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1. Diagenetic controls on dryland clastic reservoirs from the Buntsandstein Subgroup in the Netherlands

Author: Cecchetti, E. (author), Felder, M. (author), Martinius, A.W. (author), Abels, H.A. (author), Cecchetti, E. (author), Felder, M. (author), Martinius, A.W. (author), and Abels, H.A. (author)
Abstract: The Buntsandstein subgroup in the southeastern part of the Netherlands represents one of the most promising, but risky, geothermal plays. To understand the main controls on Buntsandstein reservoir quality, we combine petrophysical (porosity and permeability) and petrographic (point counting) data derived from different wells and different depth levels. Results show that porosity ranges from 2 to 18.5 and permeability from 0.001 to 285 mD. Dolomite represents the most abundant cement and show an inverse correlation with porosity. Illite occurs in higher concentrations in samples with values of permeability below 20 mD, while kaolinite becomes the most dominant phyllosilicate cement in samples with higher permeability. By looking at the main cement distribution over the sedimentary facies, it appears that dolomite is strongly related to depositional facies and has a positive correlation with grain size, while illite and kaolinite yield a negative correlation with grain size. Pedogenic dolomite nodules are often reworked as detrital grain into the channel scour deposits and are the main source for dolomite cementation. The current study has shown how diagenesis makes Buntsandstein reservoir complex and heterogeneous, and how reservoir quality is strongly related to the depositional environment., Applied Geology
Published: 2023
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2. Health care reform and financial crisis in the Netherlands:consequences for the financial arena of health care organizations

Author: Van Dijk, T. S., Van Der Scheer, W. K., Felder, M., Janssen, R. T.J.M., Van Dijk, T. S., Van Der Scheer, W. K., Felder, M., and Janssen, R. T.J.M.
Abstract: Over the past decade, many health care systems across the Global North have implemented elements of market mechanisms while also dealing with the consequences of the financial crisis. Although effects of these two developments have been researched separately, their combined impact on the governance of health care organizations has received less attention. The aim of this study is to understand how health care reforms and the financial crisis together shaped new roles and interactions within health care. The Netherlands - where dynamics between health care organizations and their financial stakeholders (i.e., banks and health insurers) were particularly impacted - provides an illustrative case. Through semi-structured interviews, additional document analysis and insights from institutional change theory, we show how banks intensified relationship management, increased demands on loan applications and shifted financial risks onto health care organizations, while health insurers tightened up their monitoring and accountability practices towards health care organizations. In return, health care organizations were urged to rearrange their operations and become more risk-minded. They became increasingly dependent on banks and health insurers for their existence. Moreover, with this study, we show how institutional arenas come about through both the long-term efforts of institutional agents and unpredictable implications of economic and societal crises.
Published: 2023

3. Depositional and Diagenetic Heterogeneity Control on Aquifer Quality: a Case Study of the Lower Triassic Sandstones in the Southeastern Part of Netherlands

Author: Cecchetti, E. (author), Martinius, A.W. (author), Felder, M (author), Abels, H.A. (author), Cecchetti, E. (author), Martinius, A.W. (author), Felder, M (author), and Abels, H.A. (author)
Abstract: A combined study of depositional facies and diagenesis variation was carried out to understand the main controls on aquifer quality of the Middle Buntsandstein in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. Heterogeneities in continental sandstone bodies occur at different spatial scales, ranging from micrometers to hundreds of meters. Commonly, such heterogeneities result from the interaction of depositional processes at various spatial and time scales. These processes partially also influence subsequent diagenetic evolution, hence present-day aquifer properties. Understanding the role of the resulting architectural heterogeneities in controlling the dynamic reservoir behavior is key in determining aquifer properties and improving pre-drilling prediction. The sandstones of the Main Buntsandstein subgroup in the southeastern part of the Netherlands provide an excellent example where different detrital compositions, internal sedimentary architectures, and diverse burial histories have resulted in a wide range of present-day aquifer properties. In the study area, the aquifers are composed of stacked heterogenous alluvial sandstones bodies intercalated with mud-prone intervals deposited in arid to semi-arid conditions. Differences in sediment sources, transport mechanisms, and intrabasinal conditions resulted in a wide distribution of composition and texture. Additionally, the effect of post-depositional burial diagenesis in a basin with complex tectonic history created diverse burial histories across the basin. The study aims to investigate the variation of present-day aquifer hydraulic parameters about changes in aquifer facies and architecture, detrital composition, as well as compaction and cementation during burial. Core sample analysis unfolded a diverse spectrum of sedimentary facies and lithic fragments, which differ between formations. Thin section analysis provides insights about mechanical compaction, cementations, and authigenic phases. By combining these res, Applied Geology
Published: 2022

4. Daclatasvir-based regimens in HCV cirrhosis: experience from the Italian early access program

Author: Calvaruso, V, Mazzarelli, C, Milazzo, L, Badia, L, Pasulo, L, Guaraldi, G, Lionetti, R, Villa, E, Borghi, V, Carrai, P, Alberti, A, Biolato, M, Piai, G, Persico, M, Santantonio, T, Felder, M, Angelico, M, Montalbano, M, Mancusi, R, Grieco, A, Angeli, E, D'Offizi, G, Fagiuoli, S, Belli, L, Verucchi, G, Puoti, M, Craxi, A, Calvaruso V., Mazzarelli C., Milazzo L., Badia L., Pasulo L., Guaraldi G., Lionetti R., Villa E., Borghi V., Carrai P., Alberti A., Biolato M., Piai G., Persico M., Santantonio T., Felder M., Angelico M., Montalbano M., Mancusi R. L., Grieco A., Angeli E., D'Offizi G., Fagiuoli S., Belli L., Verucchi G., Puoti M., Craxi A., Calvaruso, V, Mazzarelli, C, Milazzo, L, Badia, L, Pasulo, L, Guaraldi, G, Lionetti, R, Villa, E, Borghi, V, Carrai, P, Alberti, A, Biolato, M, Piai, G, Persico, M, Santantonio, T, Felder, M, Angelico, M, Montalbano, M, Mancusi, R, Grieco, A, Angeli, E, D'Offizi, G, Fagiuoli, S, Belli, L, Verucchi, G, Puoti, M, Craxi, A, Calvaruso V., Mazzarelli C., Milazzo L., Badia L., Pasulo L., Guaraldi G., Lionetti R., Villa E., Borghi V., Carrai P., Alberti A., Biolato M., Piai G., Persico M., Santantonio T., Felder M., Angelico M., Montalbano M., Mancusi R. L., Grieco A., Angeli E., D'Offizi G., Fagiuoli S., Belli L., Verucchi G., Puoti M., and Craxi A.
Abstract: We reported the efficacy and safety data for daclatasvir (DCV)-based all-oral antiviral therapy in patients treated in the Italian compassionate-use program. 275 patients were included (202 male-73.5%, mean age: 57.4 years, 62 HIV-coinfected, 94 with recurrence of hepatitis C post-OLT). Forty-nine patients (17.8%) had Child-Pugh B, Genotype(G) distribution was: G1a:72 patients (26.2%), G1b:137 (49.8%); G3:40 (14.5%) and G4:26 (9.5%). Patients received DCV with sofosbuvir(SOF) (n = 221, 129 with ribavirin(RBV) or with simeprevir (SMV) or asunaprevir (ASU) (n = 54, 19 with RBV) for up to 24 weeks. Logistic regression was used to identify baseline characteristics associated with sustained virological response at week 12 post-treatment (SVR12). Liver function changes between baseline and follow up were assessed in 228 patients. 240 patients achieved SVR12 (87.3%), post transplant and HIV co-infected patients were equally distributed among SVR and no SVR (35% vs 34.3%; p = 0.56 and 24.2% vs 11.4%, p = 0.13, respectively). SVR rate was significantly higher with the combination DCV + SOF compared with DCV + SIM or ASU (93.2% vs 63.0%, p < 0.0001). Bilirubin value (OR: 0.69, CI95%: 0.54–0.87, p = 0.002) and regimen containing SOF (OR: 9.99, CI95%: 4.09–24.40; p < 0.001) were independently related with SVR. Mean albumin and bilirubin values significantly improved between baseline and follow-up week 12. DCV-based antiviral therapy was well tolerated and resulted in a high SVR when combined with SOF either in pre-transplant and in OLT patients and in “difficult to treat” HCV genotypes. Regimens containing DCV in combination with NS3 protease inhibitors obtained suboptimal results.
Published: 2019

5. Who contextualises clinical epidemiological evidence?: A political analysis of the problem of evidence-based medicine in the layered Dutch healthcare system

Author: Felder, M., van de Bovenkamp, H., Meerding, J.W., de Bont, A.A., Felder, M., van de Bovenkamp, H., Meerding, J.W., and de Bont, A.A.
Abstract: We critically examine the discussion on the role of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in healthcare governance. We take the institutionally layered Dutch healthcare system as our case study. Here, different actors are involved in the regulation, provision and financing of healthcare services. Over the last decades, these actors have related to EBM to inform their actor specific roles. At the same time, EBM has increasingly been problematised. To better understand this problematisation, we organised focus groups and interviews. We noticed that particularly EBM’s reductionist epistemology and its uncritical use by ‘professional others’ are considered problematic. However, our analysis also reveals that something else seems to be at stake. In fact, all the actors involved underwrite EBM’s reductionist epistemology and emphasise that evidence should be contextualised. They however do so in different ways and with different contexts in mind. Moreover, the ways in which some actors contextualise evidence has consequences for the ways in which others can do the same. We therefore emphasise that behind EBM’s scientific problematisation lurks a political issue. A dispute over who should contextualise evidence how, in a layered healthcare system with interdependent actors that cater to both individual patients and the public. We urge public administration scholars and policymakers to open-up the political confrontation between healthcare actors and their sometimes irreconcilable, yet evidence-informed perspectives.
Published: 2021

6. Safety and efficacy of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir plus ribavirin in patients over 65 years with HCV genotype 1 cirrhosis

