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101. A Multidisciplinary Study of Eye Tracking Technology for Visual Intelligence

Author

Shyamli Sindhwani, Gregory Minissale, Gerald Weber, Christof Lutteroth, Anthony Lambert, Neal Curtis, and Elizabeth Broadbent

Subjects
eye tracking, pedagogy, multidisciplinary, visual intelligence, art, comics, Education
Abstract

The ability to analyse aspects of visual culture—works of art, maps or plans, graphs, tables and X-rays—quickly and efficiently is critical in decision-making in a broad range of disciplines. Eye tracking is a technology that can record how long someone dwells on a particular detail in an image, where the eye moves from one part of the image to the other, and the sequence the viewer uses to interpret visual information. These MP4 recordings can be played back and graphically enhanced with coloured dots and lines to point out this natural and fluent eye behaviour to learners. These recordings can form effective pedagogical tools for learning how to look at images through the eyes of experts by mimicking the patterns and rhythms of expert eye behaviour. This paper provides a meta-analysis of studies of this kind and also provides the results of a cross-disciplinary project which involved five different subject areas. The consensus arising from our meta-analysis reveals an emerging field with broad concerns in need of more integrated research. None of the studies cited in this article are interdisciplinary across the sciences and arts and, while some of them address higher education in medicine and computing, there are no interdisciplinary studies of how eye tracking is important for teaching in arts and science subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, none of the studies address how learning practitioners find these eye recordings useful for their own understanding of learning processes. This establishes the unique contribution of this project.

Published
2020
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102. Optimizing diagnostic approach to drug-induced liver injury

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Maria Giovanna Minissale, Maurizio Soresi, Massimo Galia, Francesco Agnello, Lydia Giannitrapani, Massimo Midiri, and Anna Licata

Subjects
Drug-induced liver injury, diagnosis, clinical approach., Medicine
Abstract

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is often a trial even to expert clinicians, because sometimes diagnosis is not easy to be made. Guidelines of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) yielded in 2014, help to better understand the problem. The diagnosis of DILI is made through a detailed evaluation of clinical, serological, radiological and histological aspects. Biochemical data include liver function tests that allow to assess the pattern of damage, such as hepatocellular, cholestatic and mixed liver injury; serological data include testing for major and possibly minor hepatotropic viruses, non-organ specific autoantibodies. Clinical scenario might include jaundice, nausea, vomiting and extra-hepatic manifestations such as fever, pruritus, rash and eosinophilia. Investigation of the potential culprit drugs should involve firstly the temporal relationship between intake of the medication and onset of symptoms, thus the improvement after drug withdrawal. Overall, to complete the diagnostic evaluation, an abdominal ultrasound can be performed, as well as measurement of liver stiffness by transient elastography, and finally liver biopsy, which still represents the most accurate method to definitely assess liver damage. Sometimes, in such cases, computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance could help in the diagnosis of cases presenting with focal lesions of the liver, with cholestatic-like disease or vascular alterations, such as veno-occlusive disease. DILI diagnostic criteria help clinicians thinking of liver injury induced by drug, excluding other causes of liver disease. According to severity of liver damage and type of drug, it is possible to carefully predict the patient’s outcome.

Published
2018
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105. Heavy Hadrons Production by Coalescence Plus Fragmentation in AA Collisions at RHIC and LHC

Author

V. Minissale, S. Plumari, G. Coci, S.K. Das, and V. Greco

Subjects
heavy ion collision, hadronization, heavy quark transport, General Works
Abstract

The hadronization process of heavy hadrons with bottom and charm quarks, especially for baryons Λ c , in a dense QGP medium is largely not understood. We present within a coalescence plus fragmentation model the predictions for D 0 and Λ c spectra and the related baryon to meson ratios at RHIC and LHC. We will discuss how our model can predict values for Λ c / D 0 of the order of O(1), which is much larger than the expectations from fragmentation, and in agreement whit early data from STAR collaboration. Furthermore in the same scheme can be predicted a baryon to meson ratio Λ c / D 0 in pp collisions assuming that at the LHC top energies there can be the formation of QGP matter. The results show a considerable volume effects that significantly reduce the ratios, but still predict quite larger values with respect to fragmentation, in agreement with recent data from ALICE in pp collisions.

Published
2019
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106. Impact of invasive alien plants on native plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats: State of the art, gap analysis and perspectives in Italy

