708 research outputs found

    Microbiome signatures associated with flavor development differentiate Protected Designation of origin water Buffalo Mozzarella cheese from different production areas

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    Water Buffalo Mozzarella (BM) is a typical cheese from Southern Italy with unique flavor profile and texture. It is produced following a traditional back-slopping procedure and received the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label. To better understand the link between the production area, the microbiome composition and the flavor profile of the products, we performed a multiomic characterization of PDO BM collected from 57 different dairies located in the two main PDO production area, i.e. Caserta (n = 35) and Salerno (n = 22). Thus, we assessed the microbiome by high-throughput shotgun metagenomic sequencing and the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus helveticus, and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii were identified as the core microbiome present in all samples. However, the microbiome taxonomic profiles resulted in a clustering of the samples based on their geographical origin, also showing that BM from Caserta had a greater microbial diversity. Consistently, Caserta and Salerno samples also showed different VOC profiles. These results suggest that the microbiome and its specific metabolic activity are part of the terroir that shape BM specific features, linking this traditional product with the area of production, thus opening new clues for improving traceability and fraud protection of traditional products

    From biodegradable polymers to bioresorbable vascular scaffolds: available evidence in the current era of new-generation DES

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    New-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) encompass a large variety of coronary devices, featuring thin struts, biocompatible durable or biodegradable polymer coatings, and limus-eluting drugs. Due to improved early and long-term outcomes among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, new-generation metallic DES are recommended in almost all patient and lesion subsets. Available evidence from randomized trials indicate a similar safety and efficacy profile between biodegradable and durable polymers new-generation DES. Recently, polymer- free DES provided promising results particularly as alternative to bare-metal stents. Ultimately, although remaining conceptually solid, bioresorbable vascular scaffolds represent an immature technology owing to increased risk of thrombosis. In this review, we summarized current evidence about contemporary coronary devices

    Corrado Cagli. Transatlantic bridges, 1938-1947

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    In the 1930s the young Italian artist, Corrado Cagli was a rising star of the Scuola Romana, supported by the Fascist regime despite being both Jewish and a homosexual. Following the Racial Laws, he fled first to Paris, and then to the USA, where he remained until 1947. Raffaele Bedarida’s new book, Corrado Cagli – La pittura, l’esilio, l’America (1938-1947) Donzelli Editore, 2018 (soon to be translated into English by CPL Editions), focuses on Cagli’s American exile. While examining Cagli in the context of the artistic and intellectual migration from Europe to the US, Bedarida provides valuable new insight into the specific plight of this Italian Jewish artist, once championed by Fascism and into the complexities of the use of art for cultural diplomacy. The author combines biography, cultural history, and critical analysis in exploring a decisive period in the life and work of a painter whose complex personality and non-signature style, defy classifications. The book also provides thought-provoking and nuanced arguments on the ideologically based ostracism that Cagli encountered upon returning to Italy in the immediate aftermath of the war. Because of his past as a former regime-endorsed artist, his recent American success, his participation in the liberation of Europe from Nazi-Fascism with the American army, and Jewish exile, Cagli simply did not fit into any of the faction of Italy’s post-war heated cultural disputes. Based on extensive original research and written with brio, Bedarida’s book is an essential contribution to a growing field of studies that examine how, by welcoming artist and intellectuals in flight from Nazi-Fascism, the United States had been given what Will Norman has called “custodianship for a civilization.

    Proceedings of the LREC 2020 workshop on Resources and Techniques for User and Author Profiling in Abusive Language (ResT-UP 2020)

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    This volume documents the Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Resources and Techniques for User and Author Profiling in Abusive Language (ResT-UP), held online on 12 May 2020 as part of the LREC 2020 conference (International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation). The workshop aimed at bringing together researchers and scholars working on author profiling and automatic detection of abusive language on the Web, e.g., cyberbullying or hate speech, with a twofold objective: improving the existing LRs, e.g., datasets, corpora, lexicons, and sharing ideas on stylometry techniques and features needed for profile information extraction and classification. ResT-UP targeted Profiling scholars and research groups, experts in Statistic and Stylistic Analysis of texts as well as computational linguists who investigate author profile and personality both in short texts (social media posts, blog texts and email) and in long texts (such as pamphlets, (fake) news and political documents). ReST-UP represented an opportunity to share profiling experiments with the scientific community and to show automatic detection techniques of abusive language on the Web. Despite the cancellation of LREC 2020 due to the COVID-19 international emergency, ResT-UP was organized online on Microsoft Teams on May 12th 2020 and the programme included three oral presentations and featured an invited talk by Paolo Rosso. ResT-UP was attended by about fifty representatives of academic and industrial organisations

