Publications by authors named "G Avola"

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  • Hypereosinophilic syndrome is defined by elevated eosinophil levels in blood and/or bone marrow, often leading to organ damage and potentially neurological issues.
  • A case study revealed that hypereosinophilia can cause Loeffler endocarditis, resulting in multiple strokes and encephalopathy as initial symptoms.
  • This case emphasizes the need for clinicians to recognize hypereosinophilic syndrome as a possible cause of unusual stroke presentations, especially when neurological symptoms appear first.
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Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is a rare but significant cause of intracranial arteriopathy and stroke in young adults. The syndrome encompasses a spectrum of disorders radiologically characterized by reversible narrowing and dilation of intracranial arteries, often triggered by vasoactive drugs or the postpartum period. The hallmark clinical feature of RCVS is thunderclap headache with or without other neurological signs.

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The development of spectral sensors (SSs) capable of retrieving spectral information have opened new opportunities to improve several environmental and agricultural practices, e.g., crop breeding, plant phenotyping, land use monitoring, and crop classification.

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Recent developments in low-cost imaging hyperspectral cameras have opened up new possibilities for high-throughput phenotyping (HTP), allowing for high-resolution spectral data to be obtained in the visible and near-infrared spectral range. This study presents, for the first time, the integration of a low-cost hyperspectral camera Senop HSC-2 into an HTP platform to evaluate the drought stress resistance and physiological response of four tomato genotypes (770P, 990P, Red Setter and Torremaggiore) during two cycles of well-watered and deficit irrigation. Over 120 gigabytes of hyperspectral data were collected, and an innovative segmentation method able to reduce the hyperspectral dataset by 85.

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Assays of cytokines in the plasma at the onset of graft-vs. -host disease (GVHD) can predict disease severity and treatment-related mortality (TRM); however, the optimal time during which cytokines should be tested and the specific panel of cytokines with the highest predictive ability remain unknown. We chose a predefined time point, 18 days after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), to measure the levels of six cytokines in the plasma: soluble interleukin-2 receptor alpha (sIL2-Rα), T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain-3 (TIM-3), suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (ST-2), intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1), interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and interleukin-6 (IL-6).

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