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Effect of ceftazidime/avibactam plus fosfomycin combination on 30β day mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Results from a multicentre retrospective study
Introduction The primary outcome of the study was to evaluate the effect on 30 day mortality of the combination ceftazidime/avibactam + fosfomycin in the treatment of bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp). Materials and methods From October 2018 to March 2021, a retrospective, two-centre study was performed on patients with KPC-Kp BSI hospitalized at Sapienza University (Rome) and ISMETT-IRCCS (Palermo) and treated with ceftazidime/avibactam-containing regimens. A matched cohort (1:1) analysis was performed. Cases were patients receiving ceftazidime/avibactam + fosfomycin and controls were patients receiving ceftazidime/avibactam alone or in combination with in vitro non-active drugs different from fosfomycin (ceftazidime/avibactam +/- other). Patients were matched for age, Charlson comorbidity index, ward of isolation (ICU or non-ICU), source of infection and severity of BSI, expressed as INCREMENT carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) score. Results Overall, 221 patients were included in the study. Following the 1:1 match, 122 subjects were retrieved: 61 cases (ceftazidime/avibactam + fosfomycin) and 61 controls (ceftazidime/avibactam +/- other). No difference in overall mortality emerged between cases and controls, whereas controls had more non-BSI KPC-Kp infections and a higher number of deaths attributable to secondary infections. Almost half of ceftazidime/avibactam + fosfomycin patients were prescribed fosfomycin without MIC fosfomycin availability. No difference in the outcome emerged after stratification for fosfomycin susceptibility availability and dosage. SARS-CoV-2 infection and ICS >= 8 independently predicted 30 day mortality, whereas an appropriate definitive therapy was protective. Conclusions Our data show that fosfomycin was used in the treatment of KPC-Kp BSI independently from having its susceptibility testing available. Although no difference was found in 30 day overall mortality, ceftazidime/avibactam + fosfomycin was associated with a lower rate of subsequent KPC-Kp infections and secondary infections than other ceftazidime/avibactam-based regimens
Clinical course of Coronavirus Disease-19 in patients with haematological malignancies is characterized by a longer time to respiratory deterioration compared to non-haematological ones: results from a case-control study
Background We evaluated clinical features and risk factors for mortality in patients with haematological malignancies and COVID-19. Methods Retrospective, case-control (1:3) study in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Cases were patients with haematological malignancies and COVID-19, controls had COVID-19 without haematological malignancies. Patients were matched for sex, age and time of hospitalization. Results Overall, 66 cases and 198 controls were included in the study. Cases had higher prior corticosteroid use, infection rates, thrombocytopenia and neutropenia and more likely received corticosteroids and antibiotics than controls. Cases had higher respiratory deterioration than controls (78.7% vs 65.5%, p = 0.04). Notably, 29% of cases developed respiratory worsening > 10 days after hospital admission, compared to only 5% in controls. Intensive Care Unit admission and mortality were higher in cases than in controls (27% vs 8%, p = 0.002, and 35% vs 10%, p < 0.001). At multivariable analysis, having haematological malignancy [OR4.76, p < 0.001], chronic corticosteroid therapy [OR3.65, p = 0.004], prior infections [OR57.7, p = 0.006], thrombocytopenia [OR3.03, p < 0.001] and neutropenia [OR31.1, p = 0.001], low albumin levels [OR3.1, p = 0.001] and >= 10 days from hospital admission to respiratory worsening [OR3.3, p = 0.002] were independently associated with mortality. In cases, neutropenia [OR3.1, p < 0.001], prior infections [OR7.7, p < 0.001], >= 10 days to respiratory worsening [OR4.1, p < 0.001], multiple myeloma [OR1.5, p = 0.044], the variation of the CT lung score during hospitalization [OR2.6, p = 0.006] and active treatment [OR 4.4, p < 0.001] all were associated with a worse outcome. Conclusion An underlying haematological malignancy was associated with a worse clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients. A prolonged clinical monitoring is needed, since respiratory worsening may occur later during hospitalization
ΠΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ (ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅)
Patients may experience long-term physical, psychological and cognitive impairment after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, a condition commonly described as post-intensive care syndrome. The relative contribution of each of these components to long-term quality of life was never investigated.The aim of this study is to identify the type and severity of disability and QoL at the discharge from ICU and up to following 6 months.Material and Methods. All patients (n=218) discharged from a university hospital ICU between April 2016 and July 2017 were eligible. Exclusion criteria included: age <18 years, brain or spinal injury, life expectancy <90 days, and ICU stay <12 hours. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and 5-level EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaires were administered at ICU discharge, and at 30-, 90- and 180-days. We compared patients requiring short-term ICU monitoring (IM, Intensive Monitoring, n=109) or patients requiring ICU treatment (IT, Intensive Treatment, n=109).Results. All dimensions of SF-36 and EQ-5D-5L parameters increased from ICU discharge to 180-days, except for the SF-36 Synthetic index linked to mental health (P=0.08). All EQ-5D-5L parameters improved significantly in the IT group, while only Visual Analog Scale Health Perception improved in the IM group.Conclusion. ICU survivors suffer long-term physical and psychological sequelae. The perception of Quality of Life is reduced after ICU discharge. The psychological and cognitive dimensions were more compromised than physical ones. Patients discharged from the ICU may benefit from specific intensive care follow-up clinics addressing their needs in term of psychological and cognitive support.ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Β«ΡΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈΒ», Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π²ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π² Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½.Π¦Π΅Π»Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ β ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΈΠΏ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ² ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ (ΠΠ ΠΠ’) ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠΈΡ
