The diagnostic yield of the Meares & Stamey test can be significantly improved by symptom-based patient selection and the experience of the test performer.

Background: Even if Meares-Stamey 4-glass (M&S) test is regarded a decisive tool for diagnosing prostatitis its use is only rarely performed in everyday clinical practice. Here, we analyze if the diagnostic yield of the M&S test could be improved by a pre-test categorization of patients due to undergo a M&S test.

Methods: All clinical and microbiological data of patients who underwent M&S test in two urological centers from January 2004 to December 2021 were analyzed in this retrospective cohort study.

Environmental behaviour of a pesticide metabolite, the AMPA. Sequestration of Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn and Al.

The chelating and sequestering ability of a glyphosate metabolite, the aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) towards bi- and trivalent metal cations, such as Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu and Al, were investigated in aqueous solutions of NaCl, in an ionic strength range of 0.1 ≤ I/mol dm ≤ 1.0 and at constant temperature of T = 298.

The Interplay between the Theories of Mode Coupling and of Percolation Transition in Attractive Colloidal Systems.

In the recent years a considerable effort has been devoted to foster the understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying the dynamical arrest that is involved in glass forming in supercooled liquids and in the sol-gel transition. The elucidation of the nature of such processes represents one of the most challenging unsolved problems in the field of material science. In this context, two important theories have contributed significantly to the interpretation of these phenomena: the Mode-Coupling theory (MCT) and the Percolation theory (PT).

On the Origin and Propagation of the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Italian Province of Trento, a Tourist Region of Northern Italy.

Background: Trentino is an Italian province with a tourism-based economy, bordering the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, where the two earliest and largest outbreaks of COVID-19 occurred in Italy. The earliest cases in Trentino were reported in the first week of March 2020, with most of the cases occurring in the winter sport areas in the Dolomites mountain range. The number of reported cases decreased over the summer months and was followed by a second wave in the autumn and winter of 2020.

Catalysis for -Chemistry: Need and Gaps for a Future De-Fossilized Chemical Production, with Focus on the Role of Complex (Direct) Syntheses by Electrocatalysis.

The prospects, needs and limits in current approaches in catalysis to accelerate the transition to -chemistry, where this term indicates a fossil fuel-free chemical production, are discussed. It is suggested that -chemistry is a necessary element of the transformation to meet the targets of net zero emissions by year 2050 and that this conversion from the current petrochemistry is feasible. However, the acceleration of the development of catalytic technologies based on the use of renewable energy sources (indicated as reactive catalysis) is necessary, evidencing that these are part of a system of changes and thus should be assessed from this perspective.