The CNR (Carrier-to-Noise Ratio) of GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites is highly relevant to the multipath error. The multipath error is more serious in the flood environment since the reflection and diffraction coefficients of water are much...
The strength of a GPS carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) signal is closely influenced by the multipath effect. This effect becomes more pronounced during flood events, as the reflection coefficient of water is significantly higher than that of dry soil. Co...
The aim of this study was to develop a welfare assessment tool based on objective, reliable and relevant measures to be applied to individual dogs as they underwent a Catch-Neuter-Return (CNR) programme. A modified Delphi method and Hazard Analysis a...
Radiotherapy (RT) represents an important therapeutic option for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The aim of the current study is to examine trajectories in patients’ reported quality of life (QoL) aspects related to bowel function and bot...
In this work, the airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) infrastructure developed at the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is described. This infrastructure allows IREA-CN...
The transcriptional regulation of the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) by promoter/enhancer elements and transcription factors is an area of cannabinoid research that has historically been understudied. To map the promoter region of the human CNR1 gene...
In recent years, strong evidence has emerged that exposure to a maternal high-fat diet (HFD) provokes changes in the structure, function, and development of the offspring’s brain and may induce several neurodevelopmental and psychiatric illnesses. Th...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant issue affecting women, with severe consequences for society, the economy, and most importantly, health. Both personality and alcohol use disorders are phenotypically very complex, and elucidating their shar...
Background: Dermatoglyphic pattern deviances have been associated with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SSD) and are considered neurodevelopment vulnerability markers based on the shared ectodermal origin of the epidermis and the central nervous sys...
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This paper contributes to the open innovation literature by presenting a successful application of the open innovation approach in the maritime sector between Fincantieri (FC), one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, and the National Re...
NMR and MS/MS-based metabolomics of a cyanobacterial extract from Piti Bomb Holes, Guam, indicated the presence of unique enyne-containing halogenated fatty acid amides. We isolated three new compounds of this class, taveuniamides L-N (1–3), al...
Genetic factors may predispose persons to decreased pain excitability. One of the interesting modulators affecting pain perception may be polymorphisms of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CNR1) gene. In this study, we examined the association between...
In this study, we have investigated a possible mechanism that enables CB1/M3 receptor cross-talk, using SH-SY5Y cells as a model system. Our results show that M3 receptor activation initiates signaling that rapidly upregulates the CNR1 gene, resultin...
Microwave-assisted heating (MWH) has established itself as a transformative and energy-efficient paradigm for advanced materials processing. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the advances achieved at the CNR-SCITEC laboratories in Geno...
Membrane microdomains/nanodomains are sub-compartments of the plasma membrane enriched in sphingolipids and characterized by their unique protein composition. They play important roles in regulating plant development and plant-microbe interactions in...
The surrounding environment of a GNSS observation station is changed during a flood, and this results in a more serious multipath than in a normal environment. Considering that the multipath error is largely related to the pseudo-range multipath and...
Cannabinoids, including the psychoactive D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD), interact with receptors within the endocannabinoid system. The major receptors within this system are CNR1 (cannabinoid receptor 1) and...
The Mediterranean Germplasm Gene Bank (MGG) of the CNR-IBBR in Bari (Italy) is the oldest gene bank of the Mediterranean area. Thanks to Vavilov, this area is considered an important gene centre. The first safeguarding activities of the MGG began in...
Endocannabinoid signaling plays a significant role in neurogenesis and nervous system physiology, but its roles in the development of other tissues are just beginning to be appreciated. Previous reports have shown the presence of the key endocannabin...
Background: To evaluate contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) measurements in assessing image quality, in the context of the detectability performance of low-contrast detail (LCD), in computed tomography (CT) images, since exposure to elevated ionising-type...
SlSPL-CNR is a multifunctional transcription factor gene that plays important roles in regulating tomato fruit ripening. However, the molecular basis of SlSPL-CNR in the regulatory networks is not exactly clear. In the present study, the biochemical...
Historically, humans have been using Cannabis sativa for both recreational and medical purposes. Nowadays, cannabis-based products have gained scientific interest due to their beneficial effects on several syndromes and illnesses. The biological acti...
Since the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic (at the end of 2019, Wuhan, China), the recognition of COVID-19 with medical imaging has become an active research topic for the machine learning and computer vision community. This paper is based on the...
This study investigates whether detector materials with an effective atomic number (Zeff), density, and light output higher than cesium iodide (CsI) could provide images of better quality in dual-energy cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) breast exa...
Microcalcifications (HAp, CaCO3, and CaC2O4) in breast tissue may indicate malignancy. Early-stage breast cancer diagnosis may benefit from the clinical application of dual-energy techniques. Dual-energy cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) could str...
