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1. A hierarchical Bayesian model to monitor pelagic larvae in response to environmental changes

Author: Granata, Alessia, Abbruzzo, Antonino, Patti, Bernardo, Cuttitta, Angela, and Torri, Marco
Published: 2024
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2. A 12-year-long (2010–2021) hydrological and biogeochemical dataset in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea)

Author: F. Placenti, M. Torri, K. Schroeder, M. Borghini, G. Cerrati, A. Cuttitta, V. Tancredi, C. Buscaino, and B. Patti
Subjects: Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Geology, QE1-996.5
Abstract: The dataset presented here consists of 273 conductivity–temperature–depth (CTD) stations, as well as 2034 sampled data points in the water column, where dissolved inorganic nutrients have been measured, that were collected during 12 summer oceanographic cruises (BANSIC series) in the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) between 2010 and 2021. The quality of the CTD dataset is ensured by regular sensor calibrations and an accurate control process adopted during the acquisition, processing, and post-processing phases. The quality of the biogeochemical dataset is ensured by the adoption of best-practice analytical and sampling methods. This data collection fills a gap of information in the Sicily Channel, i.e., a key area where complex water mass exchange processes involve the transfer of physical and biogeochemical properties between the eastern and western Mediterranean. The available dataset will be useful to evaluate the long-term variability on a wide spatial scale, supporting studies on the evolution of the Mediterranean circulation and its peculiar biogeochemistry, as well as on the physical and biogeochemical modeling of this area. The data are available in Zenodo (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8125006, Placenti et al., 2023).
Published: 2024
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3. Photoaging of polystyrene-based microplastics amplifies inflammatory response in macrophages

Author: Aloi, Noemi, Calarco, Anna, Curcuruto, Giusy, Di Natale, Marilena, Augello, Giuseppa, Carroccio, Sabrina Carola, Cerruti, Pierfrancesco, Cervello, Melchiorre, Cuttitta, Angela, Colombo, Paolo, and Longo, Valeria
Published: 2024
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4. Focus on Achalasia in the Omics Era

Author: Anna Laura Pia Di Brina, Orazio Palmieri, Anna Lucia Cannarozzi, Francesca Tavano, Maria Guerra, Fabrizio Bossa, Marco Gentile, Antonio Merla, Giuseppe Biscaglia, Antonello Cuttitta, Francesco Perri, and Anna Latiano
Subjects: achalasia, omics, genomics, transcriptomics, microbiomics, viromics, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Chemistry, QD1-999
Abstract: Achalasia is a rare and complex esophageal disease of unknown etiology characterized by difficulty in swallowing due to the lack of opening of the lower esophageal sphincter and the absence of esophageal peristalsis. Recent advancements in technology for analyzing DNA, RNA and biomolecules in high-throughput techniques are offering new opportunities to better understand the etiology and the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying achalasia. Through this narrative review of the scientific literature, we aim to provide a comprehensive assessment of the state-of-the-art knowledge on omics of achalasia, with particular attention to those considered relevant to the pathogenesis of the disease. The notion and importance of the multi-omics approach, its limitations and future directions are also introduced, and it is highlighted how the integration of single omics data will lead to new insights into the development of achalasia and offer clinical tools which will allow early diagnosis and better patient management.
Published: 2024
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5. Addressing marine plastic pollution: a systematic literature review

Author: Bertolazzi, Stefania, Cuttitta, Angela, and Pipitone, Vito
Published: 2024
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6. Hydrographic variability and biomass fluctuations of European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Central Mediterranean Sea: Monetary estimations and impacts on fishery from Lagrangian analysis

Author: Di Cintio, Antonio, Torri, Marco, Falcini, Federico, Corrado, Raffaele, Lacorata, Guglielmo, Cuttitta, Angela, Patti, Bernardo, and Santoleri, Rosalia
Subjects: Physics - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, Economics - General Economics
Abstract: During the last decades, scientific community has been investigating both biological and hydrographic processes that affect fisheries. Such an interdisciplinary and synergic approach is nowadays giving a fundamental contribution, in particular, in connecting the dots between hydrographic phenomena and biomass variability and distribution of small pelagic fish. Here we estimate impacts of hydrographic fluctuations on small pelagic fishery, focusing on the inter-annual variability that characterizes connectivity between spawning and recruiting areas for the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus, Linnaues 1758), in the Northern side of the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea). Results show that coastal transport dynamics of a specific year largely affect the biomass recorded the following year. Our work, moreover, quantifies the specific monetary impacts on landings of European anchovy fishery due to hydrodynamics variability, connecting biomass fluctuations with fishery economics in a highly dynamic and exploited marine environment as the Sicily Channel. In particular, we build a model that attributes a monetary value to the hydrographic phenomena (i.e., cross-shore vs. alongshore eggs and larvae transport), registered in the FAO Geographical Sub-Area (GSA) 16 (Southern Sicily). This allows us to provide a monetary estimation of catches, derived from different transport dynamics. Our results highlight the paramount importance that hydrographic phenomena can have over the socio-economic performance of a fishery.
Published: 2021

7. Burden of Uncontrolled Severe Asthma With and Without Elevated Type-2 Inflammatory Biomarkers

Author: del Olmo, Ricardo, Anderson, Gary, Reddel, Helen, Rabahi, Marcelo, McIvor, Andrew, Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, Weinreich, Ulla, Burgel, Pierre-Régis, Devouassoux, Gilles, Papi, Alberto, Inoue, Hiromasa, Rendon, Adrián, van den Berge, Maarten, Beasley, Richard, García-Navarro, Alvar Agusti, Faner, Rosa, Rivera, José Olaguibel, Janson, Christer, Bilińska-Izydorczyk, Magdalena, Fagerås, Malin, Fihn-Wikander, Titti, Franzén, Stefan, Keen, Christina, Ostridge, Kristoffer, Chalmers, James, Harrison, Timothy, Pavord, Ian, Price, David, Azim, Adnan, Belton, Laura, Blé, Francois-Xavier, Erhard, Clement, Gairy, Kerry, Hughes, Rod, Lassi, Glenda, Müllerová, Hana, Rapsomaniki, Eleni, Scott, Ian Christopher, Chipps, Bradley, Christenson, Stephanie, Make, Barry, Tomaszewski, Erin, Benhabib, Gabriel, Ruiz, Xavier Bocca, Lisanti, Raul Eduardo, Marino, Gustavo, Mattarucco, Walter, Nogueira, Juan, Parody, Maria, Pascale, Pablo, Rodriguez, Pablo, Silva, Damian, Svetliza, Graciela, Victorio, Carlos F., Rolon, Roxana Willigs, Yañez, Anahi, Baines, Stuart, Bowler, Simon, Bremner, Peter, Bull, Sheetal, Carroll, Patrick, Chaalan, Mariam, Farah, Claude, Hammerschlag, Gary, Hancock, Kerry, Harrington, Zinta, Katsoulotos, Gregory, Kim, Joshua, Langton, David, Lee, Donald, Peters, Matthew, Prassad, Lakshman, Sajkov, Dimitar, Santiago, Francis, Simpson, Frederick Graham, Tai, Sze, Thomas, Paul, Wark, Peter, Delfini Cançado, José Eduardo, Cunha, Thúlio, Lima, Marina, Cardoso, Alexandre Pinto, FitzGerald, J. Mark, Anees, Syed, Bertley, John, Bell, Alan, Cheema, Amarjit, Chouinard, Guy, Csanadi, Michael, Dhar, Anil, Dhillon, Ripple, Kanawaty, David, Kelly, Allan, Killorn, William, Landry, Daniel, Luton, Robert, Mandhane, Piushkumar, Pek, Bonavuth, Petrella, Robert, Stollery, Daniel, Wang, Chen, Chen, Meihua, Chen, Yan, Gu, Wei, Christopher Hui, Kim Ming, Li, Manxiang, Li, Shiyue, Lijun, Ma, Qin, Guangyue, Song, Weidong, Tan, Wei, Tang, Yijun, Wang, Tan, Wen, Fuqiang, Wu, Feng, Xiang, PingChao, Xiao, Zuke, Xiong, Shengdao, Yang, Jinghua, Yang, Jingping, Zhang, Caiqing, Zhang, Min, Zhang, Ping, Zhang, Wei, Zheng, Xiaohe, Zhu, Dan, Bueno, Carlos Matiz, Grimaldos, Fabio Bolivar, Arboleda, Alejandra Cañas, Molina de Salazar, Dora, Bendstrup, Elisabeth, Hilberg, Ole, Kjellerup, Carsten, Raherison, Chantal, Bonniaud, Philippe, Brun, Olivier, Chouaid, Christos, Couturaud, Francis, de Blic, Jacques, Debieuvre, Didier, Delsart, Dominique, Demaegdt, Axelle, Demoly, Pascal, Deschildre, Antoine, Egron, Carole, Falchero, Lionel, Goupil, François, Kessler, Romain, Le Roux, Pascal, Mabire, Pascal, Mahay, Guillaume, Martinez, Stéphanie, Melloni, Boris, Moreau, Laurent, Riviere, Emilie, Roux-Claudé, Pauline, Soulier, Michel, Vignal, Guillaume, Yaici, Azzedine, Bals, Robert, Aries, Sven Philip, Beck, Ekkehard, Deimling, Andreas, Feimer, Jan, Grimm-Sachs, Vera, Groth, Gesine, Herth, Felix, Hoheisel, Gerhard, Kanniess, Frank, Lienert, Thomas, Mronga, Silke, Reinhardt, Jörg, Schlenska, Christian, Stolpe, Christoph, Teber, Ishak, Timmermann, Hartmut, Ulrich, Thomas, Velling, Peter, Wehgartner-Winkler, Sabina, Welling, Juergen, Winkelmann, Ernst-Joachim, Barbetta, Carlo, Braido, Fulvio, Cardaci, Vittorio, Clini, Enrico Maria, Costantino, Maria Teresa, Cuttitta, Giuseppina, di Gioacchino, Mario, Fois, Alessandro, Foschino-Barbaro, Maria Pia, Gammeri, Enrico, Inchingolo, Riccardo, Lavorini, Federico, Molino, Antonio, Nucera, Eleonora, Patella, Vincenzo, Pesci, Alberto, Ricciardolo, Fabio, Rogliani, Paola, Sarzani, Riccardo, Vancheri, Carlo, Vincenti, Rigoletta, Endo, Takeo, Fujita, Masaki, Hara, Yu, Horiguchi, Takahiko, Hosoi, Keita, Ide, Yumiko, Inomata, Minehiko, Inoue, Koji, Inoue, Sumito, Kato, Motokazu, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Kawayama, Tomotaka, Kita, Toshiyuki, Kobayashi, Kanako, Koto, Hiroshi, Nishi, Koichi, Saito, Junpei, Shimizu, Yasuo, Shirai, Toshihiro, Sugihara, Naruhiko, Takahashi, Ken-ichi, Tashimo, Hiroyuki, Tomii, Keisuke, Yamada, Takashi, Yanai, Masaru, Rendon, Adrian, Javier, Ruth Cerino, Peregrina, Alfredo Domínguez, Corzo, Marco Fernández, Gonzalez, Efraín Montano, Ramírez-Venegas, Alejandra, Boersma, Willem, Djamin, R.S., Eijsvogel, Michiel, Franssen, Frits, Goosens, Martijn, Graat-Verboom, Lidwien, Veen, Johannes in 't, Janssen, Rob, Kuppens, Kim, van de Ven, Mario, Bakke, Per, Brunstad, Ole Petter, Einvik, Gunnar, Høines, Kristian Jong, Khusrawi, Alamdar, Oien, Torbjorn, Yoon, Ho Joo, Chang, Yoon-Seok, Cho, Young Joo, Hwang, Yong Il, Kim, Woo Jin, Koh, Young-Il, Lee, Byung-Jae, Lee, Kwan-Ho, Lee, Sang-Pyo, Lee, Yong Chul, Lim, Seong Yong, Min, Kyung Hun, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Park, Choon-Sik, Park, Hae-Sim, Park, Heung-Woo, Rhee, Chin Kook, Yoon, Hyoung-Kyu, Andújar, Rubén, Anoro, Laura, García, María Buendía, Mozo, Paloma Campo, Campos, Sergio, Maldonado, Francisco Casas, Martínez, Manuel Castilla, Serrano, Carolina Cisneros, Casanova, Lorena Comeche, Corbacho, Dolores, Del Campo Matías, Felix, Echave-Sustaeta, Jose, Corral, Gloria Francisco, Setién, Pedro Gamboa, Clemente, Marta García, Núñez, Ignacio García, Robaina, Jose García, Salmones, Mercedes García, Marín Trigo, Jose Maria, Fernandez, Marta Nuñez, Palomo, Sara Nuñez, Pérez de Llano, Luis, Bastida, Ana Pueyo, Rañó, Ana, González-Moro, José Rodríguez, Reig, Albert Roger, Garrido, José Velasco, Curiac, Dan, Lif-Tiberg, Cornelia, Luts, Anders, Råhlen, Lennart, Rustscheff, Stefan, Adams, Frances, Bradman, Drew, Broughton, Emma, Cosgrove, John, Flood-Page, Patrick, Fuller, Elizabeth, Hartley, David, Hattotuwa, Keith, Jones, Gareth, Lewis, Keir, McGarvey, Lorcan, Morice, Alyn, Pandya, Preeti, Patel, Manish, Roy, Kay, Sathyamurthy, Ramamurthy, Thiagarajan, Swaminathan, Turner, Alice, Vestbo, Jorgen, Wedzicha, Wisia, Wilkinson, Tom, Wilson, Pete, Al-Asadi, Lo’Ay, Anholm, James, Averill, Francis, Bansal, Sandeep, Baptist, Alan, Campbell, Colin, Campos, Michael A., Crook, Gretchen, DeLeon, Samuel, Eid, Alain, Epstein, Ellen, Fritz, Stephen, Harris, Hoadley, Hewitt, Mitzie, Holguin, Fernando, Hudes, Golda, Jackson, Richard, Kaufman, Alan, Kaufman, David, Klapholz, Ari, Krishna, Harshavardhan, Lee, Daria, Lin, Robert, Maselli-Caceres, Diego, Mehta, Vinay, Moy, James N., Nwokoro, Ugo, Parikh, Purvi, Parikh, Sudhir, Perrino, Frank, Ruhlmann, James, Sassoon, Catherine, Settipane, Russell A., Sousa, Daniel, Sriram, Peruvemba, Wachs, Richard, Ding, Bo, Chen, Stephanie, Quinton, Anna, Cook, William, and Reddel, Helen K.
Published: 2024
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8. Empowering the next Generation: An innovative “Kids Save Lives” blended learning programme for schoolchildren training