Author: Ascione, A, De Luca, M, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Trotta, M, Petta, S, Puoti, M, Sangiovanni, V, Messina, V, Bruno, S, Izzi, A, Villa, E, Aghemo, A, Zignego, A, Orlandini, A, Fontanella, L, Gasbarrini, A, Marzioni, M, Giannini, E, Craxi, A, Abbati, G, Alberti, A, Andreone, P, Andreoni, M, Angeli, P, Angelico, M, Angarano, G, Angrisani, D, Antinori, A, Antonini, C, Avancini, I, Barone, M, Bruno, R, Benedetti, A, Bernabucci, V, Blanc, P, Boarini, C, Boffa, N, Boglione, L, Borghi, V, Borgia, G, Brancaccio, G, Brunetto, M, Cacciola, I, Calabrese, P, Calvaruso, V, Campagnolo, D, Canovari, B, Caporaso, N, Capra, F, Carolo, G, Cassola, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Silberstein, F, Cecere, R, Chessa, L, Chiodera, A, Chirianni, A, Ciancio, A, Cima, S, Coco, B, Colombo, M, Coppola, N, Corti, G, Cosco, L, Corradori, S, Cozzolongo, R, Cristaudo, A, Danieli, E, Monforte, A, Monache, M, Del Poggio, P, de Luca, A, Dentone, C, Di Biagio, A, Di Leo, A, Di Perri, G, Di Stefano, M, D'Offizi, G, Donato, F, Durante, E, Erne, E, Fagiuoli, S, Falasca, K, Federico, A, Felder, M, Ferrari, C, Gaeta, G, Ganga, R, Gatti, P, Giacomet, V, Giacometti, A, Gianstefani, A, Giordani, M, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Guerra, M, Gulminetti, R, Ieluzzi, D, Imparato, M, Iodice, V, La Monica, S, Lazzarin, A, Lenzi, M, Levrero, M, Lichtner, M, Lionetti, R, Guercio, C, Madonna, S, Magnani, S, Maida, I, Marignani, M, Marrone, A, Marsetti, F, Martini, S, Masarone, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Memoli, M, Menzaghi, B, Merli, M, Miele, L, Milella, M, Mondelli, M, Montalbano, M, Monti, M, Morelli, O, Morisco, F, Nardone, G, Novara, S, Onnelli, G, Onofrio, M, Paganin, S, Pani, L, Parisi, M, Parruti, G, Pasquazzi, C, Pasulo, L, Perno, C, Persico, M, Piai, G, Picciotto, A, Pigozzi, G, Piovesan, S, Piras, M, Pirisi, M, Piscaglia, A, Ponti, L, Potenza, D, Pravadelli, C, Quartini, M, Quirino, T, Raimondo, G, Rapaccini, G, Rendina, M, Rizzardini, G, Rizzetto, M, Rizzo, S, Romagnoli, D, Romano, A, Rossi, C, Rumi, M, Russello, M, Russo, F, Russo, M, Sansonno, D, Santantonio, T, Saracco, G, Schimizzi, A, Serviddio, G, Simeone, F, Solinas, A, Soria, A, Tabone, M, Taliani, G, Tarantino, G, Tarquini, P, Tavio, M, Termite, A, Teti, E, Toniutto, P, Torti, C, Tundi, P, Vecchiet, G, Verucchi, G, Gentilucci, U, Vinci, M, Vullo, V, Zolfino, T, Zuin, M, Ascione A., De Luca M., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Trotta M. P., Petta S., Puoti M., Sangiovanni V., Messina V., Bruno S., Izzi A., Villa E., Aghemo A., Zignego A. L., Orlandini A., Fontanella L., Gasbarrini A., Marzioni M., Giannini E. G., Craxi A., Abbati G., Alberti A., Andreone P., Andreoni M., Angeli P., Angelico M., Angarano G., Angrisani D., Antinori A., Antonini C., Avancini I., Barone M., Bruno R., Benedetti A., Bernabucci V., Blanc P., Boarini C., Boffa N., Boglione L., Borghi V., Borgia G., Brancaccio G., Brunetto M., Cacciola I., Calabrese P., Calvaruso V., Campagnolo D., Canovari B., Caporaso N., Capra F., Carolo G., Cassola G., Castelli F., Cauda R., Silberstein F. C., Cecere R., Chessa L., Chiodera A., Chirianni A., Ciancio A., Cima S., Coco B., Colombo M., Coppola N., Corti G., Cosco L., Corradori S., Cozzolongo R., Cristaudo A., Danieli E., Monforte A. D. A., Monache M., Del Poggio P., de Luca A., Dentone C., Di Biagio A., Di Leo A., Di Perri G., Di Stefano M., D'Offizi G., Donato F., Durante E., Erne E., Fagiuoli S., Falasca K., Federico A., Felder M., Ferrari C., Gaeta G. B., Ganga R., Gatti P., Giacomet V., Giacometti A., Gianstefani A., Giordani M., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Guerra M., Gulminetti R., Ieluzzi D., Imparato M., Iodice V., La Monica S., Lazzarin A., Lenzi M., Levrero M., Lichtner M., Lionetti R., Guercio C. L., Madonna S., Magnani S., Maida I., Marignani M., Marrone A., Marsetti F., Martini S., Masarone M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C. M., Memoli M., Menzaghi B., Merli M., Miele L., Milella M., Mondelli M., Montalbano M., Monti M., Morelli O., Morisco F., Nardone G., Novara S., Onnelli G., Onofrio M., Paganin S., Pani L., Parisi M. R., Parruti G., Pasquazzi C., Pasulo L., Perno C. F., Persico M., Piai G., Picciotto A., Pigozzi G. M., Piovesan S., Piras M. C., Pirisi M., Piscaglia A. M., Ponti L., Potenza D., Pravadelli C., Quartini M., Quirino T., Raimondo G., Rapaccini G. L., Rendina M., Rizzardini G., Rizzetto M., Rizzo S., Romagnoli D., Romano A., Rossi C., Rumi M. G., Russello M., Russo F. P., Russo M. L., Sansonno D. E., Santantonio T. A., Saracco G., Schimizzi A. M., Serviddio G., Simeone F., Solinas A., Soria A., Tabone M., Taliani G., Tarantino G., Tarquini P., Tavio M., Termite A., Teti E., Toniutto P., Torti C., Tundi P., Vecchiet G., Verucchi G., Gentilucci U. V., Vinci M., Vullo V., Zolfino T., Zuin M., Ascione, A, De Luca, M, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Trotta, M, Petta, S, Puoti, M, Sangiovanni, V, Messina, V, Bruno, S, Izzi, A, Villa, E, Aghemo, A, Zignego, A, Orlandini, A, Fontanella, L, Gasbarrini, A, Marzioni, M, Giannini, E, Craxi, A, Abbati, G, Alberti, A, Andreone, P, Andreoni, M, Angeli, P, Angelico, M, Angarano, G, Angrisani, D, Antinori, A, Antonini, C, Avancini, I, Barone, M, Bruno, R, Benedetti, A, Bernabucci, V, Blanc, P, Boarini, C, Boffa, N, Boglione, L, Borghi, V, Borgia, G, Brancaccio, G, Brunetto, M, Cacciola, I, Calabrese, P, Calvaruso, V, Campagnolo, D, Canovari, B, Caporaso, N, Capra, F, Carolo, G, Cassola, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Silberstein, F, Cecere, R, Chessa, L, Chiodera, A, Chirianni, A, Ciancio, A, Cima, S, Coco, B, Colombo, M, Coppola, N, Corti, G, Cosco, L, Corradori, S, Cozzolongo, R, Cristaudo, A, Danieli, E, Monforte, A, Monache, M, Del Poggio, P, de Luca, A, Dentone, C, Di Biagio, A, Di Leo, A, Di Perri, G, Di Stefano, M, D'Offizi, G, Donato, F, Durante, E, Erne, E, Fagiuoli, S, Falasca, K, Federico, A, Felder, M, Ferrari, C, Gaeta, G, Ganga, R, Gatti, P, Giacomet, V, Giacometti, A, Gianstefani, A, Giordani, M, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Guerra, M, Gulminetti, R, Ieluzzi, D, Imparato, M, Iodice, V, La Monica, S, Lazzarin, A, Lenzi, M, Levrero, M, Lichtner, M, Lionetti, R, Guercio, C, Madonna, S, Magnani, S, Maida, I, Marignani, M, Marrone, A, Marsetti, F, Martini, S, Masarone, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Memoli, M, Menzaghi, B, Merli, M, Miele, L, Milella, M, Mondelli, M, Montalbano, M, Monti, M, Morelli, O, Morisco, F, Nardone, G, Novara, S, Onnelli, G, Onofrio, M, Paganin, S, Pani, L, Parisi, M, Parruti, G, Pasquazzi, C, Pasulo, L, Perno, C, Persico, M, Piai, G, Picciotto, A, Pigozzi, G, Piovesan, S, Piras, M, Pirisi, M, Piscaglia, A, Ponti, L, Potenza, D, Pravadelli, C, Quartini, M, Quirino, T, Raimondo, G, Rapaccini, G, Rendina, M, Rizzardini, G, Rizzetto, M, Rizzo, S, Romagnoli, D, Romano, A, Rossi, C, Rumi, M, Russello, M, Russo, F, Russo, M, Sansonno, D, Santantonio, T, Saracco, G, Schimizzi, A, Serviddio, G, Simeone, F, Solinas, A, Soria, A, Tabone, M, Taliani, G, Tarantino, G, Tarquini, P, Tavio, M, Termite, A, Teti, E, Toniutto, P, Torti, C, Tundi, P, Vecchiet, G, Verucchi, G, Gentilucci, U, Vinci, M, Vullo, V, Zolfino, T, Zuin, M, Ascione A., De Luca M., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Trotta M. P., Petta S., Puoti M., Sangiovanni V., Messina V., Bruno S., Izzi A., Villa E., Aghemo A., Zignego A. L., Orlandini A., Fontanella L., Gasbarrini A., Marzioni M., Giannini E. G., Craxi A., Abbati G., Alberti A., Andreone P., Andreoni M., Angeli P., Angelico M., Angarano G., Angrisani D., Antinori A., Antonini C., Avancini I., Barone M., Bruno R., Benedetti A., Bernabucci V., Blanc P., Boarini C., Boffa N., Boglione L., Borghi V., Borgia G., Brancaccio G., Brunetto M., Cacciola I., Calabrese P., Calvaruso V., Campagnolo D., Canovari B., Caporaso N., Capra F., Carolo G., Cassola G., Castelli F., Cauda R., Silberstein F. C., Cecere R., Chessa L., Chiodera A., Chirianni A., Ciancio A., Cima S., Coco B., Colombo M., Coppola N., Corti G., Cosco L., Corradori S., Cozzolongo R., Cristaudo A., Danieli E., Monforte A. D. A., Monache M., Del Poggio P., de Luca A., Dentone C., Di Biagio A., Di Leo A., Di Perri G., Di Stefano M., D'Offizi G., Donato F., Durante E., Erne E., Fagiuoli S., Falasca K., Federico A., Felder M., Ferrari C., Gaeta G. B., Ganga R., Gatti P., Giacomet V., Giacometti A., Gianstefani A., Giordani M., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Guerra M., Gulminetti R., Ieluzzi D., Imparato M., Iodice V., La Monica S., Lazzarin A., Lenzi M., Levrero M., Lichtner M., Lionetti R., Guercio C. L., Madonna S., Magnani S., Maida I., Marignani M., Marrone A., Marsetti F., Martini S., Masarone M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C. M., Memoli M., Menzaghi B., Merli M., Miele L., Milella M., Mondelli M., Montalbano M., Monti M., Morelli O., Morisco F., Nardone G., Novara S., Onnelli G., Onofrio M., Paganin S., Pani L., Parisi M. R., Parruti G., Pasquazzi C., Pasulo L., Perno C. F., Persico M., Piai G., Picciotto A., Pigozzi G. M., Piovesan S., Piras M. C., Pirisi M., Piscaglia A. M., Ponti L., Potenza D., Pravadelli C., Quartini M., Quirino T., Raimondo G., Rapaccini G. L., Rendina M., Rizzardini G., Rizzetto M., Rizzo S., Romagnoli D., Romano A., Rossi C., Rumi M. G., Russello M., Russo F. P., Russo M. L., Sansonno D. E., Santantonio T. A., Saracco G., Schimizzi A. M., Serviddio G., Simeone F., Solinas A., Soria A., Tabone M., Taliani G., Tarantino G., Tarquini P., Tavio M., Termite A., Teti E., Toniutto P., Torti C., Tundi P., Vecchiet G., Verucchi G., Gentilucci U. V., Vinci M., Vullo V., Zolfino T., and Zuin M.
Abstract: Purpose: To analyse safety and efficacy of treatment based on ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir plus ribavirin in the sub-group of GT1 patients older than 65 years. Methods: We collected data extracted from the ABACUS compassionate-use nationwide Italian programme, in patients with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) Genotype-1 (GT1) or 4 and at high risk of decompensation. GT1-HCV-infected patients received once-daily ombitasvir/paritaprevir, with the pharmacokinetic enhancer ritonavir (25/150/100 mg) and twice-daily dasabuvir (250 mg) plus Ribavirin (RBV) (OBV/PTV/r + DSV + RBV) for 12 (GT1b) or 24 (GT1a) weeks. Endpoints were to evaluate safety and efficacy, the latter defined as HCV RNA negative 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12). Results: Patients who suffered any adverse event (AE) were 74/240 (30.8%); 13/240 (5.4%) discontinued the treatment. A multivariate analysis found albumin < 3.5 g/dL (OR 2.04: 95% CI 1.0–4.2, p < 0.05) and hypertension (OR 4.6: 95% CI 2.3–9.2, p < 0.001) as variables independently associated with AE occurrence. The SVR12 was 95% (228/240). Multivariate analysis identified baseline bilirubin < 2 mg/dL (OR 4.9: 95% CI 1.17–20.71, p = 0.029) as the only variable independently associated with SVR12. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that OBV/PTV/r + DSV + RBV is safe and effective in real-life use in patients with compensated cirrhosis, HCV-GT1 infection, and age over 65.
Published: 2018

7. The Italian compassionate use of sofosbuvir in HCV patients waitlisted for liver transplantation: A national real-life experience

Author: Martini, S, Donato, M, Mazzarelli, C, Rendina, M, Visco-Comandini, U, Fili, D, Gianstefani, A, Fagiuoli, S, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Pani, L, Petraglia, S, Russo, P, Trotta, M, Carrai, P, Caraceni, P, Angeli, P, Ballardini, G, Bernabucci, V, Bhoori, S, Burra, P, Civolani, A, D'Offizi, G, Felder, M, Gaeta, G, Ganga, R, Ginanni Corradini, S, Iemmolo, R, Lenci, I, Lionetti, R, Montalbano, M, Morelli, M, Picciotto, A, Sapere, C, Serviddio, G, Tame, M, Verucchi, G, Zignego, A, Martini S., Donato M. F., Mazzarelli C., Rendina M., Visco-Comandini U., Fili D., Gianstefani A., Fagiuoli S., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Pani L., Petraglia S., Russo P., Trotta M. P., Carrai P., Caraceni P., Angeli P., Ballardini G., Bernabucci V., Bhoori S., Burra P., Civolani A., D'Offizi G., Felder M., Gaeta G. B., Ganga R., Ginanni Corradini S., Iemmolo R. M., Lenci I., Lionetti R., Montalbano M., Morelli M. C., Picciotto A., Sapere C., Serviddio G., Tame M., Verucchi G., Zignego A. L., Martini, S, Donato, M, Mazzarelli, C, Rendina, M, Visco-Comandini, U, Fili, D, Gianstefani, A, Fagiuoli, S, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Pani, L, Petraglia, S, Russo, P, Trotta, M, Carrai, P, Caraceni, P, Angeli, P, Ballardini, G, Bernabucci, V, Bhoori, S, Burra, P, Civolani, A, D'Offizi, G, Felder, M, Gaeta, G, Ganga, R, Ginanni Corradini, S, Iemmolo, R, Lenci, I, Lionetti, R, Montalbano, M, Morelli, M, Picciotto, A, Sapere, C, Serviddio, G, Tame, M, Verucchi, G, Zignego, A, Martini S., Donato M. F., Mazzarelli C., Rendina M., Visco-Comandini U., Fili D., Gianstefani A., Fagiuoli S., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Pani L., Petraglia S., Russo P., Trotta M. P., Carrai P., Caraceni P., Angeli P., Ballardini G., Bernabucci V., Bhoori S., Burra P., Civolani A., D'Offizi G., Felder M., Gaeta G. B., Ganga R., Ginanni Corradini S., Iemmolo R. M., Lenci I., Lionetti R., Montalbano M., Morelli M. C., Picciotto A., Sapere C., Serviddio G., Tame M., Verucchi G., and Zignego A. L.
Abstract: Background & Aims: This study aimed to assess the real-life clinical and virological outcomes of HCV waitlisted patients for liver transplantation (LT) who received sofosbuvir/ribavirin (SOF/R) within the Italian compassionate use program. Methods: Clinical and virological data were collected in 224 patients with decompensated cirrhosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) receiving daily SOF/R until LT or up a maximum of 48 weeks. Results: Of 100 transplanted patients, 51 were HCV-RNA negative for >4 weeks before LT (SVR12: 88%) and 49 negative for <4 weeks or still viraemic at transplant: 34 patients continued treatment after LT (bridging therapy) (SVR12: 88%), while 15 stopped treatment (SVR12: 53%). 98 patients completed SOF/R without LT (SVR12: 73%). In patients with advanced decompensated cirrhosis (basal MELD ≥15 and/or C-P ≥B8), a marked improvement of the scores occurred in about 50% of cases and almost 20% of decompensated patients without HCC reached a condition suitable for inactivation and delisting. Conclusions: These real-life data indicate that in waitlisted patients: (i) bridging antiviral therapy can be an option for patients still viraemic or negative <4 weeks at LT; and (ii) clinical improvement to a condition suitable for delisting can occur even in patients with advanced decompensated cirrhosis.
Published: 2018

8. Who contextualises clinical epidemiological evidence?

Author: Felder, M. (Martijn), Bovenkamp, H.M. (Hester) van de, Meerding, W.J. (Willem Jan), Bont, A.A. (Antoinette) de, Felder, M. (Martijn), Bovenkamp, H.M. (Hester) van de, Meerding, W.J. (Willem Jan), and Bont, A.A. (Antoinette) de
Abstract: We critically examine the discussion on the role of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in healthcare governance. We take the institutionally layered Dutch healthcare system as our case study. Here, different actors are involved in the regulation, provision and financing of healthcare services. Over the last decades, these actors have related to EBM to inform their actor specific roles. At the same time, EBM has increasingly been problematised. To better understand this problematisation, we organised focus groups and interviews. We noticed that particularly EBM’s reductionist epistemology and its uncritical use by ‘professional others’ are considered problematic. However, our analysis also reveals that something else seems to be at stake. In fact, all the actors involved underwrite EBM’s reductionist epistemology and emphasise that evidence should be contextualised. They however do so in different ways and with different contexts in mind. Moreover, the ways in which some actors contextualise evidence has consequences for the ways in which others can do the same. We therefore emphasise that behind EBM’s scientific problematisation lurks a political issue. A dispute over who should contextualise evidence how, in a layered healthcare system with interdependent actors that cater to both individual patients and the public. We urge public administration scholars and policymakers to open-up the political confrontation between healthcare actors and their sometimes irreconcilable, yet evidence-informed perspectives.
Published: 2020

