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Dall'Ara M, Guo Y, Poli D, Gilmer D, Ratti C. Analysis of the relative frequencies of the multipartite BNYVV genomic RNAs in different plants and tissues. J Gen Virol 2024; 105. [PMID: 38197877 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Multipartite virus genomes are composed of two or more segments, each packaged into an independent viral particle. A potential advantage of multipartitism is the regulation of gene expression through changes in the segment copy number. Soil-borne beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is a typical example of multipartism, given its high number of genomic positive-sense RNAs (up to five). Here we analyse the relative frequencies of the four genomic RNAs of BNYVV type B during infection of different host plants (Chenopodium quinoa, Beta macrocarpa and Spinacia oleracea) and organs (leaves and roots). By successfully validating a two-step reverse-transcriptase digital droplet PCR protocol, we show that RNA1 and -2 genomic segments always replicate at low and comparable relative frequencies. In contrast, RNA3 and -4 accumulate with variable relative frequencies, resulting in distinct RNA1 : RNA2 : RNA3 : RNA4 ratios, depending on the infected host species and organ.
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- M Dall'Ara
- DISTAL-Plant pathology, University of Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DISTAL-Plant pathology, University of Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DISTAL-Plant pathology, University of Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, France
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- DISTAL-Plant pathology, University of Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Chiodoni C, Sangaletti S, Lecchi M, Ciniselli CM, Cancila V, Tripodi I, Ratti C, Talarico G, Brich S, De Cecco L, Baili P, Truffi M, Sottotetti F, Piccotti F, Tripodo C, Pruneri G, Triulzi T, Corsi F, Cappelletti V, Di Cosimo S, Verderio P, Colombo MP. A three-gene signature marks the time to locoregional recurrence in luminal-like breast cancer. ESMO Open 2023; 8:101590. [PMID: 37393630 PMCID: PMC10485389 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gene expression profiling (GEP)-based prognostic signatures are being rapidly integrated into clinical decision making for systemic management of breast cancer patients. However, GEP remains relatively underdeveloped for locoregional risk assessment. Yet, locoregional recurrence (LRR), especially early after surgery, is associated with poor survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS GEP was carried out on two independent luminal-like breast cancer cohorts of patients developing early (≤5 years after surgery) or late (>5 years) LRR and used, by a training and testing approach, to build a gene signature able to intercept women at risk of developing early LRR. The GEP data of two in silico datasets and of a third independent cohort were used to explore its prognostic value. RESULTS Analysis of the first two cohorts led to the identification of three genes, CSTB, CCDC91 and ITGB1, whose expression, derived by principal component analysis, generated a three-gene signature significantly associated with early LRR in both cohorts (P value <0.001 and 0.005, respectively), overcoming the discriminatory capability of age, hormone receptor status and therapy. Remarkably, the integration of the signature with these clinical variables led to an area under the curve of 0.878 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.810-0.945]. In in silico datasets we found that the three-gene signature retained its association, showing higher values in the early relapsed patients. Moreover, in the third additional cohort, the signature significantly associated with relapse-free survival (hazard ratio 1.56, 95% CI 1.04-2.35). CONCLUSIONS Our three-gene signature represents a new exploitable tool to aid treatment choice in patients with luminal-like breast cancer at risk of developing early recurrence.
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- C Chiodoni
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Milan
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- University of Palermo School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Tumor Immunology Unit, Palermo
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Pathology, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Mechanisms Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Milan
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Pavia
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Medical Oncology Unit, Pavia
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Pavia
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- University of Palermo School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Tumor Immunology Unit, Palermo; FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM), Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Pathology, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Targeting Unit, Milan
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Surgery Department, Breast Unit, Pavia; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 'L. Sacco', University of Milan, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Biomarkers Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Biomarkers Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan.
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McLaughlin E, Rose J, Dore T, Parotto P, Ratti C, Noronha-Hostler J. Shear viscosity at finite baryon densities. EPJ Web Conf 2022. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202225913006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We use the excluded volume Hadron Resonance Gas (HRG) model with the most up-to-date hadron list to calculate ηT/w at low temperatures and at finite baryon densities ρB. This ηT/w is then matched to a QCD-based shear viscosity calculation of the QGP for different profiles of ηT/w across T,μB including cross-over and critical point transitions. When compared to ideal hydrodynamic trajectories across T,μB, we find that the ηT/w(T,μB) profiles would require initial conditions at much larger baryon density to reach the same freeze-out point.
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Borsányi S, Fodor Z, Guenther JN, Kara R, Katz SD, Parotto P, Pásztor A, Ratti C, Szabó KK. Lattice QCD Equation of State at Finite Chemical Potential from an Alternative Expansion Scheme. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:232001. [PMID: 34170171 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.232001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this Letter, we introduce a novel scheme for extrapolating the equation of state of QCD to finite chemical potential that features considerably improved convergence properties and allows us to extend its reach to unprecedentedly high baryonic chemical potentials. We present continuum extrapolated lattice results for the new expansion coefficients and show the thermodynamic observables up to μ_{B}/T≤3.5. This novel expansion does not suffer from the shortcomings that characterize the traditional Taylor expansion method, such as difficulties inherent in performing such an expansion with a limited number of coefficients and the poor signal-to-noise ratio that affects Taylor coefficients determined from lattice calculations.
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- S Borsányi
- University of Wuppertal, Department of Physics, Wuppertal D-42119, Germany
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- University of Wuppertal, Department of Physics, Wuppertal D-42119, Germany
- Pennsylvania State University, Department of Physics, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, USA
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, CPT, Marseille, France
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- University of Wuppertal, Department of Physics, Wuppertal D-42119, Germany
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- Eötvös University, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- University of Wuppertal, Department of Physics, Wuppertal D-42119, Germany
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- Eötvös University, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- University of Wuppertal, Department of Physics, Wuppertal D-42119, Germany
- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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Abba A, Accorsi C, Agnes P, Alessi E, Amaudruz P, Annovi A, Desages FA, Back S, Badia C, Bagger J, Basile V, Batignani G, Bayo A, Bell B, Beschi M, Biagini D, Bianchi G, Bicelli S, Bishop D, Boccali T, Bombarda A, Bonfanti S, Bonivento WM, Bouchard M, Breviario M, Brice S, Brown R, Calvo-Mozota JM, Camozzi L, Camozzi M, Capra A, Caravati M, Carlini M, Ceccanti A, Celano B, Cela Ruiz JM, Charette C, Cogliati G, Constable M, Crippa C, Croci G, Cudmore S, Dahl CE, Dal Molin A, Daley M, Di Guardo C, D'Avenio G, Davignon O, Del Tutto M, De Ruiter J, Devoto A, Diaz Gomez Maqueo P, Di Francesco F, Dossi M, Druszkiewicz E, Duma C, Elliott E, Farina D, Fernandes C, Ferroni F, Finocchiaro G, Fiorillo G, Ford R, Foti G, Fournier RD, Franco D, Fricbergs C, Gabriele F, Galbiati C, Garcia Abia P, Gargantini A, Giacomelli L, Giacomini F, Giacomini F, Giarratana LS, Gillespie S, Giorgi D, Girma T, Gobui R, Goeldi D, Golf F, Gorel P, Gorini G, Gramellini E, Grosso G, Guescini F, Guetre E, Hackman G, Hadden T, Hawkins W, Hayashi K, Heavey A, Hersak G, Hessey N, Hockin G, Hudson K, Ianni A, Ienzi C, Ippolito V, James CC, Jillings C, Kendziora C, Khan S, Kim E, King M, King S, Kittmer A, Kochanek I, Kowalkowski J, Krücken R, Kushoro M, Kuula S, Laclaustra M, Leblond G, Lee L, Lennarz A, Leyton M, Li X, Liimatainen P, Lim C, Lindner T, Lomonaco T, Lu P, Lubna R, Lukhanin GA, Luzón G, MacDonald M, Magni G, Maharaj R, Manni S, Mapelli C, Margetak P, Martin L, Martin S, Martínez M, Massacret N, McClurg P, McDonald AB, Meazzi E, Migalla R, Mohayai T, Tosatti LM, Monzani G, Moretti C, Morrison B, Mountaniol M, Muraro A, Napoli P, Nati F, Natzke CR, Noble AJ, Norrick A, Olchanski K, Ortiz de Solorzano A, Padula F, Pallavicini M, Palumbo I, Panontin E, Papini N, Parmeggiano L, Parmeggiano S, Patel K, Patel A, Paterno M, Pellegrino C, Pelliccione P, Pesudo V, Pocar A, Pope A, Pordes S, Prelz F, Putignano O, Raaf JL, Ratti C, Razeti M, Razeto A, Reed D, Refsgaard J, Reilly T, Renshaw A, Retriere F, Riccobene E, Rigamonti D, Rizzi A, Rode J, Romualdez J, Russel L, Sablone D, Sala S, Salomoni D, Salvo P, Sandoval A, Sansoucy E, Santorelli R, Savarese C, Scapparone E, Schaubel T, Scorza S, Settimo M, Shaw B, Shawyer S, Sher A, Shi A, Skensved P, Slutsky A, Smith B, Smith NJT, Stenzler A, Straubel C, Stringari P, Suchenek M, Sur B, Tacchino S, Takeuchi L, Tardocchi M, Tartaglia R, Thomas E, Trask D, Tseng J, Tseng L, VanPagee L, Vedia V, Velghe B, Viel S, Visioli A, Viviani L, Vonica D, Wada M, Walter D, Wang H, Wang MHLS, Westerdale S, Wood D, Yates D, Yue S, Zambrano V. The novel Mechanical Ventilator Milano for the COVID-19 pandemic. Phys Fluids (1994) 2021; 33:037122. [PMID: 33897243 PMCID: PMC8060010 DOI: 10.1063/5.0044445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
This paper presents the Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM), a novel intensive therapy mechanical ventilator designed for rapid, large-scale, low-cost production for the COVID-19 pandemic. Free of moving mechanical parts and requiring only a source of compressed oxygen and medical air to operate, the MVM is designed to support the long-term invasive ventilation often required for COVID-19 patients and operates in pressure-regulated ventilation modes, which minimize the risk of furthering lung trauma. The MVM was extensively tested against ISO standards in the laboratory using a breathing simulator, with good agreement between input and measured breathing parameters and performing correctly in response to fault conditions and stability tests. The MVM has obtained Emergency Use Authorization by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic and Health Canada Medical Device Authorization for Importation or Sale, under Interim Order for Use in Relation to COVID-19. Following these certifications, mass production is ongoing and distribution is under way in several countries. The MVM was designed, tested, prepared for certification, and mass produced in the space of a few months by a unique collaboration of respiratory healthcare professionals and experimental physicists, working with industrial partners, and is an excellent ventilator candidate for this pandemic anywhere in the world.
