Precision study of ground state capture in the 14N(p,gamma)15O reaction (2008)
Marta, M., Formicola, A., Gyurky, Gy., Bemmerer, D., Broggini, C., Caciolli, A., ...
The rate of the hydrogen-burning carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle is controlled by the slowest process, 14N(p,gamma)15O, which proceeds by capture to the ground and several excited states in 15O....
Buratti, E., Chivers, M., Kralovicova, J., Romano, M., Baralle, M., Krainer, A.R., ...
Despite a growing number of splicing mutations found in hereditary diseases, utilization of aberrant splice sites and their effects on gene expression remain challenging to predict. We compiled...
Study of the 12C+12C fusion reactions near the Gamow energy (2007)
Spillane, T., Raiola, F., Zeng, S., Bordeanu, C., Gialanella, L., ...
The fusion reactions 12C(12C,a)20Ne and 12C(12C,p)23Na have been studied from E = 2.10 to 4.75 MeV by gamma-ray spectroscopy using a C target with ultra-low hydrogen contamination. The deduced...
First measurement of the 14N(p,gamma)15O cross section down to 70 keV (2006)
Lemut, A., Bemmerer, D., Confortola, F., Bonetti, R., Broggini, C., Corvisiero, P., ...
In stars with temperatures above 20*10^6 K, hydrogen burning is dominated by the CNO cycle. Its rate is determined by the slowest process, the 14N(p,gamma)15O reaction. Deep underground in Italy's...
First direct measurement of the total cross section of 12C(alpha,gamma)16O (2005)
Schuermann, D., Di Leva, A., Gialanella, L., Rogalla, D., Strieder, F., De Cesare, N., ...
The total cross section of 12C(alpha,gamma)16O was measured for the first time by a direct and ungated detection of the 16O recoils. This measurement in inverse kinematics using the recoil mass...
S-factor of 14N(p,gamma)15O at astrophysical energies (2005)
Imbriani, G., Costantini, H., Formicola, A., Vomiero, A., Angulo, C., Bemmerer, D., ...
The astrophysical S-factor of 14N(p,gamma)15O has been measured for effective center-of-mass energies between E_eff = 119 and 367 keV at the LUNA facility using TiN solid targets and Ge detectors....
Bemmerer, D., Confortola, F., Lemut, A., Bonetti, R., Broggini, C., Corvisiero, P., ...
The LUNA (Laboratory Underground for Nuclear Astrophysics) facility has been designed to study nuclear reactions of astrophysical interest. It is located deep underground in the Gran Sasso National...
Buratti, E., Baralle, M., De Conti, L., Baralle, D., Romano, M., Ayala, Y.M., ...
We have recently reported a disease-causing substitution (+5G > C) at the donor site of NF-1 exon 3 that produces its skipping. We have now studied in detail the splicing mechanism involved in...
Buratti, E., Baralle, M., De Conti, L., Baralle, D., Romano, M., Ayala, Y.M., ...
We have recently reported a disease-causing substitution (+5G > C) at the donor site of NF-1 exon 3 that produces its skipping. We have now studied in detail the splicing mechanism involved in...
The bottleneck of the CNO burning and the age of the Globular Clusters (2004)
Imbriani, G., Costantini, H., Formicola, A., Bemmerer, D., Bonetti, R., Broggini, C., ...
The transition between the Main Sequence and the Red Giant Branch in low mass stars is powered by the onset of the CNO burning, whose bottleneck is the $^{14}$N(p,$\gamma)^{15}$O. The LUNA...
Advanced Methods For Astronaut Training (2003)
M. Romano, M. Bergamasco, L. Bessone, R. A. Henderson, F. Rossitto
An overview of the critical aspects and the applicable training methods, related to the astronaut preparation for the missions to the International Space Station (ISS), is presented. Computer Based...
Limatola, E., Ivell, Richard, Esposito, R., Monti, M. G., Rea, C., Romano, M., ...