Author: Coniglio, Carlo, Baldazzi, Marzia, Landini, Chiara, Guarnera, Martina, Masina, Juliette, Ghedini, Giorgia, Potri, Lucia, Tortolani, Donatella, Semeraro, Federico, Imbriaco, Guglielmo, Del Giudice, Donatella, Antognoli, Marco, Celin, Daniele, Cuttitta, Micaela, Lo Guasto, Vincenzo, Giulini, Gabriele, Gnudi, Tania, Monesi, Alessandro, Nava, Elisa, Tucci, Riccardo, Carenzio, Alessandra, Lo Jacono, Sara, Gordini, Giovanni, and Gamberini, Lorenzo
Published: 2024
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9. Targets for De-implementation of Unnecessary Testing Before Low-Risk Surgery: A Qualitative Study

Author: Richburg, Caroline E., Pesavento, Cecilia M., Vastardis, Andrew, Antunez, Alexis G., Gavrila, Valerie, Cuttitta, Anthony, Nathan, Hari, Byrnes, Mary E., and Dossett, Lesly A.
Published: 2024
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10. Inclusive science communication: Tools from the natural sounds

Author: Salvatore Bondì, Serena Ferraro, Girolama Biondo, Tiziana Masullo, Marco Torri, Antonino Adamo, Marianna Musco, Carmelo Bennici, Vito Pipitone, Riccardo Santolini, and Angela Cuttitta
Subjects: Scientific Communication, Sensory Disabilities, Visually Impaired, Inclusiveness, Multi - Approach Method, Educational Technology, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691
Abstract: Scientific popularization for people with sensory disabilities is today insufficient and lacking in specific methods as it uses contents rich in visual and abstract references, difficult to assimilate by those with perceptual or sensory deficiencies. This research aims to fill the gap through an exploratory case study, conducted with an inclusive and multisensory method. This method is based on the use of natural sounds to communicate complex concepts related to ecology and environmental vulnerability. It has a bottom-up approach, starting from a single theme to arrive at the definition of ecosystems and environmental emergencies. The results indicate that natural sounds contribute to students’ learning by improving the ability to recognize and describe ecological and environmental issues. The proposed method was highly appreciated by the participants and exhibits excellent performance and great expandability to complex themes.
Published: 2023
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11. Cluster Analyses From the Real-World NOVELTY Study: Six Clusters Across the Asthma-COPD Spectrum