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Lazzaro, L, Bolpagni, R, Buffa, G, Gentili, R, Lonati, M, Stinca, A, Acosta, A, Adorni, M, Aleffi, M, Allegrezza, M, Angiolini, C, Assini, S, Bagella, S, Bonari, G, Bovio, M, Bracco, F, Brundu, G, Caccianiga, M, Carnevali, L, Di Cecco, V, Ceschin, S, Ciaschetti, G, Cogoni, A, Foggi, B, Frattaroli, A, Genovesi, P, Gigante, D, Lucchese, F, Mainetti, A, Mariotti, M, Minissale, P, Paura, B, Pellizzari, M, Perrino, E, Pirone, G, Poggio, L, Poldini, L, Poponessi, S, Prisco, I, Prosser, F, Puglisi, M, Rosati, L, Selvaggi, A, Sottovia, L, Spampinato, G, Stanisci, A, Venanzoni, R, Viciani, D, Vidali, M, Villani, M, Lastrucci, L, Lazzaro L., Bolpagni R., Buffa G., Gentili R., Lonati M., Stinca A., Acosta A. T. R., Adorni M., Aleffi M., Allegrezza M., Angiolini C., Assini S., Bagella S., Bonari G., Bovio M., Bracco F., Brundu G., Caccianiga M., Carnevali L., Di Cecco V., Ceschin S., Ciaschetti G., Cogoni A., Foggi B., Frattaroli A. R., Genovesi P., Gigante D., Lucchese F., Mainetti A., Mariotti M., Minissale P., Paura B., Pellizzari M., Perrino E. V., Pirone G., Poggio L., Poldini L., Poponessi S., Prisco I., Prosser F., Puglisi M., Rosati L., Selvaggi A., Sottovia L., Spampinato G., Stanisci A., Venanzoni R., Viciani D., Vidali M., Villani M., Lastrucci L., Lazzaro, L, Bolpagni, R, Buffa, G, Gentili, R, Lonati, M, Stinca, A, Acosta, A, Adorni, M, Aleffi, M, Allegrezza, M, Angiolini, C, Assini, S, Bagella, S, Bonari, G, Bovio, M, Bracco, F, Brundu, G, Caccianiga, M, Carnevali, L, Di Cecco, V, Ceschin, S, Ciaschetti, G, Cogoni, A, Foggi, B, Frattaroli, A, Genovesi, P, Gigante, D, Lucchese, F, Mainetti, A, Mariotti, M, Minissale, P, Paura, B, Pellizzari, M, Perrino, E, Pirone, G, Poggio, L, Poldini, L, Poponessi, S, Prisco, I, Prosser, F, Puglisi, M, Rosati, L, Selvaggi, A, Sottovia, L, Spampinato, G, Stanisci, A, Venanzoni, R, Viciani, D, Vidali, M, Villani, M, Lastrucci, L, Lazzaro L., Bolpagni R., Buffa G., Gentili R., Lonati M., Stinca A., Acosta A. T. R., Adorni M., Aleffi M., Allegrezza M., Angiolini C., Assini S., Bagella S., Bonari G., Bovio M., Bracco F., Brundu G., Caccianiga M., Carnevali L., Di Cecco V., Ceschin S., Ciaschetti G., Cogoni A., Foggi B., Frattaroli A. R., Genovesi P., Gigante D., Lucchese F., Mainetti A., Mariotti M., Minissale P., Paura B., Pellizzari M., Perrino E. V., Pirone G., Poggio L., Poldini L., Poponessi S., Prisco I., Prosser F., Puglisi M., Rosati L., Selvaggi A., Sottovia L., Spampinato G., Stanisci A., Venanzoni R., Viciani D., Vidali M., Villani M., and Lastrucci L.

Abstract

Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order to favour implementation of European Union Regulation no. 1143/2014 on invasive alien species, the Italian Society of Vegetation Science carried out a large survey led by a task force of 49 contributors with expertise in vegetation across all the Italian administrative regions. The survey summed up the knowledge on impact mechanisms of invasive alien plants in Italy and their outcomes on plant communities and the EU habitats of Community Interest, in accordance with Directive no. 92/43/EEC. The survey covered 241 alien plant species reported as having deleterious ecological impacts. The data collected illustrate the current state of the art, highlight the main gaps in knowledge, and suggest topics to be further investigated. In particular, the survey underlined competition as being the main mechanism of ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats. Of the 241 species, only Ailanthus altissima was found to exert an ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats in all Italian regions; while a further 20 species impact up to ten out of the 20 Italian administrative regions. Our data indicate that 84 out of 132 Natura 2000 Habitats (64%) are subjected to some degree of impact by invasive alien plants. Freshwater habitats and natural and semi-natural grassland formations were impacted by the highest number of alien species, followed by coastal sand dunes and inland dunes, and forests. Although not exhaustive, this research is the first example of nationwide evaluation of the ecological impacts of invasive alien plants on plant communities and Natura 2000 Habitats.

Published
2020

110. Strange and heavy hadrons production from coalescence plus fragmentation in AA collisions at RHIC and LHC

Author

Plumari Salvatore, Minissale Vincenzo, Das Santosh K., Scardina Francesco, and Greco Vincenzo

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

In a coalescence plus fragmentation approach we study the pT spectra of charmed hadrons D0, Ds up to about 10 GeV and the Λ+c /D0 ratio from RHIC to LHC energies. In this study we have included the contribution from decays of heavy hadron resonances and also that due to fragmentation of heavy quarks that are left in the system after coalescence. The pT dependence of the heavy baryon/meson ratios is found to be sensitive to the heavy quark mass. In particular we found that the Λc/D0 is much flatter than the one for light baryon/meson ratio like p/π and Λ/K.

