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Coaxial nanofibers of chitosan–alginate–PEO polycomplex obtained by electrospinning by Nista, Silvia Vaz Guerra, Bettini, Jefferson, Mei, Lucia Helena Innocentini

“…•Simultaneous electrospinning of alginate and chitosan was achieved.•The ionic complex nanofibers based on alginate and chitosan was spontaneously formed.•A…”
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The Role of Beta Cell Recovery in Type 2 Diabetes Remission by Suleiman, Mara, Marselli, Lorella, Cnop, Miriam, Eizirik, Decio L, De Luca, Carmela, Femia, Francesca R, Tesi, Marta, Del Guerra, Silvia, Marchetti, Piero

“…Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been considered a relentlessly worsening disease, due to the progressive deterioration of the pancreatic beta cell functional mass…”
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Handedness in Animals and Plants by Guerra, Silvia, Castiello, Umberto, Bonato, Bianca, Dadda, Marco

“…Structural and functional asymmetries are traceable in every form of life, and some lateralities are homologous. Functionally speaking, the division of labour…”
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Overt orienting of spatial attention and corticospinal excitability during action observation are unrelated by Betti, Sonia, Castiello, Umberto, Guerra, Silvia, Sartori, Luisa

“…Observing moving body parts can automatically activate topographically corresponding motor representations in the primary motor cortex (M1), the so-called…”
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Flexible control of movement in plants by Guerra, Silvia, Peressotti, Alessandro, Peressotti, Francesca, Bulgheroni, Maria, Baccinelli, Walter, D’Amico, Enrico, Gómez, Alejandra, Massaccesi, Stefano, Ceccarini, Francesco, Castiello, Umberto

“…Although plants are essentially sessile in nature, these organisms are very much in tune with their environment and are capable of a variety of movements. This…”
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Mechanisms by which common variants in the TCF7L2 gene increase risk of type 2 diabetes by Lyssenko, Valeriya, Lupi, Roberto, Marchetti, Piero, Del Guerra, Silvia, Orho-Melander, Marju, Almgren, Peter, Sjögren, Marketa, Ling, Charlotte, Eriksson, Karl-Fredrik, Lethagen, Asa-Linda, Mancarella, Rita, Berglund, Göran, Tuomi, Tiinamaija, Nilsson, Peter, Del Prato, Stefano, Groop, Leif

“…Genetic variants in the gene encoding for transcription factor-7-like 2 (TCF7L2) have been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and impaired beta cell…”
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Gaze and body cues interplay during interactive requests by Betti, Sonia, Castiello, Umberto, Guerra, Silvia, Granziol, Umberto, Zani, Giovanni, Sartori, Luisa

“…Although observing other's gaze and body movements provides a crucial source of information to successfully interact with other people, it remains unclear…”
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Thermochromic and/or photochromic properties of electrospun cellulose acetate microfibers for application as sensors in smart packing by Mancipe, Javier Mauricio Anaya, Nista, Silvia Vaz Guerra, Caballero, Gustavo Emilio Ramirez, Mei, Lucia Helena Inocentinni

“…There is growing demand for smart materials whose chemical structure, shape, and/or color, among other properties could be modified for use in applied…”
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Reach-To-Grasp Movements: A Multimodal Techniques Study by Betti, Sonia, Zani, Giovanni, Guerra, Silvia, Castiello, Umberto, Sartori, Luisa

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between corticospinal activity, kinematics, and electromyography (EMG) associated with the…”
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Sepiolite-Based Anisotropic Nanoparticles: A New Player in the Rubber Reinforcement Technology for Tire Application by Tadiello, Luciano, Guerra, Silvia, Giannini, Luca

“…Elastomer reinforcement with nanofillers has been a main rubber technology topic since the discovery of rubber vulcanization. Starting from carbon black, many…”
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Decision-Making Underlying Support-Searching in Pea Plants by Wang, Qiuran, Guerra, Silvia, Bonato, Bianca, Simonetti, Valentina, Bulgheroni, Maria, Castiello, Umberto

“…Finding a suitable support is a key process in the life history of climbing plants. Those that find a suitable support have greater performance and fitness…”
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When Corticospinal Inhibition Favors an Efficient Motor Response by Betti, Sonia, Zani, Giovanni, Guerra, Silvia, Granziol, Umberto, Castiello, Umberto, Begliomini, Chiara, Sartori, Luisa

“…Many daily activities involve responding to the actions of other people. However, the functional relationship between the motor preparation and execution…”
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Cracking the code: a comparative approach to plant communication by Bonato, Bianca, Peressotti, Francesca, Guerra, Silvia, Wang, Qiuran, Castiello, Umberto

“…The linguistic behavior of humans is usually considered the point of reference for studying the origin and evolution of language. As commonly defined, language…”
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Reduction of the Coefficient of Friction of Steel-Steel Tribological Contacts by Novel Graphene-Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) Lubricants by Garcia, Ignacio, Guerra, Silvia, de Damborenea, Juan, Conde, Ana

“…Deep eutectic ionic liquids (DES) possess similar properties to conventional ionic liquids (ILs). However, ILs cannot be considered as environmentally friendly…”
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Classifying Circumnutation in Pea Plants via Supervised Machine Learning by Wang, Qiuran, Barbariol, Tommaso, Susto, Gian Antonio, Bonato, Bianca, Guerra, Silvia, Castiello, Umberto

“…Climbing plants require an external support to grow vertically and enhance light acquisition. Climbers that find a suitable support demonstrate greater…”
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Can Plants Move Like Animals? A Three-Dimensional Stereovision Analysis of Movement in Plants by Simonetti, Valentina, Bulgheroni, Maria, Guerra, Silvia, Peressotti, Alessandro, Peressotti, Francesca, Baccinelli, Walter, Ceccarini, Francesco, Bonato, Bianca, Wang, Qiuran, Castiello, Umberto

“…In this article we adapt a methodology customarily used to investigate movement in animals to study the movement of plants. The targeted movement is…”
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Look at Me: Early Gaze Engagement Enhances Corticospinal Excitability During Action Observation by Betti, Sonia, Zani, Giovanni, Granziol, Umberto, Guerra, Silvia, Castiello, Umberto, Sartori, Luisa

“…Direct gaze is a powerful social cue able to capture the onlooker's attention. Beside gaze, head and limb movements as well can provide relevant sources of…”
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Kinematic Evidence of Root-to-Shoot Signaling for the Coding of Support Thickness in Pea Plants by Guerra, Silvia, Bonato, Bianca, Wang, Qiuran, Peressotti, Alessandro, Peressotti, Francesca, Baccinelli, Walter, Bulgheroni, Maria, Castiello, Umberto

“…Plants such as climbers characterized by stems or tendrils need to find a potential support (e.g., pole, stick, other plants or trees) to reach greater light…”
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Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor: Cause of Virilization in a Postmenopausal Woman by Mourinho Bala, Nádia, Aragüés, José Maria, Guerra, Sílvia, Brito, Delfina, Valadas, Cristina

“…BACKGROUND Only 0.5% of all ovarian tumors are Leydig cell tumors and they are generally benign and unilateral. These androgen-secreting tumors lead to…”
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Ascent and Attachment in Pea Plants: A Matter of Iteration by Guerra, Silvia, Bruno, Giovanni, Spoto, Andrea, Panzeri, Anna, Wang, Qiuran, Bonato, Bianca, Simonetti, Valentina, Castiello, Umberto

“…Pea plants ( L.) can perceive the presence of potential supports in the environment and flexibly adapt their behavior to clasp them. How pea plants control and…”
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