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    In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Wiley, Vol. 31, No. S1 ( 2021-04), p. 51-60
    Abstract: When implementing conservation strategies involving passive acoustic monitoring, an accurate description of signal properties is crucial, especially when studying threatened and elusive vocalizing species. Misrepresentation of detected sounds can result in information loss or misclassification of species, thus compromising the management process. Distortion of the time–frequency features depends on the characteristics of acoustic propagation through sea water, sensitivity and sampling frequency of the acquisition system and distance between cetacean source and the receiving sensor (hydrophone). This study examined how the sampling frequency and the distance from the source affect the properties of burst pulsed sounds emitted by short‐beaked common dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea and how the signal is modified in relation to the recording scenarios. Burst pulses were collected at 300 000 samples/s, and down‐sampled at 192 000, 96 000, 48 000 and 44 100. Fifteen acoustic parameters were automatically measured. The median values were measured and compared among the signals sampled at different rates. Finally, a transmission loss model was applied to explore the variation of the power spectrum density during click propagation through seawater. The results showed that, even if higher sampling rates are a more accurate match with the original signal, some parameters (number of clicks, inter‐click‐interval and maximum peak) measured at 96 000 and 192 000 Hz did not display significant differences compared with 300 000 Hz, except for the frequency parameters. The transmission loss model also showed that the highest frequency components strongly attenuate within 800 m from the source. These results suggest that high recording distances and lower sampling rates do not allow an accurate analysis of burst pulsed signals. However, taking into account data storage limitations, recording at the highest frequency is not always required for an accurate description of signals and the outcomes of this study improve the accuracy of passive acoustic monitoring systems, thus enhancing the potential for conservation of short‐beaked common dolphins.
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    ISSN: 1052-7613 , 1099-0755
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Head & Neck, Wiley, Vol. 38, No. S1 ( 2016-04)
    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess predictors of mucositis in oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancer after definitive or adjuvant volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT) +/− chemotherapy. Methods Fifty patients were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed for the following parameters as potential predictors of mucositis ≥ G2: total oral mucosa and oral mucosa minus target high‐low radiation dose regions (planning target volumes [PTVs]), mean dose (D mean ), maximum dose (D max ), chemotherapy, weight loss, and dysphagia. Results Mucositis ≥ G2 was found to be statistically related to chemotherapy, weight loss, dysphagia ≥ G2, total oral mucosa D mean ≥50 Gy and D max ≥65 Gy, V 45 Gy 〉 40%, V 50 Gy 〉 30%, and V 55 Gy 〉 20% of the oral mucosa minus target PTVs. A ratio between total oral mucosa and oral mucosa minus target PTVs 〉 2.5 is related to G3 mucositis ( p = .03). Conclusion New parameters were found as predictors of moderate‐severe mucositis. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38 : E815–E819, 2016
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    ISSN: 1043-3074 , 1097-0347
    URL: Issue
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2016
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    In: Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, Wiley, Vol. 65, No. 3 ( 2018-05), p. 381-389
    Abstract: Viral vectors are important in medical approaches, such as disease prevention and gene therapy, and their production depends on efficient prepurification steps. In the present study, an aqueous two‐phase micellar system (ATPMS) was evaluated to extract human adenovirus type 5 particles from a cell lysate. Adenovirus was cultured in human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK‐293) cells to a concentration of 1.4 × 10 10 particles/mL. Cells were lysed, and the system formed by direct addition of Triton X‐114 in a 2 3 full factorial design with center points. The systems were formed with Triton X‐114 at a final concentration of 1.0, 6.0, and 11.0% (w/w), cell lysate pH of 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0, and incubation temperatures at 33, 35, and 37 °C. Adenovirus particles recovered from partition phases were measured by qPCR. The best system condition was with 11.0% (w/w) of Triton X‐114, a cell lysate pH of 7.0, and an incubation temperature at 33 °C, yielding 3.51 × 10 10 adenovirus particles/mL, which increased the initial adenovirus particles concentration by 2.3‐fold, purifying it by 2.2‐fold from the cell lysate, and removing cell debris. In conclusion, these results demonstrated that the use of an aqueous two‐phase micellar system in the early steps of downstream processing could improve viral particle extraction from cultured cells while integrating clarification, concentration, and prepurification steps.
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    ISSN: 0885-4513 , 1470-8744
    URL: Issue
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2018
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    In: Population Ecology, Wiley, Vol. 59, No. 1 ( 2017-01), p. 55-64
    Abstract: An understanding of the population dynamics and social organization of cetaceans is essential to manage the influence of anthropogenic activities. In this study, the population size, site fidelity and social interactions of bottlenose dolphins in the Strait of Sicily (Italy) were investigated to provide recommendations for their conservation. Mark‐recapture analysis was based on the encounter histories of 103 marked dolphins from 2004 to 2015. The POPAN formulation of the Jolly–Seber model in MARK software was used to estimate the size of the super‐population. Site fidelity and social organization were estimated for individuals re‐sighted ≥3 times. The estimated population size was 140 (SE = 15.75; 95% CI = 106–164). Dolphins had low site fidelity, and both adults and sub‐adults move outside the study area. Females with calves used the area longer than other individuals. Based on our results, dolphins’ home range likely extended beyond the study area. The mean value of the Half‐Weight Association Index was low and the preferred association was by casual acquaintance. However, we found a distinct aggregation of post‐parturition females during the final 2 years of the study. Therefore, the pattern of association was apparently a response to an ecological requirement, which was the possibility to breed in high productivity waters. Whether these individuals are part of a larger pelagic population is unknown; however, we can conclude that the management of only coastal waters is insufficient for the conservation of dolphins in the Strait of Sicily.
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    ISSN: 1438-3896 , 1438-390X
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2017
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    In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Wiley, Vol. 31, No. 8 ( 2021-08), p. 2241-2256
    Abstract: Dolphins interact with many types of fishing gear, causing damage to fishing activities and in some cases facing harm and becoming entangled as bycatch. In this study, the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins during their interaction with set nets, equipped with and without interactive pingers, was investigated. Acoustic monitoring of the nets was conducted for a total of 56 hauls and 814.9 hr of recordings, from the 16 October to 13 November 2015, along the coast of Lampedusa island (Sicilian Channel, Italy, Mediterranean Sea). The level of interaction between dolphins and the nets was evaluated considering the number of dolphin clicks grouped over time (single acoustic incursion on each net), the duration of every acoustic incursion, and the number of dolphin clicks per incursion. Moreover, the catch rate was measured as the number of fish per hour for each net. Based on the recording time of dolphin clicks, the spatio‐temporal development of the interaction with the nets located in different bays of the island was assessed. The duration of the interaction between dolphins and nets significantly increased over the study period, with a concomitant reduction in catch rate. The interactive pinger showed efficacy in protecting the nets from dolphin depredation during the first period of 36 hauls and 11 fishing days (higher catch rates and lower incursion durations), whereas no differences were found in any interaction parameters between pinger and control nets in the second period (20 hauls and six fishing days). Interactive pingers may be an effective, short‐term (2–3 weeks) tool in deterring depredation by bottlenose dolphins in small‐scale artisanal fisheries. Other mitigation approaches, such as gear modification, lessons learned through outreach, and passive acoustic monitoring of the nets, could improve the management of the interactions between fisheries and bottlenose dolphins.
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    Publication Date: 2021
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