E. Limatola, R. Ivell, R. Esposito, M.G. Monti, C. Rea, M. Romano and R. Di Montefiano
Cloning of Mesotocin (MT) and Vasotocin (AVT) cDNA from the Oviparous reptile podarcis sicula (2001)
Montefiano, R., Spiess, A., Romano, M., Limatola, E., Ivell, Richard
R. Di Montefiano, A. Spiess, M. Romano, E. Limatola and R. Ivell
Limatola, E., Ivell, Richard, Esposito, R., Monti, M. G., Rea, C., Romano, M., ...
E. Limatola, R. Ivell, R. Esposito, M.G. Monti, C. Rea, M. Romano and R. Di Montefiano
Cloning of Mesotocin (MT) and Vasotocin (AVT) cDNA from the Oviparous reptile podarcis sicula (2001)
Montefiano, R., Spiess, A., Romano, M., Limatola, E., Ivell, Richard
R. Di Montefiano, A. Spiess, M. Romano, E. Limatola and R. Ivell
Broggini, C., Campajola, L., Corvisiero, P., D'Alessandro, A., Dessalvi, M., ...
We give the LUNA results on the cross section measurement of a key reaction of the proton-proton chain strongly affecting the calculated neutrino luminosity from the Sun: He3+He3-->He4+2p. Due to the...
Experience with fibre channel in the environment of the ATLAS DAQ protoype "-1" project (1998)
Ambrosini, G, Beck, H P, Francis, D, Joos, M, Lehmann, G, Mailov, A A, ...
Fibre Channel equipment has been evaluated in the environment of the ATLAS DAQ prototype "-1". Fibre Channel PCI and PMC cards have been tested on PwerPC-based VME processor boards running LynxOS and...
Performance Evaluation of PowerPC VME Boards Running a Real-Time UNIX System (1997)
:g. Ambrosini, G. Mornacchi, C. Ottavi, M. Romano
We present the results of the evaluation work done on a number of VMEbus PowerPC based processor boards running the LynxOS operating system and the Motorola VME baseboard running the Power UNIX...
EBOFERA: a companion for FERA ADCs (1997)
Ordine, A, Boiano, A, Parascandolo, P, D'Onofrio, A, Campajola, L, De Rosa, A, ...
Evidence for equilibration of hot nuclei (1987)
Bruandet, J.F., Delaunay, B., Delaunay, J., Dumont, H., Brondi, A., ...
Evidence for equilibration of hot nuclei (1987)
Bruandet, J.F., Delaunay, B., Delaunay, J., Dumont, H., Brondi, A., ...
Romano, M, Patriarca, P, Melo, C, Baralle, F E, Dri, P
Hereditary eosinophil peroxidase (EPO; EC 1.11.1.7) deficiency is a rare abnormality of eosinophil granulocytes characterized by decreased or absent peroxidase activity and decreased volume of the...
Resnati, M., Pallavicini, I., Wang, J. M., Oppenheim, J., Serhan, C. N., Romano, M., ...
The function of urokinase and its receptor is essential for cell migration in pathological conditions, as shown by the analysis of knockout mice phenotypes. How a protease of a fibrinolytic pathway...
D'Souza, S., Rosseels, V., Romano, M., Tanghe, A., Denis, O., Jurion, F., ...
BALB/c (H-2d) and C57BL/6 (H-2b) mice were infected intravenously with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv or vaccinated intramuscularly with plasmid DNA encoding each of the three mycolyl transferases...
Ricci, V, Ciacci, C, Zarrilli, R, Sommi, P, Tummuru, M K, ...
Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with inflammation of the gastric mucosa and with gastric mucosal damage. In this study, we sought to test the hypothesis that two H. pylori virulence...
Levy, B D, Romano, M, Chapman, H A, Reilly, J J, Drazen, J, Serhan, C N
Eicosanoids derived from lipoxygenase (LO)-catalyzed reactions play important roles in pulmonary inflammation. Here, we examined formation of LO-derived products by human alveolar macrophages (HAM)....
