Publications by authors named "A Croce"
In the last few years, the role of science in Cultural Heritage has assumed greater significance since diagnostics have become essential for the characterization of artworks. The development of conservation strategies involves growing the study of artworks and the knowledge of the materials used against the degradation plaguing the painted surfaces. This work focuses on the investigation of the degradation processes involving paintings on canvas, in particular delamination and progressive deterioration of the painted surfaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth risks are often overlooked when the short-term consequences are not immediately apparent. During restoration work, cleaning actions can generate particles that pose health risks to workers through inhalation. This is particularly true in the case of asbestos fibres that might be spread out from the laser cleaning of buildings or heritage artifacts made of stone, such as serpentinite and other ultramafic rocks, that have a high probability of containing asbestos (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhancing the light yield of He:CF based gaseous detector.
Eur Phys J C Part Fields
October 2024
The CYGNO experiment aims to build a large ( m ) directional detector for rare event searches, such as nuclear recoils (NRs) induced by dark matter (DM), such as weakly interactive massive particles (WIMPs). The detector concept comprises a time projection chamber (TPC), filled with a He:CF 60/40 scintillating gas mixture at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, equipped with an amplification stage made of a stack of three gas electron multipliers (GEMs) which are coupled to an optical readout. The latter consists in scientific CMOS (sCMOS) cameras and photomultipliers tubes (PMTs).
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- Patients with hypertension who engage with mobile health technologies show lower blood pressure and better understanding of their condition.
- This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the TWEETS scale specifically for Italian patients with hypertension for the first time.
- Results indicated that TWEETS is effective and reliable for measuring patient engagement with mHealth devices, but more research is needed across different populations to confirm its applicability.
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- The diagnosis of asbestosis varies between clinical settings and medical/legal contexts, where the presence of asbestos bodies (ABs) is crucial for a legal classification of the disease.
- Identifying ABs can be challenging with light microscopy; however, other factors like work history and imaging are also important in making a diagnosis.
- Newer methods like micro-Raman spectroscopy and SEM/EDS allow for better analysis of asbestos fibres in tissue without extensive manipulation, highlighting the need for collaboration among professionals in the diagnostic process.