Author: Olmo, Ricardo del, Anderson, Gary, Reddel, Helen, Rabahi, Marcelo, McIvor, Andrew, Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, Weinreich, Ulla, Burgel, Pierre-Régis, Devouassoux, Gilles, Papi, Alberto, Inoue, Hiromasa, Rendon, Adrián, van den Berge, Maarten, Beasley, Richard, García-Navarro, Alvar Agusti, Faner, Rosa, Olaguibel Rivera, José, Janson, Christer, Bilińska-Izydorczyk, Magdalena, Fagerås, Malin, Fihn-Wikander, Titti, Franzén, Stefan, Keen, Christina, Ostridge, Kristoffer, Chalmers, James, Harrison, Timothy, Pavord, Ian, Price, David, Azim, Adnan, Belton, Laura, Blé, Francois-Xavier, Erhard, Clement, Gairy, Kerry, Hughes, Rod, Lassi, Glenda, Müllerová, Hana, Rapsomaniki, Eleni, Scott, Ian Christopher, Chipps, Bradley, Christenson, Stephanie, Make, Barry, Tomaszewski, Erin, Benhabib, Gabriel, Ruiz, Xavier Bocca, Lisanti, Raul Eduardo, Marino, Gustavo, Mattarucco, Walter, Nogueira, Juan, Parody, Maria, Pascale, Pablo, Rodriguez, Pablo, Silva, Damian, Svetliza, Graciela, Victorio, Carlos F., Rolon, Roxana Willigs, Yañez, Anahi, Baines, Stuart, Bowler, Simon, Bremner, Peter, Bull, Sheetal, Carroll, Patrick, Chaalan, Mariam, Farah, Claude, Hammerschlag, Gary, Hancock, Kerry, Harrington, Zinta, Katsoulotos, Gregory, Kim, Joshua, Langton, David, Lee, Donald, Peters, Matthew, Prassad, Lakshman, Sajkov, Dimitar, Santiago, Francis, Simpson, Frederick Graham, Tai, Sze, Thomas, Paul, Wark, Peter, Cançado, José Eduardo Delfini, Cunha, Thúlio, Lima, Marina, Cardoso, Alexandre Pinto, FitzGerald, J. Mark, Anees, Syed, Bertley, John, Bell, Alan, Cheema, Amarjit, Chouinard, Guy, Csanadi, Michael, Dhar, Anil, Dhillon, Ripple, Kanawaty, David, Kelly, Allan, Killorn, William, Landry, Daniel, Luton, Robert, Mandhane, Piushkumar, Pek, Bonavuth, Petrella, Robert, Stollery, Daniel, Wang, Chen, Chen, Meihua, Chen, Yan, Gu, Wei, Christopher Hui, Kim Ming, Li, Manxiang, Li, Shiyue, Lijun, Ma, Qin, Guangyue, Song, Weidong, Tan, Wei, Tang, Yijun, Wang, Tan, Wen, Fuqiang, Wu, Feng, Xiang, PingChao, Xiao, Zuke, Xiong, Shengdao, Yang, Jinghua, Yang, Jingping, Zhang, Caiqing, Zhang, Min, Zhang, Ping, Zhang, Wei, Zheng, Xiaohe, Zhu, Dan, Bueno, Carlos Matiz, Grimaldos, Fabio Bolivar, Arboleda, Alejandra Cañas, de Salazar, Dora Molina, Bendstrup, Elisabeth, Hilberg, Ole, Kjellerup, Carsten, Raherison, Chantal, Bonniaud, Philippe, Brun, Olivier, Chouaid, Christos, Couturaud, Francis, de Blic, Jacques, Debieuvre, Didier, Delsart, Dominique, Demaegdt, Axelle, Demoly, Pascal, Deschildre, Antoine, Egron, Carole, Falchero, Lionel, Goupil, François, Kessler, Romain, Le Roux, Pascal, Mabire, Pascal, Mahay, Guillaume, Martinez, Stéphanie, Melloni, Boris, Moreau, Laurent, Riviere, Emilie, Roux-Claudé, Pauline, Soulier, Michel, Vignal, Guillaume, Yaici, Azzedine, Bals, Robert, Aries, Sven Philip, Beck, Ekkehard, Deimling, Andreas, Feimer, Jan, Grimm-Sachs, Vera, Groth, Gesine, Herth, Felix, Hoheisel, Gerhard, Kanniess, Frank, Lienert, Thomas, Mronga, Silke, Reinhardt, Jörg, Schlenska, Christian, Stolpe, Christoph, Teber, Ishak, Timmermann, Hartmut, Ulrich, Thomas, Velling, Peter, Wehgartner-Winkler, Sabina, Welling, Juergen, Winkelmann, Ernst-Joachim, Barbetta, Carlo, Braido, Fulvio, Cardaci, Vittorio, Clini, Enrico Maria, Costantino, Maria Teresa, Cuttitta, Giuseppina, di Gioacchino, Mario, Fois, Alessandro, Foschino-Barbaro, Maria Pia, Gammeri, Enrico, Inchingolo, Riccardo, Lavorini, Federico, Molino, Antonio, Nucera, Eleonora, Patella, Vincenzo, Pesci, Alberto, Ricciardolo, Fabio, Rogliani, Paola, Sarzani, Riccardo, Vancheri, Carlo, Vincenti, Rigoletta, Endo, Takeo, Fujita, Masaki, Hara, Yu, Horiguchi, Takahiko, Hosoi, Keita, Ide, Yumiko, Inomata, Minehiko, Inoue, Koji, Inoue, Sumito, Kato, Motokazu, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Kawayama, Tomotaka, Kita, Toshiyuki, Kobayashi, Kanako, Koto, Hiroshi, Nishi, Koichi, Saito, Junpei, Shimizu, Yasuo, Shirai, Toshihiro, Sugihara, Naruhiko, Takahashi, Ken-ichi, Tashimo, Hiroyuki, Tomii, Keisuke, Yamada, Takashi, Yanai, Masaru, Rendon, Adrian, Cerino Javier, Ruth, Domínguez Peregrina, Alfredo, Fernández Corzo, Marco, Montano Gonzalez, Efraín, Ramírez-Venegas, Alejandra, Boersma, Willem, Djamin, R.S., Eijsvogel, Michiel, Franssen, Frits, Goosens, Martijn, Graat-Verboom, Lidwien, Veen, Johannes in 't, Janssen, Rob, Kuppens, Kim, van de Ven, Mario, Bakke, Per, Brunstad, Ole Petter, Einvik, Gunnar, Høines, Kristian Jong, Khusrawi, Alamdar, Oien, Torbjorn, Yoon, Ho Joo, Chang, Yoon-Seok, Cho, Young Joo, Hwang, Yong Il, Kim, Woo Jin, Koh, Young-Il, Lee, Byung-Jae, Lee, Kwan-Ho, Lee, Sang-Pyo, Lee, Yong Chul, Lim, Seong Yong, Min, Kyung Hun, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Park, Choon-Sik, Park, Hae-Sim, Park, Heung-Woo, Rhee, Chin Kook, Yoon, Hyoung-Kyu, García-Navarro, Alvar Agustí, Andújar, Rubén, Anoro, Laura, Buendía García, María, Mozo, Paloma Campo, Campos, Sergio, Casas Maldonado, Francisco, Castilla Martínez, Manuel, Cisneros Serrano, Carolina, Comeche Casanova, Lorena, Corbacho, Dolores, Campo Matías, Felix Del, Echave-Sustaeta, Jose, Corral, Gloria Francisco, Gamboa Setién, Pedro, García Clemente, Marta, Núñez, Ignacio García, García Robaina, Jose, García Salmones, Mercedes, Marín Trigo, Jose Maria, Fernandez, Marta Nuñez, Palomo, Sara Nuñez, Pérez de Llano, Luis, Pueyo Bastida, Ana, Rañó, Ana, Rodríguez González-Moro, José, Reig, Albert Roger, Velasco Garrido, José, Curiac, Dan, Lif-Tiberg, Cornelia, Luts, Anders, Råhlen, Lennart, Rustscheff, Stefan, Adams, Frances, Bradman, Drew, Broughton, Emma, Cosgrove, John, Flood-Page, Patrick, Fuller, Elizabeth, Hartley, David, Hattotuwa, Keith, Jones, Gareth, Lewis, Keir, McGarvey, Lorcan, Morice, Alyn, Pandya, Preeti, Patel, Manish, Roy, Kay, Sathyamurthy, Ramamurthy, Thiagarajan, Swaminathan, Turner, Alice, Vestbo, Jørgen, Wedzicha, Wisia, Wilkinson, Tom, Wilson, Pete, Al-Asadi, Lo’Ay, Anholm, James, Averill, Francis, Bansal, Sandeep, Baptist, Alan, Campbell, Colin, Campos, Michael A., Crook, Gretchen, DeLeon, Samuel, Eid, Alain, Epstein, Ellen, Fritz, Stephen, Harris, Hoadley, Hewitt, Mitzie, Holguin, Fernando, Hudes, Golda, Jackson, Richard, Kaufman, Alan, Kaufman, David, Klapholz, Ari, Krishna, Harshavardhan, Lee, Daria, Lin, Robert, Maselli-Caceres, Diego, Mehta, Vinay, Moy, James N., Nwokoro, Ugo, Parikh, Purvi, Parikh, Sudhir, Perrino, Frank, Ruhlmann, James, Sassoon, Catherine, Settipane, Russell A., Sousa, Daniel, Sriram, Peruvemba, Wachs, Richard, Bansal, Aruna T., Agustí, Alvar, Fageras, Malin, Alacqua, Marianna, and Reddel, Helen K.
Published: 2023
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12. Interventions on the concept of externalisation in migration and border studies

Author: Cobarrubias, Sebastian, Cuttitta, Paolo, Casas-Cortés, Maribel, Lemberg-Pedersen, Martin, El Qadim, Nora, İşleyen, Beste, Fine, Shoshana, Giusa, Caterina, and Heller, Charles
Published: 2023
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13. Influence of microplastic-associated biofilms on the bioavailability of a mixture of cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene by the analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish

Author: Di Natale, Marilena, Catarino, Ana Isabel, Summers, Stephen, Boyle, David, Torri, Marco, Nicosia, Aldo, Musco, Marianna, Masullo, Tiziana, Russo, Stefania, Bennici, Carmelo Daniele, Mazzola, Antonio, Cuttitta, Angela, and Henry, Theodore B.
Published: 2023
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14. Influence of microplastic-associated biofilms on the bioavailability of a mixture of cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene by the analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish

Author: Marilena Di Natale, Ana Isabel Catarino, Stephen Summers, David Boyle, Marco Torri, Aldo Nicosia, Marianna Musco, Tiziana Masullo, Stefania Russo, Carmelo Daniele Bennici, Antonio Mazzola, Angela Cuttitta, and Theodore B. Henry
Subjects: Microplastics, Biofilm, Contaminants, Mixture, Zebrafish, Sorption, Ecology, QH540-549.5
Abstract: Microplastics (MPs, 1 µm – 5 mm) in aquatic environments undergo complex weathering transformations such as those induced by microbial colonization and biofilm formation, that affect their ability to interact with environmental contaminants (co-contaminants). In this study, the microbial composition of MP biofilms and its influence on the sorption and bioavailability of two co-contaminants with different physicochemistry, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and cadmium (Cd) in a mixture, were assessed. Aqueous-phase bioavailability was measured by assessment of biomarker gene expression for these toxicants (cytochrome P450 1A, cyp1a, and metallothionein 2, mt2, for B[a]P and Cd respectively) in larval zebrafish, Danio rerio. Significant induction of cyp1a and mt2 gene expression (p
Published: 2023
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15. A Pilot Study: Transcriptional Profiling, Functional Analysis, and Organoid Modeling of Intestinal Mucosa in Hirschsprung Disease

Author: Lotakis, Dimitra M., Dheer, Rishu, Dame, Michael K., Cuttitta, Ashley J., Tigani, Dominic J., Spence, Jason R., Young, Vincent B., and Ralls, Matthew W.
Published: 2023
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16. Cancer cell survival depends on collagen uptake into tumor-associated stroma

Author: Kuo-Sheng Hsu, James M. Dunleavey, Christopher Szot, Liping Yang, Mary Beth Hilton, Karen Morris, Steven Seaman, Yang Feng, Emily M. Lutz, Robert Koogle, Francesco Tomassoni-Ardori, Saurabh Saha, Xiaoyan M. Zhang, Enrique Zudaire, Pradip Bajgain, Joshua Rose, Zhongyu Zhu, Dimiter S. Dimitrov, Frank Cuttitta, Nancy J. Emenaker, Lino Tessarollo, and Brad St. Croix
Subjects: Science
Abstract: Collagen can be a metabolic source to fuel cancer growth. Here the authors show that cell surface protein TEM8 mediates the binding and uptake of collagen in stromal cells and these cells processed the collagen to glutamine, providing an alternative energy source for tumour cells to grow.
Published: 2022
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17. The burden of mild asthma: Clinical burden and healthcare resource utilisation in the NOVELTY study

