GROSSI G.

The progress in pharmaceutical technology at Genoa University has evolved in parallel with the advancement and consolidation of ADRITELF association, of which Prof. Gaetano Bignardi was one of the founding members and a staunch supporter. At the beginning, technological research took a slow start while remaining closely linked to the...

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2-(1-Piperazinyl)-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one (5a) is a recently described in vitro inhibitor of human platelet aggregation which specifically inhibits the activity of high affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase. A number of substitution derivatives, isosteres, and analogues of 5a were now synthesized and tested in vitro for their inhibitory...

The physical and mental health in elderly population is an emergent issue which in recent years has become an urgent socio-economic phenomenon. Computer scientists, together with physicians and caregivers have devoted a great research effort to conceive and devise assistive technologies, aiming at safeguarding elder health, while a marginal...

Well-being is a complex concept, that can be affected by long-term or temporary disabilities, as well as the natural process of aging. Nowadays, while meaningful computing methodologies have reached maturity, and a full awareness of the problem dimension has been reached, we are facing the objective of designing ad hoc technologies with the...

In the last decades, given the necessity of assisting fragile citizens, of which elderly represent a signifi-cant portion, a considerable research effort has been devoted to the use of information and communica-tion technologies (ICT) in daily living to promote activity, social connections, and independence. Withsimilar purposes, in recent...