45 research outputs found

    La scoperta del potenziale come fattore protettivo nella rieducazione penitenziaria: studio su un campione di detenute del carcere di Latina

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    This exploratory study aimed to investigate the effects of commitment topositive identity development – according to Erikson’s theory – to enhancethe psychosocial rehabilitation of a sample of women held in the prison ofLatina for serious crimes related to affiliation to criminal organizations. Thepreliminary data collected allowed to identify the career profiles and theself-concept of these women, essential to unlock their personal potentialand to propose a lab project for training talents, in order to promote positivechange and social reintegration of those marginalized and stigmatizedadults.Questo studio esplorativo ha inteso indagare gli effetti dell’impegno nellaformazione di un’identità positiva – secondo l’accezione eriksoniana – perfavorire il riadattamento psicosociale di un campione di detenute in esecuzionedi pena per reati gravi – connessi all’affiliazione a organizzazionicriminali – presso il carcere di Latina. I dati preliminari raccolti hanno consentitodi identificare i profili di carriera e il concetto di sé di queste donne,indispensabili per sbloccare i loro potenziali personali e proporre un progettolaboratoriale penitenziario di formazione dei talenti per favorire ilcambiamento positivo e il reinserimento sociale di questi soggetti adultiemarginati e stigmatizzati

    transcriptional response of human umbilical vein endothelial cells to low doses of ionizing radiation

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    We used cDNA microarray hybridization technology to monitor the transcriptional response of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial (HUVEC) cells to x-rays doses ranging from 2 to 200 cGy. An early time window from irradiation (4h) was selected in order to minimize the effects of the cell cycle blockage eventually induced at high doses of irradiation. Three different gene-clustering algorithms have been used to group the 4134 monitored ORF based on their transcriptional response in function of the irradiation dose. The results show that while few genes exhibit a typical dose-dependent modulation with a variable threshold, most of them have a different modulation pattern, peaking at the two intermediate doses. Strikingly even the lowest dose used (2 cGy) seems to be very effective in transcriptional modulation. These results confirm the physiological relevance of sublethal-dose exposures of endothelial cells and strengthens the hypothesis that alternative dose-specific pathways of radioadaptive response exist in the mammalian cells. 111 genes were found to be modulated at all doses of irradiation. These genes were functionally classified by cellular process or by molecular function. Genes involved in coagulation and peroxidase activity and structural constituent of ribosomes were over-represented among the up-regulated genes as compared with their expected statistical occurrence. Three genes coding for regulatory kinase activities (CDK6; PRCKB1 and TIE) are found down-regulated at all doses of irradiation

    El desafío de integrar : Parque Lineal Paseo del Bajo. Explanada-mirador

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    El cruce perpendicular de dos direcciones, norte-sur y este-oeste define los dos grandes problemas de integración de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Por un lado la ya centenaria ausencia de una relación franca de la ciudad con el río, perdida con la construcción del Puerto Madero y nunca recuperada; por el otro, el desbalance entre el sur y el norte. Un norte saturado de funciones urbanas metropolitanas y un sur barrial empobrecido que necesariamente deben tender a equilibrarse. Frente a este desafío, entendemos que la propuesta del Paseo del Bajo, que unirá definitivamente el sistema circulatorio vehicular Norte-Sur del área metropolitana, es una oportunidad para comenzar a resolver un problema más vasto. Un nuevo sistema vial que en principio pareciera dividir aún más el sector, debe servir para integrar.Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanism

    El desafío de integrar : Parque Lineal Paseo del Bajo. Explanada-mirador

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    El cruce perpendicular de dos direcciones, norte-sur y este-oeste define los dos grandes problemas de integración de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Por un lado la ya centenaria ausencia de una relación franca de la ciudad con el río, perdida con la construcción del Puerto Madero y nunca recuperada; por el otro, el desbalance entre el sur y el norte. Un norte saturado de funciones urbanas metropolitanas y un sur barrial empobrecido que necesariamente deben tender a equilibrarse. Frente a este desafío, entendemos que la propuesta del Paseo del Bajo, que unirá definitivamente el sistema circulatorio vehicular Norte-Sur del área metropolitana, es una oportunidad para comenzar a resolver un problema más vasto. Un nuevo sistema vial que en principio pareciera dividir aún más el sector, debe servir para integrar.Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanism