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- A. Abba
- Nuclear Instruments S.R.L., Como 22045, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa 56127, Italy
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- APC, Université de Paris, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- SNOLAB, Lively, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato, CNR STIIMA, Milano 20133, Italy
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- LSC, Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc, Canfranc-Estación 22880, Spain
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato, CNR STIIMA, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Camozzi Group S.p.A., Brescia BS 25126, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale, dell'Informazione e della Produzione, Università di Bergamo, Bergamo, 24129, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale, dell'Informazione e della Produzione, Università di Bergamo, Bergamo, 24129, Italy
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- LSC, Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc, Canfranc-Estación 22880, Spain
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- Camozzi Group S.p.A., Brescia BS 25126, Italy
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- Camozzi Group S.p.A., Brescia BS 25126, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- INFN Sezione di Cagliari, Cagliari 09042, Italy
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli 80126, Italy
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- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche ed Aziendali, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari 09042, Italy
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- National Center for Innovative Technologies in Public Health, ISS (Italy National Institute of Health), Roma 00161, Italy
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- Laboratoire Leprince Ringuet, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, Cedex 91128, France
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari 09042, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- INFN-CNAF, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- SNOLAB, Lively, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- APC, Université de Paris, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (AQ) 67100, Italy
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- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale, dell'Informazione e della Produzione, Università di Bergamo, Bergamo, 24129, Italy
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Camozzi Group S.p.A., Brescia BS 25126, Italy
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, USA
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- SNOLAB, Lively, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), 80805 München, Germany
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (AQ) 67100, Italy
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- SNOLAB, Lively, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Department of APT, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli 80126, Italy
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- Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- CAPA (Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano 20156, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Respiratory and Anaesthesia Technology, Vanier College, Montréal, Quebec H4L 3X9, Canada
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato, CNR STIIMA, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Pediatria, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma 00185, Italy
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- CAPA (Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth (Washington), Australia
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- Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza 20900, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano 20126, Italy
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Cagliari, Cagliari 09042, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (AQ) 67100, Italy
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- Equilibar L.L.C., Fletcher, North Carolina 28732, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Informatica, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20122, Italy
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (AQ) 67100, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR, IFC-CNR, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- SNOLAB, Lively, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes 44300, France
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- 12th Man Technologies, Garden Grove, California 92841, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- MINES ParisTech, PSL University, CTP-Centre of Thermodynamics of Processes, 77300 Fontainebleau, France
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- AstroCeNT, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 00-614, Poland
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, ISTP-CNR, Milano 20125, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (AQ) 67100, Italy
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- Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Research Institute, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- JMP Solutions, London, Ontario N6N 1E2, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
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- Elemaster Group S.p.A., Lomagna (LC) 23871, Italy
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- VEXOS, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X6, Canada
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- AstroCeNT, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 00-614, Poland
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada
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- CAPA (Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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Canizares D, Angers P, Ratti C. A proposal standard methodology for the characterization of edible oil organogelation with waxes. Grasas y Aceites 2020. [DOI: 10.3989/gya.0106191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Saturated and trans fatty acids play a significant role in the plastic properties of food. However, health recommendations suggest limiting their intake. One approach which got the attention of researchers was to decrease the amount of saturated and trans fatty acids in food by the structuring of edible oils through the crystallization of waxes. The underlying mechanisms that lead to organogelation and the properties that characterize well-structured edible oil have been slow to fully understand due in part to a lack of standardization in their analysis which often makes the comparison between research results from different laboratories difficult. The aim of this work was to review previously reported methods for the characterization of organogelation using vegetable and animal waxes, and to propose a minimal standardization for an organogelation analysis.
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Nyhan MM, Kloog I, Britter R, Ratti C, Koutrakis P. Quantifying population exposure to air pollution using individual mobility patterns inferred from mobile phone data. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 2019; 29:238-247. [PMID: 29700403 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-018-0038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A critical question in environmental epidemiology is whether air pollution exposures of large populations can be refined using individual mobile-device-based mobility patterns. Cellular network data has become an essential tool for understanding the movements of human populations. As such, through inferring the daily home and work locations of 407,435 mobile phone users whose positions are determined, we assess exposure to PM2.5. Spatiotemporal PM2.5 concentrations are predicted using an Aerosol Optical Depth- and Land Use Regression-combined model. Air pollution exposures of subjects are assigned considering modeled PM2.5 levels at both their home and work locations. These exposures are then compared to residence-only exposure metric, which does not consider daily mobility. In our study, we demonstrate that individual air pollution exposures can be quantified using mobile device data, for populations of unprecedented size. In examining mean annual PM2.5 exposures determined, bias for the residence-based exposures was 0.91, relative to the exposure metric considering the work location. Thus, we find that ignoring daily mobility potentially contributes to misclassification in health effect estimates. Our framework for understanding population exposure to environmental pollution could play a key role in prospective environmental epidemiological studies.
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- M M Nyhan
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Senseable City Laboratory, Department of Urban Studies & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
- Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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- Geography and Environment Development Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel
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- Senseable City Laboratory, Department of Urban Studies & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Senseable City Laboratory, Department of Urban Studies & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Gortan Cappellari G, De Colle P, Concollato E, Bonato V, Ratti C, Zanetti M, Murena L, Toigo G, Barazzoni R. SUN-P056: Poor Nutritional Status but not Cognitive or Functional Impairment Per Se Independently Predict 3- and 6-Month Mortality N Elderly Hip-Fracture Patients. Clin Nutr 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30570-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rabie M, Ratti C, Abdel Aleem E, Fattouh F. Detection and molecular characterization of tomato yellow leaf curl virus naturally infecting Lycopersicon esculentum in Egypt. Acta Virol 2017; 61:252-263. [PMID: 28854789 DOI: 10.4149/av_2017_303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) infections of tomato crops in Egypt were widely spread in 2014. Infected symptomatic tomato plants from different governorates were sampled. TYLCV strains Israel and Mild (TYLCV-IL, TYLCV-Mild) were identified by multiplex and real-time PCR. In addition, nucleotide sequence analysis of the V1 and V2 protein genes, revealed ten TYLCV Egyptian isolates (TYLCV from TY1 to 10). Phylogenetic analysis showed their high degree of relatedness with TYLCV-IL Jordan isolate (98%). Here we have showed the complete nucleotide sequence of the TYLCV Egyptian isolate TY10, sampled from El Beheira. A high degree of similarity to other previously reported Egyptian isolates and isolates from Jordan and Japan reflect the importance of phylogenetic analysis in monitoring virus genetic diversity and possibilities for divergence of more virulent strains or genotypes.