9. Taking the relationship between populism and healthcare seriously

Author: Felder, M. (Martijn), Wallenburg, I. (Iris), Kuijper, S. (Syb), Bal, R.A. (Roland), Felder, M. (Martijn), Wallenburg, I. (Iris), Kuijper, S. (Syb), and Bal, R.A. (Roland)
Abstract: In this commentary, we reflect on Rinaldi and Bekker’s scoping review of the literature on populist radical right (PRR) parties and welfare policies. We argue that their review provides political scientists and healthcare scholars with a firm basis to further explore the relationships between populism and welfare policies in different political systems. In line with the authors, we furthermore (re)emphasize the need for additional empirical inquiries into the relationship between populism and healthcare. But instead of expanding the research agenda suggested – for instance by adding categories or niches in which this relationship can be observed – we would like to challenge some of the premises of the studies conducted and reviewed thus far. We do so by identifying two concerns and by illustrating these concerns with two examples from the Netherlands.
Published: 2020
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10. Together Alone: An analysis of policy experimentation in Dutch healthcare governance

Author: Felder, M. (Martijn) and Felder, M. (Martijn)
Abstract: In this book, Martijn Felder critically examines whether and how policy experimentation contributes to overcoming tensions amongst actors involved in Dutch healthcare governance. He does so by analyzing different policy experiments aimed at moving beyond vested interests and improving collaboration be
Published: 2020

11. 'Ich glaube...': theologische Überlegungen zum Glauben nach dem Apostolikum

Author: Felder, Matthias, Mathwig, Frank, Felder, M ( Matthias ), Mathwig, F ( Frank ), Wüthrich, Matthias D; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-5267, Felder, Matthias, Mathwig, Frank, Felder, M ( Matthias ), Mathwig, F ( Frank ), and Wüthrich, Matthias D; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-5267
Published: 2020

12. The Italian compassionate use of sofosbuvir observational cohort study for the treatment of recurrent hepatitis C: clinical and virological outcomes

Author: Carrai, P, Morelli, C, Cordone, G, Romano, A, Tame, M, Lionetti, R, Pietrosi, G, Lenci, I, Piai, G, Russo, F, Coppola, C, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Pani, L, Petraglia, S, Russo, P, Trotta, M, Martini, S, Toniutto, P, Bandiera, F, Bhoori, S, Brillanti, S, Burra, P, Corsale, S, De Luca, A, Fagiuoli, S, Fattovich, G, Fava, G, Felder, M, Forte, P, Galeota-Lanza, A, Gitto, S, Grieco, A, Grossi, P, Ialungo, A, Iemmolo, R, Loiacono, L, Mangia, A, Merli, M, Piacentini, A, Pellicelli, A, Rigamonti, C, Gabriella, V, Zignego, A, Carrai P., Morelli C., Cordone G., Romano A., Tame M., Lionetti R., Pietrosi G., Lenci I., Piai G., Russo F. P., Coppola C., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Pani L., Petraglia S., Russo P., Trotta M. P., Martini S., Toniutto P., Bandiera F., Bhoori S., Brillanti S., Burra P., Corsale S., De Luca A., Fagiuoli S., Fattovich G., Fava G., Felder M., Forte P., Galeota-Lanza A., Gitto S., Grieco A., Grossi P., Ialungo A. M., Iemmolo R. M., Loiacono L., Mangia A., Merli M., Piacentini A., Pellicelli A., Rigamonti C., Gabriella V., Zignego A. L., Carrai, P, Morelli, C, Cordone, G, Romano, A, Tame, M, Lionetti, R, Pietrosi, G, Lenci, I, Piai, G, Russo, F, Coppola, C, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Pani, L, Petraglia, S, Russo, P, Trotta, M, Martini, S, Toniutto, P, Bandiera, F, Bhoori, S, Brillanti, S, Burra, P, Corsale, S, De Luca, A, Fagiuoli, S, Fattovich, G, Fava, G, Felder, M, Forte, P, Galeota-Lanza, A, Gitto, S, Grieco, A, Grossi, P, Ialungo, A, Iemmolo, R, Loiacono, L, Mangia, A, Merli, M, Piacentini, A, Pellicelli, A, Rigamonti, C, Gabriella, V, Zignego, A, Carrai P., Morelli C., Cordone G., Romano A., Tame M., Lionetti R., Pietrosi G., Lenci I., Piai G., Russo F. P., Coppola C., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Pani L., Petraglia S., Russo P., Trotta M. P., Martini S., Toniutto P., Bandiera F., Bhoori S., Brillanti S., Burra P., Corsale S., De Luca A., Fagiuoli S., Fattovich G., Fava G., Felder M., Forte P., Galeota-Lanza A., Gitto S., Grieco A., Grossi P., Ialungo A. M., Iemmolo R. M., Loiacono L., Mangia A., Merli M., Piacentini A., Pellicelli A., Rigamonti C., Gabriella V., and Zignego A. L.
Abstract: Direct antivirals are available for treating recurrent hepatitis C (RHC). This study reported outcomes of 424 patients with METAVIR F3–F4 RHC who were treated for 24 weeks with sofosbuvir/ribavirin and followed for 12 weeks within the Italian sofosbuvir compassionate use program. In 55 patients, daclatasvir or simeprevir were added. Child–Pugh class and model of end stage liver disease (MELD) scores were evaluated at baseline and 36 weeks after the start of therapy. The sustained viral response (SVR) was 86.7% (316/365) in patients who received sofosbuvir/ribavirin and 98.3% (58/59) in patients who received a second antiviral (P < 0.01). In patients treated with sofosbuvir/ribavirin, a significant difference in SVR was observed between patients diagnosed with METAVIR F4 (211/250; 84.4%), METAVIR F3 (95/105; 90.5%) and fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis (10/10; 100%) (P = 0.049). A significant association was found between patients who worsened from Child–Pugh class A and who experienced viral relapse (4/26 vs. 8/189, P = 0.02). In patients with a baseline MELD score <15, a significant association was found between maintaining a final MELD score <15 and the achievement of SVR (187/219 vs. 6/10, P = 0.031). This real-world study indicates that sofosbuvir/ribavirin treatment for 24 weeks was effective, and the achievement of SVR was associated with a reduced probability of developing worsening liver function.
Published: 2017

13. Together alone: organizing integrated, patient-centered primary care in the layered institutional context of Dutch healthcare governance

Author: Felder, M. (Martijn), Bovenkamp, H.M. (Hester) van de, Maaijen, M.H. (Marlies), Bont, A.A. (Antoinette) de, Felder, M. (Martijn), Bovenkamp, H.M. (Hester) van de, Maaijen, M.H. (Marlies), and Bont, A.A. (Antoinette) de
Abstract: We aim to better understand the dynamic between professionals and institutions by scrutinizing how professionals conduct institutional work in a layered institutional context. To date, institutional scholars have either studied professionals or institutions as objects of maintenance or change. Here, we suggest an alternative ‘relational’ and ‘evolutionary’ interpretation of the relation between institutions and professionals. We do so by introducing a two-dimensional analytical framework. We illustrate the relevance of this framework by analyzing a policy implementation program called ‘Primary Focus’. This program sought to improve the provision of integrated and patient-centered primary care by organizing multidisciplinary collaboration. Progress
Published: 2018
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14. Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

Author: Appels, R., Eversole, K., Feuillet, C., Keller, B., Rogers, J., Stein, N., Pozniak, C.J., Choulet, F., Distelfeld, A., Poland, J., Ronen, G., Barad, O., Baruch, K., Keeble-Gagnère, G., Mascher, M., Sharpe, A.G., Ben-Zvi, G., Josselin, A-A, Himmelbach, A., Balfourier, F., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Hayden, M., Koh, C., Muehlbauer, G., Pasam, R.K., Paux, E., Rigault, P., Tibbits, J., Tiwari, V., Spannagl, M., Lang, D., Gundlach, H., Haberer, G., Mayer, K.F.X., Ormanbekova, D., Prade, V., Šimková, H., Wicker, T., Swarbreck, D., Rimbert, H., Felder, M., Guilhot, N., Kaithakottil, G., Keilwagen, J., Leroy, P., Lux, T., Twardziok, S., Venturini, L., Juhász, A., Abrouk, M., Fischer, I., Uauy, C., Borrill, P., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R.H., Arnaud, D., Chalabi, S., Chalhoub, B., Cory, A., Datla, R., Davey, M.W., Jacobs, J., Robinson, S.J., Steuernagel, B., van Ex, F., Wulff, B.B.H., Benhamed, M., Bendahmane, A., Concia, L., Latrasse, D., Alaux, M., Bartoš, J., Bellec, A., Berges, H., Doležel, J., Frenkel, Z., Gill, B., Korol, A., Letellier, T., Olsen, O-A, Singh, K., Valárik, M., van der Vossen, E., Vautrin, S., Weining, S., Fahima, T., Glikson, V., Raats, D., Číhalíková, J., Toegelová, H., Vrána, J., Sourdille, P., Darrier, B., Barabaschi, D., Cattivelli, L., Hernandez, P., Galvez, S., Budak, H., Jones, J.D.G., Witek, K., Yu, G., Small, I., Melonek, J., Zhou, R., Belova, T., Kanyuka, K., King, R., Nilsen, K., Walkowiak, S., Cuthbert, R., Knox, R., Wiebe, K., Xiang, D., Rohde, A., Gold, T., Čížková, J., Akpinar, B.A., Biyiklioglu, S., Gao, L., N’Daiye, A., Kubaláková, M., Šafář, J., Alfama, F., Adam-Blondon, A-F, Flores, R., Guerche, C., Loaec, M., Quesneville, H., Condie, J., Ens, J., Koh, C.S., Maclachlan, R., Tan, Y., Alberti, A., Aury, J-M, Barbe, V., Couloux, A., Cruaud, C., Labadie, K., Mangenot, S., Wincker, P., Kaur, G., Luo, M., Sehgal, S., Chhuneja, P., Gupta, O.P., Jindal, S., Kaur, P., Malik, P., Sharma, P., Yadav, B., Singh, N.K., Khurana, J.P., Chaudhary, C., Khurana, P., Kumar, V., Mahato, A., Mathur, S., Sevanthi, A., Sharma, N., Tomar, R.S., Holušová, K., Plíhal, O., Clark, M.D., Heavens, D., Kettleborough, G., Wright, J., Balcárková, B., Hu, Y., Salina, E., Ravin, N., Skryabin, K., Beletsky, A., Kadnikov, V., Mardanov, A., Nesterov, M., Rakitin, A., Sergeeva, E., Handa, H., Kanamori, H., Katagiri, S., Kobayashi, F., Nasuda, S., Tanaka, T., Wu, J., Cattonaro, F., Jiumeng, M., Kugler, K.G., Pfeifer, M., Sandve, S., Xun, X., Zhan, B., Batley, J., Bayer, P.E., Edwards, D., Hayashi, S., Tulpová, Z., Visendi, P., Cui, L., Du, X., Feng, K., Nie, X., Tong, W., Wang, L., Appels, R., Eversole, K., Feuillet, C., Keller, B., Rogers, J., Stein, N., Pozniak, C.J., Choulet, F., Distelfeld, A., Poland, J., Ronen, G., Barad, O., Baruch, K., Keeble-Gagnère, G., Mascher, M., Sharpe, A.G., Ben-Zvi, G., Josselin, A-A, Himmelbach, A., Balfourier, F., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Hayden, M., Koh, C., Muehlbauer, G., Pasam, R.K., Paux, E., Rigault, P., Tibbits, J., Tiwari, V., Spannagl, M., Lang, D., Gundlach, H., Haberer, G., Mayer, K.F.X., Ormanbekova, D., Prade, V., Šimková, H., Wicker, T., Swarbreck, D., Rimbert, H., Felder, M., Guilhot, N., Kaithakottil, G., Keilwagen, J., Leroy, P., Lux, T., Twardziok, S., Venturini, L., Juhász, A., Abrouk, M., Fischer, I., Uauy, C., Borrill, P., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R.H., Arnaud, D., Chalabi, S., Chalhoub, B., Cory, A., Datla, R., Davey, M.W., Jacobs, J., Robinson, S.J., Steuernagel, B., van Ex, F., Wulff, B.B.H., Benhamed, M., Bendahmane, A., Concia, L., Latrasse, D., Alaux, M., Bartoš, J., Bellec, A., Berges, H., Doležel, J., Frenkel, Z., Gill, B., Korol, A., Letellier, T., Olsen, O-A, Singh, K., Valárik, M., van der Vossen, E., Vautrin, S., Weining, S., Fahima, T., Glikson, V., Raats, D., Číhalíková, J., Toegelová, H., Vrána, J., Sourdille, P., Darrier, B., Barabaschi, D., Cattivelli, L., Hernandez, P., Galvez, S., Budak, H., Jones, J.D.G., Witek, K., Yu, G., Small, I., Melonek, J., Zhou, R., Belova, T., Kanyuka, K., King, R., Nilsen, K., Walkowiak, S., Cuthbert, R., Knox, R., Wiebe, K., Xiang, D., Rohde, A., Gold, T., Čížková, J., Akpinar, B.A., Biyiklioglu, S., Gao, L., N’Daiye, A., Kubaláková, M., Šafář, J., Alfama, F., Adam-Blondon, A-F, Flores, R., Guerche, C., Loaec, M., Quesneville, H., Condie, J., Ens, J., Koh, C.S., Maclachlan, R., Tan, Y., Alberti, A., Aury, J-M, Barbe, V., Couloux, A., Cruaud, C., Labadie, K., Mangenot, S., Wincker, P., Kaur, G., Luo, M., Sehgal, S., Chhuneja, P., Gupta, O.P., Jindal, S., Kaur, P., Malik, P., Sharma, P., Yadav, B., Singh, N.K., Khurana, J.P., Chaudhary, C., Khurana, P., Kumar, V., Mahato, A., Mathur, S., Sevanthi, A., Sharma, N., Tomar, R.S., Holušová, K., Plíhal, O., Clark, M.D., Heavens, D., Kettleborough, G., Wright, J., Balcárková, B., Hu, Y., Salina, E., Ravin, N., Skryabin, K., Beletsky, A., Kadnikov, V., Mardanov, A., Nesterov, M., Rakitin, A., Sergeeva, E., Handa, H., Kanamori, H., Katagiri, S., Kobayashi, F., Nasuda, S., Tanaka, T., Wu, J., Cattonaro, F., Jiumeng, M., Kugler, K.G., Pfeifer, M., Sandve, S., Xun, X., Zhan, B., Batley, J., Bayer, P.E., Edwards, D., Hayashi, S., Tulpová, Z., Visendi, P., Cui, L., Du, X., Feng, K., Nie, X., Tong, W., and Wang, L.
Abstract: Wheat is one of the major sources of food for much of the world. However, because bread wheat's genome is a large hybrid mix of three separate subgenomes, it has been difficult to produce a high-quality reference sequence. Using recent advances in sequencing, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium presents an annotated reference genome with a detailed analysis of gene content among subgenomes and the structural organization for all the chromosomes. Examples of quantitative trait mapping and CRISPR-based genome modification show the potential for using this genome in agricultural research and breeding. Ramírez-González et al. exploited the fruits of this endeavor to identify tissue-specific biased gene expression and coexpression networks during development and exposure to stress. These resources will accelerate our understanding of the genetic basis of bread wheat.
Published: 2018

