Publications by authors named "Rita Laureanti"
Over the past few years, many studies have shown how territoriality can be considered a driver for purchasing agri-food products. Products with certification of origin are perceived as more sustainable, safer and of better quality. At the same time, producers of traditional products often belong to small entities that struggle to compete with large multinational food corporations, having less budget to allocate to product promotion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmotions are an essential drive in decision making and may influence consumer preference. In this study we assessed the influence of brands in product preference after tasting 2 soft-drinks (Coca Cola vs. Cola beverage), by using physiological measurements, namely the skin conductance, the respiratory rate and heart rate variability (HRV) extracted using contactless sensors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The standard 12-lead ECG has been shown to be of value in characterizing atrial conduction properties. The added value of extended ECG recordings (longer recordings from more sites) has not been systematically explored yet.
Objective: The aim of this study is to employ an extended ECG to identify characteristics of atrial electrical activity related to paroxysmal vs.
Background: The effect of the ventricular repolarization heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Aim of this study is to assess ventricular repolarization heterogeneity as predictor of cardiovascular (CV) death and/or other CV events in patients with AF.
Methods: From the multicenter prospective Swiss-AF (Swiss Atrial Fibrillation) Cohort Study, we enrolled 1711 patients who were in sinus rhythm (995) or AF (716).
Background Impaired heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with increased mortality in sinus rhythm. However, HRV has not been systematically assessed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that parameters of HRV may be predictive of cardiovascular death in patients with AF.
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- Electroencephalography (EEG) is a technique for measuring brain activity with high temporal resolution, essential for studying cognitive processes through methods like ERPs and ERD/ERS functions.
- Accurate synchronization of EEG with stimulus onsets and other devices is crucial, and can be achieved through hardware-based methods using a SYNC signal.
- The paper presents the EEG Synchronization Box (ESB), a DIY device that conditions and distributes SYNC signals to multiple devices, offering a cost-effective alternative to commercial options while maintaining similar performance.
Background: Sex-related electrocardiographic differences are a well-known phenomenon, but not their expression in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study we aim to assess the presence of significant sex-related differences in ECG features, with particular attention to P-wave parameters, of a large cohort of patients affected by different types of AF.
Methods: A 5-min resting 16-lead ECG was evaluated for 1119 AF patients in sinus rhythm.
Objective: Undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are at high risk of cardioembolic stroke or other complications. The aim of this study was to analyze the blood volume pulse (BVP) signals obtained from a wristband device and develop an algorithm for discriminating AF from normal sinus rhythm (NSR) or from other arrhythmias (ARR).
Approach: Thirty patients with AF, 9 with ARR and 31 in NSR were included in the study.