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Costa M, Elguero B, Ratti C, Martinez M. P4023 Cloned horses: MtDNA heteroplasmy makes difficult the differentiation protocol. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jas2016.94supplement490x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Saucier L, Gil M, Sanchez-Carillo F, Ratti C. Safety of duck foie gras processed under less severe sterilization treatments. Meat Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.08.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ratti C, Guindani N, Riva G, Callegari L, Grassi FA, Murena L. Transphyseal elbow fracture in newborn: review of literature. Musculoskelet Surg 2015; 99 Suppl 1:S99-105. [PMID: 25957551 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-015-0366-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Transphyseal elbow fracture is a rare entity in newborns, and in the last century, only case reports or small case series have been published; however, precise epidemiological data lack. Such fractures occur more often in emergency Caesarian section or vaginal delivery. The differential diagnosis with elbow dislocation can be challenging. Radiography, arthrography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound or a combination of these have already been described to make diagnosis, but guidelines for the management of this injury in the neonate are not well established. A review of the literature of the last century about distal transphyseal fracture of the humerus in newborns was performed. A bibliographic search was conducted accessing usual medical databases. The work-up methods, treatments, results at follow-up and the rate of complications were collected. Twenty case reports or small retrospective case series reporting a total of 33 cases were included. A posteromedial displacement of the radioulnar complex was found in 21 elbows (64 %). Four patients (12 %) underwent surgical treatment, whilst 29 (88 %) were managed without surgery. An attempt of reduction was reported in 23 cases (69 %). At follow-up, 88 % recovered completely the carrying angle and 80 % range of motion. A relationship between the type of treatment (conservative or surgical, with attempt of reduction or not) and results at follow-up could not be demonstrated. The most common complication was cubitus varus. Transphyseal elbow fractures are rare among newborns. Regardless of the treatment choice, such lesions are in most cases associated with a good prognosis.
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- C Ratti
- Dipartimento Di Biotecnologie e Scienze Della Vita, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Segreteria di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, v.le Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Biotecnologie e Scienze Della Vita, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Segreteria di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, v.le Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Di Biotecnologie e Scienze Della Vita, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Segreteria di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, v.le Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Unità operativa Radiologia B, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, v.le Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", A.O.U. "Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini n. 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento Universitario Clinico Di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e della Salute. Clinica Ortopedica Traumatologica, Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Trieste, Università degli Studi di Trieste, strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy
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Mantovani Sarti V, Alba P, Alberico W, Bellwied R, Bluhm M, Nahrgang M, Ratti C. Fluctuations of conserved charges within a Hadron Resonance Gas approach: chemical freeze-out conditions from net-charge and net-proton fluctuations. EPJ Web of Conferences 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159700019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Borsanyi S, Fodor Z, Katz SD, Krieg S, Ratti C, Szabo KK. Freeze-out parameters from electric charge and baryon number fluctuations: is there consistency? Phys Rev Lett 2014; 113:052301. [PMID: 25126910 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.052301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Recent results for moments of multiplicity distributions of net protons and net-electric charge from the STAR Collaboration are compared to lattice QCD results for higher order fluctuations of baryon number and electric charge by the Wuppertal-Budapest Collaboration, with the purpose of extracting the freeze-out temperature and chemical potential. All lattice simulations are performed for a system of 2+1 dynamical quark flavors, at the physical mass for light and strange quarks; all results are continuum extrapolated. We show that it is possible to extract an upper value for the freeze-out temperature, as well as precise baryochemical potential values corresponding to the four highest collision energies of the experimental beam energy scan. Consistency between the freeze-out parameters obtained from baryon number and electric charge fluctuations is found. The freeze-out chemical potentials are now in agreement with the statistical hadronization model.
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- S Borsanyi
- Department of Physics, Wuppertal University, Gauss Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Wuppertal University, Gauss Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany and Institute for Theoretical Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary and Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary and MTA-ELTE "Lendület" Lattice Gauge Theory Research Group, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, Wuppertal University, Gauss Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany and Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino and INFN, Sezione di Torino via Giuria 1, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Wuppertal University, Gauss Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany and Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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Zindović J, Dall'Ara M, Autonell CR, Ratti C. First Report of Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus, Cherry green ring mottle virus, and Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus on Peach in Montenegro. Plant Dis 2014; 98:1014. [PMID: 30708860 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-13-1085-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The sanitary status of peach fruit trees was assessed in central and coastal regions of Montenegro during a survey in September and October of 2011 and 2012. Leaf samples were collected from 58 (2011) and 47 (2012) trees showing chlorotic rings and spots, mosaic, necrosis, leaf distortion, and stunting. Total RNAs was extracted from each sample by RNeasy Plant Mini kit (Qiagen, Germany) and used as a template in PDO (polyvalent degenerate oligonucleotides) nested reverse transcription (RT)-PCR for the detection of fruit tree viruses belonging to the genera Trichovirus, Capillovirus, and Foveavirus (family Betaflexiviridae). PDO primer sets PDO-F1i/PDO-R3i/PDO-R4i and PDO-F2i/PDO-R1i (2) were used in the first RT-PCR and nested PCR, respectively. Total RNAs obtained from Italian Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV)-infected isolate and healthy peach leaves were used as positive and negative controls, respectively. A nested set of primers amplified a 362-bp product from 6 samples collected in 2011 (10.3%) and 13 samples collected in 2012 (27.7%). Sequence analysis included three isolates (367/11, 133/12, and 168/12) chosen from different peach cultivars (Ritastar, Spring Belle, and Redhaven, respectively). Amplified products of expected size of the partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from three positive samples were cloned into p-GEM-T Easy Vector (Promega, Madison, WI) and sequenced (MWG-Biotech AG, Germany). Sequences were deposited in GenBank under accession nos. KF534757, KF534769, and KF534766, respectively. BLAST analysis showed that the sequence of isolate 367/11 (KF534757) shared high nucleotide similarity (78.9 to 87.2%) with ACLSV isolates from GenBank, showing highest identity with isolate PBM1 (AJ243438) from Germany. Sequence analysis of isolate 133/12 (KF534769) proved that it is 90.5 to 93.3% identical to Cherry green ring mottle virus (CGRMV) isolates reported from other parts of the world. In particular, the highest nucleotide similarity was showed with isolate P1C124 (AJ291761) from France. Finally, analysis of sequence from the isolate 168/12 (KF534766) revealed high degree of identity (86.1 to 96.1%) with the corresponding nucleotide sequences of the Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus (CNRMV) isolates, showing highest similarity with isolate 120/86 (AF237816) from Switzerland. To confirm virus infectivity, according to the FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines (1), budwood from 367/11, 133/12, and 168/12 samples were grafted into seedlings of peach (GF305), Prunus serrulata (cv. Shirofugen) and P. avium (cv. Sam) then maintained in a greenhouse with controlled conditions. Six months post inoculation, GF305 indexed with 367/11 sample reacts with a green depressed mottle on leaves typical of ACLSV infection. Cherry tree of cv. Shirofugen indexed with sample 133/12 showed symptoms attributable to CGRMV such as epinasty, twisting and curling of leaves while a tree of cv. Sam indexed with 168/12 sample exhibited classical necrotic shot holes in leaves induced by CNRMV infection (1). Sequence analysis of PCR products obtained from indicator plants by RT-PCR as described above showed full nucleotide identity with KF534757, KF534769, and KF534766 sequences and confirmed the presence of previous described viral agents. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ACLSV, CGRMV, and CNRMV occurrence on peach in Montenegro. Due to the economic importance of this crop, sanitation measures should be adopted to improve the control of imported plants and the use of virus-tested propagation material in order to prevent spreading of these viruses. References: (1) M. Diekmann and C. A. J. Putter. FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Germplasm. No. 16. Stone Fruits, 1996. (2) X. Foissac et al. Phytopathology 95:617, 2005.
