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Analytical fragility curves for masonry school building portfolios in Nepal by Giordano, Nicola, De Luca, Flavia, Sextos, Anastasios

“…Schools represent a reference point for communities in any part of the world. Therefore, their safety and resilience against natural catastrophes is of…”
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Social capital and self-rated health – A study of temporal (causal) relationships by Giordano, Giuseppe Nicola, Björk, Jonas, Lindström, Martin

“…Despite the vast amount of research over the past fifteen years, there is still lively debate surrounding the role of social capital on individual health…”
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Could Oxidative Stress Regulate the Expression of MicroRNA-146a and MicroRNA-34a in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocyte Cultures? by Cheleschi, Sara, De Palma, Anna, Pascarelli, Nicola Antonio, Giordano, Nicola, Galeazzi, Mauro, Tenti, Sara, Fioravanti, Antonella

“…Oxidative stress and the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Accumulating…”
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Sarcopenia in systemic sclerosis: the impact of nutritional, clinical, and laboratory features by Corallo, Claudio, Fioravanti, Antonella, Tenti, Sara, Pecetti, Gianluca, Nuti, Ranuccio, Giordano, Nicola

“…We evaluated the presence of sarcopenia in a population of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, with respect to nutritional, clinical, and laboratory features. A…”
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A Complex Relationship between Visfatin and Resistin and microRNA: An In Vitro Study on Human Chondrocyte Cultures by Cheleschi, Sara, Giordano, Nicola, Volpi, Nila, Tenti, Sara, Gallo, Ines, Di Meglio, Martina, Giannotti, Stefano, Fioravanti, Antonella

“…Growing evidence indicates the important role of adipokines and microRNA (miRNA) in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. The purpose of the present study was to…”
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High-throughput 3D microvessel-on-a-chip model to study defective angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis by Kramer, Bart, Corallo, Claudio, van den Heuvel, Angelique, Crawford, Justin, Olivier, Thomas, Elstak, Edo, Giordano, Nicola, Vulto, Paul, Lanz, Henriette L., Janssen, Richard A. J., Tessari, Michela A.

“…In early systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma, SSc), the vasculature is impaired. Although the exact etiology of endothelial cell damage in SSc remains unclear, it…”
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Seismic Assessment of Six Typologies of Existing RC Bridges by Crespi, Pietro, Zucca, Marco, Longarini, Nicola, Giordano, Nicola

“…Over the last few decades, the attention on the safety of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures has significantly increased. RC bridges, in particular,…”
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Antibodies against specific extractable nuclear antigens (ENAs) as diagnostic and prognostic tools and inducers of a profibrotic phenotype in cultured human skin fibroblasts: are they functional? by Corallo, Claudio, Cheleschi, Sara, Cutolo, Maurizio, Soldano, Stefano, Fioravanti, Antonella, Volpi, Nila, Franci, Daniela, Nuti, Ranuccio, Giordano, Nicola

“…The importance of systemic sclerosis (SSc) autoantibodies for diagnosis has become recognized by their incorporation into the 2013 ACR/EULAR classification…”
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Bosentan and macitentan prevent the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) in systemic sclerosis: in vitro study by Corallo, Claudio, Cutolo, Maurizio, Kahaleh, Bashar, Pecetti, Gianluca, Montella, Antonio, Chirico, Chiara, Soldano, Stefano, Nuti, Ranuccio, Giordano, Nicola

“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by early vascular abnormalities and subsequent fibroblast activation to myofibroblasts, leading to fibrosis…”
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Prognostic Significance of Hyperuricemia in Patients with Acute Heart Failure by Palazzuoli, Alberto, MD, PhD, Ruocco, Gaetano, MD, Pellegrini, Marco, MD, Beltrami, Matteo, MD, Giordano, Nicola, MD, Nuti, Ranuccio, MD, McCullough, Peter A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Serum uric acid (UA) is associated with death and hospitalization in chronic heart failure (HF). However, UA in acute HF has not been well-studied…”
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Can hybrid hyaluronic acid represent a valid approach to treat rizoarthrosis? A retrospective comparative study by Tenti, Sara, Pascarelli, Nicola Antonio, Giannotti, Stefano, Galeazzi, Mauro, Giordano, Nicola, Fioravanti, Antonella

