Ernesto d’Aloja
Biographic Data
| ID | 7088909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ernesto d’Aloja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ernesto |
| FAMILY NAME | d’Aloja |
| SIGNATURE | D’ALOJA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cagliari |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4456-6252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Identifying molecular signatures of post-traumatic stress disorder vulnerability and progression in a longitudinal study: A study protocol
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a highly debilitating psychiatric disorder, which develops in a subset of trauma-exposed individuals. Patients with PTSD fail to extinguish fear responses to no-longer dangerous stimuli and develop enduring experiences of fear and anxiety. To advance the understanding of PTSD neurobiology, longitudinal and comprehensive clinical and molecular data are needed. Here we present the protocol of the project "Re…
Patient Involvement in Shared Decision-Making: Do Patients Rate Physicians and Nurses Differently
Nurses should be sensitized to involving patients in the decision-making process, especially upon hospital admission. Specific training about effective communication techniques can be implemented to manage relationships with patients in different caring situations. Practical implications and future directions are discussed
Covid-19 and Italian Healthcare Workers From the Initial Sacrifice to the mRNA Vaccine: Pandemic Chrono-History, Epidemiological Data, Ethical Dilemmas, and Future Challenges
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. Simultaneously, in Italy, in which the first case had occurred on February 18, the rigid phase of the lockdown began. The country has attracted worldwide attention, becoming at the same time a field of study both concerning the spread of the pandemic and advanced assessments of the effectiveness of political, public health,…
Worries, Preparedness, and Perceived Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Nurses' Mental Health
Background: In times of global public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses stand at the front line, working in close contact with infected individuals. Being actively engaged in fighting against COVID-19 exposes nurses to a high risk of being infected but can also have a serious impact on their mental health, as they are faced with excessive workload and emotional burden in many front-line operating contexts. Purpose: The aim o…
Biomarkers of Low-Level Environmental Exposure to Benzene and Oxidative DNA Damage in Primary School Children in Sardinia, Italy
Our results suggest the importance of biological monitoring of low-level environmental exposure and its relation to risk of genotoxic effects among children
Dying “from” or “with” Covid-19 during the Pandemic: Medico-Legal Issues According to a Population Perspective
There is still a lack of knowledge concerning the pathophysiology of death among COVID-19-deceased patients, and the question of whether a patient has died with or due to COVID-19 is still very much debated. In Italy, all deaths of patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 are defined as COVID-19-related, without considering pre-existing diseases that may either contribute to or even cause death. Our study included nine subjects from two differ…
Autopsies and Asymptomatic Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Balancing Risk and Reward
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 09 November 2020Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.595405
Job Demand-Control-Support Latent Profiles and Their Relationships with Interpersonal Stressors, Job Burnout, and Intrinsic Work Motivation
In the Job Demand-Control-Support (JDCS) model, the combination of job demands, job control, and social support was hypothesized to lead to eight different constellations of job types. According to the model, these constellations are linked to wellbeing/health and learning outcomes. In the last three decades, these constellations of job types have been investigated by adopting a variable-centered perspective. However, latent profile analyses (LPA…
Stress among university students: Factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Italian version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance student questionnaire
In sum, our results suggest that the ERI-SQ is a valid, reliable and robust instrument for the measurement of stress among Italian university students
Ultrafine Particle Distribution and Chemical Composition Assessment during Military Operative Trainings
(1) Background: The assessment of airborne particulate matter (PM) and ultrafine particles (UFPs) in battlefield scenarios is a topic of particular concern; (2) Methods: Size distribution, concentration, and chemical composition of UFPs during operative military training activities (target drone launches, ammunition blasting, and inert bomb impact) were investigated using an electric low-pressure impactor (ELPI+) and a scanning electron microscop…
Interventions on Bullying and Cyberbullying in Schools: A Systematic Review
Background : bullying (and cyberbullying) is a widespread phenomenon among young people and it is used to describe interpersonal relationships characterized by an imbalance of power. In this relationships often show aggressive behavior and intentional "harm doing" repeated over time. The prevalence of bullying among youth has been reported to vary widely among countries (5.1%-41.4%) and this behavior seems generally higher among student boys than…
The attributable burden of panic disorder in the impairment of quality of life in a national survey in Italy
INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE: The aim was to measure the lifetime prevalence of panic disorder (PD) in an Italian community sample, and to estimate the burden attributable to PD in compromising the quality of life (QoL) of people diagnosed with it. METHODS: Community survey was conducted on a sample of 4,999 randomly selected adult subjects. Instruments used were semi-structured clinical interview Advanced Neuropsychiatric Tools and Assessment Schedule…
Resistance to Falciparum malaria in α‐thalassemia, oxidative stress, and hemoglobin oxidation
A recent survey conducted on Vanuatu Island suggests that resistance to Plasmodium falciparum in alpha-thalassemic individuals may have an immunological basis. This study is important since it seems to undermine the current idea that red-cell genetic defects give protection against falciparum malaria by reducing intraerythrocytic growth and development of the parasite. However, the mechanisms underlying these clinical and genetic observations are…
Resistance to Falciparum malaria in α-thalassemia, oxidative stress, and hemoglobin oxidation
A recent survey conducted on Vanuatu Island suggests that resistance to Plasmodium falciparum in α-thalassemic individuals may have an immunological basis. This study is important since it seems to undermine the current idea that red-cell genetic defects give protection against falciparum malaria by reducing intraerythrocytic growth and development of the parasite. However, the mechanisms underlying these clinical and genetic observations are not…