Authentication algorithms in the form of cryptographic schemes, such as the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) and the digital signature algorithm (DSA), specified in the current variable message format (VMF) military standard have numerous reliability-...
As many jurisdictions consider relaxing cannabis legislation and usage is increasing in North America and other parts of the world, there is a need to explore the possible genetic differences underlying the subjective effects of cannabis. This pilot...
X-ray imaging of dense breasts and breast implants often suffers from reduced lesion visibility because strong attenuation lowers contrast, while conventional rhodium (Rh) K-edge filtering suppresses part of the high-energy spectral tail. This study...
Using GNSS observable from some stations in the Asia-Pacific area, the carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) and multipath combinations of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), as well as their variations with time and/or elevation were investigated and c...
Background: We aimed to develop a new tumor response assessment method for lung SBRT. Methods: In total, 132 lung cancer patients with 134 tumors who received SBRT treatment with daily CBCT were included in this study. The information about tumor siz...
CB2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R) gene is associated with depression. We investigated the gene-environment interaction between CB2R function and diverse stressors. First, anxiety-like behavior during chronic-mild-stress (CMS) was evaluated in C57BL/6JJ...
Wind lidar observations are characterized by a Carrier-to-Noise-Ratio that is often used to filter the observations. The choice of the Carrier-to-Noise-Ratio threshold value for the wind lidar observations is found to have an effect on the climatolog...
This paper presents a method of ground target detection using reflected signals of BeiDou satellites. The phase difference information, which is the output of the phase-lock loop (PLL) in the tracking process, is an important observation in this tech...
Background: Extensive research effort has been devoted to investigating the link between inflammation and PCa. However, this relationship remains unclear and controversial. The aim of our multi-center study was to investigate this association by hist...
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites provide an effective strengthening solution for timber members because of their high tensile capacity, low self-weight, corrosion resistance, and practical applicability in rehabilitation works. Although FRP...
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is increasingly being used for high-resolution biological imaging at depth. Signal-to-noise ratios and resolution are the main factors that determine image quality. Various reconstruction algorithms have been proposed a...
Background: A socioeconomic crisis in Russia lasted from 1991 to 1998 and was accompanied by a sharp drop in the birth rate. The main factor that influenced the refusal to have children during this period is thought to be prolonged social stress. Met...
Using a whole-genome assembly of Bos taurus, I applied my bioinformatics strategy to locate candidate imprinting control regions (ICRs) genome-wide. In mammals, genomic imprinting plays essential roles in embryogenesis. In my strategy, peaks in plots...
The growing use of composite honeycomb structures in several industries including aircraft has demonstrated the need to develop effective and efficient non-destructive evaluation methods. In recent years, active thermography has attracted great inter...
Image quality assessment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data is an important factor not only for conventional diagnosis and protocol optimization but also for fairness, trustworthiness, and robustness of artificial intelligence (AI) applications...
The Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning algorithm is a promising positioning technique that can provide real-time centimeter-level positioning precision in GNSS-friendly areas. However, the performance of RTK can degrade in GNSS-hostile areas like...
The activation of the endocannabinoid system controls the release of many neurotransmitters involved in the brain reward pathways, including glutamate. Both endocannabinoid and glutamate systems are crucial for alcohol relapse. In the present study,...
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) triggers secondary injury processes involving neuroinflammation and systemic immune remodeling. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been implicated in neuroimmune regulation, but its transcriptional relationship...
The study documented here was aimed to find the molecular interactions of some of the cannabinoid constituents of cannabis with acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Molecular docking and LogP determination were performed to predict the AChE inhibitory effect...
The purpose of this work was to assess the influence of selected CNR1, MC4R, LEP, FTO and VDR FOKI gene polymorphisms on blood and urine concentration markers of lead, cadmium and arsenic in a population directly exposed to these metals. Eighty-five...
Background/Objectives: Insulin-Resistant Normal Weight and Insulin-Sensitive Obesity are atypical cardiometabolic phenotypes whose clinico-biological features, management, and prognosis are a subject of extensive scientific debate. The current study...
Coastal marine monitoring is a specialized field of research requiring the acquisition of long-term datasets regarding the main physico-chemical and biological variables that characterize the aquatic environments as a key strategy to depict the envir...
This paper presents the results of a multidisciplinary research project carried out over the past two years by the Archaeological Mapping Laboratory at the CNR-ISPC, Lecce, and the Heritage Materials Science group at the CNR-ISPC, Florence, in collab...
The Advanced Model for the Estimation of Surface Solar Irradiance (AMESIS) was developed at the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis of the National Research Council of Italy (IMAA-CNR) to derive surface solar irradiance from SEVIRI...
Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa (Weston) Rozier) is a high-value crop whose market success depends on fruit quality traits such as sweetness, firmness, and pigmentation. In sustainable agriculture, wood distillates are gaining interest as natur...
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