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University of Cagliari

EducationCagliari, Italy
About: University of Cagliari is a education organization based out in Cagliari, Italy. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Dopamine. The organization has 11029 authors who have published 29046 publications receiving 771023 citations. The organization is also known as: Università degli Studi di Cagliari & Universita degli Studi di Cagliari.


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TL;DR: This book presents a meta-dentist’s meta-anatomy of canine coronavirus, which is a very simple and straightforward procedure to treat with X-rays and shows good results.

153 citations

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TL;DR: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of metformin on endothelial function and insulin resistance, assessed by the HOMA‐IR, homeostasis model assessment‐insulin resistance, in patients with MS.
Abstract: Vitale C, Mercuro G, Cornoldi A, Fini M, Volterrani M, Rosano GMC (IRCCS San Raffaele-Roma, Rome; and University of Cagliari, Cagliari; Italy). Metformin improves endothelial function in patients with metabolic syndrome. J Intern Med 2005; 258: 250-256. Background. Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is associated with impaired endothelial function and increased cardiovascular risk. Insulin resistance is a key feature of MS and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of metformin on endothelial function and insulin resistance, assessed by the homeostasis model (HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance). in patients with MS. Methods. Sixty-five subjects (37 men and 28 women, mean age 54 ± 6 years) with MS were allocated to receive metformin 500 mg twice daily (n = 32) or placebo (n = 33) for 3 months. Before and after treatment we assessed endothelial function, using flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery, and HOMA-IR. Results. Patients who received metformin demonstrated statistically significant improvement in endothelium-dependent vasodilation compared with those treated with placebo (from 7.4 ± 2.1% to 12.4 ± 1.9% vs. 7.3 ± 2.5% to 6.9 ± 2.7%, P = 0.0016, metformin vs. placebo respectively), without significant effect on endothelium-independent response to sublingual glyceryl trinitrate (P = 0.32). Metformin improved insulin resistance compared with placebo group (HOMA-IR from 3.39 to 2.5 vs. 3.42 to 3.37; 26% reduction in HOMA-IR, P= 0.01). An association between the improvement in insulin resistance and the improvement in endothelial function (r = -0.58, P = 0.0016) was found. Conclusion. Metformin improves both endothelial function and insulin resistance in patients with MS. These findings support the central role of insulin resistance in the development of endothelial dysfunction and the role of metformin for the treatment of patients with MS.

153 citations

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TL;DR: The review identified three main factors that appear to increase the risk of suicidality: psychological factors; stressful life events (family problems and peer conflicts); and personality traits (such as neuroticism and impulsivity).
Abstract: Suicidality in childhood and adolescence is of increasing concern. The aim of this paper was to review the published literature identifying key psychosocial risk factors for suicidality in the paediatric population. A systematic two-step search was carried out following the PRISMA statement guidelines, using the terms 'suicidality, suicide, and self-harm' combined with terms 'infant, child, adolescent' according to the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health classification of ages. Forty-four studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. The review identified three main factors that appear to increase the risk of suicidality: psychological factors (depression, anxiety, previous suicide attempt, drug and alcohol use, and other comorbid psychiatric disorders); stressful life events (family problems and peer conflicts); and personality traits (such as neuroticism and impulsivity). The evidence highlights the complexity of suicidality and points towards an interaction of factors contributing to suicidal behaviour. More information is needed to understand the complex relationship between risk factors for suicidality. Prospective studies with adequate sample sizes are needed to investigate these multiple variables of risk concurrently and over time.

153 citations

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TL;DR: The utility of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence is supported, and patients who dropped out differed significantly from those who stayed, in terms of a higher level of psychopathological symptoms, and a lower level of psychosocial functioning.

153 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the performance of three coal-fired power generation technologies: (i) ultra-supercritical (USC) plant equipped with a conventional flue gas treatment (CGT) process, (ii) US power plant with SNOX technology for a combined removal of sulphur and nitrogen oxides and (iii) integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant based on a slurry-feed entrained-flow gasifier.

153 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Herbert W. Marsh15264689512
Michele Parrinello13363794674
Dafna D. Gladman129103675273
Peter J. Anderson12096663635
Alessandro Vespignani11841963824
C. Patrignani1171754110008
Hermine Katharina Wöhri11662955540
Francesco Muntoni11596352629
Giancarlo Comi10996154270
Giorgio Parisi10894160746
Luca Benini101145347862
Alessandro Cardini101128853804
Nicola Serra100104246640
Jurg Keller9938935628
Giulio Usai9751739392
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202374
2022230
20211,898
20201,903
20191,636
20181,600