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  1. Article: Risk assessment procedures in Argentina for the safe import, quarantine and release of biological control agents against pests.

    Sanchez, M / Ferro, E / Cortese, P

    Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics)

    2022  Volume 41, Issue 1, Page(s) 165–169

    Abstract: The decision to import and release biological control agents is a national one that may involve various authorities. It will be overseen by the national plant protection organisation that implements the responsibilities described in the International ... ...

    Title translation Risk assessment procedures in Argentina for the safe import, quarantine and release of biological control agents against pests.
    Abstract The decision to import and release biological control agents is a national one that may involve various authorities. It will be overseen by the national plant protection organisation that implements the responsibilities described in the International Plant Protection Convention. This article provides an overview of the decision processes and roles of these authorities in Argentina. Argentina has a long history of coordination with the other Southern Cone nations on plant protection and other technical sanitary and phytosanitary matters associated with trade. This article reports on 25 years of evaluation, import and release of exotic biological control agents. Not a single import with a permit has faced rejection on the basis of phytosanitary requirements. This record highlights the region's commitment to integrated pest management approaches that rely on international shipments of live insects and other beneficial organisms.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Argentina ; Biological Control Agents ; Commerce ; International Cooperation ; Quarantine ; Risk Assessment
    Chemical Substances Biological Control Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-26
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 792125-1
    ISSN 1608-0637 ; 0253-1933
    ISSN (online) 1608-0637
    ISSN 0253-1933
    DOI 10.20506/rst.41.1.3313
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  2. Article ; Online: Neutron emission from electromagnetic dissociation of Pb nuclei at √sNN = 2.76 TeV measured with the ALICE ZDC

    Cortese P.

    EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 70, p

    2014  Volume 00073

    Abstract: The ALICE Zero Degree Calorimeter system (ZDC) is composed of two identical sets of calorimeters, placed at opposite sides with respect to the interaction point, 114 meters away from it, complemented by two small forward electromagnetic calorimeters (ZEM) ...

    Abstract The ALICE Zero Degree Calorimeter system (ZDC) is composed of two identical sets of calorimeters, placed at opposite sides with respect to the interaction point, 114 meters away from it, complemented by two small forward electromagnetic calorimeters (ZEM). Each set of detectors consists of a neutron (ZN) and a proton (ZP) ZDC. They are placed at zero degrees with respect to the LHC axis and allow to detect particles emitted close to beam direction, in particular neutrons and protons emerging from hadronic heavy-ion collisions (spectator nucleons) and those emitted from electromagnetic processes. For neutrons emitted by these two processes, the ZN calorimeters have nearly 100% acceptance. During the √sNN = 2.76 TeV Pb-Pb data-taking, the ALICE Collaboration studied forward neutron emission with a dedicated trigger, requiring a minimum energy deposition in at least one of the two ZN. By exploiting also the information of the two ZEM calorimeters it has been possible to separate the contributions of electromagnetic and hadronic processes and to study single neutron vs. multiple neutron emission. The measured cross sections of single and mutual electromagnetic dissociation of Pb nuclei at √sNN = 2.76 TeV, with neutron emission, are σsingle EMD = 187:4 ± 0.2 (stat.)−11.2+13.2 (syst.) b and σmutual EMD = 5.7 ± 0.1 (stat.) ±0.4 (syst.) b, respectively [1]. This is the first measurement of electromagnetic dissociation of 208Pb nuclei at the LHC energies, allowing a test of electromagnetic dissociation theory in a new energy regime. The experimental results are compared to the predictions from a relativistic electromagnetic dissociation model.
    Keywords Physics ; QC1-999 ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 535
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher EDP Sciences
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Consecutive chorioangiomas in the same pregnancy: A clinical case and review of literature.

