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Casagrande Proietti P, Pergola S, Bellucci S, Menchetti L, Miraglia D, Franciosini M. Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter spp. on fresh and refrigerated chicken meat products in Central Italy. Poult Sci 2018; 97:2895-2901. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Forte C, Branciari R, Pacetti D, Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Acuti G, Balzano M, Frega N, Trabalza-Marinucci M. Dietary oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) aqueous extract improves oxidative stability and consumer acceptance of meat enriched with CLA and n-3 PUFA in broilers. Poult Sci 2018; 97:1774-1785. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Cardona F, Valente F, Miraglia D, D'Ardia C, Baglioni V, Chiarotti F. Developmental Profile and Diagnoses in Children Presenting with Motor Stereotypies. Front Pediatr 2016; 4:126. [PMID: 27933285 PMCID: PMC5120120 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2016.00126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Motor stereotypies represent a typical example of the difficulty in distinguishing non-clinical behaviors (physiological and transient) from symptoms or among different disorders ["primary stereotypies," associated with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities, genetic syndromes, and sensory impairment]. The aim of this study was to obtain an accurate assessment on the relationship between stereotypies and neurodevelopmental disorders. METHODS We studied 23 children (3 girls), aged 36-95 months, who requested a consultation due to the persistence or increased severity of motor stereotypies. None of the patients had a previous diagnosis of ASD. The assessment included the Motor Severity Stereotypy Scale (MSSS), the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R), the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, the Child Behavior CheckList for ages 1½-5 or 4-18 (CBCL), the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-second edition (ADOS 2). RESULTS All patients were showing motor stereotypies for periods of time varying from 6 to 77 months. The MSSS showed that each child had a limited number of stereotypies; their frequency and intensity were mild. The interference of stereotypies was variable; the impairment in daily life was mild. The RBS-R scores were positive for the subscale of "stereotypic behaviors" in all children. Moreover, several children presented other repetitive behaviors, mainly "ritualistic behavior" and "sameness behavior." All patients showed a normal cognitive level. The CBCL evidenced behavioral problems in 22% of the children: internalizing problems, attention, and withdrawn were the main complaints. On the SRS, all but one of the tested patients obtained clinical scores in the clinical range for at least one area. On the ADOS 2, 4 patients obtained scores indicating a moderate level of ASD symptoms, 4 had a mild level, and 15 showed no or minimal signs of ASD. DISCUSSION Motor stereotypies in children with normal cognitive level represent a challenging diagnostic issue for which a finely tailored assessment is mandatory in order to define a precise developmental profile. Thus, careful and cautious use of standardized tests is warranted to avoid misdiagnosis. Furthermore, it is hard to consider motor stereotypies, even the primary ones, exclusively as a movement disorder.
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- Francesco Cardona
- Dipartimento di Pediatria e Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" , Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Pediatria e Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" , Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Pediatria e Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" , Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Pediatria e Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" , Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e Neuroscienze, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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Miraglia D, Ranucci D, D'Ovidio V, Branciari R, Severini M. Comparison Between Carcass Microbial Load Recovered by Swabbing Surfaces of Different Size and Using the Reference Excision Method. Vet Res Commun 2015; 29 Suppl 2:339-41. [PMID: 16244989 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0076-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- D Miraglia
- Department of Food Science, Section of Quality and Safety of Food of Animal Origin, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126, Perugia, Italy.
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Miraglia D, Branciari R, Ranucci D, Scuota S, Cenci T, Mencaroni G. ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS DURING A HACCP PROGRAMME APPLIED TO SCHOOL CATERING OF THE PERUGIA MUNICIPALITY: YEARS 2008-2010. Ital J Food Saf 2012. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2012.3.47] [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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Veronesi F, Ranucci D, Branciari R, Miraglia D, Mammoli R, Fioretti DP. Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection on finishing swine reared in the Umbria region, central Italy. Zoonoses Public Health 2011; 58:178-84. [PMID: 20553442 DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01336.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide zoonotic protozoan parasite and pork is considered the major meat source of Toxoplasma infection in humans. To determine the prevalence of infection of Toxoplasma gondii in pigs reared in the Umbria Region (central Italy), blood samples of 960 pigs from 10 different farms (96 for each farm) were randomly collected and tested for antibodies (IgG) against T. gondii using an IFA assay. Sera were screened at 1/16 titrr and the endpoint titre was determined. Farm management questionnaires were completed and used to develop descriptive statistics on the tested farms as well as to determine measures of association for risk factors for the presence of T. gondii-seropositive pigs. A total of 155 seropositive pigs (16.14%) were identified; within herds prevalence ranged from 8.33 to 25%. The statistical analysis identified all-in-all-out housing and cleaning method as risk factors for Toxoplasma infection.
