Publications by authors named "G A Morandi"
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- The study explores the daily challenges and resources that individuals with chronic oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) face, highlighting its importance in person-centered care, which is often overlooked in research.
- In-depth interviews with 25 Italian adults suffering from OD due to cancer or neurodegenerative diseases revealed that challenges span physical, practical, and social areas, with many participants describing difficulties in care and healthcare access.
- Participants utilized various coping strategies and leaned on personal strengths and support systems, with many reporting significant changes in their life perspectives due to their condition; the study emphasizes the need for future research to enhance tailored care and inform healthcare policies.
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- This study investigates the effectiveness of two surfactant administration methods—INtubate-RECruit-SURfactant-Extubate (IN-REC-SUR-E) and less invasive surfactant administration (LISA)—on improving BPD-free survival in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
- A total of 382 preterm infants, born at 24-27 weeks' gestation and not intubated at birth, will be randomly assigned to either method within the first 24 hours of life. The primary outcome being measured is a combination of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age.
Objectives: To evaluate the rate of postnatal infection during the first month of life in neonates born to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive mothers during the predominant circulation of the omicron (B.1.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpotting radioactive material in waste is of paramount importance for environment protection. This is particularly challenging when orphan sources are hidden in scrap metal that shields their activity from the traditional detectors in the portals scanning incoming trucks. In order to address this issue, we present a wireless and compact SiPM-based gamma spectrometer compatible with strong magnetic fields (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper reports the development in aqueous solution of mixed micelles of tunable cloud point temperature through blending in various proportions of two copolymers of different chemical natures. For that purpose, a lipid--poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (lipid--P(PrOx)) copolymer, self-assembling into thermosensitive micelles that phase-separate above a cloud point temperature of 38 °C, was blended in various proportions with commercial C--PEO. The latter was constituted of a hydrophobic saturated C chain and a hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) block with varying polymerization degrees () and does not have any thermosensitive properties on the studied temperature range for any value of .
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