Search Results - "Baroni, G."
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A General Probabilistic Framework for uncertainty and global sensitivity analysis of deterministic models: A hydrological case study
Published in Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news (01-01-2014)“…The present study proposes a General Probabilistic Framework (GPF) for uncertainty and global sensitivity analysis of deterministic models in which, in…”
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts and M2-polarized macrophages synergize during prostate carcinoma progression
Published in Oncogene (08-05-2014)“…Inflammation is now acknowledged as an hallmark of cancer. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) force a malignant cross talk with cancer cells, culminating in…”
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MRI-guidance for motion management in external beam radiotherapy: current status and future challenges
Published in Physics in medicine & biology (20-11-2018)“…High precision conformal radiotherapy requires sophisticated imaging techniques to aid in target localisation for planning and treatment, particularly when…”
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The role of vegetation and soil properties on the spatio-temporal variability of the surface soil moisture in a maize-cropped field
Published in Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) (10-05-2013)“…•Surface soil moisture dynamic is analysed in a cropped field.•The role of soil and crop properties is quantitatively evaluated.•Strong seasonality of the…”
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Relationship between adipose tissue dysfunction, vitamin D deficiency and the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (21-05-2017)“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide.Its pathogenesis is complex and not yet fully understood.Over the…”
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A scaling approach for the assessment of biomass changes and rainfall interception using cosmic-ray neutron sensing
Published in Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) (01-06-2015)“…•We compared seasonal soil moisture values measured at different spatial scales.•A linear soil moisture scaling approach gave consistent results in three crop…”
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Sensing Area‐Average Snow Water Equivalent with Cosmic‐Ray Neutrons: The Influence of Fractional Snow Cover
Published in Water resources research (01-12-2019)“…Cosmic‐ray neutron sensing (CRNS) is a promising non‐invasive technique to estimate snow water equivalent (SWE) over large areas. In contrast to preliminary…”
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Motion prediction in MRI-guided radiotherapy based on interleaved orthogonal cine-MRI
Published in Physics in medicine & biology (21-01-2016)“…In-room cine-MRI guidance can provide non-invasive target localization during radiotherapy treatment. However, in order to cope with finite imaging frequency…”
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Integral quantification of seasonal soil moisture changes in farmland by cosmic-ray neutrons
Published in Hydrology and earth system sciences (01-12-2011)“…Soil moisture at the plot or hill-slope scale is an important link between local vadose zone hydrology and catchment hydrology. However, so far only a few…”
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Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. A decalogue from the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) Expert Committee
Published in Digestive and liver disease (01-04-2010)“…We report the evidence-based Italian Association for the Study of Liver guidelines for the appropriate diagnosis and management of patients with nonalcoholic…”
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Prolonged n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation ameliorates hepatic steatosis in patients with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (15-04-2006)“…Summary Background Recent studies suggest a role of n‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 PUFA) as peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐α…”
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The role of platelets in antiphospholipid syndrome
Published in Platelets (Edinburgh) (17-11-2017)“…Despite extensive research, the pathogenesis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) remains obscure in many aspects. However, it is widely accepted that thrombosis…”
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Time-resolved volumetric MRI in MRI-guided radiotherapy: an in silico comparative analysis
Published in Physics in medicine & biology (19-09-2019)“…MRI-treatment units enable 2D cine-MRI centred in the tumour for motion detection in radiotherapy, but they lack 3D information due to spatio-temporal limits…”
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PD-L1 marks a subset of melanomas with a shorter overall survival and distinct genetic and morphological characteristics
Published in Annals of oncology (01-12-2014)“…Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a cell surface molecule that plays a critical role in suppressing immune responses, mainly through binding of the…”
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An Alternative Incoming Correction for Cosmic‐Ray Neutron Sensing Observations Using Local Muon Measurement
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-03-2022)“…Measuring the variability of incoming neutrons locally would be usefull for the cosmic‐ray neutron sensing (CRNS) method. As the measurement of high energy…”
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Virtual 4DCT generated from 4DMRI in gated particle therapy: phantom validation and application to lung cancer patients
Published in Physics in medicine & biology (21-07-2023)“… Respiration negatively affects the outcome of a radiation therapy treatment, with potentially severe effects especially in particle therapy (PT). If…”
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Thrombocytopenia in high‐risk patients with antiphospholipid syndrome
Published in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis (01-03-2018)“…Essentials The prevalence of thrombocytopenia in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome is not well defined. We studied triple positive patients with…”
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Integration of spatial distortion effects in a 4D computational phantom for simulation studies in extra‐cranial MRI‐guided radiation therapy: Initial results
Published in Medical physics (Lancaster) (01-04-2021)“…Purpose Spatial distortions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are mainly caused by inhomogeneities of the static magnetic field, nonlinearities in the…”
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Morbid obesity exposes the association between PNPLA3 I148M (rs738409) and indices of hepatic injury in individuals of European descent
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-01-2010)“…Context: The PNPLA3 I148M variant (rs738409) is robustly associated with hepatic steatosis. Intriguingly, initial findings in cohorts with a mean body mass…”
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Altered glucose homeostasis is associated with increased serum apelin levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Published in PloS one (05-12-2012)“…Apelin is an adipokine that plays a role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and in obesity. The relationship between apelin serum concentration and…”
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