Publications by authors named "T Rinaldi"
Long-term monitoring of the hypogeal Etruscan Tomba degli Scudi, Tarquinia, Italy. Early detection of black spots, investigation of fungal community, and evaluation of their biodeterioration potential.
J Appl Microbiol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on preserving the Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy, which has valuable painted tombs that are threatened by microbial growth.
- Since 2016, researchers have been monitoring fungi in one of the tombs, known as the Tomba degli Scudi, to understand the cause of newly observed black spots on the artwork.
- The findings reveal that the fungal strains discovered are commonly found in similar underground environments, highlighting the importance of ongoing monitoring for successful preservation efforts.
Article Synopsis
- Electrospinning (ES) is an effective method for creating high-performance nanofiber membranes that filter fine particulate matter and possess antibacterial properties, addressing issues like bacterial contamination on PPE and mask reusability.
- The research highlights the use of multi-needle ES to produce both pure and functionalized PVDF-HFP nanofibers with TiO Nanoparticles, validated through various characterization techniques.
- The findings show that these functionalized nanofibers offer significant antibacterial activity and high filtration efficiency, suggesting their potential for large-scale production of advanced, self-sterilizing face masks.
Iminosugars' similarity to carbohydrates determines the exceptional potential for this class of polyhydroxylated alkaloids to serve as potential drug candidates for a wide variety of diseases such as diabetes, lysosomal storage diseases, cancer, bacterial and viral infections. The presence of lipophilic substituents has a significant impact on their biological activities. This work reports the synthesis of three new pyrrolidine lipophilic derivatives O-alkylated in C-6 position.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study proposes a psychometric validation of the Italian version of the Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) developed by Pianta in 1992. Based on attachment theory, the scale assesses parents' relationship perceptions with their own child and comprises three scales: Closeness, Conflict, and Dependency. A sample of 501 parents (188 fathers and 313 mothers) completed 30 items of the Italian version of the Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS-I) online, but only 437 answered 85% of the entire protocol; hence, the analyses only focused on 437 participants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe show that in the metabolic diauxic shift is associated with a H3 lysine 4 tri-methylation (H3K4me3) increase which involves a significant fraction of transcriptionally induced genes which are required for the metabolic changes, suggesting a role for histone methylation in their transcriptional regulation. We show that histone H3K4me3 around the start site correlates with transcriptional induction in some of these genes. Among the methylation-induced genes are and , which regulate the nuclear availability of α-ketoglutarate, which, as a cofactor for Jhd2 demethylase, regulates H3K4 tri-methylation.
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