    Fermented foods, their microbiome and its potential in boosting human health

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    Abstract Fermented foods (FFs) are part of the cultural heritage of several populations, and their production dates back 8000 years. Over the last ~150 years, the microbial consortia of many of the most widespread FFs have been characterised, leading in some instances to the standardisation of their production. Nevertheless, limited knowledge exists about the microbial communities of local and traditional FFs and their possible effects on human health. Recent findings suggest they might be a valuable source of novel probiotic strains, enriched in nutrients and highly sustainable for the environment. Despite the increasing number of observational studies and randomised controlled trials, it still remains unclear whether and how regular FF consumption is linked with health outcomes and enrichment of the gut microbiome in health‐associated species. This review aims to sum up the knowledge about traditional FFs and their associated microbiomes, outlining the role of fermentation with respect to boosting nutritional profiles and attempting to establish a link between FF consumption and health‐beneficial outcomes

    Slavo, romanzo, germanico. A proposito di alcune somiglianze e differenze nello sviluppo fonologico

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    Raffaele Caldarelli Slavic, Romance,Germanic: about some Similarities and Differences in Phonological Development In this paper the author aims at drawing a sketch of some aspects of the early Slavic phonological development, in terms of syllable structure, vocal quantity etc. The natural theory of syllabifi cation is taken into account as well as other factors. He tries also to shed some light on several controversial questions by a brief attempt at making a typological comparison between some aspects of phonological development in Slavic, Romance and Germanic languages. In this frame he discusses mainly some features of syllable structure in Romance and Germanic languages

    Per una temporalità circadiana. «Tre romanzi di una giornata» (1982) di Raffaele La Capria

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    In this paper, the author offers a Ricœurian reading of the ‘circadian novel’, taking Raffaele La Capria’s Tre romanzi di una giornata as his case study. After discussing current scholarship on the ‘temporal turn’ and the so called ‘one-day novel’, the author investigates the temporal structures of La Capria’s works through three temporal elements: differential, mundane, and mimetic. The author argues that these three elements, functioning both with and against each other, express the central concern of the circadian novel, namely the ‘fullness of time’

    Correction to: Ultra-late response (> 24 weeks) to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine: a multicenter, prospective, observational study (Journal of Neurology, (2024), 271, 5, (2434-2443), 10.1007/s00415-023-12103-4)

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    In the original version of this article, degree “ERT” of author Bonassi Stefano was incorrectly written as author in author group. Author group which previously read: Piero Barbanti1,2 · Cinzia Aurilia1 · Gabriella Egeo1 · Stefania Proietti3 · Florindo D’Onofrio4 · Paola Torelli5 · Marco Aguggia6 · Davide Bertuzzo6 · Cinzia Finocchi7 · Michele Trimboli8 · Sabina Cevoli9 · Giulia Fiorentini1 · Bianca Orlando1 · Maurizio Zucco10 · Laura Di Clemente10 · Ilaria Cetta11 · Bruno Colombo11 · Monica Laura Bandettini di Poggio12 · Valentina Favoni9 · Licia Grazzi13 · Antonio Salerno14 · Antonio Carnevale15 · Micaela Robotti16 · Fabio Frediani16 · Claudia Altamura17 · Massimo Filippi11 · Fabrizio Vernieri17 · Stefano Bonassi2,4 · ERT; for the Italian Migraine Registry study group. Should have read: Piero Barbanti1,2 · Cinzia Aurilia1 · Gabriella Egeo1 · Stefania Proietti3 · Florindo D’Onofrio4 · Paola Torelli5 · Marco Aguggia6 · Davide Bertuzzo6 · Cinzia Finocchi7 · Michele Trimboli8 · Sabina Cevoli9 · Giulia Fiorentini1 · Bianca Orlando1 · Maurizio Zucco10 · Laura Di Clemente10 · Ilaria Cetta11 · Bruno Colombo11 · Monica Laura Bandettini di Poggio12 · Valentina Favoni9 · Licia Grazzi13 · Antonio Salerno14 · Antonio Carnevale15 · Micaela Robotti16 · Fabio Frediani16 · Claudia Altamura17 · Massimo Filippi11 · Fabrizio Vernieri17 · Stefano Bonassi2,3 · for the Italian Migraine Registry study group. And affiliation details for author Stefano Bonassi were incorrectly given as 2San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy 4Headache Center Neurology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy 2San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy 4Headache Center Neurology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy but should have been: 2San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy 3Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele (not 2 and 4) 2San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy 3Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele (not 2 and 4

    A Dive into the AgriTech World: Technologies and Adoption Incentives

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    In this column, rather than taking a trip to a geographical location, the author explore the world of AgriTech, shedding light on the currently available technology assets and on some of the hurdles any technology transfer initiative in this domain is facing, slowing down adoption of ICT in agriculture. Through this journey the author will therefore at first take a look at the landscape of technology enablers supporting the vision of an upcoming fourth agricultural revolution, while in the second part the author will juxtapose a picture of what the world of potential adopters looks like, identifying what are the adoption showstoppers
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