Publications by authors named "D'Angelo F"

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychotropic cannabinoid obtained from hemp ( L.) used for pain management in companion animals including horses. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) and cannabigerol/cannabidiol oil (CBG/CBD) oral administration in alleviating pain in adult horses affected by chronic osteoarthritis (OA).

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is the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in industrialized countries. Many questions remain to be answered about the mechanisms governing its interaction with the host during infection. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) contribute to shape virulence in many pathogens and modulate host responses; however, their role in infection (CDI) has not been explored.

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This study investigated the radiological, clinical, and surgical factors linked to the risk of endoscopic recurrence following ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from all patients who underwent primary ileocecal resection for Crohn's disease in a single colorectal unit between 2004 and 2020. We analyzed the potential risk factors subdivided by the clinical, radiological, and surgical factors associated with morphological recurrence, as detected by endoscopy within 2 years after surgery.

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conducting fitness tests in educational settings can lead to advantages for both individuals and groups, beyond just enhancing fitness. With the aim of appropriately interpreting performance, this study was conducted to establish sex- and age-specific percentile normative data for a physical fitness (PF) protocol and to define a compound measure of physical performance. In this cross-sectional study, a short, feasible, and easy-to-administer test battery was performed for 5106 school children, aged 6-10 years.

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  • Colonoscopy is important for diagnosing and treating conditions, and effective bowel cleansing is crucial, but there's no standard preparation for children.
  • A systematic review of six studies compared the effectiveness and safety of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and sodium picosulfate (SPMC) for this purpose, finding both to be effective.
  • SPMC was generally preferred for its better acceptability and compliance, resulted in fewer instances of needing a nasogastric tube, and a split-dose preparation was found to be more effective than a day-before regimen.
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  • Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are crucial for bacteria to respond to environmental changes and iron scarcity, with two primary biogenesis systems identified: ISC (housekeeping) and SUF (stress response).* -
  • Most bacteria possess only one of these systems, typically SUF, but the human pathogen under study has only ISC, which is essential for its survival and adaptation under various conditions.* -
  • This research highlights the different roles of ISC and SUF in bacterial fitness, revealing that bacteria with only ISC can better withstand oxidative stress and iron deprivation compared to those with only SUF.*
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Artificial intelligence has increasingly become an integral part of our daily activities. ChatGPT, a natural language processing technology developed by OpenAI, is widely used in various industries, including healthcare. The application of ChatGPT in healthcare is still evolving, with studies exploring its potential in clinical decision-making, patient education, workflow optimization, and scientific literature.

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Background: Childhood obesity has emerged in the last decades as an important public health problem worldwide. Although relationships between obesity and flatfoot have been shown, no studies have investigated the influence of obesity on arthroereisis outcomes.

Aim: To evaluate correlations between childhood overweight/obesity and clinical and radiographic outcomes after subtalar arthroereisis with self-locking implants.

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  • The study aimed to compare the presence of mast cells in the synovial tissue of patients with gleno-humeral osteoarthritis (OA) and a control group without OA.
  • Synovial samples were analyzed from 23 OA patients and 20 controls, assessing pain, functional ability, and conducting immunohistochemical analysis to identify mast cells and blood vessels.
  • Results showed significantly higher mast cell counts and a greater area occupied by these cells in OA samples, suggesting a potential role of mast cells in the development of osteoarthritis, though a direct cause-effect relationship could not be established.
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory condition, involving primarily the bowel, characterized by a typical remitting-relapsing pattern. Despite endoscopy representing the reference standard for the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity, radiological imaging has a key role, providing information about mural and extra-visceral involvement. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are the most frequently used radiological techniques in clinical practice for both the diagnosis and staging of CD involving the small bowel in non-urgent settings.

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  • Dual-Energy computed tomography (DECT) offers advanced techniques like Virtual Non-Contrast (VNC) and Iodine Density Index (IDI) for better diagnosis of urogenital tumors.
  • The review discusses how DECT can enhance lesion characterization, staging accuracy, and treatment response evaluations for urological cancers.
  • The technology is seen as a promising tool in improving both diagnosis and treatment management of these tumors.
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Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the International Space Station of the deuteron (D) flux are presented. The measurements are based on 21×10^{6} D nuclei in the rigidity range from 1.9 to 21 GV collected from May 2011 to April 2021.

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(1) The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced many people to leave their country and seek asylum in various European countries, with serious consequences from a health perspective. In this context, we describe the health measures undertaken by AcToVax4NAM Consortium Countries (Cyprus-Germany-Greece-Italy-Malta-Poland-Romania-Spain) to prevent Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) outbreaks in the context of mass movements of populations that resulted from the crisis in Ukraine. (2) We collected information on the vaccinations offered to Ukrainians in the Consortium Countries.

