Neisseria meningitidis is a human exclusive pathogen that can lead to invasive meningococcal disease or may be carried in the upper respiratory tract without symptoms.The relationship between carriage and disease remains poorly understood but it is widely accepted that decreasing carriage by immunization should lead to a reduction of invasive cases
Traditionally, the emissions embodied in construction materials have not been considered important; however, they are becoming crucial due to the short time-frame in which the emissions should be reduced.Moreover, evaluating the environmental burden of construction materials has proven problematic and the reliability of the reported impact estimate
Sewing is one of the most commonly used manufacturing processes in the world.In the textile industry, development of sewing machines with optimal mechanical performance is very important.Obviously, the quality of sewing, the increase of the needle transmission force and the optimal mechanical advantage are greatly dependent on the design criteria o
Superficial CD34 positive fibroblastic tumor (SCPFT) is a recently described soft tissue tumor of intermediate grade with predilection for subcutaneous and superficial fascial planes.Morphological diagnosis of these tumors can be challenging because of overlapping features with other benign and malignant soft tissue tumors of fibroblastic and myofi
After fifty years of spread in the European continent, the African swine fever (ASF) virus was detected for the first time in the north of Italy (Piedmont) in a wild boar carcass in December, 2021.During the first six months of the epidemic, the central role of wild boars in disease transmission was confirmed by more than 200 outbreaks, which occur