6 ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Π².ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π» ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ. Π ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ 218 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΌ 2016 ΠΈ ΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ΠΌ 2017 Π³Π³. ΠΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ: Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠ΅ 18 Π»Π΅Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ·Π³Π°, ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ 90 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΠ ΠΠ’ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ 12 ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ². ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ SF-36 (ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ) ΠΈ 5-ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅Π²ΡΠΉ EQ-5D-5L (ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Π² 5 ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΡΡ
), ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· 30, 90 ΠΈ 180 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π½Π΅Π΅. ΠΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΌ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π² ΠΠ ΠΠ’ (Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, n=109), ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Ρ
, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΡΡΡ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΠ ΠΠ’ (Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ, n=109).Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ. Π§Π΅ΡΠ΅Π· 180 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² SF-36 ΠΈ EQ-5D-5L ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ, Π·Π° ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ SF-36 (p=0,08). Π Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ EQ-5D-5L, Π² ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π² Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ-Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°.ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. Π£ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’, Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ. ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, Ρ
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ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ, Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ². Π‘ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
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ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Long-term Quality of Life After Intensive Care Unit Admission (a Single-Center Observational Study)
Patients may experience long-term physical, psychological and cognitive impairment after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, a condition commonly described as post-intensive care syndrome. The relative contribution of each of these components to long-term quality of life was never investigated.The aim of this study is to identify the type and severity of disability and QoL at the discharge from ICU and up to following 6 months.Material and Methods. All patients (n=218) discharged from a university hospital ICU between April 2016 and July 2017 were eligible. Exclusion criteria included: age <18 years, brain or spinal injury, life expectancy <90 days, and ICU stay <12 hours. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and 5-level EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaires were administered at ICU discharge, and at 30-, 90- and 180-days. We compared patients requiring short-term ICU monitoring (IM, Intensive Monitoring, n=109) or patients requiring ICU treatment (IT, Intensive Treatment, n=109).Results. All dimensions of SF-36 and EQ-5D-5L parameters increased from ICU discharge to 180-days, except for the SF-36 Synthetic index linked to mental health (P=0.08). All EQ-5D-5L parameters improved significantly in the IT group, while only Visual Analog Scale Health Perception improved in the IM group.Conclusion. ICU survivors suffer long-term physical and psychological sequelae. The perception of Quality of Life is reduced after ICU discharge. The psychological and cognitive dimensions were more compromised than physical ones. Patients discharged from the ICU may benefit from specific intensive care follow-up clinics addressing their needs in term of psychological and cognitive support
Design and field validation of a low power wireless sensor node for structural health monitoring
Smart monitoring systems are currently gaining more attention and are being employed in several technological areas. These devices are particularly appreciated in the structural field, where the collected data are used with purposes of real time alarm generation and remaining fatigue life estimation. Furthermore, monitoring systems allow one to take advantage of predictive maintenance logics that are nowadays essential tools for mechanical and civil structures. In this context, a smart wireless node has been designed and developed. The sensor node main tasks are to carry out accelerometric measurements, to process data on-board, and to send wirelessly synthetic information. A deep analysis of the design stage is carried out, both in terms of hardware and software development. A key role is played by energy harvesting integrated in the device, which represents a peculiar feature and it is thanks to this solution and to the adoption of low power components that the node is essentially autonomous from an energy point of view. Some prototypes have been assembled and tested in a laboratory in order to check the design features. Finally, a field test on a real structure under extreme weather conditions has been performed in order to assess the accuracy and reliability of the sensors
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Manipulations of cellular iron metabolism for modulating normal and malignant cell proliferation: achievements and prospects
Manipulations of cellular iron metabolism for modulating normal and malignant cell proliferation: achievements and prospects.
Analysis of the role of iron in cell proliferation, and of manipulations of cellular iron metabolism for modulating normal and malignant cell proliferatio
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