Published
2018
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111. Heavy Quark Dynamics toward thermalization: RAA, υ1, υ2, υ3

Author

Plumari Salvatore, Das Santosh K., Scardina Francesco, Minissale Vincenzo, and Greco Vincenzo

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

We describe the propagation of Heavy quarks (HQs) in the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) within a relativistic Boltzmann transport (RBT) approach. The interaction between heavy quarks and light quarks is described within quasi-particle approach which is able to catch the main features of non-perturbative interaction as the increasing of the interaction in the region of low temperature near TC. In our calculations the hadronization of charm quarks in D mesons is described by mean of an hybrid model of coalescence plus fragmentation. We show that the coalescence play a key role to get a good description of the experimental data for the nuclear suppression factor RAA and the elliptic flow υ2(pT) at both RHIC and LHC energies. Moreover, we show some recent results on the direct flow υ1 and triangular flow υ3 of D meson.

Published
2018
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113. Chemical and isotopic study of thermal springs and gas discharges from Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico

Author

J.C. Mora, A. Minissale, B. Capaccioni, G. Magro, J. L. Macías, O. Vaselli, F. Tassi, and A. Nencetti

Subjects
Isotopes, chemistry, thermal springs, water, Chiapas, Mexico, Geophysics. Cosmic physics, QC801-809
Abstract

Thermal water and gas discharges south-east of El Chichón volcano, Mexico are associated mainly with NW-SE oriented fault systems. Spring discharges include i) waters with Na-Cl composition and TDS>3000 mg/L; ii) waters with Ca-SO4 composition and TDS values between 1400 and 2300 mg/L; iii) waters with Na-Cl composition and TDS of 800 to 2400 mg/L and sulphate content up to 650 mg/L and iv) waters with Ca-HCO3 composition and low salinity (TDS

Published
2005

114. Chemical and isotopic study of thermal springs and gas discharges from Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico

Author

A. Nencetti, F. Tassi, O. Vaselli, J.L. Macías, G. Magro, B. Capaccioni, A. Minissale, and J.C. Mora

Subjects
isótopos, química de manantiales, chiapas, méxico, Geophysics. Cosmic physics, QC801-809
Abstract

La Sierra de Chiapas localizada en el Sureste de México, se caracteriza por la presencia de descargas de gas y agua. La mayoría de los manantiales termales se asocian a rocas volcánicas Terciarias a lo largo de fallas regionales con orientación NO-SE. Las descargas termales se dividen en cuatro grupos: i) aguas con composición Na-Cl y Sólidos Disueltos Totales (SDT) >3000 mg/L; ii) aguas con composición Ca-SO4 y valores de SDT entre 1400 y 2300 mg/L; iii) aguas con composición Na-Cl, bajos contenidos de SDT (800 2400 mg/L) y un contenido de sulfato alto (hasta 650 mg/L) y iv) aguas con una composición Ca-HCO3 y salinidad baja (SDT

Published
2005
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117. Hadronization via coalescence at RHIC and LHC

Author

Minissale V., Scardina F., and Greco V.

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

An hadronization model that includes coalescence and fragmentation is used in this work to obtain predictions at both RHIC and LHC energy for light and strange hadrons transverse momentum spectra (π, p, k, Λ) and baryon to meson ratios (p/π, Λ/k) in a wide range of pT. This is accomplished without changing coalescence parameters. The ratios p/π and Λ/K shows the right behaviour except for some lack of baryon yield in a limited pT range around 6 GeV. This would indicate that the AKK fragmentation functions is too flat at pT < 8 GeV.

Published
2016
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118. A first checklist of the alien-dominated vegetation in Italy

