Publications by authors named "P Bernardoni"

Health and safety considerations of indoor occupants in enclosed spaces are crucial for building management which involves the strict control and monitoring of carbon dioxide levels to maintain acceptable air quality standards. For this study, we developed a wireless, noninvasive, and portable platform for the continuous monitoring of carbon dioxide concentration in enclosed environments, i.e.

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This work presents the design and validation of a measuring instrumentation for an easy, complete, and tunable characterization of chemiresistive gas sensors based on metal-oxide semiconductors. The equipment, described in depth both as hardware and as software, was designed to monitor the electrical behavior of gas sensors in controlled thermodynamic conditions. The main goal of this setup is to synchronize the electrical characterization with different measuring conditions, i.

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Article Synopsis
  • The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is important for causing tumor cell death, especially when cells resist treatment.
  • A protein called E2F1, which usually helps cells stay alive, actually decreases during ER stress, which is a later step in the process.
  • If scientists can stop E2F1 from decreasing, it could help make cancer treatments that use ER stress more effective.
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the primary site for the synthesis and folding of secreted and membrane-bound proteins. Accumulation of unfolded and misfolded proteins in ER underlies a wide range of human neurodegenerative disorders. Hence, molecules regulating the ER stress response represent potential candidates as drug targets for tackling these diseases.

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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) consists of the nuclear envelope and a peripheral network of tubules and membrane sheets. The tubules are shaped by a specific class of curvature stabilizing proteins, the reticulons and DP1; however it is still unclear how the sheets are assembled. The ER is the cellular compartment responsible for secretory and membrane protein synthesis.

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