Publications by authors named "M Raimondo"

Hybrid nanocomposites incorporating multiple fillers are gaining significant attention due to their ability to enhance material performance, offering superior properties compared to traditional monophase systems. This study investigates hybrid epoxy-based nanocomposites reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene nanosheets (GNs), introduced at two different weight concentrations of the mixed filler, i.e.

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  • Spondyloarthritides (SpAs) are rheumatic diseases causing lower back pain and limited mobility, and access to physiotherapy is often a barrier to effective treatment.
  • A study compared the digital health application ViViRA with standard physiotherapy among SpAs patients, assessing pain, quality of life, and mobility over 12 weeks.
  • Results showed that the ViViRA group had better mobility improvements and lower pain intensity compared to the control group, indicating that digital health applications may be more effective than traditional physiotherapy for treating lower back pain in these patients.
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Background: CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown remarkable outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The effects of CD19-targeting CAR T cells on organ manifestations in patients with systemic sclerosis have yet to be characterised. B cells have a central role in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis.

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This study explores a novel approach to obtaining 3D printed strain sensors, focusing on how changing the printing conditions can produce a different piezoresistive response. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filled with different weight concentrations of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was printed in the form of dog bones via fused filament fabrication (FFF) using two different raster angles (0-90°). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) in TUNA mode (TUNA-AFM) were used to study the morphological features and the electrical properties of the 3D printed samples.

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  • A multicenter study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of methylated DNA markers (MDMs) found in pancreatic juice (PJ) for detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) when used alone and in combination with a blood test, CA 19-9.
  • The analysis included DNA samples from 88 confirmed PDAC cases and 134 control cases, utilizing logistic regression to summarize accuracy through the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC).
  • Results showed that the combination model of PJ-MDMs and CA 19-9 achieved a higher accuracy (AUROC of 0.95) compared to using PJ-MDMs (0.87) or CA 19-9 alone (0
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