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Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms.
Laura Casorri +7 more
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by demyelination and axonal loss of the central nervous system (CNS). Despite its spread throughout the world, the mechanisms that determine its onset are still to be defined.
Erica Costantini +4 more
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Accidents in (0,2) Landau-Ginzburg theories [PDF]
We study the role of accidental symmetries in two-dimensional (0,2) superconformal field theories obtained by RG flow from (0,2) Landau-Ginzburg theories.
Bertolini, Marco +2 more
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Female Reproductive Health and Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenol A: A Cross Sectional Study
The xenoestrogenicity of some plasticisers (phthalates and bisphenol A) is documented in the literature and may pose a risk to female reproductive health. The aim of this study was to assess exposure to six phthalates.
Lidia Caporossi +9 more
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This paper investigates cases in which harms are statistically correlated. When parties are risk averse, correlation plays an important role in the choice between liability rules. Specifically, positively correlated harms favor a liability rule that spreads the risk over a multitude of parties, as in the negligence rule.
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A space-time multivariate Bayesian model to analyse road traffic accidents by severity [PDF]
The paper investigates the dependences between levels of severity of road traffic accidents, accounting at the same time for spatial and temporal correlations.
Blangiardo, M +3 more
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Fuel R&D Needs and Strategy towards a Revision of Acceptance Criteria
The study of fuel behaviour under accidental conditions is a major concern in the safety analysis of the Pressurised Water Reactors. The consequences of Design Basis Accidents, such as Loss of Coolant Accident and Reactivity Initiated Accident, have to ...
François Barré +3 more
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Bisphenol A (BPA) interacts with the endocrine system and seems to produce different effects in relation to gender. The objective of the study was to clarify the possible health effects of exposure to BPA in relation to gender.
Lidia Caporossi, Bruno Papaleo
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Background Women remain under‐represented in emergency medicine in Hong Kong, but the role of gender‐based discrimination and harassment in this disparity is unexplored.
Shuen Yi Leung +2 more
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Aircraft accident investigations are discussed with emphasis on those accidents that involved weather as a contributing factor. The organization of the accident investigation board for air carrier accidents is described along with the hearings, and ...
Brunstein, A. I.
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