15. Mapmaking and the (re)organization of professional practice

Author: Maaijen, M.H. (Marlies), Felder, M. (Martijn), Bont, A.A. (Antoinette) de, Bal, R.A. (Roland), Maaijen, M.H. (Marlies), Felder, M. (Martijn), Bont, A.A. (Antoinette) de, and Bal, R.A. (Roland)
Abstract: Combining insights from sociology and geography, we examine how professionals organize professional relations, beyond the boundaries of their profess
Published: 2018
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16. Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

Author: Appels, R., Eversole, K., Feuillet, C., Keller, B., Rogers, J., Stein, N., Pozniak, C.J., Choulet, F., Distelfeld, A., Poland, J., Ronen, G., Barad, O., Baruch, K., Keeble-Gagnère, G., Mascher, M., Sharpe, A.G., Ben-Zvi, G., Josselin, A-A, Himmelbach, A., Balfourier, F., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Hayden, M., Koh, C., Muehlbauer, G., Pasam, R.K., Paux, E., Rigault, P., Tibbits, J., Tiwari, V., Spannagl, M., Lang, D., Gundlach, H., Haberer, G., Mayer, K.F.X., Ormanbekova, D., Prade, V., Šimková, H., Wicker, T., Swarbreck, D., Rimbert, H., Felder, M., Guilhot, N., Kaithakottil, G., Keilwagen, J., Leroy, P., Lux, T., Twardziok, S., Venturini, L., Juhász, A., Abrouk, M., Fischer, I., Uauy, C., Borrill, P., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R.H., Arnaud, D., Chalabi, S., Chalhoub, B., Cory, A., Datla, R., Davey, M.W., Jacobs, J., Robinson, S.J., Steuernagel, B., van Ex, F., Wulff, B.B.H., Benhamed, M., Bendahmane, A., Concia, L., Latrasse, D., Alaux, M., Bartoš, J., Bellec, A., Berges, H., Doležel, J., Frenkel, Z., Gill, B., Korol, A., Letellier, T., Olsen, O-A, Singh, K., Valárik, M., van der Vossen, E., Vautrin, S., Weining, S., Fahima, T., Glikson, V., Raats, D., Číhalíková, J., Toegelová, H., Vrána, J., Sourdille, P., Darrier, B., Barabaschi, D., Cattivelli, L., Hernandez, P., Galvez, S., Budak, H., Jones, J.D.G., Witek, K., Yu, G., Small, I., Melonek, J., Zhou, R., Belova, T., Kanyuka, K., King, R., Nilsen, K., Walkowiak, S., Cuthbert, R., Knox, R., Wiebe, K., Xiang, D., Rohde, A., Gold, T., Čížková, J., Akpinar, B.A., Biyiklioglu, S., Gao, L., N’Daiye, A., Kubaláková, M., Šafář, J., Alfama, F., Adam-Blondon, A-F, Flores, R., Guerche, C., Loaec, M., Quesneville, H., Condie, J., Ens, J., Koh, C.S., Maclachlan, R., Tan, Y., Alberti, A., Aury, J-M, Barbe, V., Couloux, A., Cruaud, C., Labadie, K., Mangenot, S., Wincker, P., Kaur, G., Luo, M., Sehgal, S., Chhuneja, P., Gupta, O.P., Jindal, S., Kaur, P., Malik, P., Sharma, P., Yadav, B., Singh, N.K., Khurana, J.P., Chaudhary, C., Khurana, P., Kumar, V., Mahato, A., Mathur, S., Sevanthi, A., Sharma, N., Tomar, R.S., Holušová, K., Plíhal, O., Clark, M.D., Heavens, D., Kettleborough, G., Wright, J., Balcárková, B., Hu, Y., Salina, E., Ravin, N., Skryabin, K., Beletsky, A., Kadnikov, V., Mardanov, A., Nesterov, M., Rakitin, A., Sergeeva, E., Handa, H., Kanamori, H., Katagiri, S., Kobayashi, F., Nasuda, S., Tanaka, T., Wu, J., Cattonaro, F., Jiumeng, M., Kugler, K.G., Pfeifer, M., Sandve, S., Xun, X., Zhan, B., Batley, J., Bayer, P.E., Edwards, D., Hayashi, S., Tulpová, Z., Visendi, P., Cui, L., Du, X., Feng, K., Nie, X., Tong, W., Wang, L., Appels, R., Eversole, K., Feuillet, C., Keller, B., Rogers, J., Stein, N., Pozniak, C.J., Choulet, F., Distelfeld, A., Poland, J., Ronen, G., Barad, O., Baruch, K., Keeble-Gagnère, G., Mascher, M., Sharpe, A.G., Ben-Zvi, G., Josselin, A-A, Himmelbach, A., Balfourier, F., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Hayden, M., Koh, C., Muehlbauer, G., Pasam, R.K., Paux, E., Rigault, P., Tibbits, J., Tiwari, V., Spannagl, M., Lang, D., Gundlach, H., Haberer, G., Mayer, K.F.X., Ormanbekova, D., Prade, V., Šimková, H., Wicker, T., Swarbreck, D., Rimbert, H., Felder, M., Guilhot, N., Kaithakottil, G., Keilwagen, J., Leroy, P., Lux, T., Twardziok, S., Venturini, L., Juhász, A., Abrouk, M., Fischer, I., Uauy, C., Borrill, P., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R.H., Arnaud, D., Chalabi, S., Chalhoub, B., Cory, A., Datla, R., Davey, M.W., Jacobs, J., Robinson, S.J., Steuernagel, B., van Ex, F., Wulff, B.B.H., Benhamed, M., Bendahmane, A., Concia, L., Latrasse, D., Alaux, M., Bartoš, J., Bellec, A., Berges, H., Doležel, J., Frenkel, Z., Gill, B., Korol, A., Letellier, T., Olsen, O-A, Singh, K., Valárik, M., van der Vossen, E., Vautrin, S., Weining, S., Fahima, T., Glikson, V., Raats, D., Číhalíková, J., Toegelová, H., Vrána, J., Sourdille, P., Darrier, B., Barabaschi, D., Cattivelli, L., Hernandez, P., Galvez, S., Budak, H., Jones, J.D.G., Witek, K., Yu, G., Small, I., Melonek, J., Zhou, R., Belova, T., Kanyuka, K., King, R., Nilsen, K., Walkowiak, S., Cuthbert, R., Knox, R., Wiebe, K., Xiang, D., Rohde, A., Gold, T., Čížková, J., Akpinar, B.A., Biyiklioglu, S., Gao, L., N’Daiye, A., Kubaláková, M., Šafář, J., Alfama, F., Adam-Blondon, A-F, Flores, R., Guerche, C., Loaec, M., Quesneville, H., Condie, J., Ens, J., Koh, C.S., Maclachlan, R., Tan, Y., Alberti, A., Aury, J-M, Barbe, V., Couloux, A., Cruaud, C., Labadie, K., Mangenot, S., Wincker, P., Kaur, G., Luo, M., Sehgal, S., Chhuneja, P., Gupta, O.P., Jindal, S., Kaur, P., Malik, P., Sharma, P., Yadav, B., Singh, N.K., Khurana, J.P., Chaudhary, C., Khurana, P., Kumar, V., Mahato, A., Mathur, S., Sevanthi, A., Sharma, N., Tomar, R.S., Holušová, K., Plíhal, O., Clark, M.D., Heavens, D., Kettleborough, G., Wright, J., Balcárková, B., Hu, Y., Salina, E., Ravin, N., Skryabin, K., Beletsky, A., Kadnikov, V., Mardanov, A., Nesterov, M., Rakitin, A., Sergeeva, E., Handa, H., Kanamori, H., Katagiri, S., Kobayashi, F., Nasuda, S., Tanaka, T., Wu, J., Cattonaro, F., Jiumeng, M., Kugler, K.G., Pfeifer, M., Sandve, S., Xun, X., Zhan, B., Batley, J., Bayer, P.E., Edwards, D., Hayashi, S., Tulpová, Z., Visendi, P., Cui, L., Du, X., Feng, K., Nie, X., Tong, W., and Wang, L.
Abstract: Wheat is one of the major sources of food for much of the world. However, because bread wheat's genome is a large hybrid mix of three separate subgenomes, it has been difficult to produce a high-quality reference sequence. Using recent advances in sequencing, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium presents an annotated reference genome with a detailed analysis of gene content among subgenomes and the structural organization for all the chromosomes. Examples of quantitative trait mapping and CRISPR-based genome modification show the potential for using this genome in agricultural research and breeding. Ramírez-González et al. exploited the fruits of this endeavor to identify tissue-specific biased gene expression and coexpression networks during development and exposure to stress. These resources will accelerate our understanding of the genetic basis of bread wheat.
Published: 2018

17. Metabolic disorders across hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy

Author: Morisco, F., Guarino, M., Valvano, M. R., Auriemma, F., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Tovoli, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Cabibbo, G., Felder, M., Benvengu, L., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Biasini, E., Masotto, A., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Caporaso, N., Trevisani, F., Sessa, A., Marafatto, F., Peserico, G., Pozzan, C., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Mismas, V., Rossi, M., Attardo, S., Cavani, G., Mega, A., Rinninella, Emanuele, Ortolani, A., Bevilacqua, V., Chiara Dall'Aglio, A., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, Carlo Ettore, Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, Alessio, Mirici Cappa, F., Missale, G., Porro, E., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Affronti, A., Orlando, E., Rosa Barcellona, M., Aburas, S., Dragoni, G., Campani, C., Biselli, M., Bucci, L., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Granito, A., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Piscaglia, F., Rapaccini G. L. (ORCID:0000-0002-6467-857X), Gasbarrini A. (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), de Matthaeis N., Rinninella E. (ORCID:0000-0002-9165-2367), Morisco, F., Guarino, M., Valvano, M. R., Auriemma, F., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Tovoli, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Cabibbo, G., Felder, M., Benvengu, L., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Biasini, E., Masotto, A., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Caporaso, N., Trevisani, F., Sessa, A., Marafatto, F., Peserico, G., Pozzan, C., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Mismas, V., Rossi, M., Attardo, S., Cavani, G., Mega, A., Rinninella, Emanuele, Ortolani, A., Bevilacqua, V., Chiara Dall'Aglio, A., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, Carlo Ettore, Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, Alessio, Mirici Cappa, F., Missale, G., Porro, E., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Affronti, A., Orlando, E., Rosa Barcellona, M., Aburas, S., Dragoni, G., Campani, C., Biselli, M., Bucci, L., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Granito, A., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Piscaglia, F., Rapaccini G. L. (ORCID:0000-0002-6467-857X), Gasbarrini A. (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), de Matthaeis N., and Rinninella E. (ORCID:0000-0002-9165-2367)
Abstract: Background: Metabolic disorders are well-known risk factors for HCC. Conversely, their impact on the natural history of HCC is not established. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of metabolic disorders on clinical features, treatment and survival of HCC patients regardless of its aetiology. Methods: We analysed the ITA.LI.CA database regarding 839 HCC patients prospectively collected. The following metabolic features were analysed: BMI, diabetes, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia. According to these features, patients were divided into 3 groups: 0-1, 2 and 3-5 metabolic features. Results: As compared with patients with 0-1 metabolic features, patients with 3-5 features showed lower percentage of HCC diagnosis on surveillance (P =.021), larger tumours (P =.038), better liver function (higher percentage of Child-Pugh class A [P =.007] and MELD < 10 [P =.003]), higher percentage of metastasis (P =.024) and lower percentage of portal vein thrombosis (P =.010). The BCLC stage and treatment options were similar among the 3 groups, with the exception of a less frequent access to loco-regional therapies for BCLC stage B patients with 3-5 features (P =.012). Overall survival and survival according to BCLC stage and/or treatment did not significantly differ among the 3 groups. Only using a probabilistic sensitivity analysis, diabetic patients showed a lower survival (P =.046). MELD score, HCC morphology, nodule size, BCLC stage, portal vein thrombosis and metastasis were independent predictors of lead-time adjusted survival. Conclusions: Our “real world” study suggests that metabolic disorders shape the clinical presentation of HCC but do not seem to play a major role in setting patient survival.
Published: 2018

18. Construction of a map-based reference genome sequence for barley, Hordeum vulgare L

Author: Beier, S., Himmelbach, A., Colmsee, C., Zhang, X-Q, Barrero, R.A., Zhang, Q., Li, L., Bayer, M., Bolser, D., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Kersey, P., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Li, C., Waugh, R., Scholz, U., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Beier, S., Himmelbach, A., Colmsee, C., Zhang, X-Q, Barrero, R.A., Zhang, Q., Li, L., Bayer, M., Bolser, D., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Kersey, P., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Li, C., Waugh, R., Scholz, U., Stein, N., and Mascher, M.
Abstract: Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a cereal grass mainly used as animal fodder and raw material for the malting industry. The map-based reference genome sequence of barley cv. ‘Morex’ was constructed by the International Barley Genome Sequencing Consortium (IBSC) using hierarchical shotgun sequencing. Here, we report the experimental and computational procedures to (i) sequence and assemble more than 80,000 bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones along the minimum tiling path of a genome-wide physical map, (ii) find and validate overlaps between adjacent BACs, (iii) construct 4,265 non-redundant sequence scaffolds representing clusters of overlapping BACs, and (iv) order and orient these BAC clusters along the seven barley chromosomes using positional information provided by dense genetic maps, an optical map and chromosome conformation capture sequencing (Hi-C). Integrative access to these sequence and mapping resources is provided by the barley genome explorer (BARLEX).
Published: 2017

