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Welfare assessment of horses: the AWIN approach
- E Dalla Costa, F Dai, D Lebelt, P Scholz, S Barbieri, E Canali, AJ Zanella, M Minero
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- Animal Welfare / Volume 25 / Issue 4 / November 2016
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- 01 January 2023, pp. 481-488
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The EU-funded Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) research project (2011-2015) aimed to improve animal welfare through the development of practical on-farm animal welfare assessment protocols. The present study describes the application of the AWIN approach to the development of a welfare assessment protocol for horses (Equus caballus). Its development required the following steps: (i) selection of potential welfare indicators; (ii) bridging gaps in knowledge; (iii) consulting stakeholders; and (iv) testing a prototype protocol on-farm. Compared to existing welfare assessment protocols for other species, the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses introduces a number of innovative aspects, such as implementation of a two-level strategy focused on improving on-farm feasibility and the use of electronic tools to achieve standardised data collection and so promote rapid outcomes. Further refinement to the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses is needed in order to firstly gather data from a larger reference population and, secondly, enhance the welfare assessment protocol with reference to different horse housing and husbandry conditions.
Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a large Italian catchment area: a school-based population study within the ASDEU project
- A. Narzisi, M. Posada, F. Barbieri, N. Chericoni, D. Ciuffolini, M. Pinzino, R. Romano, M.L. Scattoni, R. Tancredi, S. Calderoni, F. Muratori
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- Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences / Volume 29 / 2020
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- 06 September 2018, e5
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Aims
This study aims to estimate Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) prevalence in school-aged children in the province of Pisa (Italy) using the strategy of the ASD in the European Union (ASDEU) project.
MethodsA multistage approach was used to identify cases in a community sample (N = 10 138) of 7–9-year-old children attending elementary schools in Pisa – Italy. First, the number of children with a disability certificate was collected from the Local Health Authority and an ASD diagnosis was verified by the ASDEU team. Second, a Teacher Nomination form (TN) to identify children at risk for ASD was filled in by teachers who joined the study and the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) was filled in by the parents of children identified as positive by the TN; a comprehensive assessment, which included the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition, was performed for children with positive TN and SCQ⩾9.
ResultsA total of 81 children who had a disability certificate also had ASD (prevalence: 0.79%, i.e. 1/126). Specifically, 66 children (57 males and nine females; 62% with intellectual disability –ID-) were certified with ASD, whereas another 15 (11 males and four females; 80% with ID) were recognised as having ASD among those certified with another neurodevelopmental disorder. Considering the population of 4417 (children belonging to schools which agreed to participate in the TN/SCQ procedure) and using only the number of children certified with ASD, the prevalence (38 in 4417) was 0.86%, i.e. one in 116. As far as this population is concerned, the prevalence rises to 1% if we consider the eight new cases (six males and two females; no subject had ID) identified among children with no pre-existing diagnoses and to 1.15%, i.e., one in 87, if probabilistic estimation is used.
ConclusionsThis is the first population-based ASD prevalence study conducted in Italy so far and its results indicate a prevalence of ASD in children aged 7–9 years of about one in 87. This finding may help regional, national and international health planners to improve ASD policies for ASD children and their families in the public healthcare system.
An enriched mantle source for Italy's melilitite-carbonatite association as inferred by its Nd-Sr isotope signature
- F. Castorina, F. Stoppa, A. Cundari, M. Barbieri
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- Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 64 / Issue 4 / August 2000
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- 05 July 2018, pp. 625-639
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New Sr-Nd isotope data were obtained from Late Pleistocene carbonatite-kamafugite associations from the Umbria-Latium Ultra-Alkaline District of Italy (ULUD) with the aim of constraining their origin and possible mantle source(s). This is relevant to the origin and evolution of ultrapotassic (K/Na ≫2) and associated rocks generally, notably the occurrences from Ugandan kamafugites,Western Australian lamproites and South African orangeites. The selected ULUD samples yielded 87Sr/86Sr and 143Nd/144Nd ranging from 0.7100 to 0.7112 and from 0.5119 to 0.5121 respectively, similar to cratonic potassic volcanic rocks with higher Rb/Sr and lower Sm/Nd ratios than Bulk Earth. Silicate and carbonate fractions separated from melilitite are in isotopic equilibrium, supporting the view that they are cogenetic. The ULUD carbonatites yielded the highest radiogenic Sr so far reported for carbonatites. In contrast, sedimentary limestones from ULUD basement formations are lower in radiogenic Sr, i.e. 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70745–0.70735. The variation trend of ULUD isotopic compositions is similar to that reported for Ugandan kamafugites and Western Australian lamproites and overlaps the values for South African orangeites in the εSr-εNd diagram. A poor correlation between Sr/Nd and 87Sr/86Sr ratios in ULUD rocks is inconsistent with a mantle source generated by subduction-driven processes, while the negligible Sr and LREE in sedimentary limestones from the ULUD region fail to account for a hypothetical limestone assimilation process. The Nd model ages of 1.5–1.9 Ga have been inferred for a possible metasomatic event, allowing further radiogenic evolution of the source, a process which may have occurred in isolation until eruption time. While the origin of this component remains speculative, the Sr-Nd isotope trend is consistent with a simple mixing process involving an OIB-type mantle and a component with low εNd and high εSr.