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- J Zindović
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Montenegro - Biotechnical Faculty, Mihajla Lalića 1, 20000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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- DipSA - Patologia Vegetale, Università di Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DipSA - Patologia Vegetale, Università di Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DipSA - Patologia Vegetale, Università di Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Zindović J, Lanzoni C, Autonell CR, Ratti C. First Report of Prune dwarf virus and Prunus necrotic ringspot virus on Peach in Montenegro. Plant Dis 2013; 97:1259. [PMID: 30722432 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-12-1147-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In September and October 2011, samples were collected from mature peach trees (~17 years old) exhibiting symptoms of chlorotic rings and spots, vein clearing, mosaic, necrosis, leaf distortion, stunting, and rosette formation in a major commercial orchard (~80 ha) near Podgorica, Montenegro. Samples were collected from nine different peach varieties (cvs. Adriana, Caldesi, Gloria, Maria Marta, May Crest, Morsiani, Rita Star, Spring Belle, and Spring Crest). Samples (n = 58) were tested using DAS-ELISA for the presence of Prune dwarf virus (PDV) and Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV). Commercial positive and negative controls were included in each ELISA (antisera and controls supplied by BIOREBA AG, Reinach, Switzerland). Only one symptomatic sample from cv. Gloria tested positive for PDV (sample reference: 399/11), a further 11 samples (cvs. Rita Star [six], May Crest [four] and Spring Crest [one]) were positive for PNRSV. Samples were also tested for Plum pox virus (PPV) by real-time RT-PCR (1). The PDV positive sample (399/11) showing mosaic was in mixed infection with PPV, as were 6 of the 11 PNRSV samples, including sample 373/11 with yellow mottling and leaf distortion symptoms. On single-infected PNRSV, sample 368/11 chlorotic line patterns and leaf deformations were observed. To confirm the presence of PDV and PNRSV, positive samples were also tested by RT-PCR. Total RNA was extracted using RNeasy Plant Mini kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). RT-PCR was performed with primer pairs PDV2F/PDV1R (3) and MG1/MG2 (2) specific for PDV and PNRSV, respectively. Amplicons of the expected size, 173 bp for PDV and 675 bp for PNRSV, were obtained from corresponding ELISA-positive samples. Amplified products from three samples (PDV 399/11 and PNRSV 368/11 and 373/11) were cloned into pGEM-T Easy Vector (Promega, Madison, WI) then sent for sequence analysis (MWG-Biotech AG, Edersberg, Germany). Sequence data was compared to sequences published in GenBank. Analysis of sequence obtained from isolate 399/11 (cv. Gloria) corresponded to partial CP gene of PDV, with a high degree of similarity to isolates reported from other parts of the world ranging from 94.2 to 95.9%, showing highest similarity with isolate Ch 137 (L28145). Sequence analyses of CP gene from PNRSV isolates 368/11 (JX569825) and 373/11 (JX569826) proved to be 89.3 to 99.7% identical with corresponding sequences of isolates previously described. In particular, the Montenegrin PNRSV isolates were most closely related to Chilean NctCl.augl isolate from nectarine (EF565253). To demonstrate that the virus was infectious, seedlings of peach cv. GF305 were side grafted with bud-woods from PDV (sample 399/11) and PNRSV-positive samples (samples 368/11 and 373/11) and a healthy control sample. Grafted seedlings were kept in a greenhouse with a under 16-h light regime at 22 to 24°C and observed for symptom development. No symptoms were observed in grafted plants with the healthy control. All plants inoculated with virus-positive samples exhibited stunted vegetation and mild mottle with no difference in symptoms between the two viruses. Indicator plants of peach cv. GF305 inoculated with PPV dual-infected samples (399/11 and 373/11) were subsequently shown to be positive for PPV by real-time RT-PCR. Subsequent DAS-ELISA test on samples from experimentally inoculated trees using specific antisera as described above confirmed PDV and PNRSV infections as expected. These viruses have recently been reported from sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) in Serbia (4), ~600 km to the northeast. However, to our knowledge, this is the first report on the occurrence of PDV and PNRSV in Montenegro. References: (1) N. Capote et al. Int. Microbiol. 12:1, 2009. (2) M. Glasa et al. Ann. Appl. Biol. 140:279, 2002. (3) D. R. Parakh et al. Acta Hortic. 386:421, 1996. (4) S. Radičević et al. Genetika 44:285, 2012.
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- J Zindović
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty, Mihajla Lalića 1, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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- DipSA, Patologia Vegetale, Università di Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DipSA, Patologia Vegetale, Università di Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DipSA, Patologia Vegetale, Università di Bologna, Viale G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Borsányi S, Fodor Z, Katz SD, Krieg S, Ratti C, Szabó KK. Freeze-out parameters: lattice meets experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:062005. [PMID: 23971565 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.062005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We present our results for ratios of higher order fluctuations of electric charge as functions of the temperature. These results are obtained in a system of 2+1 quark flavors at physical quark masses and continuum extrapolated. We compare them to preliminary data on higher order moments of the net electric charge distribution from the STAR collaboration. This allows us to determine the freeze-out temperature and chemical potential from first principles. We also show continuum-extrapolated results for ratios of higher order fluctuations of baryon number. These will allow us to test the consistency of the approach, by comparing them to the corresponding experimental data (once they become available) and thus, extracting the freeze-out parameters in an independent way.
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- S Borsányi
- Department of Physics, Wuppertal University, Gaußstraße 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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Ratti C, Grassi L, Angheben A, Gobbo M, Brugioni L, Zandomeneghi R. Scorpion sting and hypertensive crisis. Ital J Med 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/itjm.2007.4.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ruggieri M, Alba P, Castorina P, Plumari S, Ratti C, Greco V. Polyakov loop and gluon quasiparticles in Yang-Mills thermodynamics. Int J Clin Exp Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.86.054007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rehman S, Ahmad J, Lanzoni C, Autonell CR, Ratti C. First Report of Citrus tristeza virus in National Germplasm of Citrus in Afghanistan. Plant Dis 2012; 96:296. [PMID: 30731841 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-11-0647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Rejuvenation of the horticulture industry is a government priority in Afghanistan. With that purpose, European Commission-supported programs specifically focus on greater access to improved and appropriate planting materials to increase the quantity and quality of more competitive horticultural products. Establishment of a biotechnology laboratory was considered essential support to horticulture sector development. This laboratory has begun screening the health status of the Afghan Germplasm National Collection to ensure multiplication of not only the best selected varieties or ecotypes but also to avoid reproduction and distribution of virus-infected fruit trees. Symptom inspection and sample collection for viral diseases was carried out in the citrus orchard during survey activity at the National Collection Experimental Farm in Jalalabad (Nangarhar Province). Ninety-nine variety plots (one row of five plants) were inspected visually and samples from two plants for each plot were collected and analyzed by double-antibody sandwich (DAS)-ELISA. Plants showing vein flecking, yellowing, and plant decline symptoms were observed in several plots. Four accessions were found to be infected by Citrus tristeza virus (CTV): kumquat cv. Margarita (isolates J4 and J8), orange cv. Mahali (J61), mandarin group cv. Fruter (J76), and rough lemon cv. Mahali (J101). Identified isolates have been characterized molecularly. A 655-nt fragment, corresponding to the major coat protein gene, has been amplified from all ELISA-positive samples by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR using CTVF (5'-TAATGGACGACGAACAAAGA-3') and CTVR (5'-CCAAGCTGCCTGACATTAGT-3') primers. Sequence analysis revealed high similarity, ranging from 91.1 to 99.8%, within CTV isolates detected in Jalalabad. In accordance with the phylogenetic groups previously defined (page 8 in: Proceedings of the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, 2002), nucleotide sequences of Afghan CTV isolates investigated in the current work cluster in Group 1 (J4 and J8), Group 4 (J61 and J76), and Group 5 (J101). In particular, J4 and J8 isolates show, respectively, identity of 99.4 and 99.2% with reference isolate T36 (GenBank Accession No. M76485) from the United States (Florida). Moreover, in Group 4, isolate J61 and J76 were more similar to ANO-1 isolate (GenBank Accession No. DQ211658) from Egypt (identity of 98.5 and 98.0%, respectively) than to isolate 443-4 (GenBank Accession No. AY791844) from Croatia (97.4 and 97.5%, respectively). Finally, isolate J101 in Group 5, shows identity of 95.6% with isolates C268-2 (GenBank Accession No. AY750770) and C269-6 (GenBank Accession No. AY750775) from Argentina. To our knowledge, our results identified for the first time CTV-infected plants in Afghanistan. The presence of CTV in four accessions of the national citrus collection is of concern for Afghan horticulture. Implementation of the certification schemes is therefore necessary to guarantee the production and the employment of virus-free propagating material.
