min. There was no postoperative bleeding or hematomas that required surgical intervention. There were no wound infections or necrosis. Complications occurred in 37 patients (11.9%). Urethral fistula formation was the commonest (n = 18). Postoperative persistent preputial swelling occurred in 3.5% of cases. Two hundred twelve patients (90.6%) had a HOSE score ≥ 14, and no patient required revision surgery for skin problems after a median follow-up of 8.1 (range 1.2-13.1) years. DISCUSSION The study is limited by its retrospective nature and by the fact that a number of other pre-operative, intra-operative, and postoperative variables can affect outcome. CONCLUSIONS Bipolar diathermy can be safely used for distal hypospadias repairs. It allowed careful control of intra-operative bleeding and also clear visualization of tissue planes. Complication rate overall compares favorably with the literature, and cosmetic results were satisfactory.
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Brambilla L, Bianchi A, Malerba F, Loppini M, Martinelli N. Lateral ankle ligament anatomic reconstruction for chronic ankle instability: Allograft or autograft? A systematic review. Foot Ankle Surg 2020; 26:85-93. [PMID: 30578157 DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND To investigate if there is any evidence in favour of autograft or allograft use for anatomic reconstruction of lateral ankle ligaments in patients with symptomatic chronic ankle instability. METHODS A literature search was performed in PubMed MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE and Google Scholar databases, over the years 1994-2017, to identify the studies presenting clinical results of anatomic lateral ankle ligaments reconstruction using various combinations of the keywords "lateral ankle ligaments reconstruction", "anatomic reconstruction", "chronic ankle instability", "allograft", "autograft". The surgical procedure was considered anatomic if consistent with the description of lateral ankle ligaments made by Burks and Morgan in 1994. RESULTS Among the 89 papers matching the search terms, only 12 could be included in which 357 anatomic lateral ankle ligaments reconstructions were performed. One was a comparative case series (level of evidence III - LOE III) while other papers were retrospective case series (LOE IV), the mean Modified Coleman Methodology Score (MCMS) was fair: 56.7 (SD±5.2). Due to the low level of evidence of the available literature only a qualitative analysis was performed. The limited evidence from the studies analysed suggests that there is no difference in graft survivorship, graft-dependent variables, patient's satisfaction, clinical outcome measures and radiographic results between allograft and autograft. CONCLUSIONS Given the low number of studies, their poor methodology score and their low level of evidence it is not possible to determine if allograft is better or safer than autograft. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV, review paper of level III and level IV studies.
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Chiloiro S, Giampietro A, Raffaelli M, D'Amato G, Bima C, Lauretti L, Anile C, Lombardi CP, Rindi G, Bellantone R, De Marinis L, Pontecorvi A, Bianchi A. Synchronous bilateral adrenalectomy in ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism: predictors, biomarkers and outcomes. Endocrine 2019; 66:642-649. [PMID: 31583577 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-019-02091-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hypercortisolism requires a prompt therapeutic management to reduce the risk of development of a potential fatal emergency. A synchronous bilateral adrenalectomy (SBA) is effective in recovering hypercortisolism. However, specific indications for an SBA are not available. We aimed to evaluate the outcome of patients who underwent an SBA and to identify biomarkers able to predict the requirements of an SBA. PATIENTS AND METHODS A mono-centric and longitudinal study was conducted on 19 consecutive patients who underwent SBA for ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism between December 2003 and December 2017. This study population was compared to two control groups composed of patients cured after the resection of the ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma (Group A: 44 patients) and of the ACTH-secreting neuroendocrine tumours (Group B: 8 patients). RESULTS Short- or long-term SBA complications or the recurrence of hypercortisolism did not occur. A single patient experienced Nelson syndrome. Clinical features after SBA showed improvement in the glico-metabolic assessment, hypertension, bone metabolism and the occurrence of hypokalaemia and infections. The younger the age at the time of Cushing's disease diagnosis, the longer the duration of active hypercortisolism, higher values of plasmatic ACTH and Cortisol (1 month after pituitary neurosurgery) and higher values of Ki67 in pituitary adenomas were detected in this study population as compared to Group A. CONCLUSIONS SBA is an effective and safe treatment for patients with unmanageable ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism. A multidisciplinary team in a referral centre with a high volume of patients is strongly recommended for the management of these patients and the identification of patients, for better surgical timing.
