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Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P45 RENIN AT DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN A BI-ETHNIC POPULATION: THE AFRICAN-PREDICT STUDY
Johannes van Rooyen, Hugo Huisman, Leonè Malan, Catharina Mels, Ruan Kruger, Lebo Gafane-Matemane, Shani Botha, Alta Schutte
Pages: 68 - 68
Background and objectives: It is widely accepted that regular physical exercise reduces the BP, particularly in hypertensive individuals. It is recommended in the prevention of hypertension to assist in BP control. The BP lowering mechanisms of exercise remain largely elusive, we therefore evaluated...
Journal: Artery Research
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8.11 CARDIO-ANKLE VASCULAR INDEX AND CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY ARE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONOLOGICAL AGE
L.B. Mendes, E. Bunting, K. Ali, J. Timeyin, C. Rajkumar
Pages: 68 - 68
Background: Vascular stiffening is part of the ageing process. However, it is not clear which vascular stiffness parameters are closely associated with chronological age.
Methods: Fifty-eight participants (38 men), age 69.57 ± 10.46 (mean ± SD, range = 47–90 years) who have had transient ischaemic attack...
Research Article
Heart-pulse Biofeedback in Playful Exercise using a Wearable device and Modular Interactive Tiles
Tomoya Shimokakimoto, Henrik Hautop Lund, Kenji Suzuki
Pages: 68 - 72
We developed a playful biofeedback system using a wearable device and modular interactive tiles. In this approach we suppose that patients could regulate exercise intensity on their own through biofeedback. We propose biofeedback play system called “bioToys” based on exercise with the modular interactive...
Review Article
Data Sharing Challenges and Recommendations for Human Biorepositories: A Systematic Literature Review
Jitendra Jonnagaddala, Toni Rose Jue, Pradeep Ray, Amir Talaei-Khoei
Pages: 68 - 77
Biorepositories collect biospecimens like blood and tissue from the patients along with associated clinical and pathological data. Medical research tends to require sharing of biospecimens and associated data at a large scale across multiple biorepositories. The objective of this review is to identify...
Research Article
Replacement policies for a complex system with unobservable components using dynamic Bayesian networks
Demet O., Taner Bilgiç
Pages: 68 - 83
We study maintenance of a complex dynamic system consisting of ageing and unobservable components under a predetermined threshold reliability level. Our aim is to construct an optimum replacement policy for the components of the system by minimizing total number of replacements or total replacement cost....
Research Article
Lie Symmetries of Einstein's Vacuum Equations in N Dimensions
Louis Marchildon
Pages: 68 - 81
We investigate Lie symmetries of Einstein's vacuum equations in N dimensions, with a cosmological term. For this purpose, we first write down the second prolongation of the symmetry generating vector fields, and compute its action on Einstein's equations. Instead of setting to zero the coefficients of...
Research Article
Differential Operators, Symmetries and the Inverse Problem for Second-Order Differential Equations
P. Morando, S. Pasquero
Pages: 68 - 84
Short Communication
HCV infection prevalence in a population recruited at health centers in Jordan
Waseem Hamoudi, Sami Adel Sheikh Ali, Mohammad Abdallat, Chris R. Estes, Homie A. Razavi
Pages: 67 - 71
Background: Jordan lacks statistical data regarding prevalence of HCV.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of HCV in selected areas of Jordan (north, middle and south of Jordan).
Methods: A random sample of 700 patients attending health centers was used to determine HCV prevalence. ELISA testing was used...
Research Article
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding travel health among Muscat International Airport travelers in Oman: Identifying the gaps and addressing the challenges
Seif S. Al-Abri, Doaa M. Abdel-Hady, Idris S. Al-Abaidani
Pages: 67 - 75
Although the majority of travel-associated communicable diseases can be prevented, the public health burden of these diseases remains significant. Relatively little is known about how travelers know and perceive the health risks associated with travel and how they utilize preventive measures before and...
Research Article
Efficient collective search by agents that remember failures
Masao Kubo, Nhuhai Phung, Hiroshi Sato
Pages: 67 - 70
The BRT agent is an algorithm that can find appropriate collective behavior by changing the agreement contents in a trial and error manner. Computer experiments show that it is necessary to change the agreement contents the number of times that is proportional to the square of the number of choices....
