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The role of the sea on the flash floods events over Liguria (northwestern Italy) by Cassola, F., Ferrari, F., Mazzino, A., Miglietta, M. M.

“…The sensitivity to sea surface temperature (SST) of small‐scale, flood‐causing convective systems in Mediterranean coastal areas is analyzed by means of…”
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Numerical simulations of Mediterranean heavy precipitation events with the WRF model: A verification exercise using different approaches by Cassola, F., Ferrari, F., Mazzino, A.

“…An intercomparison of eight different microphysics parameterization schemes available in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and an analysis of…”
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Size distribution and optical properties of mineral dust aerosols transported in the western Mediterranean by Denjean, C, Cassola, F, Mazzino, A, Triquet, S, Chevaillier, S, Grand, N, Bourrianne, T, Momboisse, G, Sellegri, K, Schwarzenbock, A, Freney, E, Mallet, M, menti, P

“…This study presents in situ aircraft measurements of Saharan mineral dust transported over the western Mediterranean basin in June–July 2013 during the…”
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An integrated PM2.5 source apportionment study: Positive Matrix Factorisation vs. the chemical transport model CAMx by Bove, M.C., Brotto, P., Cassola, F., Cuccia, E., Massabò, D., Mazzino, A., Piazzalunga, A., Prati, P.

“…Receptor and Chemical Transport Models are commonly used tools in source apportionment studies, even if different expertise is required. We describe an…”
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Multi-wavelength optical determination of black and brown carbon in atmospheric aerosols by Massabò, D., Caponi, L., Bernardoni, V., Bove, M.C., Brotto, P., Calzolai, G., Cassola, F., Chiari, M., Fedi, M.E., Fermo, P., Giannoni, M., Lucarelli, F., Nava, S., Piazzalunga, A., Valli, G., Vecchi, R., Prati, P.

“…In this paper, a new way to apportion the absorption coefficient (babs) of carbonaceous atmospheric aerosols starting from a multi-wavelength optical analysis…”
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PM10 source apportionment applying PMF and chemical tracer analysis to ship-borne measurements in the Western Mediterranean by Bove, M.C., Brotto, P., Calzolai, G., Cassola, F., Cavalli, F., Fermo, P., Hjorth, J., Massabò, D., Nava, S., Piazzalunga, A., Schembari, C., Prati, P.

“…A PM10 sampling campaign was carried out on board the cruise ship Costa Concordia during three weeks in summer 2011. The ship route was…”
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Secretory structures in Baccharis platypoda DC. inflorescences (Asteraceae) and characterization of the chemical composition of its secretion by Cassola, F, Pinheiro, G P, Alves, M F, Alves, D M, Sawaya, A C H F, Silva, A A R, Koch, I, Antunes, E R M, Sartoratto, A, Porcari, A M, Mayer, J L S

“…Rocky outcrop environments at high altitudes have nutrient-poor soil, where species are exposed to water scarcity and high solar radiation. Baccharis platypoda…”
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FASH and MASH: female and male adult human phantoms based on polygon mesh surfaces: I. Development of the anatomy by Cassola, V F, Lima, V J de Melo, Kramer, R, Khoury, H J

“…Among computational models, voxel phantoms based on computer tomographic (CT), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or colour photographic images of patients,…”
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Extreme waves seasonality analysis: An application in the Mediterranean Sea by Sartini, L., Cassola, F., Besio, G.

“…A nonstationary model based on a time‐dependent version of the Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD)‐Poisson point process model has been implemented and…”
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Development of newborn and 1-year-old reference phantoms based on polygon mesh surfaces by Cassola, V F, Kramer, R, de Melo Lima, V J, de Oliveira Lira, C A B, Khoury, H J, Vieira, J W, Robson Brown, K

“…The purpose of this study is the development of paediatric reference phantoms for newborn and 1-year-old infants to be used for the calculation of organ and…”
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PATIENT-SPECIFIC ORGAN DOSES FROM PEDIATRIC HEAD CT EXAMINATIONS by Garzón, W J, Aldana, D F A, Cassola, V F

“…Abstract The aim of this work was to estimate patient’s organ absorbed doses from pediatric helical head computed tomography (CT) examinations using the…”
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Problems in RMSE-based wave model validations by Mentaschi, L., Besio, G., Cassola, F., Mazzino, A.

“…•RMSE tends to be better for simulations that underestimate the average.•This trend is more noticeable when the correlation coefficient is appreciably lower…”
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Spatio-temporal modelling of extreme wave heights in the Mediterranean Sea by Sartini, L., Besio, G., Cassola, F.

“…•Wave climate of extreme significant wave heights in the Mediterranean Sea has been assessed on the basis of spatial extremes.•The performances given by the…”
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Standing adult human phantoms based on 10th, 50th and 90th mass and height percentiles of male and female Caucasian populations by Cassola, V F, Milian, F M, Kramer, R, de Oliveira Lira, C A B, Khoury, H J

“…Computational anthropomorphic human phantoms are useful tools developed for the calculation of absorbed or equivalent dose to radiosensitive organs and tissues…”
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Mathematical modelling of scanner-specific bowtie filters for Monte Carlo CT dosimetry by Kramer, R, Cassola, V F, Andrade, M E A, de Araújo, M W C, Brenner, D J, Khoury, H J

“…The purpose of bowtie filters in CT scanners is to homogenize the x-ray intensity measured by the detectors in order to improve the image quality and at the…”
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FASH and MASH: female and male adult human phantoms based on polygon mesh surfaces: II. Dosimetric calculations by Kramer, R, Cassola, V F, Khoury, H J, Vieira, J W, Lima, V J de Melo, Brown, K Robson

“…Female and male adult human phantoms, called FASH (Female Adult meSH) and MASH (Male Adult meSH), have been developed in the first part of this study using 3D…”
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Immersive Authoring of Virtual Reality Training by Cassola, F, Pinto, M, Mendes, D, Morgado, L, Coelho, A, Paredes, H

“…The use of VR in industrial training contributes to reduce costs and risks, supporting more frequent and diversified use of experiential learning activities,…”
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Posture-specific phantoms representing female and male adults in Monte Carlo-based simulations for radiological protection by Cassola, V F, Kramer, R, Brayner, C, Khoury, H J

“…Does the posture of a patient have an effect on the organ and tissue absorbed doses caused by x-ray examinations? This study aims to find the answer to this…”
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RANS and LES face to face for forecasting extreme precipitation events in the Liguria region (northwestern Italy) by Ferrari, F., Cassola, F., Tuju, P.E., Mazzino, A.

“…In the present work, seven different extreme precipitation events, that affected Liguria region (Italy) in the past ten years, were analysed in depth by means…”
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Development of 5- and 10-year-old pediatric phantoms based on polygon mesh surfaces by de Melo Lima, V. J., Cassola, V. F., Kramer, R., de Oliveira Lira, C. A. B., Khoury, H. J., Vieira, J. W.

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study is the development of reference pediatric phantoms for 5- and 10-year-old children to be used for the calculation of organ…”
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