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Acharya S, Adamová D, Adhya SP, Adler A, Adolfsson J, Aggarwal MM, Aglieri Rinella G, Agnello M, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Ahn SU, Akindinov A, Al-Turany M, Alam SN, Albuquerque DSD, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alfanda HM, Alfaro Molina R, Ali B, Ali Y, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altenkamper L, Altsybeev I, Anaam MN, Andrei C, Andreou D, Andrews HA, Andronic A, Angeletti M, Anguelov V, Anson C, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Anwar R, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arcelli S, Arnaldi R, Arratia M, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Aziz S, Azmi MD, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bai X, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Ball M, Balouza S, Baral RC, Barbera R, Barioglio L, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartalini P, Barth K, Bartsch E, Baruffaldi F, Bastid N, Basu S, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Batzing PC, Bauri D, Bazo Alba JL, Bearden IG, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Belyaev V, Bencedi G, Beole S, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Besoiu MG, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhat MA, Bhatt H, Bhattacharjee B, Bianchi A, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Biro G, Biswas R, Biswas S, Blair JT, Blau D, Blume C, Boca G, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Boldizsár L, Bolozdynya A, Bombara M, Bonomi G, Borel H, Borissov A, Borri M, Bossi H, Botta E, Bratrud L, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Broker TA, Broz M, Brucken EJ, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Buckland MD, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Bugnon O, Buhler P, Buncic P, Buthelezi Z, Butt JB, Buxton JT, Bysiak SA, Caffarri D, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camacho RS, Camerini P, Capon AA, Carnesecchi F, Caron R, Castillo Castellanos J, Castro AJ, Casula EAR, Catalano F, Ceballos Sanchez C, Chakraborty P, Chandra S, Chang B, Chang W, Chapeland S, Chartier M, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chauvin A, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Cho S, Chochula P, Chowdhury T, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Concas M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa Del Valle Z, Contin G, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Costanza S, Crkovská J, Crochet P, Cuautle E, Cunqueiro L, Dabrowski D, Dahms T, Dainese A, Damas FPA, Dani S, Danisch MC, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das P, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, Dashi A, De S, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Conti C, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, De Souza RD, Deb S, Degenhardt HF, Deja KR, Deloff A, Delsanto S, Devetak D, Dhankher P, Di Bari D, Di Mauro A, Diaz RA, Dietel T, Dillenseger P, Ding Y, Divià R, Djuvsland Ø, Dmitrieva U, Dobrin A, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Dudi S, Dukhishyam M, Dupieux P, Ehlers RJ, Elia D, Engel H, Epple E, Erazmus B, Erhardt F, Erokhin A, Ersdal MR, Espagnon B, Eulisse G, Eum J, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabbietti L, Faggin M, Faivre J, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fecchio P, Feliciello A, Feofilov G, Fernández Téllez A, Ferrero A, Ferretti A, Festanti A, Feuillard VJG, Figiel J, Filchagin S, Finogeev D, Fionda FM, Fiorenza G, Flor F, Foertsch S, Foka P, Fokin S, Fragiacomo E, Frankenfeld U, Fronze GG, Fuchs U, Furget C, Furs A, Fusco Girard M, Gaardhøje JJ, Gagliardi M, Gago AM, Gal A, Galvan CD, Ganoti P, Garabatos C, Garcia-Solis E, Garg K, Gargiulo C, Garibli A, Garner K, Gasik P, Gauger EF, Gay Ducati MB, Germain M, Ghosh J, Ghosh P, Ghosh SK, Gianotti P, Giubellino P, Giubilato P, Glässel P, Goméz Coral DM, Gomez Ramirez A, Gonzalez V, González-Zamora P, Gorbunov S, Görlich L, Gotovac S, Grabski V, Graczykowski LK, Graham KL, Greiner L, Grelli A, Grigoras C, Grigoriev V, Grigoryan A, Grigoryan S, Groettvik OS, Gronefeld JM, Grosa F, Grosse-Oetringhaus JF, Grosso R, Guernane R, Guerzoni B, Guittiere M, Gulbrandsen K, Gunji T, Gupta A, Gupta R, Guzman IB, Haake R, Habib MK, Hadjidakis C, Hamagaki H, Hamar G, Hamid M, Hannigan R, Haque MR, Harlenderova A, Harris JW, Harton A, Hasenbichler JA, Hassan H, Hatzifotiadou D, Hauer P, Hayashi S, Hechavarria ADLB, Heckel ST, Hellbär E, Helstrup H, Herghelegiu A, Hernandez EG, Herrera Corral G, Herrmann F, Hetland KF, Hilden TE, Hillemanns H, Hills C, Hippolyte B, Hohlweger B, Horak D, Hornung S, Hosokawa R, Hristov P, Huang C, Hughes C, Huhn P, Humanic TJ, Hushnud H, Husova LA, Hussain N, Hussain SA, Hussain T, Hutter D, Hwang DS, Iddon JP, Ilkaev R, Inaba M, Ippolitov M, Islam MS, Ivanov M, Ivanov V, Izucheev V, Jacak B, Jacazio N, Jacobs PM, Jadhav MB, Jadlovska S, Jadlovsky J, Jaelani S, Jahnke C, Jakubowska MJ, Janik MA, Jercic M, Jevons O, Jimenez Bustamante RT, Jin M, Jonas F, Jones PG, Jusko A, Kalinak P, Kalweit A, Kang JH, Kaplin V, Kar S, Karasu Uysal A, Karavichev O, Karavicheva T, Karczmarczyk P, Karpechev E, Kebschull U, Keidel