University of Naples Federico II

Neurodevelopmental outcome in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Abstract Background Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most common cause of congenital infection worldwide. Neurodevelopmental sequelae have been reported in children with cCMV across different developmental stages, from infancy to adolescence. However, the eviden...

A multi-phase reference matching algorithm for bibliometric analysis: design, implementation, and evaluation

Abstract Bibliometric analyses rely on accurate citation counts, yet bibliographic databases routinely contain variant representations of the same cited reference, differing in journal abbreviation style, author name format, punctuation, or metadata completeness, that fragment ci...

Double functionalization in chitosan scaffolds for bone tissue engineering improvement

Abstract Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide produced by the deacetylation of chitin. It has been employed for several biomedical applications since it is biocompatible and biodegradable. In this work, two synthetic peptides were covalently grafted to chitosan to enhance cellula...

Forecast reconciliation of agricultural GHG emissions in Europe with fuzzy clustering

Abstract We propose a novel statistical procedure which combines forecasting reconciliation techniques and unsupervised clustering algorithms to forecast annual greenhouse gases emissions at the territorial level. Specifically, we aim at predicting future emissions from the agric...

Boosting PeroxideReactivity: New Mn(II) ChelidamateCatalysts for Efficient Low-Temperature Bleaching

Abstract The development of efficient catalytic systems for low-temperature bleaching is a key challenge for reducing energy consumption in laundry processes. In this work, five manganese(II) complexes derived from chelidamic acid were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as blea...

Global stability and uniform persistence in an epidemic model with saturating fomite-mediated transmission

Abstract We analyse the global dynamics of a Susceptible–Vaccinated–Exposed–Infected–Recovered (SVEIR) epidemic model with demographic turnover, imperfect vaccination, and two transmission routes: direct host-to-host contagion and indirect transmission via contaminated fomites. I...

Going with the flow to solve for symmetry-driven PDE dynamics with physics-informed neural networks

We address a computational framework that integrates symmetry reduction into Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for analysing symmetry-driven dynamics in nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). Using an auxiliary network to learn time-dependent transformations, we...

Prevalence, bacterial etiology, and risk factors of clinical and subclinical mastitis in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) across pastoral and peri-urban production systems in south-central Somalia

Abstract Mastitis is a major constraint to camel milk productivity, udder health, and milk safety in pastoral and emerging peri-urban dairy systems, yet comparative epidemiological data across these systems remain scarce. This cross-sectional study investigated mastitis in lactat...

Does Gut-Endometrial Immunomodulation Promote Pregnancy in IVF Patients with Recurrent Implantation Failure and Chronic Endometritis Following Escherichia coli Nissle 1917?

Background: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) remains one of the most challenging conditions in reproductive medicine. Although increasing evidence implicates chronic endometritis (CE) and alterations of the endometrial microbiota in impaired implantation, the potential contri...

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...

Endoscopic and combined approaches in the surgical management of frontal and ethmoidal sinus osteomas: a novel decision-making flowchart

PURPOSE: Paranasal sinus osteomas are benign but potentially symptomatic lesions whose management remains heterogeneous despite recent advances. Choosing between a purely endoscopic or a combined approach can be challenging, particularly for larger lesions. This study aims to pre...

A Place-Based Methodological Approach to Measure Urban Memory in a Post-Urbicide Context: The Case of Sarajevo

This research examines the impact of urbicide on urban memory, using the city of Sarajevo as a case study. Urbicide is defined as the deliberate destruction of the built environment, including both its tangible and intangible aspects. This study proposes a place-based, multilayer...

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...

Comparisons of Novel Risk Stratification Models to the Current cT1a/b Staging in Incidental Prostate Cancer

OBJECTIVE: Incidental prostate cancer (PCa) patients are currently stratified to either cT1a vs. cT1b stage, depending on tumor volume (< 5% vs. > 5%) in the resected tissue. We tested for other models that could improve cancer-specific survival (CSS) predictions. METHODS: Incide...

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...