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Building on success [[electronic resource] ] : new directions in global health : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 10, 2010
| Building on success [[electronic resource] ] : new directions in global health : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 10, 2010 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 44 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - International cooperation
HIV infections - Prevention - International cooperation Malaria - Prevention - International cooperation AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States HIV infections - Prevention - Government policy - United States Malaria - Prevention - Government policy - United States World health |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Building on success |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703062103321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting AIDS [[electronic resource] ] : update 1988 / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
| Confronting AIDS [[electronic resource] ] : update 1988 / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/9697/9200973 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States
AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - United States - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21490-2
9786610214907 0-309-53527-1 0-585-16836-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455446503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting AIDS : update 1988 / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
| Confronting AIDS : update 1988 / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 362.1/9697/9200973 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States
AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - United States - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-280-21490-2
9786610214907 0-309-53527-1 0-585-16836-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. HIV Infection and its Epidemiology; 5 3. Understanding the Course of the Epidemic; 6 4. Altering the Course of the Epidemic; 7 5. Care of Persons Infected With HIV; 8 6. The Biology of HIV and Biomedical Research Needs; 9 7. International Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection; 10 8. A National Commission on HIV Infection and AIDS; 11 Appendix A: Summary and Recommendations from Confronting AIDS: Directions for Public Health, Health Care, and Research; 12 Appendix B: CDC Classification System for HIV Infections and Revised Case Definition for AIDS; 13 Appendix C: Correspondents; 14 Appendix D: Biographical Notes on Committee Members; 15 Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778710103321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting AIDS : update 1988 / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
| Confronting AIDS : update 1988 / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 362.1/9697/9200973 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States
AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - United States - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-280-21490-2
9786610214907 0-309-53527-1 0-585-16836-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. HIV Infection and its Epidemiology; 5 3. Understanding the Course of the Epidemic; 6 4. Altering the Course of the Epidemic; 7 5. Care of Persons Infected With HIV; 8 6. The Biology of HIV and Biomedical Research Needs; 9 7. International Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection; 10 8. A National Commission on HIV Infection and AIDS; 11 Appendix A: Summary and Recommendations from Confronting AIDS: Directions for Public Health, Health Care, and Research; 12 Appendix B: CDC Classification System for HIV Infections and Revised Case Definition for AIDS; 13 Appendix C: Correspondents; 14 Appendix D: Biographical Notes on Committee Members; 15 Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817032403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting AIDS [[electronic resource] ] : directions for public health, health care, and research / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
| Confronting AIDS [[electronic resource] ] : directions for public health, health care, and research / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/9697/9200973 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States
AIDS (Disease) - United States - Prevention AIDS (Disease) - Research - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-22141-0
9786610221417 0-309-55495-0 0-585-16838-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455783703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting AIDS : directions for public health, health care, and research / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
| Confronting AIDS : directions for public health, health care, and research / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/9697/9200973 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States
AIDS (Disease) - United States - Prevention AIDS (Disease) - Research - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-22141-0
9786610221417 0-309-55495-0 0-585-16838-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778784903321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting AIDS : directions for public health, health care, and research / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
| Confronting AIDS : directions for public health, health care, and research / / Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/9697/9200973 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States
AIDS (Disease) - United States - Prevention AIDS (Disease) - Research - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Research - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-22141-0
9786610221417 0-309-55495-0 0-585-16838-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Confronting AIDS -- Copyright -- Preface -- TERMINOLOGY -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- Abstract -- 1 Confronting AIDS: Summary and Recommendations -- STATUS OF THE EPIDEMIC -- Infection and Transmission -- Clinical Manifestations of the Disease -- Statistical Dimensions of the Epidemic -- THE FUTURE COURSE OF THE EPIDEMIC -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALTERING THE COURSE OF THE EPIDEMIC -- Public Education -- Preventing HIV Infection Among IV Drug Users -- Public Health Measures -- Surveillance -- Mandatory Screening -- Voluntary Testing -- The Role of Coercive Measures in Public Health Efforts -- Funding for Education and Other Public Health Measures -- Discrimination and AIDS -- CARE OF PERSONS INFECTED WITH HIV -- Health Care Costs Resulting from HIV Infection -- The Financing of Health Care for HIV-Related Conditions -- FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS -- Basic Research -- The Natural History of HIV Infection -- Epidemiologic Approaches -- Animal Models -- Antiviral Agents -- Vaccines -- Social Science Research Needs -- Funding for Research on AIDS and HIV -- INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF AIDS AND HIV INFECTION -- Rationale for U.S. International Involvement -- Risks of Infection Outside the United States -- International Research Opportunities -- GUIDANCE FOR THE NATION'S EFFORTS -- What Is Needed? -- Establishment of the Commission -- MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS -- 2 Understanding of the Disease and Dimensions of the Epidemic -- THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF AIDS -- Features of Retroviruses -- Related Viruses -- PATHOGENESIS OF AIDS -- NATURAL HISTORY OF THE DISEASE -- CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV INFECTION -- Opportunistic Infections -- Kaposi's Sarcoma -- Other Malignancies -- Neurologic Complications Associated with HIV Infection -- Pediatric AIDS -- MODES OF TRANSMISSION OF HIV -- Sexual Transmission -- Parenteral Transmission.