R, Keil M, Ketzer B, Khabanova Z, Khan AM, Khan S, Khan SA, Khanzadeev A, Kharlov Y, Khatun A, Khuntia A, Kileng B, Kim B, Kim B, Kim D, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim H, Kim J, Kim JS, Kim J, Kim J, Kim J, Kim M, Kim S, Kim T, Kim T, Kirsch S, Kisel I, Kiselev S, Kisiel A, Klay JL, Klein C, Klein J, Klein S, Klein-Bösing C, Klewin S, Kluge A, Knichel ML, Knospe AG, Kobdaj C, Köhler MK, Kollegger T, Kondratyev A, Kondratyeva N, Kondratyuk E, Konopka PJ, Koska L, Kovalenko O, Kovalenko V, Kowalski M, Králik I, Kravčáková A, Kreis L, Krivda M, Krizek F, Krizkova Gajdosova K, Krüger M, Kryshen E, Krzewicki M, Kubera AM, Kučera V, Kuhn C, Kuijer PG, Kumar L, Kumar S, Kundu S, Kurashvili P, Kurepin A, Kurepin AB, Kuryakin A, Kushpil S, Kvapil J, Kweon MJ, Kwon JY, Kwon Y, La Pointe SL, La Rocca P, Lai YS, Langoy R, Lapidus K, Lardeux A, Larionov P, Laudi E, Lavicka R, Lazareva T, Lea R, Leardini L, Lee S, Lehas F, Lehner S, Lehrbach J, Lemmon RC, León Monzón I, Lesser ED, Lettrich M, Lévai P, Li X, Li XL, Lien J, Lietava R, Lim B, Lindal S, Lindenstruth V, Lindsay SW, Lippmann C, Lisa MA, Litichevskyi V, Liu A, Liu S, Llope WJ, Lofnes IM, Loginov V, Loizides C, Loncar P, Lopez X, López Torres E, Luettig P, Luhder JR, Lunardon M, Luparello G, Lupi M, Maevskaya A, Mager M, Mahmood SM, Mahmoud T, Maire A, Majka RD, Malaev M, Malik QW, Malinina L, Mal'Kevich D, Malzacher P, Mamonov A, Mandaglio G, Manko V, Manso F, Manzari V, Mao Y, Marchisone M, Mareš J, Margagliotti GV, Margotti A, Margutti J, Marín A, Markert C, Marquard M, Martin NA, Martinengo P, Martinez JL, Martínez MI, Martínez García G, Martinez Pedreira M, Masciocchi S, Masera M, Masoni A, Massacrier L, Masson E, Mastroserio A, Mathis AM, Matonoha O, Matuoka PFT, Matyja A, Mayer C, Mazzilli M, Mazzoni MA, Mechler AF, Meddi F, Melikyan Y, Menchaca-Rocha A, Meninno E, Meres M, Mhlanga S, Miake Y, Micheletti L, Mieskolainen MM, Mihaylov DL, Mikhaylov K, Mischke A, Mishra AN, Miśkowiec D, Mitu CM, Modak A, Mohammadi N, Mohanty AP, Mohanty B, Khan MM, Mondal M, Mondal MM, Mordasini C, Moreira De Godoy DA, Moreno LAP, Moretto S, Morreale A, Morsch A, Mrnjavac T, Muccifora V, Mudnic E, Mühlheim D, Muhuri S, Mulligan JD, Munhoz MG, Münning K, Munzer RH, Murakami H, Murray S, Musa L, Musinsky J, Myers CJ, Myrcha JW, Naik B, Nair R, Nandi BK, Nania R, Nappi E, Naru MU, Nassirpour AF, Natal da Luz H, Nattrass C, Nayak R, Nayak TK, Nazarenko S, Negrao De Oliveira RA, Nellen L, Nesbo SV, Neskovic G, Nesterov D, Nielsen BS, Nikolaev S, Nikulin S, Nikulin V, Noferini F, Nomokonov P, Nooren G, Norman J, Novitzky N, Nowakowski P, Nyanin A, Nystrand J, Ogino M, Ohlson A, Oleniacz J, Oliveira Da Silva AC, Oliver MH, Oppedisano C, Orava R, Ortiz Velasquez A, Oskarsson A, Otwinowski J, Oyama K, Pachmayer Y, Pacik V, Pagano D, Paić G, Palni P, Pan J, Pandey AK, Panebianco S, Papikyan V, Pareek P, Park J, Parkkila JE, Parmar S, Passfeld A, Pathak SP, Patra RN, Paul B, Pei H, Peitzmann T, Peng X, Pereira LG, Pereira Da Costa H, Peresunko D, Perez GM, Perez Lezama E, Peskov V, Pestov Y, Petráček V, Petrovici M, Pezzi RP, Piano S, Pikna M, Pillot P, Pimentel 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Viinikainen J, Vilakazi Z, Villalobos Baillie O, Villatoro Tello A, Vino G, Vinogradov A, Virgili T, Vislavicius V, Vodopyanov A, Volkel B, Völkl MA, Voloshin K, Voloshin SA, Volpe G, von Haller B, Vorobyev I, Voscek D, Vrláková J, Wagner B, Weber M, Weber SG, Wegrzynek A, Weiser DF, Wenzel SC, Wessels JP, Widmann E, Wiechula J, Wikne J, Wilk G, Wilkinson J, Willems GA, Willsher E, Windelband B, Witt WE, Winn M, Wu Y, Xu R, Yalcin S, Yamakawa K, Yang S, Yano S, Yin Z, Yokoyama H, Yoo IK, Yoon JH, Yuan S, Yuncu A, Yurchenko V, Zaccolo V, Zaman A, Zampolli C, Zanoli HJC, Zardoshti N, Zarochentsev A, Závada P, Zaviyalov N, Zbroszczyk H, Zhalov M, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Zherebchevskii V, Zhigareva N, Zhou D, Zhou Y, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zhu Y, Zichichi A, Zimmermann MB, Zinovjev G, Zurlo N. Measurement of ϒ(1S) Elliptic Flow at Forward Rapidity in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:192301. [PMID: 31765217 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.192301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The first measurement of the ϒ(1S) elliptic flow coefficient (v_{2}) is performed at forward rapidity (2.5<y<4) in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The results are obtained with the scalar product method and are reported as a function of transverse momentum (p_{T}) up to 15 GeV/c in the 5%-60% centrality interval. The measured ϒ(1S)v_{2} is consistent with 0 and with the small positive values predicted by transport models within uncertainties. The v_{2} coefficient in 2<p_{T}<15 GeV/c is lower than that of inclusive J/ψ mesons in the same p_{T} interval by 2.6 standard deviations. These results, combined with earlier suppression measurements, are in agreement with a scenario in which the ϒ(1S) production in Pb-Pb collisions at LHC energies is dominated by dissociation limited to the early stage of the collision, whereas in the J/ψ case there is substantial experimental evidence of an additional regeneration component.
