Publications by authors named "S Polizzi"

Background: Chronic pelvic pain is a debilitating condition affecting quality of life. Endometriosis is one of the leading causes of CPP, but recent studies highlighted the role of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/PBS) in causing CPP. Only some studies addressed the coexistence of these two conditions, which seems more frequent than what is supposed, leading to diagnostic delays and unnecessary surgeries.

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Introduction: Impulsivity induced by dopaminergic agents, like pramipexole and aripiprazole, can lead to behavioral addictions that impact on social functioning and quality of life of patients and families (e.g., resulting in unemployment, marital problems, anxiety).

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  • Quantitative computed tomography (QCT)-based models have shown better accuracy in predicting hip fractures compared to traditional bone mineral density methods, but manual femur segmentation from CT images is time-consuming and inconsistent.
  • This study proposes a semi-automated segmentation method using bone and joint enhancement filters and graph-cut algorithms, which was tested on 10 subjects and compared to manual segmentation for accuracy.
  • The results indicate that the semi-automated method significantly improves segmentation fidelity and reduces time while maintaining similar hip fracture risk assessments, suggesting its potential for large-scale applications and further development of automated techniques.
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Our study aims to evaluate clinical predictors of menstrual cycle disorders in female athletes who compete in running disciplines. This is a prospective observational study. Women were recruited between January and May 2022.

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We introduce the Random Walk Approximation (RWA), a new method to approximate the stationary solution of master equations describing stochastic processes taking place on graphs. Our approximation can be used for all processes governed by non-linear master equations without long-range interactions and with a conserved number of entities, which are typical in biological systems, such as gene regulatory or chemical reaction networks, where no exact solution exists. For linear systems, the RWA becomes the exact result obtained from the maximum entropy principle.

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