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Viciani, D, Vidali, M, Gigante, D, Bolpagni, R, Villani, M, Acosta, A, Adorni, M, Aleffi, M, Allegrezza, M, Angiolini, C, Assini, S, Bagella, S, Bonari, G, Bovio, M, Bracco, F, Brundu, G, Buffa, G, Caccianiga, M, Carnevali, L, Ceschin, S, Ciaschetti, G, Cogoni, A, Di Cecco, V, Foggi, B, Frattaroli, A, Genovesi, P, Gentili, R, Lazzaro, L, Lonati, M, Lucchese, F, Mainetti, A, Mariotti, M, Minissale, P, Paura, B, Pellizzari, M, Perrino, E, Pirone, G, Poggio, L, Poldini, L, Poponessi, S, Prisco, I, Prosser, F, Puglisi, M, Rosati, L, Selvaggi, A, Sottovia, L, Spampinato, G, Stanisci, A, Stinca, A, Venanzoni, R, Lastrucci, L, Viciani, Daniele, Vidali, Marisa, Gigante, Daniela, Bolpagni, Rossano, Villani, Mariacristina, Acosta, Alicia Teresa Rosario, Adorni, Michele, Aleffi, Michele, Allegrezza, Marina, Angiolini, Claudia, Assini, Silvia, Bagella, Simonetta, Bonari, Gianmaria, Bovio, Maurizio, Bracco, Francesco, Brundu, Giuseppe, Buffa, Gabriella, Caccianiga, Marco, Carnevali, Lucilla, Ceschin, Simona, Ciaschetti, Giampiero, Cogoni, Annalena, Di Cecco, Valter, Foggi, Bruno, Frattaroli, Anna Rita, Genovesi, Piero, Gentili, Rodolfo, Lazzaro, Lorenzo, Lonati, Michele, Lucchese, Fernando, Mainetti, Andrea, Mariotti, Mauro, Minissale, Pietro, Paura, Bruno, Pellizzari, Mauro, Perrino, Enrico Vito, Pirone, Gianfranco, Poggio, Laura, Poldini, Livio, Poponessi, Silvia, Prisco, Irene, Prosser, Filippo, Puglisi, Marta, Rosati, Leonardo, Selvaggi, Alberto, Sottovia, Lucio, Spampinato, Giovanni, Stanisci, Angela, Stinca, Adriano, Venanzoni, Roberto, Lastrucci, Lorenzo, Viciani, D, Vidali, M, Gigante, D, Bolpagni, R, Villani, M, Acosta, A, Adorni, M, Aleffi, M, Allegrezza, M, Angiolini, C, Assini, S, Bagella, S, Bonari, G, Bovio, M, Bracco, F, Brundu, G, Buffa, G, Caccianiga, M, Carnevali, L, Ceschin, S, Ciaschetti, G, Cogoni, A, Di Cecco, V, Foggi, B, Frattaroli, A, Genovesi, P, Gentili, R, Lazzaro, L, Lonati, M, Lucchese, F, Mainetti, A, Mariotti, M, Minissale, P, Paura, B, Pellizzari, M, Perrino, E, Pirone, G, Poggio, L, Poldini, L, Poponessi, S, Prisco, I, Prosser, F, Puglisi, M, Rosati, L, Selvaggi, A, Sottovia, L, Spampinato, G, Stanisci, A, Stinca, A, Venanzoni, R, Lastrucci, L, Viciani, Daniele, Vidali, Marisa, Gigante, Daniela, Bolpagni, Rossano, Villani, Mariacristina, Acosta, Alicia Teresa Rosario, Adorni, Michele, Aleffi, Michele, Allegrezza, Marina, Angiolini, Claudia, Assini, Silvia, Bagella, Simonetta, Bonari, Gianmaria, Bovio, Maurizio, Bracco, Francesco, Brundu, Giuseppe, Buffa, Gabriella, Caccianiga, Marco, Carnevali, Lucilla, Ceschin, Simona, Ciaschetti, Giampiero, Cogoni, Annalena, Di Cecco, Valter, Foggi, Bruno, Frattaroli, Anna Rita, Genovesi, Piero, Gentili, Rodolfo, Lazzaro, Lorenzo, Lonati, Michele, Lucchese, Fernando, Mainetti, Andrea, Mariotti, Mauro, Minissale, Pietro, Paura, Bruno, Pellizzari, Mauro, Perrino, Enrico Vito, Pirone, Gianfranco, Poggio, Laura, Poldini, Livio, Poponessi, Silvia, Prisco, Irene, Prosser, Filippo, Puglisi, Marta, Rosati, Leonardo, Selvaggi, Alberto, Sottovia, Lucio, Spampinato, Giovanni, Stanisci, Angela, Stinca, Adriano, Venanzoni, Roberto, and Lastrucci, Lorenzo

Abstract

This study provides a first step toward the knowledge of the alien-dominated and co-dominated plant communities present in Italy. The first ever checklist of the alien phytocoenoses described or reported in literature for the Italian territory has been compiled, produced by data-mining in national and local thematic literature. The resulting vegetation-type draft-list has been checked in the light of the most recent syntaxonomic documentation and updated with regards to syntaxonomy and nomenclature, with special reference to the frame proposed in the Italian Vegetation Prodrome. The list includes 27 vascular and one bryophyte vegetation classes, hosting 194 low rank alien-dominated syntaxa . The different vegetation types detected for each syntaxonomic class and macro-vegetation group, defined by physiognomical and ecological attributes, are discussed.

Published
2020

119. Thermal Desorption of Interstellar Ices: A Review on the Controlling Parameters and Their Implications from Snowlines to Chemical Complexity.

Author

Minissale, Marco, Aikawa, Yuri, Bergin, Edwin, Bertin, Mathieu, Brown, Wendy A., Cazaux, Stephanie, Charnley, Steven B., Coutens, Audrey, Cuppen, Herma M., Guzman, Victoria, Linnartz, Harold, McCoustra, Martin R. S., Rimola, Albert, Schrauwen, Johanna G. M., Toubin, Celine, Ugliengo, Piero, Watanabe, Naoki, Wakelam, Valentine, and Dulieu, Francois

Published
2022
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121. Un primo contributo alla definizione delle fitocenosi dominate da specie aliene in Italia

Author

Bolpagni, R., Acosta, A. T. C., Adorni, M., Aleffi, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Assini, S. P., Bagella, S., Bonari, G., Bovio, M., Bracco, F., Brundu, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Carnevali, L., Ceschin, S., Ciaschetti, G., Cogoni, A., Di Cecco, V., Foggi, B., Frattaroli, A., Genovesi, P., Gentili, R., Gigante, D., Lazzaro, L., Lonati, M., Lucchese, F., Mainetti, A., Mariotti, M., Minissale, P., Paura, B., Pellizzari, M., Perrino, E., Pirone, G., Poggio, L., Poldini, L., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Prosser, F., Puglisi, M., Rosati, L., Selvaggi, A., Sottovia, L., Spampinato, G., Stanisci, A., Stinca, A., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Vidali, M., Villani, C., Lastrucci, L., AA.VV., Bolpagni, R., Acosta, A. T. C., Adorni, M., Aleffi, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Assini, S. P., Bagella, S., Bonari, G., Bovio, M., Bracco, F., Brundu, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Carnevali, L., Ceschin, S., Ciaschetti, G., Cogoni, A., Di Cecco, V., Foggi, B., Frattaroli, A., Genovesi, P., Gentili, R., Gigante, D., Lazzaro, L., Lonati, M., Lucchese, F., Mainetti, A., Mariotti, M., Minissale, P., Paura, B., Pellizzari, M., Perrino, E., Pirone, Gianfranco, Poggio, L., Poldini, L., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Prosser, F., Puglisi, M., Rosati, L., Selvaggi, A., Sottovia, L., Spampinato, G., Stanisci, A., Stinca, A., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Vidali, M., Villani, C., and Lastrucci, L.