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Periti F, Toma C, Plaitano C, Guagliano R, Bertone C, Barillà D, Arpa C, Vandelli G, Bianchi A, Vulpetti A, Tinelli C, Bianchi PE. Microvascular parameters evaluated with optical coherence tomography-angiography in children: comparison between preterm and full-term patients. Acta Ophthalmol 2019; 97:e1032-e1034. [PMID: 31074193 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bundred JR, Kamarajah SK, Siaw‐Acheampong K, Nepogodiev D, Jefferies B, Singh P, Evans R, Griffiths EA, Alderson D, Gossage J, McKay S, Mohamed I, van Hillegersberg R, Vohra R, Wanigsooriya K, Whitehouse T, Bagajevas A, Bekele A, Blanco‐Colino R, Da Roit A, El Kafsi‐Mawley J, Gjata A, Gockel I, Castro RG, Harustiak T, Hsu P, Isik A, Kechagias A, Kennedy A, Kidane B, Mahendran HA, Mejia L, Moreno JI, Negoi I, Santiago AJ, Sayyed R, Schneider P, Soares AS, Sousa M, Takeda FR, Vanstraten S, Wallner B, Wijnhoven B, Achiam M, Agustin T, Akbar A, Al‐Bahrani A, Al‐Khyatt W, Albertsmeier M, Alghunaim E, Alkhaffaf B, Allum W, Am F, Andreollo N, Arndt A, Babor R, Barbosa J, Bardini R, Beardsmore D, Beban G, Bernardes A, Berrisford R, Bianchi A, Bjelovic M, Boddy A, Bolca C, Bonavina L, Bryce G, Byrom R, Casaca R, Chan D, Charalabopoulos A, Cheong E, Ciotola F, Colak E, Collins C, Constantinoiu S, Costa R, Dahlke M, Darling G, Dawas K, de Manzoni G, Denewer A, Devadas M, Dexter S, Dikinis S, Dimitrios T, Dolan J, Duong C, Egberts J, Elgharably Y, Elhadi M, Elmahi S, Farias FA, Fekaj E, Fernández J, Forshaw M, Freire J, French D, Gacevski G, Gaedcke J, Gananadha S, Gijon MM, Gokhale J, Gordon A, Grimminger P, Guevara R, Guner A, Gutknecht S, Mahmoodzadeh H, Halldestam I, Hedberg J, Heisterkamp J, Higgs S, Hii M, Hindmarsh A, Hoppner J, Isaza A, Izbicki J, Jacobs R, Jain P, Johansson J, Johnston B, Kafsi J, Kassa S, Kelty C, Khan I, Khoo D, Khyatt S, Kjaer D, Korkolis D, Kreuser N, Larsen M, Lau P, Leite J, Lewis W, Liakakos T, Loureiro C, Mahendran A, Maynard N, Mcgregor R, Mcnally S, Medina‐Franco H, Meguid R, Melhado R, Mercer S, Migliore M, Mingol F, Mogoanta S, Mohri Y, Mönig S, Moreno J, Motas N, Murphy T, Naqi S, Ni R, Niazi S, Oglesby S, Okonta K, Ortiz SR, Pal K, Palazzo F, Pascher A, Pascual M, Pata G, Pera M, Puig S, Ramirez J, Raptis D, Räsänen J, Reim D, Reynolds J, Robb W, Robertson K, Rosero G, Rosman C, Rossaak J, Saarnio J, Santiago A, Schiesser M, Scurtu R, Sekhniaidze D, Sevinç B, Skipworth R, So J, Trugeda MS, Syed A, Takahashi AML, Takeda F, Talbot M, Tareen M, Terashima M, Testini M, Tewari N, Tez M, Thomas M, Tirnaksiz M, Tonini V, Tu C, Turner P, Underwood T, Uzair A, Vallve‐Bernal M, Valmasoni M, Vicente C, Videira JF, Viswanath YKS, Weindelmayer J, White R, Wigle D, Wilkerson P, Wills V, Zacharakis E, Zuluaga M. International Variation in Surgical Practices in Units Performing Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal Cancer: A Unit Survey from the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA). World J Surg 2019; 43:2874-2884. [PMID: 31332491 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-05080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anastomotic leaks are associated with significant risk of morbidity, mortality and treatment costs after oesophagectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate international variation in unit-level clinical practice and resource availability for the prevention and management of anastomotic leak following oesophagectomy. METHOD The Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA) is an international research collaboration focussed on improving the care and outcomes of patients undergoing oesophagectomy. Any unit performing oesophagectomy worldwide can register to participate in OGAA studies. An online unit survey was developed and disseminated to lead surgeons at each unit registered to participate in OGAA. High-income country (HIC) and low/middle-income country (LMIC) were defined according to the World Bank whilst unit volume were defined as < 20 versus 20-59 versus ≥60 cases/year in the unit. RESULTS Responses were received from 141 units, a 77% (141/182) response rate. Median annual oesophagectomy caseload was reported to be 26 (inter-quartile range 12-50). Only 48% (68/141) and 22% (31/141) of units had an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program and ERAS nurse, respectively. HIC units had significantly higher rates of stapled anastomosis compared to LMIC units (66 vs 31%, p = 0.005). Routine post-operative contrast-swallow anastomotic assessment was performed in 52% (73/141) units. Stent placement and interventional radiology drainage for anastomotic leak management were more commonly available in HICs than LMICs (99 vs 59%, p < 0.001 and 99 vs 83%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This international survey highlighted variation in surgical technique and management of anastomotic leak based on case volume and country income level. Further research is needed to understand the impact of this variation on patient outcomes.
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Paredes S, Henriques J, Rochar T, Mendes D, Carvalho P, Moraisl J, Bianchi A, Salcedof V. A Clinical Interpretable Approach Applied to Cardiovascular Risk Assessment. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019; 2018:3252-3255. [PMID: 30441085 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8512956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The effectiveness of predictive models in supporting the Clinical Decision is closely related with their clinical interpretability, i.e.the model should provide clear information on how to reach a specific classification/decision. In fact, the development of interpretable and accurate predictive models assumes a key importance as these tools can be very useful in Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS). The development of those models may comprise two main perspectives; existent clinical knowledge (clinical expert knowledge, clinical guidelines, current models, etc.) as well as data driven approaches able to extract (new) knowledge from recent clinical datasets. This work focuses in knowledge extraction from recent datasets (data driven) based on computational intelligence techniques. The main hypothesis that supports this work is that individuals with similar characteristics present a similar risk prof ile. Thus, this work addresses the development of stratification models able to learn distinct groups (or classes) of subjects assessing the similarity between characterizing variables. In particular, in the current study a data-driven supervised cluster approach is proposed aiming the derivation of meaningful rules directly from the dataset. The validation was performed based on the largest Portuguese coronary artery disease patient's dataset, provided by the Portuguese Society of Cardiology and comprising 13902 acute coronary syndrome patients. The goal was to assess the risk of death 30 days after admission. The models' performance was assessed through the sensitivity, specificity and geometric mean values. The obtained results show the potential of this approach, as they represent an acceptable performance (GM= 72%) while the clinical interpretability of the model is assured through the derived rules. Despite the achieved results, there are several research directions to be followed in order to enhance this work.
