Spatially Resolved Chandra HETG Spectroscopy of the NLR Ionization Cone in NGC 1068 (2009)
Evans, Daniel A., Ogle, Patrick M., Marshall, Herman L., Nowak, Mike A., Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, ...
We present initial results from a new 440-ks Chandra HETG GTO observation of the canonical Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068. The proximity of NGC 1068, together with Chandra's superb spatial and spectral...
Evans, Daniel A., Ogle, Patrick M., Marshall, Herman L., Nowak, Mike A., Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, ...
We present initial results from a new 440-ks Chandra HETG GTO observation of the canonical Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068. The proximity of NGC 1068, together with Chandra's superb spatial and spectral...
Semantic framework for complex knowledge domains (2009)
Marta González, Stefano Bianchi, Gianni Vercelli
Large amounts of scientific digital contents, potentially available for public sharing and reuse, are nowadays held by scientific and cultural institutions which institutionally collect, produce and...
The soft X-ray polarization in obscured AGN (2009)
Bianchi, Stefano, Matt, Giorgio, Tamborra, Francesco, Chiaberge, Marco, Guainazzi, Matteo, Marinucci, Andrea
The soft X-ray emission in obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) is dominated by emission lines, produced in a gas photoionized by the nuclear continuum and likely spatially coincident with the...
CAIXA: a Catalogue of AGN In the XMM-Newton Archive II. Multiwavelength correlations (2009)
Bianchi, Stefano, Bonilla, Nuria Fonseca, Guainazzi, Matteo, Matt, Giorgio, Ponti, Gabriele
We presented CAIXA, a Catalogue of AGN in the XMM-Newton Archive, in a companion paper. Here, a systematic search for correlations between the X-ray spectral properties and the multiwavelength data...
CAIXA: a Catalogue of AGN In the XMM-Newton Archive - Correlations (2009)
Bianchi, Stefano, Bonilla, Nuria Fonseca, Guainazzi, Matteo, Matt, Giorgio, Ponti, Gabriele
We presented CAIXA, a Catalogue of AGN in the XMM-Newton Archive, in Bianchi et al. (2009). It consists of all the radio-quiet X-ray unobscured (N$_\mathrm{H}99.9 % confidence level) correlations.
Soria, Roberto, Risaliti, Guido, Elvis, Martin, Fabbiano, Giuseppina, Bianchi, Stefano, Kuncic, Zdenka
Based on our long (~ 300 ks) 2007 XMM-Newton observation of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365, we report here on the spectral and timing behaviour of two ultraluminous X-ray sources, which had previously...
Bianchi, Stefano, Piconcelli, Enrico, Chiaberge, Marco, Bailon, Elena Jimenez, Matt, Giorgio, Fiore, Fabrizio
We present the results of a Suzaku monitoring campaign of the Seyfert 2 galaxy, NGC7582. The source is characterized by very rapid (on timescales even lower than a day) changes of the column density...
Ventricular Dyssynchrony: 12-month Evaluation In Ischemic Versus Nonischemic CRT Patients (2009)
Carlo Peraldo, Paolo Azzolini, Sabrina Matera, Donatella Nistri, Stefano Bianchi, Fabrizio Sgreccia, ...
Objective: Few data exist about the potential differences in the dyssynchrony status of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) candidates stratified by etiology of heart failure, and about the...
Different allelic distribution of a single SNP between sexes in humans (2008)
TRIPPUTI, PASQUALE, CIGOGNINI, DANIELA, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FEDELE, LUIGI
Different allelic distribution of a single SNP between sexes in humans / P. Tripputi, D. Cigognini, S. Bianchi, L. Fedele. - In: Biochemical Genetics. - ISSN 0006-2928. - 46:11-12(2008 Dec). - p....