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Effects of curcumin intake and aerobic exercise training on arterial compliance in postmenopausal women
Nobuhiko Akazawa, Youngju Choi, Asako Miyaki, Yoko Tanabe, Jun Sugawara, Ryuichi Ajisaka, Seiji Maeda
Pages: 67 - 72
Background: Reduction in arterial compliance with aging increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle modification, particularly aerobic exercise and dietary modification, has a favorable effect on vascular aging. Curcumin, a major component of turmeric, is an anti-inflammatory agent. Therefore,...
Journal: Artery Research
Review Article
Large arteries and angiotensin II blockade in hypertension
Michel E. Safar
Pages: 67 - 74
Renin-angiotensin blockade has reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive subjects. Experimental studies have shown that this blockade acts primarily on vascular tone, causing quasi simultaneously a decrease in vascular resistance, an increase in large artery compliance and a change...
Research Article
Solving MTU Mismatch and Broadcast Overhead of NDN over Link-layer Networks
Thongchai Chuachan, Karim Djemame, Somnuk Puangpronpitag
Pages: 67 - 75
Named Data Networking (NDN) has been considered as a promising Internet architecture for the future data-centric communication. In particular, NDN over link-layer networks would cut off the overheads of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and enhance the efficiency of data distribution....
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Canola oil decreases cholesterol and improves endothelial function in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease – a pilot study☆
Hans Stricker, Francesca Duchini, Marco Facchini, Giorgio Mombelli
Pages: 67 - 73
Background: Dietary supplementation with omega-3 PUFAs has been shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This pilot study investigated the effects of supplementation with plant-derived omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs in patients with atherosclerosis.
Methods: Forty patients with PAD supplemented...
Research Article
New Framework for FCMs Using Dual Hesitant Fuzzy Sets with an Analysis of Risk Factors in Emergency Event
Zengwen Wang, Jian Wu, Xiaodi Liu, Harish Garg
Pages: 67 - 78
As a kind of soft computing tool with strong knowledge representation and causal reasoning ability, fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) is a product of fuzzy logic and neural network. A limitation of the current FCMs method is its inability to model the uncertainty that is introduced into a complex system due...
Research Article
Infection Waves in Pandemics and Risk Prediction: Physical Diffusion Theory and Data Comparisons
Romney B. Duffey
Pages: 67 - 74
We predict the magnitude and estimate the uncertainties of the spread, growth and maximum expected long-term infection rates that affect emergency policies and plans. For the COVID-19 and 1918 viral pandemics, large second or successive peaks, waves or plateaux of increased infections occur long after...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.064 AMBULATORY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX, PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND AUGMENTATION INDEX–INTERCHANGEABLE OR MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE MEASURES
A. Mahmud, P. Jerrard-Dunne, J. Feely
Pages: 67 - 67
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.063 INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED AORTIC STIFFNESS AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION
K.M. Maki-Petaja, J. Cheriyan, F.C. Hall, S.M.L. Wallace, C.M. McEniery, I.B. Wilkinson
Pages: 67 - 67
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.3 PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN THE MALMö DIET-CANCER COHORT FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTHY VASCULAR AGEING, USING MARKERS OF VASCULAR STATUS
Benjamin Nilsson Wadström, Peter Nilsson, Abd Al-Hakim Fatehali, Gunnar Engstrom
Pages: 67 - 68
Background: This study aims to translate two arterial measurements, aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (aPWV) and carotid Intima-Media Thickness (cIMT), into a combined Vascular Ageing Index (VAI), to evaluate the predictive power of VAI and utilize it to identify a sub-group with Healthy Vascular Ageing (HVA).
Methods:...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
8.10 BRACHIAL ARTERY FLOW-MEDIATED DILATATION: DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF WALL SHEAR RATE INCREASE DURING REACTIVE HYPERAEMIA
Kunihiko Aizawa, Sara Sbragi, Alessandro Ramalli, Piero Tortoli, Francesco Casanova, Carmela Morizzo, Clare Thorn, Angela Shore, Phillip Gates, Carlo Palombo
Pages: 67 - 68
Background: Wall shear rate (WSR) is considered an important stimulus for flow-mediated dilatation (FMD). However, its estimation by conventional ultrasound is challenging due to inherent difficulties of velocity estimation near the arterial wall. To evaluate how WSR influences brachial artery FMD, we...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.062 ADIPONECTIN GENE POLYMORPHISM -276G>T CONTRIBUTES TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
S. Zhou, J. Feely, P. Jerrard-Dunne, J. Spiers, A. Mahmud
Pages: 67 - 67
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.2 ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN INDICATORS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS AND VELOCITY: A COMPARISON OF DEVICES
Elizabeth Ellins, Lucy Lennon, Olia Papacosta, Goya Wannamethee, Peter Whincup, Julian Halcox
Pages: 67 - 67
Background: Both the Sphygmocor (S) and Vicorder (V) devices can be used for Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA) and Velocity (PWV). We investigated if there were differences in the associations between markers of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and PWA and PWV variables as assessed by the two devices.
