Search Results - "La Rocca, A."

Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black by Pfau, S.A., La Rocca, A., Haffner-Staton, E., Rance, G.A., Fay, M.W., Brough, R.J., Malizia, S.

“…Two gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) and two diesel soot-in-oil samples were compared with one flame-generated soot sample. High resolution…”
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Characterisation of soot in oil from a gasoline direct injection engine using Transmission Electron Microscopy by La Rocca, A., Bonatesta, F., Fay, M.W., Campanella, F.

“…In this work, an investigation of soot-in-oil samples drawn from the oil sump of a gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine was carried out. Soot particulate was…”
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Acute rapamycin rescues the hyperexcitable phenotype of accumbal medium spiny neurons in the valproic acid rat model of autism spectrum disorder by Iezzi, D., Curti, L., Ranieri, G., Gerace, E., Costa, A., Ilari, A., La Rocca, A., Luceri, C., D’Ambrosio, M., Silvestri, L., Scardigli, M., Mannaioni, G., Masi, A.

“…We previously demonstrated that prenatal exposure to valproic acid (VPA), an environmental model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), leads to a hyperexcitable…”
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Soot-in-Oil 3D Volume Reconstruction Through the Use of Electron Tomography: An Introductory Study by La Rocca, A., Campbell, J., Fay, M. W., Orhan, O.

“…Understanding soot nanoparticle interaction with oil additives and the causes of soot-induced thickening would assist in lubricant formulation, prolonging…”
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Prognostic value of cancer stem cells, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and circulating tumor cells in lung cancer by PIROZZI, G, TIRINO, V, CAMERLINGO, R, LA ROCCA, A, MARTUCCI, N, SCOGNAMIGLIO, G, FRANCO, R, CANTILE, M, NORMANNO, N, ROCCO, G

“…The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a program involved in embryonic development that is often activated during cancer invasion and metastasis. CD133…”
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Antigenic and genetic characterisation of border disease viruses isolated from UK cattle by Strong, R., La Rocca, S.A., Ibata, G., Sandvik, T.

“…Available empirical data on the natural occurrence of ruminant pestiviruses has shown that in cattle, bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is nearly exclusively…”
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Characterisation of experimental infections of domestic pigs with genotype 2.1 and 3.3 isolates of classical swine fever virus by Everett, H., Salguero, F.J., Graham, S.P., Haines, F., Johns, H., Clifford, D., Nunez, A., La Rocca, S.A., Parchariyanon, S., Steinbach, F., Drew, T., Crooke, H.

“…The early identification of classical swine fever epizootics is hampered by difficulties in recognising early signs of infection, due to a lack of specific…”
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A short target real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of pestiviruses infecting cattle by La Rocca, S.A., Sandvik, T.

“…A rapid single step real-time duplex TaqMan RT-PCR was developed for detection of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV)-1, BVDV-2 and border disease virus (BDV)…”
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Traditional uses of plants in the Eastern Riviera (Liguria, Italy) by Cornara, L., La Rocca, A., Marsili, S., Mariotti, M.G.

“…The aim of the present study was to explore the traditional plant knowledge of a zone of the Ligurian coast, known as Riviera spezzina (RS), Eastern Liguria,…”
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Part-load particulate matter from a GDI engine and the connection with combustion characteristics by Bonatesta, F., Chiappetta, E., La Rocca, A.

“…•Engine-out soot and combustion data are taken from a modern GDI engine at part-load.•Greatest soot mass is emitted in the higher load-lower speed…”
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Characterisation of flame-generated soot and soot-in-oil using electron tomography volume reconstructions and comparison with traditional 2D-TEM measurements by Orhan, O., Haffner-Staton, E., La Rocca, A., Fay, M.

“…This work characterises soot nanoparticles by electron tomography using Weighted Back Projection algorithm and appraises the uncertainties in two-dimensional…”
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Automated particle recognition for engine soot nanoparticles by Haffner‐Staton, E., Avanzini, L., La Rocca, A., Pfau, S. A., Cairns, A.

“…A pre‐trained convolution neural network based on residual error functions (ResNet) was applied to the classification of soot and non‐soot carbon nanoparticles…”
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The Effect of Reducing Compression Ratio on the Work Output and Heat Release Characteristics of a DI Diesel under Cold Start Conditions by MacMillan, D, La Rocca, A, Shayler, P. J, Murphy, M, Pegg, I. G

“…An experimental investigation has been carried out to compare the indicated performance and heat release characteristics of a Dl diesel engine at compression…”
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Moderate ethanol drinking is sufficient to alter Ventral Tegmental Area dopamine neurons activity via functional and structural remodeling of GABAergic transmission by Ilari, A., Curti, L., Petrella, M., Cannella, N., La Rocca, A., Ranieri, G., Gerace, E., Iezzi, D., Silvestri, L., Mannaioni, G., Ciccocioppo, R., Masi, A.

“…Earlier studies have shown a major involvement of Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) dopamine (DA) neurons in mediating the rewarding effects of ethanol (EtOH). Much…”
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Classical swine fever virus infection protects aortic endothelial cells from pIpC-mediated apoptosis by Johns, H.L, Bensaude, E, La Rocca, S.A, Seago, J, Charleston, B, Steinbach, F, Drew, T.W, Crooke, H, Everett, H

“…Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) causes severe disease in pigs associated with leukopenia, haemorrhage and fever. We show that CSFV infection protects…”
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Dermoscopy for the diagnosis of eyelid margin tumours by Cinotti, E., La Rocca, A., Labeille, B., Grivet, D., Lambert, V., Kaspi, M., Nami, N., Cambazard, F., Fimiani, M., Thuret, G., Gain, P., Tognetti, L., Rubegni, P., Perrot, J.L.

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Establishment of a Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Type 2 Intranasal Challenge Model for Assessing Vaccine Efficacy by Strong, Rebecca, Graham, Simon P, La Rocca, S A, Raue, Rudiger, Vangeel, Ilse, Steinbach, Falko

“…The objective of this study was to develop a bovine viral diarrhea virus type 2 (BVDV-2) challenge model suitable for evaluation of efficacy of BVDV vaccines;…”
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Melatonin reduces excitotoxic blood–brain barrier breakdown in neonatal rats by Moretti, R, Zanin, A, Pansiot, J, Spiri, D, Manganozzi, L, Kratzer, I, Favero, G, Vasiljevic, A, Rinaldi, V.E, Pic, I, Massano, D, D’Agostino, I, Baburamani, A, La Rocca, M.A, Rodella, L.F, Rezzani, R, Ek, J, Strazielle, N, Ghersi-Egea, J.-F, Gressens, P, Titomanlio, L

“…Highlights • Using a model of neonatal excitotoxic brain injury, we shows an early opening of the BBB that likely contributes to damage. • In this model, we…”
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Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines by La Rocca, A., Di Liberto, G., Shayler, P.J., Parmenter, C.D.J., Fay, M.W.

“…Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) has been applied to characterising soot agglomerates of particles and compared with Transmission Electron Microscoscopy…”
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A double boundary collocation Hermitian approach for the solution of steady state convection–diffusion problems by La Rocca, A., Power, H.

“…In this article a double boundary collocation approach based on the meshless radial basis function Hermitian method (symmetric method) is proposed and compared…”
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