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Foot-Powered Machines, a Functional Taxonomy in the Age of Sustainability by Franco, Walter, Marchis, Vittorio, Pozzi, Marco

“…Since the Middle Ages, human-powered tools and machines have played an important role in societies. Prominent among these are pedal-powered machines, which…”
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The Water-Powered Trip Hammer and Forge La Pianca as a Case Study of a Piedmont (Italy) Water Mill by Franco, Walter, Olivero, Roberto, Cavallo, Gianpiero, Colletti, Davide

“…For hundreds of years, water mills have supported the local economies of Piedmont by contributing to the production of flour, textile fibres, timber, and metal…”
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Functional Analysis of Piedmont (Italy) Ancient Water Mills Aimed at Their Recovery or Reconversion by Franco, Walter, Ferraresi, Carlo, Revelli, Roberto

“…Since ancient times and for hundreds of years, grain mills, hammers, sawmills, spinning mills, and hemp rollers have been powered by water wheels. In the…”
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Hyper-Oxygenation Attenuates the Rapid Vasodilatory Response to Muscle Contraction and Compression by Messere, Alessandro, Tschakovsky, Michael, Seddone, Stefano, Lulli, Gabriella, Franco, Walter, Maffiodo, Daniela, Ferraresi, Carlo, Roatta, Silvestro

“…A single muscle compression (MC) with accompanying hyperemia and hyper-oxygenation results in attenuation of a subsequent MC hyperemia, as long as the…”
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Use of McKibben Muscle in a Haptic Interface by Franco, Walter, Maffiodo, Daniela, De Benedictis, Carlo, Ferraresi, Carlo

“…One of the most relevant issues in the development of a haptic interface is the choice of the actuators that are devoted to generating the reflection forces…”
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Dynamic Simulation of an Electric Stair-Climbing Wheelchair by Quaglia, Giuseppe, Nisi, Matteo, Franco, Walter, Bruzzone, Luca

“…In this paper, a novel stair-climbing wheelchair is proposed. This new architecture represents an improvement over previous designs, in particular with regards…”
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Predictive value of frozen‐section analysis in the histological assessment of steatosis before liver transplantation by Fiorentino, Michelangelo, Vasuri, Francesco, Ravaioli, Matteo, Ridolfi, Lorenza, Grigioni, Walter Franco, Pinna, Antonio Daniele, D'Errico‐Grigioni, Antonia

“…Histological quality assessment of donated livers is a key factor for extending the cadaveric donor pool for liver transplantation. We retrospectively compared…”
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Hardware-In-the-Loop Equipment for the Development of an Automatic Perturbator for Clinical Evaluation of Human Balance Control by Ferraresi, Carlo, Maffiodo, Daniela, Franco, Walter, Muscolo, Giovanni Gerardo, De Benedictis, Carlo, Paterna, Maria, Pica, Oliviero Walter, Genovese, Marco, Pacheco Quiñones, Daniel, Roatta, Silvestro, Dvir, Zeevi

“…Nowadays, increasing attention is being paid to techniques aimed at assessing a subject’s ability to maintain or regain control of balance, thus reducing the…”
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Revisiting the role of pathological analysis in transarterial chemoembolization-treated hepatocellular carcinoma after transplantation by Vasuri, Francesco, Malvi, Deborah, Rosini, Francesca, Baldin, Pamela, Fiorentino, Michelangelo, Paccapelo, Alexandro, Ercolani, Giorgio, Pinna, Antonio Daniele, Golfieri, Rita, Morselli-Labate, Antonio Maria, Grigioni, Walter Franco, D'Errico-Grigioni, Antonia

“…AIM: To define the histopathological features predictive of post-transplant hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) recurrence after transarterial chemoembolization,…”
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Helicobacter species sequences in liver samples from patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma by Pellicano, Rinaldo, Mazzaferro, Vincenzo, Grigioni, Walter Franco, Cutufia, Miguel Angel, Fagoonee, Sharmila, Silengo, Lorenzo, Rizzetto, Mario, Ponzetto, Antonio