    Germano, Chiara / Pilloni, Eleonora / Rolfo, Alessandro / Botta, Giovanni / Parpinel, Giulia / Cortese, Paolo / Cotrino, Ilenia / Attini, Rossella / Revelli, Alberto / Masturzo, Bianca

    Health science reports

    2022  Volume 5, Issue 3, Page(s) e566

    Abstract: Background and aims: Aetiopathogenesis of chorioangioma is already unknown. Among the risk factors, hypoxia, environmental and genetic factors are believed to induce the overexpression of angiogenic cytokines promoting vascular proliferation. We ... ...

    Abstract Background and aims: Aetiopathogenesis of chorioangioma is already unknown. Among the risk factors, hypoxia, environmental and genetic factors are believed to induce the overexpression of angiogenic cytokines promoting vascular proliferation. We reported a case of prenatally diagnosed 67 mm-wide placental chorioangioma, which occurred at 32 weeks of gestational age, infarcted, and followed by the onset of a second infarcted chorioangioma at 35 weeks of gestational age. Besides, we discussed the hypothesis of chorioangioma aetiopathogenesis and behavior through a literature summary.
    Methods: We carried out a literature search of chorioangioma cases without a time interval. Therefore, we carried out a literature summary on chorioangioma risk factors and etiology, by selecting articles within a time interval from 1995 to 2021.
    Results: This is the first case of two consecutive chorioangiomas in the same pregnancy published in the literature. We found a possible genetic predisposition in women developing chorioangioma while infarction may be related to the abnormal structure of tumor vessels. The onset of a second lesion could reflect hypoxic stimuli following infarction and involves hypoxia-induced factor-1alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor-beta, and soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 pathways. Chorangiosis can be coexistent and may reflect a mutual etiology in susceptible individuals.
    Conclusion: In a predisposed placenta, that previously generated a chorioangioma, infarction of the chorioangioma should not represent a sign for pregnancy termination, but a marker for closer monitoring to early detect the possible onset of a second chorioangioma and a higher risk of umbilical cord thrombosis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2398-8835
    ISSN (online) 2398-8835
    DOI 10.1002/hsr2.566
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  4. Article ; Online: Advances in stem cell therapy for male stress urinary incontinence.

    Gallo, Fabrizio / Ninotta, Gaetano / Schenone, Maurizio / Cortese, Pierluigi / Giberti, Claudio

    Expert opinion on biological therapy

    2019  Volume 19, Issue 4, Page(s) 293–300

    Abstract: Introduction: Among the several options that have been proposed in recent years for the management of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI), stem cell therapy represents a new frontier in treatment. The aim of this paper is to update the current status ...

    Abstract Introduction: Among the several options that have been proposed in recent years for the management of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI), stem cell therapy represents a new frontier in treatment. The aim of this paper is to update the current status of stem cell therapy in animal and human studies for the management of iatrogenic male SUI.
    Areas covered: A literature review was conducted based on MEDLINE/PubMed searches for English articles using a combination of the following keywords: stem cell therapy, urinary incontinence, prostatectomy, regenerative medicine, mesenchymal stem cells.
    Expert opinion: The few studies reported in the literature have demonstrated short-term safety and promising results of stem cell therapy in treating male SUI. However, many aspects need to be clarified before stem cell therapy can be introduced into daily urologic practice. In fact, important issues such as the limitations of these studies in terms of small sample sizes and short follow-ups, the incomplete knowledge of the mechanism of action of stem cells, the technical details regarding the delivery method and the best sources of stem cells, the safety risks regarding genomic or epigenetic changes and potential immune reactions in the longer term need to be identified in more stringent clinical trials.
    MeSH term(s) Adipose Tissue/cytology ; Animals ; Humans ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal/cytology ; Stem Cell Transplantation ; Stem Cells/cytology ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress/pathology ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2052501-1
    ISSN 1744-7682 ; 1471-2598
    ISSN (online) 1744-7682
    ISSN 1471-2598
    DOI 10.1080/14712598.2019.1578343
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  5. Article ; Online: The Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in a Cohort of Family Pediatricians from Southern Italy.