19. A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

Author: Mascher, M., Gundlach, H., Himmelbach, A., Beier, S., Twardziok, S.O., Wicker, T., Radchuk, V., Dockter, C., Hedley, P.E., Russell, J., Bayer, M., Ramsay, L., Liu, H., Haberer, G., Zhang, X-Q, Zhang, Q., Barrero, R.A., Li, L., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Bolser, D., Colmsee, C., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Chailyan, A., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Clissold, L., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, P., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Borisjuk, L., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Kersey, P., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Mayer, K.F.X., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Scholz, U., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Spannagl, M., Li, C., Waugh, R., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Gundlach, H., Himmelbach, A., Beier, S., Twardziok, S.O., Wicker, T., Radchuk, V., Dockter, C., Hedley, P.E., Russell, J., Bayer, M., Ramsay, L., Liu, H., Haberer, G., Zhang, X-Q, Zhang, Q., Barrero, R.A., Li, L., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Bolser, D., Colmsee, C., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Chailyan, A., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Clissold, L., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, P., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Borisjuk, L., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Kersey, P., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Mayer, K.F.X., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Scholz, U., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Spannagl, M., Li, C., Waugh, R., and Stein, N.
Abstract: Cereal grasses of the Triticeae tribe have been the major food source in temperate regions since the dawn of agriculture. Their large genomes are characterized by a high content of repetitive elements and large pericentromeric regions that are virtually devoid of meiotic recombination. Here we present a high-quality reference genome assembly for barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). We use chromosome conformation capture mapping to derive the linear order of sequences across the pericentromeric space and to investigate the spatial organization of chromatin in the nucleus at megabase resolution. The composition of genes and repetitive elements differs between distal and proximal regions. Gene family analyses reveal lineage-specific duplications of genes involved in the transport of nutrients to developing seeds and the mobilization of carbohydrates in grains. We demonstrate the importance of the barley reference sequence for breeding by inspecting the genomic partitioning of sequence variation in modern elite germplasm, highlighting regions vulnerable to genetic erosion.
Published: 2017

20. A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

Author: Mascher, M., Gundlach, H., Himmelbach, A., Beier, S., Twardziok, S.O., Wicker, T., Radchuk, V., Dockter, C., Hedley, P.E., Russell, J., Bayer, M., Ramsay, L., Liu, H., Haberer, G., Zhang, X-Q, Zhang, Q., Barrero, R.A., Li, L., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Bolser, D., Colmsee, C., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Chailyan, A., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Clissold, L., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, P., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Borisjuk, L., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Kersey, P., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Mayer, K.F.X., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Scholz, U., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Spannagl, M., Li, C., Waugh, R., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Gundlach, H., Himmelbach, A., Beier, S., Twardziok, S.O., Wicker, T., Radchuk, V., Dockter, C., Hedley, P.E., Russell, J., Bayer, M., Ramsay, L., Liu, H., Haberer, G., Zhang, X-Q, Zhang, Q., Barrero, R.A., Li, L., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Bolser, D., Colmsee, C., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Chailyan, A., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Clissold, L., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, P., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Borisjuk, L., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Kersey, P., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Mayer, K.F.X., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Scholz, U., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Spannagl, M., Li, C., Waugh, R., and Stein, N.
Abstract: Cereal grasses of the Triticeae tribe have been the major food source in temperate regions since the dawn of agriculture. Their large genomes are characterized by a high content of repetitive elements and large pericentromeric regions that are virtually devoid of meiotic recombination. Here we present a high-quality reference genome assembly for barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). We use chromosome conformation capture mapping to derive the linear order of sequences across the pericentromeric space and to investigate the spatial organization of chromatin in the nucleus at megabase resolution. The composition of genes and repetitive elements differs between distal and proximal regions. Gene family analyses reveal lineage-specific duplications of genes involved in the transport of nutrients to developing seeds and the mobilization of carbohydrates in grains. We demonstrate the importance of the barley reference sequence for breeding by inspecting the genomic partitioning of sequence variation in modern elite germplasm, highlighting regions vulnerable to genetic erosion.
Published: 2017

21. Construction of a map-based reference genome sequence for barley, Hordeum vulgare L

Author: Beier, S., Himmelbach, A., Colmsee, C., Zhang, X-Q, Barrero, R.A., Zhang, Q., Li, L., Bayer, M., Bolser, D., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Kersey, P., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Li, C., Waugh, R., Scholz, U., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Beier, S., Himmelbach, A., Colmsee, C., Zhang, X-Q, Barrero, R.A., Zhang, Q., Li, L., Bayer, M., Bolser, D., Taudien, S., Groth, M., Felder, M., Hastie, A., Šimková, H., Staňková, H., Vrána, J., Chan, S., Muñoz-Amatriaín, M., Ounit, R., Wanamaker, S., Schmutzer, T., Aliyeva-Schnorr, L., Grasso, S., Tanskanen, J., Sampath, D., Heavens, D., Cao, S., Chapman, B., Dai, F., Han, Y., Li, H., Li, X., Lin, C., McCooke, J.K., Tan, C., Wang, S., Yin, S., Zhou, G., Poland, J.A., Bellgard, M.I., Houben, A., Doležel, J., Ayling, S., Lonardi, S., Langridge, P., Muehlbauer, G.J., Kersey, P., Clark, M.D., Caccamo, M., Schulman, A.H., Platzer, M., Close, T.J., Hansson, M., Zhang, G., Braumann, I., Li, C., Waugh, R., Scholz, U., Stein, N., and Mascher, M.
Abstract: Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a cereal grass mainly used as animal fodder and raw material for the malting industry. The map-based reference genome sequence of barley cv. ‘Morex’ was constructed by the International Barley Genome Sequencing Consortium (IBSC) using hierarchical shotgun sequencing. Here, we report the experimental and computational procedures to (i) sequence and assemble more than 80,000 bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones along the minimum tiling path of a genome-wide physical map, (ii) find and validate overlaps between adjacent BACs, (iii) construct 4,265 non-redundant sequence scaffolds representing clusters of overlapping BACs, and (iv) order and orient these BAC clusters along the seven barley chromosomes using positional information provided by dense genetic maps, an optical map and chromosome conformation capture sequencing (Hi-C). Integrative access to these sequence and mapping resources is provided by the barley genome explorer (BARLEX).
Published: 2017

22. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF RADIATION SYNOVECTOMY WITH YTTRIUM-90: A RETROSPECTIVE LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF 164 APPLICATIONS IN 82 PATIENTS

Author: STUCKI, G., BOZZONE, P., TREUER, E., WASSMER, P., FELDER, M., STUCKI, G., BOZZONE, P., TREUER, E., WASSMER, P., and FELDER, M.
Abstract: In this long term retrospective study of radiation synovectomy with Yttrium-90 (Y90), we evaluated the results of 164 applications in 82 patients with RA, OA with synovitis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. Radiation synovectomy with Y90 has an overall success rate of approximately 50% and is therefore an effective alternative to surgical synovectomy in chronic synovitis which fails to respond to conservative treatment. Elbow and knee responded significantly better than shoulder and ankle joints. Patients with radiological stages from 0 to 2 showed a significantly better success rate than those with stage 3 changes. In responders, repeat therapy for recurrence of symptoms or treatment of a symptomatic corresponding symmetrical joint is advisable. Repeat therapy in a previous non-responder is associated with an unacceptably high failure rate. Therefore, when a joint fails to respond after 6 months, arthroscopy should be performed to evaluate further treatment procedures. A successful result was found in only 11 of 25 joints treated with arthroscopic synovectomy followed by radiation synovectomy within 2 weeks, indicating no benefit of this combination
Published: 2017

23. Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in patients with curative resection or ablation: impact of HCV eradication does not depend on the use of interferon

Author: Petta, S., Cabibbo, G., Barbara, M., Attardo, S., Bucci, L., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Tovoli, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnù, L., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Persico, M., Boccaccio, V., Craxì, A., Bruno, S., Trevisani, F., Cammà, C, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Domenicali, Marco, Piscaglia, Fabio, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, L., Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Delpoggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Rini, Francesca, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Mega, Andrea, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Missale, Gabriele, Guarino, Maria, Ortolani, Alessio, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L., Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Petta, Salvatore, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Barbara, Marco, Attardo, Simona, Bucci, Laura, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G., Tovoli, Francesco, Ciccarese, Francesca, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Dimarco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Colecchia, Antonio, Persico, Marcello, Boccaccio, Vincenzo, Craxì, Antonio, Bruno, Savino, Trevisani, Franco, Cammà, Calogero, Rapaccini, G. L. (ORCID:0000-0002-6467-857X), Gasbarrini, A. (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), Pompili, Maurizio (ORCID:0000-0001-6699-7980), Rinninella, Emanuele (ORCID:0000-0002-9165-2367), Gasbarrini, Antonio (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), Petta, S., Cabibbo, G., Barbara, M., Attardo, S., Bucci, L., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Tovoli, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnù, L., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Persico, M., Boccaccio, V., Craxì, A., Bruno, S., Trevisani, F., Cammà, C, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Domenicali, Marco, Piscaglia, Fabio, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, L., Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Delpoggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Rini, Francesca, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Mega, Andrea, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Missale, Gabriele, Guarino, Maria, Ortolani, Alessio, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L., Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Petta, Salvatore, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Barbara, Marco, Attardo, Simona, Bucci, Laura, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G., Tovoli, Francesco, Ciccarese, Francesca, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Dimarco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Colecchia, Antonio, Persico, Marcello, Boccaccio, Vincenzo, Craxì, Antonio, Bruno, Savino, Trevisani, Franco, Cammà, Calogero, Rapaccini, G. L. (ORCID:0000-0002-6467-857X), Gasbarrini, A. (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), Pompili, Maurizio (ORCID:0000-0001-6699-7980), Rinninella, Emanuele (ORCID:0000-0002-9165-2367), and Gasbarrini, Antonio (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823)
Abstract: Background: In HCV-infected cirrhotic patients with successfully treated early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the time to HCC recurrence and the effects of sustained viral eradication (SVR) by interferon (IFN)-based or IFN-free regimens on HCC recurrence remain unclear. Aim: To perform an indirect comparison of time to recurrence (TTR) in patients with successfully treated early HCC and active HCV infection with those of patients with SVR by IFN-based and by IFN-free regimens. Methods: We evaluated 443 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage A/0 HCC who had a complete radiological response after curative resection or ablation. Active HCV infection was present in 328, selected from the Italian Liver Cancer group cohort; 58 patients had SVR achieved by IFN-free regimens after HCC cure, and 57 patients had SVR achieved by IFN-based regimens after HCC cure. Individual data of patients in the last two groups were extracted from available publications. Results: TTR by Kaplan–Meier curve was significantly lower in patients with active HCV infection compared with those with SVR both by IFN-free (P = 0.02) and by IFN-based (P < 0.001) treatments. TTR was similar in patients with SVR by IFN-free or by IFN-based (P = 0.49) strategies. Conclusion: In HCV-infected, successfully treated patients with early HCC, SVR obtained by IFN-based or IFN-free regimens significantly reduce tumour recurrence without differences related to the anti-viral strategy used.
Published: 2017

24. Diagnosis, treatment and survival of patients with hepatorenal syndrome: a survey on daily medical practice.

Author: Salerno, F, Cazzaniga, M, Merli, M, Spinzi, G, Saibeni, S, Salmi, A, Fagiuoli, S, Spadaccini, A, Trotta, E, Laffi, G, Koch, M, Riggio, O, Boccia, S, Felder, M, Balzani, S, Bruno, S, Angeli, P, Salerno F, Cazzaniga M, Merli M, Spinzi G, Saibeni S, Salmi A, Fagiuoli S, Spadaccini A, Trotta E, Laffi G, Koch M, Riggio O, Boccia S, Felder M, Balzani S, Bruno S, Angeli P, Salerno, F, Cazzaniga, M, Merli, M, Spinzi, G, Saibeni, S, Salmi, A, Fagiuoli, S, Spadaccini, A, Trotta, E, Laffi, G, Koch, M, Riggio, O, Boccia, S, Felder, M, Balzani, S, Bruno, S, Angeli, P, Salerno F, Cazzaniga M, Merli M, Spinzi G, Saibeni S, Salmi A, Fagiuoli S, Spadaccini A, Trotta E, Laffi G, Koch M, Riggio O, Boccia S, Felder M, Balzani S, Bruno S, and Angeli P
Abstract: Background & Aims: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a severe complication of cirrhosis with ascites. The International Ascites Club recommended strict diagnostic criteria and treatment with vasoconstrictors and albumin. Aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the prevalence of HRS, diagnostic criteria, treatment and 3-month outcome in the daily-clinical-practice. Methods: Two-hundred-fifty-three patients with cirrhosis and renal failure consecutively admitted to 21 Italian hospitals were recruited. Results: The prevalence of HRS was 45.8% (30% type-1 and 15.8% type-2). In 36% of cases HRS was presumed because not all diagnostic criteria could be fulfilled. In 8% of cases HRS was superimposed on an organic nephropathy. Patients with HRS type-1 were younger and showed higher leukocyte count, higher respiratory rates, and worse liver function scores. Sixty-four patients with HRS type-1 received vasoconstrictors (40 terlipressin and 24 midodrine/octreotide). A complete response was obtained in 19 cases (30%) and a partial response in 13 (20%). Age was the only independent predictor of response (p = 0.033). Three-month survival of patients with HRS type-1 was 19.7%. Survival was better in patients who responded to therapy. Age (p = 0.017), bilirubin (p = 0.012), and creatinine increase after diagnostic volume expansion (p = 0.02) independently predicted death. The mortality rate was 97% among patients with at least two negative predictors. Conclusions: The diagnostic criteria of HRS in our daily-clinical-practice could not be completely fulfilled in one third of cases. The treatment with vasoconstrictors and albumin was widely implemented. Mortality was strongly predicted by simple baseline variables.
Published: 2011

