University of Padua

Decoding Malignant Lung Ground Glass Opacities: A Radiologic–Pathologic Study From Pure to Semi‐Solid Lesions

PURPOSE: Ground-glass opacities (GGOs) are increasingly detected due to widespread low-dose CT screening for lung cancer. Among them, malignant GGOs (mGGOs) are a clinical challenge. This study aimed to compare the radiological and anatomopathological characteristics of pure and...

Imaging the Alpine Collision With Seismic Radial Anisotropy

Abstract The Alpine region and the adjacent Northern Apennines (NA) and Northern Dinarides record the complex tectonic evolution associated with the collision between the Eurasian and Adriatic plates. We combine Rayleigh and Love surface waves from ambient noise and earthquake da...

CT-guided Preoperative Localization of Impalpable Pulmonary Nodules: Comparison Between Two Devices

Background/Aim: To compare two different devices for computed tomography (CT)-guided preoperative localization of impalpable pulmonary nodules in terms of effectiveness, technical and clinical success and complications rate. Patients and Methods: CT-guided preoperative localizati...

Cancer in systemic sclerosis: clinical associations and prognostic impact from the EUSTAR registry

BACKGROUND: Cancer represents a major cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Established risk factors are limited to specific subsets, particularly early diffuse anti-RNA polymerase III (POLR3)-positive disease, needing further exploration. METHODS: We performed a nested...

Health state utility values in children with peanut allergy and their caregivers: a UK vignette study

Peanut allergy is a common allergy in children, affecting the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the child and other members of the family. Demonstrating health state utility values (HSUVs) for children with peanut allergy is a requirement for reimbursement of treatments i...

Mapping pig welfare best practices across the five domains model along the production chain, with emphasis on behaviour

Within the five domains model, behaviour is one of the four physical domains (Nutrition, Environment, Health, and Behaviour) that influence the mental state domain and overall welfare of animals. However, the relative emphasis placed on behavioural interventions across the produc...

Cloning and characterization of intermediate Homer1E of human skeletal muscle

Abstract HOMER proteins are scaffolding proteins critically involved in intracellular signaling, calcium homeostasis, receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity. Three human HOMER genes ( HOMER1 , HOMER2 , HOMER3 ) are expressed in both neurons and skeletal muscle fibers. HOMER...

Spin Waves without Spin Waves: A Case for Soliton Propagation in Starling Flocks

Collective turns in starling flocks propagate linearly with negligible attenuation, indicating the existence of an underdamped sector in the dispersion relation. According to linear response theory, beside granting linear propagation of the phase perturbations, the real part of t...

Surface DBD plasma functionalization of the interior of PVC and PTFE tubes: effects on surface properties and environmental safety assessment of leaching

This study investigates the internal surface modification of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) tubes using a liquid-electrode surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) plasma system. The approach addresses the “hollow body problem” by enabling unifor...

Expert Consensus Develops Multidisciplinary Pathway for Cancer Pain Management in Italy: A Delphi Study

Background: Cancer pain remains highly prevalent and undertreated despite established guidelines. In Italy, Law 38/2010 mandates systematic pain assessment, yet only 26% of clinicians routinely evaluate pain at each clinical visit, and fewer than one-quarter have received formal...

Neural integrator and orchestrator communities shape spontaneous signaling in the human brain

Understanding how intrinsic brain dynamics are organized is critical for explaining human cognition and sensory processing. Theoretical frameworks propose a hierarchical architecture in which some neural systems act as orchestrators, broadcasting information across the brain, whe...

Subtotal colectomy with antiperistaltic caecorectal anastomosis versus total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis for refractory slow-transit constipation: a comparative analysis

Abstract In selected cases of slow-transit constipation (STC), total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (TC-IRA) remains the standard surgical treatment but is associated with heterogeneous outcomes and relevant functional sequelae. Subtotal colectomy with caecorectal anastomo...

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli's De Hydrargyro Idriensi Tentamina (1761): Mercury Mining, Mercurialism, and Preventive Reasoning in Eighteenth‐Century Occupational Medicine

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723-1788), a physician-naturalist of the Enlightenment, is primarily remembered for his contributions to botany and entomology. Less attention has been paid to his medical work De hydrargyro Idriensi Tentamina physico-chymico-medica (1761), written duri...

Upcycling Spent LiCoO 2 Cathodes via Surface Spinel Reconstruction for Efficient Furfural Hydrogenation

Spent lithium‐ion batteries represent a growing environmental challenge, yet their transition‐metal‐rich cathodes remain largely underutilized as functional materials. We report a direct upcycling strategy in which LiCoO 2 cathodes recovered from end‐of‐life smartphones are trans...

Economic Inequality is Masculine: High Vertical Pay Gap Fuels Expectations for Gender Discrimination via Inferred Masculinity Norms

Gender discrimination remains a major obstacle to workplace equality. While various factors contribute to this issue, organizational structures that reinforce hierarchical, male-dominated cultures may indicate that gender discrimination is widespread and normative. This research...

Assessing the Climate and Habitability of Tidally Locked Rocky Exoplanets

Tidally locked exoplanets orbiting M dwarf stars are prime targets in the search for habitable worlds, yet their complex climate dynamics challenge conventional models of habitability. We homogeneously estimated the liquid–water habitability of exoplanets with the highest up-to-d...

Minimally invasive surgery for locally advanced colon cancer (pT4): short-term outcomes from a consecutive real-world cohort

Abstract Background The role of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in pathological T4 colon cancer remains controversial because of the technical complexity of multivisceral resections and concerns regarding oncological adequacy. This study aimed to compare short-term postoperative...

Sex-based differences in glycaemic variability and clinical outcomes among older inpatients with type 2 diabetes: insights from the GLIMPACT study

<title>Abstract</title> Methods A retrospective study of patients with type 2 diabetes aged 65 or older, admitted to the Geriatrics Unit of Padua University Hospital between January 2018 and December 2020. We recorded sociodemographic data, blood tests, multidimensional geriatric...

TSPO: a conserved mitochondrial conduit linking cellular homeostasis to disease

Abstract The translocator protein (TSPO) is an evolutionarily conserved 18 kDa protein localised to the outer mitochondrial membrane and increasingly recognised as a multifunctional regulator of cellular homeostasis. Although initially identified as the peripheral benzodiazepine...

Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Grafts With Multiple Arteries: A Single-center Experience and Outcome Analysis

Background. Although robotic kidney transplantation (RKT) is an emerging minimally invasive surgical technique, graft anatomical variations such as multiple renal arteries (MRAs) remain a perceived limitation to its broader dissemination. This study evaluates the feasibility and...