Multimodal ultrasonographic muscle assessment in patients with systemic sclerosis and correlations with body composition

Introduction Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) can present with a variable muscle involvement ranging from sub-clinical to severe. The pathogenesis of sclerodermic myopathy involves different pathways such as vasculopathy, athrophy, inflammation, fat sostitution, and fibrotic changes. Additionally, patients with SSc show an increased risk of sarcopenia compared to the general population unrelated to myopathic damage. Muscle loss either by sarcopenia or myopathic damage have been associa...

Impact Measures for Business Process Compliance: Analyzing Impact Compliance and Declarative Specifications

Abstract A business is an organization that engages in commercial, industrial, or professional activity in a systematic and predefined manner. Key aspects of the business include profit motive, exchange of goods and services, organization and management, and risk. A business’s objective is typically to supply goods or services to consumers or to other businesses in order to make a profit or to achieve a given non-profit purpose. Businesses can range from small-scale enterprises like n...

Genetic characterizations in grapevine: phenology regulation and ancient varieties

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera spp. vinifera) is an important crop grown worldwide, playing a key role in the economic and historical context of the Verona region. Like many other crops, grapevine is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, particularly rising temperatures, which can accelerate phenological stages and negatively impact the quality of the final product. Consequently, understanding the genetic factors influencing key phenological stages, such as flowering, veraison, and the inte...

Scipione Maffei e la traduzione dei classici greci. Dispute, teorie e sperimentazioni nel laboratorio del traduttore

La tesi analizza il contributo di Scipione Maffei ai dibattiti letterari e culturali del Settecento, con particolare attenzione alle sue teorie sulla traduzione e ai suoi esperimenti traduttivi. Dopo un inquadramento storico dal Rinascimento al pre-Illuminismo, si esamina il pensiero maffeiano nel contesto delle polemiche tra Antichi e Moderni e delle dispute nazionalistiche tra intellettuali europei. Al centro dell’indagine vi è la nozione di “inerenza” e la scelta di una fedeltà consapevole...

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Manipulation of the symbiont microbiota of insect pests for the development of sustainable control strategies in the agri-food chain

Use of entomopathogens, natural and semiochemical limiters for the biocontrol of recently introduced phytophagous species

In the era of globalization and climate change, the accidental introduction of invasive alien species represents one of the main threats to food production, ecosystem quality, and the local agro-economy. In this context, the present PhD thesis focuses on enhancing knowledge and developing techniques to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly control of two recently introduced alien insect species in Italy: Popillia japonica Newman and Drosophila suzukii Matsumura. The two case studie...

Dialettica dei materiali della creazione. Theodor Adorno e le aporie dell'immersività

La tesi presenta l'elaborazione di una teoria dialettica dei materiali della creazione artistica, e affronta un problema dirimente dell'estetica contemporanea attraverso tale costellazione concettuale. Essa si focalizza dunque sul concetto di immersività, inteso precipuamente nel suo significato di materiale della creazione. Immersività, nel senso pregnante che difendiamo, non sarà il significante maestro entro cui recepire gli effetti spettacolari delle opere d’arte prodotte con le nuove tec...

A metabolic engineering approach to study the biological role of tryptamine and serotonin in the model species Solanum lycopersicum

Tryptamine (TAM) and serotonin (SER) are two tryptophan-derived compounds belonging to a widespread class of bioactive molecules known as indolamines or indole alkaloids. In plants, TAM and SER are primarily recognized as intermediates in the biosynthesis of melatonin, a well-studied molecule involved in key biological processes such as biotic and abiotic stress responses, reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging, embryo development, and plant morphogenesis. Although TAM and SER have been det...