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Scattering of strahl electrons in the solar wind between 0.3 and 1 au: Helios observations by Berčič, L, Maksimović, M, Landi, S, Matteini, L

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The Interplay Between Ambipolar Electric Field and Coulomb Collisions in the Solar Wind Acceleration Region by Berčič, L., Landi, S., Maksimović, M.

“…The solar wind protons are accelerated to supersonic velocities within the distance of 10 solar radii from the Sun, as a consequence of a complex physical…”
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ON THE COMPETITION BETWEEN RADIAL EXPANSION AND COULOMB COLLISIONS IN SHAPING THE ELECTRON VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION: KINETIC SIMULATIONS by LANDI, S, MATTEINI, L, PANTELLINI, F

“…We present numerical simulations of the solar wind using a fully kinetic model which takes into account the effects of particle's binary collisions in a…”
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Fast reconnection in relativistic plasmas: the magnetohydrodynamics tearing instability revisited by Del Zanna, L., Papini, E., Landi, S., Bugli, M., Bucciantini, N.

“…Fast reconnection operating in magnetically dominated plasmas is often invoked in models for magnetar giant flares, for magnetic dissipation in pulsar winds,…”
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Fast Magnetic Reconnection: Secondary Tearing Instability and Role of the Hall Term by Papini, E., Landi, S., Zanna, L. Del

“…Magnetic reconnection provides the primary source for explosive energy release, plasma heating, and particle acceleration in many astrophysical environments…”
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RESISTIVE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF THE IDEAL TEARING MODE by Landi, S., Zanna, L. Del, Papini, E., Pucci, F., Velli, M.

“…ABSTRACT We study the linear and nonlinear evolution of the tearing instability on thin current sheets by means of two-dimensional numerical simulations,…”
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Extracellular matrix inhibits structural and functional plasticity of dendritic spines in the adult visual cortex by de Vivo, L., Landi, S., Panniello, M., Baroncelli, L., Chierzi, S., Mariotti, L., Spolidoro, M., Pizzorusso, T., Maffei, L., Ratto, G.M.

“…Brain cells are immersed in a complex structure forming the extracellular matrix. The composition of the matrix gradually matures during postnatal development,…”
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Anthropogenic drivers of plant diversity: perspective on land use change in a dynamic cultural landscape by Amici, V, Landi, S, Frascaroli, F, Rocchini, D, Santi, E, Chiarucci, A

“…Changes in land use are among the forces shaping Earth’s surface. In many industrialized areas, the loss of a traditional state of dynamic equilibrium between…”
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Polymorphisms within micro-RNA-binding sites and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer by Landi, Debora, Gemignani, Federica, Naccarati, Alessio, Pardini, Barbara, Vodicka, Pavel, Vodickova, Ludmila, Novotny, Jan, Försti, Asta, Hemminki, Kari, Canzian, Federico, Landi, Stefano

“…Recent evidence indicate that small non-coding RNA molecules, called micro-RNAs (miRNAs), can bind to the 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs) of messenger RNAs and…”
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Three-dimensional local anisotropy of velocity fluctuations in the solar wind by Verdini, Andrea, Grappin, R, Alexandrova, O, Franci, L, Landi, S, Matteini, L, Papini, E

“…Abstract We analyse velocity fluctuations in the solar wind at magneto-fluid scales in two data sets, extracted from Wind data in the period 2005–2015, that…”
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FIRE HOSE INSTABILITY DRIVEN BY ALPHA PARTICLE TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY by Matteini, L., Hellinger, P., Schwartz, S. J., Landi, S.

“…ABSTRACT We investigate properties of a solar wind-like plasma, including a secondary alpha particle population exhibiting a parallel temperature anisotropy…”
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Application of the modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry technique for the determination of the specific heat of copper nanofluids by De Robertis, E., Cosme, E.H.H., Neves, R.S., Kuznetsov, A.Yu, Campos, A.P.C., Landi, S.M., Achete, C.A.

“…The purpose of this work is to investigate the applicability of the modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry technique to measure specific heat…”
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Sub-structure formation in starless cores by Toci, C., Galli, D., Verdini, A., Del Zanna, L., Landi, S.

“…Abstract Motivated by recent observational searches of sub-structure in starless molecular cloud cores, we investigate the evolution of density perturbations…”
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Photocatalytic asphalt mixtures: semiconductors' impact in skid resistance and texture by Rocha Segundo, I., Landi Jr, S., Oliveira, S., Freitas, E., Costa, M.F., Carneiro, J.

“…Photocatalytic asphalt mixtures have the capability of mitigating air quality problems and degrade oils/greases by using semiconductors. The techniques to do…”
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Comment about the use of unconventional Tauc plots for bandgap energy determination of semiconductors using UV–Vis spectroscopy by Jubu, Peverga R., Danladi, E., Ndeze, U.I., Adedokun, O., Landi, S., Haider, A.J., Adepoju, A.T., Yusof, Y., Obaseki, O.S., Yam, F.K.

“…•UV–Vis data of direct bandgap ZnO and β-Ga2O3 films were used for the study.•Tauc plot was used to check accuracy of the unusual methods for bandgap…”
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Three-Dimensional Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection with or Without Velocity Shears by Landi, S., Bettarini, L.

“…The properties of spontaneous reconnection of a current sheet analyzed via direct three-dimensional simulations are presented. In particular the non-linear…”
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Functionalization of Cotton by RGO/TiO2 to Enhance Photodegradation of Rhodamine B Under Simulated Solar Irradiation by Landi, S., Carneiro, J. O., Fernandes, F., Parpot, P., Molina, J., Cases, F., Fernández, J., Santos, J. G., Soares, G. M. B., Teixeira, V., Samantilleke, A. P.

“…Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles were immobilized on cotton textile substrates to produce self-cleaning textiles…”
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More targets, more pathways and more clues for mutant p53 by Garritano, S, Inga, A, Gemignani, F, Landi, S

“…Mutations in the transcription factor p53 are among the most common genetic alterations in human cancer, and missense p53 mutations in cancer cells can lead to…”
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PROTON TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY AND MAGNETIC RECONNECTION IN THE SOLAR WIND: EFFECTS OF KINETIC INSTABILITIES ON CURRENT SHEET STABILITY by Matteini, L, Landi, S, VELLI, M, Matthaeus, W H

“…We investigate the role of kinetic instabilities driven by a proton anisotropy on the onset of magnetic reconnection by means of two-dimensional hybrid…”
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Ferromagnetic resonance study of structure and relaxation of magnetization in NiFe/Ru superlattices by Alayo, W., Landi Jr, S., Pelegrini, F., Baggio-Saitovitch, E.

“…The structural properties and relaxation processes of magnetization in [Ni81Fe19(t1)/Ru(t2)]N superlattices (N=number of bilayers) were analyzed by…”
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