Publications by authors named "L Brilli"
Two low-cost (LC) monitoring networks, PurpleAir (instrumented by Plantower PMS5003 sensors) and AirQino (Novasense SDS011), were assessed in monitoring PM and PM daily concentrations in the Padana Plain (Northern Italy). A total of 19 LC stations for PM and 20 for PM concentrations were compared vs. regulatory-grade stations during a full "heating season" (15 October 2022-15 April 2023).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLandfills play a key role as greenhouse gas (GHGs) emitters, and urgently need assessment and management plans development to swiftly reduce their climate impact. In this context, accurate emission measurements from landfills under different climate and management would reduce the uncertainty in emission accounting. In this study, more than one year of long-term high-frequency data of CO and CH fluxes were collected in two Italian landfills (Giugliano and Case Passerini) with contrasting management (gas recovery VS no management) using eddy covariance (EC), with the aim to i) investigate the relation between climate drivers and CO and CH fluxes at different time intervals and ii) to assess the overall GHG balances including the biogas extraction and energy recovery components.
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- Outdoor air pollution, particularly particulate matter (PM), poses serious health risks, but urban trees and shrubs can help reduce this by filtering the air.
- The study analyzed 22 plant species across different urban zones (traffic, background, industrial, rural) and found that PM accumulation on leaves varies based on species and seasonal changes, with winter levels generally higher than summer.
- Key species identified for their PM accumulation abilities include L. nobilis, with unique traits noted for effectively dealing with air pollution, thereby highlighting the importance of selecting the right plants for urban greening initiatives.
Context: American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines do not consider age at diagnosis as a prognostic factor on the estimation of the risk of persistent/recurrent disease in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients. While age at diagnosis has already been assessed in high-risk patients, it remains to be established in low- and intermediate-risk patients.
Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the role of age as a prognostic factor in the short- and long-term outcome of DTC patients classified at low and intermediate risk according to the ATA stratification risk system.
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- * Researchers utilized dendrochronology, tree-ring carbon isotopes, and genetic analysis to reveal that trees in the non-declining (ND) stand are more resilient to drought and exhibit different growth patterns compared to those in the declining (D) stand.
- * Findings indicate that the ND trees take a more conservative approach to water use, possibly due to genetic differences, and highlight the usefulness of combining tree-ring data and genetic analysis for better forest management strategies.