60 research outputs found
What are you doing here? Investigating on an unexpected association in shallow Mediterranean dark caves sheds new light on the diet of Marionia blainvillea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia)
In a shallow dark cave along the coast of Capo Palinuro (Campania, Italy), the finding of an unusual aggregation of individuals belonging to Marionia blainvillea (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) has allowed to identify a population of Cervera atlantica (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) and to add this latter to the list of the hosts preyed by this tritoniid nudibranch. This association was confirmed by a second observation in a dark shallow cave in the Island of San Pietro (Sardinia, Italy). Moreover, a subsequent internet data mining shed light on the diet of M. blainvillea adding useful ecological notes on the scarcely known trophism characterizing Marionia species. Cervera atlantica is reported for the first time along the continental coast of Italy
Combined use of serum (1,3)-\u3b2-D-glucan and procalcitonin for the early differential diagnosis between candidaemia and bacteraemia in intensive care units
BACKGROUND:
This study aimed to assess the combined performance of serum (1,3)-\u3b2-D-glucan (BDG) and procalcitonin (PCT) for the differential diagnosis between candidaemia and bacteraemia in three intensive care units (ICUs) in two large teaching hospitals in Italy.
METHODS:
From June 2014 to December 2015, all adult patients admitted to the ICU who had a culture-proven candidaemia or bacteraemia, as well as BDG and PCT measured closely to the time of the index culture, were included in the study. The diagnostic performance of BDG and PCT, used either separately or in combination, was assessed by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR+ and LR-). Changes from pre-test probabilities to post-test probabilities of candidaemia and bacteraemia were inferred from Fagan's nomograms.
RESULTS:
One hundred and sixty-six patients were included, 73 with candidaemia (44%) and 93 with bacteraemia (56%). When both markers indicated candidaemia (BDG 6580 pg/ml and PCT <2 ng/ml) they showed higher PPV (96%) compared to 79% and 66% for BDG or PCT alone, respectively. When both markers indicated bacteraemia (BDG <80 pg/ml and PCT 652 ng/ml), their NPV for candidaemia was similar to that of BDG used alone (95% vs. 93%). Discordant BDG and PCT results (i.e. one indicating candidaemia and the other bacteraemia) only slightly altered the pre-test probabilities of the two diseases.
CONCLUSIONS:
The combined use of PCT and BDG could be helpful in the diagnostic workflow for critically ill patients with suspected candidaemia
Entrevistas a los ex integrantes de los Consejos de RedacciĂłn de Lecciones y Ensayos (1956-2016)
Fil: Ortiz, Tulio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra TeorĂa del Estado-Profesor EmĂ©rito. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: DĂaz de Vivar, Elisa Matilde. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho Civil I. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Dulitzky, Ariel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho.CĂĄtedra Derechos Humanos. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Dulitzky, Ariel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho Constitucional. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Ferrante, Marcelo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Bloch, Ivana VerĂłnica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Elementos de Derecho Penal y Procesal Penal. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Bergallo, Paola. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Filippini, Leonardo G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Centro de Estudios de EjecuciĂłn Penal (CEEP). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Sigal, MartĂn. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Centro de Derechos Humanos (CDH). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Bloch, Demise. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Freedman, Diego. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Finanzas PĂșblicas y Derecho Tributario. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Pezzot, Romina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho Internacional PĂșblico. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Hopp, Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho Administrativo. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Rojas, Mishkila. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Proyectos DeCyT. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Garaventa, Carlos A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho PĂșblico II. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Kenny, Patricio Enrique. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra TeorĂa General del Derecho. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Ramallo, MarĂa de los Ăngeles. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Centro de Derechos Humanos (CDH). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Furfaro, Lautaro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho; ArgentinaFil: PiquĂ©, MarĂa Luisa. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facutad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Elementos de Derecho Constitucional. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Benente, Mauro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Instituto de Investigaciones JurĂdicas y Sociales Ambrosio L. Gioja. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Etchegorry, MarĂa Alejandra. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho Internacional Privado. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Monti, Ezequiel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. TeorĂa General y FilosofĂa del Derecho. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Green MartĂnez, SebastiĂĄn. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Derecho Internacional PĂșblico. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Bulit Goñi, Magdalena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Brodsky, Jonathan MatĂas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. CĂĄtedra Obligaciones Civiles y Comerciales. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFil: Olivera, Federico Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Derecho. Proyecto UBACyT. Buenos Aires, Argentin
Combined use of serum (1,3)-ÎČ-d-glucan and procalcitonin for the early differential diagnosis between candidaemia and bacteraemia in intensive care units
Il Futuro della Cybersecurity in Italia: Ambiti Progettuali Strategici
Il presente volume nasce come continuazione del precedente, con lâobiettivo di delineare un insieme di ambiti progettuali e di azioni che la comunitĂ nazionale della ricerca ritiene essenziali a complemento e a supporto di quelli previsti nel DPCM Gentiloni in materia di sicurezza cibernetica, pubblicato nel febbraio del 2017. La lettura non richiede particolari conoscenze tecniche; il testo Ăš fruibile da chiunque utilizzi strumenti informatici o navighi in rete.
