Antonio Coppola

TL;DR: Subjects carrying the MTHFR 677TT genotype have higher folate and vitamin B 12 requirements irrespective of the A2756G polymorphism of the MS gene, and unidentified abnormalities of MS or of any of the enzymes participating in the synthesis of methylated vitamin B12 may play an important role in the phenotypic expression of moderate hyperhomocysteinemia.

TL;DR: In this paper, the adequacy of laboratory-based soil hydraulic characterization carried out on undisturbed cores for reproducing the in situ soil hydraulic behavior was evaluated by using the analysis of the hysteretic features of the soil water retention function.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of urban wastewater reuse in irrigation practices on the hydrological behavior of soils in southern Sardinia are illustrated, showing that a disturbed layer at the soil surface, which expands in depth with time, was observed, characterized by reduced soil porosity, translation of pore size distribution towards narrower pores and consequent decrease in water retention, hydraulic conductivity and hydrodynamic dispersion.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how well PTFs perform that use both basic soil properties and topographical attributes for a hillslope in Basilicata, Italy, and found that retention parameters were somewhat correlated with topographical features such as z, slope, aspect, and potential solar radiation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the capability of bimodal approaches in describing water retention data and predicting hydraulic conductivity of 18 samples from an aggregated soil, and found that discontinuity in the shape of the water retention curve was encountered and explained by independent draining of the inter-and of intraaggregate pores.