Author: Benhabib, Gabriel, Mandhane, Piushkumar, Ruiz, Xavier Bocca, McIvor, Andrew, Olmo, Ricardo del, Pek, Bonavuth, Lisanti, Raul Eduardo, Petrella, Robert, Marino, Gustavo, Stollery, Daniel, Mattarucco, Walter, Chen, Meihua, Nogueira, Juan, Chen, Yan, Parody, Maria, Gu, Wei, Pascale, Pablo, Hui, Kim Ming Christopher, Rodriguez, Pablo, Li, Manxiang, Silva, Damian, Li, Shiyue, Svetliza, Graciela, Ma, Lijun, Victorio, Carlos F., Qin, Guangyue, Rolon, Roxana Willigs, Song, Weidong, Yañez, Anahi, Tan, Wei, Baines, Stuart, Tang, Yijun, Bowler, Simon, Wang, Chen, Bremner, Peter, Wang, Tan, Bull, Sheetal, Wen, Fuqiang, Carroll, Patrick, Wu, Feng, Chaalan, Mariam, Xiang, PingChao, Farah, Claude, Xiao, Zuke, Hammerschlag, Gary, Xiong, Shengdao, Hancock, Kerry, Yang, Jinghua, Harrington, Zinta, Yang, Jingping, Katsoulotos, Gregory, Zhang, Caiqing, Kim, Joshua, Zhang, Min, Langton, David, Zhang, Ping, Lee, Donald, Zhang, Wei, Peters, Matthew, Zheng, Xiaohe, Prassad, Lakshman, Zhu, Dan, Reddel, Helen, Bolivar Grimaldos, Fabio, Sajkov, Dimitar, Arboleda, Alejandra Cañas, Santiago, Francis, Bueno, Carlos Matiz, Simpson, Frederick Graham, Molina de Salazar, Dora, Tai, Sze, Bendstrup, Elisabeth, Thomas, Paul, Hilberg, Ole, Wark, Peter, Kjellerup, Carsten, Cançado, José Eduardo Delfini, Weinreich, Ulla, Cunha, Thúlio, Bonniaud, Philippe, Lima, Marina, Brun, Olivier, Cardoso, Alexandre Pinto, Burgel, Pierre-Régis, Rabahi, Marcelo, Chouaid, Christos, Anees, Syed, Couturaud, Francis, Bertley, John, de Blic, Jacques, Bell, Alan, Debieuvre, Didier, Cheema, Amarjit, Delsart, Dominique, Chouinard, Guy, Demaegdt, Axelle, Csanadi, Michael, Demoly, Pascal, Dhar, Anil, Deschildre, Antoine, Dhillon, Ripple, Devouassoux, Gilles, FitzGerald, J. Mark, Egron, Carole, Kanawaty, David, Falchero, Lionel, Kelly, Allan, Goupil, François, Killorn, William, Kessler, Romain, Landry, Daniel, Le Roux, Pascal, Luton, Robert, Mabire, Pascal, Mahay, Guillaume, Ide, Yumiko, Martinez, Stéphanie, Inomata, Minehiko, Melloni, Boris, Inoue, Hiromasa, Moreau, Laurent, Inoue, Koji, Raherison, Chantal, Inoue, Sumito, Riviere, Emilie, Kato, Motokazu, Roux-Claudé, Pauline, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Soulier, Michel, Kawayama, Tomotaka, Vignal, Guillaume, Kita, Toshiyuki, Yaici, Azzedine, Kobayashi, Kanako, Aries, Sven Philip, Koto, Hiroshi, Bals, Robert, Nishi, Koichi, Beck, Ekkehard, Saito, Junpei, Deimling, Andreas, Shimizu, Yasuo, Feimer, Jan, Shirai, Toshihiro, Grimm-Sachs, Vera, Sugihara, Naruhiko, Groth, Gesine, Takahashi, Ken-ichi, Herth, Felix, Tashimo, Hiroyuki, Hoheisel, Gerhard, Tomii, Keisuke, Kanniess, Frank, Yamada, Takashi, Lienert, Thomas, Yanai, Masaru, Mronga, Silke, Javier, Ruth Cerino, Reinhardt, Jörg, Domínguez Peregrina, Alfredo, Schlenska, Christian, Corzo, Marco Fernández, Stolpe, Christoph, Montano Gonzalez, Efraín, Teber, Ishak, Ramírez-Venegas, Alejandra, Timmermann, Hartmut, Rendon, Adrian, Ulrich, Thomas, Boersma, Willem, Velling, Peter, Djamin, R.S., Wehgartner-Winkler, Sabina, Eijsvogel, Michiel, Welling, Juergen, Franssen, Frits, Winkelmann, Ernst-Joachim, Goosens, Martijn, Barbetta, Carlo, Graat-Verboom, Lidwien, Braido, Fulvio, Veen, Johannes in 't, Cardaci, Vittorio, Janssen, Rob, Clini, Enrico Maria, Kuppens, Kim, Costantino, Maria Teresa, van den Berge, Maarten, Cuttitta, Giuseppina, van de Ven, Mario, di Gioacchino, Mario, Brunstad, Ole Petter, Fois, Alessandro, Einvik, Gunnar, Foschino-Barbaro, Maria Pia, Høines, Kristian Jong, Gammeri, Enrico, Khusrawi, Alamdar, Inchingolo, Riccardo, Oien, Torbjorn, Lavorini, Federico, Chang, Yoon-Seok, Molino, Antonio, Cho, Young Joo, Nucera, Eleonora, Hwang, Yong Il, Papi, Alberto, Kim, Woo Jin, Patella, Vincenzo, Koh, Young-Il, Pesci, Alberto, Lee, Byung-Jae, Ricciardolo, Fabio, Lee, Kwan-Ho, Rogliani, Paola, Lee, Sang-Pyo, Sarzani, Riccardo, Lee, Yong Chul, Vancheri, Carlo, Lim, Seong Yong, Vincenti, Rigoletta, Min, Kyung Hun, Endo, Takeo, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Fujita, Masaki, Park, Choon-Sik, Hara, Yu, Park, Hae-Sim, Horiguchi, Takahiko, Park, Heung-Woo, Hosoi, Keita, Rhee, Chin Kook, Yoon, Ho Joo, Morice, Alyn, Yoon, Hyoung-Kyu, Pandya, Preeti, García-Navarro, Alvar Agusti, Patel, Manish, Andújar, Rubén, Roy, Kay, Anoro, Laura, Sathyamurthy, Ramamurthy, García, María Buendía, Thiagarajan, Swaminathan, Mozo, Paloma Campo, Turner, Alice, Campos, Sergio, Vestbo, Jorgen, Maldonado, Francisco Casas, Wedzicha, Wisia, Castilla Martínez, Manuel, Wilkinson, Tom, Serrano, Carolina Cisneros, Wilson, Pete, Comeche Casanova, Lorena, Al-Asadi, Lo’Ay, Corbacho, Dolores, Anholm, James, Campo Matías, Felix Del, Averill, Frank, Echave-Sustaeta, Jose, Bansal, Sandeep, Corral, Gloria Francisco, Baptist, Alan, Gamboa Setién, Pedro, Campbell, Colin, García Clemente, Marta, Campos, Michael A., Núñez, Ignacio García, Chipps, Bradley, Robaina, Jose García, Crook, Gretchen, García Salmones, Mercedes, DeLeon, Samuel, Marín Trigo, Jose Maria, Eid, Alain, Fernandez, Marta Nuñez, Epstein, Ellen, Palomo, Sara Nuñez, Fritz, Stephen, Olaguibel Rivera, José, Harris, Hoadley, de Llano, Luis Pérez, Hewitt, Mitzie, Pueyo Bastida, Ana, Holguin, Fernando, Rañó, Ana, Hudes, Golda, Rodríguez González-Moro, José, Jackson, Richard, Reig, Albert Roger, Kaufman, Alan, Velasco Garrido, José, Kaufman, David, Curiac, Dan, Klapholz, Ari, Janson, Christer, Krishna, Harshavardhan, Lif-Tiberg, Cornelia, Lee, Daria, Luts, Anders, Lin, Robert, Råhlen, Lennart, Maselli-Caceres, Diego, Rustscheff, Stefan, Mehta, Vinay, Adams, Frances, Moy, James N., Bradman, Drew, Nwokoro, Ugo, Broughton, Emma, Parikh, Purvi, Cosgrove, John, Parikh, Sudhir, Flood-Page, Patrick, Perrino, Frank, Fuller, Elizabeth, Ruhlmann, James, Harrison, Timothy, Sassoon, Catherine, Hartley, David, Settipane, Russell A., Hattotuwa, Keith, Sousa, Daniel, Jones, Gareth, Sriram, Peruvemba, Lewis, Keir, Wachs, Richard, McGarvey, Lorcan, Golam, Sarowar Muhammad, Beasley, Richard, FitzGerald, J Mark, Harrison, Tim, Hughes, Rod, Müllerová, Hana, Olaguibel, José María, Rapsomaniki, Eleni, Reddel, Helen K., and Sadatsafavi, Mohsen
Published: 2022
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18. Frequent productive cough: Symptom burden and future exacerbation risk among patients with asthma and/or COPD in the NOVELTY study

