The high-temperature superconducting cuprates are governed by intertwined spin, charge, and superconducting orders. While various state-of-the-art numerical methods have demonstrated that these phases also manifest themselves in doped Hubbard models, they differ on which is the actual ground state. Finite-cluster methods typically indicate that stripe order dominates, while embedded quantum-cluster methods, which access the thermodynamic limit by treating long-range correlations with a dynamical mean field, conclude that superconductivity does.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWest Nile virus (WNV) is endemic in the Po valley area in northern Italy. Regional health authorities have implemented integrated WNV surveillance following a One Health approach, based on collaboration between human, animal and environmental health institutions. We evaluated this integrated WNV surveillance system in Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Piedmont regions by means of a process evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChopart amputation is the consequence of severe diabetes-related foot complications. A new interim orthosis allowing the patient a greater degree of mobility after Chopart surgery than currently used systems is now available. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the new orthosis compared with traditional treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteomyelitis represents a challenging condition in the diabetic foot with an associated high risk of major amputation. S53P4 Bioactive Glass (BG) has bacterial inhibiting properties on the market and indicated to be used in osteomyelitis. The objective of the study was to test the efficacy and safety of BG in treating diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although pharmacological treatment has increased the average life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis, the median survival of females is shorter than that of males. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that estrogens play a relevant role in the disease progression. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 17β-estradiol and tamoxifen citrate (TMX) on calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC) currents in human bronchial epithelial cells carrying the ΔPhe508-CFTR mutation both in homozygosis and in heterozygosis.
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