Publications by authors named "G Schifino"

Every biological and physicochemical process occurring in a fluid phase depends on the diffusion coefficient (D) of the species in solution. In the present work, a model to describe and fit the behaviour of as a function of structure and extensive thermodynamics parameters in binary solutions of linear chain organic molecules is developed. Supporting experimental and computational evidences for this model are obtained by measuring for a series of -alcohols through a novel surface plasmon resonance method and molecular dynamics simulations.

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Introduction And Objectives: Quantifying breathing effort in non-intubated patients is important but difficult. We aimed to develop two models to estimate it in patients treated with high-flow oxygen therapy.

Patients And Methods: We analyzed the data of 260 patients from previous studies who received high-flow oxygen therapy.

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High-flow therapy (HFT) is the administration of gas flows above 15 L/min. It is a non-invasive respiratory support that delivers heated (up to 38 °C), humidified (100% Relative Humidity, RH; 44 mg HO/L Absolute Humidity, AH), oxygen-enriched air when necessary, through a nasal cannula or a tracheostomy interface. Over the last few years, the use of HFT in critically ill hypoxemic adults has increased.

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Article Synopsis
  • Chiral materials possess unique properties that allow them to absorb and emit circularly polarized light, making them important for various applications.
  • This tutorial focuses on using theoretical simulations to predict and interpret chiroptical data, such as circular dichroism (CD) and circular polarized luminescence (CPL).
  • We emphasize computational methods, including density functional theory (DFT) and its time-dependent extension (TD-DFT), to effectively study the photophysical characteristics and geometries of chiral materials.
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