Publications by authors named "A J Rotondi"

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  • Oral chlorhexidine has been commonly used to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critical care, but studies show mixed results regarding its effectiveness.
  • This study conducted a network meta-analysis focusing on adult ICU patients using various concentrations of chlorhexidine for oral hygiene against controls to evaluate its impact on VAP rates and other health outcomes.
  • The findings revealed that chlorhexidine did not significantly reduce VAP, mortality, or length of stay in the ICU, suggesting it should not be routinely used for this purpose.
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The olive fruit fly ( Rossi) is the most dangerous pest of olive fruits and negatively influences the chemical and sensory quality of the oil produced. Organic farms have few tools against this pest and are constantly looking for effective and sustainable products such as geomaterials, i.e.

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Background: A previously reported study examined the treatment of primary care patients with at least moderate severity depressive or anxiety symptoms via an evidence-based computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program (Beating the Blues) and an online health community (OHC) that included a moderated internet support group. The 2 treatment arms proved to be equally successful at 6-month follow-up.

Objective: Although highly promising, e-mental health treatment programs have encountered high rates of noninitiation, poor adherence, and discontinuation.

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Importance: People with serious mental illness (SMI), defined as a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or disabling major depressive disorder) die approximately 10 to 25 years earlier than the general population.

Objective: To develop the first-ever lived experience-led research agenda to address early mortality in people with SMI.

Evidence Review: A virtual 2-day roundtable comprising 40 individuals convened on May 24 and May 26, 2022, and used a virtual Delphi method to arrive at expert group consensus.

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Recently, food quality and safety has become of great interest, with a consequent demand for geographical identification of agri-food products and eco-friendly agricultural practices. In this study geochemical analyses of soils, leaves and olives from two areas in the Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy), Montiano and San Lazzaro were performed aiming at identifying geochemical fingerprints able to (1) univocally determine the locality of provenance and (2) the effect of different foliar treatments (control, dimethoate, and alternating of natural zeolitite and dimethoate in MN; Spinosad + Spyntor fly, natural zeolitite and NH-enriched zeolitite in SL). PCA and PLS-DA (including VIP analysis) were used to discriminate between localities and different treatments.

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