Subjects
Alien species, habitat, vegettion, Italy
Published
2018

122. An assessment of the impacts of invasive alien plants on habitats in Italy: first results from the ISPRA-SISV convention

Author

Lazzaro L., Bolpagni R., Acosta A. T. R., Adorni M., Aleffi M., Allegrezza M., Angiolini C., Assini S. P., Bagella S., Bonari G., Bovio M., Bracco F., Brundu G., Buffa G., Caccianiga M., Carnevali L., Ceschin S., Ciaschetti G, Cogoni A., Di Cecco V., Foggi B., Frattaroli A. R., Genovesi P., Gentili R., Gigante D., Lonati M., Lucchese F., Mainetti A., Mariotti M., Minissale P., Paura B., Pellizzari M., Perrino E. V., Pirone G., Poggio L., Poldini L., Poponessi S., Prisco I., Prosser F., Puglisi M., Rosati L., Selvaggi A., Sottovia L., Spampinato G., Stanisci A., Stinca A., Venanzoni R., Viciani D., Vidali M., Villani C., Lastrucci L., AA.VV., Lazzaro, L., Bolpagni, R., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Aleffi, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Assini, S. P., Bagella, S., Bonari, G., Bovio, M., Bracco, F., Brundu, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Carnevali, L., Ceschin, S., Ciaschetti, G, Cogoni, A., Di Cecco, V., Foggi, B., Frattaroli, A. R., Genovesi, P., Gentili, R., Gigante, D., Lonati, M., Lucchese, F., Mainetti, A., Mariotti, M., Minissale, P., Paura, B., Pellizzari, M., Perrino, E. V., Pirone, G., Poggio, L., Poldini, L., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Prosser, F., Puglisi, M., Rosati, L., Selvaggi, A., Sottovia, L., Spampinato, G., Stanisci, A., Stinca, A., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Vidali, M., Villani, C., and Lastrucci, L.

Subjects
Invasive alien plants, habitat, Habitat, invasive alien species, Habitat, invasive alien species
Published
2018

123. Updated and new insights on the coastal halophilous vegetation of southeastern Sicily (Italy)

Author

Sciandrello, S., Musarella, C. M., Puglisi, M., Spampinato, G., Tomaselli, V., and Minissale, P.

Subjects
phytosociology, salt marshes vegetation, Juncetea maritimi, coastal habitat, syntaxonomy, Salicornietea fruticosae, cluster analysis
Abstract

An overview of the salt marsh vegetation of southeastern Sicily is here presented. On the basis of a total of 241 relevés, 8 classes and 32 plant communities have been identified, following the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological method. The salt marsh vegetation of southeastern Sicily is represented by aquatic communities of Ruppietea and Potamogetonetea, by helophytic communities of Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, by hygrophylous communities of Juncetea maritimi, by halophylous communities of Salicornietea fruticosae, by annual halo-nitrophylous communities of Saginetea maritimae, and finally by halophylous annual communities of Thero-Suaedetea splendentis. The plant communities belonging to Salicornietea fruticosae and Juncetea maritimi classes, were analysed through a numerical analysis (hierarchical clustering). The study also describes two new associations belonging to the Tamaricion africanae (Limbardo crithmoidis-Tamaricetum africanae) and Frankenion pulverulentae (Brizo minoris-Isolepidetum cernui) alliances.

Published
2019

125. Una valutazione degli impatti delle piante alloctone invasive sugli habitat in Italia: primi risultati dalla convenzione ISPRA-SISV

Author

Lazzaro, L., Acosta, A. T. C., Adorni, M., Aleffi, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Assini, S. P., Bagella, S., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Bovio, M., Bracco, F., Brundu, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Carnevali, L., Ceschin, S., Ciaschetti, G., Cogoni, A., Di Cecco, V., Foggi, B., Frattaroli, A., Genovesi, P., Gentili, R., Gigante, D., Lonati, M., Lucchese, F., Mainetti, A., Mariotti, M., Minissale, P., Paura, B., Pellizzari, M., Perrino, E., Pirone, G., Poggio, L., Poldini, L., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Prosser, F., Puglisi, M., Rosati, L., Selvaggi, A., Sottovia, L., Spampinato, G., Stanisci, A., Stinca, A., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Vidali, M., Villani, C., and Lastrucci, L.