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Acharya S, Adamová D, Adhya SP, Adler A, Adolfsson J, Aggarwal MM, Aglieri Rinella G, Agnello M, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Ahn SU, Aiola S, Akindinov A, Al-Turany M, Alam SN, Albuquerque DSD, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alfanda HM, Alfaro Molina R, Ali B, Ali Y, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altenkamper L, Altsybeev I, Anaam MN, Andrei C, Andreou D, Andrews HA, Andronic A, Angeletti M, Anguelov V, Anson C, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Anwar R, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arcelli S, Arnaldi R, Arratia M, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Aziz S, Azmi MD, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Ball M, Baral RC, Barbera R, Barioglio L, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartalini P, Barth K, Bartsch E, Bastid N, Basu S, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Batzing PC, Bauri D, Bazo Alba JL, Bearden IG, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Beltran LGE, Belyaev V, Bencedi G, Beole S, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhatt H, Bhattacharjee B, Bianchi A, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Biro G, Biswas R, Biswas S, Blair JT, Blau D, Blume C, Boca G, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Boldizsár L, Bolozdynya A, Bombara M, Bonomi G, Bonora M, Borel H, Borissov A, Borri M, Botta E, Bourjau C, Bratrud L, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Broker TA, Broz M, Brucken EJ, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Buckland MD, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Buhler P, Buncic P, Busch O, Buthelezi Z, Butt JB, Buxton JT, Caffarri D, Caines H, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camacho RS, Camerini P, Capon AA, Carnesecchi F, Castillo Castellanos J, Castro AJ, Casula EAR, Catalano F, Ceballos Sanchez C, Chakraborty P, Chandra S, Chang B, Chang W, Chapeland S, Chartier M, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chauvin A, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Cho S, Chochula P, Chowdhury T, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Concas M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa Del Valle Z, Contin G, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Costanza S, Crkovská J, Crochet P, Cuautle E, Cunqueiro L, Dabrowski D, Dahms T, Dainese A, Damas FPA, Dani S, Danisch MC, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, Dashi A, De S, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Conti C, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, De Souza RD, Deb S, Degenhardt HF, Deisting A, Deja KR, Deloff A, Delsanto S, Dhankher P, Di Bari D, Di Mauro A, Diaz RA, Dietel T, Dillenseger P, Ding Y, Divià R, Djuvsland Ø, Dmitrieva U, Dobrin A, Domenicis Gimenez D, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Dudi S, Duggal AK, Dukhishyam M, Dupieux P, Ehlers RJ, Elia D, Engel H, Epple E, Erazmus B, Erhardt F, Erokhin A, Ersdal MR, Espagnon B, Eulisse G, Eum J, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabbietti L, Faggin M, Faivre J, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fecchio P, Feldkamp L, Feliciello A, Feofilov G, Fernández Téllez A, Ferrero A, Ferretti A, Festanti A, Feuillard VJG, Figiel J, Filchagin S, Finogeev D, Fionda FM, Fiorenza G, Flor F, Foertsch S, Foka P, Fokin S, Fragiacomo E, Francisco A, Frankenfeld U, Fronze GG, Fuchs U, Furget C, Furs A, Fusco Girard M, Gaardhøje JJ, Gagliardi M, Gago AM, Gal A, Galvan CD, Ganoti P, Garabatos C, Garcia-Solis E, Garg K, Gargiulo C, Garner K, Gasik P, Gauger EF, Gay Ducati MB, Germain M, Ghosh J, Ghosh P, Ghosh SK, Gianotti P, Giubellino P, Giubilato P, Glässel P, Goméz Coral DM, Gomez Ramirez A, Gonzalez V, González-Zamora P, Gorbunov S, Görlich L, Gotovac S, Grabski V, Graczykowski LK, Graham KL, Greiner L, Grelli A, Grigoras C, Grigoriev V, Grigoryan A, Grigoryan S, Groettvik OS, Gronefeld JM, Grosa F, Grosse-Oetringhaus JF, Grosso R, Guernane R, Guerzoni B, Guittiere M, Gulbrandsen K, Gunji T, Gupta A, Gupta R, Guzman IB, Haake R, Habib MK, Hadjidakis C, Hamagaki H, Hamar G, Hamid M, Hamon JC, Hannigan R, Haque MR, Harlenderova A, Harris JW, Harton A, Hassan H, Hatzifotiadou D, Hauer P, Hayashi S, Heckel ST, Hellbär E, Helstrup H, Herghelegiu A, Hernandez EG, Herrera Corral G, Herrmann F, Hetland KF, Hilden TE, Hillemanns H, Hills C, Hippolyte B, Hohlweger B, Horak D, Hornung S, Hosokawa R, Hristov P, Huang C, Hughes C, Huhn P, Humanic TJ, Hushnud H, Husova LA, Hussain N, Hussain SA, Hussain T, Hutter D, Hwang DS, Iddon JP, Ilkaev R, Inaba