Histopathological Effects on Gills of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, Linnaeus, 1758) Exposed to Pb and Carbon Nanotubes
- Edison Barbieri, Janaína Campos-Garcia, Diego S. T. Martinez, José Roberto M. C. da Silva, Oswaldo Luiz Alves, Karina F. O. Rezende
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- Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 22 / Issue 6 / December 2016
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- 21 December 2016, pp. 1162-1169
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- December 2016
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The effect of heavy metal in fish has been the focus of extensive research for many years. However, the combined effect of heavy metals and nanomaterials is still a new subject that needs to be studied. The aim of this study was to examine histopathologic alterations in the gills of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to determine possible effects of lead (Pb), carbon nanotubes, and Pb+carbon nanotubes on their histological integrity, and if this biological system can be used as a tool for evaluating water quality in monitoring programs. For this, tilapia were exposed to Pb, carbon nanotubes and Pb+carbon nanotubes for 4 days. The main alterations observed were epithelial structure, hyperplasia and displacement of epithelial cells, and alterations of the structure and occurrence of aneurysms in the secondary lamella. The most severe alterations were related to the Pb+carbon nanotubes. We conclude that the oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes enhanced the acute lead toxicity in Nile tilapias. This work draws attention to the implications of carbon nanomaterials released in the aquatic environment and their interaction with classical pollutants.
Initial outcomes of a harmonized approach to collect welfare data in sport and leisure horses
- E. Dalla Costa, F. Dai, D. Lebelt, P. Scholz, S. Barbieri, E. Canali, M. Minero
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A truthful snapshot of horse welfare conditions is a prerequisite for predicting the impact of any actions intended to improve the quality of life of horses. This can be achieved when welfare information, gathered by different assessors in diverse geographical areas, is valid, comparable and collected in a harmonized way. This paper aims to present the first outcomes of the Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) approach: the results of on-farm assessment and a reliable and harmonized data collection system. A total of 355 sport and leisure horses, stabled in 40 facilities in Italy and in Germany, were evaluated by three trained assessors using the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses. The AWINHorse app was used to collect, store and send data to a common server. Identified welfare issues were obesity, unsatisfactory box dimensions, long periods of confinement and lack of social interaction. The digitalized data collection was feasible in an on-farm environment, and our results suggest that this approach could prove useful in identifying the most relevant welfare issues of horses in Europe or worldwide.
Evidence that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with tremor coincides with the Roussy-Levy syndrome
- F. Barbieri, A. Filla, M. Ragno, C. Crisci, L. Santoro, M. Corona, G. Campanella
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- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Volume 11 / Issue S4 / November 1984
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- 18 September 2015, pp. 534-540
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We report data on 3 members of a family affected by a dominantly inherited disorder closely resembling Roussy-Levy syndrome (RLS). Electrophysiological findings showed a marked decrease of motor and sensory conduction velocities and EMG signs of mild neurogenic damage. Light and electron microscopy of sural nerve biopsy showed a hypertrophic neuropathy with diffuse onion-bulb formations and marked decrease of large size fibers. Teased fiber preparations evidenced reduced internodal lengths and segmental demyelination. Other data from the literature on RLS are reviewed and discussed. The hypothesis that RLS is not a disease entity but a hypertrophic-type of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with essential tremor (HMSN type 1) is strongly supported.