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- S Rehman
- Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Aga Khan Foundation-Afghanistan, Wazir Akbar Khan Rd, 13, H 43, Main Road Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Aga Khan Foundation-Afghanistan, Wazir Akbar Khan Rd, 13, H 43, Main Road Kabul, Afghanistan
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- DiSTA - Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Via G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DiSTA - Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Via G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DiSTA - Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Via G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Kuo KL, Hung SC, Tarng DC, Selim G, Stojceva-Taneva O, Tozija L, Gelev S, Stojcev N, Dzekova P, Trajcevska L, Severova G, Pavleska S, Sikole A, Combe C, Thumma J, Gillespie B, De Sequera P, Yamamoto H, Robinson B, Matsushita Y, Tasaki H, Tohara Y, Yamauchi E, Matsuoka K, Arizono K, Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Ratti C, Block G, Raggi P, Drozdz M, Krasniak A, Chmiel G, Podolec P, Pasowicz M, Tracz W, Kowalczyk-Michalek M, Sulowicz W, Kalantzi K, Korantzopoulos P, Bechlioulis A, Vlachopanou A, Foulidis V, Pagiati E, Nikolopoulos P, Gouva C, Arroyave I, Rodelo J, Cardona M, Garcia A, Henao J, Mejia G, Rico J, Arbelaez M, Fujimori A, Okada S, Yamamoto K, Okamoto S, Kamiura N, Sakai M, Tanikake M, Kutlay S, Sengul S, Keven K, Nergizoglu G, Erturk S, Ates K, Duman N, Karatan O, Erbay B, Sameiro-Faria M, Costa E, Rocha-Pereira P, Borges A, Nascimento H, Mendonca D, Amado L, Reis F, Miranda V, Quintanilha A, Belo L, Santos-Silva A, Oh JS, Kim SM, Sin YH, Kim JK, Ishihara M, Otsubo S, Kimata N, Akiba T, Nitta K, Kim KM, Baek CH, Kim SB, Testa A, Sanguedolce MC, Spoto B, Mallamaci F, Malatino L, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Lee JE, Moon SJ, Kim JK, An HR, Ha SK, Pakr HC, Bahlmann FH, Becker E, Sperber V, Triem S, Noll C, Zewinger S, Fliser D, Laufs U, Thijssen S, Usvyat LA, Raimann JG, Balter P, Kotanko P, Levin NW, Hornum M, Bay JT, Clausen P, Melchior Hansen J, Mathiesen ER, Feldt-Rasmussen B, Garred P, Sural S, Panja CS, Bhattacharya SK, Cernaro V, Lacquaniti A, Lorenzano G, Romeo A, Donato V, Buemi M, Raimann JG, Usvyat L, Thijssen S, Rogus J, Lacson E, Kotanko P, Levin NW, Robinson BM, Karaboyas A, Sen A, Hecking M, Mendelssohn D, Jadoul M, Kawanishi H, Saran R, Kolarz M, Undas A, Wyroslak J, Malyszko J, Klejna K, Naumnik B, Koc-Zurawska E, Mysliwiec M, Piecha G, Kuczera P, Adamczak M, Fedorova OV, Bagrov AY, Wiecek A, Gungor O, Kircelli F, Asci G, Carrero JJ, Tatar E, Demirci M, Toz H, Ozkahya M, Ok E, Bansal V, Shareain K, Hoppensteadt D, Litinas E, Fareed J, Kim MJ, Lee SW, Song JH, Kweon J, Kim WH, Sasaki K, Yasuda K, Hatanaka M, Hayashi T, Katsipi I, Tatsiopoulos A, Papanikolaou P, Doulgerakis C, Kollia K, Kardouli E, Asmanis E, Gennadiou M, Kyriazis J, Panizo S, Barrio-Vazquez S, Carrillo-Lopez N, Fernandez-Vazquez A, Braga S, Rodriguez-Rebollar A, Naves-Diaz M, Cannata-Andia JB, Nikodimopoulou M, Liakos S, Kapoulas S. Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5D (1). Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bilgic A, Sezer S, Ozdemir N, Kurita N, Hosokawa N, Nomura S, Maeda Y, Uchihara H, Fukuhara S, Gascon LD, Karohl C, Smith AL, Wilson RO, Raggi P, Ignace S, Loignon RC, Couture V, Marquis K, Utescu M, Lariviere R, Agharazii M, Zahalkova J, Marsova M, Nikorjakova I, vestak M, amboch K, Bellasi A, Gamboa C, Ferramosca E, Ratti C, Block G, Muntner P, Raggi P, Makino J, Makino K, Ito T, Kato S, Yuzawa Y, Yasuda Y, Tsuruta Y, Itoh A, Maruyama S, Karasavvidou D, Kalaitzidis R, Spanos G, Pappas K, Pappas E, Kountouris S, Tatsioni A, Siamopoulos K, Staffolani E, Galli D, Nicolais R, Magliano G, Forleo GB, Santini L, Romano V, Sgueglia M, Romeo F, Di Daniele N, Freercks R, Swanepoel C, Carrara H, Raggi P, Rayner B, Freercks R, Swanepoel C, Carrara H, Raggi P, Rayner B, Fedak D, Kuzniewski M, Galicka-Latala D, Kusnierz-Cabala B, Dumnicka P, Pasowicz M, Solnica B, Sulowicz W, Kuzniewski M, Fedak D, Kapusta M, Kusnierz-Cabala B, Janda K, Pasowicz M, Solnica B, Sulowicz W, Ozcan M, Calayoglu R, Sengul S, Ensari A, Hazinedaroglu S, Tuzuner A, Nergizoglu G, Erbay B, Keven K, Gross T, Floege J, Leon S, Markus K, Vincent B, Ulrich G, Zitt E, Koenig M, Vychytil A, Auinger M, Wallner M, Lingenhel G, Schilcher G, Lhotta K, Csiky B, Toth G, Sulyok E, Melegh B, Vas T, Wittmann I, Martens-Lobenhoffer J, Awiszus F, Bode-Boger SM, Staffolani E, Nicolais R, Miani N, Galli D, Borzacchi MS, Cipriani S, Sturniolo A, Di Daniele N, Abouseif K, Bichari W, Elewa U, Buimistriuc LD, Badarau S, Stefan A, Leanca E, Covic A, Kimura H, Mukai H, Miura S, Maeda A, Takeda K, Sikole A, Trajceska L, Selim G, Amitov V, Dzekova P, Gelev S, Severova G, Trajceski T, Abe Y, Watanabe M, Ito K, Ogahara S, Nakashima H, Saito T, Oleniuc M, Secara IF, Nistor I, Onofriescu M, Covic A, Papagianni A, Kasimatis E, Stavrinou E, Pliakos K, Spartalis M, Dimitriadis C, Belechri AM, Giamalis P, Economidou D, Efstratiadis G, Memmos D, Chen R, Xing C, Bi G, Ito S, Oyake N, Tanabe K, Shimada T, Capurro F, De Mauri A, Brustia M, Navino C, David P, De Leo M, Usvyat L, Bayh I, Etter M, Lam M, Levin NW, Marcelli D, Raimann JG, Schuh E, Thijssen S, Kotanko P, Sipahioglu M, Unal A, Kocyigit I, Karakurt M, Oguzhan N, Cilan H, Kavuncu F, Tokgoz B, Oymak O, Utas C, Canas L, Galan A, Ferrer E, Filella A, Fernandez M, Bayes B, Bonet J, Bonal J, Romero R, Amore A, Puccinelli MP, Petrillo G, Albiani R, Bonaudo R, Camilla R, Steckiph D, Grandi F, Bracco G, Coppo R, Chen X, Zhu P, Chen Y, Xu Y, Chen N, Tatar E, Kircelli F, Asci G, Carrero JJ, Gungor O, Demirci MS, Ozkahya M, Toz H, Ok E, Buzdugan E, Condor A, Crisan S, Radulescu D, Lucaciu D, Hakemi MS, Nassiri AA, Asadzadeh R, Faizei AM, Molsted S, Andersen JL, Eidemak I, Harrison AP, Rodriguez Gomez MA, Fernandez-Reyes Luis MJ, Molina Ordas A, Heras Benito M, Sanchez Hernandez R, Mortazavi Najafabadi M, Moinzadeh F, Saadatnia SM, Shahidi S, Davarpanah A, Farajzadegan Z, Rodriguez-Reimundes E, Rognant N, Jolivot A, Abdeljaouad A, Pelletier S, Juillard L, Laville M, Fouque D, Santoro A, Zuccala A, Cagnoli L, Bolasco PG, Panzetta O, Mercadal L, Fessy H, London G, Severi S, Domini R, Grandi F, Corsi C. Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5D (2). Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Murena L, Vulcano E, Ratti C, Cecconello L, Rolla PR, Surace MF. Arthroscopic treatment of acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation with double flip button. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2009; 17:1511-5. [PMID: 19554311 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0838-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The ideal treatment for acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation is still controversial, both in terms of indications and surgical technique. The clinical and radiographic outcomes of 16 patients affected by acute AC joint dislocation (type III-V) and arthroscopically treated with a coracoclavicular double flip button are presented. Despite the excellent clinical results both in terms of Constant score (mean 97 points) and patient satisfaction, at a mean follow-up of 31 months the radiographs showed partial loss of reduction due to distal migration of the flip button within the upper third of the clavicle in one-fourth of the cases. The technique presented here proved to be safe and minimally invasive while delivering good aesthetic results and allowing for the treatment of associated lesions. Furthermore, the technique could benefit from more advanced retention devices, which ought to reduce or avoid migration of the flip buttons.