M, Ippolitov M, Islam MS, Ivanov M, Ivanov V, Izucheev V, Jacak B, Jacazio N, Jacobs PM, Jadhav MB, Jadlovska S, Jadlovsky J, Jaelani S, Jahnke C, Jakubowska MJ, Janik MA, Jercic M, Jevons O, Jimenez Bustamante RT, Jin M, Jonas F, Jones PG, Jusko A, Kalinak P, Kalweit A, Kang JH, Kaplin V, Kar S, Karasu Uysal A, Karavichev O, Karavicheva T, Karczmarczyk P, Karpechev E, Kebschull U, Keidel R, Keil M, Ketzer B, Khabanova Z, Khan AM, Khan S, Khan SA, Khanzadeev A, Kharlov Y, Khatun A, Khuntia A, Kileng B, Kim B, Kim B, Kim D, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim H, Kim JS, Kim J, Kim J, Kim J, Kim M, Kim S, Kim T, Kim T, Kindra K, Kirsch S, Kisel I, Kiselev S, Kisiel A, Klay JL, Klein C, Klein J, Klein S, Klein-Bösing C, Klewin S, Kluge A, Knichel ML, Knospe AG, Kobdaj C, Kofarago M, Köhler MK, Kollegger T, Kondratyev A, Kondratyeva N, Kondratyuk E, Konopka PJ, Konyushikhin M, Koska L, Kovalenko O, Kovalenko V, Kowalski M, Králik I, Kravčáková A, Kreis L, Krivda M, Krizek F, Krizkova Gajdosova K, Krüger M, Kryshen E, Krzewicki M, Kubera AM, Kučera V, Kuhn C, Kuijer PG, Kumar L, Kumar S, Kundu S, Kurashvili P, Kurepin A, Kurepin AB, Kushpil S, Kvapil J, Kweon MJ, Kwon Y, La Pointe SL, La Rocca P, Lai YS, Langoy R, Lapidus K, Lardeux A, Larionov P, Laudi E, Lavicka R, Lazareva T, Lea R, Leardini L, Lee S, Lehas F, Lehner S, Lehrbach J, Lemmon RC, León Monzón I, Lettrich M, Lévai P, Li X, Li XL, Lien J, Lietava R, Lim B, Lindal S, Lindenstruth V, Lindsay SW, Lippmann C, Lisa MA, Litichevskyi V, Liu A, Liu S, Ljunggren HM, Llope WJ, Lodato DF, Loginov V, Loizides C, Loncar P, Lopez X, López Torres E, Luettig P, Luhder JR, Lunardon M, Luparello G, Lupi M, Maevskaya A, Mager M, Mahmood SM, Mahmoud T, Maire A, Majka RD, Malaev M, Malik QW, Malinina L, Mal'Kevich D, Malzacher P, Mamonov A, Manko V, Manso F, Manzari V, Mao Y, Marchisone M, Mareš J, Margagliotti GV, Margotti A, Margutti J, Marín A, Markert C, Marquard M, Martin NA, Martinengo P, Martinez JL, Martínez MI, Martínez García G, Martinez Pedreira M, Masciocchi S, Masera M, Masoni A, Massacrier L, Masson E, Mastroserio A, Mathis AM, Matuoka PFT, Matyja A, Mayer C, Mazzilli M, Mazzoni MA, Mechler AF, Meddi F, Melikyan Y, Menchaca-Rocha A, Meninno E, Meres M, Mhlanga S, Miake Y, Micheletti L, Mieskolainen MM, Mihaylov DL, Mikhaylov K, Mischke A, Mishra AN, Miśkowiec D, Mitu CM, Mohammadi N, Mohanty AP, Mohanty B, Khan MM, Mondal MM, Mordasini C, Moreira De Godoy DA, Moreno LAP, Moretto S, Morreale A, Morsch A, Mrnjavac T, Muccifora V, Mudnic E, Mühlheim D, Muhuri S, Mulligan JD, Munhoz MG, Münning K, Munzer RH, Murakami H, Murray S, Musa L, Musinsky J, Myers CJ, Myrcha JW, Naik B, Nair R, Nandi BK, Nania R, Nappi E, Naru MU, Nassirpour AF, Natal da Luz H, Nattrass C, Nayak K, Nayak R, Nayak TK, Nazarenko S, Negrao De Oliveira RA, Nellen L, Nesbo SV, Neskovic G, Ng F, Nielsen BS, Nikolaev S, Nikulin S, Nikulin V, Noferini F, Nomokonov P, Nooren G, Noris JCC, Norman J, Nowakowski P, Nyanin A, Nystrand J, Ogino M, Ohlson A, Oleniacz J, Oliveira Da Silva AC, Oliver MH, Onderwaater J, Oppedisano C, Orava R, Ortiz Velasquez A, Oskarsson A, Otwinowski J, Oyama K, Pachmayer Y, Pacik V, Pagano D, Paić G, Palni P, Pan J, Pandey AK, Panebianco S, Papikyan V, Pareek P, Park J, Parkkila JE, Parmar S, Passfeld A, Pathak SP, Patra RN, Paul B, Pei H, Peitzmann T, Peng X, Pereira LG, Pereira Da Costa H, Peresunko D, Perez GM, Perez Lezama E, Peskov V, Pestov Y, Petráček V, Petrovici M, Pezzi RP, Piano S, Pikna M, Pillot P, Pimentel LODL, Pinazza O, Pinsky L, Pisano S, Piyarathna DB, Płoskoń M, Planinic M, Pliquett F, Pluta J, Pochybova S, Poghosyan MG, Polichtchouk B, Poljak N, Poonsawat W, Pop A, Poppenborg H, Porteboeuf-Houssais S, Pozdniakov V, Prasad SK, Preghenella R, Prino F, Pruneau CA, Pshenichnov I, Puccio M, Punin V, Puranapanda K, Putschke J, Quishpe RE, Ragoni S, Raha S, Rajput S, Rak J, Rakotozafindrabe A, Ramello L, Rami F, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Räsänen SS, Rascanu BT, Rath R, Ratza V, Ravasenga I, Read KF, Redlich K, Rehman A, Reichelt P, Reidt F, Ren X, Renfordt R, Reshetin A, Revol JP, Reygers K, Riabov V, Richert T, Richter M, Riedler P, Riegler W, Riggi F, Ristea C, Rode SP, Rodríguez Cahuantzi M, Røed K, Rogalev R, Rogochaya E, Rohr D, Röhrich D, Rokita PS, Ronchetti F, Rosas ED, Roslon K, Rosnet P, Rossi A, Rotondi A, Roukoutakis F, Roy A, Roy P, Rueda OV, Rui R, Rumyantsev B, Rustamov A, Ryabinkin E, Ryabov Y, Rybicki A, Rytkonen H, Saarinen S, Sadhu S, Sadovsky S, Šafařík K, Saha SK, Sahoo B, Sahoo P, Sahoo R, Sahoo S, Sahu PK, Saini J, Sakai S, Sambyal S, Samsonov V, Sandoval A, Sarkar A, Sarkar D, Sarkar N, Sarma P, Sarti