Volpe, M, Tritto, C, De Luca, N, Mele, A F, Lembo, G, Rubattu, S, ...
To investigate whether the response of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) to volume expansion is impaired in the early stages of dilated cardiomyopathy, the effects of saline load (SL; 0.25 ml/kg.min...
Metabolic reduction of chromium by alveolar macrophages and its relationships to cigarette smoke.
Petrilli, F L, Rossi, G A, Camoirano, A, Romano, M, Serra, D, Bennicelli, C, ...
Pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM), obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage from 47 individuals, reduced hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] and decreased its mutagenicity. Their specific activity--mostly...
Romano, M, Polk, W H, Awad, J A, Arteaga, C L, Nanney, L B, Wargovich, M J, ...
This study was designed to determine whether transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) protects rat gastric mucosa against ethanol- and aspirin-induced injury. Systemic administration of TGF alpha...
Romano, M, Ricci, V, Di Popolo, A, Sommi, P, Bruni, C B, ...
Acute exposure to Helicobacter pylori causes cell damage and impairs the processes of cell migration and proliferation in cultured gastric mucosal cells in vitro. EGF-related growth factors play a...
Lipoxin synthase activity of human platelet 12-lipoxygenase.
Romano, M, Chen, X S, Takahashi, Y, Yamamoto, S, Funk, C D, Serhan, C N
Human platelets and megacaryocytes generate lipoxins from exogenous leukotriene A4 (LTA4). We examined the role of human 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO) in lipoxin generation with recombinant...
Endotoxic lipid A induces intracellular Ca2+ increase in human platelets.
Romano, M, Molino, M, Cerletti, C
The activation of protein kinase C by endotoxic lipid A was observed with both intact platelets and in a cell-free system [Romano & Hawiger (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265, 1765-1770]. We have now studied...
Aguilar, M C, Romano, M, Pedernera, E
Different developmental stages of maturation in the Leydig cells in the interstitial tissue are described. The ultrastructure of Leydig cells in chickens submitted to early embryonic surgical...
Romano, M, Patriarca, P, Melo, C, Baralle, F E, Dri, P
Hereditary eosinophil peroxidase (EPO; EC 1.11.1.7) deficiency is a rare abnormality of eosinophil granulocytes characterized by decreased or absent peroxidase activity and decreased volume of the...
Resnati, M., Pallavicini, I., Wang, J. M., Oppenheim, J., Serhan, C. N., Romano, M., ...
The function of urokinase and its receptor is essential for cell migration in pathological conditions, as shown by the analysis of knockout mice phenotypes. How a protease of a fibrinolytic pathway...
D'Souza, S., Rosseels, V., Romano, M., Tanghe, A., Denis, O., Jurion, F., ...
BALB/c (H-2d) and C57BL/6 (H-2b) mice were infected intravenously with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv or vaccinated intramuscularly with plasmid DNA encoding each of the three mycolyl transferases...
Ricci, V, Ciacci, C, Zarrilli, R, Sommi, P, Tummuru, M K, ...
Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with inflammation of the gastric mucosa and with gastric mucosal damage. In this study, we sought to test the hypothesis that two H. pylori virulence...
Levy, B D, Romano, M, Chapman, H A, Reilly, J J, Drazen, J, Serhan, C N
Eicosanoids derived from lipoxygenase (LO)-catalyzed reactions play important roles in pulmonary inflammation. Here, we examined formation of LO-derived products by human alveolar macrophages (HAM)....
Volpe, M, Tritto, C, De Luca, N, Mele, A F, Lembo, G, Rubattu, S, ...
To investigate whether the response of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) to volume expansion is impaired in the early stages of dilated cardiomyopathy, the effects of saline load (SL; 0.25 ml/kg.min...
Metabolic reduction of chromium by alveolar macrophages and its relationships to cigarette smoke.