    Cortese, Paolo / Amato, Felice / Davino, Antonio / De Franchis, Raffaella / Esposito, Speranza / Zollo, Immacolata / Di Domenico, Marina / Solito, Egle / Zarrilli, Federica / Gentile, Laura / Cernera, Gustavo / Castaldo, Giuseppe

    Cells

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 11

    Abstract: In Italy, from January 2021, the Ministry of Health indicated a vaccination plan against COVID for frail patients and physicians based on a three-dose scheme. However, conflicting results have been reported on which biomarkers permit immunization ... ...

    Abstract In Italy, from January 2021, the Ministry of Health indicated a vaccination plan against COVID for frail patients and physicians based on a three-dose scheme. However, conflicting results have been reported on which biomarkers permit immunization assessment. We used several laboratory approaches (i.e., antibodies serum levels, flow cytometry analysis, and cytokines release by stimulated cells) to investigate the immune response in a cohort of 53 family pediatricians (FPs) at different times after the vaccine. We observed that the BNT162b2-mRNA vaccine induced a significant increase of specific antibodies after the third (booster) dose; however, the antibody titer was not predictive of the risk of developing the infection in the six months following the booster dose. The antigen stimulation of PBMC cells from subjects vaccinated with the third booster jab induced the increase of the activated T cells (i.e., CD4
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; BNT162 Vaccine ; Leukocytes, Mononuclear ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Pediatricians ; Italy ; Immunity
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines ; BNT162 Vaccine ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells12111447
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  6. Article ; Online: Mid- to long-term results of the Remeex system for the treatment of female incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency: A retrospective analysis of the first 50 patients.

    Giberti, Claudio / Gallo, Fabrizio / Cortese, Pierluigi / Visalli, Francesco

    Neurourology and urodynamics

    2017  Volume 36, Issue 3, Page(s) 770–773

    Abstract: Aims: To retrospectively report our mid- to long-term results following suburethral tension adjustable sling (Remeex system) implantation for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD).: Methods: Fifty female ... ...

    Abstract Aims: To retrospectively report our mid- to long-term results following suburethral tension adjustable sling (Remeex system) implantation for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD).
    Methods: Fifty female patients with severe SUI due to ISD underwent Remeex system positioning between May 2002 and March 2013 (mean follow-up 83.8 months, median follow-up 85.4 months). Before surgery, patients were evaluated by physical examination, translabial ultrasonography, cystoscopy, urodynamics, 1 hr pad test and compilation of quality-of-life questionnaire. Postoperatively, based on the physical examination and pad test, patients were stratified into three groups: (i) Cured: perfectly dry patients at stress test, pad weight 0-1 g; (ii) Improved: patients with mild to moderate incontinence, pad weight 2-50 g; and (iii) Failed: unchanged or worsened patients, pad weight >50 g.
    Results: At 7-years mean follow-up, 45 (90.0%) patients were cured, three (6.0%) were improved, and two (4.0%) had failed. Concerning the mean total score of the quality-of-life questionnaire, it increased significantly up to 87.1 ± 5.9 with an improvement of 76.9%. Sling tension readjustment was needed in three patients (6%). The incontinence-free survival curve showed that, after sling positioning and tension readjustments, all the cured patients remained continent during all the follow-up. Complications were represented by bacterial cystitis (6%), de novo urgency (10%), persistent urinary retention (6%), and seroma formation (2%).
    Conclusions: Our 7-year results showed the efficacy of the Remeex procedure in the treatment of SUI due to ISD. These outcomes tended to be confirmed in the mid- to long-term follow-up which would highlight the durability of this technique. Neurourol. Urodynam. 36:770-773, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604904-7
    ISSN 1520-6777 ; 0733-2467
    ISSN (online) 1520-6777
    ISSN 0733-2467
    DOI 10.1002/nau.23020
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  7. Article ; Online: The Italian CUMI.

