Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari

Assessing Behavioral and Environmental Facets of Obesity Unobtrusively Utilizing Digital Tools: Introducing the BETTER4U Indicators

ABSTRACT Understanding obesity involves evaluating numerous contributing factors. Collecting the necessary data for this can impose a significant burden on both research participants during clinical studies and real‐life deployments of digital tools aiding obesity management. The...

The Characterization of a Compact CLLB:Ce Scintillation Detector for Mixed-Field Monitoring at a Muon Facility

Compact scintillation detectors with simultaneous gamma and neutron sensitivity are increasingly relevant for mixed-field monitoring and nuclear measurements under size and cost constraints. This work characterizes a compact Cs2LiLaBr6:Ce (CLLB:Ce) detector with integrated SiPM r...

Microbiome and Metabolomics in Obesity: Advances in Understanding and Interventions Across the Lifespan

ABSTRACT Obesity arises from intertwined and reciprocal diet‐microbiome‐host pathways that reshape energy balance, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation. This review synthesizes mechanistic links between microbial functions and metabolic control, charts lifestyle‐related lifecour...

A first extraction of gluon TMDs from Higgs data at the LHC

Abstract We present the first extraction of the unpolarised gluon transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) parton distribution from Higgs-boson production data at the LHC within the framework of TMD factorisation. The analysis is based on the currently available set of ATLAS and CMS m...

Inflammation Without Effective Immunity in Ovarian Cancer: From Early Translational Observations to Histotype-Dependent Immunometabolic Ecosystems

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) comprises biologically and immunologically distinct histotypes and frequently develops within a chronically inflamed tumor microenvironment, particularly in advanced disease with malignant ascites. This narrative review revisits translational obser...

Phytochemical characterization and preliminary antimicrobial evaluation of a mono- and sesquiterpene-rich essential oil of Salvia limbata C.A.Mey.

Understanding how chemotype and geographic origin influence essential oil composition and bioactivity is crucial for the identification of new plant-derived antimicrobials. In this study, the essential oil obtained from aerial parts of Salvia limbata C.A.Mey., collected in May 20...