“…AIM:Only a minority of patients carrying a defined viral aetiologic agent develop cirrhosis and ultimately hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the mechanism…”
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Ex vivo HR-MAS Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Normal and Malignant Human Renal Tissues by RIGHI, Valeria, MUCCI, Adele, MARTORANA, Giuseppe, TUGNOLI, Vitaliano, SCHENETTI, Luisa, RAFFAELLA TOSI, Maria, FRANCO GRIGIONI, Walter, CORTI, Barbara, BERTACCINI, Alessandro, FRANCESCHELLI, Alessandro, SANGUEDOLCE, Francesco, SCHIAVINA, Riccardo

“…The aim of the present study was to examine the metabolic profile of normal and tumoral renal tissues by ex vivo high resolution magic angle spinning magnetic…”
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Predictive Value of Biological Markers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by FIORENTINO, Michelangelo, ALTIMARI, Annalisa, D'ERRICO-GRIGIONI, Antonia, RAVAIOLI, Matteo, GRUPPIONI, Elisa, GABUSI, Elena, CORTI, Barbara, VIVARELLI, Marco, BRINGUIER, Pierre-Paul, SCOAZEC, Jean-Yves, GRIGIONI, Walter Franco

“…Purpose: To help stratify candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), biomarkers are needed that are capable of…”
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Acquired Expression of p27 Is a Favorable Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by FIORENTINO, Michelangelo, ALTIMARI, Annalisa, D'ERRICO, Antonia, CUKOR, Barry, BAROZZI, Chiara, LODA, Massimo, GRIGIONI, Walter Franco

“…The p27 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor is a negative regulator of cell-cycle progression. In many human epithelial malignancies, decreased expression of p27…”
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Low p27 Expression Is an Independent Predictor of Survival for Patients with Either Hilar or Peripheral Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by FIORENTINO, Michelangelo, ALTIMARI, Annalisa, D'ERRICO, Antonia, GABUSI, Elena, CHIECO, Pasquale, MASETTI, Michele, GRIGIONI, Walter Franco

“…Purpose and Experimental Design: The prognosis for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) depends mainly on the feasibility of complete surgical resection. In…”
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Human powered press for producing straw bales for use in construction during post-emergency conditions by Franco, Walter, Iarussi, Federico, Quaglia, Giuseppe

“…The straw bale construction technique is considered one of the most appropriate for the improvement of housing conditions in developing countries and for the…”
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A model-based methodology for rapid designing of hydraulic breakers by Franco, Walter, Ferraresi, Carlo

“…The design and dimensioning of a hydraulic breaker with nitrogen spring is often carried out on the base of tradition and empirical considerations. This…”
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Wheelchair.q, a motorized wheelchair with stair climbing ability by Quaglia, Giuseppe, Franco, Walter, Oderio, Riccardo

“…The paper deals with Wheelchair.q, a concept for a stair climbing wheelchair capable of moving in structured and unstructured environments, climbing over…”
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Increased tissue oxygenation explains the attenuation of hyperemia upon repetitive pneumatic compression of the lower leg by Messere, Alessandro, Ceravolo, Gianluca, Franco, Walter, Maffiodo, Daniela, Ferraresi, Carlo, Roatta, Silvestro

“…The rapid hyperemia evoked by muscle compression is short lived and was recently shown to undergo a rapid decrease even in spite of continuing mechanical…”
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Center of pressure displacement due to graded controlled perturbations to the trunk in standing subjects: the force–impulse paradigm by Paterna, Maria, Dvir, Zeevi, De Benedictis, Carlo, Maffiodo, Daniela, Franco, Walter, Ferraresi, Carlo, Roatta, Silvestro

“…Purpose Many studies have investigated postural reactions (PR) to body-delivered perturbations. However, attention has been focused on the descriptive…”
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Preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma tumour grade and micro-vascular invasion by means of artificial neural network: A pilot study by Cucchetti, Alessandro, Piscaglia, Fabio, Grigioni, Antonia D’Errico, Ravaioli, Matteo, Cescon, Matteo, Zanello, Matteo, Grazi, Gian Luca, Golfieri, Rita, Grigioni, Walter Franco, Pinna, Antonio Daniele

“…Background & Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognosis strongly depends upon nuclear grade and the presence of microscopic vascular invasion (MVI). The aim…”
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