Investigating Topic Modeling Techniques to Extract Meaningful Insights in Italian Long COVID Narration.

Through an adequate survey of the history of the disease, Narrative Medicine (NM) aims to allow the definition and implementation of an effective, appropriate, and shared treatment path. In the present study different topic modeling techniques are compared, as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and topic modeling based on BERT transformer, to extract meaningful insights in the Italian narration of COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the main focus was the characterization of Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19, (i.

Effect of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Butter on Endothelial Function in Type 1 Diabetes.

Post-prandial hyperglycemia can be relevant in developing early manifestations of atherosclerosis. EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), rich in saturated fatty acids and commonly used in the Mediterranean diet, seems to control post-prandial hyperglycemia better than butter. Subjects with type 1 diabetes are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and show endothelial dysfunction, an early manifestation of atherosclerosis in the first years of the disease.

Trends and characteristics associated with dietary triggers and psychological distress in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: Diet, visceral sensitivity, and psychological distress play an important role in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This study focused on the relation between IBS severity, foods, visceral sensitivity, and anxiety/depression.

Patients And Methods: Patients with IBS were investigated through (1) IBS-symptoms severity score (SSS), (2) self-reported food intolerance, (3) visceral sensitivity index (VSI), and (4) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).