Nel volume vengono considerati molteplici aspetti della cybersecurity, che vanno dalla definizione di infrastrutture e centri necessari a organizzare la difesa alle azioni e alle tecnologie da sviluppare per essere protetti al meglio, dallâindividuazione delle principali tecnologie da difendere alla proposta di un insieme di azioni orizzontali per la formazione, la sensibilizzazione e la gestione dei rischi. Gli ambiti progettuali e le azioni, che noi speriamo possano svilupparsi nei prossimi anni in Italia, sono poi accompagnate da una serie di raccomandazioni agli organi preposti per affrontare al meglio, e da Paese consapevole, la sfida della trasformazione digitale. Le raccomandazioni non intendono essere esaustive, ma vanno a toccare dei punti che riteniamo essenziali per una corretta implementazione di una politica di sicurezza cibernetica a livello nazionale. Politica che, per sua natura, dovrĂ necessariamente essere dinamica e in continua evoluzione in base ai cambiamenti tecnologici, normativi, sociali e geopolitici. Allâinterno del volume, sono riportati dei riquadri con sfondo violetto o grigio; i primi sono usati nel capitolo introduttivo e nelle conclusioni per mettere in evidenza alcuni concetti ritenuti importanti, i secondi sono usati negli altri capitoli per spiegare il significato di alcuni termini tecnici comunemente utilizzati dagli addetti ai lavori.
In conclusione, ringraziamo tutti i colleghi che hanno contribuito a questo volume: un gruppo di oltre 120 ricercatori, provenienti da circa 40 tra Enti di Ricerca e UniversitĂ , unico per numerositĂ ed eccellenza, che rappresenta il meglio della ricerca in Italia nel settore della cybersecurity. Un grazie speciale va a Gabriella Caramagno e ad Angela Miola che hanno contribuito a tutte le fasi di produzione del libro. Tra i ringraziamenti ci fa piacere aggiungere il supporto ottenuto dai partecipanti al progetto FILIERASICURA
A study of CP violation in B-+/- -> DK +/- and B-+/- -> D pi(+/-) decays with D -> (KSK +/-)-K-0 pi(-/+) final states
A first study of CP violation in the decay modes and , where labels a or meson and labels a or meson, is performed. The analysis uses the LHCb data set collected in collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb. The analysis is sensitive to the CP-violating CKM phase through seven observables: one charge asymmetry in each of the four modes and three ratios of the charge-integrated yields. The results are consistent with measurements of using other decay modes
Study of forward Z + jet production in pp collisions at âs=7 TeV
A measurement of the +jet production cross-section in collisions at a centre-of-mass energy TeV is presented. The analysis is based on an integrated luminosity of recorded by the LHCb experiment. Results are shown with two jet transverse momentum thresholds, 10 and 20 GeV, for both the overall cross-section within the fiducial volume, and for six differential cross-section measurements. The fiducial volume requires that both the jet and the muons from the Z boson decay are produced in the forward direction (). The results show good agreement with theoretical predictions at the second-order expansion in the coupling of the strong interaction.A measurement of the +jet production cross-section in collisions at a centre-of-mass energy TeV is presented. The analysis is based on an integrated luminosity of recorded by the LHCb experiment. Results are shown with two jet transverse momentum thresholds, 10 and 20 GeV, for both the overall cross-section within the fiducial volume, and for six differential cross-section measurements. The fiducial volume requires that both the jet and the muons from the Z boson decay are produced in the forward direction (). The results show good agreement with theoretical predictions at the second-order expansion in the coupling of the strong interaction
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