25. Serum ferritin as a predictor of treatment outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Author: Ferrara, F, Ventura, P, Vegetti, A, Guido, M, Abbati, G, Corradini, E, Fattovich, G, Ferrari, C, Tagliazucchi, M, Carbonieri, A, Orlandini, A, Fagiuoli, S, Boninsegna, S, Minola, E, Rizzo, G, Belussi, F, Felder, M, Massari, M, Pozzato, G, Bonetto, S, Rovere, P, Sardini, C, Borghi, A, Zeneroli, M, Toniutto, P, Rossi, E, Pietrangelo, A, Ferrara F, Ventura P, Vegetti A, Guido M, Abbati G, Corradini E, Fattovich G, Ferrari C, Tagliazucchi M, Carbonieri A, Orlandini A, Fagiuoli S, Boninsegna S, Minola E, Rizzo G, Belussi F, Felder M, Massari M, Pozzato G, Bonetto S, Rovere P, Sardini C, Borghi A, Zeneroli ML, Toniutto P, Rossi E, Pietrangelo A., Ferrara, F, Ventura, P, Vegetti, A, Guido, M, Abbati, G, Corradini, E, Fattovich, G, Ferrari, C, Tagliazucchi, M, Carbonieri, A, Orlandini, A, Fagiuoli, S, Boninsegna, S, Minola, E, Rizzo, G, Belussi, F, Felder, M, Massari, M, Pozzato, G, Bonetto, S, Rovere, P, Sardini, C, Borghi, A, Zeneroli, M, Toniutto, P, Rossi, E, Pietrangelo, A, Ferrara F, Ventura P, Vegetti A, Guido M, Abbati G, Corradini E, Fattovich G, Ferrari C, Tagliazucchi M, Carbonieri A, Orlandini A, Fagiuoli S, Boninsegna S, Minola E, Rizzo G, Belussi F, Felder M, Massari M, Pozzato G, Bonetto S, Rovere P, Sardini C, Borghi A, Zeneroli ML, Toniutto P, Rossi E, and Pietrangelo A.
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) involves ribavirin, a hemolytic agent. We planned a prospective study to evaluate whether drug-induced iron perturbation is clinically relevant as it relates to therapeutic outcome. METHODS: Iron variables were sequentially assessed in 206 CHC patients undergoing antiviral therapy and were correlated with pretreatment iron status and histology, hemolysis, and therapeutic outcome. RESULTS: At week 1 of therapy, serum iron (SI), transferrin saturation (TS), and serum ferritin (SF) increased markedly in all patients. All iron parameters correlated with hemolysis up to week 4; this correlation was lost for SF at later time points. SF rise during treatment was inversely related to baseline SF and iron deposits in hepatic mesenchymal/Kupffer cells. Both baseline SF and mesenchymal iron significantly correlated with fibrosis at multivariate analysis (P=0.015 and 0.008, respectively). Interestingly, baseline SF, despite good specificity (89%), had low sensitivity in predicting siderosis (25%). During therapy, SI, TS, and hemolysis parameters did not correlate with sustained virological response (SVR), whereas SF rise became an independent predictor of therapeutic response: a 2.5-fold increase of SF at week 12 associated with higher likelihood of SVR (odds ratio 1.91, P=0.032). Accordingly, lack of mesenchymal iron deposits at the baseline biopsy correlated with SVR (odds ratio 3.02, P=0.043). CONCLUSIONS: In CHC, SF is a useful marker for assessing disease duration and progression before starting treatment and for predicting therapeutic response while on therapy. SF rise during antiviral therapy is largely independent of hemolysis and likely indicates activation of macrophages in response to antivirals.
Published: 2009

26. Years of life that could be saved from prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma

Author: Cucchetti, A, Trevisani, F., Bucci, L., Ravaioli, M., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Piscaglia, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Maida, M., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Gemini, S., Foschi, F. G., Missale, G., Masotto, A., Affronti, A., Bernardi, M., Pinna, A. D., Bolondi, Luigi, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Domenicali, Marco, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Magalotti, Donatella, Pecorelli, Anna, Serra, Carla, Venerandi, Laura, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Bosco, Giulia, Roselli, Paola, Dell'Isola, Serena, Lalungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Barcellona, Maria Rosa, Cammà, Calogero, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Costantino, Andrea, Virdone, Roberto, Mega, Andrea, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall'Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Porro, Emanuela, Guarino, Maria, Baroni, Gianluca Svegliati, Schiadà, Laura, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico (ORCID:0000-0002-6467-857X), Gasbarrini, Antonio (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), Rinninella, Emanuele (ORCID:0000-0002-9165-2367), Cucchetti, A, Trevisani, F., Bucci, L., Ravaioli, M., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Piscaglia, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Maida, M., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Gemini, S., Foschi, F. G., Missale, G., Masotto, A., Affronti, A., Bernardi, M., Pinna, A. D., Bolondi, Luigi, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Domenicali, Marco, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Magalotti, Donatella, Pecorelli, Anna, Serra, Carla, Venerandi, Laura, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Bosco, Giulia, Roselli, Paola, Dell'Isola, Serena, Lalungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Barcellona, Maria Rosa, Cammà, Calogero, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Costantino, Andrea, Virdone, Roberto, Mega, Andrea, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall'Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Porro, Emanuela, Guarino, Maria, Baroni, Gianluca Svegliati, Schiadà, Laura, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico (ORCID:0000-0002-6467-857X), Gasbarrini, Antonio (ORCID:0000-0002-7278-4823), and Rinninella, Emanuele (ORCID:0000-0002-9165-2367)
Abstract: Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) causes premature death and loss of life expectancy worldwide. Its primary and secondary prevention can result in a significant number of years of life saved. Aim: To assess how many years of life are lost after HCC diagnosis. Methods: Data from 5346 patients with first HCC diagnosis were used to estimate lifespan and number of years of life lost after tumour onset, using a semi-parametric extrapolation having as reference an age-, sex- and year-of-onset-matched population derived from national life tables. Results: Between 1986 and 2014, HCC lead to an average of 11.5 years-of-life lost for each patient. The youngest age-quartile group (18-61 years) had the highest number of years-of-life lost, representing approximately 41% of the overall benefit obtainable from prevention. Advancements in HCC management have progressively reduced the number of years-of-life lost from 12.6 years in 1986-1999, to 10.7 in 2000-2006 and 7.4 years in 2007-2014. Currently, an HCC diagnosis when a single tumour <2 cm results in 3.7 years-of-life lost while the diagnosis when a single tumour ≥2 cm or 2/3 nodules still within the Milan criteria, results in 5.0 years-of-life lost, representing the loss of only approximately 5.5% and 7.2%, respectively, of the entire lifespan from birth. Conclusions: Hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence results in the loss of a considerable number of years-of-life, especially for younger patients. In recent years, the increased possibility of effectively treating this tumour has improved life expectancy, thus reducing years-of-life lost.
Published: 2016

27. Adefovir dipivoxil for wait-listed and post-liver transplantation patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B: Final long-term results

Author: Schiff, E, Lai, C, Hadziyannis, S, Nuehaus, P, Terrault, N, Colombo, M, Tillmann, H, Samuel, D, Zuezem, S, Villenueve, J, Arteburn, S, Borroto-Esoda, K, Brosgart, C, Chuck, S, Shakil, A, Fung, J, Alberti, A, Lok, A, Picciotto, A, Torre, F, Riely, C, Trepo, C, Bizollon, T, Bottaa-Fridlund, D, Gerolami, R, Douglas, D, Ranjan, D, Faust, D, Trojan, J, Gane, E, Villa, E, Boarino, M, Sokal, E, Starkel, P, Bonino, F, Maurizio, B, Gordon, F, Pratt, J, Berr, F, Schiefke, I, Mccaughan, G, Strasser, S, Dusheiko, G, Pageaux, G, Larrey, D, Pastore, G, Santantonio, T, Alexander, G, Woodall, T, Van Vlierberghe, H, Colle, I, Harley, H, Guggenheim, J, Myx-Staccini, A, Metreau, J, Mavier, P, Vierling, J, Tran, T, Girgrah, N, Nyberg, L, Yuen, M, Ma, M, Balnco, M, Merli, M, Tanzilli, P, Angelico, M, Di Paolo, D, Rizzetto, M, Marzano, A, Lampertico, P, Prieto, M, Berenguer, M, Felder, M, Sterneck, M, Willems, M, Charlton, M, Gunneson, T, Ritter, M, Voight, M, Swift, J, Shiffman, M, Tassopoulos, N, Klissas, I, Naourmov, N, Chamouard, P, Marcellin, P, Durand, F, Angus, P, Nathan, C, Toniutto, P, Fumo, E, Andreone, P, Cursaro, C, Barcena, R, Hoz, F, Zachoval, R, Christina, M, De Man, R, Metselaar, H, Fagiuoli, S, Schiff E., Lai C. -L., Hadziyannis S., Nuehaus P., Terrault N., Colombo M., Tillmann H., Samuel D., Zuezem S., Villenueve J. -P., Arteburn S., Borroto-Esoda K., Brosgart C., Chuck S., Shakil A. O., Fung J., Alberti A., Lok A., Picciotto A., Torre F., Riely C., Trepo C., Bizollon T., Bottaa-Fridlund D., Gerolami R., Douglas D., Ranjan D., Faust D., Trojan J., Gane E., Villa E., Boarino M., Sokal E., Starkel P., Bonino F., Maurizio B., Gordon F., Pratt J., Berr F., Schiefke I., McCaughan G., Strasser S., Dusheiko G., Pageaux G. P., Larrey D., Pastore G., Santantonio T., Alexander G., Woodall T., Van Vlierberghe H., Colle I., Harley H., Guggenheim J., Myx-Staccini A., Metreau J. M., Mavier P., Vierling J., Tran T., Girgrah N., Nyberg L., Yuen M. -F., Ma M., Balnco M. D., Merli M., Tanzilli P., Angelico M., Di Paolo D., Rizzetto M., Marzano A., Lampertico P., Prieto M., Berenguer M., Felder M., Sterneck M., Willems M., Charlton M., Gunneson T., Ritter M., Voight M., Swift J., Shiffman M., Tassopoulos N., Klissas I., Naourmov N., Chamouard P., Marcellin P., Durand F., Angus P., Nathan C., Toniutto P., Fumo E., Andreone P., Cursaro C., Barcena R., Hoz F. G., Zachoval R., Christina M., De Man R. A., Metselaar H., Fagiuoli S., Schiff, E, Lai, C, Hadziyannis, S, Nuehaus, P, Terrault, N, Colombo, M, Tillmann, H, Samuel, D, Zuezem, S, Villenueve, J, Arteburn, S, Borroto-Esoda, K, Brosgart, C, Chuck, S, Shakil, A, Fung, J, Alberti, A, Lok, A, Picciotto, A, Torre, F, Riely, C, Trepo, C, Bizollon, T, Bottaa-Fridlund, D, Gerolami, R, Douglas, D, Ranjan, D, Faust, D, Trojan, J, Gane, E, Villa, E, Boarino, M, Sokal, E, Starkel, P, Bonino, F, Maurizio, B, Gordon, F, Pratt, J, Berr, F, Schiefke, I, Mccaughan, G, Strasser, S, Dusheiko, G, Pageaux, G, Larrey, D, Pastore, G, Santantonio, T, Alexander, G, Woodall, T, Van Vlierberghe, H, Colle, I, Harley, H, Guggenheim, J, Myx-Staccini, A, Metreau, J, Mavier, P, Vierling, J, Tran, T, Girgrah, N, Nyberg, L, Yuen, M, Ma, M, Balnco, M, Merli, M, Tanzilli, P, Angelico, M, Di Paolo, D, Rizzetto, M, Marzano, A, Lampertico, P, Prieto, M, Berenguer, M, Felder, M, Sterneck, M, Willems, M, Charlton, M, Gunneson, T, Ritter, M, Voight, M, Swift, J, Shiffman, M, Tassopoulos, N, Klissas, I, Naourmov, N, Chamouard, P, Marcellin, P, Durand, F, Angus, P, Nathan, C, Toniutto, P, Fumo, E, Andreone, P, Cursaro, C, Barcena, R, Hoz, F, Zachoval, R, Christina, M, De Man, R, Metselaar, H, Fagiuoli, S, Schiff E., Lai C. -L., Hadziyannis S., Nuehaus P., Terrault N., Colombo M., Tillmann H., Samuel D., Zuezem S., Villenueve J. -P., Arteburn S., Borroto-Esoda K., Brosgart C., Chuck S., Shakil A. O., Fung J., Alberti A., Lok A., Picciotto A., Torre F., Riely C., Trepo C., Bizollon T., Bottaa-Fridlund D., Gerolami R., Douglas D., Ranjan D., Faust D., Trojan J., Gane E., Villa E., Boarino M., Sokal E., Starkel P., Bonino F., Maurizio B., Gordon F., Pratt J., Berr F., Schiefke I., McCaughan G., Strasser S., Dusheiko G., Pageaux G. P., Larrey D., Pastore G., Santantonio T., Alexander G., Woodall T., Van Vlierberghe H., Colle I., Harley H., Guggenheim J., Myx-Staccini A., Metreau J. M., Mavier P., Vierling J., Tran T., Girgrah N., Nyberg L., Yuen M. -F., Ma M., Balnco M. D., Merli M., Tanzilli P., Angelico M., Di Paolo D., Rizzetto M., Marzano A., Lampertico P., Prieto M., Berenguer M., Felder M., Sterneck M., Willems M., Charlton M., Gunneson T., Ritter M., Voight M., Swift J., Shiffman M., Tassopoulos N., Klissas I., Naourmov N., Chamouard P., Marcellin P., Durand F., Angus P., Nathan C., Toniutto P., Fumo E., Andreone P., Cursaro C., Barcena R., Hoz F. G., Zachoval R., Christina M., De Man R. A., Metselaar H., and Fagiuoli S.
Abstract: Wait-listed (n = 226) or post-liver transplantation (n = 241) chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) were treated with adefovir dipivoxil for a median of 39 and 99 weeks, respectively. Among wait-listed patients, serum HBV DNA levels became undetectable (
Published: 2007

28. Genome analysis of the humanpathogenic fungus Conidiobolus coronatus Entomophthoromycota, Zygomycota)

Author: Möckel, Lars, Vogel, Heiko, Felder, M, Groth, M, Grützmann, K, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Mogavero, S, Müller, S., Scherlach, K, Shelest, Ekaterina, Schwartze, Volker, Winter, S, Böcker, S, Hammel, J, Hube, B, Platzer, M, Schuster, S, de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Beutel, Rolf, Voigt, Kerstin, Möckel, Lars, Vogel, Heiko, Felder, M, Groth, M, Grützmann, K, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Mogavero, S, Müller, S., Scherlach, K, Shelest, Ekaterina, Schwartze, Volker, Winter, S, Böcker, S, Hammel, J, Hube, B, Platzer, M, Schuster, S, de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Beutel, Rolf, and Voigt, Kerstin
Published: 2015

29. Governing Refugee Space: The Quasi-Carceral Regime of Amsterdam’s Lloyd Hotel, a German-Jewish Refugee Camp in the Prelude to World War II

Author: Felder, M., Minca, C., Ong, C.E., Felder, M., Minca, C., and Ong, C.E.
Abstract: Through analysing the correspondence between key refugee camp commanders based at Amsterdam's Lloyd Hotel and different authorities involved in Dutch refugee matters, this paper examines how "the Dutch state" responded to German-Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in the prelude to World War II. Using a largely Foucauldian approach to discipline, power, security and governmentality to examine the bio-, macro- and micro-politics behind the management of these refugees and their lived spaces, we seek to illustrate how the Lloyd Hotel formed part of a quasi-carceral spatial regime implemented to segregate and contain those with an unclear legal status at a time of political confusion. The article also seeks to show how the involvement of different authorities at different scales brought serious implications for the status, spatial regimentation, mobilities and future of the refugees.
Published: 2014