Author: Benhabib, Gabriel, Ruiz, Xavier Bocca, Olmo, Ricardo del, Lisanti, Raul Eduardo, Marino, Gustavo, Mattarucco, Walter, Nogueira, Juan, Parody, Maria, Pascale, Pablo, Rodriguez, Pablo, Silva, Damian, Svetliza, Graciela, Victorio, Carlos F., Rolon, Roxana Willigs, Yañez, Anahi, Baines, Stuart, Bowler, Simon, Bremner, Peter, Bull, Sheetal, Carroll, Patrick, Chaalan, Mariam, Farah, Claude, Hammerschlag, Gary, Hancock, Kerry, Harrington, Zinta, Katsoulotos, Gregory, Kim, Joshua, Langton, David, Lee, Donald, Peters, Matthew, Prassad, Lakshman, Reddel, Helen, Sajkov, Dimitar, Santiago, Francis, Simpson, Frederick Graham, Tai, Sze, Thomas, Paul, Wark, Peter, Delfini Cançado, José Eduardo, Cunha, Thúlio, Lima, Marina, Cardoso, Alexandre Pinto, Rabahi, Marcelo, Anees, Syed, Bertley, John, Bell, Alan, Cheema, Amarjit, Chouinard, Guy, Csanadi, Michael, Dhar, Anil, Dhillon, Ripple, FitzGerald, J. Mark, Kanawaty, David, Kelly, Allan, Killorn, William, Landry, Daniel, Luton, Robert, Mandhane, Piushkumar, McIvor, Andrew, Pek, Bonavuth, Petrella, Robert, Stollery, Daniel, Chen, Meihua, Chen, Yan, Gu, Wei, Christopher Hui, Kim Ming, Li, Manxiang, Li, Shiyue, Lijun, Ma, Qin, Guangyue, Song, Weidong, Tan, Wei, Tang, Yijun, Wang, Chen, Wang, Tan, Wen, Fuqiang, Wu, Feng, Xiang, PingChao, Xiao, Zuke, Xiong, Shengdao, Yang, Jinghua, Yang, Jingping, Zhang, Caiqing, Zhang, Min, Zhang, Ping, Zhang, Wei, Zheng, Xiaohe, Zhu, Dan, Grimaldos, Fabio Bolivar, Arboleda, Alejandra Cañas, Bueno, Carlos Matiz, Molina de Salazar, Dora, Bendstrup, Elisabeth, Hilberg, Ole, Kjellerup, Carsten, Weinreich, Ulla, Bonniaud, Philippe, Brun, Olivier, Burgel, Pierre-Régis, Chouaid, Christos, Couturaud, Francis, de Blic, Jacques, Debieuvre, Didier, Delsart, Dominique, Demaegdt, Axelle, Demoly, Pascal, Deschildre, Antoine, Devouassoux, Gilles, Egron, Carole, Falchero, Lionel, Goupil, François, Kessler, Romain, Le Roux, Pascal, Mabire, Pascal, Mahay, Guillaume, Martinez, Stéphanie, Melloni, Boris, Moreau, Laurent, Raherison, Chantal, Riviere, Emilie, Roux-Claudé, Pauline, Soulier, Michel, Vignal, Guillaume, Yaici, Azzedine, Aries, Sven Philip, Bals, Robert, Beck, Ekkehard, Deimling, Andreas, Feimer, Jan, Grimm-Sachs, Vera, Groth, Gesine, Herth, Felix, Hoheisel, Gerhard, Kanniess, Frank, Lienert, Thomas, Mronga, Silke, Reinhardt, Jörg, Schlenska, Christian, Stolpe, Christoph, Teber, Ishak, Timmermann, Hartmut, Ulrich, Thomas, Velling, Peter, Wehgartner-Winkler, Sabina, Welling, Juergen, Winkelmann, Ernst-Joachim, Barbetta, Carlo, Braido, Fulvio, Cardaci, Vittorio, Clini, Enrico Maria, Costantino, Maria Teresa, Cuttitta, Giuseppina, di Gioacchino, Mario, Fois, Alessandro, Foschino-Barbaro, Maria Pia, Gammeri, Enrico, Inchingolo, Riccardo, Lavorini, Federico, Molino, Antonio, Nucera, Eleonora, Papi, Alberto, Patella, Vincenzo, Pesci, Alberto, Ricciardolo, Fabio, Rogliani, Paola, Sarzani, Riccardo, Vancheri, Carlo, Vincenti, Rigoletta, Endo, Takeo, Fujita, Masaki, Hara, Yu, Horiguchi, Takahiko, Hosoi, Keita, Ide, Yumiko, Inomata, Minehiko, Inoue, Hiromasa, Inoue, Koji, Inoue, Sumito, Kato, Motokazu, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Kawayama, Tomotaka, Kita, Toshiyuki, Kobayashi, Kanako, Koto, Hiroshi, Nishi, Koichi, Saito, Junpei, Shimizu, Yasuo, Shirai, Toshihiro, Sugihara, Naruhiko, Takahashi, Ken-ichi, Tashimo, Hiroyuki, Tomii, Keisuke, Yamada, Takashi, Yanai, Masaru, Javier, Ruth Cerino, Peregrina, Alfredo Domínguez, Corzo, Marco Fernández, Gonzalez, Efraín Montano, Ramírez-Venegas, Alejandra, Rendon, Adrian, Boersma, Willem, Djamin, R.S., Eijsvogel, Michiel, Franssen, Frits, Goosens, Martijn, Graat-Verboom, Lidwien, Veen, Johannes in 't, Janssen, Rob, Kuppens, Kim, van den Berge, Maarten, van de Ven, Mario, Brunstad, Ole Petter, Einvik, Gunnar, Høines, Kristian Jong, Khusrawi, Alamdar, Oien, Torbjorn, Chang, Yoon-Seok, Cho, Young Joo, Hwang, Yong Il, Kim, Woo Jin, Koh, Young-Il, Lee, Byung-Jae, Lee, Kwan-Ho, Lee, Sang-Pyo, Lee, Yong Chul, Lim, Seong Yong, Min, Kyung Hun, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Park, Choon-Sik, Park, Hae-Sim, Park, Heung-Woo, Rhee, Chin Kook, Yoon, Ho Joo, Yoon, Hyoung-Kyu, García-Navarro, Alvar Agusti, Andújar, Rubén, Anoro, Laura, García, María Buendía, Mozo, Paloma Campo, Campos, Sergio, Maldonado, Francisco Casas, Martínez, Manuel Castilla, Serrano, Carolina Cisneros, Casanova, Lorena Comeche, Corbacho, Dolores, Del Campo Matías, Felix, Echave-Sustaeta, Jose, Corral, Gloria Francisco, Setién, Pedro Gamboa, Clemente, Marta García, Núñez, Ignacio García, Robaina, Jose García, Salmones, Mercedes García, Marín Trigo, Jose Maria, Fernandez, Marta Nuñez, Palomo, Sara Nuñez, Rivera, José Olaguibel, Pérez de Llano, Luis, Bastida, Ana Pueyo, Rañó, Ana, González-Moro, José Rodríguez, Reig, Albert Roger, Garrido, José Velasco, Curiac, Dan, Janson, Christer, Lif-Tiberg, Cornelia, Luts, Anders, Råhlen, Lennart, Rustscheff, Stefan, Adams, Frances, Bradman, Drew, Broughton, Emma, Cosgrove, John, Flood-Page, Patrick, Fuller, Elizabeth, Harrison, Timothy, Hartley, David, Hattotuwa, Keith, Jones, Gareth, Lewis, Keir, McGarvey, Lorcan, Morice, Alyn, Pandya, Preeti, Patel, Manish, Roy, Kay, Sathyamurthy, Ramamurthy, Thiagarajan, Swaminathan, Turner, Alice, Vestbo, Jorgen, Wedzicha, Wisia, Wilkinson, Tom, Wilson, Pete, Al-Asadi, Lo’Ay, Anholm, James, Averill, Frank, Bansal, Sandeep, Baptist, Alan, Campbell, Colin, Campos, Michael A., Chipps, Bradley, Crook, Gretchen, DeLeon, Samuel, Eid, Alain, Epstein, Ellen, Fritz, Stephen, Harris, Hoadley, Hewitt, Mitzie, Holguin, Fernando, Hudes, Golda, Jackson, Richard, Kaufman, Alan, Kaufman, David, Klapholz, Ari, Krishna, Harshavardhan, Lee, Daria, Lin, Robert, Maselli-Caceres, Diego, Mehta, Vinay, Moy, James N., Nwokoro, Ugo, Parikh, Purvi, Parikh, Sudhir, Perrino, Frank, Ruhlmann, James, Sassoon, Catherine, Settipane, Russell A., Sousa, Daniel, Sriram, Peruvemba, Wachs, Richard, Hughes, Rod, Rapsomaniki, Eleni, Keen, Christina, Make, Barry J., Tomaszewski, Erin L., Müllerová, Hana, and Reddel, Helen K.
Published: 2022
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19. Cancer cell survival depends on collagen uptake into tumor-associated stroma

Author: Hsu, Kuo-Sheng, Dunleavey, James M., Szot, Christopher, Yang, Liping, Hilton, Mary Beth, Morris, Karen, Seaman, Steven, Feng, Yang, Lutz, Emily M., Koogle, Robert, Tomassoni-Ardori, Francesco, Saha, Saurabh, Zhang, Xiaoyan M., Zudaire, Enrique, Bajgain, Pradip, Rose, Joshua, Zhu, Zhongyu, Dimitrov, Dimiter S., Cuttitta, Frank, Emenaker, Nancy J., Tessarollo, Lino, and St. Croix, Brad
Published: 2022
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20. Focus on Achalasia in the Omics Era.

Author: Di Brina, Anna Laura Pia, Palmieri, Orazio, Cannarozzi, Anna Lucia, Tavano, Francesca, Guerra, Maria, Bossa, Fabrizio, Gentile, Marco, Merla, Antonio, Biscaglia, Giuseppe, Cuttitta, Antonello, Perri, Francesco, and Latiano, Anna
Subjects: ESOPHAGOGASTRIC junction, ESOPHAGUS diseases, SCIENTIFIC literature, ESOPHAGEAL achalasia, TRANSCRIPTOMES
Abstract: Achalasia is a rare and complex esophageal disease of unknown etiology characterized by difficulty in swallowing due to the lack of opening of the lower esophageal sphincter and the absence of esophageal peristalsis. Recent advancements in technology for analyzing DNA, RNA and biomolecules in high-throughput techniques are offering new opportunities to better understand the etiology and the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying achalasia. Through this narrative review of the scientific literature, we aim to provide a comprehensive assessment of the state-of-the-art knowledge on omics of achalasia, with particular attention to those considered relevant to the pathogenesis of the disease. The notion and importance of the multi-omics approach, its limitations and future directions are also introduced, and it is highlighted how the integration of single omics data will lead to new insights into the development of achalasia and offer clinical tools which will allow early diagnosis and better patient management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2024
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21. Coupling Lagrangian simulation models and remote sensing to explore the environmental effect on larval growth rate: The Mediterranean case study of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) early life stages

Author: Marco Torri, Stefania Russo, Federico Falcini, Biagio De Luca, Simone Colella, Gianluca Volpe, Raffaele Corrado, Francesco Placenti, Luigi Giaramita, Marianna Musco, Tiziana Masullo, Carmelo Bennici, Marilena Vita Di Natale, Bernardo Patti, Guglielmo Lacorata, Marco Arculeo, and Angela Cuttitta
Subjects: small pelagics, otolith microstructure analysis, mixed effect models, temperature, chlorophyll-a concentration, Tyrrhenian Sea, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5
Abstract: The relationship between environmental conditions and early life-history traits of Sardinella aurita are investigated using material collected in two sites of the Central Mediterranean Sea. Individual mean daily growth during the planktonic phase has been determined by using otolith microstructure analysis, while Lagrangian simulation models allowed to estimate the daily position in space and time of each specimen from the hatching to the catch. Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMMs) have been implemented to explore the impact of environmental conditions at time t, t-1 day and t-2 days on the mean daily growth rate occurring at time t. Spatial analysis evidenced a wide dispersion of eggs and larvae in the coastal area of both sampling sites in correspondence to relatively warmer and chlorophyll-a enriched waters. Lagrangian simulations detected a complementary larval dispersal pathway able to transport larvae to a known retention area. Temperature at time t was the most important driver affecting the mean daily larval growth, followed by the food availability. On the other hand, models performed on lagged environmental covariates (t-1 and t-2) did not show any significant effect on the growth rate at time t. In addition to the sub-linear positive correlation between temperature and mean daily larval growth, model highlighted a decrease in the otolith core width at higher temperature that can be linked to an earlier stage of ontogeny at hatching. This study provided a useful methodological approach that takes advantage of available remote sensing data to perform ecological studies in support to fisheries management.
Published: 2023
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22. A Hierarchical Bayesian Model to Monitor Pelagic Larvae in Response to Environmental Changes

