Publications by authors named "Tacconi M"

Non-invasive respiratory support, namely, non-invasive ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure, and high-flow nasal cannula, has been increasingly used worldwide to treat acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, giving the benefits of keeping spontaneous breathing preserved. In this scenario, monitoring and controlling respiratory drive could be helpful to avoid patient self-inflicted lung injury and promptly identify those patients that require an upgrade to invasive mechanical ventilation. In this review, we first describe the physiological components affecting respiratory drive to outline the risks associated with its hyperactivation.

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Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the International Space Station of the deuteron (D) flux are presented. The measurements are based on 21×10^{6} D nuclei in the rigidity range from 1.9 to 21 GV collected from May 2011 to April 2021.

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Type 2 inflammation is a heterogeneous condition due to the complex activation of different immunological pathways. Rapid progress in research to evaluate the efficacy of biologics for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and asthma has led to the availability of effective therapeutic options. These drugs are safe, but temporary iatrogenic hypereosinophilia may sometimes be associated with clinical symptoms or organ damage.

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High flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) is recommended as a first-line respiratory support during acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF) and represents a proportionate treatment option for patients with do not intubate (DNI) orders. The aim of the study is to assess the effect of HFNO on inspiratory effort as assessed by esophageal manometry in a population of DNI patients suffering from AHRF. Patients with AHRF and DNI orders admitted to Respiratory intermediate Care Unit between January 1st, 2018 and May 31st, 2023 to receive HFNO and subjected to esophageal manometry were enrolled.

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We present the precision measurements of 11 years of daily cosmic positron fluxes in the rigidity range from 1.00 to 41.9 GV based on 3.

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We present the precision measurements of 11 years of daily cosmic electron fluxes in the rigidity interval from 1.00 to 41.9 GV based on 2.

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Background: Esophageal cancer is an environment-related disease, and the most important risk factors are alcohol intake and smoking, in addition to gastroesophageal reflux in obese patients. The characterization of the patients' personality can contribute to the perception of how everyone adapts to the social environment and what relationship one can establish with themselves and with others.

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the psychological typology in patients with esophageal cancer.

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We present the precision measurement of 2824 daily helium fluxes in cosmic rays from May 20, 2011 to October 29, 2019 in the rigidity interval from 1.71 to 100 GV based on 7.6×10^{8} helium nuclei collected with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station.

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We present the precision measurement of the daily proton fluxes in cosmic rays from May 20, 2011 to October 29, 2019 (a total of 2824 days or 114 Bartels rotations) in the rigidity interval from 1 to 100 GV based on 5.5×10^{9} protons collected with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station. The proton fluxes exhibit variations on multiple timescales.

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Composition and spectra of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) are vital for studies of high-energy processes in a variety of environments and on different scales, for interpretation of -ray and microwave observations, for disentangling possible signatures of new phenomena, and for understanding of our local Galactic neighborhood. Since its launch, AMS-02 has delivered outstanding-quality measurements of the spectra of , , and nuclei: H-O, Ne, Mg, Si. These measurements resulted in a number of breakthroughs; however, spectra of heavier nuclei and especially low-abundance nuclei are not expected until later in the mission.

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  • The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02) has provided high-quality measurements of cosmic-ray species, leading to significant scientific breakthroughs, particularly regarding iron (Fe) spectra.
  • Recent findings indicate a surprising bump in the Fe spectrum and ratios with other elements, suggesting a local source of low-energy cosmic rays potentially linked to recent supernova activity.
  • The study also updates the local interstellar spectrum of iron across a wide energy range and utilizes the GALPROP-HELMOD framework for accurate analysis.
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  • This study analyzes the cosmic rays of sodium (Na) and aluminum (Al) within a rigidity range of 2.15 GV to 3.0 TV, using data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the ISS.
  • The findings indicate that Na and Al belong to a unique cosmic ray group alongside nitrogen (N), showing similar flux behaviors.
  • The research establishes that both Na and Al fluxes can be explained by a combination of primary and secondary cosmic ray components, with the primary component becoming more significant at higher rigidities.
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Precise knowledge of the charge and rigidity dependence of the secondary cosmic ray fluxes and the secondary-to-primary flux ratios is essential in the understanding of cosmic ray propagation. We report the properties of heavy secondary cosmic ray fluorine F in the rigidity R range 2.15 GV to 2.

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We report the observation of new properties of primary iron (Fe) cosmic rays in the rigidity range 2.65 GV to 3.0 TV with 0.

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We report the observation of new properties of primary cosmic rays, neon (Ne), magnesium (Mg), and silicon (Si), measured in the rigidity range 2.15 GV to 3.0 TV with 1.

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Local interstellar spectra (LIS) of secondary cosmic-ray (CR) nuclei, lithium, beryllium, boron, and partially secondary nitrogen, are derived in the rigidity range from 10 MV to ~200 TV using the most recent experimental results combined with state-of-the-art models for CR propagation in the Galaxy and in the heliosphere. The lithium spectrum appears somewhat flatter at high energies compared to other secondary species, which may imply a primary lithium component. Two propagation packages, GALPROP and HelMod, are combined to provide a single framework that is run to reproduce direct measurements of CR species at different modulation levels, and at both polarities of the solar magnetic field.

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  • - The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) conducted precision measurements of helium isotopes (^3He and ^4He) on the International Space Station, collecting data from 100 million ^4He and 18 million ^3He nuclei over six years from 2011 to 2017.
  • - The study found that the fluxes of both helium isotopes varied similarly over time, but the amount of variation decreased as the rigidity (energy per unit charge) increased.
  • - For the first time, researchers measured the rigidity dependence of the ^3He/^4He flux ratio, showing notable long-term changes below 4 GV but stable characteristics and a specific power law relationship above that threshold, aligning with other spectral indices in
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Precision results on cosmic-ray electrons are presented in the energy range from 0.5 GeV to 1.4 TeV based on 28.

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  • Precision measurements of cosmic ray positrons up to 1 TeV were gathered by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station, analyzing 1.9 million positrons.
  • A significant excess of positrons begins at around 25.2 GeV, followed by a sharp decrease above approximately 284 GeV, indicating a complex energy dependency.
  • The data suggests that at high energies, positrons mainly come from either dark matter annihilation or other astrophysical sources, with a notable energy cutoff of the source term established at about 810 GeV.
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We present high-statistics, precision measurements of the detailed time and energy dependence of the primary cosmic-ray electron flux and positron flux over 79 Bartels rotations from May 2011 to May 2017 in the energy range from 1 to 50 GeV. For the first time, the charge-sign dependent modulation during solar maximum has been investigated in detail by leptons alone. Based on 23.

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