Autosomal Recessive Motor and Sensory Neuropathy with Excessive Myelin Outfolding in Two Siblings
- F. Barbieri, R. Santangelo, G. Capparelli, A. Ciccarelli, C. Crisci
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- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Volume 21 / Issue 1 / February 1994
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- 18 September 2015, pp. 29-33
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Two siblings, a 35-year-old male and a 37-year-old female, offspring of first cousins, presented with a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with type I clinical features which began to manifest at about age 10 years. Nerve biopsy in the proband showed it to be a type characterized by excessive myelin outfolding. Morphometric study revealed hypomyelination with focal thickenings due to outfoldings. Clinical, electrophysiological and morphological findings are virtually identical to those described by Ohnishi et al. The peculiarity of the neuropathological picture suggests a particular form of hereditary motor and senory neuropathy.
In vitro isolation from Amblyomma ovale (Acari: Ixodidae) and ecological aspects of the Atlantic rainforest Rickettsia, the causative agent of a novel spotted fever rickettsiosis in Brazil
- M. P. J. SZABÓ, F. A. NIERI-BASTOS, M. G. SPOLIDORIO, T. F. MARTINS, A. M. BARBIERI, M. B. LABRUNA
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- Parasitology / Volume 140 / Issue 6 / May 2013
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- 30 January 2013, pp. 719-728
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Recently, a novel human rickettsiosis, namely Atlantic rainforest spotted fever, was described in Brazil. We herein report results of a survey led around the index case in an Atlantic rainforest reserve in Peruibe municipality, southeastern Brazil. A Rickettsia parkeri-like agent (Rickettsia sp. Atlantic rainforest genotype) and Ricketsia bellii were isolated from adult Amblyomma ovale ticks collected from dogs. Molecular evidence of infection with strain Atlantic rainforest was obtained for 30 (12·9%) of 232 A. ovale adult ticks collected from dogs. As many as 88·6% of the 35 examined dogs had anti-Rickettsia antibodies, with endpoint titres at their highest to R. parkeri. High correlation among antibody titres in dogs, A. ovale infestations, and access to rainforest was observed. Amblyomma ovale subadults were found predominantly on a rodent species (Euryoryzomys russatus). From 17 E. russatus tested, 6 (35·3%) displayed anti-Rickettsia antibodies, with endpoint titres highest to R. parkeri. It is concluded that Atlantic rainforest genotype circulates in this Atlantic rainforest area at relatively high levels. Dogs get infected when bitten by A. ovale ticks in the forest, and carry infected ticks to households. The role of E. russatus as an amplifier host of Rickettsia to A. ovale ticks deserves investigation.
ASTEP South: a first photometric analysis
- N. Crouzet, T. Guillot, D. Mékarnia, J. Szulágyi, L. Abe, A. Agabi, Y. Fanteï-Caujolle, I. Gonçalves, M. Barbieri, F.-X. Schmider, J.-P. Rivet, E. Bondoux, Z. Challita, C. Pouzenc, F. Fressin, F. Valbousquet, A. Blazit, S. Bonhomme, J.-B. Daban, C. Gouvret, D. Bayliss, G. Zhou, the ASTEP team
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 8 / Issue S288 / August 2012
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- 30 January 2013, pp. 226-230
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- August 2012
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The ASTEP project aims at detecting and characterizing transiting planets from Dome C, Antarctica, and qualifying this site for photometry in the visible. The first phase of the project, ASTEP South, is a fixed 10 cm diameter instrument pointing continuously towards the celestial South Pole. Observations were made almost continuously during 4 winters, from 2008 to 2011. The point-to-point RMS of 1-day photometric lightcurves can be explained by a combination of expected statistical noises, dominated by the photon noise up to magnitude 14. This RMS is large, from 2.5 mmag at R = 8 to 6% at R = 14, because of the small size of ASTEP South and the short exposure time (30 s). Statistical noises should be considerably reduced using the large amount of collected data. A 9.9-day period eclipsing binary is detected, with a magnitude R = 9.85. The 2-season lightcurve folded in phase and binned into 1,000 points has a RMS of 1.09 mmag, for an expected photon noise of 0.29 mmag. The use of the 4 seasons of data with a better detrending algorithm should yield a sub-millimagnitude precision for this folded lightcurve. Radial velocity follow-up observations reveal a F-M binary system. The detection of this 9.9-day period system with a small instrument such as ASTEP South and the precision of the folded lightcurve show the quality of Dome C for continuous photometric observations, and its potential for the detection of planets with orbital periods longer than those usually detected from the ground.