    Pajardi, G E / Cortese, P D

    Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V...

    2013  Volume 45, Issue 6, Page(s) 332–334

    Abstract: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the historical development, growth and evolution in the past decade of the Italian network for emergencies of the hand. The complete story from its roots to model of efficiency that required so many efforts and ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this review is to evaluate the historical development, growth and evolution in the past decade of the Italian network for emergencies of the hand. The complete story from its roots to model of efficiency that required so many efforts and fatigue to be created and tuned up.
    MeSH term(s) Cooperative Behavior ; Hand Injuries/history ; Hand Injuries/surgery ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Interdisciplinary Communication ; Italy ; Microsurgery/history ; Societies, Medical/history ; Societies, Medical/organization & administration ; Specialization ; Trauma Centers/history ; Trauma Centers/organization & administration
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-12
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Historical Article ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392414-2
    ISSN 1439-3980 ; 0722-1819
    ISSN (online) 1439-3980
    ISSN 0722-1819
    DOI 10.1055/s-0033-1349132
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  8. Article ; Online: Stem Cell Therapy for Male Urinary Incontinence.

    Giberti, C / Gallo, F / Schenone, M / Cortese, P / Ninotta, G

    Urologia internationalis

    2013  Volume 90, Issue 3, Page(s) 249–252

    Abstract: Introduction: Among the medical and surgical options which have been proposed in the last years for the management of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI), stem cell therapy represents a new frontier treatment. The aim of this paper is to update the ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Among the medical and surgical options which have been proposed in the last years for the management of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI), stem cell therapy represents a new frontier treatment. The aim of this paper is to update the current status of stem cell therapy in animal and human studies for the management of iatrogenic male SUI.
    Material and methods: A PubMed review of the literature on stem cell therapy for the treatment of male SUI was performed.
    Results: Regarding animal studies, bone marrow-, muscle- and adipose-derived stem cells have been widely studied, showing regeneration of the urethral sphincter and recovery of the damaged pelvic nerves. With regard to human studies, only four papers are available in the literature using muscle- and adipose-derived stem cells which reported a significant improvement in sphincteric function and incontinence with no severe side effects.
    Conclusions: In spite of these promising results, further studies are needed with longer follow-ups and larger numbers of patients in order to clarify the potential role of stem cell therapy for the treatment of male SUI.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Self Renewal ; Humans ; Iatrogenic Disease ; Male ; Recovery of Function ; Regeneration ; Risk Factors ; Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects ; Stem Cell Transplantation/methods ; Treatment Outcome ; Urethra/physiopathology ; Urethra/surgery ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress/diagnosis ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress/etiology ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress/physiopathology ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 204045-1
    ISSN 1423-0399 ; 0042-1138
    ISSN (online) 1423-0399
    ISSN 0042-1138
    DOI 10.1159/000342415
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  9. Article: Simultaneous bilateral robotic partial nephrectomy: Case report and critical evaluation of the technique.

    Giberti, Claudio / Gallo, Fabrizio / Schenone, Maurizio / Cortese, Pierluigi

    World journal of clinical cases

    2014  Volume 2, Issue 6, Page(s) 224–227

    Abstract: We report our first simultaneous bilateral robot assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in order to show and critically discuss the feasibility of this procedure. Materials and methods A 69-year-old male patient visited our department due to incidental ... ...

