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View article: Intrapatient application of lymphoscintigraphy and near-infrared fluorescence in canine and feline sentinel lymph node mapping and removal
Intrapatient application of lymphoscintigraphy and near-infrared fluorescence in canine and feline sentinel lymph node mapping and removal Open
Despite some differences between the techniques, NIRF with indocyanine green can be considered a practical and viable alternative to lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel lymphocentrum mapping and guided sentinel lymph node removal in small anim…
View article: Survey study on sentinel lymph node biopsy: indications and perceived value among small animal surgical specialists
Survey study on sentinel lymph node biopsy: indications and perceived value among small animal surgical specialists Open
Introduction Despite the growing adoption of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for nodal staging in dogs, standardized guidelines defining its specific indications remain lacking. This survey study aimed to assess the indications for SLNB …
View article: Rationale and study protocol of the MAMELI Cohort study (Mapping the Methylation of repetitive elements to track the Exposome effects on health: the city of Legnano as a Living lab)
Rationale and study protocol of the MAMELI Cohort study (Mapping the Methylation of repetitive elements to track the Exposome effects on health: the city of Legnano as a Living lab) Open
The concept of the exposome encompasses all the factors influencing human health throughout the life course. The exposome induces epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, which influence gene expression and impact overall health. Sever…
View article: Rationale and study protocol of the MAMELI Cohort study (MApping the Methylation of repetitive elements to track the Exposome effects on health: the city of Legnano as a LIving lab)
Rationale and study protocol of the MAMELI Cohort study (MApping the Methylation of repetitive elements to track the Exposome effects on health: the city of Legnano as a LIving lab) Open
Background The concept of the exposome encompasses all the factors influencing human health throughout the life course. The exposome induces epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, which influence gene expression and impact overall he…
View article: Non-operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in children, why not? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Non-operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in children, why not? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Open
View article: Assessing Lifestyle in a Large Cohort of Undergraduate Students: Significance of Stress, Exercise and Nutrition
Assessing Lifestyle in a Large Cohort of Undergraduate Students: Significance of Stress, Exercise and Nutrition Open
Background/Objectives: Lifestyle (in particular, nutrition and exercise) determines present and future youths’ health. The goal of the present study was to identify specific student groups who deserve precise lifestyle improvement interven…
View article: Difficult-to-treat psoriatic arthritis: refining the definition using a statistical model in a real-life cohort
Difficult-to-treat psoriatic arthritis: refining the definition using a statistical model in a real-life cohort Open
Objectives The study aims to evaluate the applicability of the D2T psoriatic arthritis (PsA) definition, adapted from rheumatoid arthritis, within a single-center observational cohort of PsA patients treated with b/tsDMARDs. In addition, w…
View article: Unveiling Milan’s hidden cases of plague occurred in autumn 1629, before the great 1630 epidemic
Unveiling Milan’s hidden cases of plague occurred in autumn 1629, before the great 1630 epidemic Open
In the summer of 1630, Milan experienced the most devastating plague epidemic in its history. In this study, addressed to investigate the earliest phases of the epidemic in the autumn of 1629, a set of unpublished and only partially known …
View article: Italian and Middle Eastern adherence to Mediterranean diet in relation to Body Mass Index and non-communicable diseases: nutritional adequacy of simulated weekly food plans
Italian and Middle Eastern adherence to Mediterranean diet in relation to Body Mass Index and non-communicable diseases: nutritional adequacy of simulated weekly food plans Open
View article: A Flexible Regression Modeling Approach Applied to Observational Laboratory Virological Data Suggests That SARS-CoV-2 Load in Upper Respiratory Tract Samples Changes with COVID-19 Epidemiology
A Flexible Regression Modeling Approach Applied to Observational Laboratory Virological Data Suggests That SARS-CoV-2 Load in Upper Respiratory Tract Samples Changes with COVID-19 Epidemiology Open
(1) Background. Exploring the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 load and clearance from the upper respiratory tract samples is important to improving COVID-19 control. Data were collected retrospectively from a laboratory dataset on SARS-CoV-2 load …
View article: Computational protocol to perform a spatiotemporal reconstruction of an epidemic
Computational protocol to perform a spatiotemporal reconstruction of an epidemic Open
View article: Disease activity and disease-related factors are drivers of patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: a real-life cross-sectional study
Disease activity and disease-related factors are drivers of patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: a real-life cross-sectional study Open
Despite that the Patient Global Assessment (PGA) is widely used for measuring Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) disease activity to define the remission state of the disease, the primary contributors influencing patients’ ratings are still debated…
View article: Milan’s forgotten epidemic of summer 1629, a few months before the last great plague: An investigation into the possible cause
Milan’s forgotten epidemic of summer 1629, a few months before the last great plague: An investigation into the possible cause Open
An epidemic not attributable to plague caused thousands of deaths in Milan in the summer of 1629, a time of war and famine that immediately preceded the even more fatal Great Plague of 1630 that killed an estimated ten of thousands of peop…
View article: A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan
A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan Open
View article: Spatial and Temporal Analyses of the Event of Death for 1480 in Milan Using the Data Contained in the Sforza’s Registers of the Dead
Spatial and Temporal Analyses of the Event of Death for 1480 in Milan Using the Data Contained in the Sforza’s Registers of the Dead Open
Historical death registration was conducted primarily to assess the presence of plague. The Liber Mortuorum of Milan was one of Europe’s first registers with many socio-demographical details. In this work, we consider 1480 to make spatial …
View article: Reference intervals for thyroid biomarkers to enhance the assessment of thyroid status in childhood and adolescence
Reference intervals for thyroid biomarkers to enhance the assessment of thyroid status in childhood and adolescence Open
Objectives The determination of assay-dependent upper and lower reference limits (URL, LRL) of free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) during childhood and adolescence, is challenging. Metho…
View article: MILAN’S FORGOTTEN EPIDEMIC OF SUMMER 1629, A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE LAST GREAT PLAGUE: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBLE CAUSE
MILAN’S FORGOTTEN EPIDEMIC OF SUMMER 1629, A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE LAST GREAT PLAGUE: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBLE CAUSE Open
An epidemic not attributable to plague caused thousands of deaths in Milan in the summer of 1629, a time of war and famine that immediately preceded the even more fatal Great Plague of 1630, which is estimated to have killed tens of thousa…
View article: Hospital acquired infections in COVID-19 patients in sub intensive care unit: analysis of two waves of admissions.
