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University of Florence
Recent research
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
A gridded dataset of European Forest Types to support forest monitoring, modelling and reporting
Abstract. A standardized system of nomenclature for forest types is essential for effectively monitoring and understanding the impacts of climate change on diverse ecosystems in Europe and beyond. A comprehensive classification system, such as the European Forest Types (EFTs) sch...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background/Objectives: Post-hepatectomy biliary leakage (BL) remains a major source of postoperative morbidity. While traditional risk models treat BL as a single clinical entity, its chronological presentation follows distinct patterns that raise the hypothesis of distinct under...
- Health & Medicine
Toward harmonized reporting of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in clinical practice
Abstract Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, and more recently blood-based biomarkers, are playing a pivotal role in reshaping the clinical management of neurodegenerative diseases, supporting early detection, biological diagnosis, patient stratification, prognostic assessment, thera...
- Biology
Abstract The invasive alien planthoppers Pochazia shantungensis and Ricania speculum (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) threaten ornamental plant production across Europe. The rapid spread of these species represents an emerging concern for the European nursery trade and for phytosanitary s...
- BiologyOpen access
Urban air pollution may alter plant metabolism long before visible damage becomes apparent. Raman spectroscopy was evaluated as a rapid, non-destructive approach to resolve these biochemical adjustments. Mature Quercus ilex L. trees were sampled along a well-defined pollution gra...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND: Pediatric spondylodiscitis is a rare condition, primarily affecting children aged 6-48 months. Kingella kingae is the leading pathogen in this age group, often presenting with mild or atypical features, which delay diagnosis. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed pedia...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Defining fever-related discomfort in children: an international Delphi consensus
Fever is one of the most common symptoms in childhood and a frequent reason for medical consultation. Current guidelines recommend treating fever only when discomfort is present. However, the concept of fever-related discomfort remains poorly defined and inconsistently applied in...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Modern weather forecasting: mathematical foundations, tools and current state of the art
Abstract Modern weather forecasting relies on the integration of observational systems, numerical modeling, data assimilation, high-performance computing, and increasingly artificial intelligence techniques. This paper reviews the scientific and technological foundations of conte...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is curable with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO), but differentiation syndrome (DS) remains a potentially life-threatening complication, with poorly understood pathogenesis. We investigated clinical, molecular a...
- BiologyOpen access
Gelatin Hydrogel Crosslinking: From Molecular Design to Functional Soft Materials
Gelatin hydrogels combine biological origin, biodegradability, abundant chemical functionality, and broad processability, but their native thermoreversible physical networks generally lack the stability required for sustained operation. Crosslinking overcomes this limitation whil...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Myometrial Microbiome in Uterine Fibroids: Functional Dysbiosis Versus Limited Taxonomic Change
Background: Uterine fibroids (UFs) are the most common benign tumors in women of reproductive age and are associated with abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, and impaired implantation and endometrial receptivity. However, the contribution of the myometrial microbiome (MM) to...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
Shape coexistence in 94Zr from a model-independent analysis
Low-lying states of 94Zr were investigated via low-energy multi-step Coulomb excitation. From the measured γ-ray yields, 16 reduced E2 transition probabilities between low-spin states were determined, together with the spectroscopic quadrupole moments of the 2+1,2 states. Based o...
- Engineering & Technology
Abstract Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs) offer a promising path toward more efficient and compact propulsion and power systems. However, the highly unsteady and transonic outlet flow generated by the detonation process, characterized by oblique shock wave patterns, introduces...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Two-dimensional simulation of plastic bottles transport in a urban reach of the Arno River
Within the MINOSSE project (ManagINg plastic transpOrt in riverS and coaStal arEas), the 2D hydrodynamic numerical model ORSA2D_WT has been adapted to simulate the transport of plastic bottles, the most common macroplastic item transported in water bodies. Unlike smaller plastics...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is a common clinical condition for which no validated systemic antiviral therapy is currently available, and in the absence of high-grade cervical lesions management is generally limited to surveillance. Active Hex...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
ABSTRACT Helminths modulate host immunity, and in this respect, the porcine whipworm Trichuris suis has been explored clinically as an immunotherapy for inflammatory diseases. T. suis secretes a complex mixture of excretory/secretory products (ESP), including extracellular vesicl...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
This paper presents an experimentally grounded volumetric benchmark of selected commercial energy-storage devices in, or close to, the standard 18650 format. The investigated set includes commercially available Lithium-Ion batteries (LIB), Sodium-Ion batteries (SIB), Hybrid Super...
- Health & Medicine
INTRODUCTION: Danazol is a synthetic steroid approved in 1976 for the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. Despite its established efficacy, its clinical use has markedly declined due to androgenic and metabolic adverse effects, prompting reconsideration of its role in cur...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Abstract Forest restoration and afforestation across Europe are accelerating, yet the decision-making processes governing forest establishment remain unevenly examined, especially from a biodiversity perspective. Considering this and the global environmental changes of climate sh...
- Health & Medicine
Baseline IPSS-M risk, response to hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy, and receipt of allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-HCT) have all been individually shown to impact overall survival (OS) in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). However, the prognostic impact of re...