Author: Granata, Alessia, primary, Abbruzzo, Antonino, additional, Patti, Bernardo, additional, Cuttitta, Angela, additional, and Torri, Marco, additional
Published: 2024
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23. The IOM’s Missing Migrants Project: The Global Authority on Border Deaths

Author: Al Tamimi, Yussef, Cuttitta, Paolo, Last, Tamara, Shaw, Timothy M., Series Editor, Geiger, Martin, editor, and Pécoud, Antoine, editor
Published: 2020
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24. Interannual summer biodiversity changes in ichthyoplankton assemblages of the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean) over the period 2001–2016

Author: Bernardo Patti, Marco Torri, and Angela Cuttitta
Subjects: biodiversity, fish larvae, mesopelagic, demersal, pelagic, epipelagic, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5
Abstract: Interannual fluctuations in the structure and the composition of ichthyoplankton assemblages in the pelagic waters of the Strait of Sicily (SoS, Central Mediterranean) were investigated, trying to relate them to the observed variability in oceanographic conditions. Plankton data used in this study were from 16 summer surveys carried out in the SoS every year from 2001 to 2016, using oblique bongo plankton net (0–100 m) tows. Out of more than 12,000 fish larvae collected in the sampling stations included in the analysis, 9,519 of them were identified and regularly classified in 15 orders and 49 families. Ichthyoplankton assemblages, defined at the family level due to the uniform availability of this information along the time series, showed a decreasing trend over time in total larval abundance, along with taxonomic (family) richness and Shannon index (α diversity), more pronounced in the shelf area and in the slope area, respectively. Conversely, the relatively high levels of yearly compositional changes observed in the larval assemblage from both shelf and slope areas, as estimated by the Jaccard dissimilarity index (β diversity), did not show any significant linear trend. In addition, a biodiversity hotspot (both in terms of family richness and Shannon index) was evidenced in the frontal structure characterizing the southeastern part of the study area. Generalized additive models were used to evaluate the effect of oceanographic conditions on the temporal and spatial patterns of ichthyoplankton biodiversity. Results evidenced the role of salinity, surface temperature, and surface currents in modulating biodiversity indices, especially in the shelf area. Finally, the relevance of local frontal oceanographic structures in sustaining high biodiversity levels is postulated.
Published: 2022
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25. Signals from the deep-sea: Genetic structure, morphometric analysis, and ecological implications of Cyclothone braueri (Pisces, Gonostomatidae) early life stages in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Author: Torri, Marco, Pappalardo, Anna Maria, Ferrito, Venera, Giannì, Salvatore, Armeri, Grazia Maria, Patti, Carlo, Mangiaracina, Francesca, Biondo, Girolama, Di Natale, Marilena, Musco, Marianna, Masullo, Tiziana, Bennici, Carmelo, Russo, Stefania, Nicosia, Aldo, Tagliavia, Marcello, Mazzola, Antonio, Patti, Bernardo, and Cuttitta, Angela
Published: 2021
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26. Clinical Evolution and Quality of Life in Clinically Based COPD Chronic Bronchitic and Emphysematous Phenotypes: Results from the 1-Year Follow-Up of the STORICO Italian Observational Study

Author: Blasi F, Antonelli Incalzi R, Canonica GW, Schino P, Cuttitta G, Zullo A, Ori A, and Scichilone N
Subjects: copd, clinical phenotype, clinical evolution, quality of life, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
Abstract: Francesco Blasi, 1, 2 Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, 3 Giorgio Walter Canonica, 4 Pietro Schino, 5 Giuseppina Cuttitta, 6 Alessandro Zullo, 7 Alessandra Ori, 7 Nicola Scichilone 8 On behalf of STORICO study group 1Internal Medicine Department, Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Adult Center, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, 20122, Italy; 2Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, 20122, Italy; 3University Biomedical Campus of Rome, Rome, 00128, Italy; 4Personalized Medicine Asthma & Allergy Clinic Humanitas University Humanitas research Hospital Rozzano, Rozzano (Milan), 20089, Italy; 5Miulli Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, 70021, Italy; 6National Research Council, Palermo, 90146, Italy; 7Medineos Observational Research, Modena, 41123, Italy; 8DIBIMIS, University of Palermo, Palermo, 90127, ItalyCorrespondence: Francesco BlasiInternal Medicine Department, Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Adult Center Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza, 35, Milan, 20122, ItalyEmail STORICOpaperlongclinico@medineos.comIntroduction: Understanding clinical evolution of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is crucial for improving disease management.Materials and Methods: STORICO (NCT03105999), an Italian, multicenter, non-interventional, observational study conducted in 40 pulmonology centers, aimed to describe the 1-year clinical evolution and health status of clinicallbased phenotypes. Baseline and follow-up data of COPD subjects with a chronic bronchitis (CB) or emphysema (EM) phenotype were collected. The frequency of COPD symptoms during the 24 hours (gathered via the night-time, morning and day-time symptoms of COPD questionnaire) and the anxiety and depression levels (via the HADS Scale) were recorded at each visit.Results: A total of 261 CB and 159 EM patients were analyzed. CB patients with ≥ 1 night-time symptom seemed to be more frequent (51.7%, 41.8% and 41.4% at baseline, 6-month and 12-month follow-up, respectively) than EM (37.7%, 32.1% and 30.2% at study visits) even if no statistical differences were observed at time points between phenotypes (chi-square test p-values presence/absence of night-time symptoms in CB vs EM at study visits > 0.0007). In the first 6 months, the frequency of patients with ≥ 1 night-time symptom decreased of 9.9% in CB and of 5.6% in EM. A clinically relevant decline of DLCO % predicted over 1 year in EM was observed, the mean (SD) being 61.5 (20.8) % at baseline and 59.1 (17.4) % at 12-month follow-up. EM had higher levels of anxiety and depression than CB (median (25th-75th percentile) HADS total score in CB: 7.0 (4.0– 13.0) and 7.0 (3.0– 12.0), in EM: 9.0 (3.0– 14.0) and 9.5 (3.0– 14.0) both at baseline and at 6-month follow-up, respectively), considering 1.17 as minimally clinical important difference (MCID) for the total score.Conclusion: EM patients, evaluated in a real-world setting, seem to suffer from a worse clinical condition and health status compared to CB patients, appearing to have “more treatable” traits.Keywords: COPD, clinical phenotype, clinical evolution, quality of life
Published: 2021

27. Adrenomedullin in nonmammalian vertebrate pancreas: an immunocytochemical study

Author: López, José, Cuesta Rubio, Natalia, Cuttitta, Frank, Martínez, Alfredo, López, José, Cuesta Rubio, Natalia, Cuttitta, Frank, and Martínez, Alfredo
Abstract: Se han identificado células inmunorreactivas para adrenomedulina (AM) mediante métodos inmunocitoquímicos en el páncreas endocrino de siete especies de vertebrados no mamíferos, pertenecientes a las clases de peces cartilaginosos y óseos, anfibios, reptiles y aves. La frecuencia y la distribución de las células AM pancreáticas varían entre los diferentes animales. En la mayoría de las especies, estas células se encuentran dispersas principalmente entre el componente exocrino, con algunas presentes en estructuras similares a islotes de Langerhans. La distribución de las células AM tanto en las especies de peces como en Xenopus muestra un patrón inverso, ya que casi todas las células AM se encuentran en los islotes de Langerhans. Además, se ha analizado la colocalización de la AM con otras inmunorreactividades clásicas de péptidos pancreáticos. En numerosas células, la inmunorreactividad de AM no colocalizó con las otras hormonas, lo que sugiere que las células productoras de AM podrían constituir un nuevo tipo de células endocrinas en el páncreas de muchas especies. Sin embargo, en otras células se encontró un patrón específico de colocalizaciones con insulina, somatostatina, glucagón y polipéptido pancreático, lo que indica que pueden ocurrir interacciones complejas entre todas estas hormonas. En conclusión, la AM representa un nuevo péptido regulador del páncreas endocrino vertebrado no mamífero, que posiblemente esté implicado en la modulación de la secreción de insulina y otras funciones pancreáticas., Depto. de Biología Celular, Fac. de Medicina, TRUE, pub
Published: 2024

28. Empowering the Next Generation: An innovative “Kids Save Lives” blended learning program for schoolchildren training

Author: Semeraro, F., Imbriaco, G., Del Giudice, D., Antognoli, M., Celin, D., Cuttitta, M., Lo Guasto, V., Giulini, Paolo Guglielmo, Gnudi, T., Monesi, A., Nava, E., Tucci, R., Carenzio, Alessandra, Lo Jacono, S., Gordini, G., Gamberini, L., Coniglio, C., Baldazzi, M., Landini, Chiara, Guarnera, M., Masina, J., Ghedini, G., Potri, L., Tortolani, D., G. Giulini, A. Carenzio (ORCID:0000-0002-2212-6400), C. Landini, Semeraro, F., Imbriaco, G., Del Giudice, D., Antognoli, M., Celin, D., Cuttitta, M., Lo Guasto, V., Giulini, Paolo Guglielmo, Gnudi, T., Monesi, A., Nava, E., Tucci, R., Carenzio, Alessandra, Lo Jacono, S., Gordini, G., Gamberini, L., Coniglio, C., Baldazzi, M., Landini, Chiara, Guarnera, M., Masina, J., Ghedini, G., Potri, L., Tortolani, D., G. Giulini, A. Carenzio (ORCID:0000-0002-2212-6400), and C. Landini
Abstract: Guidelines recommend teaching resuscitation from school age; however, little is known about the best methods to provide it. We devised a blended learning program for primary and secondary students (Kids Save Lives – KSL) consisting of brief lectures, practical training with mannequins, and virtual reality. We aimed to evaluate its impact on students’ attitudes towards intervening during cardiac arrest and their knowledge about basic life support.
Published: 2024

29. SNTA1 gene rescues ion channel function and is antiarrhythmic in cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells from muscular dystrophy patients