Subjects
Alien plant, habitat, vegetation, Italy
Published
2018

126. Preliminary checklist of the Italian gypsophilous flora

Author

Musarella, CM, Spampinato, G, Mendoza Fernández, JM, Mota, JF, Alessandrini, A, Brullo, S, Caldarella, O, Ciaschetti, G, Conti, F, Di Martino L, Falci, A, GIANGUZZI, Lorenzo Antonio, Manzi, A, Minissale, P, Montanari, A, Pasta, S, Peruzzi, L, Sciandrello, S, Scuderi, L, GUARINO, Riccardo, TROIA, Angelo, Musarella, CM, Spampinato, G, Mendoza-Fernández, JM, Mota, JF, Alessandrini, A, Brullo, S, Caldarella, O, Ciaschetti, G, Conti, F, Di Martino L, Falci, A, Gianguzzi, L, Guarino, R, Manzi, A, Minissale, P, Montanari, A, Pasta, S, Peruzzi, L, Sciandrello, S, Scuderi, L, and Troìa, A

Subjects
flora, gypsophily, gypsum, soil
Abstract

The richness and uniqueness of the flora growing on gypsum substrates in Italy is known since the XIX century (Macchiati, 1888). Furthermore, the concept of plant gypsophily can be defined as the exclusiveness (or virtually exclusiveness) for living in gypsum outcropping rocks. Thus only those plant species, which show preference – or even exclusivity - for gypsum substrates, would be classified as gipsophilous (Mota et al., 2011). The main aim of this research has been the elaboration of a checklist of the Italian gypsophilous flora. The study was made possible through international collaboration between the "Mediterranea" University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) and the University of Almería (Spain). During the first step, an extensive literature review has been carried out in order to collect all available information about gypsophilous flora and to compile a preliminary list. Afterwards 18 regional botanists experts on Italian gypsum flora have been asked to rank the preference of these species for gypsum soils. Following the methodology proposed by Mota et al. (2009), the gypsophilous character of more than 100 plant species has been thus ranked on a scale ranging from 1 to 5 (with 5 representing for a total dependence on gypsum substrates). According to the obtained values, all the plant species, ranking between absolute or preferent gypsophytes, will figure in the final checklist of the gypsophytes of the whole Italian territory.

Published
2016

127. Esoteric and exoteric vision in South Asian miniature painting

Author

Minissale, Gregory

Abstract

This essay focuses on contemporary artworks that hark back to Mughal examples. In particular, there is an underlying formal arrangement shared by traditional and contemporary art, which I would like to suggest has much in common with reading maps. In fact, many of these artworks actually feature maps that alert us to different ways of ‘reading’ this tradition of formalism, stimulating different levels of description.

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2021
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131. Risk of noise-induced hearing loss in the spine surgeon

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Meade, Matthew H., Kwan, Stephanie A., Michael, Mark E., Minissale, Nicholas J., Buchan, Levi, Gleimer, Jeffrey R., Woods, Barrett I., and Kepler, Christopher

Abstract

Occupation-related noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) has both negative economic and quality of life implications. The risk spine surgeons undertake in regards to NIHL during operative intervention is unknown. Governing bodies, including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, have recommended exposure limits not to exceed 85 decibels (dB) over 8 hours. The purpose of this study is to characterize noise exposure to spine surgeons in the operating room (OR).

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2024
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133. Pyrene Adsorption on a Ag(111) Surface

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Salomon, Eric, Minissale, Marco, Lairado, Francisco Romero, Coussan, Stephane, Rousselot-Pailley, Pierre, Dulieu, François, and Angot, Thierry

Abstract

This work describes the adsorption of pyrene molecules on a Ag(111) surface. We first demonstrate that despite its high vapor pressure, pyrene molecules can form ordered films under ultrahigh vacuum conditions, presenting a well-contrasted diffraction pattern. Studies using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy provide compelling evidence of a physisorbed system where the molecules only weakly interact with the substrate underneath. Comparisons with theoretical calculations, as well as with data obtained from optical spectroscopies, clearly demonstrate that the vibrational and electronic properties of the adsorbed molecules are similar to the expected ones for pristine pyrene. Finally, we used temperature-programmed X-rays photoelectron spectroscopy to study the desorption process of pyrene on the Ag(111) surface and estimate its activation energy to desorption.

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2021
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134. Discovery of TAK-981, a First-in-Class Inhibitor of SUMO-Activating Enzyme for the Treatment of Cancer

Author

Langston, Steven P., Grossman, Stephen, England, Dylan, Afroze, Roushan, Bence, Neil, Bowman, Douglas, Bump, Nancy, Chau, Ryan, Chuang, Bei-Ching, Claiborne, Christopher, Cohen, Larry, Connolly, Kelly, Duffey, Matthew, Durvasula, Nitya, Freeze, Scott, Gallery, Melissa, Galvin, Katherine, Gaulin, Jeffrey, Gershman, Rachel, Greenspan, Paul, Grieves, Jessica, Guo, Jianping, Gulavita, Nanda, Hailu, Shumet, He, Xingyue, Hoar, Kara, Hu, Yongbo, Hu, Zhigen, Ito, Mitsuhiro, Kim, Mi-Sook, Lane, Scott Weston, Lok, David, Lublinsky, Anya, Mallender, William, McIntyre, Charles, Minissale, James, Mizutani, Hirotake, Mizutani, Miho, Molchinova, Nina, Ono, Koji, Patil, Ashok, Qian, Mark, Riceberg, Jessica, Shindi, Vaishali, Sintchak, Michael D., Song, Keli, Soucy, Teresa, Wang, Yana, Xu, He, Yang, Xiaofeng, Zawadzka, Agatha, Zhang, Ji, and Pulukuri, Sai M.