Maternal-Infant Transmission -- POPULATION GROUPS AT INCREASED RISK OF HIV INFECTION -- Homosexual Men -- Intravenous Drug Users -- Hemophiliacs -- Recipients of Blood Transfusions -- Heterosexual Contacts of HIV-Infected Persons -- Infants and Children -- Health Care Workers -- EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES AND FINDINGS -- Surveillance -- National Disease Reporting -- Epidemiologic Research -- Case-Control Studies -- Prospective Cohort Studies -- Serologic Surveys -- Findings of Epidemiologic Studies -- The Prevalence of HIV Infection -- AIDS Cases By Risk Group -- AIDS Case Trends by Geographic Area -- AIDS Case Trends by Sex, Race, and Age -- AIDS Case Trends in Disease Presentation and Mortality -- HIV INFECTION AND AIDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES -- African Countries -- Other Countries -- REFERENCES -- 3 The Future Course of the Epidemic and Available National Resources -- PROJECTIONS BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE -- PROBLEMS IN MAKING PROJECTIONS -- THE EPIDEMIC WITHIN AND BEYOND HIGH-RISK GROUPS -- THE PROPORTION OF SEROPOSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL DEVELOP AIDS -- LONG-TERM PROSPECTS -- NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR DEALING WITH AIDS AND HIV -- Impediments to Involvement -- Mechanisms for Coordinating Activities -- REFERENCES -- 4 Opportunities for Altering the Course of the Epidemic -- PUBLIC EDUCATION -- What Should Be the Content of Public Education? -- What Are the Aims of Public Education? -- Who Needs Education? -- Who Should Do the Educating? -- Assessing Educational Interventions -- A Special Case-Changing Behavior among IV Drug Users -- Drug Abuse Treatment Programs -- Distribution of Sterile Needles and Syringes -- Recommendations -- PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES -- Tests for Infection with HIV -- Blood Banking -- Surveillance -- Reporting Schemes -- Contact Tracing and Notification -- Mandatory Screening -- Voluntary Testing -- Compulsory Measures. Compulsory Measures among Institutionalized Populations -- Compulsory Closing and Regulation of Facilities -- Recommendations -- FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES -- Recommendation -- DISCRIMINATION AND AIDS -- Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- 5 Care of Persons Infected with HIV -- ROLES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS -- Recommendations -- HEALTH CARE SETTINGS FOR AIDS PATIENTS -- Hospital Care -- Outpatient Care -- Community-Based AIDS Care -- Recommendations -- NEEDS OF SPECIFIC PATIENT POPULATIONS -- PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT -- Needs of Patients with AIDS -- Needs of Patients with ARC -- Needs of Patients with Subclinical HIV Infections -- Needs of Seronegative Persons -- Recommendations -- ETHICAL ASPECTS OF PROVIDING CARE -- COSTS OF HEALTH CARE FOR HIV-RELATED CONDITIONS -- Direct Costs of Care for AIDS Patients -- Costs of Care for ARC Patients and Seropositive Individuals -- Indirect Costs of HIV-Related Conditions -- Cost Implications of Projected AIDS Cases -- Projected Hospitalization Facilities -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE FOR HIV-RELATED CONDITIONS -- Sources of Financing -- Medicaid -- Medicare -- Private Insurance -- Improving the Coverage of Health Care Costs -- Emerging Issues -- Policy Issues -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- 6 Future Research Needs -- THE STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF HIV -- Retroviral Structure -- Retroviral Replication -- Definition of the Structural and Functional Constituents of HIV -- Determination of the Structure of the HIV Virion -- Interrupting Infection by HIV -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- NATURAL HISTORY OF HIV INFECTION -- Transmission of HIV -- The Immune System Response to HIV Infection -- The Immunologic Consequences of HIV Infection -- Recommendations. EPIDEMIOLOGIC APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE TRANSMISSION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF HIV INFECTION -- Recommendations on Surveillance -- Recommendations on Natural History of HIV Infection -- Recommendations on Transmission of HIV -- Recommendations on the Need for Improved Serologic and Virologic Tests -- ANIMAL MODELS -- HIV Infection of Chimpanzees -- HIV-Related Viruses in Old World Primates -- Lentiviruses of Ungulates -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- ANTIVIRAL AGENTS -- Drug Evaluation in Vitro -- Drug Evaluation in Humans -- Current Antiviral Agents under Clinical Study -- Suramin -- HPA-23 -- Azidothymidine (AZT) -- Ribavirin -- Foscarnet -- Alpha Interferon -- New Antiviral Agents against AIDS -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Vaccines -- Animal Retrovirus Vaccines -- Vaccines against HIV -- Models of Vaccine Delivery -- Approaches to HIV Vaccine Development and Evaluation -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Social Science Research Needs -- Breaking the Chain of Transmission -- Reducing Public Fear and Its Effects -- Organizing Health and Social Services -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- FUNDING FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO AIDS AND HIV -- Current Levels of and Mechanisms for Funding -- Centers for Disease Control -- National Institutes of Health -- Other Federal and State Agencies -- Industry -- Current NIH Funding Mechanisms -- Distribution of Funds among Agencies and to Specific Research Areas -- Assessing Desirable Levels of Research Support -- Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- 7 International Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection -- PROJECTIONS OF THE DISEASE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES -- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- RATIONALE FOR U.S. INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT -- Foreign Policy Considerations -- Health Improvement Assistance -- International Spread of Diseases -- Opportunities for Mutually Beneficial Research. Agencies and Organizations with International Responsibilities or Operations -- Importation -- INFECTION RISKS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES -- Sexual Exposure -- Exposure Through Blood Transfusion -- IV Drug Use -- Use of Unsterile Needles and Implements -- Lack of Evidence for Transmission by Insect Vectors and Casual Contact -- Conclusions -- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES -- THE U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Appendixes -- A Clinical Manifestations of HIV Infection -- Opportunistic Infections -- Protozoal Infections -- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia -- Toxoplasma gondii -- Cryptosporidium -- Isospora belli -- Fungal Infections -- Candida -- Cryptococcus -- Bacterial Infections -- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis -- Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare -- Salmonella Infections -- Pyogenic Bacteria -- Viral Infections -- Herpes Simplex Virus -- Herpes Zoster -- Cytomegalovirus -- Other Infections in Members of Risk Groups -- Malignancies and Other Neoplastic Diseases -- Kaposi's Sarcoma -- Kaposi's Sarcoma in Non-AIDS Populations -- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in AIDS -- Hodgkin's Disease in Homosexual Men -- Other Cancers in AIDS -- Neurologic Complications -- Clinical and Pathologic Features of Neurologic Diseases -- Aseptic Meningitis -- Subacute Encephalitis -- Myelopathy -- Peripheral Neuropathies -- HIV Infection of the Nervous System -- Cellular Localization of HIV -- Unsolved Problems -- Pediatric AIDS -- Clinical Features and Diagnosis -- Diagnostic Criteria -- References -- B Serologic and Virologic Testing -- Performance Characteristics of the Tests -- Bibliography -- C Risk of HIV Transmission from Blood Transfusion -- References -- D U.S. Public and Private Sector Resources for Fighting AIDS -- Public Sector -- Federal -- State, City, and Local Authorities -- Private Sector. Commercial Entities. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811949403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa : a progress report : hearing before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, April 7, 2004
| Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa : a progress report : hearing before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, April 7, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 68 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
HIV (Viruses) - Africa - Prevention
AIDS (Disease) - Africa - Prevention Medical assistance, American - Africa AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Hiv (viruses)
Aids (disease) Health & fitness |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689706203321 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The G-8 Summit and Africa's development : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 30, 2005
| The G-8 Summit and Africa's development : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 30, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 76 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Africa - Prevention
HIV infections - Africa - Prevention AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States Humanitarian assistance, American - Africa Debt relief - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Aids (disease)
Hiv infections Health & fitness Political science Social science Business & economics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | G-8 Summit and Africa's Development |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693917003321 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Halting the spread of HIV/AIDS : future efforts in the U.S. bilateral and multilateral response : hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, February 13 and 14, 2002
| Halting the spread of HIV/AIDS : future efforts in the U.S. bilateral and multilateral response : hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, February 13 and 14, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 180 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
HIV infections - Prevention - Government policy - United States
HIV infections - Treatment - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy - United States AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Government policy - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Hiv infections
Aids (disease) Medical |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Halting the spread of HIV/AIDS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689572003321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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