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Nicola Giordano

Earthquake Research & Development Lead, Allianz SE - Allianz Reinsurance
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Hyperglycemia and diabetes induced by glucocorticoids in nondiabetic and diabetic patients: revision of literature and personal considerations

C Elena, M Chiara, B Angelica… - Current …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Glucocorticoids are powerful and effective anti-inflammatory and
immunosuppressive drugs. They have extensive use in the treatment of different diseases …

[PDF][PDF] Depression and vitamin D deficiency: Causality, assessment, and clinical practice implications

A Cuomo, N Giordano, A Goracci, A Fagiolini - Neuropsychiatry, 2017 - researchgate.net
A literature review was conducted to investigate the relationship between low vitamin D
concentration and depression and to report on the current knowledge about the assessment …

[HTML][HTML] The microbiome: A new target for research and treatment of schizophrenia and its resistant presentations? A systematic literature search and review

A Cuomo, G Maina, G Rosso… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: The gastrointestinal system hosts roughly 1,800 distinct phyla and about
40,000 bacterial classes, which are known as microbiota, and which are able to influence …

Working Mechanism of Oxide Catalysts in the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde. II. Redox Properties and Reactivity of SiO2, MoO3/SiO2, V2O5/SiO2 …

F Arena, N Giordano, A Parmaliana - Journal of catalysis, 1997 - Elsevier
The redox behaviour and the oxygen chemisorption of SiO2, MoO3/SiO2, V2O5/SiO2, TiO2,
and V2O5/TiO2systems have been systematically evaluated by H2and CH4temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical fragility curves for masonry school building portfolios in Nepal

N Giordano, F De Luca, A Sextos - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Schools represent a reference point for communities in any part of the world. Therefore, their
safety and resilience against natural catastrophes is of paramount importance. The recent …

[HTML][HTML] Could oxidative stress regulate the expression of microRNA-146a and microRNA-34a in human osteoarthritic chondrocyte cultures?

S Cheleschi, A De Palma, NA Pascarelli… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress and the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important
role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput 3D microvessel-on-a-chip model to study defective angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis

B Kramer, C Corallo, A van den Heuvel, J Crawford… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In early systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma, SSc), the vasculature is impaired. Although the
exact etiology of endothelial cell damage in SSc remains unclear, it is hypothesized that …

[HTML][HTML] Out-of-plane closed-form solution for the seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry schools in Nepal

N Giordano, F De Luca, A Sextos - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditional unreinforced masonry (URM) constructions still represent an important part of the
school building stock in several low-income countries including Nepal. Unfortunately, their …

Effect of electromagnetic fields on bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover in osteoporosis: a single-blind, randomized pilot study

N Giordano, E Battisti, S Geraci, M Fortunato… - Current Therapeutic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) on bone formation and
remodeling has been evaluated in several studies in the last 30 years, but the results of …

Prevalence of Paget's disease of bone in Italy

L Gennari, M Di Stefano, D Merlotti… - Journal of Bone and …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
We examined the prevalence of PDB in Italy from radiological, scintigraphic, and
biochemical surveys in two Italian towns. Prevalence rates varied from 0.7% to 2.4%, were …