Publications by authors named "R Berti"

Aging is a phase of life that, though inevitable, includes an extraordinary variety of experiences, challenges, and opportunities [...

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Unlabelled: In the last decades, the scientific interest in ageing has increased due to the progressive ageing of the global population and due to the importance of guaranteeing the elder people and the next generations a good quality of life and biopsychological well-being. However, nowadays, there is not a common and accepted definition of ageing. This situation may refer to the complexity and relevance of the ageing topic and it means that the concept of ageing needs to be understood in a deeper way as a multidimensional and complex process that includes different elements distinctive.

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  • Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are effective delivery systems for RNA vaccines, especially formulations with ionizable cationic lipids that change with pH levels.
  • Understanding the dynamic processes of LNP formation is essential for improving their performance, but gaps exist in knowledge about how these processes affect drug delivery.
  • This study uses advanced microscopy and energy transfer techniques to analyze LNP fusion dynamics based on various formulation factors, revealing a strong link between these dynamics and the formulation choices made.
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Background: With the progressive digitization of health services and the current spread of Telemedicine and e-Health, it became clear that promoting Digital health equity (DHE) is necessary to support health potential, to avoid that some individuals can incur in unintended inequities. In this paper, we address the complex causal process(es) that may generate risk of inequities, considering the so-called "Digital Determinants of health" (DDoH) and their relationship with determinants of health (DoH).

Design And Methods: We conducted a scoping review, according to methodological framework proposed in PRISMA-ScR guidelines, on the definition of DDoH (Scopus, Pubmed and Web of Science electronic databases).

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Background: With the progressive digitization of people's lives and in the specific healthcare context, the issue of equity in the healthcare domain has extended to digital environments or e-environments, assuming the connotation of "Digital Health Equity" (DHE). Telemedicine and e-Health, which represent the two main e-environments in the healthcare context, have shown great potential in the promotion of health outcomes, but there can be unintended consequences related to the risk of inequalities. In this paper, we aimed to review papers that have investigated the topic of Digital Health Equity in Telemedicine and e-Health [definition(s), advantages, barriers and risk factors, interventions].

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