Methods:...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P42 24-HOUR CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IS MORE STRONGLY ASSOCIATED TO TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE THAN BRACHIAL BLOOD PRESSURE: FIRST RESULTS OF THE VASOTENS REGISTRY
Stefano Omboni, Igor N. Posokhov, Gianfranco Parati, Vitaliy S. Barkan, Ernesto Cardona Muñoz, Elena A. Grigoricheva, Irina E. Minyukhina, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Giuseppe Mulè, Iana A. Orlova, Telmo Pereira
Pages: 67 - 68
Objective: In the present analysis of the VASOTENS study [1] baseline data, we checked whether organ damage of hypertension (TOD) i) is better associated with 24-hour central than peripheral BP and ii) is related to ambulatory arterial stiffness, estimated by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
8.9 REDUCTION IN MYOCARDIAL WALL STRESS AND DELAYED MYOCARDIAL RELAXATION DURING EXERCISE
Haotian Gu, Xiaoli Zhang, Benyu Jiang, Sally Brett, Phil Chowienczyk
Pages: 67 - 67
Introduction: Myocardial wall stress (MWS) is thought to be the mechanical stimulus to ventricular hypertrophy (1,2). The objective of this study was to examine the effect of exercise on time-varying MWS (3).
Methods: Twelve subjects, aged 42.0 ± 16.8 (mean ± SD) years, systolic blood pressure (BP)...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.061 A HAPLOTYPE AT THE MMP-9 LOCUS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER BLOOD PRESSURE AND GREATER ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
A. Mahmud, S. Zhou, P. Jerrard-Dunne, J. Spiers, J. Feely
Pages: 67 - 67
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.1 PROMOTION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS BY CHILDHOOD CANCER AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS IN ADULT LONG-TERM SURVIVORS
Natalie Arnold, Hiltrud Merzenich, Arthur Wingerter, Andreas Schluz, Astrid Schneider, Jürgen H. Prochaska, Sebastian Göbel, Marie-Astrid Neu, Nicole Henninger, Marina Panova-Noeva, Susan Eckerle, Claudia Spix, Irene Schidtmann, Karl J. Lackner, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Thomas Münzel, Jörg Faber, Philipp S. Wild
Pages: 67 - 67
Background: Vascular alterations induced by antineoplastic treatment might be considered as a possible underlying mechanism of increased cardiovascular (CV) sequelae in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Therefore, we thought to evaluate the changes in arterial stiffness (AS) among long-term CCS compared...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P41 MYOCARDIAL MECHANOENERGETIC EFFICIENCY INDEX (MMEI) AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: ASSOCIATION IN A GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTHER ITALY
Fabio Bertacchini, Massimo Salvetti, Anna Paini, Giulia Rubagotti, Deborah Stassaldi, Carlo Aggiusti, Giulia Maruelli, Chiara Arnoldi, Giovanni Saccà, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan
Pages: 67 - 67
A non-invasive approach for the estimation of mechanical efficiency through the calculation of the ratio between stroke work and HR-pressure product has been recently proposed by de Simone et al. This index, which expresses the amount of blood pumped in a single beat in 1 second by the heart, may be...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
8.8 SYMPATHETIC VASOCONSTRICTOR RESPONSE TO LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN YOUNG OBESE ADULTS: THE PRELIMINARY FINDING
Kanokwan Bunsawat, Georgios Grigoriadis, Bo Fernhall, Tracy Baynard
Pages: 67 - 67
Background: Elevations in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and sympathetic vasoconstrictor responsiveness to sympathoexcitation are associated with increased cardiovascular risks, which affect hemodynamics, and have been reported in obese adults with metabolic syndrome (1–3). It remains unclear...
