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University of Udine
Recent research
- AI & ComputingOpen access
We propose efficient computational methods to fit multivariate Gaussian additive models, where the mean vector and the covariance matrix are allowed to vary with covariates, in an empirical Bayes framework. To guarantee the positive-definiteness of the covariance matrix, we model...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Improving the sustainability of dairy farming requires the identification of practices and indicators that are both scientifically robust and applicable under different farming conditions. This study aimed at identifying priority practices, perceived barriers and monitoring indic...
- BiologyOpen access
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology, resistance, virulence determinants, and genomic relatedness of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a secondary-care hospital in north-eastern Italy, and to assess the in vitro activity of cefepime-bas...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Cochlear implants (CIs) provide auditory access that supports the development of oral language in deaf children with severe-to-profound hearing loss, especially when implantation occurs early. This study assessed narrative abilities in 16 school-aged children with early CIs compa...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Enhanced coupling efficiency in geometric terahertz rectennas based on scalable CVD graphene
Ubiquitous electromagnetic radiation from wireless communication networks is an untapped energy source for low-power devices. Passive rectennas (a combination of a rectifier and an antenna) can harvest this energy to power devices and systems, such as autonomous sensors. Rectenna...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
On the Numerical Computation of \({R_0}\) in Periodic Environments
Abstract. We propose a novel approach to approximate the basic reproduction number [Formula: see text] as the spectral radius of the Next-Generation Operator in time-periodic population models by characterizing the latter via evolution semigroups. Once birth/infection and transit...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
A De Giorgi conjecture on the regularity of minimizers of Cartesian area in 1D
Abstract We prove a $$C^{1,1}$$ C 1 , 1 -regularity result for minimizers of the functional $$ \int _I \sqrt{1+|Du|^2} + \int _I |u-g|ds,\quad u\in BV(I), $$ ∫ I 1 + | D u | 2 + ∫ I | u - g | d s , u ∈ B V ( I ) , provided $$I\subset \mathbb {R}$$ I ⊂ R is a bounded open interval...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
To provide consensus recommendations on the clinical use of aflibercept 8 mg in managing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) in the real-world setting. A modified Delphi study was undertaken, involving ophthalmologists from special...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Polymeric biomaterials do not degrade in vivo through isolated chemical or mechanical events. Hydrolysis, oxidation, enzymatic cleavage, fatigue, wear, protein adsorption, and lipid uptake often interact across the material surface, bulk, and surrounding biological environment, p...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Traditional anthropometric indicators such as body mass index (BMI) may inadequately capture functional muscular impairment in obesity. To investigate a multidimensional composite muscle quality index (MQI) integrating relative strength and lower-limb functional power in adults w...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Expression of Active Apurinic Apyrimidinic Endodeoxyribonuclease 1 in Human Platelets
ABSTRACT The pivotal role of platelets (PLTs) in hemostasis, thrombosis, innate immunity, and tissue repair is sustained by mitochondria, whose dysfunctions can impair ATP generation and redox signaling, thus affecting optimal levels of PLTs' functionality. Maintenance of mtDNA i...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including vitamin K antagonists and direct OACs, reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet breakthrough ischemic stroke still occurs in 1-2% of patients annually despite adequate therapy. The mechanisms underlying these events rem...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
ABSTRACT Introduction In liver transplantation (LT) with a caval sparing (CS) approach, the presence of complete encirclement of inferior vena cava (IVC‐E) by hypertrophic segment 1 increases the technical complexity of hepatectomy. Thus, in LT for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Piezoelectric energy harvesters, characterised by design simplicity, robustness, high energy density and conversion efficiency, as well as scalability, are a viable choice for transducing ubiquitous kinetic energy in a reliable and stable electrical energy source aimed at powerin...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
A rapid review published in 2020 summarised factors and barriers influencing the effectiveness of MOOCs, to inform decisions regarding health professions education in the early days of the pandemic. No subsequent rapid reviews have updated this work to include evidence produced d...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Abstract Plutonium speciation in high-salinity media remains difficult to characterize, yet it largely governs the geochemical fate of PuO22+ in marine environments. EXAFS and UV–vis measurements established that the evolution of specific spectral features correlates with the for...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Provide expert-informed guidance on the integration of aflibercept 8 mg into routine clinical care for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular oedema (DMO), based on clinical trial and real-world evidence. Sixteen retina spe...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Abstract Mediterranean olive systems face compound climatic, ecological, and socio-economic pressures. Drawing on the consensus of the International Conference on Sustainability in Olive Cultivation (ICSOC) 2025, we propose an integrated framework structured along three axes: fiv...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Effects of Meditation Practice on Body Balance Training
<title>Abstract</title> Objectives Meditation may help athletes to reach better results, however measuring only sport results makes it difficult to disentangle the specific effects of meditation contributing to performance. We conducted this study to evaluate if meditation practi...
- BiologyOpen access
Pragmatic competence is crucial for effective social interaction and well-being, and yet it tends to decline with age. While most research has focused on basic linguistic skills, the multimodal nature of communication and the cognitive processes that support it have often been ov...