30. Estimation of lead-time bias and its impact on the outcome of surveillance for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Author: Cucchetti, A, Trevisani, F, Pecorelli, A, Erroi, V, Farinati, F, Ciccarese, F, Rapaccini, Gl, Di Marco, M, Caturelli, E, Giannini, Eg, Zoli, M, Borzio, F, Cabibbo, G, Felder, M, Gasbarrini, A, Sacco, R, Foschi, Fg, Missale, G, Morisco, F, Baroni, G, Virdone, R, Bernardi, M, Pinna, Ad, Grieco, Antonio, Grieco, Antonio (ORCID:0000-0002-0544-8993), Cucchetti, A, Trevisani, F, Pecorelli, A, Erroi, V, Farinati, F, Ciccarese, F, Rapaccini, Gl, Di Marco, M, Caturelli, E, Giannini, Eg, Zoli, M, Borzio, F, Cabibbo, G, Felder, M, Gasbarrini, A, Sacco, R, Foschi, Fg, Missale, G, Morisco, F, Baroni, G, Virdone, R, Bernardi, M, Pinna, Ad, Grieco, Antonio, and Grieco, Antonio (ORCID:0000-0002-0544-8993)
Abstract: Lead-time is the time by which diagnosis is anticipated by screening/surveillance with respect to the symptomatic detection of a disease. Any screening program, including surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is subject to lead-time bias. Data regarding lead-time for HCC are lacking. Aims of the present study were to calculate lead-time and to assess its impact on the benefit obtainable from the surveillance of cirrhotic patients.
Published: 2014

31. Developing a CANVAS business model

Author: Pellis, A., Felder, M., Pellis, A., and Felder, M.
Published: 2013

32. The Socio-Political Conceptualization of Serengeti Landscapes in Europe: The Case of Western-Iberia

Author: Pellis, A., Felder, M., van der Duim, V.R., Pellis, A., Felder, M., and van der Duim, V.R.
Abstract: This paper reflects on the socio-political conceptualization of Western Iberia, one of Rewilding Europe’s first pilot areas. By combining social theories related to Politics of Scale and Actor Network Theory, we illustrate how Western Iberia is continuously being negotiated through practices in different sites within / outside its geographical boundaries. We identify five different versions of Western Iberia for illustrative purposes to claim that there is not one Western Iberia but many. We conclude that these multiple versions are contingent and produced in networks of actors, but also limited to unique social and material conditions. Through understanding these socio-political practices, we hope to complement on-going ecological studies that traditionally reflect upon equally important natural processes of rewilding.
Published: 2013

33. Handleiding voor natuurondernemen : het ontwikkelen van verdienmodellen voor natuurbehoud en natuurontwikkeling : product van het WURKS project Natuurondernemerschap en Toerisme binnen het Groene Onderwijs (NatureToGo)

Author: Felder, M., Pellis, A., Felder, M., and Pellis, A.
Abstract: Natuurbeschermingsorganisaties kijken naar nieuwe vormen van ondernemerschap om natuurbehoud ook in de toekomst te kunnen blijven financieren. Natuur wordt daarnaast meer naar voren geschoven als economische drager van gebieden die kampen met drastische economische en demografische veranderingen. De betrokkenheid van onderwijsinstellingen als: Wageningen University, Van Hall Larenstein, Helicon Opleidingen, Hogeschool InHolland (Delft) bij het project "Natuurondernemerschap en Toerisme"
Published: 2013

34. Textbook for nature entrepreneurship : product of the WURKS project Nature Entrepreneurship and Tourism within Green Education (NatureToGo)

Author: Felder, M., Pellis, A., Felder, M., and Pellis, A.
Abstract: In recent years, government funding for nature conservation and development has declined. As a result, links between nature conservation and entrepreneurship are increasingly being made in both practice and education. This comes with many questions and challenges. In Green Secondary Vocational Education and Higher Professional Education, educators want to incorporate social, economic and ecological factors in their courses in nature entrepreneurship. There is also a demand for tools for developing new business models for nature conservation and development. This textbook is meant to meet those demands, together with the other educational materials including a documentary and a number of PowerPoint presentations
Published: 2013

35. The Socio-Political Conceptualization of Serengeti Landscapes in Europe: The Case of ‘Western Iberia’

Author: Pellis, A., Felder, M., van der Duim, V.R., Pellis, A., Felder, M., and van der Duim, V.R.
Abstract: This paper reflects on the socio-political conceptualization of ‘Western Iberia’, one of Rewilding Europe’s first pilot areas. Drawing from Actor Network Theory and social theories discussing Politics of Scale, we illustrate how ‘Western Iberia’ is continuously being negotiated through practices in different sites within / outside its geographical boundaries. We identify five different versions of ‘Western Iberia’ for illustrative purposes to claim that there is not one ‘Western Iberia’ but many. We conclude that these multiple versions are contingent and produced in networks of actors, but also limited to unique social and material conditions. Through better understanding socio-political practice in constituting, approaching, arranging and representing ‘Western Iberia’, we aim to complement on-going ecological studies that traditionally reflect upon natural processes of rewilding. “
Published: 2013

36. Mortality risk according to different clinical characteristics of first episode of liver decompensation in cirrhotic patients: a nationwide, prospective, 3-year follow-up study in Italy

Author: Bruno, S, Saibeni, S, Bagnardi, V, Vandelli, C, De Luca, M, Felder, M, Fracanzani, A, Prisco, C, Vitaliani, G, Simone, L, Gaeta, G, Stanzione, M, Persico, M, Furlan, C, Stroffolini, T, Salerno, F, Maisonneuve, P, Almasio, P, BAGNARDI, VINCENZO, Almasio, P., Bruno, S, Saibeni, S, Bagnardi, V, Vandelli, C, De Luca, M, Felder, M, Fracanzani, A, Prisco, C, Vitaliani, G, Simone, L, Gaeta, G, Stanzione, M, Persico, M, Furlan, C, Stroffolini, T, Salerno, F, Maisonneuve, P, Almasio, P, BAGNARDI, VINCENZO, and Almasio, P.
Abstract: Objectives:The occurrence of decompensation marks a crucial turning point i. The course of cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to asses. The risk of mortality according t. The clinical characteristics of first decompensation, considering als. The impact of acute-on-chronic liver failure (AoCLF).Methods:We conducted a prospective nationwide inception cohort study in Italy. Decompensation was defined b. The presence of ascites, either overt or detected by ultrasonography (UD), gastroesophageal variceal bleeding (GEVB), and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). AoCLF was defined according t. The Asian Pacific Association fo. The Study o. The Liver criteria. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was used to analyz. The risk of failure (death or orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)).Results:A total of 490 consecutive cirrhotic patients (314 males, mean age 60.9±12.6 years) fulfille. The study criteria. AoCLF was identified in 59 patients (12.0%). Amon. The remaining 431 patients, ascites were found in 330 patients (76.6%): in 257 (77.8%) as overt ascites and in 73 (22.2%) as UD ascites. GEVB was observed in 77 patients (17.9%) and HE in 30 patients (7.0%). After a median follow-up of 33 months, 24 patients underwent OLT and 125 died. The cumulative incidence of failure (death or OLT) after 1, 2, and 3 years was, respectively, 28, 53, and 62% in patients with AoCLF; 10, 18, and 25% in patients with UD ascites; 17, 31, and 41% in patients with overt ascites; and 8, 12, and 24% in patients with GEVB (P<0.0001).Conclusions:AoCLF is responsible for a relevant proportion of first decompensation in cirrhotic patients and is associated wit. The poorest outcome. Patients with UD ascites do not have a negligible mortality rate and require clinical monitoring similar to that of patients with overt ascites.
Published: 2013

37. Centraal wonen voor iedereen : samen sterk samen alleen : bewoners over de toegankelijkheidsproblematiek in CW-projecten

Author: Felder, M. and Felder, M.
Published: 2012

38. Phylogeny-wide analysis of social amoeba genomes highlights ancient origins for complex intercellular communication.

Author: Heidel, A. J., Lawal, H. M., Felder, M., Schilde, C., Helps, N. R., Tunggal, B., Rivero, F., John, Uwe, Schleicher, M., Eichinger, L., Platzer, M., Noegel, A. A., Schaap, P., Glöckner, G., Heidel, A. J., Lawal, H. M., Felder, M., Schilde, C., Helps, N. R., Tunggal, B., Rivero, F., John, Uwe, Schleicher, M., Eichinger, L., Platzer, M., Noegel, A. A., Schaap, P., and Glöckner, G.
Abstract: Dictyostelium discoideum (DD), an extensively studied model organism for cell and developmental biology, belongs to the most derived group 4 of social amoebas, a clade of altruistic multicellular organisms. To understand genome evolution over long time periods and the genetic basis of social evolution, we sequenced the genomes of Dictyostelium fasciculatum (DF) and Polysphondylium pallidum (PP), which represent the early diverging groups 1 and 2, respectively. In contrast to DD, PP and DF have conventional telomere organization and strongly reduced numbers of transposable elements. The number of proteincoding genes is similar between species, but only half of them comprise an identifiable set of orthologous genes. In general, genes involved in primary metabolism, cytoskeletal functions and signal transduction are conserved, while genes involved in secondary metabolism, export, and signal perception underwent large differential gene family expansions. This most likely signifies involvement of the conserved set in core cell and developmental mechanisms, and of the diverged set in niche- and species-specific adaptations for defense and food, mate, and kin selection. Phylogenetic dating using a concatenated data set and extensive loss of synteny indicate that DF, PP, and DD split from their last common ancestor at least 0.6 billion years ago.
Published: 2011

39. Phylogeny-wide analysis of social amoeba genomes highlights ancient origins for complex intercellular communication.

Author: Heidel, A. J., Lawal, H. M., Felder, M., Schilde, C., Helps, N. R., Tunggal, B., Rivero, F., John, Uwe, Schleicher, M., Eichinger, L., Platzer, M., Noegel, A. A., Schaap, P., Glöckner, G., Heidel, A. J., Lawal, H. M., Felder, M., Schilde, C., Helps, N. R., Tunggal, B., Rivero, F., John, Uwe, Schleicher, M., Eichinger, L., Platzer, M., Noegel, A. A., Schaap, P., and Glöckner, G.
Abstract: Dictyostelium discoideum (DD), an extensively studied model organism for cell and developmental biology, belongs to the most derived group 4 of social amoebas, a clade of altruistic multicellular organisms. To understand genome evolution over long time periods and the genetic basis of social evolution, we sequenced the genomes of Dictyostelium fasciculatum (DF) and Polysphondylium pallidum (PP), which represent the early diverging groups 1 and 2, respectively. In contrast to DD, PP and DF have conventional telomere organization and strongly reduced numbers of transposable elements. The number of proteincoding genes is similar between species, but only half of them comprise an identifiable set of orthologous genes. In general, genes involved in primary metabolism, cytoskeletal functions and signal transduction are conserved, while genes involved in secondary metabolism, export, and signal perception underwent large differential gene family expansions. This most likely signifies involvement of the conserved set in core cell and developmental mechanisms, and of the diverged set in niche- and species-specific adaptations for defense and food, mate, and kin selection. Phylogenetic dating using a concatenated data set and extensive loss of synteny indicate that DF, PP, and DD split from their last common ancestor at least 0.6 billion years ago.
Published: 2011

40. Pain relief with a proprietary extract of Willow Bark in Rheumatology. An open trial

Author: Saller, R, Melzer, J, Felder, M, Saller, R, Melzer, J, and Felder, M
Abstract: Background: This is an observational study with a proprietary extract of willow bark (Assalix®) under conditions of daily practice in Switzerland. The scope of the study was to get a better estimate of the frequency of adverse events (and possibly identify unknown adverse reactions) and a broader picture of the efficacy. Methods: Any adult patient eligible for treatment with the proprietary extract of willow bark could be admitted to the trial. The study had a duration of 6–8 weeks, with an intermediate control visit after 3–4 weeks. Besides the customary demographic and anamnestic data, the variables assessed (intent to treat) were pain intensity, impairment of daily activities and global assessment of efficacy and tolerability. Results: 204 participating physicians treated 877 patients with different types of rheumatologic pain (Females 64.2%, age 58.76 ± 15.69 years); 763 patients completed the study. The medical problem had persisted more than six months in 68% of the cases and 81.2% of the patients had already received another treatment. Additional anti-inflammatory drugs were co-prescribed in 39.3% of cases. The pain score at admission was 5.32 ± 1.62 (on a scale of 0–9) and at last visit it was 2.51 ± 2.04 (p<0.001); ‘total pain relief’ was reported by 14% of patients. While at admission 0.6% of the patients reported no impairment of daily activities, at last visit the proportion was 27.4%. Thirty-eight patients (4.3%) reported a total of 46 adverse events relating predominantly to digestive system (3.1%) and skin (1.6%). There were no ‘serious’ clinical adverse events. Adverse events were more frequent in cases receiving additional anti-inflammatory medication. Conclusions: The proprietary extract of willow bark (Assalix®) was well tolerated, with no unexpected adverse events identified. With the limitations inherent to the study design, it may be concluded that it was moderately effective as an analgesic in the management of dorsopathies, soft tissue disord
Published: 2008