Author: Eric N Jimenez-Vazquez, Michael Arad, Álvaro Macías, Maria L Vera-Pedrosa, Francisco Miguel Cruz, Lilian K Gutierrez, Ashley J Cuttitta, André Monteiro da Rocha, Todd J Herron, Daniela Ponce-Balbuena, Guadalupe Guerrero-Serna, Ofer Binah, Daniel E Michele, and José Jalife
Subjects: dystrophin-associated protein complex, patient-specific hiPSC-CM, sudden cardiac death, NaV1.5–Kir2.1 channelosome, Medicine, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: Background: Patients with cardiomyopathy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) are at risk of developing life-threatening arrhythmias, but the mechanisms are unknown. We aimed to determine the role of ion channels controlling cardiac excitability in the mechanisms of arrhythmias in DMD patients. Methods: To test whether dystrophin mutations lead to defective cardiac NaV1.5–Kir2.1 channelosomes and arrhythmias, we generated iPSC-CMs from two hemizygous DMD males, a heterozygous female, and two unrelated control males. We conducted studies including confocal microscopy, protein expression analysis, patch-clamping, non-viral piggy-bac gene expression, optical mapping and contractility assays. Results: Two patients had abnormal ECGs with frequent runs of ventricular tachycardia. iPSC-CMs from all DMD patients showed abnormal action potential profiles, slowed conduction velocities, and reduced sodium (INa) and inward rectifier potassium (IK1) currents. Membrane NaV1.5 and Kir2.1 protein levels were reduced in hemizygous DMD iPSC-CMs but not in heterozygous iPSC-CMs. Remarkably, transfecting just one component of the dystrophin protein complex (α1-syntrophin) in hemizygous iPSC-CMs from one patient restored channelosome function, INa and IK1 densities, and action potential profile in single cells. In addition, α1-syntrophin expression restored impulse conduction and contractility and prevented reentrant arrhythmias in hiPSC-CM monolayers. Conclusions: We provide the first demonstration that iPSC-CMs reprogrammed from skin fibroblasts of DMD patients with cardiomyopathy have a dysfunction of the NaV1.5–Kir2.1 channelosome, with consequent reduction of cardiac excitability and conduction. Altogether, iPSC-CMs from patients with DMD cardiomyopathy have a NaV1.5–Kir2.1 channelosome dysfunction, which can be rescued by the scaffolding protein α1-syntrophin to restore excitability and prevent arrhythmias. Funding: Supported by National Institutes of Health R01 HL122352 grant; ‘la Caixa’ Banking Foundation (HR18-00304); Fundación La Marató TV3: Ayudas a la investigación en enfermedades raras 2020 (LA MARATO-2020); Instituto de Salud Carlos III/FEDER/FSE; Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme GA-965286 to JJ; the CNIC is supported by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN) and the Pro CNIC Foundation), and is a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence (grant CEX2020-001041-S funded by MICIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033). American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship 19POST34380706s to JVEN. Israel Science Foundation to OB and MA [824/19]. Rappaport grant [01012020RI]; and Niedersachsen Foundation [ZN3452] to OB; US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) to OB and TH [2019039]; Dr. Bernard Lublin Donation to OB; and The Duchenne Parent Project Netherlands (DPPNL 2029771) to OB. National Institutes of Health R01 AR068428 to DM and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation Grant [2013032] to DM and OB.
Published: 2022
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30. Hydrological and Biogeochemical Patterns in the Sicily Channel: New Insights From the Last Decade (2010-2020)

Author: Francesco Placenti, Marco Torri, Federica Pessini, Bernardo Patti, Vincenzo Tancredi, Angela Cuttitta, Luigi Giaramita, Giorgio Tranchida, and Roberto Sorgente
Subjects: hydrological patterns, interannual variability, biogeochemical patterns, Sicily Channel, Mediterranean Sea, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5
Abstract: The hydrological and biogeochemical time series from 2010 to 2020 have highlighted specific relationships and trends in oceanographic processes and nutrient patterns in the Sicily Channel. Specifically, temperature and salinity time series in the intermediate waters showed a sharp annual increase of about 0.06°C and 0.09 within the period 2010-2020, at rates that are about 50% higher than what observed within the previous decade. Similar trends were also present in deep waters, although with lower variations of both temperature and salinity. The time series in the intermediate water, also highlighted the presence of quasi cyclic fluctuations that can be associated with the alternation of the circulation modes (cyclonic and anticyclonic) of the Northern Ionian Gyre. Moreover, an opposite trend emerged by comparing the nutrients and salinity time series in intermediate waters, while similar patterns has been evidenced between nutrients and chlorophyll-a concentration. This latter finding is not consistently present in the Mediterranean area, suggesting the need of further studies on a wider scale.
Published: 2022
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31. A Morphometric Approach to Understand Prokaryoplankton: A Study in the Sicily Channel (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Author: Giovanna Maimone, Maurizio Azzaro, Francesco Placenti, Rodolfo Paranhos, Anderson Sousa Cabral, Franco Decembrini, Renata Zaccone, Alessandro Cosenza, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Bernardo Patti, Gualtiero Basilone, Angela Cuttitta, Rosalia Ferreri, Salvatore Aronica, and Rosabruna La Ferla
Subjects: prokaryotic cell size, cellular morphotypes, environmental factors, Sicily Channel, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: A new understanding of plankton ecology has been obtained by studying the phenotypic traits of free-living prokaryotes in the Sicily Channel (Central Mediterranean Sea), an area characterised by oligotrophic conditions. During three cruises carried out in July 2012, January 2013 and July 2013, the volume and morphology of prokaryotic cells were assessed microscopically using image analysis in relation to environmental conditions. The study found significant differences in cell morphologies among cruises. The largest cell volumes were observed in the July 2012 cruise (0.170 ± 0.156 µm3), and the smallest in the January 2013 cruise (0.060 ± 0.052 µm3). Cell volume was negatively limited by nutrients and positively by salinity. Seven cellular morphotypes were observed among which cocci, rods and coccobacilli were the most abundant. Cocci, although they prevailed numerically, always showed the smallest volumes. Elongated shapes were positively related to temperature. Relationships between cell morphologies and environmental drivers indicated a bottom-up control of the prokaryotic community. The morphology/morphometry-based approach is a useful tool for studying the prokaryotic community in microbial ecology and should be widely applied to marine microbial populations in nature.
Published: 2023
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32. Empowering the next Generation: An innovative “Kids Save Lives” blended learning programme for schoolchildren training

Author: Semeraro, Federico, primary, Imbriaco, Guglielmo, additional, Del Giudice, Donatella, additional, Antognoli, Marco, additional, Celin, Daniele, additional, Cuttitta, Micaela, additional, Lo Guasto, Vincenzo, additional, Giulini, Gabriele, additional, Gnudi, Tania, additional, Monesi, Alessandro, additional, Nava, Elisa, additional, Tucci, Riccardo, additional, Carenzio, Alessandra, additional, Lo Jacono, Sara, additional, Gordini, Giovanni, additional, Gamberini, Lorenzo, additional, Coniglio, Carlo, additional, Baldazzi, Marzia, additional, Landini, Chiara, additional, Guarnera, Martina, additional, Masina, Juliette, additional, Ghedini, Giorgia, additional, Potri, Lucia, additional, and Tortolani, Donatella, additional
Published: 2024
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33. A Review on Minimally Invasive and Robotic Esophagectomy

Author: Taurchini, Marco, primary and Cuttitta, Antonello, additional
Published: 2021
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34. Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center

Author: Henderson, James, primary, Cuttitta, Anthony, additional, and Dossett, Lesly A., additional
Published: 2023
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35. Engraulis encrasicolus larvae from two different environmental spawning areas of the Central Mediterranean Sea: first data on amino acid profiles and biochemical evaluations

Author: F. Falco, M. Barra, G. Wu, M. Dioguardi, P. Stincone, A. Cuttitta, M. Torri, A. Bonanno, and M. Cammarata
Subjects: eye amino acid composition, habitat conditions, engraulis encrasicolus larvae, enzyme, lipids, carbohydrates, Zoology, QL1-991
Abstract: Early life stages of marine fish populations may be strongly affected by environmental factors. Changes in the physical environment or the availability of food resources could lead to stress-related physiological responses affecting larval fitness, growth and survival. In the present study, we determined, for the first time, amino acid composition (AAC), lipid, and carbohydrate content, as well as alkaline phosphatase and peroxidase activities in larvae from the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus. Fishes were caught in two different spawning areas of the Strait of Sicily, characterized by different environmental conditions, including a coastal upwelling with a lower temperature (Adventure Bank; 20.22 ± 0.38°C) and a thermohaline front with a higher temperature (Maltese Bank 23.10 ± 0.25°C). The results showed that the two groups of larvae, in their early life, had similar nutritional status. However, compared with the samples from the Maltese Bank, the specimens collected in the Adventure Bank area exhibited higher alkaline phosphatase activity, lower concentrations of aspartate plus asparagine, threonine, and arginine but a higher concentration of leucine, highlighting different patterns of amino acid metabolism. Collectively, these results indicated that AAC analysis could represent an additional valid tool to evaluate the link between physiological responses and environmental conditions at early life stages.
Published: 2020
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36. Remote Management for Peritoneal Dialysis: A Qualitative Study of Patient, Care Partner, and Clinician Perceptions and Priorities in the United States and the United Kingdom

Author: Lalita Subramanian, Rosalind Kirk, Tony Cuttitta, Nicole Bryant, Kimberly Fox, Margie McCall, Erica Perry, June Swartz, Yanko Restovic, Allison Jeter, Angelito Bernardo, Bruce Robinson, Jeffrey Perl, Ronald Pisoni, and Rachel L. Perlman
Subjects: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923
Abstract: Rationale & Objective: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a home-based kidney replacement therapy used by a growing number of patients with kidney failure. This qualitative study explores the impact of remote management technologies on PD treatment priorities of patients, their care partners, and clinicians. Study Design: Qualitative study, designed and conducted in collaboration with a stakeholder panel that included patients, patient advocates, care partners, and health care professionals. Setting & Participants: 13 health care providers, 13 patients, and 4 care partners with at least 3 months experience with PD were recruited from the United States and United Kingdom through postings in PD clinics, websites, and social media. Methodology: Semi-structured telephone interviews with a purposive sample of participants. Analytical Approach: Inductive thematic development adapted from a grounded theory approach through analysis of interview transcripts by 3 independent coders. Results: 4 main themes about PD treatments emerged that enabled evaluation of remote management: (1) impact of PD on everyday life, (2) simplifying treatment processes, (3) awareness and visibility of at-home treatments, and (4) support for managing treatments. The relative importance of these themes differed between patients/care partners and health care providers and by use of remote management cyclers. Limitations: Remote management is new to PD, mirrored in the limited penetration of use in the study sample, suggestive of findings reflecting early adoption. Conclusions: Participants welcomed technological advances such as remote management for PD, although priorities differed by stakeholder group. Remote management could potentially influence health care provider decisions about patient suitability for PD, while patients/care partners prioritized pre-emptive and early treatment adjustments. Currently, decisions about access to remote management are outside the control of patients and families, but this may change with more widespread use. Index Words: Peritoneal dialysis, remote management, qualitative, patient-centered reporting
Published: 2019
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37. Remote Management for Peritoneal Dialysis: A Qualitative Study of Patient, Care Partner, and Clinician Perceptions and Priorities in the United States and the United Kingdom