CAIXA: a Catalogue of AGN In the XMM-Newton Archive I. Spectral analysis (2008)
Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, Matt, Giorgio, Bonilla, Nuria Fonseca, Ponti, Gabriele
We present CAIXA, a Catalogue of AGN In the XMM-Newton Archive. It consists of all the radio-quiet X-ray unobscured ($\mathrm{N_H}
An unusual case of clitoromegaly. (2008)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
An unusual case of clitoromegaly. / L. Fedele, E. Fontana, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino, N. Berlanda. - In: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. - ISSN 0301-2115. -...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA, CARMIGNANI, LUCA FABIO
A gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist versus a continuous oral contraceptive pill in the treatment of bladder endometriosis / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, S. Montefusco, G. Frontino, L. Carmignani. -...
A BLR origin for the iron K$\alpha$ line in NGC7213 (2008)
Bianchi, Stefano, La Franca, Fabio, Matt, Giorgio, Guainazzi, Matteo, Bailon, Elena Jimenez, Longinotti, Anna Lia, ...
The X-ray spectrum of NGC7213 is known to present no evidence for Compton reflection, a unique result among bright Seyfert 1s. The observed neutral iron K$\alpha$ line, therefore, cannot be...
TRIPPUTI, PASQUALE, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FEDELE, LUIGI
A possible mechanism for non replication of allelic association between a SNP of the human beta T cell receptor and autoimmune diseases / Pasquale Tripputi, Stefano Bianchi, Luigi Fedele. - In:...
FEDELE, LUIGI, FRONTINO, GIADA, BIANCHI, STEFANO
The laparoscopic Vecchietti's modified technique in Rokitansky syndrome: anatomic, functional and sexual long-term results / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino, E. Fontana, E. Restelli, V. Bruni. -...
Hormonal treatments for adenomyosis (2008)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Hormonal treatments for adenomyosis / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino. - In: Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology. - ISSN 1521-6934. - 22:2(2008 Apr). - p. 333-339.
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Use of an endoscopic ultrasound probe for the evaluation of the Müllerian rudiments in patients with Rokitansky syndrome / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, M. Barbieri, G. Frontino, R. Meroni, E. Fontana. -...
Mining di regioni spazio-temporali dense e moving cluster da database di traiettorie (2008)
Studio di strutture dati ed algoritmi efficienti per la stima della densità di regioni spazio-temporali, a partire da un database di traiettorie, ed una loro applicazione alla estrazione di "Moving...
Chandra unveils a binary Active Galactic Nucleus in Mrk463 (2008)
Bianchi, Stefano, Chiaberge, Marco, Piconcelli, Enrico, Guainazzi, Matteo, Matt, Giorgio
We analyse Chandra, XMM-Newton and HST data of the double-nucleus Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy (ULIRG), Mrk463. The Chandra detection of two luminous ($\mathrm{L}_\mathrm{2-10 keV}=1.5\times10^{43}$...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Laparoscopically assisted uterovestibular anastomosis in patients with uterine cervix atresia and vaginal aplasia / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino, N. Berlanda, S. Montefusco, F. Borruto. - In:...
The X-ray view of the ionization cone in NGC 5252 (2008)
Giuseppe Malaguti, Massimo Cappi, Matteo Guainazzi, Mauro Dadina, Stefano Bianchi
We present the results of a Chandra soft X-ray observation of the spectacular ionization cone in the nearby Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5252. As almost invariably observed in obscured AGN, the soft X-ray...
Risk factors for deep endometriosis: a comparison with pelvic and ovarian endometriosis (2008)
PARAZZINI, FABIO, FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Risk factors for deep endometriosis: a comparison with pelvic and ovarian endometriosis / F. Parazzini, S. Cipriani, S. Bianchi, F. Gotsch, G. Zanconato, L. Fedele. - In: Fertility and sterility. -...
The X-ray view of the ionization cone in NGC5252 (2007)
Guainazzi, Matteo, Bianchi, Stefano, Cappi, Massimo, Dadina, Mauro, Malaguti, Giuseppe
We present the results of a Chandra soft X-ray observation of the spectacular ionization cone in the nearby Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5252. As almost invariably observed in obscured AGN, the soft X-ray...
