The Long Scientific Journey of Sirolimus (Rapamycin): From the Soil of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) to Applied Research and Clinical Trials on β-Thalassemia and Other Hemoglobinopathies [PDF]
In this review article, we present the fascinating story of rapamycin (sirolimus), a drug able to induce γ-globin gene expression and increased production of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in erythroid cells, including primary erythroid precursor cells (ErPCs ...
Roberto Gambari +7 more
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A Rational Approach to Drug Repositioning in β-thalassemia: Induction of Fetal Hemoglobin by Established Drugs [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Drug repositioning and the relevance of orphan drug designation for β-thalassemia is reviewed. Drug repositioning and similar terms ('drug repurposing', 'drug reprofiling', 'drug redirecting', ‘drug rescue’, ‘drug re-tasking’ and/or 'drug rediscovery ...
Alessia Finotti +6 more
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Beneficial effects of a combined lifestyle intervention for older people in a long-term-care facility on redox balance and endothelial function [PDF]
Objective: It has recently been highlighted how a short healthy life-style program (LSP) can improve the functional outcomes of older people admitted to a Long-Term Care (LTC) facility.
Elena Grossini +11 more
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Determinants of attendance in antenatal care clinics in rural settings in Mali and Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background Since 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a minimum of eight antenatal care (ANC) contacts during pregnancy, replacing the previous recommendation of four focused ANC visits.
Joel D. Bognini +14 more
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Increasing the uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy using Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) through seasonal malaria chemoprevention channel delivery: protocol of a multicenter cluster randomized implementation trial in Mali and Burkina Faso [PDF]
Background The uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy using Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) remains unacceptably low, with more than two-thirds of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa still not accessing the three or more
Kadiatou Koita +15 more
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Abstract This paper describes the developmentand introduction of an important new international health survey research program, HINTS‐China, which builds upon HINTS, the established national repeated‐measure US‐based survey that has been used over the past decade to inform national public health policies. The major goal of the first two administrations
Ya Yang +3 more
wiley +1 more source
GROUNDWATER OVEREXPLOITATION OF THE CONTINENTAL INTERCALACRY AQUIFER. A CASE STUDY FROM GHARDAIA, ALGERIA [PDF]
Since the late 1999, extensive groundwater extraction within the Sahara aquifer system has been investigated. In this study we analyze the overexploitation of the thermal groundwater stored in the Continental Intercalary aquifer in the Algerian ...
Abdelouahab AMROUNE +2 more
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Sostenibilità e imprese per generare il bene comune. Progettualità, Post-Covid 19, Società benefit
L’attuale situazione planetaria è connotata dalla peggior crisi degli ultimi decenni, molto più dirompente di quella del 2008 in termini di impatto economico, ambientale e sociale.
Alessandra Vischi
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NECoM (Numerically Enhanced COnceptual Modelling) of two small Maltese Aquifers: Mizieb and Pwales
Two small Maltese aquifers, Mizieb and Pwales, were numerically analyzed to test the existing hydrogeological conceptual model and suggest optimized groundwater monitoring strategies in support of the forthcoming monitoring network coordinated by the ...
Francesca Lotti +11 more
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