University of Milan

The DESI Y1 RR Lyrae Catalog. II. The Metallicity Dependency of Pulsational Properties, the Shape of the RR Lyrae Instability Strip, and Metal Rich RR Lyrae

Abstract RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) are valuable probes of both Milky Way assembly and stellar-evolution physics. Using a sample 6240 RRLs obtained in the first year of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey, we investigate the metallicity of RRLs and its correlation w...

Proper solutions of the $1/H$-flow and the Green kernel of the $p$-Laplacian

We show existence and optimal growth estimate for the weak inverse mean curvature flow issuing from a point, on manifolds with certain curvature and isoperimetric conditions. These theorems imply analogous ones for the flow issuing from relatively compact sets. Some of the result...

Mental health disparities in LGBTQIA+ populations: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) populations face unique social, political, psychological and health care-related challenges that contribute to marked mental health disparities. However, the overall strength and credibility of evidenc...

Sex and Mortality Among Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Importance Unlike patient age, which has been a well-established and routinely used primary biological prognostic factor in the risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), the prognostic value of patient sex remains controversial in this common endocrine malignant neop...

184. Effect of a Pool of Essential Oils, Flavonoids and Tannins on Methane Emissions, Production Performances, Ruminal and Blood Parameters in Beef Cattle During Heat Stress Conditions.

Abstract Reducing methane (CH4) emissions from cattle while improving production efficiency and resilience is essential for achieving sustainable farming. In this light, natural products have gained interest due to their broad-spectrum biological activity. This study evaluated th...

Postpandemic Trends in Pediatric Respiratory Virus Hospitalizations: A Multicenter Study, 2019–2025

ABSTRACT Background The COVID‐19 pandemic profoundly altered the circulation of respiratory viruses in children, changing the epidemiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections. In the postpandemic period, respiratory pathogens showed marked temporal variability. The 2024–2...

Kritischer Klassizismus. Revision und Neubestimmung kanonisierter Traditionsvorstellungen in Johann Christoph Gottscheds Komödienkonzept

Das Innovative an J. Ch. Gottscheds Theaterpoetik beruht u. a. auf der Neubewertung der literarischen Tradition. Die Positionierung in der Kultur der Gegenwart erfolgt auch durch Kanonisierung von Bezugsautoren und Aufwertung von kongenialen Vorgängerfiguren. Die in einer solchen...

Tectonic and environmental controls on Upper Triassic–Jurassic carbonate successions of the eastern Northern Calcareous Alps (Stumpfmauer, Austria)

The western Neo-Tethys Austroalpine and Southern Alps sedimentary successions are proven archives of environmental and climatic changes and tectonic activity across the Triassic to Jurassic times. These Upper Triassic–Jurassic, dominantly carbonate, shelf deposits witnessed the e...

One- and Two-Particle Spectral Gap Identities for the Symmetric Inclusion Process and Related Models

Abstract The symmetric inclusion process (SIP) models particles diffusing on a graph with mutual attraction. We recently showed [KS24] that, in the log-concave regime (where diffusivity dominates interaction), the spectral gap of the conservative SIP matches that of a single part...

Test-retest reliability of plasma biomarkers and digital cognitive metrics at clinically meaningful timescales

Abstract Background Digital cognitive testing and plasma biomarkers have emerged as key players for population screening and measuring drug efficacy in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Understanding test-retest reliability of these tools is essential to estimate mean...

Non-compliance at work: Workarounds and inefficiencies in the ‘smart’ factory

Drawing on 68 semi-structured interviews with assembly-line workers and other informants, this article examines workers’ non-compliant behaviour in an Italian manufacturing company. Our research underscores that workers engage in non-compliance not to defy managerial authority, b...

In RAG We Trust? Measuring Robustness of Retrieval-Augmented Generation Under Post-Retrieval Context Tampering

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) grounds a language model in retrieved documents, which reduces hallucination but creates a new attack surface: if retrieved text is tampered with, the model may repeat the falsehood. We study how much a small quantized model, Llama 3.1 8B, deg...

Gone With the Wind: Tornadoes and Local Wealth in the United States

Abstract This paper estimates the effect of tornadoes on local wealth in the United States. Combining the GEOWEALTH-US database (1960–2020) with geocoded tornado paths, and employing the de Chaisemartin and D’Haultfœuille (2026. “Difference-In-Differences Estimators of Intertempo...

Clinical, biochemical and genetic spectra of carnosinemia: a systematic review of case reports and case series

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,...

In RAG We Trust? Measuring Robustness of Retrieval-Augmented Generation Under Post-Retrieval Context Tampering

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) grounds a language model in retrieved documents, which reduces hallucination but creates a new attack surface: if retrieved text is tampered with, the model may repeat the falsehood. We study how much a small quantized model, Llama 3.1 8B, deg...

RNAmotifs 2.0: a framework for inferring multivalent RNA motifs and their candidate regulators of splicing

Alternative splicing expands proteomic diversity and is shaped by RNA‑binding proteins (RBPs) that bind to multivalent RNA motifs. Yet connecting cis-acting motifs to their candidate trans-acting protein remains difficult from sequence information alone. Here we present RNAmotifs...

Real-world Italian experience with asciminib in chronic myeloid leukaemia–chronic phase: case series and drug profile overview

Abstract Asciminib selectively targets the myristoyl pocket of ABL1, offering high specificity and a potentially improved safety profile. Its efficacy has been demonstrated in both clinical trials and real-world settings, including heavily pretreated patients and those with T315I...

Sequential transplantation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells and liver in x-linked hyper-IgM syndrome: the role of CMV prophylaxis with letermovir

X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome (XHIM) is a rare inborn error of immunity caused by CD40 ligand deficiency, resulting in combined humoral and cellular immune dysfunction with susceptibility to opportunistic infections, particularly Cryptosporidium-associated sclerosing cholangitis. A...

Italian Fluvial Sediment Transport Database: a comprehensive hub for archiving and analyzing hydrological data

Fluvial sediment transport plays a key role in geomorphological and hydrological processes, influencing river morphology, watershed and coastal sediment balances, and the environmental response to climatic and anthropogenic changes. In Italy, the availability of homogeneous and l...

CT-derived myocardial extracellular volume: current evidence, clinical utility, and the emerging role of photon-counting CT—a systematic review

Abstract Objective Cardiac extracellular volume (ECV) is a quantitative imaging biomarker of myocardial interstitial expansion and diffuse fibrosis, with cardiac magnetic resonance regarded as the reference standard method for assessment. Interest in computed tomography (CT)-deri...