Publications by authors named "M J Licata"
Diagnosing non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) in patients unable to produce sputum spontaneously requires invasive procedures to obtain valid respiratory specimens. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the results of microbiological tests performed on respiratory samples of 132 patients affected by NTM-PD. In the diagnostic workout, 98 patients performed both induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and were enrolled in our study.
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- Ethiopian mustard and safflower are oilseed crops that have potential for use as biofuel feedstock, with their agricultural residues also providing renewable energy opportunities on farms.
- The study compared the yield and energy characteristics of these crops over two years in Sicily, finding Ethiopian mustard yielded more seeds (2.9 t/ha) and agricultural residues (7.8 t/ha) than safflower, with different moisture contents in their residues but similar heating values.
- Ethiopian mustard showed greater energy potential (91.27 GJ/ha) for renewable energy use, while safflower offered higher economic profitability due to its seed sale price (484 € ha).
Introduction: The abscopal effect is a systemic immune response characterized by metastases regression at sites distant from the irradiated lesion. This systematic review aims to explore the immunological mechanisms of action underlying the abscopal effect and to investigate how hyperthermia (HT) can increase the chances of radiotherapy (RT) triggering systemic anti-tumor immune responses.
Methods: This review is created in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines.
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- * A systematic review of 49 studies (27 qualitative and 22 quantitative) analyzed the barriers and enablers to delivering SNAP-W care, revealing that the majority of issues stem from environmental context and resources, which affected 96% of studies.
- * Key barriers included insufficient time, limited access to resources, and inadequate organizational support, while beliefs about the consequences of care were also significant in hindering effective antenatal care delivery.
Two phages belonging to phage cluster AK were isolated from soil samples collected in Newburgh, NY in 2021. Both are lytic with a genome organization typical of siphoviruses except for two genes encoding minor tail proteins with pyocin-knob domains found early in the genome, before the terminase gene.
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