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Background: HER2-targeted therapies have recently emerged as an option in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) overexpressing HER2. However, data regarding HER2 status in primary CRC and its corresponding liver metastases are limited, potentially influencing clinical decisions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the HER2 status in primary CRC and paired liver metastases.

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A strain belonging to the genus , named PraFG1, was isolated from the peritoneal effusion of a stray dog during necropsy procedures. The strain was characterized by the phylogenetic analyses based on the nucleotide sequences of 16S and 23S rRNA genes and of , which placed the strain in the genus . The nucleotide sequence of the chromosome confirmed the placement, showing an average nucleotide identity of 72.

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  • Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive cancer characterized by genetic variability within tumors, making it difficult to treat effectively; this study aimed to develop a non-invasive MRI-based machine learning model to analyze this genetic heterogeneity.
  • The research introduced a Weakly Supervised Ordinal Support Vector Machine (WSO-SVM) model, trained on data from 74 patients, to predict alterations in key GBM genes using MRI images, achieving higher accuracy than existing algorithms.
  • Results showed the WSO-SVM model to be effective, with accuracies of 80% for the EGFR gene and comparable results for others; the analysis also highlighted different contributions of MRI images, providing valuable insights into tumor genetics for better treatment planning
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A total of 18 Italian Mediterranean buffalo cows were subjected to fortnightly milk sampling from May to July 2022. Air temperature and relative humidity were monitored throughout the trial. Temperature-humidity index (THI) was calculated and ranged from 69 to 79, so that 3 classes were set to study the effect of different THI on milk quality: THI less than 72 (THI), THI ranging from 72 to 76 (THI), and THI over 76 (THI).

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Background And Objective: Modular neck adapters allow different length and offset changes to reach a stable total hip arthroplasty (THA) and permit a quick partial hip revision procedure without removing the existing components. The literature is poor on this matter and about the long-term related outcomes. This narrative review summarizes the most recent literature about these devices as an option of surgical treatment in partial total hip arthroplasty revision (THAr) focusing on indications, clinical and radiological outcomes, and related complications.

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of co-micronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)/polydatin (PD) in the treatment of abdominal pain symptoms in pediatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Methods: This was a multicenter trial conducted at three Italian pediatric gastroenterology centers, employing a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm design. Participants were ages 10 to 17 y and met Rome IV criteria for pediatric IBS.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral cannabidiol (CBD) administration in addition to a conventional analgesic protocol on the clinical signs of 20 horses with mild joint osteoarthritis. The horses were randomly assigned to either the control group (C group) or the cannabidiol group (CBD group). Both groups were treated with phenylbutazone for 5 days.

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We compute the sphaleron rate of N_{f}=2+1 QCD at the physical point for a range of temperatures 200  MeV≲T≲600  MeV. We adopt a strategy recently applied in the quenched case, based on the extraction of the rate via a modified version of the Backus-Gilbert method from finite-lattice-spacing and finite-smoothing-radius Euclidean topological charge density correlators. The physical sphaleron rate is finally computed by performing a continuum limit at fixed physical smoothing radius, followed by a zero-smoothing extrapolation.

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The evolutionary trajectory of glioblastoma (GBM) is a multifaceted biological process that extends beyond genetic alterations alone. Here, we perform an integrative proteogenomic analysis of 123 longitudinal glioblastoma pairs and identify a highly proliferative cellular state at diagnosis and replacement by activation of neuronal transition and synaptogenic pathways in recurrent tumors. Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses reveal that the molecular transition to neuronal state at recurrence is marked by post-translational activation of the wingless-related integration site (WNT)/ planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling pathway and BRAF protein kinase.

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This work demonstrates an additive and hydrogen-free 2-step lignin-first fractionation in flow-through. First, solvolytic delignification renders lignin liquors with its native chemical structure largely intact; and second, ß-zeolite catalytic depolymerization of these liquors leads to similar monomer yields as the corresponding 1-step fractionation process. Higher delignification temperatures lead to slightly lower ß-O-4 content in the solvated lignin, but does not affect significantly the monomer yield, so a higher temperature was overall preferred as it promotes faster delignification.

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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, and it frequently affects young patients. It can involve any intestinal segment, even though it frequently affects the distal ileum. Up to 80% of patients with CD present with inflammatory behavior, and 5% to 28% develop stricturing disease.

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a cancer with one of the highest mortality rates in the world. Several studies have been conductedusing preclinical experiments in mice to find new therapeutic strategies. Experimental ultrasound, in expert hands, is a safe, multifaceted, and relatively not-expensive device that helps researchers in several ways.

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