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) of the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMJ) is a disabling condition with a significant impact on quality of life. The optimal management of hand…”
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Efficacy and Tolerability of a Nutraceutical Combination (Red Yeast Rice, Policosanols, and Berberine) in Patients with Low-Moderate Risk Hypercholesterolemia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study by Gonnelli, Stefano, MD, Caffarelli, Carla, MD, PhD, Stolakis, Kostantinos, MD, Cuda, Claudia, Giordano, Nicola, MD, Nuti, Ranuccio, MD

“…Abstract Background Statins are at the forefront of strategies to manage hypercholesterolemia. However 10% to 15% of patients are intolerant to any statin…”
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Effects of selexipag and its active metabolite in contrasting the profibrotic myofibroblast activity in cultured scleroderma skin fibroblasts by Cutolo, Maurizio, Ruaro, Barbara, Montagna, Paola, Brizzolara, Renata, Stratta, Emanuela, Trombetta, Amelia Chiara, Scabini, Stefano, Tavilla, Pier Paolo, Parodi, Aurora, Corallo, Claudio, Giordano, Nicola, Paolino, Sabrina, Pizzorni, Carmen, Sulli, Alberto, Smith, Vanessa, Soldano, Stefano

“…Myofibroblasts contribute to fibrosis through the overproduction of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, primarily type I collagen (COL-1) and fibronectin…”
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Trust and health: testing the reverse causality hypothesis by Giordano, Giuseppe Nicola, Lindström, Martin

“…BackgroundSocial capital research has consistently shown positive associations between generalised trust and health outcomes over 2 decades. Longitudinal…”
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The Microbiome: A New Target for Research and Treatment of Schizophrenia and its Resistant Presentations? A Systematic Literature Search and Review by Cuomo, Alessandro, Maina, Giuseppe, Rosso, Gianluca, Beccarini Crescenzi, Bruno, Bolognesi, Simone, Di Muro, Angela, Giordano, Nicola, Goracci, Arianna, Neal, Stephen M, Nitti, Maria, Pieraccini, Fulvio, Fagiolini, Andrea

“…The gastrointestinal system hosts roughly 1,800 distinct phyla and about 40,000 bacterial classes, which are known as microbiota, and which are able to…”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: The Role of Virulent Strains by Figura, Natale, Di Cairano, Giovanni, Moretti, Elena, Iacoponi, Francesca, Santucci, Annalisa, Bernardini, Giulia, Gonnelli, Stefano, Giordano, Nicola, Ponzetto, Antonio

“…To verify a possible association between overall and CagA+ infection and autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). Consecutive patients with AITDs admitted to one…”
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Adjunctive techniques in endovascular repair of postcarotid endarterectomy pseudoaneurysm: Case report and literature review by Andrea, Esposito, Danilo, Menna, Nicola, Giordano A., Pierluigi, Cappiello A.

“…Pseudoaneurysm (PA) following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a rare and dangerous complication. In recent years endovascular approach has been preferred to…”
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Social capital and change in psychological health over time by Giordano, Giuseppe Nicola, Lindström, Martin

“…The positive association between social capital and general health outcomes has been extensively researched over the past decade; however, studies…”
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Feasibility, Adherence and Efficacy of Liraglutide Treatment in a Sample of Individuals With Mood Disorders and Obesity by Cuomo, Alessandro, Bolognesi, Simone, Goracci, Arianna, Ciuoli, Cristina, Beccarini Crescenzi, Bruno, Maina, Giuseppe, Rosso, Gianluca, Facchi, Edvige, Maccora, Carla, Giordano, Nicola, Verdino, Valeria, Fagiolini, Andrea

“…Liraglutide is a once-daily injectable medication approved for the treatment of obesity. Hereby we report the feasibility, adherence and efficacy of…”
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Histological variety of gastric carcinoma and Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA polymorphism by Figura, Natale, Valassina, Marcello, Moretti, Elena, Vindigni, Carla, Collodel, Giulia, Iacoponi, Francesca, Giordano, Nicola, Roviello, Francesco, Marrelli, Daniele

“…BACKGROUNDHelicobacter pylori infection may increase the risk of both histotypes of gastric carcinoma (GC)intestinal (IGC) and diffuse (DGC). Polymorphism of…”
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