32 research outputs found
Daylighting Measurements on a Scale Model for a Confortable Interior Light in a Office Building
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Climatizzazione 4.0 contro l'impatto del global warming
No full textIl Sangiovese in condizioni di stress multiplo (idrico, termico e radiativo) presenta un comportamento anisoidrico. adattandosi agli stimoli ambientali attraverso un meccanismo di controllo stomatico volti a limitare la perdita di acqua ottimizzando la fotosintesi. Quando lostress peggiora le viti vanno incontro a fenomeni di fotoinibizione con calo delle rese esacerbato da scottatura dei grappoli. Per ridurre l'effetto negativo del cambiamento climatico sono state messe a punto tecniche agronomiche quali applicazioni di caolino e zeolite o strategie di smart irrigation.
Tra queste l'applicazione dell'irrigazione climatizzante, ampiamente studiata negli anni settanta, e implementata presso UNIBO a partire dal 2022. L'articolo riporta i principali risultati ottenuti mediante l'applicazione di acqua nebulizzata sulla fascia grappolo su viti allevate sia in vaso che in campo nell'anno 2022
Robot-assisted arm training for treating adult patients with distal radius fracture: a proof-of-concept pilot study
No full textBACKGROUND: Fracture of the distal radius is a common wrist injury. As to its management after orthopedic (conservative or surgical) treatment, there is weak evidence for conventional rehabilitation interventions. Despite the increasing interest for robot-assisted arm therapy as to neurological disabilities and its growing diffusion in rehabilitation facilities, no previous study investigated the feasibility of robotic training on arm orthopedic impairment. Aim. To evaluate the feasibility in terms of efficacy of robot-assisted arm training on upper limb impairment in patients with fracture of the distal radius. DESIGN: Proof-of-concept, pilot, randomized controlled trial. SETTING: University hospital. POPULATION: Twenty adult outpatients with distal radius fracture due to wrist injury. METHODS: All participants underwent ten, 1-hour (40 minutes of arm training + 20 minutes of conventional occupational therapy) training sessions, five days a week for two consecutive weeks. They were randomly assigned to two groups: patients allocated to the Robotic Arm Training group received arm training by means of a robotic device and patients allocated to the Conventional Arm Training group performed arm training following a conventional rehabilitation program. All patients were evaluated before, immediately after treatment and at four weeks of follow-up. The following outcomes were considered at the affected arm: forearm pronation/supination and wrist extension/flexion passive and active range of motion; maximal pinch and grip strength; the Patient-Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation. RESULTS: No difference was found between groups as to the primary (wrist active and passive range of motion) and secondary (pinch and grip strength; Patient-Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation score) outcomes at all time points. Within-group comparisons showed similar improvements at all time points as to all outcomes considered in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our preliminary findings support the hypothesis that robot-assisted arm training might be a feasible tool for treating upper limb impairment in adult patients with distal radius fracture treated conservatively or surgically. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The treatment of arm impairment consequent to distal radius fractures by means of robot-assisted arm training may allow therapists to focus on functional rehabilitation during occupational (individual) therapy and supervise (more than one) patients simultaneously during robotic training sessions
Climatizzazione 4.0 contro l'impatto del global warming
No full textIl Sangiovese in condizioni di stress multiplo (idrico, termico e radiativo) presenta un comportamento anisoidrico. adattandosi agli stimoli ambientali attraverso un meccanismo di controllo stomatico volti a limitare la perdita di acqua ottimizzando la fotosintesi. Quando lostress peggiora le viti vanno incontro a fenomeni di fotoinibizione con calo delle rese esacerbato da scottatura dei grappoli. Per ridurre l'effetto negativo del cambiamento climatico sono state messe a punto tecniche agronomiche quali applicazioni di caolino e zeolite o strategie di smart irrigation.
Tra queste l'applicazione dell'irrigazione climatizzante, ampiamente studiata negli anni settanta, e implementata presso UNIBO a partire dal 2022. L'articolo riporta i principali risultati ottenuti mediante l'applicazione di acqua nebulizzata sulla fascia grappolo su viti allevate sia in vaso che in campo nell'anno 2022
Application of space-time disease clustering by administrative databases in Italy: Adverse Reproductive Outcomes (AROs) and residential exposure
No full textBackground: The aims of this study were to estimate the existence of clusters of AROs in the municipalities of the Marches Region (Central Italy) after complaints from residents living near an abandoned landfill site.
Methods: Cases of AROs (i.e., congenital malformation, chromosomal abnormalities, and low birth weight) were retrieved from hospital discharge data. SaTScan and GeoDa were used to check for the presence of clusters at a regional and a small area level. Moreover, at a small area/neighborhood level, smoothed rates were calculated, and a case–control approach was used to assess the residence in proximity to the abandoned landfill as an independent risk factor for AROs.
Results: AROs were associated with the price per square meter of the accommodations in the area of residence (OR 2.53, 95 % CI 2.06-3.10). On the other hand, residence within one kilometer of the landfill (OR 0.04, 95 % CI 0.01-0.23) and maternal age greater than 35 years (OR 0.96, 95 % CI 0.92-0.99) were protective.
Conclusions: Residency in proximity to the abandoned landfill was not a risk factor for the occurrence of AROs. The results show that basic information, such as the price of accommodations in different neighborhoods, could be of interest in order to target training programs for women living in difficult conditions and highlights the potential role of the building environment in perinatal health. However, we note that aside from the data provided by Geographic Information Systems in public health, collection of the patient’s residential address was unreliable for selected conditions. Future efforts should emphasize the patient’s residential address as information important for evaluating the health of individuals instead of being merely administrative data