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- L Murena
- Dipartimento di Scienze Ortopediche e Traumatologiche Mario Boni, Università dell'Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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In the summers of 2007 and 2008, diseased strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) were observed in production fields in Ferrara and Forlì-Cesena districts (Emilia-Romagna Region) in northern Italy. Plants exhibited poor growth, leaf chlorosis, decline, and reduced fruit production. Older leaves sometimes displayed a premature purplish discoloration, while the younger leaves appeared chlorotic and were reduced in size with a marked yellow edge. Symptom severity was dependent on the cultivar and growing conditions. Sixty-one leaf samples were collected from diseased plants from production fields and cultivar collections. Each sample was tested by grafting on Fragaria vesca (clone 'UC4 and UC5') and F. virginiana (clone 'UC10' and 'UC11'). Forty-five days after indexing different symptoms, characteristic of viral diseases, appeared on indicator plants. In particular, 24 samples showed Strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV)-like symptoms with chlorotic streaks along and on both sides of the main leaf veins of UC5, UC10, and UC11 indicator plants. Molecular methods were also used to better investigate the causal agent. Nucleic acids were extracted from young leaves of field and indicator plants by the cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide method (1). PCR analyses were performed with primer pair SVBVdeta/SVBVdetb as previously described to specifically amplify a product of 423 bp (2). SVBV was detected on all symptomatic indicator plants and corresponding field samples as well as on the positive control sample (supplied by J. D. Postman, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, OR and I. E. Tzanetakis, Oregon State University, Corvallis). No amplicons were detected from nucleic acids extracted from symptomless strawberry plants. PCR products, amplified from four Italian SVBV isolates, were cloned and sequenced and represent part of ORF IV of the SVBV genome that codes for the coat protein (CP). Italian SVBV isolates were more similar to the U.S. isolates than to the Chinese isolates (Genbank Accession Nos. AY862389, AY955374, X97304, AY605662, AY605663, and AY605664), showing 93 and 86% nt sequence identity, respectively. Strawberry vein banding disease has been reported previously in Italy in 1986 (3), but to our knowledge, this is the first finding of SVBV on strawberry field plants in Italy. SVBV was listed as a quarantine pest by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (OEPP/EPPO) in 1978, but its spread has been increasing within European countries. Further studies should be done to ensure that strawberry propagating material is free of known viruses including SVBV. References: (1) N. Boonham et al. J. Virol. Methods 101:37, 48, 2000. (2) J. R. Thompson et al. J. Virol. Methods 111:85, 93, 2003. (3) A. Pisi. EPPO Bull. 16:353, 358, 1986.
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- C Ratti
- DiSTA - Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Via G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DiSTA - Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Via G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- DiSTA - Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Via G. Fanin, 40 - 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale, SFR, Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna, Italy
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- Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale, SFR, Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna, Italy
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Pulselli R, Romano P, Ratti C, Tiezzi E. Computing urban mobile landscapes through monitoring population density based on cell-phone chatting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.2495/d&ne-v3-n2-121-134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hleibieh K, Peltier C, Klein E, Schirmer A, Schmidlin L, Covelli L, Ratti C, Legrève A, Bragard C, Gilmer D. [Etiology of the sugar beet rhizomania]. Virologie (Montrouge) 2007; 11:409-421. [PMID: 36131464 DOI: 10.1684/vir.2011.7245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Beet necrotic yellow vein virus is responsible for sugar beet rhizomania. Root proliferation is characteristic of the viral infection and lead to sugar losses. Pathogenicity is particularly linked to the expression of RNA-3-encoded p25. The extensive use of viral tolerant crops allows maintenance of sugar yields but also permits viruliferous vector to be maintained and therefore the appearance of resistance breaking isolates. The resistance breaking isolates present some amino acid variations within the p25 protein sequence, a key determinant in BNYVV pathogenicity. Here, we will review the molecular biology of BNYVV, of its vector and the antiviral strategies that may be used against rhizomania.
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- K Hleibieh
- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, INRA, 28, rue de Herrlisheim, 680021 Colmar
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg
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- Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali, area Patologia Vegetale, Viale G, Fanin, 40 - II piano, 40127 Bologna, Italie
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- Unité de phytopathologie, UCL, Croix du Sud 2 bte 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique
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- Unité de phytopathologie, UCL, Croix du Sud 2 bte 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, Laboratoire propre du CNRS (UPR 2357) conventionné avec l'Université Louis-Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), 12, rue du Général-Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg
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Bellasi A, Veledar E, Ferramosca E, Ratti C, Block G, Raggi P. Markers of vascular disease do not differ in black and white hemodialysis patients despite a different risk profile. Atherosclerosis 2007; 197:242-9. [PMID: 17524408 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Revised: 03/21/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Increased aortic stiffness, as measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (Aix), and vascular calcification have been associated with an unfavourable cardiovascular outcome in hemodialysis patients. However, the majority of data have been published in white patients and epidemiological data are discordant on the fate of patients of different races. In this cross sectional study we measured PWV and Aix by applanation tonometry and coronary artery and thoracic aorta calcium score (CAC and AoC) by electron beam tomography (EBT) in 81 Blacks and 61 Whites on maintenance hemodialysis. Vascular stiffness measurements and EBT scans were performed within a week of each other. There was no difference between races in age, systolic blood pressure or gender distribution. Blacks had a more frequent history of hypertension (100% versus 89%; P=0.002), lower prevalence of dyslipidemia (30% versus 66%; P<0.001), higher PTH levels (geometric mean 607 pg/ml versus 245 pg/ml; P=0.039), received calcium based phosphate binders less frequently (37% versus 60%, P=0.007) and calcium antagonists more frequently than Whites (54% versus 28%; P=0.003). Nonetheless, the unadjusted and risk adjusted PWV and Aix, as well as CAC and AoC were not statistically different between races. In this dialysis cohort there was no difference in markers of vasculopathy between black and white patients despite differences in baseline clinical characteristics. Epidemiological data from the general population indicate that Blacks have lower calcium scores and stiffer vessels than Whites. Some studies in the renal populations suggest a better and others a similar survival of Blacks and Whites on hemodialysis. Our findings raise the important question of the prognostic significance of markers of vasculopathy in patients of different races and with different risk profiles.
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- A Bellasi
- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Ratti C, Chiurlia E, Grimaldi T, Malagoli A, Ligabue G, Modena MG. Coronary calcification in cardiovascular risk stratification. Minerva Cardioangiol 2006; 54:591-601. [PMID: 17019396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The correlation between coronary calcifications and subclinical atherosclerotic disease has been well known for some years now. Today we are able to quantify coronary calcium deposits, the calcium score, by means of new imaging techniques such as electron beam computed tomography and multislice spiral computed tomography. A large number of studies performed using these methods has confirmed the association between coronary calcifications and atherosclerotic disease and has opened up the possibility of early diagnosis of any subclinical atherosclerotic disease in various subpopulations such as diabetics and nephropatics. The etiopathogenesis of coronary calcium has not yet been made clear; it appears to be an active process similar to bone formation that involves cells similar to those involved in the reabsorption of bone matrix. The calcium score, therefore, provides physicians with a further diagnostic tool able to better determine cardiovascular risk patients and supplements the Framingham risk score. International guidelines have not yet illustrated with any precision in which ambits to apply screening for the quantification of coronary calcium and consequently, for the time being, the use of such methods must be restricted to cases in which the possibility of any benefit can be scientifically shown. This review represents the state of the art on coronary calcification and its role in clinical practice.