VM, Sas MHP, Scapparone E, Schaefer B, Schambach J, Scheid HS, Schiaua C, Schicker R, Schmah A, Schmidt C, Schmidt HR, Schmidt MO, Schmidt M, Schmidt NV, Schmier AR, Schukraft J, Schutz Y, Schwarz K, Schweda K, Scioli G, Scomparin E, Šefčík M, Seger JE, Sekiguchi Y, Sekihata D, Selyuzhenkov I, Senyukov S, Serradilla E, Sett P, Sevcenco A, Shabanov A, Shabetai A, Shahoyan R, Shaikh W, Shangaraev A, Sharma A, Sharma A, Sharma M, Sharma N, Sheikh AI, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shirinkin S, Shou Q, Sibiriak Y, Siddhanta S, Siemiarczuk T, Silvermyr D, Simatovic G, Simonetti G, Singh R, Singh R, Singh VK, Singhal V, Sinha T, Sitar B, Sitta M, Skaali TB, Slupecki M, Smirnov N, Snellings RJM, Snellman TW, Sochan J, Soncco C, Song J, Songmoolnak A, Soramel F, Sorensen S, Sputowska I, Stachel J, Stan I, Stankus P, Steffanic PJ, Stenlund E, Stocco D, Storetvedt MM, Strmen P, Suaide AAP, Sugitate T, Suire C, Suleymanov M, Suljic M, Sultanov R, Šumbera M, Sumowidagdo S, Suzuki K, Swain S, Szabo A, Szarka I, Tabassam U, Taillepied G, Takahashi J, Tambave GJ, Tang S, Tarhini M, Tarzila MG, Tauro A, Tejeda Muñoz G, Telesca A, Terrevoli C, Thakur D, Thakur S, Thomas D, Thoresen F, Tieulent R, Tikhonov A, Timmins AR, Toia A, Topilskaya N, Toppi M, Torales-Acosta F, Torres SR, Tripathy S, Tripathy T, Trogolo S, Trombetta G, Tropp L, Trubnikov V, Trzaska WH, Trzcinski TP, Trzeciak BA, Tsuji T, Tumkin A, Turrisi R, Tveter TS, Ullaland K, Umaka EN, Uras A, Usai GL, Utrobicic A, Vala M, Valle N, van der Kolk N, van Doremalen LVR, van Leeuwen M, Vande Vyvre P, Varga D, Vargas A, Vargyas M, Varma R, Vasileiou M, Vasiliev A, Vázquez Doce O, Vechernin V, Veen AM, Vercellin E, Vergara Limón S, Vermunt L, Vernet R, Vértesi R, Vickovic L, Viinikainen J, Vilakazi Z, Villalobos Baillie O, Villatoro Tello A, Vino G, Vinogradov A, Virgili T, Vislavicius V, Vodopyanov A, Volkel B, Völkl MA, Voloshin K, Voloshin SA, Volpe G, von Haller B, Vorobyev I, Voscek D, Vrláková J, Wagner B, Wang M, Watanabe Y, Weber M, Weber SG, Wegrzynek A, Weiser DF, Wenzel SC, Wessels JP, Westerhoff U, Whitehead AM, Widmann E, Wiechula J, Wikne J, Wilk G, Wilkinson J, Willems GA, Willsher E, Windelband B, Witt WE, Wu Y, Xu R, Yalcin S, Yamakawa K, Yang S, Yano S, Yin Z, Yokoyama H, Yoo IK, Yoon JH, Yuan S, Yuncu A, Yurchenko V, Zaccolo V, Zaman A, Zampolli C, Zanoli HJC, Zardoshti N, Zarochentsev A, Závada P, Zaviyalov N, Zbroszczyk H, Zhalov M, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Zherebchevskii V, Zhigareva N, Zhou D, Zhou Y, Zhou Z, Zhu H, Zhu J, Zhu Y, Zichichi A, Zimmermann MB, Zinovjev G, Zurlo N. Investigations of Anisotropic Flow Using Multiparticle Azimuthal Correlations in pp, p-Pb, Xe-Xe, and Pb-Pb Collisions at the LHC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:142301. [PMID: 31702212 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.142301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Measurements of anisotropic flow coefficients (v_{n}) and their cross-correlations using two- and multiparticle cumulant methods are reported in collisions of pp at sqrt[s]=13 TeV, p-Pb at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV, Xe-Xe at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.44 TeV, and Pb-Pb at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV recorded with the ALICE detector. The multiplicity dependence of v_{n} is studied in a very wide range from 20 to 3000 particles produced in the midrapidity region |η|<0.8 for the transverse momentum range 0.2<p_{T}<3.0 GeV/c. An ordering of the coefficients v_{2}>v_{3}>v_{4} is found in pp and p-Pb collisions, similar to that seen in large collision systems, while a weak v_{2} multiplicity dependence is observed relative to nucleus-nucleus collisions in the same multiplicity range. Using a novel subevent method, v_{2} measured with four-particle cumulants is found to be compatible with that from six-particle cumulants in pp and p-Pb collisions. The magnitude of the correlation between v_{n}^{2} and v_{m}^{2}, evaluated with the symmetric cumulants SC(m,n) is observed to be positive at all multiplicities for v_{2} and v_{4}, while for v_{2} and v_{3} it is negative and changes sign for multiplicities below 100, which may indicate a different v_{n} fluctuation pattern in this multiplicity range. The observed long-range multiparticle azimuthal correlations in high multiplicity pp and p-Pb collisions can neither be described by pythia 8 nor by impact-parameter-Glasma, music, and ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model calculations, and hence, provide new insights into the understanding of collective effects in small collision systems.