    El desafío de integrar : Parque Lineal Paseo del Bajo. Explanada-mirador

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    El cruce perpendicular de dos direcciones, norte-sur y este-oeste define los dos grandes problemas de integración de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Por un lado la ya centenaria ausencia de una relación franca de la ciudad con el río, perdida con la construcción del Puerto Madero y nunca recuperada; por el otro, el desbalance entre el sur y el norte. Un norte saturado de funciones urbanas metropolitanas y un sur barrial empobrecido que necesariamente deben tender a equilibrarse. Frente a este desafío, entendemos que la propuesta del Paseo del Bajo, que unirá definitivamente el sistema circulatorio vehicular Norte-Sur del área metropolitana, es una oportunidad para comenzar a resolver un problema más vasto. Un nuevo sistema vial que en principio pareciera dividir aún más el sector, debe servir para integrar.Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanism

    TIRZEPATIDA, AGONISTA DO RECEPTOR DUPLO DE GIP E GLP-1, NO TRATAMENTO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2: EFICÁCIA E SEGURANÇA

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    Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is a chronic condition characterized by insulin resistance and deficiency in insulin production by the pancreas. Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus is generally individualized and aims to effectively control blood glucose levels, minimize complications and improve patients' quality of life. Tirzepatide is a bifunctional GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist with the potential to revolutionize the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Objectives: To provide a comprehensive overview of the role of tirzepatide in the current therapeutic arsenal of type 2 diabetes mellitus, focusing on its efficacy and security. Materials and methods: This is an integrative review, in which the guiding question was “Is tirzepatide safe and effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus?”. The search for articles took place in the main databases (PubMed and Scielo) using the terms "tirzepatide", "treatment" and "type 2 diabetes" combined using Boolean operators. Results and discussion: Tirzepatide is the first dual receptor agonist that was recently approved for the treatment of T2DM by the Food Drug Administration (FDA). The efficacy in reducing blood glucose and body weight is stronger than that of GLP-1, while the safety profile and incidence of adverse events appear comparable. Conclusion: Tirzepatide is a new incretin-based therapy for T2DM, it has shown robust reductions in HbA1c and body weight, without an increased risk of hypoglycemia.Introducción: La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) es una enfermedad crónica caracterizada por resistencia a la insulina y deficiencia en la producción de insulina por parte del páncreas. El tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 generalmente es individualizado y tiene como objetivo controlar eficazmente los niveles de glucosa en sangre, minimizar las complicaciones y mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes. Tirzepatida es un agonista bifuncional de los receptores de GLP-1 y glucagón con el potencial de revolucionar el tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Objetivos: Proporcionar una visión integral del papel de tirzepatida en el arsenal terapéutico actual de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2, centrándose en su eficacia y seguridad. Materiales y métodos: Se trata de una revisión integradora, en la que la pregunta orientadora fue “¿Es la tirzepatida segura y eficaz en el tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2?”. La búsqueda de artículos se realizó en las principales bases de datos (PubMed y Scielo) utilizando los términos "tirzepatida", "tratamiento" y "diabetes tipo 2" combinados mediante operadores booleanos. Resultados y discusión: Tirzepatida es el primer agonista de receptor dual. La eficacia para reducir la glucosa en sangre y el peso corporal es mayor que la del GLP-1, mientras que el perfil de seguridad y la incidencia de eventos adversos parecen comparables. Conclusión: Tirzepatida es una nueva terapia basada en incretinas para la DM2, ha mostrado reducciones sólidas en la HbA1c y el peso corporal, sin un mayor riesgo de hipoglucemia.A diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) é uma condição crônica caracterizada por resistência à insulina e deficiência na produção de insulina pelo pâncreas. O tratamento da diabetes mellitus tipo 2 é geralmente individualizado e visa controlar efetivamente os níveis de glicose no sangue, minimizar complicações e melhorar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. A tirzepatida é um agonista bifuncional do receptor de GLP-1 e glucagon com potencial para revolucionar o tratamento da diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Objetivos:  fornecer uma visão abrangente do papel da tirzepatida no arsenal terapêutico atual da diabetes mellitus tipo 2, focando em sua eficácia e segurança. Materiais e métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, em que a questão norteadora foi “A tirzepatida é segura e eficaz no tratamento de diabetes mellitus tipo 2?”. A busca pelos artigos ocorreu nas principais bases de dados (PubMed e Scielo) a partir dos termos "tirzepatide", "treatment" e "type 2 diabetes" combinados entre si por operadores booleanos. Resultados e discussão: A tirzepatida é o primeiro agonista de receptor duplo que foi recentemente aprovado para o tratamento da DM2 pela Food Drug Administration (FDA). A eficácia em relação à redução da glicemia e do peso corporal é mais forte do que a dos GLP-1, enquanto o perfil de segurança e a incidência de eventos adversos parecem comparáveis. Conclusão: A tirzepatida é uma nova terapia à base de incretina para DM2, ela mostrou reduções robustas de HbA1c e peso corporal, sem um risco aumentado de hipoglicemia.Introdução: A diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) é uma condição crônica caracterizada por resistência à insulina e deficiência na produção de insulina pelo pâncreas. O tratamento da diabetes mellitus tipo 2 é geralmente individualizado e visa controlar efetivamente os níveis de glicose no sangue, minimizar complicações e melhorar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. A tirzepatida é um agonista bifuncional do receptor de GLP-1 e glucagon com potencial para revolucionar o tratamento da diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Objetivos:  fornecer uma visão abrangente do papel da tirzepatida no arsenal terapêutico atual da diabetes mellitus tipo 2, focando em sua eficácia e segurança. Materiais e métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, em que a questão norteadora foi “A tirzepatida é segura e eficaz no tratamento de diabetes mellitus tipo 2?”. A busca pelos artigos ocorreu nas principais bases de dados (PubMed e Scielo) a partir dos termos "tirzepatide", "treatment" e "type 2 diabetes" combinados entre si por operadores booleanos. Resultados e discussão: A tirzepatida é o primeiro agonista de receptor duplo que foi recentemente aprovado para o tratamento da DM2 pela Food Drug Administration (FDA). A eficácia em relação à redução da glicemia e do peso corporal é mais forte do que a dos GLP-1, enquanto o perfil de segurança e a incidência de eventos adversos parecem comparáveis. Conclusão: A tirzepatida é uma nova terapia à base de incretina para DM2, ela mostrou reduções robustas de HbA1c e peso corporal, sem um risco aumentado de hipoglicemia