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- C Ratti
- Department of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Muntner P, Ratti C, Wildman RP, Block GA, Raggi P. Correlation of simple imaging tests and coronary artery calcium measured by computed tomography in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2006; 70:1623-8. [PMID: 16955104 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vascular calcification is associated with an adverse prognosis in end-stage renal disease. It can be accurately quantitated with computed tomography but simple in-office techniques may provide equally useful information. Accordingly we compared the results obtained with simple non-invasive techniques with those obtained using electron beam tomography (EBT) for coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) in 140 prevalent hemodialysis patients. All patients underwent EBT imaging, a lateral X-ray of the lumbar abdominal aorta, an echocardiogram, and measurement of pulse pressure (PP). Calcification of the abdominal aorta was semiquantitatively estimated with a score (Xr-score) of 0-24 divided into tertiles, echocardiograms were graded as 0-2 for absence or presence of calcification of the mitral and aortic valve and PP was divided in quartiles. The CACS was elevated (mean 910+/-1657, median 220). The sensitivity and specificity for CACS > or = 100 was 53 and 70%, for calcification of either valve and 67 and 91%, respectively, for Xr-score > or = 7. The area under the curve for CACS > or = 100 associated with valve calcification and Xr-score was 0.62 and 0.78, respectively. The likelihood ratio (95% confidence interval) of CACS > or = 100 was 1.79 (1.09, 2.96) for calcification of either valve and 7.50 (2.89, 19.5) for participants with an Xr-score > or = 7. In contrast, no association was present between PP and CACS. In conclusion, simple measures of cardiovascular calcification showed a very good correlation with more sophisticated measurements obtained with EBT. These methodologies may prove very useful for in-office imaging to guide further therapeutic choices in hemodialysis patients.
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- A Bellasi
- Department of Nephrology, Ospedale San Paolo and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Achon MA, Serrano L, Ratti C, Rubies-Autonell C. First Detection of Wheat dwarf virus in Barley in Spain Associated with an Outbreak of Barley Yellow Dwarf. Plant Dis 2006; 90:970. [PMID: 30781039 DOI: 10.1094/pd-90-0970a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Severe dwarfing, yellowing, and crop failure were observed on barley in northeastern Spain during March and April of 2003. Leaves from 106 plants collected from 15 barley fields were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with commercial antisera (Loewe Biochemica, Munich) specific for Barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV), Barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV), the PAV and MAV serotypes of Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), Barley yellow striate mosaic virus (BYSMV), Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV), Brome mosaic virus (BMV), Brome streak mosaic virus, (BStMV), Cereal yellow dwarf virus (CYDV), Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), Wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (WSSMV), Soilborne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV), and Wheat dwarf virus (WDV). In 70 samples, BYDV-PAV was the sole virus detected; in 20 other samples, this virus was detected in association with WDV, WSMV, BaMMV, and/or BaYMV. Mixed infections were further analyzed using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or PCR with specific primers that amplify 445 bp of BaMMV (3), 433 bp of BaYMV (1), 600 bp of WSMV (primer 1: 5'CGAAACGCAGCG TTATTTC3', primer 2: 5'CATCTGAAG GGCTTGACG3'), and 1,200 bp of WDV (4). Eight samples gave the expected amplicons for WDV, two samples gave the expected amplicon for BaMMV, and one sample gave the BaMMV and BaYMV amplicons. No samples gave the amplicon for WSMV. In addition, 10 samples that were positive with ELISA for BYDV, either as a single or as multiple infections with other viruses, were analyzed with specific primers that amplify 600 bp of the BYDV genome (2) and all gave the expected RT-PCR product. ELISA and RT-PCR results agreed completely for WDV and BYDV samples, but agreed poorly for BaMMV and BaYMV (three of seven ELISA-positive samples). PCR products of WDV were subsequently cloned and sequenced. Sequence analysis confirmed the presence of WDV in these barley samples. This report shows the high occurrence of BYDV in barley fields and its association with BaMMV, BaYMV, and WDV infections that induces barley crop failure. To our knowledge, this is the first detection of WDV in Spain. References: (1) M. A. Achon et al. Plant Dis.87:1004, 2003. (2). E. S. G. Canning et al. J. Virol. Methods 56:191, 1996. (3) D. Hariri et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 106:365, 2000. (4) A. Kvarnheden et al. Arch Virol. 147:206, 2002.
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- Area de Proteccio de Conreus, Centre UdL-IRTA Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Area de Proteccio de Conreus, Centre UdL-IRTA Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- DiSTA, Via Filippo Re 8, 40126-Bologna, Italia
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Chiurlia E, D’Amico R, Ratti C, Granata A, Romagnoli R, Modena M. Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction. J Urol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(06)00167-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- E. Chiurlia
- Institute of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Beet virus Q (BVQ) is a member of the genus Pomovirus that is transmitted by Polymyxa betae Keskin. Initially described as the Wierthe serotype of Beet soilborne virus (BSBV), BVQ is now considered a distinct virus species based on its genomic properties (1). BVQ is commonly found in fields where BSBV and the causal agent of rhizomania disease, Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), are also present. Simultaneous infection of sugar beet plants with multiple virus species could affect disease symptom expression (4). For this reason, the pathogenicity of BVQ and its role in the epidemiology of rhizomania disease remain a subject of study. During 2004, six soil samples were collected from different sites in the Castilla-La Mancha Region in Spain (Albacete and Ciudad Real provinces) where rhizomania symptoms were observed in BNYVV-tolerant sugar beet cultivars. Soil from the Hainaut Region of Belgium, infected with BNYVV, BSBV, and BVQ and supplied by Prof. C. Bragard (Unité de Phytopathologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) was used as a positive control. Sugar beet plants (cv. Asso) were grown in the soil samples for 45 days at 24°C and then root tissue was harvested. All samples were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with commercial BNYVV antiserum (BIOREBA AG, Reinach, Switzerland) and BSBV/BVQ antisera (IC10 and 6G2) supplied by R. Koenig (Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Braunschweig, Germany). Total RNA extracted from sugar beet roots as previously described (3) was tested using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Primers BVQ3F (5'-GTT TTC AAA CTT GCC ATC CT-3') and BVQ3R2 (5'-CCA CAA TGG GCC AAT AGA-3'), which amplify a 690-bp fragment of the triple gene block region of BVQ RNA 3, were designed based on the published sequence (GenBank Accession No. AJ223598). The presence of BSBV and BNYVV was assayed using RT-PCR with previously described primers (2,3). BVQ was detected from plants grown in soil collected from La Roda (Albacete) in Spain and from Hainaut in Belgium. The fragments amplified from Spanish sample with BVQ3F and BVQ3R2 (GenBank Accession No. AY849375) showed 95.9% nucleotide sequence identity with the previously published sequence of BVQ (1). The La Roda BVQ isolate was mechanically transmitted to Chenopodium quinoa from infected sugar beet root tissue. BVQ was detected using RT-PCR in local lesions that appeared approximately 5 days after inoculation and subsequently spread along veins. To our knowledge, this is the first report of BVQ in soil from Spain, although it has been previously reported in Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, and the Netherlands (2). BSBV and BNYVV (type A) were detected in all six Spanish samples, as well as in the Belgian soil. References: (1) R. Koenig et al. J. Gen. Virol. 79:2027, 1998. (2) A. Meunier et al. Appl. Environ Microbiol. 69:2356, 2003. (3) C. Ratti et al. J. Virol. Methods 124:41, 2005. (4) C. Rush Annu. Rev Phytopathol 41:567, 2003.
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- C Rubies Autonell
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali (DiSTA), Viale Fanin, 40-40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali (DiSTA), Viale Fanin, 40-40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali (DiSTA), Viale Fanin, 40-40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Sperimentale per le Colture Industriali, Sezione di Rovigo, viale Amendola, 82 I-45100 Rovigo, Italy
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Ratti C, Murena L, Surace MF, Rolla PR. Clinical and ultrasound results after arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff. Chir Organi Mov 2005; 90:95-104. [PMID: 16422234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The literature reports good functional results obtained with arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff, but the incidence of anatomical healing has not been sufficiently studied. Ultrasound examination makes it possible to accurately document the healing process of the tendon at the bone, gathering information that may be useful in a comparison with clinical data. A total of 43 consecutive arthroscopic repairs of rotator cuff injuries were considered, that had made use of anchors and non-resorbable suturing. A total of 42 patients were willing to undergo clinical monitoring with an associated ultrasound examination after 3, 6 and 12 months. When ultrasound examination after 6 and 12 months was carried out, 36 patients presented with anatomical healing of the rotator cuff. The total percentage of repair failures was 14.3% and increased to 23% if we take into consideration the subscapular tendon alone. Constant score went from a preoperative mean of 51.25 to a mean of 78.21 after 12 months (p<0.001). Arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff leads to anatomical healing of the tendons in a high percentage of cases, obtaining good functional results. The absence of healing is associated with lower values for recovery of strength at clinical follow-up. The advanced age of the patients (p<0.001) and the extensive injuries that involve several tendons (p=0.002) are negative prognostic factors.