Petrilli, F L, Rossi, G A, Camoirano, A, Romano, M, Serra, D, Bennicelli, C, ...
Pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM), obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage from 47 individuals, reduced hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] and decreased its mutagenicity. Their specific activity--mostly...
Romano, M, Polk, W H, Awad, J A, Arteaga, C L, Nanney, L B, Wargovich, M J, ...
This study was designed to determine whether transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) protects rat gastric mucosa against ethanol- and aspirin-induced injury. Systemic administration of TGF alpha...
Romano, M, Ricci, V, Di Popolo, A, Sommi, P, Bruni, C B, ...
Acute exposure to Helicobacter pylori causes cell damage and impairs the processes of cell migration and proliferation in cultured gastric mucosal cells in vitro. EGF-related growth factors play a...
Lipoxin synthase activity of human platelet 12-lipoxygenase.
Romano, M, Chen, X S, Takahashi, Y, Yamamoto, S, Funk, C D, Serhan, C N
Human platelets and megacaryocytes generate lipoxins from exogenous leukotriene A4 (LTA4). We examined the role of human 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO) in lipoxin generation with recombinant...
Endotoxic lipid A induces intracellular Ca2+ increase in human platelets.
Romano, M, Molino, M, Cerletti, C
The activation of protein kinase C by endotoxic lipid A was observed with both intact platelets and in a cell-free system [Romano & Hawiger (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265, 1765-1770]. We have now studied...
Aguilar, M C, Romano, M, Pedernera, E
Different developmental stages of maturation in the Leydig cells in the interstitial tissue are described. The ultrastructure of Leydig cells in chickens submitted to early embryonic surgical...
Romano, M, Razandi, M, Raza, A, Szabo, S, Ivey, J
The sulphydryl containing drug cysteamine protects gastric mucosa in vivo against acute injury. It is not known whether this protection includes a direct effect on gastric cells. Using gastric...
Loguercio, C, Taranto, D, Beneduce, F, De Vincentiis, A, Nardi, G, ...
Whether parenteral administration of reduced glutathione prevented ethanol induced damage to and depletion of sulfhydryl compounds in the human gastric mucosa was investigated. Ten healthy volunteers...
Romano, M, Razandi, M, Ivey, K J
The effect of the H2 blockers cimetidine and ranitidine on drug induced damage to gastric cell monolayers has been evaluated in conditions independent of systemic factors and their anti-acid...
Reflux oesophagitis in adult coeliac disease: beneficial effect of a gluten free diet
Cuomo, A, Romano, M, Rocco, A, Budillon, G, Nardone, G
Background: Coeliac disease patients show a number of gastrointestinal motor abnormalities, including a decrease in lower oesophageal sphincter pressure. The prevalence of endoscopic oesophagitis in...
Graziani, G, D’Argenio, G, Tuccillo, C, Loguercio, C, Ritieni, A, Morisco, F, ...
Background: Fresh fruit and vegetables exert multiple biological effects on the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Chitano, P, Rado, V, Di Stefano, A, Papi, A, Boniotti, A, Zancuoghi, G, ...
OBJECTIVES: In a previous study on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from rats exposed in vivo for seven days to 10 ppm nitrogen dioxide (NO2), it has been shown that there is an influx of macrophages...
Iwatsubo, Y, Matrat, M, Brochard, P, Ameille, J, Choudat, D, Conso, F, ...
Aims: To compare the prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms and lung function values between hairdressing apprentices and office apprentices.
Contingent Claims and Market Completeness in a Stochastic Volatility Model.
econometrics ; economic models
Romano, M., Faggioni, R., Sironi, M., Sacco, S., Echtenacher, B., Di Santo, E., ...
We used the mouse air pouch model of inflammation to study the interaction between cytokines, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and cell migration during the various phases of acute local inflammation induced...
Contingent Claims and Market Completeness in a Stochastic Volatility Model.
econometrics ; economic models