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Lequerica AH, Shoval HA, Yalamanchi K, Lengenfelder J, Marchetta C, Ace J, DeLuca J. Examining the Use of a Rest-Activity Ratio in a Pediatric Rehabilitation Setting. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2022; 103:1766-1770. [PMID: 35093333 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between an estimate of sleep/wake regulation derived from actigraphy would be sensitive to neurocognitive dysfunction associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) in a pediatric rehabilitation sample. DESIGN cross-sectional design SETTING: Inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 31 males (72.1%) and 12 females (27.9%) admitted to a pediatric rehabilitation hospital wore an actigraph (wrist accelerometer) for one week. Ages ranged from 8 to 17 years (M=13.1, SD=2.7). INTERVENTIONS not applicable MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Raw actigraphy activity counts in 1-minute epochs were used to derive a rest-activity ratio over each 24-hour period and a 5-day average value was calculated covering Monday through Friday. Brain injury status was derived through medical record review and three groups were formed: traumatic brain injury (n=14), non-traumatic brain injury (n=16), and a non-ABI control group (n=13). Functional status was measured using WeeFIM Cognitive and Motor scores extracted from the medical records. RESULTS Unadjusted models showed a significant main group effect for brain injury status (p=0.012). Compared with controls, the rest-activity ratio was significantly lower in both the traumatic brain injury (p = 0.005), and non-traumatic brain injury (p = 0.023) groups. However, the main group effect was no longer significant in an adjusted model controlling for WeeFIM Cognitive and WeeFIM Motor scores at admission. In the context of the adjusted model, there was a significant relationship between the rest-activity ratio and WeeFIM Cognitive scores at admission. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with lower functional status at admission, especially in the cognitive domain, had lower rest-activity ratios, suggesting poorer sleep/wake regulation. Similar to findings in adults with acquired brain injury, this ratio may have utility in tracking sleep/wake regulation in the pediatric rehabilitation setting. Future studies should investigate sensitivity to change over the course of recovery and responsiveness to clinical interventions to improve sleep.
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- Anthony H Lequerica
- Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
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- Physiatry Section (Medical), Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ, USA
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- Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Children's Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Children's Specialized Hospital Research Center, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- JFK-Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ, USA
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- Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Juliano AC, Lequerica AH, Marino C, Marchetta C, DeLuca J. Inpatient length of stay moderates the relationship between payer source and functional outcomes in pediatric brain injury. Brain Inj 2020; 34:1395-1400. [PMID: 32755417 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2020.1802666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the extent to which race/ethnicity, length of rehabilitation hospital stay (LOS), and payer source contribute to functional status following inpatient rehabilitation in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study from a pediatric rehabilitation hospital including 485 individuals with ABI. METHODS Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) scores were transformed into age-corrected Developmental Functional Quotients (DFQ) to examine the effects of race/ethnicity, LOS, and payer source (public insurance vs. private) on functional outcomes while controlling for year of admission, admission DFQ, time to rehabilitation, age, and brain injury aetiology. RESULTS Discharge DFQ scores tended to be lower for children with public insurance as well as those with longer LOS. There was no main effect of race/ethnicity, but a significant interaction effect for payer source×LOS (p < .001) was found. Further breakdown of the interaction showed lower discharge DFQ scores for children with public insurance primarily when LOS exceeded 28 days (p = .001). CONCLUSION Children with ABI who have both public insurance and LOS beyond 4 weeks tend to have poorer functional outcomes after inpatient rehabilitation. Because all children were receiving services at the same facility, payer source may be functioning as a proxy for other sociodemographic factors.
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- Anthony C Juliano
- Center for Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Research, Kessler Foundation , West Orange, New Jersey, USA.,Children's Specialized Hospital Research Center , New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School , Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School , Newark, New Jersey, USA.,Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Kessler Foundation , West Orange, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Research, Kessler Foundation , West Orange, New Jersey, USA.,Children's Specialized Hospital Research Center , New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Children's Specialized Hospital Research Center , New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Research, Kessler Foundation , West Orange, New Jersey, USA.,Children's Specialized Hospital Research Center , New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School , Newark, New Jersey, USA.,Department of Neurology, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School , Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Lequerica A, Lengenfelder J, Genova H, Shoval HA, Marchetta C, Yalamanchi K, DeLuca J. 0985 Utility Of A Rest-activity Ratio In A Pediatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation Sample: A Pilot Study. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Sleep is an important element of health that can impact daytime performance in brain injury rehabilitation. Actigraphy in a pediatric inpatient setting can pose challenges when there are increased amounts of time spent in a hospital bed. A rest-activity ratio (Duclos et al., 2013) has demonstrated utility in adult brain injury populations, showing sensitivity to improved regulation of the sleep-wake cycle as individuals recover during their hospitalization. The present study sought to examine the utility of this ratio in differentiating children with and without acquired brain injury (ABI).
