2D gravity and random matrices

P Di Francesco, P Ginsparg, J Zinn-Justin - Physics Reports, 1995 - Elsevier
We review recent progress in 2D gravity coupled to d < 1 conformal matter, based on a
representation of discrete gravity in terms of random matrices. We discuss the saddle point …

A model of cardiac electrical activity incorporating ionic pumps and concentration changes

D Di Francesco, D Noble - Philosophical Transactions of …, 1985 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Equations have been developed to describe cardiac action potentials and pacemaker
activity. The model takes account of extensive developments in experimental work since the …

The sequence of the human genome

…, R Charlab, K Chaturvedi, Z Deng, VD Francesco… - science, 2001 - science.org
A 2.91-billion base pair (bp) consensus sequence of the euchromatic portion of the human
genome was generated by the whole-genome shotgun sequencing method. The 14.8-billion …

Comparative evaluation of the pain-relieving properties of a lecithinized formulation of curcumin (Meriva®), nimesulide, and acetaminophen

DP Francesco, R Giuliana, ADM Eleonora… - Journal of pain …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In addition to its anti-inflammatory activity, Meriva ® , a proprietary lecithin formulation of
curcumin, has been anecdotally reported to decrease acute pain in patients with various chronic …

Infall, outflow, rotation, and turbulent motions of dense gas within NGC 1333 IRAS 4

J Di Francesco, PC Myers, DJ Wilner… - The Astrophysical …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
Millimeter wavelength observations are presented of NGC 1333 IRAS 4, a group of highly
embedded young stellar objects in Perseus, that reveal motions of infall, outflow, rotation, and …

Energy conservation in wireless sensor networks: A survey

G Anastasi, M Conti, M Di Francesco, A Passarella - Ad hoc networks, 2009 - Elsevier
In the last years, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have gained increasing attention from
both the research community and actual users. As sensor nodes are generally battery-…

The NIH human microbiome project

…, C Deal, CC Baker, V Di Francesco… - Genome …, 2009 - genome.cshlp.org
The Human Microbiome Project (HMP), funded as an initiative of the NIH Roadmap for
Biomedical Research ( http://nihroadmap.nih.gov ), is a multi-component community resource. …

From filamentary clouds to prestellar cores to the stellar IMF: Initial highlights from the Herschel Gould Belt Survey

…, D Ward-Thompson, J Di Francesco… - Astronomy & …, 2010 - aanda.org
We summarize the first results from the Gould Belt Survey, obtained toward the Aquila rift and
Polaris Flare regions during the science demonstration phase of Herschel. Our 70–500 μm …

Sarcopenic obesity: a new category of obesity in the elderly

…, G Mazzali, F Fantin, A Rossi, V Di Francesco - Nutrition, metabolism …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIM: In elderly patients, age-related changes in body composition, as
well as the increased prevalence of obesity, determine a combination of excess weight and …

A time to fast

A Di Francesco, C Di Germanio, M Bernier, R De Cabo - Science, 2018 - science.org
Nutrient composition and caloric intake have traditionally been used to devise optimized
diets for various phases of life. Adjustment of meal size and frequency have emerged as …