Publications by authors named "V Merlo"

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  • Primary cutaneous lymphomas are skin-specific immune system tumors that typically do not show other symptoms outside the skin at diagnosis; research on these conditions in children and adolescents is limited.
  • This study aimed to fill the knowledge gap by examining the clinical, histological, and molecular features of pediatric patients with primary cutaneous lymphoma, resulting in the creation of the Paediatric Primary Cutaneous Lymphoma Atlas to assist in diagnosis.
  • The retrospective analysis included 101 patients, with lymphomatoid papulosis and mycosis fungoides being the most common subtypes; long-term follow-up indicated some patients face significant health challenges, with three deaths recorded due to the condition.
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The Cleanker (CLEAN clinKER production by Calcium Looping process) project, financed in the framework of Horizon 2020 EU funding program, has demonstrated the feasibility of the integrated CaL concept at industrial scale in a new demo system realised in the Buzzi Unicem cement plant in Vernasca (IT). The Calcium Looping (CaL) CO capture process exploits the reversible reaction of limestone calcination/carbonation (CaCO ↔ CaO + CO). The Cleanker pilot plant consists of the coupling of a carbonator and an oxyfuel calciner.

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Measurements indicating that planar networks of superconductive islands connected by Josephson junctions display long-range quantum coherence are reported. The networks consist of superconducting islands connected by Josephson junctions and have a tree-like topological structure containing no loops. Enhancements of superconductive gaps over specific branches of the networks and sharp increases in pair currents are the main signatures of the coherent states.

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Primary cutaneous gamma-delta T cell lymphomas (PCGDTCLs) are rare and aggressive cutaneous malignancies that have been diagnostically challenging for dermopathologists and clinicians since their first published descriptions in 1991. Since then, the availability of immunostaining for T cell receptors γ and δ in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples has greatly increased our knowledge of the gamma-delta phenotype by showing that it may also be present in the context of indolent entities, such as mycosis fungoides (MFs) and lymphomatoid papulosis, and this has raised questions concerning its diagnostic and prognostic implications. We here describe the histological and clinical differences between the dermo-epidermal and subcutaneous sub-groups of PCGDTCL observed in a cohort of 20 patients attending a single experienced centre, with particular focus on cases with an MF-like presentation, which are still less well defined than those of classic MF.

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Evidence is reported that topological effects in graph-shaped arrays of superconducting islands can condition superconducting energy gap and transition temperature. The carriers giving rise to the new phase are couples of electrons (Cooper pairs) which, in the superconducting state, behave as predicted for bosons in our structures. The presented results have been obtained both on star and double comb-shaped arrays and the coupling between the islands is provided by Josephson junctions whose potential can be tuned by external magnetic field or temperature.

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