Abstract

SUMOylation is a reversible post-translational modification that regulates protein function through covalent attachment of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) proteins. The process of SUMOylating proteins involves an enzymatic cascade, the first step of which entails the activation of a SUMO protein through an ATP-dependent process catalyzed by SUMO-activating enzyme (SAE). Here, we describe the identification of TAK-981, a mechanism-based inhibitor of SAE which forms a SUMO–TAK-981 adduct as the inhibitory species within the enzyme catalytic site. Optimization of selectivity against related enzymes as well as enhancement of mean residence time of the adduct were critical to the identification of compounds with potent cellular pathway inhibition and ultimately a prolonged pharmacodynamic effect and efficacy in preclinical tumor models, culminating in the identification of the clinical molecule TAK-981.

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2021
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139. Online Prediction for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration: A Model of the Human Arm

Author

Binchi, Jacopo, Mangeruca, Leonardo, Rucco, Matteo, Ferrante, Orlando, Minissale, Alfio, and Abbà, Fabio Francesco

Abstract

Traditionally safety in industrial manufacturing environments has been addressed by rigid separation between robots and human operators. With the advent of new technologies and the transition of production to industry 4.0, a more flexible approach to manufacturing is pursued to achieve higher productivity, where robots and human operators are allowed to collaborate and interact. This transformation leads to overcoming traditional safety procedures and the development of new safety-assuring technologies for the minimization of risks connected with human robot collaboration. In this work we focus on the prediction of movements of operators’ upper torso and arms by developing a method which combines data driven methodologies with formal methods. The approach is based on a predictive model of human motion compared against the planned robot trajectory and online monitoring of satisfaction of safety requirements with formal methods. We provide an early assessment of the robustness of the proposed method with results from simulations in a virtual environment.

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2021
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142. Lista bibliografica

Author

ALBANO, Antonella, MARCHIORI, Silvano, ANGELINI E, ANGIOLINI C, ASCI W, ASSINI S, BACCHETTA G, BAGELLA S, BERNARDO L, BIONDI E, BOUVET D, BUFFA G, BURRASCANO S, CANIGLIA G, CASAVECCHIA S, CASTI M, CIASCHETTI G, DEL VICO E, DI MARTINO L, DI MARZIO P, DI PIETRO R, FARRIS E, FASCETTI S, FOGGI B, FORTINI P, FRATTAROLI A. R, GAMPER U, GIANGUZZI L, GIGANTE D, LANDI M, LASEN C, LASTRUCCI L, MARCHESINI R, MARIOTTI M. G, MINISSALE P, PASSALACQUA N. G, PEDROTTI F, PELLIZZARI M, PICCOLI F, PIRONE G, POMPILI M, POTENZA G, PRESTI G, ROSATI L, SBURLINO G, SINISCALCO C, SPAMPINATO G, SURBERA F, TISI A, VAGGE I, VENANZONI R, VERDE S, VICIANI D, VIDALI M, VISCOSI V., ALBANO A, ANGELINI E, ANGIOLINI C, ASCI W, ASSINI S, BACCHETTA G, BAGELLA S, BERNARDO L, BIONDI E, BOUVET D, BUFFA G, BURRASCANO S, CANIGLIA G, CASAVECCHIA S, CASTI M, CIASCHETTI G, DEL VICO E, DI MARTINO L, DI MARZIO P, DI PIETRO R, FARRIS E, FASCETTI S, FOGGI B, FORTINI P, FRATTAROLI AR, GAMPER U, GIANGUZZI L, GIGANTE D, LANDI M, LASEN C, LASTRUCCI L, MARCHESINI R, MARCHIORI S, MARIOTTI MG, MINISSALE P, PASSALACQUA NG, PEDROTTI F, PELLIZZARI M, PICCOLI F, PIRONE G, POMPILI M, POTENZA G, PRESTI G, ROSATI L, SBURLINO G, SINISCALCO C, SPAMPINATO G, SURBERA F, TISI A, VAGGE I, VENANZONI R, VERDE S, VICIANI D, VIDALI M, VISCOSI V, Albano, Antonella, Angelini, E, Angiolini, C, Asci, W, Assini, S, Bacchetta, G, Bagella, S, Bernardo, L, Biondi, E, Bouvet, D, Buffa, G, Burrascano, S, Caniglia, G, Casavecchia, S, Casti, M, Ciaschetti, G, DEL VICO, E, DI MARTINO, L, DI MARZIO, P, DI PIETRO, R, Farris, E, Fascetti, S, Foggi, B, Fortini, P, FRATTAROLI A., R, Gamper, U, Gianguzzi, L, Gigante, D, Landi, M, Lasen, C, Lastrucci, L, Marchesini, R, Marchiori, Silvano, MARIOTTI M., G, Minissale, P, PASSALACQUA N., G, Pedrotti, F, Pellizzari, M, Piccoli, F, Pirone, G, Pompili, M, Potenza, G, Presti, G, Rosati, L, Sburlino, G, Siniscalco, C, Spampinato, G, Surbera, F, Tisi, A, Vagge, I, Venanzoni, R, Verde, S, Viciani, D, Vidali, M, and Viscosi, V.