Review Article
Overview on the Developments and Applications of Hesitant Fuzzy Sets: An Uncertain Decision Making Tool
Bin Zhu, Zeshui Xu
Pages: 67 - 75
Recently, hesitant fuzzy sets perform as an emerging tool in decision making under uncertainty. This paper reviews the main relevant papers, which are published in international academic journals from 2010 to 2016, relating to the interpretations, modellings, and applications of hesitant fuzzy sets....
Research Article
Development of Cloud Action for Seamless Robot Using Backpropagation Neural Network
Wisanu Jitviriya, Jiraphan Inthiam, Eiji Hayashi
Pages: 67 - 70
This paper presents the cloud action model for a five DOF Seamless robotic arm using the inverse kinematics solution based on artificial neural network (ANN). Levenberg-Marquardt method is used in training algorithm. The desired position and orientation of the end effector is defined as the input pattern...
Research Article
Is My ODE a Painlevé Equation in Disguise?
Jarmo Hietarinta, Valery Dryuma
Pages: 67 - 74
Painlevé equations belong to the class y +a1 y 3 +3a2 y 2 +3a3 y +a4 = 0, where ai = ai(x, y). This class of equations is invariant under the general point transformation x = (X, Y ), y = (X, Y ) and it is therefore very difficult to find out whether two equations in this class are related. We describe...
Research Article
Prediction Intervals for k-records in Terms of Current Records
M. Chahkandi, J. Ahmadi
Pages: 67 - 82
In this paper, we discuss the prediction of k-records from the future sequence based on observed current records of either kind upper or lower, record coverage and k-records from the same distribution. It is shown that the coverage probability of all proposed prediction intervals are distribution-free....
Research Article
A fuzzy based churn prediction and retention model for prepaid customers in telecom industry
Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Usman
Pages: 66 - 78
Accurate and timely identification of the potential churner, also known as churn prediction, is crucial to devise effective retention strategies. A number of churn prediction models have been proposed in the past, however, the existing models suffer from a number of limitations due to which these models...
Research Article
Selection Strategy for VM Migration Method
Yan-Ren Chen, I-Hsien Liu, Keng-Hao Chang, Chuan-Gang Liu, Jung-Shian Li
Pages: 66 - 70
Virtual machine (VM) live migration occurs frequently in cloud environments. When it is necessary to migrate many VMs, minimizing the migration time is an important concern. Thus, choosing an appropriate strategy to perform VM migration is essential. Accordingly, this paper discusses the advantages and...
Journal: Artery Research
Review Article
Should a statin be given to all hypertensive patients?
Harry Struijker-Boudier
Pages: 66 - 68
Statins have become an essential treatment for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular risk. This has been firmly established for patients with a relatively high risk for cardiovascular complications. Recent studies, in particular the HOPE trial, has extended this observation to patients with...
Journal: Artery Research
Mini Review
Cardiovascular aging: Insights from local and regional measures of aortic stiffness using magnetic resonance imaging
Alban Redheuil
Pages: 66 - 72
Aortic stiffness is now established as an independent marker of cardiovascular aging and cardiovascular risk. However, the specific role of the proximal aorta, specifically the ascending aorta, remains understudied. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a non-invasive technique has recently been proposed...
Research Article
RunPool: A Dynamic Pooling Layer for Convolution Neural Network
Huang Jin Jie, Putra Wanda
Pages: 66 - 76
Deep learning (DL) has achieved a significant performance in computer vision problems, mainly in automatic feature extraction and representation. However, it is not easy to determine the best pooling method in a different case study. For instance, experts can implement the best types of pooling in image...
Journal: Human-Centric Intelligent Systems
Research Article
Pretrained Natural Language Processing Model for Intent Recognition (BERT-IR)
Vasima Khan, Tariq Azfar Meenai
Pages: 66 - 74
Intent Recognition (IR) is considered a key area in Natural Language Processing (NLP). It has crucial usage in various applications. One is the Search Engine-Interpreting the context of text searched by the user improves the response time and helps the search engines give appropriate outputs. Another...
Review Article
Comparing the Sub-Vastus and Medial Parapatellar Approaches in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes
Mohamed Sukeik, Mohammad Zain Sohail, Fahad Siddique Hossain, Sattar AlShryda, James Powell
Pages: 66 - 73
Proponents of the Sub-Vastus (SV) approach in primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) claim superior extensor mechanism function which results in earlier recovery after surgery. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing the SV and standard Medial Parapatellar (MPP) approaches...