Author: Subramanian, Lalita, Kirk, Rosalind, Cuttitta, Tony, Bryant, Nicole, Fox, Kimberly, McCall, Margie, Perry, Erica, Swartz, June, Restovic, Yanko, Jeter, Allison, Bernardo, Angelito, Robinson, Bruce, Perl, Jeffrey, Pisoni, Ronald, and Perlman, Rachel L.
Published: 2019
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38. Relationship among Body Composition, Adipocytokines, and Irisin on Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in COPD: A Pilot Study

Author: Giuseppina Cuttitta, Maria Ferraro, Fabio Cibella, Pietro Alfano, Salvatore Bucchieri, Angelo Maria Patti, Rosalba Muratori, Elisabetta Pace, and Andreina Bruno
Subjects: adipocytokines, adiponectin, body composition, COPD, haptoglobin, irisin, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract: Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that interferes with the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although inflammatory markers, body composition, and nutritional status have a significant impact on pulmonary function, the real contribution of adipocytokines and myokines in COPD is still controversial. We aimed to evaluate the role played by the body composition, leptin, adiponectin, haptoglobin, and irisin on the functional exercise capacity, respiratory function, and quality of life (QoL) in COPD. In 25 COPD (20% GOLD-1; 60% GOLD-2; 20% GOLD-3) patients and 26 matched control subjects, we find that leptin, total adiponectin and haptoglobin are significantly increased whereas the 6 min walk test (6MWT) and physical functioning scores are significantly decreased in COPD versus controls. A significant positive relationship is found between leptin and fat mass and between 6MWT and the good health indicators of nutritional status. A significant inverse relationship is found between 6MWT and leptin and fat mass, FEV1 and haptoglobin, and irisin and haptoglobin. Phase angle and leptin level are significant predictors for functional exercise capacity assessed with 6MWT. Taken altogether, the results of this pilot study further support the role played by body composition and adipocytokines on exercise capacity respiratory function and QoL in COPD.
Published: 2022
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39. Downexpression of miR-200c-3p Contributes to Achalasia Disease by Targeting the PRKG1 Gene

Author: Lucia Micale, Carmela Fusco, Grazia Nardella, Orazio Palmieri, Tiziana Latiano, Domenica Gioffreda, Francesca Tavano, Anna Panza, Antonio Merla, Giuseppe Biscaglia, Marco Gentile, Antonello Cuttitta, Marco Castori, Francesco Perri, and Anna Latiano
Subjects: achalasia, in vitro analysis, miR-200c-3p, PRKG1, smooth muscle cells, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Chemistry, QD1-999
Abstract: Achalasia is an esophageal smooth muscle motility disorder with unknown pathogenesis. Taking into account our previous results on the downexpression of miR-200c-3p in tissues of patients with achalasia correlated with an increased expression of PRKG1, SULF1, and SYDE1 genes, our aim was to explore the unknown biological interaction between these genes and human miR-200c-3p and if this relation could unravel their functional role in the etiology of achalasia. To search for putative miR-200c-3p binding sites in the 3′-UTR of PRKG1, SULF1 and SYDE1, a bioinformatics tool was used. To test whether PRKG1, SULF1, and SYDE1 are targeted by miR-200c-3p, a dual-luciferase reporter assay and quantitative PCR on HEK293 and fibroblast cell lines were performed. To explore the biological correlation between PRKG1 and miR-200c-3p, an immunoblot analysis was carried out. The overexpression of miR-200c-3p reduced the luciferase activity in cells transfected with a luciferase reporter containing a fragment of the 3′-UTR regions of PRKG1, SULF1, and SYDE1 which included the miR-200c-3p seed sequence. The deletion of the miR-200c-3p seed sequence from the 3′-UTR fragments abrogated this reduction. A negative correlation between miR-200c-3p and PRKG1, SULF1, and SYDE1 expression levels was observed. Finally, a reduction of the endogenous level of PRKG1 in cells overexpressing miR-200c-3p was detected. Our study provides, for the first time, functional evidence about the PRKG1 gene as a direct target and SULF1 and SYDE1 as potential indirect substrates of miR-200c-3p and suggests the involvement of NO/cGMP/PKG signaling in the pathogenesis of achalasia.
Published: 2022
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40. Airway Obstruction in Primary Care Patients: Need for Implementing Spirometry Use

Author: Salvatore Bucchieri, Pietro Alfano, Palma Audino, Giovanni Fazio, Salvatore Marcantonio, Snamid Palermo Cooperative Group, and Giuseppina Cuttitta
Subjects: airway obstruction, primary care, spirometry, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract: (1) Background: To detect early airway obstruction in an adult primary care setting. (2) Methods: Seventeen general practitioners (GP) were involved. A total of 912 patients consulting their GPs over 40 years were recruited: 583 of them (323M) agreed to perform/undergo all the procedures: respiratory questionnaire, mMRC questionnaire, and spirometry. We identified four subgroups: physician COPD patients; physician asthma patients; asthma-COPD overlap syndrome patients; and no respiratory diagnosis subjects, on the basis of physician diagnosis. For screening purposes, an FEV1/FVC < 70% was considered a marker of airway obstruction (AO). (3) Results: Prevalence rates of COPD, A, and ACOS were 12.5%, 7.8%, and 3.6%, respectively. In the overall sample 16.3% showed airway obstruction: 26% mild, 56% moderate, 17% severe, and 1% very severe. In obstructed subjects, those reporting neither respiratory symptoms nor a physician’s respiratory diagnosis were 60% level I; 43% level II; 44% level III; and none level IV. Wheezing (p < 0.001), sputum (p = 0.01), older age (p < 0.0001), and male gender (p = 0.002) were the best predictors of airway obstruction. (4) Conclusions: A high prevalence of AO was found. In AO we found a high prevalence of subjects without respiratory symptoms or respiratory chronic diagnosis. Airway obstruction was predicted by the presence of wheezing, sputum, older age, and male gender.
Published: 2022
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41. Border Deaths: Causes, Dynamics and Consequences of Migration-related Mortality

Author: Paolo Cuttitta, Tamara Last, Paolo Cuttitta, Tamara Last and Paolo Cuttitta, Tamara Last, Paolo Cuttitta, Tamara Last
Published: 2019

42. Border Deaths : Causes, Dynamics and Consequences of Migration-related Mortality

Author: Cuttitta, Paolo and Last, Tamara
Subjects: Social Science / Emigration & Immigration
Abstract: Border deaths are a result of dynamics involving diverse actors, and can be interpreted and represented in various ways. Critical voices from civil society (including academia) hold states responsible for making safe journeys impossible for large parts of the world population. Meanwhile, policy-makers argue that border deaths demonstrate the need for restrictive border policies. Statistics are widely (mis)used to support different readings of border deaths. However, the way data is collected, analysed, and disseminated remains largely unquestioned. Similarly, little is known about how bodies are treated, and about the different ways in which the dead - also including the missing and the unidentified - are mourned by familiars and strangers. New concepts and perspectives contribute to highlighting the political nature of border deaths and finding ways to move forward. The chapters of this collection, co-authored by researchers and practitioners, provide the first interdisciplinary overview of this contested field.
Published: 2019

43. Unveiling the Relationship Between Sea Surface Hydrographic Patterns and Tuna Larval Distribution in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Author: Stefania Russo, Marco Torri, Bernardo Patti, Patricia Reglero, Diego Álvarez-Berastegui, Angela Cuttitta, and Gianluca Sarà
Subjects: Thunnus thynnus, Auxis rochei, Thunnus alalunga, multivariate statistical analysis, spawning, ichthyoplankton, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5
Abstract: Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna, ABT) and other tuna species reproduce in the Mediterranean Sea during the summer period. Despite the Central Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Sicily in particular, being a key spawning site for many tuna species, little is known on the effects of oceanographic variability on their larval distribution in this area. The abundance and presence-absence of larval specimens for three tuna species (ABT, bullet tuna and albacore) were modeled in order to examine their relationships with environmental factors, by analysing historical in situ information collected during seven annual surveys (2010–2016). The results revealed that most tuna larvae for the three species were found in the easternmost part of the study area, south of Capo Passero. This area is characterized by a stable saline front and warmer nutrient-poor water, and it has different environmental conditions, compared with the surrounding areas. The models used to investigate the presence-absence and abundance of the three species showed that ABT was the most abundant, followed by bullet tuna and albacore. The presence and abundance data collected are comparable with those of other spawning areas in the Mediterranean. Regarding biological and physical parameters, the results suggest that temperature, salinity, and day of the year are the key factors for understanding the ecological mechanisms and geographical distribution of these species in this area. Temperature affects the presence of ABT larvae and salinity, which, with a physical barrier effect, is a key factor for the presence-absence of bullet and albacore and for albacore abundance.
Published: 2021
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44. A Pilot Study: Transcriptional Profiling, Functional Analysis, and Organoid Modeling of Intestinal Mucosa in Hirschsprung Disease

Author: Dimitra M. Lotakis, Rishu Dheer, Michael K. Dame, Ashley J. Cuttitta, Dominic J. Tigani, Jason R. Spence, Vincent B. Young, and Matthew W. Ralls
Subjects: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery, General Medicine
Published: 2023

45. Immediate Release of Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Mediates Delayed Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

Author: Tighe, Robert M., Heck, Karissa, Soderblom, Erik, Zhou, Shutang, Birukova, Anastasiya, Young, Kenneth, Rouse, Douglas, Vidas, Jessica, Komforti, Miglena K., Toomey, Christopher B., Cuttitta, Frank, and Sunday, Mary E.
Published: 2019
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