Hospital acquired infections in COVID-19 patients in sub intensive care unit: analysis of two waves of admissions. Open
The results show the importance of an analysis which considers the risk factors for the possibility of co- and superinfection (such as age and gender) to structure a good prognostic tool to predict which patients will encounter severe coin…
View article: Surgical complications following sentinel lymph node biopsy guided by γ‐probe and methylene blue in 113 tumour‐bearing dogs
Surgical complications following sentinel lymph node biopsy guided by γ‐probe and methylene blue in 113 tumour‐bearing dogs Open
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an accepted veterinary surgical procedure given the impact of early detection of nodal metastases on staging of several canine malignancies. This study aims at reporting the incidence and risk factors f…
View article: The Plague of 1630 in Milan: Did the Procession with the Body of San Carlo Play a Role in Spreading the Epidemic?
The Plague of 1630 in Milan: Did the Procession with the Body of San Carlo Play a Role in Spreading the Epidemic? Open
View article: Type 1 diabetes onset in Lombardy region, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic: The double-wave occurrence
Type 1 diabetes onset in Lombardy region, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic: The double-wave occurrence Open
View article: The Development and Testing of Balanced Communication Material for a Population-Based Breast Cancer Screening Program
The Development and Testing of Balanced Communication Material for a Population-Based Breast Cancer Screening Program Open
Organized breast cancer screening (BCS) programs rely on written communication materials for achieving participation and informing women about screening-related benefits and limits. In order to achieve informed decisions and to maximize re…
View article: Screening of women with aesthetic prostheses in dedicated sessions of a population-based breast cancer screening programme
Screening of women with aesthetic prostheses in dedicated sessions of a population-based breast cancer screening programme Open
View article: Are Epidemiological Estimates Able to Describe the Ability of Health Systems to Cope with COVID-19 Epidemic?
Are Epidemiological Estimates Able to Describe the Ability of Health Systems to Cope with COVID-19 Epidemic? Open
The key to facing epidemics like this one consists in identifying solutions outside of hospitals. This however requires there be well-trained general practitioners and enough healthcare personnel working outside hospitals.
View article: The Milano Sforza Registers of the Dead: Health Policies in Italian Renaissance
The Milano Sforza Registers of the Dead: Health Policies in Italian Renaissance Open
The institution of the Liber Mortuorum in Milan greatly anticipates death registrations in Europe. Introduced in 1450 by Duke Francesco Sforza for the early containment of plague it was daily compiled until 1801, reporting demographical da…
View article: Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in children: accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab compared to nasopharyngeal aspirate
Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in children: accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab compared to nasopharyngeal aspirate Open
View article: Hospital Acquired Infections in COVID-19 patients in sub intensive care unit.
Hospital Acquired Infections in COVID-19 patients in sub intensive care unit. Open
The aim of this study is to assess the association among species of bacteria and to identify the presence of clusters of patients in sub intensive care unit with different profiles of infection, and to study the relationship between such p…
View article: Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in children: accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab compared to nasopharyngeal aspirate
Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in children: accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab compared to nasopharyngeal aspirate Open
The tests currently used for the direct identification of SARS-CoV-2 include specimens taken from upper and lower respiratory tract; recommendations from Word Health Organization prioritise nasopharyngeal swab (NS). In literature there are…
View article: Is Nasopharyngeal Swab Comparable With Nasopharyngeal Aspirate to Detect SARS-CoV-2 in Children?
Is Nasopharyngeal Swab Comparable With Nasopharyngeal Aspirate to Detect SARS-CoV-2 in Children? Open
To the Editors: In December 2019 appeared in China a novel coronavirus, designated as SARS-CoV-2, responsible for a pandemic respiratory disease, known as coronavirus disease, with the Italian outbreak from February 2020. Children appear t…
View article: COVID-19: new scenario old problems.
COVID-19: new scenario old problems. Open
The short paper present the problem of hospital acquired infection in subintensive units og a research and teaching hospital.