Research Article
The gauge transformation of the modified KP hierarchy
Jipeng Cheng
Pages: 66 - 85
In this paper, we firstly investigate the successive applications of three elementary gauge transformation operators Ti with i = 1,2,3 for the mKP hierarchy in Kupershmidt-Kiso version, and find that the gauge transformation operators Ti can not commute with each other. Then two types of gauge transformation...
Research Article
Verification of Robustness against Noise and Moving Speed in Self-localization Method for Soccer Robot
Yuehang Ma, Kaori Watanabe, Hitoshi Kono, Hidekazu Suzuki
Pages: 66 - 71
The main focus of the RoboCup competitions is the game of football (soccer), where the research goals concern cooperative multi-robot and multi-agent systems in dynamic environments. In RoboCup, self-localization techniques are crucial for robots to estimate their own position as well as the position...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.060 BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY AND THE QUALITY OF BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION
K. Cankar, Z. Melik, N. Potocnik
Pages: 66 - 67
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.059 IS INCREASED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE THE MAIN REASON FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES?
Z. Melik, K. Cankar, N. Potocnik
Pages: 66 - 66
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P40 DOES ARTERIAL AGEING DIFFER BETWEEN EUROPEANS AND JAPANESE AND KOREAN PATIENT SAMPLES? RESULTS FROM CURRENT UK STUDIES
F.A. Kirkham, C. Mills, K. Nambiar, J. Timeyin, K.A. Davies, F. Kern, J.K. Cruickshank, C. Rajkumar
Pages: 66 - 67
Objective: Vascular stiffness has long been linked with the ageing process. However, it is only since the development of accurate methods for measuring arterial compliance that unravelling this relationship has become possible. Arterial stiffening over time appears to differ between ethnic groups and/or...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
8.7 CHANGES IN CARDIAC FUNCTION BUT NOT STRUCTURE IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS WITH PREMATURE VASCULAR AGEING
Oscar Mac Ananey, Vincent Maher
Pages: 66 - 67
Purpose: Changes in myocardial and arterial wall properties/function are consistently reported in patients with established cardiovascular disease1. However, few studies have reported these changes in early subclinical disease. The aim of the present study was to examine cardiac and vascular changes...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.058 ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AS MEASURED BY FLOW MEDIATED DILATATION (FMD) IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT
S. Holewijn, J. de Graaf, M. den Heijer, A.F.H. Stalenhoef
Pages: 66 - 66
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P39 LEFT VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN RELATION TO PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN A GENERAL POPULATION
Wenyi Yang, Ljupcho Efremov, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Lutgarde Thijs, Fang-Fei Wei, Qi-Fang Huang, Blerim Mujaj, Aernout Luttun, Peter Verhamme, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Jan Staessen
Pages: 66 - 66
Background: Central blood pressure (BP) is a predictor of target organ damage. No previous study addressed the question to what extent central compared with peripheral is related to left ventricular (LV) structure and function in a general population.
Methods: In 577 Flemish recruited from the general...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
8.6 AEROBIC FITNESS LEVEL AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE – THE ROLE OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM TONE
Nejka Potocnik, Ziva Melik, Ksenija Cankar, Martin Strucl
Pages: 66 - 66
Physical activity has beneficial effects on prevention of cardiovascular disease. Aerobic fitness is associated with higher central arterial compliance, but its effect on peripheral arterial compliance (pC) is controversial. We aimed to test the hypotheses that aerobic training augments pC at rest and...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P.057 AORTIC DISTENSIBILITY BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN ESENTIAL HYPERTENSION
C. Giannattasio, S. Maestroni, E. Fantini, M. Amigoni, M. Rigoldi, F. Zerbini, A. Capra, M. Failla, S. Sironi, G. Mancia
Pages: 66 - 66
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P38 ASCENDING AORTA DIMENSIONS AND CLINIC AND 24 HOURS BLOOD PRESSURE IN A GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTHERN ITALY: THE VOBARNO STUDY
Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, Fabio Bertacchini, Deborah Stassaldi, Claudia Agabiti Rosei, Carlo Aggiusti, Giulia Rubagotti, Giulia Maruelli, Chiara Arnoldi, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan
Pages: 66 - 66