Evaluation of a new questionnaire for the presurgical diagnosis of bladder endometriosis (2007)
Fedele, Luigi, Bianchi, Stefano, Carmignani, Luca, Berlanda, Nicola, Fontana, Eleonora, Frontino, Giada
BACKGROUND The main objective was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new questionnaire for the presurgical diagnosis of bladder endometriosis in patients with a high suspicion index for this...
Radical excision of inguinal endometriosis (2007)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Radical excision of inguinal endometriosis / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino, G. Zanconato, T. Rubino. - In: Obstetrics & gynecology. - ISSN 0029-7844. - 110:2 Pt. 2(2007 Aug). - p. 530-533.
Porquet, Delphine, Uttley, Phil, Reeves, James N., Markowitz, Alex, Bianchi, Stefano, Grosso, Nicolas, ...
(Abridged) We present here a long (100ks) XMM-Newton follow-up of the Seyfert 1.8 galaxy ESO113-G010 performed in November 2005, in order to study over a longer time-scale its main X-ray properties....
Laparoscopic findings and pelvic anatomy in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (2007)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Laparoscopic findings and pelvic anatomy in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino, N. Ciappina, E. Fontana, F. Borruto. - In: Obstetrics and gynecology. - ISSN...
On the Iwasawa-Taniguchi effect of radio-quiet AGN (2007)
Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, Matt, Giorgio, Bonilla, Nuria Fonseca
The existence of an anti-correlation between the Equivalent Width (EW) of the neutral narrow core of the iron Kalpha emission line and the 2-10 keV luminosity (the so-called `X-ray Baldwin' or...
Porquet, Delphine, Uttley, Phil, Reeves, James, Markowitz, Alex, Bianchi, Stefano, Grosso, Nicolas, ...
(Abridged) We present here a long (100ks) XMM-Newton follow-up of the Seyfert 1.8 galaxy ESO113-G010 performed in November 2005, in order to study over a longer time-scale its main X-ray properties....
Porquet, Delphine, Uttley, Phil, Reeves, James, Markowitz, Alex, Bianchi, Stefano, Grosso, Nicolas, ...
(Abridged) We present here a long (100ks) XMM-Newton follow-up of the Seyfert 1.8 galaxy ESO113-G010 performed in November 2005, in order to study over a longer time-scale its main X-ray properties....
Evaluation of a new questionnaire for the presurgical diagnosis of bladder endometriosis (2007)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, CARMIGNANI, LUCA FABIO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Evaluation of a new questionnaire for the presurgical diagnosis of bladder endometriosis / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, L. Carmignani, N. Berlanda, E. Fontana, G. Frontino. - In: Human reproduction. - ISSN...
"Warm absorbers" and "-mirrors": one and the same gas? (2006)
Guainazzi, Matteo, Bianchi, Stefano
We review the main properties of "warm mirrors" in obscured AGN, and discuss whether the scattering gas could be also responsible for "warm absorbers" commonly observed in unobscured AGN.
The properties of unobscured AGN observed by XMM-Newton (2006)
Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, Matt, Giorgio, Bonilla, Nuria Fonseca
Multiwavelength analysis on large samples of AGN provides an excellent tool to understand the physics of these objects. We present the largest catalog of XMM-Newton targeted AGN, all with high SNR...
Septums and synechiae: Approaches to surgical correction (2006)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Septums and synechiae: Approaches to surgical correction [Recensione] / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino. - In: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. - ISSN 0009-9201. - 49:4(2006 Dec). - p. 767-788.
Septums and synechiae: Approaches to surgical correction (2006)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Septums and synechiae: Approaches to surgical correction [Recensione] / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Frontino. - In: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. - ISSN 0009-9201. - 49:4(2006 Dec). - p. 767-788.
The nature of the soft X-ray emission in obscured AGN (2006)
Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo
The origin of the soft X-ray emission in obscured AGN is still largely unknown. However, important progresses have been made thanks to the high energy and spatial resolution of XMM-Newton and...
Guainazzi, Matteo, Bianchi, Stefano
We present results of a high-resolution soft X-ray (0.2-2 keV) spectroscopic study of a sample of 69 nearby obscured Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) observed with the Reflection Grating Spectrometer...