Time domain astronomy from Dome C: results from ASTEP
- J.-P. Rivet, L. Abe, K. Agabi, M. Barbieri, N. Crouzet, I. Goncalves, T. Guillot, D. Mekarnia, J. Szulagyi, J.-B. Daban, C. Gouvret, Y. Fantei-Caujolle, F.-X. Schmider, T. Furth, A. Erikson, H. Rauer, F. Fressin, A. Alapini, F. Pont, S. Aigrain
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 8 / Issue S288 / August 2012
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- 30 January 2013, pp. 218-225
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ASTEP (Antarctic Search for Transiting Exo Planets) is a research program funded mainly by French ANR grants and by the French Polar Institute (IPEV), dedicated to the photometric study of exoplanetary transits from Antarctica.
The preliminary “pathfinder” instrument ASTEP–South is described in another communication (Crouzet et al., these proceedings), and we focus in this presentation on the main instrument of the ASTEP program: “ASTEP–400”, a 40 cm robotized and thermally-controlled photometric telescope operated from the French-Italian Concordia station (Dome C, Antarctica).
ASTEP–400 has been installed at Concordia during the 2009-2010 summer campaign. Since, the telescope has been operated in nominal conditions during 2010 and 2011 winters, and the 2012 winterover is presently in progress. Data from the first two winter campaigns are available and processed. We give a description of the ASTEP–400 telescope from the mechanical, optical and thermal point of view. Control and software issues are also addressed. We end with a discussion of some astronomical results obtained with ASTEP–400.
Risk factors for postoperative depression in 150 subjects treated for drug-resistant focal epilepsy
- V. Barbieri, F. Cardinale, A. Luoni, G. L. Russo, S. Francione, L. Tassi, I. Sartori, L. Castana, S. Scarone, O. Gambini
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- Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences / Volume 20 / Issue 1 / March 2011
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- 28 March 2011, pp. 99-105
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The primary goal was to identify risk factors for post-surgical depression in subjects operated on for drug-resistant epilepsy. Secondary goals were to confirm the high rate of depression in subjects suffering from epilepsy (prior to surgery) and to look for first post-surgical depressive episode.
Methods.Case series study of 150 subjects surgically treated for partial epilepsy (side of surgery: 72 right, 78 left; site of surgery: 97 Unilobar Temporal, 17 Unilobar Frontal, 14 Posterior, 22 Multilobar). All subjects routinely had three psychiatric evaluations: before surgery (baseline) and at 6 and 12 months after surgery. Psychiatric diagnoses were made according to DSM-IV-TR criteria. Bivariate (Fisher exact test and Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test) and multivariate (logistic regression model fitting) analyses were performed.
Results.Thirty-three (22%) subjects had post-surgical depressive episodes, 31 of them in the first 6 months. Fourteen out of 33 experienced depression for the first time. Post-surgical depressive episodes are not associated with gender, outcome on seizures, side/site of surgical resection, histological diagnosis, psychiatric diagnoses other than depression. Depressive episodes before surgery and older age at surgery time are risk factors for post-surgical depression (p = 0.0001 and 0.01, respectively, at logistic regression analysis). No protective factors were identified.
Conclusions.Our data show that lifetime depressive episodes and older age at surgery time are risk factors for post-surgery depression. Moreover, a prospective study could be useful in order to assess whether depression is really a consequence of surgery.