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Resistance to Falciparum malaria in α‐thalassemia, oxidative stress, and hemoglobin oxidation
A recent survey conducted on Vanuatu Island suggests that resistance to Plasmodium falciparum in alpha-thalassemic individuals may have an immunological basis. This study is important since it seems to undermine the current idea that red-cell genetic defects give protection against falciparum malaria by reducing intraerythrocytic growth and development of the parasite. However, the mechanisms underlying these clinical and genetic observations are…
Resistance to Falciparum malaria in α-thalassemia, oxidative stress, and hemoglobin oxidation
A recent survey conducted on Vanuatu Island suggests that resistance to Plasmodium falciparum in α-thalassemic individuals may have an immunological basis. This study is important since it seems to undermine the current idea that red-cell genetic defects give protection against falciparum malaria by reducing intraerythrocytic growth and development of the parasite. However, the mechanisms underlying these clinical and genetic observations are not…
Interventions on Bullying and Cyberbullying in Schools: A Systematic Review
Background : bullying (and cyberbullying) is a widespread phenomenon among young people and it is used to describe interpersonal relationships characterized by an imbalance of power. In this relationships often show aggressive behavior and intentional "harm doing" repeated over time. The prevalence of bullying among youth has been reported to vary widely among countries (5.1%-41.4%) and this behavior seems generally higher among student boys than…
The attributable burden of panic disorder in the impairment of quality of life in a national survey in Italy
INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE: The aim was to measure the lifetime prevalence of panic disorder (PD) in an Italian community sample, and to estimate the burden attributable to PD in compromising the quality of life (QoL) of people diagnosed with it. METHODS: Community survey was conducted on a sample of 4,999 randomly selected adult subjects. Instruments used were semi-structured clinical interview Advanced Neuropsychiatric Tools and Assessment Schedule…
Ultrafine Particle Distribution and Chemical Composition Assessment during Military Operative Trainings
(1) Background: The assessment of airborne particulate matter (PM) and ultrafine particles (UFPs) in battlefield scenarios is a topic of particular concern; (2) Methods: Size distribution, concentration, and chemical composition of UFPs during operative military training activities (target drone launches, ammunition blasting, and inert bomb impact) were investigated using an electric low-pressure impactor (ELPI+) and a scanning electron microscop…
Stress among university students: Factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Italian version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance student questionnaire
In sum, our results suggest that the ERI-SQ is a valid, reliable and robust instrument for the measurement of stress among Italian university students
Autopsies and Asymptomatic Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Balancing Risk and Reward
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 09 November 2020Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.595405
Job Demand-Control-Support Latent Profiles and Their Relationships with Interpersonal Stressors, Job Burnout, and Intrinsic Work Motivation
In the Job Demand-Control-Support (JDCS) model, the combination of job demands, job control, and social support was hypothesized to lead to eight different constellations of job types. According to the model, these constellations are linked to wellbeing/health and learning outcomes. In the last three decades, these constellations of job types have been investigated by adopting a variable-centered perspective. However, latent profile analyses (LPA…
Covid-19 and Italian Healthcare Workers From the Initial Sacrifice to the mRNA Vaccine: Pandemic Chrono-History, Epidemiological Data, Ethical Dilemmas, and Future Challenges
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. Simultaneously, in Italy, in which the first case had occurred on February 18, the rigid phase of the lockdown began. The country has attracted worldwide attention, becoming at the same time a field of study both concerning the spread of the pandemic and advanced assessments of the effectiveness of political, public health,…
Worries, Preparedness, and Perceived Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Nurses' Mental Health
Background: In times of global public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses stand at the front line, working in close contact with infected individuals. Being actively engaged in fighting against COVID-19 exposes nurses to a high risk of being infected but can also have a serious impact on their mental health, as they are faced with excessive workload and emotional burden in many front-line operating contexts. Purpose: The aim o…
Biomarkers of Low-Level Environmental Exposure to Benzene and Oxidative DNA Damage in Primary School Children in Sardinia, Italy
Our results suggest the importance of biological monitoring of low-level environmental exposure and its relation to risk of genotoxic effects among children
Dying “from” or “with” Covid-19 during the Pandemic: Medico-Legal Issues According to a Population Perspective
There is still a lack of knowledge concerning the pathophysiology of death among COVID-19-deceased patients, and the question of whether a patient has died with or due to COVID-19 is still very much debated. In Italy, all deaths of patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 are defined as COVID-19-related, without considering pre-existing diseases that may either contribute to or even cause death. Our study included nine subjects from two differ…
Patient Involvement in Shared Decision-Making: Do Patients Rate Physicians and Nurses Differently
Nurses should be sensitized to involving patients in the decision-making process, especially upon hospital admission. Specific training about effective communication techniques can be implemented to manage relationships with patients in different caring situations. Practical implications and future directions are discussed
Identifying molecular signatures of post-traumatic stress disorder vulnerability and progression in a longitudinal study: A study protocol
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a highly debilitating psychiatric disorder, which develops in a subset of trauma-exposed individuals. Patients with PTSD fail to extinguish fear responses to no-longer dangerous stimuli and develop enduring experiences of fear and anxiety. To advance the understanding of PTSD neurobiology, longitudinal and comprehensive clinical and molecular data are needed. Here we present the protocol of the project "Re…
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