87 research outputs found
Can tomato pellets in feed increase the concentration of carotenoids in cow milk?
No full textMeaningful amounts of natural antioxidant in the diet are thought indispensable to the reduction of some common degenerative diseases, such as cancer, promoted by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Such effects are evident in the man and in some animal species, like as Ruminants. For this purpose it is interesting to point out the results of the addition of natural antioxidants in common diet of cows. In this study, two groups of animals were tested; the first one was nourished with typical feed, whereas the second one was nourished with feed supplements derived from tomato pomace, rich in carotenoids and in lycopene especiall
L’espansione del quadrante occidentale della Capitale negli anni Cinquanta e il complesso architettonico della Congregazione di Santa Croce oggi Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma
No full textAt the end of the Second World War, Rome was undergoing a period of great turmoil and renewal with a significant increase in population. The urban future of the Republican Capital had to be planned by reforming now obsolete urban planning tools. Several Urban Plans were devised that show an intention to expand towards the eastern quadrant of the Capital – to the detriment of urban planning in the western sector near the Vatican. At the same time, the deleterious social and economic consequences of the war led to a considerable increase in religious vocations in Italy. In this complex social and urban context that saw the planning of the modern capital, various religious buildings in the western sector of Rome were constructed with the objective of educating religious and addressing the lack of State-provisioned services. Several architects known to be spiritually close to Christian charism were involved. Following these events, Studio Passarelli designed the Curia Generalizia and the College of the Holy Cross-Congregation in Via Aurelia Antica. In the 1970s, the building was sold and became home to the German Historical Institute (DHI)
TECHLAB: Polo tecnologico per la robotizzazione e la creazione di nuove Start Up
No full textUn luogo destinato all’innovazione tecnologica, artistica, un locus amoenus per chi cerca il proprio piacere nella tecnologia, nell’investigazione tecnologica e nelle capacità dei nuovi dispositivi robotici
Nutraceutici: effetti degli antiossidanti naturali nel controllo dello stress ossidativi nei ruminanti
No full textNUTRACEUTICI NEI MANGIMI ANIMALI: DOSAGGIO DI ANTIOSSIDANTI DI ORIGINE NATURALE NEL SIERO DI RUMINANTI.
No full textIntrapartum Ultrasound Parameters (Ultrasonographic Semeiotics)
No full textDuring the last decade, the value of ultrasounds has been confirmed for the diagnosis of feto-maternal disease and extended to the intrapartum examination. Ultrasound in labor can improve the assessment of fetal head position during labor [1].
The ultrasound examination can be performed during both the physiologic and dystocic delivery; it is a reliable technique, able to predict the possible complications of labor, thus allowing to choice the best management promptly. Several studies confirmed the reliability and utility of ultra- sounds in the delivery ward, where it is able to implement the routine clinical assessment. The manual obstetric evaluation is not replaced in the assessment of feto-maternal relation- ship and diameters, such as the external abdominal palpation according with the four Leopold’s maneuvers, the “in vivo” assessment of the obstetric pelvis to evaluate the competence of the birth canal and the pelvic diameters (Fig. 11.1).
Ultrasounds offer the option of a complementary exami- nation, able to improve the monitoring of first and second stage of labor. Rayburn et al. demonstrated the ultrasounds’ better accuracy in the assessment of fetal head position if compared to the digital obstetric examination [2], affected by a high rate error in the identification of the fetal head station, especially in case of head remodelling and presence of caput succedaneum. Kilpatrick observed that the accuracy of vagi- nal examination can be affected by the cervical shortening that compromises the palpation of the fetal presented part and ischial spines; contrarily, this is not happening with intrapartum ultrasound [3].
The recent literature refers to the classical partogram as poorly reliable, affected by the subjectivity of obstetric assessment, and supports the necessity of a more objective evaluation. An objective and documented examination is essential nowadays, especially at the light of a growing med- icolegal issue: ultrasounds allow to assess objectively the
A. Vimercati (*) · F. M. Crupano · M. Calabretti · E. Cicinelli 2nd Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Biomedical and Human Oncological Science, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
ongoing labor and to store pictures of fetal position and pos- sible dangerous situations, so supporting the clinician choice and obstetric management [4].
All the above observations give reason of the increasing use of ultrasounds in the delivery ward; nevertheless it is important to keep in mind that also the ultrasound assess- ment is subjective, and despite its potentiality, it cannot replace the clinical assessment that should always be per- formed when approaching the patient, before every instru- mental examination.
The knowledge of specific ultrasound reference points allows to detail precisely the relationship between the fetal head and maternal pelvis and to follow the progression of labor, quickly detecting possible critical issues [5]. Several experts have been looking for similar parameters, so describ- ing various pelvic and ultrasound indexes; all of them are assessed by the translabial scan (Fig. 11.2), and the most sig- nificant described in literature are the following:
• Angle of progression (AoP)
• Head progression distance (PD) • Fetal head direction
• Head-perineum distance
• Head-symphysis distance (HSD) • Midline angle (MLA)
• Pubic arch angle (PAA
Caratterizzazione della componente fenolica in oli d'oliva del Friuli Venezia Giulia
No full textL’olio d’oliva da tempo è uno dei prodotti alimentari italiani più diffusi sia sul territorio nazionale sia internazionale in quanto ad esso è associato un elevato profilo nutrizionale e
salutistico, come dimostrato dalla letteratura. Non sorprendono dunque i dati che mostrano come
sia la produzione sia il consumo di oli di elevata qualità siano in continua crescita, in virtù proprio dei benefici che ne derivano per la condizione nutrizionale dei consumatori.
L’Italia vanta un gran numero di varietà olivicole, molte delle quali permettono di ottenere un prodotto di pregiata qualità, pur risultando complessa l’evidenziazione della qualità migliore. Da qui il crescente interesse per la salvaguardia e la valorizzazione dell’olio di oliva italiano mediante la caratterizzazione delle peculiarità di oli provenienti da aree geografiche diverse.
Nell’ambito di questo studio sono stati caratterizzati 42 campioni d’olio d’oliva vergine prodotti in Friuli Venezia Giulia, differenti per area di provenienza (zone costiere e entroterra) e annata di produzione (2011/2012 e 2012/2013). I campioni oggetto d’indagine sono stati sia
monovarietali sia in miscela e le cultivar di provenienza sono state principalmente Bianchera, Leccino, Pendolino, Maurino, Picholine, Rosciola e Busa. Di essi è stata valutata con particolare attenzione la componente fenolica e la relativa attività antiossidante (TEAC), in quanto ad essa
sono associate le principali attività salutistiche e protettive nella prevenzione delle malattie cardiovascolari, proprietà antitumorali e vasoprotettive
Spiritualità in architettura
No full textL’uomo è legato a forze ultraterrene, a rituali che traggono le proprie origini indietro nel tempo dove, per comprenderli, può essere opportuno compiere un approfondimento nella cultura dei popoli primitivi
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