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In situ testing and modeling of cultural heritage buildings in Peru
Lourenço, Paulo B.; Karanikoloudis, G; Greco, FThis paper provides the results of in situ testing and modelling of four case studies in Peru and is part of the ongoing Seismic Retrofitting Project, under the auspices of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI): CasaArones (Cusco), Hotel Comércio (Lima), Ica Cathedral (Ica) and KuñoTambo (Acomayo).These are mostly earthen buildings made with adobe, with the presence of large amounts of timber and, in some case...
Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission: the Role o...
Musella, M; Apers, J; Rheinwalt, K; Ribeiro, R; Manno, E; Greco, F; Čierny, M; Milone, M; Di Stefano, C; Guler, S; Van Lessen, IM; Guerra, A; Maglio, MNBACKGROUND: A retrospective study was undertaken to define the efficacy of both mini gastric bypass or one anastomosis gastric bypass (MGB/OAGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remission in morbidly obese patients (pts). METHODS: Eight European centers were involved in this survey. T2DM was preoperatively diagnosed in 313/3252 pts (9.62%). In 175/313 patients, 55.9% underwent MGB/...
Contemporary urologic minilaparoscopy: indications, techniques, and surgical ou...
Porpiglia, F; Autorino, R; Cicione, A; Pagliarulo, V; Falsaperla, M; Volpe, A; Gozen, AS; Celia, A; De Sio, M; Saita, A; Damiano, R; Zacchero, MOBJECTIVES: To provide an analytical overview of contemporary indications, techniques, and outcomes of urologic minilaparoscopy (ML) in multiple European centers. METHODS: Data of patients who had undergone a minilaparoscopic urologic procedure at nine European institutions between 2009 and 2012 were retrospectively gathered. Surgical procedures were classified as upper or lower urinary tract and as ablative or...
Three-dimensional vs standard laparoscopy: comparative assessment using a valid...
Cicione, A; Autorino, R; Breda, A; De Sio, M; Damiano, R; Fusco, F; Greco, F; Carvalho-Dias, E; Mota, P; Nogueira, C; Pinho, P; Mirone, VOBJECTIVE: To compare the last generation of 3-dimensional imaging (3D) vs standard 2-dimensional imaging (2D) laparoscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted during the 4th Minimally Invasive Urological Surgical Week Course held in Braga (Portugal) in April 2013. The course participants and faculty were asked to perform standardized tasks in the dry laboratory setting and ra...