    Abstract We report our first simultaneous bilateral robot assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in order to show and critically discuss the feasibility of this procedure. Materials and methods A 69-year-old male patient visited our department due to incidental finding of bilateral mesorenal small masses (2.5 cm on the right and 3.5 cm on the left) suspicious for malignancy. We started from the right side with patient in flank position. Port placement: 12-mm periumbilical camera port, two 8-mm robotic ports in wide ''V''configuration, additional 12 mm assistant port on the midline between the umbilicus and symphysis pubis. A right unclamping RAPN with sliding clip renorrhaphy was performed. The trocars were removed and the robot undocked. Without interrupting the anesthesiological procedures, the patient was reported in supine position and, after 180 degrees rotation of the surgical bed, was newly placed in contralateral flank position. Using both the previous periumbilical and midline ports, two other 8-mm robotic trocars were placed. The robot was then redocked and RAPN was also performed on the left side using the same previously reported technique. Results Total time: 285 min. Estimated blood losses: 150 cc. Postoperative period: uneventful. Pathological examination: bilateral renal cell carcinoma, negative surgical margins. Conclusions Our experience was encouraging and confirmed the feasibility and safety of this procedure. The planning of our technique was time and cost effective with cosmetic benefit for the patient. However, we think that an appropriate selection of the patients and a skill in robotic renal surgery are advisable before approaching this type of surgery.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-05-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2307-8960
    ISSN 2307-8960
    DOI 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i6.224
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  10. Article: Pieloplastica robotica: i risultati dopo i primi 30 pazienti.

    Gallo, Fabrizio / Schenone, Maurizio / Cortese, Pierluigi / Giberti, Claudio

    Urologia

    2014  Volume 81 Suppl 23, Page(s) S24–6

    Abstract: Introduction: The aim of this paper is to report the outcomes of 30 (first) robot-assisted pyeloplasties (RPs) performed at our institute for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO).
: Methods: In the period between March 2005 and ... ...

    Title translation Robotic pyeloplasty: the results after the first 30 patients.
    Abstract Introduction: The aim of this paper is to report the outcomes of 30 (first) robot-assisted pyeloplasties (RPs) performed at our institute for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO).

    Methods: In the period between March 2005 and September 2012, 30 RPs due to UPJO have been performed at our institute using a three arms Da Vinci Robot, standard version. All the procedures were performed transperitoneally with Anderson-Hynes technique. 29/30 (97%) patients were affected by primary UPJO and 1/30 (3%) reported a recurrent disease. The access foresaw the positioning of three robotic trocars (one 12 mm trocar for the camera and two 8-mm trocars for the robotic arms) and one assistant 12 mm trocar. The anastomosis was confectioned on a double-J ureteral tutor with 4/0 monocryl running sutures. Outcome success was defined as resolution of preoperative symptoms and ureteropelvic junction obstruction, confirmed by the improvement of the diuretic renogram. Mean follow-up was 48.3 months (range 5-96).

    Results: All procedures have been completed robotically and no conversion was needed. 
Mean operative times, blood losses and hospital stay were respectively 189 minutes (range 105-420), 60 mL (range 25-100) and 4.2 days (range 2-14).
 29/30 patients were cured, with a success rate of 97%.
 As regards mild complications, 3/30 patients (10%) reported a moderate abdominal pain a few hours after surgery, which was successfully treated with common analgesic drugs.
 A s for major complications, one patient (3%) developed ileus, probably due to a mild urine extravasation through the ureteropelvic suture, which spontaneously disappeared three days after surgery.

    Conclusion: RP seems to be a "new gold standard" in the treatment of UPJO.
 The three-dimensional versatility and the outstanding accuracy of robot-assisted intracorporeal suturing produced excellent results after the first procedures without requiring a previous 'sound' laparoscopic experience.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Diuretics/therapeutic use ; Equipment Design ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Kidney Pelvis/surgery ; Laparoscopy/statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pain, Postoperative/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data ; Suture Techniques ; Treatment Outcome ; Ureteral Obstruction/drug therapy ; Ureteral Obstruction/surgery ; Urologic Surgical Procedures/instrumentation ; Urologic Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Diuretics
    Language Italian
    Publishing date 2014-01
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 204043-8
    ISSN 1724-6075 ; 0391-5603 ; 0376-0057
    ISSN (online) 1724-6075
    ISSN 0391-5603 ; 0376-0057
    DOI 10.5301/RU.2014.11982
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