Lo sviluppo dell’oidio della vite nel 2019 in Trentino

2openNationalopenCainelli, R.; Bottura, M.Cainelli, R.; Bottura, M

Flavescenza dorata e legno nero

8openNationalopenGelmetti, A.; Ghidoni, F.; Matté, B.; Margoni, M.; Mattedi, F.; Penner, F.; Cainelli, R.; Bottura, M.Gelmetti, A.; Ghidoni, F.; Matté, B.; Margoni, M.; Mattedi, F.; Penner, F.; Cainelli, R.; Bottura, M

Education Interventions to Prevent Readmission of Heart Failure Patients

More than 5.7 billion people in United States have been diagnosed with heart failure (HF). Non-adherence to self-care measures necessary to manage HF is associated with exacerbation and readmission. A 27% 30-day readmission rate for Medicare patients with HF can lead to reduced Medicare payments and penalties. HF hospitalizations contribute to over half of the $39 million annual HF cost. Almost half of HF admits will be readmitted within six months of discharge. The purpose of this study is to determine the best heart failure discharge education content and method of delivery in order to promote patient self-care and prevent readmission

Impact of Interdisciplinary Research on Planning, Running, and Managing Electromobility as a Smart Grid Extension

The smart grid is concerned with energy efficiency and with the environment, being a countermeasure against the territory devastations that may originate by the fossil fuel mining industry feeding the conventional power grids. This paper deals with the integration between the electromobility and the urban power distribution network in a smart grid framework, i.e., a multi-stakeholder and multi-Internet ecosystem (Internet of Information, Internet of Energy, and Internet of Things) with edge computing capabilities supported by cloud-level services and with clean mapping between the logical and physical entities involved and their stakeholders. In particular, this paper presents some of the results obtained by us in several European projects that refer to the development of a traffic and power network co-simulation tool for electro mobility planning, platforms for recharging services, and communication and service management architectures supporting interoperability and other qualities required for the implementation of the smart grid framework. For each contribution, this paper describes the inter-disciplinary characteristics of the proposed approaches

Assessing ant diversity in agroecosystems: The case of italian vineyards of the adige valley

Assessing ant diversity in agroecosystems: The case of Italian vineyards of the Adige Valley Agroecosystems have gained a dominant position on worldwide land-usage, and therefore preserving their biodiversity is crucial for environmental sustainability. Ants are one of the most widespread groups of terres-Trial arthropods, and, thanks to their significant diversification, they are considered as a good proxy group for bio-diversity monitoring, also in agroecosystems. Vineyards are economically valuable cultures widespread worldwide, and hosting many ant species, that provide meaningful ecosystem services and disservices. Despite the important role that ants play in these agroecosystems, ant biodiversity in vineyards is still poorly studied, especially in Italy. In this context, we present a first detailed quantitative and qualitative assessment of the ant fauna of Italian vine-yards from the Adige Valley based on pitfall traps data, and discuss the results in comparison with the few other similar assessments from Europe and other continents. We document an assemblage of 22 species (7-16 per or-chard), mostly dominated by three disturbance-Tolerant species (including an introduced species). Vineyards ant faunas appear to be rather heterogeneous worldwide, mainly following local ecological and biogeographical con-straints, and the role that most ant species play in these agroecosystems is presently unknown

Assessing ant diversity in agroecosystems: the case of Italian vineyards of the Adige valley

10openInternationalItalian coauthor/editorAgroecosystems have gained a dominant position on worldwide land-usage, and therefore preserving their biodiversity is crucial for environmental sustainability. Ants are one of the most widespread groups of terrestrial arthropods, and, thanks to their significant diversification, they are considered as a good proxy group for biodiversity monitoring, also in agroecosystems. Vineyards are economically valuable cultures widespread worldwide, and hosting many ant species, that provide meaningful ecosystem services and disservices. Despite the important role that ants play in these agroecosystems, ant biodiversity in vineyards is still poorly studied, especially in Italy. In this context, we present a first detailed quantitative and qualitative assessment of the ant fauna of Italian vineyards from the Adige Valley based on pitfall traps data, and discuss the results in comparison with the few other similar assessments from Europe and other continents. We document an assemblage of 22 species (7-16 per orchard), mostly dominated by three disturbance-tolerant species (including an introduced species). Vineyards’ ant faunas appear to be rather heterogeneous worldwide, mainly following local ecological and biogeographical constraints, and the role that most ant species play in these agroecosystems is presently unknown.openGiannett, D.; Schifani, E.; Castracani, C.; Ghizzoni, M.; Delaiti, M.; Penner, F.; Spotti, F.A.; Mori, A.; Ioriatti, C.; Grasso, D.A.Giannett, D.; Schifani, E.; Castracani, C.; Ghizzoni, M.; Delaiti, M.; Penner, F.; Spotti, F.A.; Mori, A.; Ioriatti, C.; Grasso, D.A

The vascular side of chronic bed rest: when a therapeutic approach becomes deleterious

The interplay between chronic constraint and advanced aging on blood flow, shear-rate, vascular function, nitric oxide (NO)-bioavailability, microcirculation, and vascular inflammation factors is still a matter of debate. Ninety-eight individuals (Young, n=28, 23\ub13yrs; Old, n=36, 85\ub17yrs; Bedridden, n=34, 88\ub16yrs) were included in the study. The bedridden group included old individuals chronically confined to bed (3.8\ub12.3yrs). A blood sample was collected and analyzed for plasma nitrate, and vascular inflammatory markers. Hyperemic response ( 06peak) during the single passive leg movement (sPLM) test was used to measure vascular function. Skeletal muscle total hemoglobin was measured at the vastus lateralis during the sPLM test, by means of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Bedridden subjects revealed a depletion of plasma nitrates compared with Old (-23.8%) and Young (-31.1%). Blood flow was lower in the Bedridden in comparison to Old (-20.1%) and Young (-31.7%). Bedridden presented lower sPLM 06peak compared Old (-72.5%) and the Young (-83.3%). 06peak of NIRS total hemoglobin was lower in the Bedridden compared to that in the Young (-133%). All vascular inflammatory markers except IL-6 were significantly worse in the Bedridden compared to Old and Young. No differences were found between the Old and Young in inflammatory markers. Results of this study confirm that chronic physical constraint induces an exacerbation of vascular disfunction and differential regulation of vascular-related inflammatory markers. The mechanisms involved in these negative adaptations seems to be associated with endothelial dysfunction and consequent diminished NO-bioavailability likely caused by the reduced shear-rate consequential to long-term reduction of physical activity