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- C Ratti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Ortopediche e Traumatologiche Mario Boni, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
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Harju VA, Skelton A, Clover GRG, Ratti C, Boonham N, Henry CM, Mumford RA. The use of real-time RT-PCR (TaqMan®) and post-ELISA virus release for the detection of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus types containing RNA 5 and its comparison with conventional RT-PCR. J Virol Methods 2005; 123:73-80. [PMID: 15582701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 09/06/2004] [Accepted: 09/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Real-time RT-PCR (TaqMan) assays were developed for the specific detection of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV). The two assays designed were a broad-spectrum one that detected RNA 2 from all types and a second designed to detect types containing RNA 5. The assays were validated against a range of different isolates from Europe and the Far East. These real-time assays were compared to a conventional RT-PCR assay for the detection of RNA 5. Sensitivity comparisons showed that for the detection of RNA 5, TaqMan was 10,000 times more sensitive than the conventional RT-PCR assay. Further improvements were made to the test procedure by using post-ELISA virus release (VR), as an alternative to RNA extraction. This significantly increased the speed of processing samples and reduced the staff input required, allowing the TaqMan assay to be used routinely as part of an annual survey of UK field samples.
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- V A Harju
- Central Science Laboratory (CSL), Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK
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Recently, the presence of Barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV) and the weakly serological detection of Barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) were reported in Spain (1); both viruses are members of the genus Bymovirus (family Potyviridae). Random and symptomatic surveys were conducted during February and March of 2003 in barley fields in northeastern Spain to determine the occurrence of BaMMV and BaYMV. Leaves from 316 samples collected in 15 fields were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with commercial antisera specific for BaYMV and BaMMV (Loewe Biochemica, Munich) as well as antisera against both viruses (provided by T. Klumen). Positive ELISA samples were further analyzed using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with specific primers that amplify 445 bp of BaMMV and 433 bp of BaYMV (2). Complete agreement was observed between the ELISA and RT-PCR results. Mixed infections of BaYMV and BaMMV were detected in 10 samples, BaYMV in 5 samples and BaMMV in 3 samples. Samples positive for both viruses that exhibited clear mosaic symptoms were collected in two fields. RT-PCR products from five BaYMV-infected samples were cloned and sequenced and showed 96 to 98% identity to BaYMV isolates previously reported from Europe (Genbank Accession Nos. AJ1515479-85 and X95695-7) and 92 to 95% identity with isolates reported from Asia (GenBank Accession Nos. AB023585-96, AJ132268, AJ224619-22, AJ224624-28, AF536944-46, AF536948-58, D01091, D00544, and Z24677). Sequence identity of Spanish isolates were 96 to 99%. To our knowledge, this is the first report of BaYMV infecting barley in Spain and illustrates the association of both Bymoviruses infecting barley. References: (1) M. A. Achon et al. Plant Dis. 87:1004, 2003. (2) D. Hariri et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 106:365, 2000.
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- M A Achon
- Area de Proteccio de Conreus, Centre UdL-IRTA Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Area de Proteccio de Conreus, Centre UdL-IRTA Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- DiSTA, Via Filippo Re 8, 40126-Bologna, Italy
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Mosaic and yellowing symptoms were observed on winter barley during March of 2002 in northeastern Spain. Symptoms were similar to those caused by Barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) and Barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV), members of the genus Bymovirus (family Potyviridae). Leaves from 17 samples of barley were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using antisera specific for BaYMV (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA) and BaMMV (Loewe Biochemica, Munich). Five samples tested positive with the BaYMV antiserum, and two samples were positive with the BaYMV and BaMMV antisera. Ranges of ELISA values were from 3.8 to 13 times higher than the negative controls with the BaYMV antiserum and from 18 to 21 times higher with the BaMMV antiserum. Mixed infections were further analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using specific primers that amplify 433 bp of BaYMV (1) and 445 bp of BaMMV coat protein gene (primer 1: 5'GCG TCC GTT GCA ACT GA 3' and primer 2: 5'GAA TTG CTT GTG CCA ACA 3'. A PCR product of the expected size was observed with BaMMV primers but not with BaYMV primers. The sequence of BaMMV PCR product was determined and compared with that of the equivalent regions of other BaMMV isolates (Genbank Accession Nos. AJ242725, AJ224872, D83410, D83408, L49381, Y10973, and Y10974). The greatest nucleotide identity (96 to 98%) was found with isolates from Germany and Italy, followed by those from France and the United Kingdom (89%), and the lowest identity being with isolates from Asia (85 to 88%). The BaYMV presence needs to be confirmed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bymovirus infecting barley in Spain, and illustrates the continuing spread within Europe of viruses vectored by Polymyxa graminis Led. Reference: (1) D. Hariri et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 106:365, 2000.
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- Area de Proteccio de Conreus, Centre UdL-IRTA Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- DiSTA, Via Filippo Re 8, 40126-Bologna, Italy
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Guilard R, Ratti C, Barbe JM, Dubois D, Kadish KM. Synthesis and characterization of tin(IV) porphyrins with sulfide and selenide axial ligands. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00007a021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Barbe JM, Ratti C, Richard P, Lecomte C, Gerardin R, Guilard R. Tin(II) porphyrins: synthesis and spectroscopic properties of a series of divalent tin porphyrins. X-ray crystal structure of (2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylprophinato)tin(II). Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00345a043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Guilard R, Ratti C, Tabard A, Richard P, Dubois D, Kadish KM. Disulfur and diselenium titanium(IV) porphyrins: synthesis and characterization of (P)Ti(.eta.2-S2) and (P)Ti(.eta.2-Se2), where P is one of several different porphyrin rings. Crystal structure of (5,10,15,20-tetra-p-tolylporphinato)perthiotitanium(IV). Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00338a029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kadish KM, Tabard A, Lee W, Liu YH, Ratti C, Guilard R. Effect of pyridine binding and spin state on spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of phenyl- and (perfluorophenyl)iron(III) porphyrins. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00007a022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lazzeri N, Nieri P, Lenzi P, Ratti C, Breschi MC. Role of peptidase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors in the guinea-pig bronchial response to the synthetic endothelin ET(B) agonist IRL 1620 and antagonist BQ-788. J Auton Pharmacol 1999; 19:201-7. [PMID: 10589970 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.1999.00142.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In isolated guinea-pig bronchial preparations the selective endothelin ETB agonist, IRL 1620 caused a concentration-dependent contraction. The pD2 value (7.16 +/- 0.09, n = 6) was significantly increased in the presence of peptidase inhibitors (thiorfan 1 microM, captopril 1 microM, bestatin 1 microM) (pD2 = 7.75 +/- 0.09, n = 6). Indomethacin (5 microM) did not appear to influence the ETB-agonist pD2 value (6.92 + 0.11, n = 6) but potentiated its maximal response significantly (67.23 +/- 4.81% vs. 53.37 +/- 4.80%). The concentration-response curve for the contractile response to IRL 1620 (pD2=7.83 +/- 0.01, n=16); was reproducible, although not completely, since the second curve to this selective ETB agonist was shifted significantly to the right (pD2 = 7.34 +/- 0.09, n = 16) and a decrease in the maximal response was observed (20.0 +/- 2.0%). BQ 788, a selective antagonist for ETB receptors, employed in concentrations ranging from 1.5 to 150 nM, caused a dose-dependent shift to the right of the concentration-response curve to IRL 1620, with a pIC50 value of 8.11 +/- 0.03; this action was not influenced by adding enzyme inhibitors (pIC50 = 8.17 +/- 0.29). Our data show that IRL 1620 undergoes a hydrolytic metabolism in guinea-pig bronchial preparations, which could influence the calculation of the pD2. Pretreatment of the tissue with peptidase inhibitors and indomethacin is consequently significant in the evaluation of IRL 1620 activity, while it does not influence the action of the antagonist, BQ 788.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, University of Pisa, Italy
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Ratti C, Richard P, Tabard A, Guilard R. Synthesis and characterization of a new series of titanium(IV) porphyrins co-ordinated to a disulphur or a diselenium ligand. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1039/c39890000069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bucca C, Rolla G, Pecchio O, Ratti C, Accatino G, Galeasso B. Systemic arterial hypertension and small airways function: acute effects of diazoxide and furosemide. Respiration 1980; 39:188-92. [PMID: 7414099 DOI: 10.1159/000194222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Two groups of 10 patients with systemic arterial hypertension were studied by respiratory function tests before and after acute administration of diazoxide or furosemide. Small airways obstruction was present in a high percentage of patients and was partially reversed after the acute administration either of diazoxide or of furosemide. Systemic arterial hypertension seems to influence small airways caliber, through pulmonary vascular distension and/or pulmonary interstitial edema.
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