Subjects
BIO/03 Botanica ambientale e applicata, BIO/02 Botanica sistematica
Abstract

Questa lista bibliografica contiene il secondo aggiornamento della bibliografia della Lisy e deriva dall’assemblaggio da parte della redazione (M. Serdoz ed E. Panfili) dei contributi parziali stilati dai gruppi regionali.

Published
2007

144. User characteristics and outcomes from a national digital mental health service: an observational study of registrants of the Australian MindSpot Clinic

Author

Titov, Nickolai, Dear, Blake F, Nielssen, Olav, Wootton, Bethany, Kayrouz, Rony, Karin, Eyal, Genest, Ben, Bennett-Levy, James, Purtell, Carol, Bezuidenhout, Greg, Tan, Rheza, Minissale, Casey, Thadhani, Priti, Webb, Nick, Willcock, Simon, Andersson, Gerhard, Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D, Mohr, David C, Kavanagh, David J, Cross, Shane, and Staples, Lauren G

Abstract

Interest is growing in digital and telehealth delivery of mental health services, but data are scarce on outcomes in routine care. The federally funded Australian MindSpot Clinic provides online and telephone psychological assessment and treatment services to Australian adults. We aimed to summarise demographic characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients registered with MindSpot over the first 7 years of clinic operation.

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2020
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145. Syntaxonomic survey of the class Pegano-Salsoletea in Italy

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Brullo, S., GIUSSO DEL GALDO, G., Guarino, R., Minissale, P., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., BRULLO, S, GIUSSO DEL GALDO, G, GUARINO, R, MINISSALE, P, SCIANDRELLO, S, and SPAMPINATO, G

Subjects
Phytosociology, Pegano-Salsoletea, Italy, conservation, habitat
Abstract

After a general outline on the syntaxonomical framework of the class Pegano harmalae-Salsoletea vermiculatae Br.-Bl. & O. Bolos 1958, the occurrence of this vegetation in the Italian territory is examined. In Italy, this vegetation is mostly found on clayish or marly substrata, particularly if slightly enriched with nitrates and chlorides. With reference to the Rivas-Martı´nez bioclimatic classification, the Italian stands have an infra- to thermo-Mediterranean thermotype (marginally up to the meso- Mediterranean one) with dry or arid ombrotype. In particular, this vegetation is well represented in Sicily, while in Sardinia and along the Italian Peninsula, it progressively becomes more rare and localized. Altogether, 21 associations are recognized, 11 of which are described here for the first time. The surveyed associations are ascribed to the following alliances: Salsolo oppositifoliae-Suaedion mollis (linked to less disturbed and more thermo-xeric habitats) and Artemision arborescentis (more disturbed and less thermo-xeric habitats). Finally, some conservation issues are discussed.

Published
2012

147. The Lygeo-Stipetea class in Sicily

Author

Brullo, C., Brullo, S., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Riccardo Guarino, Minissale, P., Scuderi, L., Siracusa, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Brullo, C, Brullo, S, Giusso del Galdo, G, Guarino, R, Minissale, P, Scuderi, L, Siracusa, G, Sciandrello, S, and Spampinato, G

Subjects
Sicily, Dry Grasslands, Phytosociology, Lygeo-Stipetea, lcsh:Botany, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata, lcsh:QK1-989
Abstract

Basing on literature data and unpublished relevés from Sicily, a survey of the syntaxa belonging to the class Lygeo-Stipetea Rivas-Martínez 1978 is presented. This perennial vegetation is characterized by the dominance of big caespitose hemicryptophytes, and it is widely distributed in Sicily from the sea level up to 1500 m a.s.l. The class is represented in Sicily by two orders, floristically and ecologically well differentiated: Lygeo-Stipetalia, including the sole alliance Moricandio-Lygeion exclusively of clayey substrates, and Hyparrhenietalia hirtae, including five alliances (Hyparrhenion hirtae, Avenulo cincinnatae-Ampelodesmion mauritanici, Thero-Brachypodion ramosi, Bromo-Oryzopsion miliaceae, and Arundion collinae) occurring on various substrates. Within the class, 50 associations have been recognized. To support the syntaxonomic proposal, a multivariate numerical analysis, considering literature and personal data, has been performed. Nomenclature, floristic settlement, ecology, syndynamism and chorology are examined for each syntaxon.

Published
2010

149. The Lygeo-Stipetea class in Sicily

Author

Brullo, S, Giusso del Galdo, G, Minissale, P, Siracusa, G, Scuderi, L, Spampinato, G., GUARINO, Riccardo, Brullo, S, Giusso del Galdo, G, Guarino, R, Minissale, P, Siracusa, G, Scuderi, L, and Spampinato, G

Subjects
Phytosociology, Mediterranean dry grasslands, vegetation, bunchgrasses, Lygeo-Stipetea, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata
Published
2009

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