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University of Catania
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- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Modifying Electrochemical Doping in Light‐Emitting Electrochemical Cells With Gold Nanoparticles
ABSTRACT Electrochemical doping enables dynamic control of organic semiconductors and underpins technologies such as electrochemical transistors, energy‐storage, bioelectronic, and light‐emitting devices. It is typically governed by the active‐material composition or the applied...
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ABSTRACT The increasing demand for transportation decarbonization, rising fossil fuel prices, and concerns over the finite availability of conventional energy resources, have intensified the search for sustainable alternatives to petroleum‐derived fuels. Biofuels have emerged as...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Testosterone is the primary androgen driving spermatogenesis, yet clinical practice relies on serum testosterone measurements while the functionally critical compartment is intratesticular testosterone (ITT). The testis maintains an extraordinary gradient: ITT concentrations in h...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressively disabling neurological disease associated with a substantial clinical and socioeconomic burden. The introduction of an increasing number of new innovative therapies has further intensified concerns regarding the long-term sus...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract As ready-to-eat (RTE) meals and dining out become increasingly popular, limited empirical evidence exists on how domestically produced ingredients are positioned relative to other food values in these contexts. Using online survey data from Japanese consumers collected i...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Abstract The design of transparent top electrodes is essential for the implementation of advanced photovoltaic technologies, such as building-integrated photovoltaics, agrovoltaics, and tandem devices. In this context, perovskite solar cells implemented with transparent electrode...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are heterogeneous musculoskeletal conditions frequently characterized by pain, impaired mandibular function, and reduced quality of life. Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A) has emerged as a potential therapeutic option, particularly for persis...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Objectives Visuo-spatial impairment is a common feature in parkinsonian disorders and differentiating idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) from atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS), i.e. progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), and corticobasa...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Long COVID is a persistent contributor to population morbidity, and people with disabilities experience substantial and often avoidable health disadvantage worldwide. Whether long COVID is disproportionately reported among adults with current functional limita...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Sepsis and septic shock result from a dysregulated host response to infection, encompassing both hyperinflammatory and immunosuppressed phenotypes. Although immunomodulatory adjunctive therapies have been extensively investigated over the past decades, none have demonstrated cons...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Carnosinemia, also referred to as carnosinase 1 (CNDP1) deficiency, is an ultra-rare inborn error of metabolism characterized by impaired CNDP1 activity and carnosine degradation. The clinical significance and phenotypic spectrum of this condition remain poorly defined,...
- BiologyOpen access
Eating Behavior in Menopausal Women: From Molecular to Clinical Aspects—What Changes?
The menopausal transition represents a critical period in women’s lives characterized by profound hormonal, metabolic, and behavioral changes. Estrogen deficiency during menopause triggers complex alterations in eating behavior through multiple molecular mechanisms involving hypo...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background/Objectives: Hemodialysis is a treatment for patients with kidney disease, yet it remains risk-prone due to potential technical or physiological instabilities. Dialysis machines rely on reactive safety mechanisms that trigger alarms only when predefined thresholds are r...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Exploring students’ knowledge, use, and perceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots may inform strategies in the educational context. However, limited evidence is available on Italian nursing students, leaving this field largely unexplored. A cross-sectional online surve...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Cigarette butt waste is a widespread form of tobacco-related litter and an increasingly recognized source of environmental contamination. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the environmental impacts of cigarette butts and other tobacco and nicotine product waste, incl...
- BiologyOpen access
The Siberian Chiffchaff is a subspecies within the “Chiffchaff complex”, characterized by a typically pale greyish plumage and distinctive vocalizations, although reliable identification may still require genetic confirmation. In Italy, the taxon is considered fairly rare and poo...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Abstract Amide-linked fluorene polymer networks, structurally related to covalent organic polymers (COPs), are attractive platforms for sustainable heterogeneous catalysis owing to their chemical robustness, structural tunability, and ability to stabilize metal species within org...
- BiologyOpen access
Radiolabelled Antisense miRNA Oligonucleotides for Molecular Imaging and Therapeutic Applications
Background/Objectives: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs (20–24 nucleotides) that regulate post-transcriptional gene expression and are involved in key biological processes, including proliferation and apoptosis. Dysregulation of miRNA expression is associated with num...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Papilledema is a potentially vision-threatening finding in children, often diagnosed during routine ophthalmological evaluation in asymptomatic subjects, which requires prompt diagnostic evaluation to exclude intracranial pathology. The available literature suggests that a signif...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Construction and characterisation of the DarkSide-20k veto silicon photo-multiplier tiles
Abstract Silicon photo-multipliers (SiPMs) are state-of-the-art sensors capable of detecting a single photoelectron under cryogenic conditions, with potentially lower radioactivity than widely used photomultiplier tubes. The DarkSide-20k experiment, designed to perform direct dar...