Publications by authors named "A G Marti"
Background: A limited number of studies have investigated the role of environmental chemicals in the etiology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We performed a cross-sectional study of the association between exposure to selected trace elements and the biomarkers of cognitive decline.
Methods: During 2019-2021, we recruited 128 newly diagnosed patients with MCI from two Neurology Clinics in Northern Italy, i.
Our aim was to evaluate the possible long-term cerebral deposition of amyloid-β in patients with PD treated with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) and its possible influence on axial and cognitive variables. Consecutive PD patients treated with bilateral STN-DBS with a long-term follow-up were included. The amyloid-β deposition was evaluated postoperatively through an 18F-flutemetamol positron emission tomography (PET) study.
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- - The Mackey-Glass system is a complex delayed model with many stable and chaotic patterns, making long-term predictions difficult due to its infinite dimensionality and dependence on initial conditions.
- - The paper introduces an extended method for analyzing these systems by incorporating basin entropy and sampling techniques to explore high-dimensional spaces, enhancing our understanding of attractor structures.
- - The findings help quantify predictability based on initial conditions, providing insights into how trajectories evolve over time, which can be applied to other complex systems of infinite dimensions.
In recent years, the teaching of experimental science and engineering has been revolutionized by the integration of smartphone sensors, which are widely used by a large portion of the population. Concurrently, interest in solar energy has surged. This raises the important question of how smartphone sensors can be harnessed to incorporate solar energy studies into undergraduate education.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the context of valorizing underutilized crops, this study investigated the starch and protein characteristics of chestnut varieties (Balestrera and Rossera) and their potential for use at 15% and 25% in reformulating gluten-free baked snacks and fresh pasta. Chestnut varieties differ in protein and starch content (Balestrera > Rossera), as well as in amylose, dietary fiber, and lipids (Balestrera < Rossera). Differences in starch and amylose content affected starch gelatinization (Balestrera < Rossera), pasting and retrogradation properties, and water absorption capacity at 90 °C (Balestrera > Rossera).
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