Methods
Sixteen individuals, ages 8-16 (M=12.6, SD=2.4) admitted to an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation hospital wore an actigraph over a 7-day period. Eight inpatients were being treated for ABI whereas another 8 inpatients treated for other, non-neurological conditions served as a control. Raw activity counts across the 24-hour period were analyzed to derive a rest-activity ratio.
Results
Those with ABI had lower average ratios (0.73) compared with patients without ABI (0.84), F(1,14)=4.3, p=0.058. Individuals with ratios of 0.85 or higher were rated by their physical therapists as being more alert during therapy using a 5-point Likert scale, F(1,14)=4.1, p=0.061. While these results were marginally significant, this pilot sample was small, and the effect sizes were large (eta squared = 0.234 and 0.229 respectively).
Conclusion
The rest-activity ratio successfully distinguished those with ABI from a non-ABI sample. This preliminary evidence in a pediatric sample suggests that this ratio, shown to be sensitive to the effects of brain injury on sleep-wake regulation, may be a useful metric in the inpatient pediatric rehabilitation setting when sleep diaries may be difficult to obtain and patients may be spending more time in bed while awake. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to explore the correlates of this ratio with other aspects of rehabilitation after pediatric brain injury.
Support
This study was funded in part through a generous grant from the Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund
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- Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ
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- Children’s Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Children’s Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Children’s Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ
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Fisichella M, Shotter AC, Di Pietro A, Figuera P, Lattuada M, Marchetta C, Privitera V, Romano L, Ruiz C, Zadro M. Measuring fusion excitation functions with RIBs using the stacked target technique: Problems and possible solutions. EPJ Web of Conferences 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611706013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Jensen LU, Eriksen HLF, Marchetta C, Reynolds M, Owens JR, Denny CH, Kesmodel US, Mortensen EL, Bertrand J. THE EFFECT OF LOW TO MODERATE PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE AND BINGE DRINKING EPISODES ON DRAW-A-PERSON AT AGE 5 YEARS. Med Res Arch 2015; 2:dx.doi.org/10.18103/mra.v2i2.326. [PMID: 27933317 PMCID: PMC5139916 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v0i4.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study examined the effects of maternal alcohol consumption and binge drinking during pregnancy on children's Draw-A-Person (DAP) scores. Participants were 1,533 5-year-olds from the Danish National Birth Cohort. Regression analyses revealed an adverse effect of nine or more drinks per week. A drop in mean DAP score of 6.26 (95 % CI: -12.24; -0.39) was observed in the fully adjusted model. A significant interaction between average weekly consumption and binge episodes also was observed. Findings suggest that prenatal exposure to moderate weekly doses of alcohol and binge drinking episodes are associated with lowered scores on the DAP.