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- F Veronesi
- Department of Biopathological Science and Hygiene of Animal and Food Productions, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Ranucci D, Branciari R, Asdrubali F, Miraglia D. METHOD FOR RAPID ON-SITE IDENTIFICATION OF VOCs IN EWE MILK. Ital J Food Saf 2011. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2011.2.97] [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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Branciari R, Mugnai C, Mammoli R, Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Dal Bosco A, Castellini C. Effect of genotype and rearing system on chicken behavior and muscle fiber characteristics1. J Anim Sci 2009; 87:4109-17. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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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Branciari R, Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Esposto S, Trabalza Marinucci M, Servili M, Avellini P, Valiani A. AROMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PECORINO CHEESES OBTAINED FROM MILK OF EWES FED DIETS CONTAINING DIFFERENT EXTRUDED LINSEED CONCENTRATIONS. Ital J Food Saf 2009. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2009.5.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Branciari R, Mammoli R, Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Cioffi A, Avellini P. EFFECT OF REARING SYSTEM ON THE MUSCLE FIBRE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHICKEN BREEDS WITH DIFFERENT GROWTH SPEED. Ital J Food Saf 2009. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2008.4.13] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ranucci D, Veronesi F, Branciari R, Miraglia D, Piergili Fioretti D. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ON THE PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN PIG REARED AND SALUGHTERED IN UMBRIA REGION. Ital J Food Saf 2008. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2008.1.21] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Giannotti F, Cortesi F, Cerquiglini A, Miraglia D, Vagnoni C, Sebastiani T, Bernabei P. An investigation of sleep characteristics, EEG abnormalities and epilepsy in developmentally regressed and non-regressed children with autism. J Autism Dev Disord 2008; 38:1888-97. [PMID: 18483842 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0584-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study investigated sleep of children with autism and developmental regression and the possible relationship with epilepsy and epileptiform abnormalities. Participants were 104 children with autism (70 non-regressed, 34 regressed) and 162 typically developing children (TD). Results suggested that the regressed group had higher incidence of circadian rhythm disorders than non-regressed children. The regressed group showed higher Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire Bedtime Resistance, Sleep Onset Delay, Sleep Duration and Night-Wakings scores. Epilepsy and frequent epileptiform EEG abnormalities were more frequent in regressed children. Past sleep disorders and a history of developmental regression were significantly associated with sleep disorders. This study is an initial step in better understanding sleep problems in regressed children with autism, further studies are necessary to better investigate these aspects.
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- Flavia Giannotti
- Department of Developmental Neurology & Psychiatry, Center of Pediatric Sleep Disorders, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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Cenci-Goga B, Ranucci D, Miraglia D, Cioffi A. Use of starter cultures of dairy origin in the production of Salame nostrano, an Italian dry-cured sausage. Meat Sci 2008; 78:381-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2007] [Revised: 06/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Branciari R, Cioffi A, Mammoli R, Cenci Goga BT, Avellini P. Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in chicken hybrids with different growth rates, reared according to conventional and "free-range" production methods. Vet Res Commun 2007; 31 Suppl 1:381-4. [PMID: 17682919 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-0042-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- D Miraglia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche e Igiene delle Produzioni Animali e Alimentari - Sezione di Ispezione degli Alimenti di Origine Animale - Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Via San Costanzo, 06126, Perugia, Italy.