A multiwavelength map of the nuclear region of NGC7582 (2006)
Bianchi, Stefano, Chiaberge, Marco, Piconcelli, Enrico, Guainazzi, Matteo
We performed a detailed analysis of the Chandra and HST images of the Seyfert 2 galaxy, NGC7582. The dust lane, as mapped by the HST NIR and optical images, strongly influences the morphology of the...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina with the laparoscopic Vecchietti operation: comparison of two instrument sets / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, E. Fontana, A. Bulfoni, F. Borruto. - In:...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina with the laparoscopic Vecchietti operation: comparison of two instrument sets / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, E. Fontana, A. Bulfoni, F. Borruto. - In:...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic excision of recurrent endometriomas: long-term outcome and comparison with primary surgery / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Zanconato, N. Berlanda, R. Raffaelli, E. Fontana. - In: Fertility...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic excision of recurrent endometriomas: long-term outcome and comparison with primary surgery / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Zanconato, N. Berlanda, R. Raffaelli, E. Fontana. - In: Fertility...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina and recovery of menstrual function in a patient with Rokitansky syndrome: A case report / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, A. Bulfoni, E. Fontana. - In: Human...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, BRAIDOTTI, PAOLA
Neovaginal mucosa after Vecchietti's laparoscopic operation for Rokitansky syndrome: Structural and ultrastructural study / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, E. Fontana, R. Raffaelli, A. Bulfoni,...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina and recovery of menstrual function in a patient with Rokitansky syndrome: A case report / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, A. Bulfoni, E. Fontana. - In: Human...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, BRAIDOTTI, PAOLA
Neovaginal mucosa after Vecchietti's laparoscopic operation for Rokitansky syndrome: Structural and ultrastructural study / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, E. Fontana, R. Raffaelli, A. Bulfoni,...
The soft X-ray/NLR connection: a single photoionized medium? (2005)
Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, Chiaberge, Marco
We present a sample of 8 nearby Seyfert 2 galaxies observed by HST and Chandra. All of the sources present soft X-ray emission which is coincident in extension and overall morphology with the [OIII]...
Obscured AGN: clues from high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy (2005)
Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, Chiaberge, Marco
We present a sample of 8 Seyfert 2 galaxies observed by HST, Chandra and XMM-Newton. All of the sources present soft X-ray emission which is coincident in extension and overall morphology with the...
Tailoring radicality in demolitive surgery for deeply infiltrating endometriosis (2005)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, FRONTINO, GIADA
Tailoring radicality in demolitive surgery for deeply infiltrating endometriosis / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Zanconato, N. Berlanda, F. Borruto, G. Frontino. - In: American journal of obstetrics and...
The XMM-Newton view of Mrk3 and IXO30 (2005)
Bianchi, Stefano, Miniutti, Giovanni, Fabian, Andrew C., Iwasawa, Kazushi
We present the analysis of the XMM-Newton EPIC pn spectrum of the Seyfert 2 galaxy, Mrk3. We confirm that the source is dominated by a pure Compton reflection component and an iron K$\alpha$ line,...
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO
Laparoscopic removal of the cavitated noncommunicating rudimentary uterine horn: surgical aspects in 10 cases / L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, G. Zanconato, N. Berlanda, V. Bergamini. - In: Fertility and...
Long-term follow-up after conservative surgery for bladder endometriosis (2005)
FEDELE, LUIGI, BIANCHI, STEFANO, CARMIGNANI, LUCA FABIO
Long-term follow-up after conservative surgery for bladder endometriosis / L. Fedele, S. bianchi, G. Zanconato, V. Bergamini, N. Berlanda, L. Carmignani. - In: Fertility and sterility. - ISSN...
Fe XXV and Fe XXVI lines from low velocity, photoionised gas in the X-ray spectra of AGN (2004)
Bianchi, Stefano, Matt, Giorgio, Nicastro, Fabrizio, Porquet, Delphine, Dubau, Jacques
We have calculated the equivalent widths of the absorption lines produced by Fe XXV and Fe XXVI in a Compton-thin, low-velocity photoionised material illuminated by the nuclear continuum in AGN. The...
