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Ambrosino F, La Verde G, Colucci M, Fanti V, Barrale D, Caciolli A, Hemmer S, De Giorgi ML, Ventura A, Immè J, Pagano A, Budinich M, Vascotto M, Montalbano V, Capua M, Tucci R, Chiosso M, Visca L, Groppi F, Pugliese M. RadioLab project: knowledge of radon gas in Italy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1224. [PMID: 38216583 PMCID: PMC10786923 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45809-6] [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] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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RadioLab is an Italian project, addressed to school-age people, and designed for the dissemination of scientific culture on the theme of environmental radioactivity, with particular regards to the importance of knowledge of radon gas exposure. The project is a nationwide initiative promoted by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics- INFN. First tool used by the project, and of immediate impact to assess the public awareness on radon, is the administration of the survey "do you know the radon gas?". In the survey, together with the knowledge of radon and of its sources, information on personal, cultural and territorial details regarding the interviewees are also taken. Reasonably, the survey invests not only young people, but also their relatives, school workers and, gradually, the public. The survey is administrated during exhibitions or outreach events devoted to schools, but also open to the public. The survey is in dual form: printed and online. The online mode clearly leads RadioLab project even outside the school environment. Based on the results of the survey, several statistical analyses have been performed and many conclusions are drawn about the knowledge of the population on the radon risk. The RadioLab benefit and the requirement to carry on the project goals, spreading awareness of environmental radioactivity from radon, emerge. The dataset involves all twenty Italian regions and consists of 28,612 entries covering the 5-year period 2018-2022.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Ambrosino
- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Napoli Section, Naples, Italy.
- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Napoli Section, Naples, Italy
- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Milano Section, Milan, Italy
- Department of Physics Aldo Pontremoli, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cagliari Section, Cagliari, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cagliari Section, Cagliari, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Padova Section, Padua, Italy
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Padova Section, Padua, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lecce Section, Lecce, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lecce Section, Lecce, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Catania Section, Catania, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Catania Section, Catania, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Trieste Section, Trieste, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Trieste Section, Trieste, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Pisa Section, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cosenza Section, Cosenza, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Calabria, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cosenza Section, Cosenza, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Torino Section, Turin, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Torino Section, Turin, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Milano Section, Milan, Italy
- Department of Physics Aldo Pontremoli, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Napoli Section, Naples, Italy
- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Aktas B, Budinich M, Hoza L, Rankin SA, Broadbent JR, Steele JL. Shelf-life studies of putative probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei strains in milk and model yogurt. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2023; 29:729-738. [PMID: 35790393 DOI: 10.1177/10820132221112260] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lacticaseibacillus casei are commonly utilized as probiotic in a wide-range of fermented and unfermented dairy products. The stability of probiotics in fermented dairy products during shelf-life is of concern due to low pH and high level of organic acids. The objective of this study is to evaluate L. casei for their ability to survive in a model yogurt and fluid milk; additionally, their impact on the pH, organic acids, and sensory attributes of these products was examined. The strain-to-strain differences in cell densities in yogurt and milk inoculated at a therapeutic level at the end of shelf-life were 1.2 and 1.4 log CFU/mL, respectively. Five of the strains examined increased the pH of the yogurt, while two strains were observed to reduce the pH. In milk, one strain raised the pH, while eleven strains reduced the pH. The levels of lactate, acetate, and formate in both the yogurt and milk were altered in a strain-specific manner. The results suggested that the metabolism by these strains differed significantly during the shelf-life. Careful strain selection is required to identify probiotic L. casei strains that will survive through shelf-life in either yogurt or fluid milk and not impact product quality.
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- Busra Aktas
- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Amendolia S, Batignani G, Bertolucci E, Bosisio L, Bradaschia C, Budinich M, Fidecaro F, Foa L, Focardi E, Giazotto A, Giorgi M, Givoletti M, Marrocchesi P, Menzione A, Passuello D, Quaglia M, Ristori L, Rolandi L, Salvadori P, Scribano A, Stefanini A, Vincelli M. Construction and performance of a silicon target for the decay-path measurement of long-lived mesons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1980. [DOI: 10.1016/0029-554x(80)90367-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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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