A5007377665- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Statistical Methods and Inference
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Educational Technology and Assessment
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hiccups
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
University of Padua
2022-2025
University of Bologna
2007-2013
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
2008-2013
University of Catania
1994-2009
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2008
Université de Strasbourg
2008
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
2003-2006
Abstract Background The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) are self-report measures of major depressive disorder generalised anxiety disorder. primary aim this study was to test for differential item functioning (DIF) on the PHQ-9 GAD-7 items based age, sex (males females), country. Method Data from nationally representative surveys in UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy (combined N = 6,054) were used fit confirmatory factor analytic multiple-indictor...
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can affect importantly patients' quality of life (QOL). The aim this study is to evaluate the impact laparoscopic management DIE on QOL after six months from treatment.It a prospective cohort study. In tertiary care university hospital, between April 2008 and December 2009, 100 patients underwent completed preoperatively 6-months postoperatively questionnaire, short form 36 (SF-36).Quality was measured through SF-36 scores. Intra-operative details...
We present the first results of a ground-based programme conducted on 1-4m class telescopes. Our sample consists 1097 active and presumably young stars, all them being optical counterparts RASS X-ray sources in northern hemisphere. concentrate 704 optically brightest (V_Ticho<=9.5 mag) candidates. acquired high-res spectroscopy Halpha/Li spectral regions for 426 such stars without relevant literature data. describe observations we start to discuss its physical properties. used...
Triage is the process aimed at ensuring that patients receive a level and quality of care matching urgency their conditions. The present study focuses on telephone triage. We discuss application new decision-making model to task allows estimate nurse's Belonging Threshold (BT), which quantifies minimum severity an emergency scenario leads nurse activate rescue vehicle with devices. BT can be used as index possible tendency systematically over-or under-triage. also provides accurate...
The adolescents’ ability to discriminate between different negative emotional states is still under debate. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) serves as a useful tool unravel this issue, yet the literature on its structural validity in young people ambiguous. Therefore, study aimed expand knowledge experience of youth by investigating factor structure and psychometric properties DASS-21 Italian adolescents. Six hundred fifty-five students (60.6% girls) aged 14–18 ( M = 16.3 ±...
<i>Background/Aims:</i> Endometriosis is an invasive disease. Its diagnosis depends on laparoscopy, which traumatic and associated with potential complications. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid, reliable, less diagnostic test for endometriosis. We hypothesized that genes related cell invasion would be transcriptionally upregulated in endometriosis, tested whether blood levels their transcripts might used as biomarkers endometriosis.<i>Methods:</i>We...
Abstract In research and clinical contexts, it is important to briefly evaluate perceived Psychological Social Support (PSS) plan psychological interventions allocate efforts resources. However, an appropriate brief assessment tool for PSS was lacking. This study aimed at developing a accurate scale specifically measure in emergency with specific, relevant, targeted, irredundant items. Experienced clinicians developed the Psycho-Social Scale (PSSS) administered sample (N = 112) seeking help...
We present the results of a photometric multisite campaign on $δ$ Scuti Pre-Main-Sequence star IP Per. Nine telescopes have been involved in observations, with total about 190 hours observations over 38 nights. Present data confirms multiperiodic nature this and leads to identification at least nine pulsational frequencies. Comparison predictions linear non-adiabatic radial pulsation models allowed us identify only five observed frequencies, constrain position Per HR diagram. The latter is...
Abstract Vaccine confidence has emerged as one of the most relevant psychological factors implied in worldwide affecting fight against COVID-19—as well public trust doctors, medicine, and science. Indeed, vaccine is crucial to maximize vaccines their use for prevention, with several implications health. This study aimed analyse relationships among between confidence, conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19, satisfaction science medicine handling COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal observational...
Commonly identified patterns of psychological distress in response to adverse events are characterized by resilience (i.e., little no distress), delayed that increases over time), recovery followed a gradual decrease and sustained remaining stable time). This study aimed examine these during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety depressive symptom data collected across four European countries first year pandemic were analyzed (N = 3,594). Participants categorized into groups based on described...
Abstract In several observational contexts where different raters evaluate a set of items, it is common to assume that all draw their scores from the same underlying distribution. However, plenty scientific works have evidenced relevance individual variability in type rating tasks. To address this issue intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) has been used as measure among within Hierarchical Linear Models approach. A distributional assumption setting specify hierarchical effects...
Context. During the study of a large set late-type stellar X-ray sources, we discovered high fraction multiple systems.
We report the detection of short period oscillations in hot subdwarf B (sdB) star PG 1613+426 from time-series photometry carried out with 91-cm Cassegrain telescope Catania Astrophysical Observatory. This star, which is brighter than average presently known sdB pulsators, mag, has and , its position near end instability strip, it a pulsator well observed peak power spectrum at . seems to be suited for high precision measurements, could detect possible multi-mode pulsation behaviour.
Rating procedure is crucial in many applied fields (e.g., educational, clinical, emergency). It implies that a rater teacher, doctor) rates subject student, on rating scale. Given raters variability, several statistical methods have been proposed for assessing and improving the quality of ratings. The analysis estimate Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) are major concerns such cases. As evidenced by literature, ICC might differ across different subgroups be affected contextual factors...
Literature showed that the link between right-wing attitudes and ethnocentric gets stronger under existential threats, but role exerted by an impersonal threat - as COVID-19 on is still unclear. This study aimed to highlight of anxiety relationship attitudes, nationalism anti-immigrants' sentiments. As part international project evaluate impact COVID-19, this administered online survey a representative sample (n 1038). The generated thus not any outgroup can moderate among personal...
The adolescents’ ability to discriminate between different negative emotional states is still under debate. A useful tool unravel this issue the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), but literature on its structural validity in young people ambiguous. This study aimed expand knowledge experience of youth by investigating factor structure and psychometric properties DASS-21 Italian nonclinical adolescents. Six hundred fifty-five students (60.6% girls) aged 14-18 (M = 16.3 ± 1.29)...
Peer grading is an educational system in which students assess each other's work. It commonly applied under Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and offline classroom settings. With this system, instructors receive a reduced workload, enhance their understanding of course materials by others' data have complex dependence structure, for all the peer grades may be dependent. This structure due to network grading, where student can viewed as vertex network, grade serves edge connecting one grader...
Objective: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) are self-report measures of major depressive disorder generalised anxiety disorder. primary aim this study was to test for differential item functioning (DIF) on the PHQ-9 GAD-7 items based age, sex (males females), country.Method (or Design): Data from nationally representative surveys in UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy (combined N = 6, 040) were used fit confirmatory factor analytic...