Publications by authors named "F Altieri"

Medical thermography is a non-invasive technique that allows the measurement of the temperature of the human body surface, exploiting the heat emitted by the body through the skin in the form of infrared electromagnetic radiation. Recently, smartphone-based thermography (ST) has drawn considerable attention. This scoping review (SR) aims to describe its current applications and reliability based on currently available research findings, also taking into account the medico-legal implications linked to its use.

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The preparation of planetary missions as well as the analysis of their data require a wide use of planetary simulants. They are very important for both testing mission operations and payloads, and for interpreting remote sensing data. In this work, a detailed analysis of three commercially available simulants of Martian dust and regolith is presented.

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The treatment of mandibular second molar (MM2) impaction presents a challenge for orthodontists and requires a surgical-orthodontic approach. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of two techniques for treating impacted MM2: a traditional technique using brass wire and a technique employing skeletal anchorage. Twelve MM2 with mesio-angular impaction, with an inclination angle between 25° and 40° and an impaction depth between 4 and 10 mm, were selected and randomly divided into two treatment groups.

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Article Synopsis
  • PDIA3 is an important protein in the endoplasmic reticulum that plays a key role in protein folding and is linked to diseases like cancer and neurodegeneration.
  • Punicalagin is a promising but non-selective PDIA3 inhibitor, prompting the exploration of its derivative, punicalin, which has a simpler structure and better selectivity towards PDIA3.
  • Studies show that punicalin effectively binds and inhibits PDIA3, demonstrating higher selectivity compared to PDIA1, and causes significant changes in PDIA3's thermal stability, highlighting its potential for developing selective PDIA3 inhibitors.
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Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are a class of environmentally persistent and bioaccumulative pollutants. Among these, β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) is a byproduct of lindane synthesis, one of the most worldwide widespread pesticides. β-HCH cellular mechanisms inducing chemical carcinogenesis correspond to many of those inducing chemoresistance, in particular, by the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathways.

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