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Visconti G, Bianchi A, Hayashi A, Salgarello M. Pure skin perforator flap direct elevation above the subdermal plane using preoperative ultra-high frequency ultrasound planning: A proof of concept. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2019; 72:1700-1738. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2019.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acharya S, Adamová D, Adhya SP, Adler A, Adolfsson J, Aggarwal MM, Aglieri Rinella G, Agnello M, Agrawal N, Ahammed Z, Ahmad S, Ahn SU, Aiola S, Akindinov A, Al-Turany M, Alam SN, Albuquerque DSD, Aleksandrov D, Alessandro B, Alfanda HM, Alfaro Molina R, Ali B, Ali Y, Alici A, Alkin A, Alme J, Alt T, Altenkamper L, Altsybeev I, Anaam MN, Andrei C, Andreou D, Andrews HA, Andronic A, Angeletti M, Anguelov V, Anson C, Antičić T, Antinori F, Antonioli P, Anwar R, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelshäuser H, Arcelli S, Arnaldi R, Arratia M, Arsene IC, Arslandok M, Augustinus A, Averbeck R, Aziz S, Azmi MD, Badalà A, Baek YW, Bagnasco S, Bailhache R, Bala R, Baldisseri A, Ball M, Baral RC, Barbera R, Barioglio L, Barnaföldi GG, Barnby LS, Barret V, Bartalini P, Barth K, Bartsch E, Baruffaldi F, Bastid N, Basu S, Batigne G, Batyunya B, Batzing PC, Bauri D, Bazo Alba JL, Bearden IG, Bedda C, Behera NK, Belikov I, Bellini F, Bellwied R, Belyaev V, Bencedi G, Beole S, Bercuci A, Berdnikov Y, Berenyi D, Bertens RA, Berzano D, Betev L, Bhasin A, Bhat IR, Bhatt H, Bhattacharjee B, Bianchi A, Bianchi L, Bianchi N, Bielčík J, Bielčíková J, Bilandzic A, Biro G, Biswas R, Biswas S, Blair JT, Blau D, Blume C, Boca G, Bock F, Bogdanov A, Boldizsár L, Bolozdynya A, Bombara M, Bonomi G, Bonora M, Borel H, Borissov A, Borri M, Bossi H, Botta E, Bourjau C, Bratrud L, Braun-Munzinger P, Bregant M, Broker TA, Broz M, Brucken EJ, Bruna E, Bruno GE, Buckland MD, Budnikov D, Buesching H, Bufalino S, Bugnon O, Buhler P, Buncic P, Busch O, Buthelezi Z, Butt JB, Buxton JT, Caffarri D, Caliva A, Calvo Villar E, Camacho RS, Camerini P, Capon AA, Carnesecchi F, Castillo Castellanos J, Castro AJ, Casula EAR, Catalano F, Ceballos Sanchez C, Chakraborty P, Chandra S, Chang B, Chang W, Chapeland S, Chartier M, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S, Chauvin A, Cheshkov C, Cheynis B, Chibante Barroso V, Chinellato DD, Cho S, Chochula P, Chowdhury T, Christakoglou P, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cicalo C, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Cleymans J, Colamaria F, Colella D, Collu A, Colocci M, Concas M, Conesa Balbastre G, Conesa Del Valle Z, Contin G, Contreras JG, Cormier TM, Corrales Morales Y, Cortese P, Cosentino MR, Costa F, Costanza S, Crkovská J, Crochet P, Cuautle E, Cunqueiro L, Dabrowski D, Dahms T, Dainese A, Damas FPA, Dani S, Danisch MC, Danu A, Das D, Das I, Das S, Dash A, Dash S, Dashi A, De S, De Caro A, de Cataldo G, de Conti C, de Cuveland J, De Falco A, De Gruttola D, De Marco N, De Pasquale S, De Souza RD, Deb S, Degenhardt HF, Deisting A, Deja KR, Deloff A, Delsanto S, Dhankher P, Di Bari D, Di Mauro A, Diaz RA, Dietel T, Dillenseger P, Ding Y, Divià R, Djuvsland Ø, Dmitrieva U, Dobrin A, Dönigus B, Dordic O, Dubey AK, Dubla A, Dudi S, Duggal AK, Dukhishyam M, Dupieux P, Ehlers RJ, Elia D, Engel H, Epple E, Erazmus B, Erhardt F, Erokhin A, Ersdal MR, Espagnon B, Eulisse G, Eum J, Evans D, Evdokimov S, Fabbietti L, Faggin M, Faivre J, Fantoni A, Fasel M, Fecchio P, 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First Observation of an Attractive Interaction between a Proton and a Cascade Baryon. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:112002. [PMID: 31573229 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.112002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This Letter presents the first experimental observation of the attractive strong interaction between a proton and a multistrange baryon (hyperon) Ξ^{-}. The result is extracted from two-particle correlations of combined p-Ξ^{-}⊕p[over ¯]-Ξ[over ¯]^{+} pairs measured in p-Pb collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV at the LHC with ALICE. The measured correlation function is compared with the prediction obtained assuming only an attractive Coulomb interaction and a standard deviation in the range [3.6, 5.3] is found. Since the measured p-Ξ^{-}⊕p[over ¯]-Ξ[over ¯]^{+} correlation is significantly enhanced with respect to the Coulomb prediction, the presence of an additional, strong, attractive interaction is evident. The data are compatible with recent lattice calculations by the HAL-QCD Collaboration, with a standard deviation in the range [1.8, 3.7]. The lattice potential predicts a shallow repulsive Ξ^{-} interaction within pure neutron matter and this implies stiffer equations of state for neutron-rich matter including hyperons. Implications of the strong interaction for the modeling of neutron stars are discussed.
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Conte V, Bianchi A, Selva A, Petringa G, Cirrone GAP, Parisi A, Vanhavere F, Colautti P. Microdosimetry at the CATANA 62 MeV proton beam with a sealed miniaturized TEPC. Phys Med 2019; 64:114-122. [PMID: 31515010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A new mini-TEPC with cylindrical sensitive volume of 0.9 mm in diameter and height, and with external diameter of 2.7 mm, has been developed to work without gas flow. With such a mini counter we have measured the physical quality of the 62 MeV therapeutic proton beam of CATANA (Catania, Italy). Measurements were performed at six precise positions along the Spread-Out Bragg Peak (SOBP): 1.4, 19.4, 24.6, 29.0, 29.7 and 30.8 mm, corresponding to positions of clinical relevance (entrance, proximal, central, and distal-edge of the SOBP) or of high lineal energy transfer (LET) increment (distal-dose drop off). Without refilling the microdosimeter with new gas, the measurements were repeated at the same positions 4 months later, in order to study the stability of the response in sealed-mode operation. From the microdosimetric spectra the frequency-mean lineal energy y-F and the dose-mean lineal energy y-D were derived and compared with average LET values calculated by means of Geant4 simulations. The comparison points out, in particular, a good agreement between microdosimetric y-D and the total dose-average LET¯d, which is the average LET of the mixed radiation field, including the contribution by nuclear reactions.
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