    Nootropic effects of LSD: Behavioral, molecular and computational evidence

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    The therapeutic use of classical psychedelic substances such as d-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) surged in recent years. Studies in rodents suggest that these effects are produced by increased neural plasticity, including stimulation of the mTOR pathway, a key regulator of metabolism, plasticity, and aging. Could psychedelic-induced neural plasticity be harnessed to enhance cognition? Here we show that LSD treatment enhanced performance in a novel object recognition task in rats, and in a visuo-spatial memory task in humans. A proteomic analysis of human brain organoids showed that LSD affected metabolic pathways associated with neural plasticity, including mTOR. To gain insight into the relation of neural plasticity, aging and LSD-induced cognitive gains, we emulated the experiments in rats and humans with a neural network model of a cortico-hippocampal circuit. Using the baseline strength of plasticity as a proxy for age and assuming an increase in plasticity strength related to LSD dose, the simulations provided a good fit for the experimental data. Altogether, the results suggest that LSD has nootropic effects.This project was supported by the Beckley Foundation; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) – Finance Code 001, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) (grants 308775/2015-5 and 408145/2016-1), São Paulo Research Foundation grants (2013/07699-0, 2014/10068-4, 2017/25588-1 and 2019/00098-7), intramural grants from D'Or Institute and Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, and a Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación Scholarship (IJCI-2016-27864) from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and a Newton International Fellowship from the Royal Society.Peer reviewe

    Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 14

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    In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrections are provided as Suppl. materia

    Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 14

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    In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrections are provided as Suppl. material

    The interplay among psychopathology, personal resources, context-related factors and real-life functioning in schizophrenia: stability in relationships after 4 years and differences in network structure between recovered and non-recovered patients

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    Improving real-life functioning is the main goal of the most advanced integrated treatment programs in people with schizophrenia. The Italian Network for Research on Psychoses previously explored, by using network analysis, the interplay among illness-related variables, personal resources, context-related factors and real-life functioning in a large sample of patients with schizophrenia. The same research network has now completed a 4-year follow-up of the original sample. In the present study, we used network analysis to test whether the pattern of relationships among all variables investigated at baseline was similar at follow-up. In addition, we compared the network structure of patients who were classified as recovered at follow-up versus those who did not recover. Six hundred eighteen subjects recruited at baseline could be assessed in the follow-up study. The network structure did not change significantly from baseline to follow-up, and the overall strength of the connections among variables increased slightly, but not significantly. Functional capacity and everyday life skills had a high betweenness and closeness in the network at follow-up, as they had at baseline, while psychopathological variables remained more peripheral. The network structure and connectivity of non-recovered patients were similar to those observed in the whole sample, but very different from those in recovered subjects, in which we found few connections only. These data strongly suggest that tightly coupled symptoms/dysfunctions tend to maintain each other's activation, contributing to poor outcome in schizophrenia. Early and integrated treatment plans, targeting variables with high centrality, might prevent the emergence of self-reinforcing networks of symptoms and dysfunctions in people with schizophrenia
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