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- Linda Uglvig Jensen
- Institute of Public Health and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge Tennessee, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge Tennessee, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge Tennessee, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Institute of Public Health and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Fisichella M, Shotter A, Di Pietro A, Figuera P, Lattuada M, Marchetta C, Musumarra A, Pellegriti M, Ruiz C, Scuderi V, Strano E, Torresi D, Zadro M. Role of neutron transfer processes on the 6Li+ 120Sn and 7Li+ 119Sn fusion reactions. EPJ Web of Conferences 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20158801004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Marchetta C, Hamner H. Blood folate concentrations among women of childbearing age by race/ethnicity and acculturation, NHANES 2001‐2010 (130.5). FASEB J 2014. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.130.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Claire Marchetta
- National Center ON Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease ControlATLANTAGAUnited States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationOak RidgeTNUnited States
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- National Center ON Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease ControlATLANTAGAUnited States
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Tsang B, Cordero A, Marchetta C, Mulinare J, Mersereau P, Guo J, Qi YP, Berry R, Rosenthal J, Crider K, Hamner H. Assessing the association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C→T polymorphism on blood folate concentrations: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of trials and observational studies (LB311). FASEB J 2014. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.lb311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Becky Tsang
- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationOak RidgeTNUnited States
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- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationOak RidgeTNUnited States
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- Carter ConsultingATLANTAGAUnited States
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Carter ConsultingATLANTAGAUnited States
- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Acentia Falls ChurchVAUnited States
- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Carter ConsultingATLANTAGAUnited States
- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationOak RidgeTNUnited States
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- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and PreventionATLANTAGAUnited States
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Fisichella M, Shotter A, Di Pietro A, Figuera P, Lattuada M, Marchetta C, Musumarra A, Pellegriti M, Ruiz C, Scuderi V, Strano E, Torresi D, Zadro M. Measurement of Li+Sn fusion excitation functions around the Coulomb barrier using an improved activation technique. EPJ Web of Conferences 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146603027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Agostini A, Benuzzi F, Filippini N, Bertani A, Scarcelli A, Farinelli V, Marchetta C, Calabrese C, Rizzello F, Gionchetti P, Ercolani M, Campieri M, Nichelli P. New insights into the brain involvement in patients with Crohn's disease: a voxel-based morphometry study. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2013; 25:147-e82. [PMID: 22998431 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic intestinal disorder characterized by overproduction of inflammatory cytokines and recurrent abdominal pain. Recently, brain morphological abnormalities in the pain matrix were found in patients with chronic pain disorders including irritable bowel syndrome. To investigate potential structural brain changes associated with CD, we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Furthermore, we tested whether in patients gray matter (GM) volumes correlated with disease duration. METHODS Eighteen CD patients in remission and 18 healthy controls underwent structural MRI. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) is a fully automated technique allowing identification of regional differences in the amount of GM enabling an objective analysis of the whole brain between groups of subjects. VBM was used for comparisons and correlation analysis. KEY RESULTS With respect to controls, CD patients exhibited decreased GM volumes in portion of the frontal cortex and in the anterior midcingulate cortex. Disease duration was negatively correlated with GM volumes of several brain regions including neocortical and limbic areas. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Crohn's disease is associated with brain morphological changes in cortical and subcortical structures involved in nociception, emotional, and cognitive processes. Our findings provide new insight into the brain involvement in chronic inflammatory bowel disorders.
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- A Agostini
- Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Romano F, Pappalardo L, Calvi G, Costa E, Marchetta C, Pappalardo G, Rizzo F, Russo S. A new version of a portable polonium source for the non-destructive PIXE (particle induced X-ray emission) analysis in the cultural heritage field. Microchem J 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fisichella M, Scuderi V, Di Pietro A, Figuera P, Lattuada M, Marchetta C, Milin M, Musumarra A, Pellegriti M, Skukan N, Strano E, Torresi D, Zadro M. Enhancement in the6He+64Zn fusion cross section at energies around the barrier: static or dynamic effect? EPJ Web of Conferences 2011. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20111716003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Birattari C, Bonardi M, Cavinato M, Fabrici E, Gadioli E, Groppi F, Bello M, Bovati C, Stevens TG, Connell SH, Sellschop JP, Mills SJ, Nortier FM, Steyn GF, Marchetta C. Preequilibrium processes in the fusion of 12C with 103Rh up to 20 MeV/nucleon. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1996; 54:3051-3055. [PMID: 9971677 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.54.3051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Fresca Fantoni R, Gadioli E, Guazzoni P, Vergani P, Zetta L, Dellera P, Tomasi F, Campagna V, Ciavola G, Marchetta C. RERAME: A facility for investigating heavy ion reactions with activation techniques. Appl Radiat Isot 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(94)90046-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vergani P, Gadioli E, Vaciago E, Fabrici E, Galmarini M, Ciavola G, Marchetta C. Complete and incomplete fusion and emission of preequilibrium nucleons in the interaction of 12C with 197Au below 10 MeV/nucleon. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1993; 48:1815-1827. [PMID: 9969025 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.48.1815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Maglio G, Marchetta C, Botta A, Palumbo R, Pracella M. Synthesis and characterization of aliphatic unsaturated polyesters from trans-4-octene-1,8-dioic and trans-3-hexene-1,6-dioic acids. Eur Polym J 1979. [DOI: 10.1016/0014-3057(79)90098-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lanzetta N, Maglio G, Marchetta C, Palumbo R. Polyamides from trans-4-octen-1,8-dioic and trans-2-trans-6-octadien-1,8-dioic acids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1973. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.1973.170110501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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