University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

The Role of Narcissism and Dissociation in the Indirect Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Body Dissatisfaction, Bulimia, and Drive for Thinness in a Sample of Adolescents: A Path Analysis Model

Abstract This study examined the associations between childhood trauma, body dissatisfaction, bulimia, and drive for thinness in adolescents, with a specific focus on the roles of narcissistic traits and dissociative experiences as intervening variables. A sample of 439 high scho...

Virtual Reality for the Assessment of Visual Capacities: A Systematic Review

Objectives: Virtual reality (VR) enables controlled, interactive, and ecologically valid visual tasks, offering potential advantages over static clinical tests. This systematic review synthesized current evidence on the use of VR technologies for assessing visual capacities acros...

Multimodal Assessment of Tissue Response After Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation: Clinical, Imaging, Histopathological and Molecular Insights

Background: Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become an established minimally invasive treatment for selected benign and autonomously functioning thyroid nodules. Although clinical outcomes are well documented, the biological mechanisms underlying tissue remodel...

Cognitive rehabilitation with immersive virtual reality in schizophrenia: A randomized waiting list-controlled study

Background Cognitive symptoms represent a major determinant of long-term disability in chronic schizophrenia and only partially respond to pharmacotherapy. Evidence is growing about the potential effect of cognitive interventions to promote functional recovery. Immersive virtual...

Regulatory certification, informal governance, and productivity under weak state capacity

Abstract This paper examines firm-level productivity differences among Sicilian firms characterized by varying degrees of compliance with anti-Mafia regulatory frameworks. Utilizing data from 2013 to 2021, we find that firms operating in public procurement without formal anti-Maf...

Superficial Peritoneal Endometriosis Beyond Surgical Diagnosis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Functional and Molecular Perspectives

Background and Objectives: Superficial peritoneal endometriosis (SPE) remains one of the most difficult endometriosis phenotypes to diagnose non-invasively, because lesions are frequently small, multifocal, and poorly detectable using conventional imaging. Diagnostic laparoscopy...