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Yee, Viktor Yelensky, Yeo Khiok-Khng, Gustav K. K. Yeung, Angela Yiu, Amos Yong, Yong Ting Jin, You Bin, Youhanna Nessim Youssef, Eliana Yunes, Robert Michael Zaller, Valarie H. Ziegler, Barbara Brown Zikmund, Joyce Ann Zimmerman, Aurora Zlotnik, Zhuo Xinping
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Risk factors for sedentary behavior in young adults: similarities in the inequalities
- F. S. Fernandes, A. K. Portella, M. A. Barbieri, H. Bettiol, A. A. M. Silva, M. Agranonik, P. P. Silveira, M. Z. Goldani
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- Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease / Volume 1 / Issue 4 / August 2010
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Physical activity is a known protective factor, with benefits for both metabolic and psychological aspects of health. Our objective was to verify early and late determinants of physical activity in young adults. A total of 2063 individuals from a birth cohort in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, were studied at the age of 23–25 years. Poisson regression was performed using three models: (1) early model considering birth weight, gestational age, maternal income, schooling and smoking; (2) late model considering individual’s gender, schooling, smoking and body mass index; and (3) combined (early + late) model. Physical activity was evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, stratifying the individuals into active or sedentary. The general rate of sedentary behavior in the sample was 49.6%. In the early model, low birth weight (relative risk (RR) = 1.186, confidence interval (95%CI) 1.005–1.399) was a risk factor for sedentary activity. Female gender (RR = 1.379, 95%CI = 1.259–1.511) and poor schooling (RR = 1.126, 95%CI = 1.007–1.259) were associated with sedentary behavior in the late model. In the combined model, only female gender and participant’s schooling remained significant. An interaction between birth weight and individual’s schooling was found, in which sedentary behavior was more prevalent in individuals born with low birth weight only if they had higher educational levels. Variables of early development and social insertion in later life interact to determine an individual’s disposition to practice physical activities. This study may support the theoretical model ‘Similarities in the inequalities’, in which opposed perinatal backgrounds have the same impact over a health outcome in adulthood when facing unequal social achievement during the life-course.
The SARG Planet Search
- K. Goździewski, A. Niedzielski, J. Schneider, S. Desidera, R. Gratton, A. Martinez Fiorenzano, M. Endl, R. Claudi, R. Cosentino, S. Scuderi, M. Bonavita, M. Barbieri, G. Bonanno, M. Cecconi, S. Lucatello, F. Marzari
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- European Astronomical Society Publications Series / Volume 42 / 2010
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We present the radial velocity planet search in moderately wide binaries with similar components (twins) ongoing at Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) using the Galileo High Resolution Spectrograph (Spettrografo Alta Risoluzione Galileo, SARG). We discuss the sample selection, the observing and analysis procedures, the main results of the radial velocity monitoring and the implications in terms of planet frequency in binary systems. We also briefly discuss the second major science goal of the SARG survey, the search for abundance anomalies caused by the ingestion of planetary material by the central star. Finally, we present some preliminary conclusions regarding the frequency of planets in binary systems.
Chronic, otogenic, epidural pneumatocoele with delayed mass effect: case report
- F Barbieri, F Fiorino
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- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 124 / Issue 5 / May 2010
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- 30 November 2009, pp. 552-556
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Introduction: Mastoid hyperpneumatisation predisposes to intracranial pneumatocoele development, due to the risk of rupture of the thin, bony walls. Intracranial pneumatocoele may be precipitated by even minor head trauma or an abrupt change in middle-ear pressure, with the potential risk of infectious or compressive intracranial complications.
Case report: A 19-year-old man with mastoid hyperpneumatisation developed a chronic intracranial–epidural pneumatocoele of traumatic origin in the right parieto-occipital area, in contiguity with the posterior mastoid cells. Eighteen months later, after a common cold, the patient developed signs of intracranial hypertension, due to the pneumatocoele spreading to the right epidural anterior fossa. A large right mastoidectomy extended to the retrosigmoid cells was performed, and a watertight seal applied over a large retrosigmoid cell using bovine pericardium and a mixture of bone powder and fibrin glue.
Results: The patient was discharged on post-operative day three with no symptoms. Ten days after surgery, computed tomography monitoring showed complete reabsorption of the pneumatocoele.
Conclusion: In cases of chronic, otogenic, epidural pneumatocoele, the possibility of the sudden onset of serious complications suggests the need for early repair of the communication between the temporal bone and the intracranial compartments. Closure of the fistula using autogenic and/or allogenic materials is usually adequate to resolve the pneumatocoele.
1 - Mechanisms and Demographics in Trauma
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- By Pedro Barbieri, Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, University of El Salvador School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Daniel H. Gomez, Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Universitario Austral, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Peter F. Mahoney, Military Critical Care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Pablo Pratesi, Department of Emergency Medicine, Austral University Hospital, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Christopher M. Grande, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, and International TraumaCare (ITACCS), Baltimore, Maryland
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The aim of this chapter is to put trauma in context as a major health issue and give practitioners an understanding of the underlying causes and mechanisms.
INTRODUCTION
Injury is the leading cause of death in people aged between 1 and 44 years in the United States and a leading cause of death worldwide [1]. It can be defined as a “physical harm or damage to the structure or function of the body, caused by an acute exchange of energy (mechanical, chemical, thermal, radioactive, or biological) that exceeds the body's tolerance” [2, 3].
