University of Padua

Anatomical Determinants of the Left Atrial Electrograms: Wall Thickness and Myocardial Fat Infiltration

INTRODUCTION: Electrogram peak-to-peak voltage depends on atrial wall structure and mapping configuration. We evaluated the relationship between computed tomography-derived atrial wall thickness, intramyocardial fat, myocardial muscle thickness, and electrogram voltage obtained w...

The Riemannian geometry of user learning in MI-BCI: A Cybathlon longitudinal study

Motor imagery (MI) brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are promising assistive technologies, however, their development is hindered by low electroencephalography (EEG) signal quality and an incomplete understanding of neural modulation during training. Traditional performance-based...

Comprehensive Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Genomic Profiling of Sporadic Ampullary Somatostatin-producing D-cell Neuroendocrine Tumors Identifies Recurrent HRAS Hotspot Mutations

Abstract Ampullary somatostatin-producing D-cell neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasms that may be associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis. The molecular features of sporadic ampullary somatostatin-producing D-cell neuroendocrine tumors (SAMSOM-NETs) remain poorly characteriz...

Digital traceability systems in multi-tier supply networks: an information integration perspective from the fashion industry

Purpose This study investigates how digital traceability systems operate as inter-organisational information systems (IOS) enabling information integration, visibility, and coordination across multi-tier fashion supply networks. Focusing on how firms build digital traceability in...

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented. Building on...

Management of Soft Tissue and Visceral Leiomyosarcomas

Importance Leiomyosarcoma is a rare and heterogeneous malignant mesenchymal neoplasm associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Given recent advances in biologic understanding and the complexity of leiomyosarcoma, a consensus-driven approach is needed to harmonize manag...

Youth Sustainable Career: Integrating the Career Construction Model of Adaptation and the Sustainable Career Framework

This study examined individual antecedents of sustainable career development in emerging adulthood by integrating the Career Construction Model of Adaptation (CCMA) with the Sustainable Career Framework (SCF). We hypothesized that proactive personality and protean career orientat...

REE-depleted anatectic marble reveals the primary source of crustal carbonatites

Crustal-derived carbonatitic melts are increasingly recognised in high-grade terrains, but their residual source rocks remain largely unexplored. As a result, the crustal origin of carbonatites is generally constrained from geochemical signatures of the crystallised melts without...

Insurgent Citizenship for Ancestral Rights: Pastoralists' Resistance to Land Dispossession in Madagascar

ABSTRACT By examining the enduring resistance of Malagasy pastoralists to a large‐scale biofuel and afforestation project, this paper explores how the dispossession of agrarian populations reflects and shapes citizenship regimes and practices from below. Drawing on fieldwork and...

HIV and anticholinergic burden: Towards a pragmatic stewardship algorithm

Abstract Background Multimorbidity and polypharmacy increase exposure to medications with anticholinergic properties in people with HIV. In elderly people, higher anticholinergic burden (ACB) is linked to cognitive impairment, falls, functional decline and mortality, whose risk i...

Decay of excess for the abelian Higgs model

We prove that entire critical points (u,\nabla) of the self-dual U(1) -Yang–Mills–Higgs functional E_{1} , with energy E_{1}(u,\nabla;B_{R})\leq(1+\tau(n))\cdot2\pi\omega_{n-2}R^{n-2} for all R>0 , have unique blow-down. Moreover, we show that they are two-dimensional in ambient...

Minimal-length CAG repeats in AR define a hyperactive AR–LSD1 axis driving metabolic reprogramming in prostate cancer

The polymorphic CAG trinucleotide repeat in the androgen receptor ( AR ) gene encodes a variable-length N-terminal polyglutamine (polyQ) tract that modulates AR transcriptional activity, with shorter tracts generally enhancing AR activity. While the majority of men harbor CAG rep...

Gastric Mucosa Cancer Risk: The Operative Link on Gastritis Assessment Staging System

Gastric mucosa atrophy is the cancerization field for gastric cancer development. Atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa can be assessed endoscopically and histologically. Gastric serology (e.g., pepsinogens and their ratio, and gastrin) may provide information on the functional...

An Updated Evidence Assessment of the Genetic Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND: Evidence of the diverse genetic architecture of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) continues to emerge and requires reassessment of the clinical relevance of implicated disease genes. Building on the 2019-2020 Clinical Genome Resource evaluation, the DCM gene curation exper...

Lecture notes on machine learning applications for global fits

These lecture notes provide a comprehensive framework for performing global statistical fits in high-energy physics using modern Machine Learning (ML) surrogates. We begin by reviewing the statistical foundations of model building, including the likelihood function, Wilks’ theore...

Quality and concordance of international paediatric sepsis guidelines: a cross-sectional appraisal from the SENTINEL International study

Objectives To evaluate the methodological quality of hospital-specific paediatric sepsis clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) from sites participating in an international study using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) tool and to assess the consi...

Mapping HIV infection and sex-based differences among sub-Saharan African migrants in Northeast Italy: a multicenter study

HIV continues to disproportionately affect Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants in Italy, who often experience late diagnosis and complex clinical and social challenges. This multicenter cross-sectional study evaluated determinants of poor immunological and virological outcomes and...

Identifying non-ideal reaction-diffusion systems unable to maintain diffusion out-of-equilibrium

We develop a general method, based on the construction of a kinetic potential serving as a Lyapunov function, to establish when diffusion necessarily equilibrates in non-ideal reaction-diffusion systems under arbitrary driving by autonomous homogeneous chemostats. This equilibrat...

Predicting the risk of dehydration and readmission among rectal cancer patients with ileostomy: a multicenter observational study

Abstract Dehydration is a frequent complication among rectal cancer patients after ileostomy, often resulting in hospital readmission. The Dehydration Readmission after Ileostomy Prediction (DRIP) score was used to identify patients at risk of dehydration-related readmission. The...

Up to 16% Optical Carbon‐13 Hyperpolarization of Donor–Acceptor Molecules at 14.1 T

ABSTRACT Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful technique for structure determination with applications ranging from biology to material sciences. However, its inherent low sensitivity prevents many applications. In solids, optical hyperpolarization techniques...