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Heavy ions light flashes and brain functions: recent observations at accelerators and in spaceflight by Narici, L

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Research plans in Europe for radiation health hazard assessment in exploratory space missions by Walsh, L., Schneider, U., Fogtman, A., Kausch, C., McKenna-Lawlor, S., Narici, L., Ngo-Anh, J., Reitz, G., Sabatier, L., Santin, G., Sihver, L., Straube, U., Weber, U., Durante, M.

“…The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently expanding its efforts in identifying requirements and promoting research towards optimizing radiation protection…”
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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PERSONAL RADIATION SHIELDING IN SPACE by Baiocco, G, Bocchini, L, Giraudo, M, Barbieri, S, Narici, L, Lobascio, C, Ottolenghi, A

“…Personal radiation shielding is likely to play an important role in the strategy for radiation protection of future manned interplanetary missions. There is…”
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Radiation measurements in the International Space Station, Columbus module, in 2020–2022 with the LIDAL detector by Di Fino, L., Romoli, G., Santi Amantini, G., Boretti, V., Lunati, L., Berucci, C., Messi, R., Rizzo, A., Albicocco, P., De Donato, C., Masciantonio, G., Morone, M.C., Nobili, G., Baiocco, G., Mentana, A., Pullia, M., Tommasino, F., Carrubba, E., Bardi, A., Passerai, M., Castagnolo, D., Mascetti, G., Crisconio, M., Matthiä, D., Narici, L.

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Bovine rod rhodopsin. 1. Bleaching by luminescence in vitro by recombination of radicals from polyunsaturated fatty acids by Narici, L., Paci, M., Brunetti, V., Rinaldi, A., Sannita, W.G., De Martino, A.

“…Rod outer segments of photoreceptors are characterized by rhodopsin, a membrane protein surrounded by phospholipids containing a very high concentration of…”
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A water-filled garment to protect astronauts during interplanetary missions tested on board the ISS by Baiocco, G., Giraudo, M., Bocchini, L., Barbieri, S., Locantore, I., Brussolo, E., Giacosa, D., Meucci, L., Steffenino, S., Ballario, A., Barresi, B., Barresi, R., Benassai, M., Ravagnolo, L., Narici, L., Rizzo, A., Carrubba, E., Carubia, F., Neri, G., Crisconio, M., Piccirillo, S., Valentini, G., Barbero, S., Giacci, M., Lobascio, C., Ottolenghi, A.

“…As manned spaceflights beyond low Earth orbit are in the agenda of Space Agencies, the concerns related to space radiation exposure of the crew are still…”
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Heavy-Ion Anisotropy Measured by ALTEA in the International Space Station by Di Fino, L., Casolino, M., De Santis, C., Larosa, M., La Tessa, C., Narici, L., Picozza, P., Zaconte, V.

“…The uneven shielding of the International Space Station from the vessel hull, racks and experiments produces a modulation of the internal radiation…”
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Iron flux inside the International Space Station is measured to be lower than predicted by Narici, L., Casolino, M., Di Fino, L., Larosa, M., Larsson, O., Picozza, P., Zaconte, V.

“…Iron abundance in cosmic rays impinging on astronauts in space habitats is of paramount importance when calculating the radiation risk for human space…”
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Fast Probabilistic Particle Identification algorithm using silicon strip detectors by Di Fino, L., Zaconte, V., Ciccotelli, A., Larosa, M., Narici, L.

“…Active detectors used as radiation monitors in space are not usually able to perform Particle Identification (PID). Common techniques need energy loss spectra…”
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Mechanisms of phosphene generation in ocular proton therapy as related to space radiation exposure by Chuard, D., Anthonipillai, V., Dendale, R., Nauraye, C., Khan, E., Mabit, C., De Marzi, L., Narici, L.

“…Particle therapy provides an opportunity to study the human response to space radiation in ground-based facilities. On this basis, a study of light flashes…”
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Estimate of the space station shielding thickness at a USLab site using ALTEA measurements and fragmentation cross sections by La Tessa, C., Di Fino, L., Larosa, M., Narici, L., Picozza, P., Zaconte, V.

“…In this work we presented a method to estimate a local shielding thickness of the International Space Station (USLab), expressed as equivalent of aluminum. The…”
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Measurements on radiation shielding efficacy of Polyethylene and Kevlar in the ISS (Columbus) by Di Fino, L., Larosa, M., Zaconte, V., Casolino, M., Picozza, P., Narici, L.

“…The study and optimization of material effectiveness as radiation shield is a mandatory step toward human space exploration. Passive radiation shielding is one…”
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Radicals excess in the retina: A model for light flashes in space by Narici, L., De Martino, A., Brunetti, V., Rinaldi, A., Sannita, W.G., Paci, M.

“…The risk due to cosmic radiation is a major issue in planning future missions to the Moon or Mars and would be critical if inadequately addressed. Functional…”
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Anomalous phosphenes in ocular protontherapy by Khan, E., Maréchal, F., Dendale, R., Mabit, C., Calugaru, V., Desjardin, L., Narici, L.

“…We have undertaken a clinical ground study of proton-induced light flashes (phosphenes). Patients treated at the Institut Curie – Centre de Protonthérapie in…”
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Space travel Dual origins of light flashes seen in space by Casolino, M, Bidoli, V, Morselli, A, Narici, L, De Pascale, M. P, Picozza, P, Reali, E, Sparvoli, R, Mazzenga, G, Ricci, M, Spillantini, P, Boezio, M, Bonvicini, V, Vacchi, A, Zampa, N, Castellini, G, Sannita, W. G, Carlson, P, Galper, A, Korotkov, M, Popov, A, Vavilov, N, Avdeev, S, Fuglesang, C

“…Light flashes are unusual visual phenomena that are observed in space and are caused by the interaction of energetic cosmic-ray particles with the human visual…”
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The radiation environment in the ISS-USLab measured by ALTEA: Spectra and relative nuclear abundances in the polar, equatorial and SAA regions by Zaconte, V., Casolino, M., De Santis, C., Di Fino, L., La Tessa, C., Larosa, M., Narici, L., Picozza, P.

“…We present here the energy spectra relative to different geomagnetic regions as measured by the ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts) detector in…”
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Short-term brain 'plasticity' in humans: transient finger representation changes in sensory cortex somatotopy following ischemic anesthesia by Rossini, P M, Martino, G, Narici, L, Pasquarelli, A, Peresson, M, Pizzella, V, Tecchio, F, Torrioli, G, Romani, G L

“…Transient rearrangements of finger representation in primary somatosensory cortex induced by an anesthetic block of the sensory information from adjacent…”
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Phase-locked oscillatory ∼15- to 30-hz response to transient visual contrast stimulation: neuromagnetic evidence for cortical origin in humans by Narici, L, Carozzo, S, Lopez, L, Ogliastro, C, Sannita, W.G

“…We present neuromagnetic evidence that the human oscillatory (-15–30 Hz; “gamma band”) mass response to transient visual (contrast) stimulation originates from…”
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Driven and synchronized brain activities in the α band: a neuromagnetic test for frequency responsiveness by Narici, L

“…A new procedure to study cortical rhythmical activity, which includes stimulation paradigm, data analysis, and data presentation, is proposed. It enhances…”
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Synchronized ∼15.0–35.0 Hz oscillatory response to spatially modulated visual patterns in man by Sannita, W.G., Conforto, S., Lopez, L., Narici, L.

“…When suitably stimulated, neurons in the striate visual cortex of cats fire in bursts at 20–60 Hz and the membrane potential oscillates rhythmically in the…”
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