41. The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.

Author: Eichinger, L, Pachebat, J A, Glöckner, G, Rajandream, M-A, Sucgang, R, Berriman, M, Song, J, Olsen, R, Szafranski, K, Xu, Q, Tunggal, B, Kummerfeld, S, Madera, M, Konfortov, B A, Rivero, F, Bankier, A T, Lehmann, R, Hamlin, N, Davies, R, Gaudet, P, Fey, P, Pilcher, K, Chen, G, Saunders, D, Sodergren, E, Davis, P, Kerhornou, A, Nie, X, Hall, N, Anjard, C, Hemphill, L, Bason, N, Farbrother, P, Desany, B, Just, E, Morio, T, Rost, R, Churcher, C, Cooper, J, Haydock, S, van Driessche, N, Cronin, A, Goodhead, I, Muzny, D, Mourier, T, Pain, A, Lu, M, Harper, D, Lindsay, R, Hauser, H, James, K, Quiles, M, Madan Babu, M, Saito, T, Buchrieser, C, Wardroper, A, Felder, M, Thangavelu, M, Johnson, D, Knights, A, Loulseged, H, Mungall, K, Oliver, K, Price, C, Quail, M A, Urushihara, H, Hernandez, J, Rabbinowitsch, E, Steffen, D, Sanders, M, Ma, J, Kohara, Y, Sharp, S, Simmonds, M, Spiegler, S, Tivey, A, Sugano, S, White, B, Walker, D, Woodward, J, Winckler, T, Tanaka, Y, Shaulsky, G, Schleicher, M, Weinstock, G, Rosenthal, A, Cox, E C, Chisholm, R L, Gibbs, R, Loomis, W F, Platzer, M, Kay, R R, Williams, J, Dear, P H, Noegel, A A, Barrell, B, Kuspa, A, Eichinger, L, Pachebat, J A, Glöckner, G, Rajandream, M-A, Sucgang, R, Berriman, M, Song, J, Olsen, R, Szafranski, K, Xu, Q, Tunggal, B, Kummerfeld, S, Madera, M, Konfortov, B A, Rivero, F, Bankier, A T, Lehmann, R, Hamlin, N, Davies, R, Gaudet, P, Fey, P, Pilcher, K, Chen, G, Saunders, D, Sodergren, E, Davis, P, Kerhornou, A, Nie, X, Hall, N, Anjard, C, Hemphill, L, Bason, N, Farbrother, P, Desany, B, Just, E, Morio, T, Rost, R, Churcher, C, Cooper, J, Haydock, S, van Driessche, N, Cronin, A, Goodhead, I, Muzny, D, Mourier, T, Pain, A, Lu, M, Harper, D, Lindsay, R, Hauser, H, James, K, Quiles, M, Madan Babu, M, Saito, T, Buchrieser, C, Wardroper, A, Felder, M, Thangavelu, M, Johnson, D, Knights, A, Loulseged, H, Mungall, K, Oliver, K, Price, C, Quail, M A, Urushihara, H, Hernandez, J, Rabbinowitsch, E, Steffen, D, Sanders, M, Ma, J, Kohara, Y, Sharp, S, Simmonds, M, Spiegler, S, Tivey, A, Sugano, S, White, B, Walker, D, Woodward, J, Winckler, T, Tanaka, Y, Shaulsky, G, Schleicher, M, Weinstock, G, Rosenthal, A, Cox, E C, Chisholm, R L, Gibbs, R, Loomis, W F, Platzer, M, Kay, R R, Williams, J, Dear, P H, Noegel, A A, Barrell, B, and Kuspa, A
Abstract: Udgivelsesdato: 2005-May-5, The social amoebae are exceptional in their ability to alternate between unicellular and multicellular forms. Here we describe the genome of the best-studied member of this group, Dictyostelium discoideum. The gene-dense chromosomes of this organism encode approximately 12,500 predicted proteins, a high proportion of which have long, repetitive amino acid tracts. There are many genes for polyketide synthases and ABC transporters, suggesting an extensive secondary metabolism for producing and exporting small molecules. The genome is rich in complex repeats, one class of which is clustered and may serve as centromeres. Partial copies of the extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA (rDNA) element are found at the ends of each chromosome, suggesting a novel telomere structure and the use of a common mechanism to maintain both the rDNA and chromosomal termini. A proteome-based phylogeny shows that the amoebozoa diverged from the animal-fungal lineage after the plant-animal split, but Dictyostelium seems to have retained more of the diversity of the ancestral genome than have plants, animals or fungi.
Published: 2005

42. The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.

Author: Eichinger, L, Pachebat, J A, Glöckner, G, Rajandream, M-A, Sucgang, R, Berriman, M, Song, J, Olsen, R, Szafranski, K, Xu, Q, Tunggal, B, Kummerfeld, S, Madera, M, Konfortov, B A, Rivero, F, Bankier, A T, Lehmann, R, Hamlin, N, Davies, R, Gaudet, P, Fey, P, Pilcher, K, Chen, G, Saunders, D, Sodergren, E, Davis, P, Kerhornou, A, Nie, X, Hall, N, Anjard, C, Hemphill, L, Bason, N, Farbrother, P, Desany, B, Just, E, Morio, T, Rost, R, Churcher, C, Cooper, J, Haydock, S, van Driessche, N, Cronin, A, Goodhead, I, Muzny, D, Mourier, T, Pain, A, Lu, M, Harper, D, Lindsay, R, Hauser, H, James, K, Quiles, M, Madan Babu, M, Saito, T, Buchrieser, C, Wardroper, A, Felder, M, Thangavelu, M, Johnson, D, Knights, A, Loulseged, H, Mungall, K, Oliver, K, Price, C, Quail, M A, Urushihara, H, Hernandez, J, Rabbinowitsch, E, Steffen, D, Sanders, M, Ma, J, Kohara, Y, Sharp, S, Simmonds, M, Spiegler, S, Tivey, A, Sugano, S, White, B, Walker, D, Woodward, J, Winckler, T, Tanaka, Y, Shaulsky, G, Schleicher, M, Weinstock, G, Rosenthal, A, Cox, E C, Chisholm, R L, Gibbs, R, Loomis, W F, Platzer, M, Kay, R R, Williams, J, Dear, P H, Noegel, A A, Barrell, B, Kuspa, A, Eichinger, L, Pachebat, J A, Glöckner, G, Rajandream, M-A, Sucgang, R, Berriman, M, Song, J, Olsen, R, Szafranski, K, Xu, Q, Tunggal, B, Kummerfeld, S, Madera, M, Konfortov, B A, Rivero, F, Bankier, A T, Lehmann, R, Hamlin, N, Davies, R, Gaudet, P, Fey, P, Pilcher, K, Chen, G, Saunders, D, Sodergren, E, Davis, P, Kerhornou, A, Nie, X, Hall, N, Anjard, C, Hemphill, L, Bason, N, Farbrother, P, Desany, B, Just, E, Morio, T, Rost, R, Churcher, C, Cooper, J, Haydock, S, van Driessche, N, Cronin, A, Goodhead, I, Muzny, D, Mourier, T, Pain, A, Lu, M, Harper, D, Lindsay, R, Hauser, H, James, K, Quiles, M, Madan Babu, M, Saito, T, Buchrieser, C, Wardroper, A, Felder, M, Thangavelu, M, Johnson, D, Knights, A, Loulseged, H, Mungall, K, Oliver, K, Price, C, Quail, M A, Urushihara, H, Hernandez, J, Rabbinowitsch, E, Steffen, D, Sanders, M, Ma, J, Kohara, Y, Sharp, S, Simmonds, M, Spiegler, S, Tivey, A, Sugano, S, White, B, Walker, D, Woodward, J, Winckler, T, Tanaka, Y, Shaulsky, G, Schleicher, M, Weinstock, G, Rosenthal, A, Cox, E C, Chisholm, R L, Gibbs, R, Loomis, W F, Platzer, M, Kay, R R, Williams, J, Dear, P H, Noegel, A A, Barrell, B, and Kuspa, A
Abstract: Udgivelsesdato: 2005-May-5, The social amoebae are exceptional in their ability to alternate between unicellular and multicellular forms. Here we describe the genome of the best-studied member of this group, Dictyostelium discoideum. The gene-dense chromosomes of this organism encode approximately 12,500 predicted proteins, a high proportion of which have long, repetitive amino acid tracts. There are many genes for polyketide synthases and ABC transporters, suggesting an extensive secondary metabolism for producing and exporting small molecules. The genome is rich in complex repeats, one class of which is clustered and may serve as centromeres. Partial copies of the extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA (rDNA) element are found at the ends of each chromosome, suggesting a novel telomere structure and the use of a common mechanism to maintain both the rDNA and chromosomal termini. A proteome-based phylogeny shows that the amoebozoa diverged from the animal-fungal lineage after the plant-animal split, but Dictyostelium seems to have retained more of the diversity of the ancestral genome than have plants, animals or fungi.
Published: 2005

43. A formal design notation for real-time systems

Author: Felder, M, Pezze', M, PEZZE', MAURO, Felder, M, Pezze', M, and PEZZE', MAURO
Abstract: The development of real-time systems is based on a variety of different methods and notations. Despite the purported benefits of formal methods, informal techniques still play a predominant role in current industrial practice. Formal and informal methods have been combined in various ways to smoothly introduce formal methods in industrial practice. The combination of real-time structured analysis (SA-RT) with Petri nets is among the most popular approaches, but has been applied only to requirements specifications. This paper extends SA-RT to specifications of the detailed design of embedded real-time systems, and combines the proposed notation with Petri nets.
Published: 2002

44. Efficacy and safety of radiation synovectomy with yttrium-90: a retrospective long-term analysis of 164 applications in 82 patients

Author: Stucki, G, Bozzone, P, Treuer, E, Wassmer, P, Felder, M, Stucki, G, Bozzone, P, Treuer, E, Wassmer, P, and Felder, M
Abstract: In this long term retrospective study of radiation synovectomy with Yttrium-90 (Y90), we evaluated the results of 164 applications in 82 patients with RA, OA with synovitis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. Radiation synovectomy with Y90 has an overall success rate of approximately 50% and is therefore an effective alternative to surgical synovectomy in chronic synovitis which fails to respond to conservative treatment. Elbow and knee responded significantly better than shoulder and ankle joints. Patients with radiological stages from 0 to 2 showed a significantly better success rate than those with stage 3 changes. In responders, repeat therapy for recurrence of symptoms or treatment of a symptomatic corresponding symmetrical joint is advisable. Repeat therapy in a previous non-responder is associated with an unacceptably high failure rate. Therefore, when a joint fails to respond after 6 months, arthroscopy should be performed to evaluate further treatment procedures. A successful result was found in only 11 of 25 joints treated with arthroscopic synovectomy followed by radiation synovectomy within 2 weeks, indicating no benefit of this combination
Published: 1993

45. Analyzing refinements of state based specifications: the case of TB nets

Author: Felder, M, Ghezzi, C, Pezze', M, PEZZE', MAURO, Felder, M, Ghezzi, C, Pezze', M, and PEZZE', MAURO
Abstract: We describe how formal specifications given in terms of a high-level timed Petri net formalism (TB nets) can be analyzed to check the temporal properties of bounded invariance (the systems stays in a given state until time &tgr;) and bounded response (the system will enter a given state within time &tgr;). In particular, we concentrate on specifications given in a hierarchical, top-down manner, where one specification level refines a more abstract level. Our goal is to define the conditions under which the properties that are proven to hold at a given abstraction level are preserved at the next refined level. To do so, we define the concept of correct refinement, and we show that bounded invariance and bounded response are preserved by a correct refinement. We also provide a set of constructive rules that may be applied to refine a net in such a way that the resulting net is a correct refinement.
Published: 1993

46. What classic greywacke (litharenite) can reveal about feldspar diagenesis: An example from Permian Rotliegend sandstone in Hessen, Germany

Author: Molenaar N., Felder M., Bär K., Götz A., Molenaar N., Felder M., Bär K., and Götz A.
Abstract: © 2015 Elsevier B.V. Rotliegend siliciclastic sediments in southern Hessen (Germany) are a good example of dissolution of detrital feldspars, which is a common feature in many sandstones. Dissolution occurred after mechanical compaction of the lithic-rich sandstone, which experienced framework collapse with pores and pore connections filled and obstructed by deformed ductile lithic grains (pseudomatrix) thereby reducing pore space to microporosity., The advanced degree of compaction and reduced porosity caused low permeability and low hydraulic conductivity of the rock mass. This is further reduced by the presence of wackes and shales that occur intercalated with the sandstones. Feldspar dissolution thus took place in low permeable sediments when large-scale flow of meteoric or acidic fluids is ruled out as a cause of feldspar dissolution. Mineral precipitation (illite, kaolinite, and albite) took place within pseudomatrix and detrital matrix as well as in secondary pores created by feldspar dissolution. Feldspar was the source for the authigenesis. The system was thus closed during burial after framework collapse, and diagenetic reactants in the form of detrital components were already present within the system. The original mass was preserved, but redistributed and diagenetic minerals were the local sinks for the dissolved reactants, precipitating within the system. This also suggests that burial diagenesis in general might be more mass conservative than usually assumed.Rotliegend sandstones thus form a case where, despite of the lack of external exchange of mass by fluid flow, major diagenetic processes did take place and significantly modified the original mineralogy and texture. Feldspar diagenesis can take place from other processes than mere large-scale flushing of open systems as often supposed. It implies that the volumes of rock affected by feldspar diagenesis may be much larger than anticipated based upon the common hold believe that feldspar diagenesis i

47. What classic greywacke (litharenite) can reveal about feldspar diagenesis: An example from Permian Rotliegend sandstone in Hessen, Germany

Author: Molenaar N., Felder M., Bär K., Götz A., Molenaar N., Felder M., Bär K., and Götz A.
Abstract: © 2015 Elsevier B.V. Rotliegend siliciclastic sediments in southern Hessen (Germany) are a good example of dissolution of detrital feldspars, which is a common feature in many sandstones. Dissolution occurred after mechanical compaction of the lithic-rich sandstone, which experienced framework collapse with pores and pore connections filled and obstructed by deformed ductile lithic grains (pseudomatrix) thereby reducing pore space to microporosity., The advanced degree of compaction and reduced porosity caused low permeability and low hydraulic conductivity of the rock mass. This is further reduced by the presence of wackes and shales that occur intercalated with the sandstones. Feldspar dissolution thus took place in low permeable sediments when large-scale flow of meteoric or acidic fluids is ruled out as a cause of feldspar dissolution. Mineral precipitation (illite, kaolinite, and albite) took place within pseudomatrix and detrital matrix as well as in secondary pores created by feldspar dissolution. Feldspar was the source for the authigenesis. The system was thus closed during burial after framework collapse, and diagenetic reactants in the form of detrital components were already present within the system. The original mass was preserved, but redistributed and diagenetic minerals were the local sinks for the dissolved reactants, precipitating within the system. This also suggests that burial diagenesis in general might be more mass conservative than usually assumed.Rotliegend sandstones thus form a case where, despite of the lack of external exchange of mass by fluid flow, major diagenetic processes did take place and significantly modified the original mineralogy and texture. Feldspar diagenesis can take place from other processes than mere large-scale flushing of open systems as often supposed. It implies that the volumes of rock affected by feldspar diagenesis may be much larger than anticipated based upon the common hold believe that feldspar diagenesis i

48. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF RADIATION SYNOVECTOMY WITH YTTRIUM-90: A RETROSPECTIVE LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF 164 APPLICATIONS IN 82 PATIENTS

Author: STUCKI, G., BOZZONE, P., TREUER, E., WASSMER, P., FELDER, M., STUCKI, G., BOZZONE, P., TREUER, E., WASSMER, P., and FELDER, M.
Abstract: In this long term retrospective study of radiation synovectomy with Yttrium-90 (Y90), we evaluated the results of 164 applications in 82 patients with RA, OA with synovitis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. Radiation synovectomy with Y90 has an overall success rate of approximately 50% and is therefore an effective alternative to surgical synovectomy in chronic synovitis which fails to respond to conservative treatment. Elbow and knee responded significantly better than shoulder and ankle joints. Patients with radiological stages from 0 to 2 showed a significantly better success rate than those with stage 3 changes. In responders, repeat therapy for recurrence of symptoms or treatment of a symptomatic corresponding symmetrical joint is advisable. Repeat therapy in a previous non-responder is associated with an unacceptably high failure rate. Therefore, when a joint fails to respond after 6 months, arthroscopy should be performed to evaluate further treatment procedures. A successful result was found in only 11 of 25 joints treated with arthroscopic synovectomy followed by radiation synovectomy within 2 weeks, indicating no benefit of this combination

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