The complex X-ray spectrum of NGC 4507 (2004)
Matt, Giorgio, Bianchi, Stefano, D'Ammando, Filippo, Martocchia, Andrea
XMM-Newton and Chandra/HETG spectra of the Compton-thin (NH 4x10^{23} cm^{-2}) Seyfert 2 galaxy, NGC 4507, are analyzed and discussed. The main results are: a) the soft X-ray emission is rich in...
Puglisi, Andrea, Lunati, Maurizio, Marullo, Antonino G.M, Bianchi, Stefano, Feccia, Mariano, Sgreccia, Fabrizio, ...
Aims Left ventricular (LV) pacing via transvenous implantation has an overall success rate ranging from 88% to 92%. The aim of this study was to assess whether LV pacing via limited thoracotomy would...
The high energy emission line spectrum of NGC 1068 (2003)
Matt, Giorgio, Bianchi, Stefano, Guainazzi, Matteo, Molendi, Silvano
We present and discuss the high energy (E>4 keV) XMM-Newton spectrum of the Seyfert 2 galaxy, NGC 1068. Possible evidence for flux variability in both the neutral and ionized reflectors with respect...
Iron and Nickel properties in the X-ray reflecting region of the Circinus Galaxy (2003)
Molendi, Silvano, Bianchi, Stefano, Matt, Giorgio
We discuss the iron and nickel properties in the nuclear X-ray reflecting region of the Circinus Galaxy, studied with XMM-Newton. The main results are: a) from the depth of the Fe Kalpha edge, a...
Ionized iron K\alpha lines in AGN X-ray spectra (2002)
Bianchi, Stefano, Matt, Giorgio
The Equivalent Widths (EW) of the He- and H-like iron lines produced in photoionized, circumnuclear matter of AGN are calculated with respect to both the reflected and the total continua. We found...
The circumnuclear X-ray reflectors in NGC 1068 and the Circinus Galaxy (2000)
Bianchi, Stefano, Matt, Giorgio, Iwasawa, Kazushi
The ASCA and BeppoSAX spectra of the Circinus Galaxy and NGC 1068 are analysed and compared with photoionization models based on cloudy. In the case of Circinus, a single, mildly ionized reflector...
Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina in a woman with a kidney transplant: Case Report (2000)
Fedele, Luigi, Bianchi, Stefano, Zanconato, Giovanni, Raffaelli, Ricciarda, Zatti, Nicoletta
The successful use of Vecchietti's technique for creating a neovagina in a case of Rokitansky syndrome with an associated transplanted kidney is reported. The technique is performed by means of a...
Bianchi, Stefano, Busacca, Mauro, Agnoli, Benedetta, Candiani, Massimo, Calia, Chantal, Vignali, Mario
The effect of treatment with danazol was evaluated with respect to expectant management after laparoscopic conservative surgery. All patients conservatively operated at laparoscopy for stage III–IV...
Fedele, Luigi, Bianchi, Stefano, Marchini, Maurizio, Mezzopane, Raffaella, Nola, Giuliana Di, Tozzi, Luca
The objective of this study was to ascertain if incomplete correction leaving a residual uterine septum of ≤1 cm affects fertility outcome. Reproductive outcome in 17 women with a residual septum...
I promessi sposi, Stefano Bianchi. . - Milano. NALUAF000464, Mursia. NAEDAF003734, 1994.
Fedele, Luigi, Bianchi, Stefano, Marchini, Maurizio, Vignali, Mario
Five Patients with a unicornuate uterus and primary infertility underwent ovulation induction with human menopausal gonadotrophins. Four conceived within the third cycle of treatment and one...
Surgery: Fertility after conservative surgery for adenomyomas (1993)
Fedele, Luigi, Bianchi, Stefano, Zanotti, Fabrizio, Marchini, Maurizio, Candiani, Giovanni B.
Reproductive performance was evaluated after conservative surgery for uterine adenomyoma in a prospective, observational study. Twenty-eight women with histologically proven adenomyomas had...