In 2002, 33 million patients were processed by emergency departments in the United States, and 161,269 died by traumatic injury [4]. Trauma is the leading cause of years of potential life lost for people younger than 75 years and this implies a huge expense to the health care system and massive amounts of resources used for care and rehabilitation [5].
Demographics is the statistical study of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics. Data on the demographics of trauma in the United States have been obtained from a number of sources listed in the references to this chapter.
ALCOHOL
In a recent report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the FBI estimated that more than 1.4 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, and an estimated 254,000 persons were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present – an average of one person injured approximately every two minutes.
HD 17156 : a progress report
- Mauro Barbieri, Roi Alonso, M. Cecconi, R. U. Claudi, S. Desidera, M. Endl, A. F. Martinez Fiorenzano, R. Gratton
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 4 / Issue S253 / May 2008
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We present an analysis of the HD planetary system based on a photometric transit dataset and radial velocities obtained on 3 December 2007. We also present limits on the presence of close stellar companions based on high resolution images.
‘Over-under’ myringoplasty with umbus-anchored graft
- F Fiorino, F Barbieri
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- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 122 / Issue 8 / August 2008
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- 20 March 2008, pp. 854-857
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‘Over-under’ myringoplasty is a versatile and effective surgical technique for tympanic membrane repair. The main drawbacks are possible trauma to the inner ear, due to manipulation of the malleus, and graft detachment from the apical portion of the malleus during the healing process, with consequent reduction of sound transfer function. To obviate these disadvantages, we have modified the over-under myringoplasty by maintaining anchorage of the tympanic membrane to the umbus.
Material and methods:A total of 78 umbus-anchored over-under myringoplasties were performed from 2004 to 2006 in 63 patients. After elevation of the tympanomeatal flap, the malleus was freed from the tympanic membrane in a superior to inferior direction, up to the region immediately superior to the umbus. A large graft with a radial slit was distended under the tympanic remnants and annulus, and the two tongues were positioned to surround the umbus area and overlapped under a non-perforated portion of the tympanic membrane.
Results:Graft take was obtained in 71 ears (91 per cent). The auditory results showed an average residual air–bone gap of 6.7 dB, which was significantly better (p = 0.04) in comparison to that obtained in ears undergoing traditional over-under myringoplasty (11.9 dB).
Conclusion:Modification of the over-under myringoplasty by anchoring the graft to the umbus preserves both lever and catenary effects of the tympano-ossicular system, reduces traumatising manoeuvres during dissection of the tympanic membrane from the malleus, and yields excellent results in terms of graft take and auditory outcome.
Activation of middle-ear muscles by transcranial magnetic stimulation
- F G Fiorino, L Bertolasi, F Barbieri
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- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 122 / Issue 8 / August 2008
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To evaluate the reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation in eliciting admittance changes due to activation of middle-ear muscles.
Methods:Admittance changes induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation at the inion were evaluated in eight normal subjects, two subjects with prelingual deafness and 22 patients suffering from other otological disorders characterised by absence of acoustic reflex.
Results:Responses showed a predominant negative peak in normal ears. Two small positive components, one preceding and the other following the negative deflection, were less consistently elicited. Only a positive wave was detected in otosclerotic subjects. Patients with tympanic membrane perforation or previous tympanoplasty with ossicular discontinuity did not show any response.
Conclusions:Transcranial magnetic stimulation is able to activate both stapedius and tensor tympani muscles. In conjunction with admittance audiometry, it may represent a method of exploring the mechanics of the middle ear when acoustic reflex testing is not reliable. It can be helpful in the confirmation of stapes fixation when a severe to profound hearing loss is present.
QuantEYE, the quantum optics instrument for OWL
- C. Barbieri, V. Da Deppo, M. D'Onofrio, D. Dravins, S. Fornasier, R.A.E. Fosbury, G. Naletto, R. Nilsson, T. Occhipinti, F. Tamburini, H. Uthas, L. Zampieri
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 1 / Issue S232 / November 2005
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A brief description of the QuantEYE instrument proposed as a focal plane instrument for OWL is given. This instrument is dedicated to the very high speed observation of many active phenomena with a photon counting capability of up to 1GHz. The system samples the beam in 10$\times$10 subpupils, each focused on a fast photon counting detector.