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Cenci-Goga BT, Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Branciari R, Budelli L, McCrindle CM, Cioffi A, Mammoli R. An in vitro system for the comparison of excision and wet-dry swabbing for microbiological sampling of beef carcasses. J Food Prot 2007; 70:930-6. [PMID: 17477263 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.4.930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An in vitro system for the comparison of wet-dry swabbing and surface tissue excision was developed to ascertain whether the commonly accepted statement of the advantage (in terms of bacterial recovery) of the tissue excision method is also legitimate when different kinds of bacteria are used. A total of 1,770 sections (2.5 by 10 cm) of bovine skin were individually inoculated on the subcutaneous fat side by spreading various suspensions of marker organisms (nalidixic acid-resistant Escherichia coli, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) at different concentrations and sampled by two standard methods: cotton wet-dry swabbing and excision. Most counts from cuts sampled by excision were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the wet-dry swabs; however, no differences were observed between the control and the sampling method when sections were inoculated with bacterial solutions at a concentration of 10(3) CFU/ml and sampled by excision. For sections inoculated with bacterial solutions at a concentration of 10(3) CFU/ml, counts given as log CFU/25 cm2 ranged from 1.97 (S. aureus sampled by wet-dry swab) to 3.06 (S. aureus sampled by excision). For sections inoculated at a concentration of 10(4), counts given as log CFU/25 cm(2) ranged from 2.15 (E. faecalis sampled by wet-dry swab) to 3.19 (S. aureus sampled by excision). For sections inoculated at 10(5), counts given as log CFU/25 cm(2) ranged from 2.94 (E. faecalis, wet-dry swab) to 3.98 (S. aureus, excision), and for sections inoculated at 106, counts given as log CFU/25 cm(2) ranged from 3.53 (E. coli, wet-dry swab) to 4.69 (S. aureus, excision). The proposed system, which enabled a considerable amount of samples to be analyzed under controlled experimental conditions and a large number of data to be generated in a short time, demonstrated among the tested microorganisms that whereas the excision method recovered the highest number of bacteria, control means were always (with the exception of an inoculum of 10(3)/ml) significantly higher than means from either of the sampling methods. Our results indicate that particular attention should be paid to the diverse microflora that can contaminate carcasses in a given slaughterhouse and that it is not appropriate to generalize by saying that the destructive method is the reference technique for the bacteriological sampling of carcasses in slaughterhouses, especially when the contamination is higher than 10(3) CFU/25 cm(2).
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- B T Cenci-Goga
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche, Laboratorio di Ispezione degli Alimenti di Origine Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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Miraglia D, Mammoli R, Branciari R, Ranucci D, Cenci Goga BT. Characterization of Muscle Fibre Type and Evaluation of the Presence of Giant Fibres in Two Meat Chicken Hybrids. Vet Res Commun 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-0080-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ranucci D, Miraglia D, Branciari R, D'Ovidio V, Severini M. Microbiological characteristics of hamburgers and raw pork sausages, and antibiotic-resistance of isolated bacteria. Vet Res Commun 2004; 28 Suppl 1:269-72. [PMID: 15372974 DOI: 10.1023/b:verc.0000045423.96375.ea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- D Ranucci
- Department of Food Science - Division of Safety and Quality of Food of Animal Origin, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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Cenci Goga BT, Aquilanti L, Osimani A, Miraglia D, Aloisio F. Identification with multiplex PCR assay of enterococcus species isolated from dairy products in Umbria, Italy. Vet Res Commun 2003; 27 Suppl 1:671-4. [PMID: 14535494 DOI: 10.1023/b:verc.0000014244.68558.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- B T Cenci Goga
- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università di Perugia, Italy.
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- M Severini
- Department of Food Science, Division of Safety and Quality of Food of Animal Origin, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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Cascone P, Di Paolo C, Rampello A, Colonnelli P, Pennacchini N, Pennacchini R, Miraglia D. [Neuromuscular assessment and postural examination in patients with TMJ condylo-meniscal incoordination]. Minerva Stomatol 1992; 41:79-90. [PMID: 1508125] [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: 12/27/2022]
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The neuromuscular system plays a primary role in the development of a myofascial syndrome of the temporomandibular joint. Patients suffering from this disease very often show changes in muscular functions. In biomechanical clinical pictures of temporomandibular myofascial syndrome the motor apparatus is involved only in the second stage. In order to determine the efficiency of the motor apparatus and to schedule a physiotherapeutic treatment program to improve condylar-meniscus coordination of the joint, an analysis of muscular function associated with postural examination has been performed, and this with a view to evidence possible skeletal changes, with particular regard to the spine. The study has been carried out in a group of healthy individuals in front of an other group of patients affected by the pathology mentioned.
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- P Cascone
- Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
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