Treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Eco-efficient and sustainable settlement experimentation in Mediterranean housing

Eco-efficient and sustainable settlement experimentation in Mediterranean housing Settlement experimentation in Europe is currently characterised by the attempt to promote energy efficient and environmentally sustainable housing in an evolutionary, organic and integrated sense; this approach could become a guiding tool for the transformation of the built environment, the latter consisting in the development and construction of a urban environment that shows sensibility towards ecological-environmental issues and social ones. The focal points of such research experiences are housing projects built in Northern and Central European countries; the latter being very interesting projects that have become models for the rest of EU countries, showing what can be obtained in the contemporary experimentation field. In respect to these study cases, now all we need is to find ways to transfer the acquired knowhow in Mediterranean countries and therefore to adapt the new sustainable strategies to the Mediterranean climate. In this framework the paper wishes to offer an exploration on a research case study, carried out in central Italy, about the development of Mediterranean sustainable development

Arc detection in pantograph-catenary systems by the use of support vector machines-based classification

The aim of the MAPEC_LIFE (Monitoring Air Pollution Effects on Children for Supporting Public Health Policy) study is to evaluate the associations between the concentrations of air pollutants and early biological effects in children living in five Italian towns (Brescia, Torino, Lecce, Perugia and Pisa) characterised by varying levels of air pollution. This paper presents the results of micronucleus cytome assays performed on the oral mucosa cells of subjects living in Lecce (Puglia, Italy) and their relationship to factors associated with indoor/outdoor exposure and lifestyles. The study was conducted on 6-8-year-old schoolchildren living in Lecce. The micronucleus cytome assay was performed on exfoliated buccal cells collected from the oral mucosa of children using a soft-bristled toothbrush. Micronuclei were evaluated only in normal differentiated cells. Overall, 43.0% of the samples tested were positive, with an average frequency of 0.28 MN/1000 differentiated cells. Data analysis shows positive associations between the frequency of MN in the children’s buccal mucosa cells and obesity, heavy traffic and smoking mothers, while outdoor sports seem to have the opposite effect. These data will be integrated with data from the other cities involved in the MAPEC_LIFE study and could be used to build a model for estimating global genotoxic risk

GNSS control network supporting large historical building architectural survey

The paper points the attention to some hidden parts of metric surveys, that usually are not enough documented in scientific papers but in technical reposts. Reporting encountered challenges and discussing identified technical solutions and methodologies to overcome bottlenecks and operative issues, highlights the novelty of the presented experience from a technical viewpoint. The overall approach has been reported taking care of describing technical details and present case study’s implementation of the applied techniques. Integrating GNSS control Networks and topographic tools to design, implement and perform a rigorous topographic survey methodology in describing built heritage, which is one of the modern geomatics’ advancements, has been depicted. An ad hoc datum has been designed to guarantee a clear compliance both to cartographic standards and architectural representations in 1:50 to 1:100 graphical output scale