DBS in Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition for which pharmacological therapy is not always solvable. Various treatments have been suggested and deep brain stimulation (DBS) is currently under investigation for patients affected by PTSD. We review the neurocircuitry and up-to-date clinical concepts which are behind the use of DBS in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The role of DBS in treatment-refractory PTSD patients has been investigated relying on both preclinical and clinical studies. DBS for PTSD is in its preliminary phases and likely to provide hope for patients with medical refractory PTSD following the results of randomized controlled studies

Biomass Plant and Sensors Network for Process Monitoring and Energy Storage in a Superconducting Magnetic Device

This research has been carried out in the context of a national organization project (PON04a2_F), promoted by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research under the tutelage of the European Community. It is part of a more complex “Smart Cities” project, and it is devoted to the realization of an alternative system for green energy production. It includes an electrical power supply generated from the anaerobic digestion of biomass and the storage of electrical energy in a superconducting magnetic energy storage device in order to overcome energy blackout and meet the energy needs of the network when the demand rises in closed-cycle production systems