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ACT Alliance believes that climate policies should emphasise human rights and solidarity with the world's poorest people.
ACT calls on every country to be fully accountable, and for climate policies to enhance sustainable development.
The alliance believes climate change should be tackled on the basis of shared but different levels of responsibility: countries that have an historic responsibility for climate change must also be the ones making the biggest efforts to combat it.
ACT is working on many fronts around the world
Raising awareness of the scientific, moral and legal issues at stake.
Challenging political leaders to minimise the negative impact of climate change on the world's poorest people so that they can lead lives that are more secure and less vulnerable to its devastating effects.
Developing innovative solutions – ranging from the financial to the technical – to address the havoc wreaked by decades of carbon over-consumption and political negligence.
Helping communities in practical ways, through humanitarian and development programmes all over the world, to adapt to climate change – by developing preventative measures such as dams and hurricane-proof housing, and ensuring people have the resilience to recover more quickly when climate-related disasters strike.
As an alliance of over 33,000 people working together to achieve justice for the world's poorest communities who are often harmed the most by climate change our priority is to help people make practical improvements to their living conditions right now. We want to ensure people are as well equipped as they can be to withstand the calamitous effects of climate change.
We focus on adaptation – developing new ways of doing things to accommodate changing climatic conditions, new farming techniques, for instance, and new ways of building houses.
We also aim to reduce the risks posed by disasters linked to our changing climate, such as growing mangrove forests along rivers to slow down flood waters and protect dwellings built on flood plains. We try to help people adapt their livelihoods so that they are less economically vulnerable when a disaster strikes. We support communities' abilities to recover after they are hit by floods, droughts, famines and other disasters triggered by climate change. And we seek to influence policies to deal with subsequent loss and damage.
ACT promotes a pro-poor perspective towards adaptation policies, programmes and financing that prioritises the most vulnerable people.
Financial compensation
Financial compensation is a key area in any discussion about climate change. Countries with historic responsibility also have responsibility to mobilise compensation to combat the negative effects of climate change. Compensation should be additional (to other forms of funding for climate change programmes), predictable and adequate. The priority should be to direct it to developing countries, especially those with fewer resources and capabilities to face the effects of climate change.
Climate finance will have to come from public budgets and the private sector using innovative financial models. The goal of mobilising US $100 billion in 2020 is likely to fall short of what is needed. It must be acknowledged that the need for funding for adaptation programmes will increase rapidly if ambitious mitigation actions are not taken.
Low carbon development
A global shift towards a new development paradigm that is economically just and environmentally friendly is a pre-condition to keep global warming well below 2 degrees. A global move to low carbon development is the only remaining option for industrialised countries, emerging economies and developing nations. However, low carbon development pathways must respect a development threshold and the equal right of all people to use the environment sustainably.
Latest news about Climate change
Leapfrog to a low carbon future now – ACT Alliance
Apr 13, 2014
13 April 2014 - New UN climate change analysis stresses rapid need for economies to seek low carbon solutions
ACT responds to Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines
Jan 31, 2014
31 January 2014 - A short video by talented videographer Ville Asikainen from ACT member FinnChurchAid
Big River Rising
Jan 30, 2014
30 January 2014 - Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is a country living on the edge of disaster.
European Commission climate and energy proposal fails developing countries
Jan 22, 2014
22 January 2014 - ACT Alliance and APRODEV joint statement. The European Commission's 2030 objectives for climate change and energy policies unveiled today are woefully inadequate if the world is to avoid runaway climate change, two faith-based development and emergency organisations warn.
Deadly disease on rise in drought-hit Angola
Dec 17, 2013
17 December 2013 - Heavy rains in Angola have sparked fears a cholera epidemic in southern provinces of the country will worsen, resulting in significant loss of life.
Deal with 'everyday disasters' to eradicate poverty
Oct 17, 2013
17 October 2013 - "Routine and everyday disasters are causing extensive harm to poor people, but they go unnoticed" says ACT General Secretary John Nduna.
The Gaping Gap of Adaptation in Africa
Oct 17, 2013
17 October 2013 - Africa is a 'vulnerability hot spot' for the impacts of climate change – with adaptation challenges growing substantially even if emissions are reduced drastically.
World Renew linking relief and rehabilitation with development
May 31, 2013
31 May 2013 - ACT member World Renew links short-term humanitarian interventions with longer-term development to ensure that the injection of resources impacts on long term goals in Niger.
Community resilience features at disaster summit
May 24, 2013
As this year's Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction conference comes to an end, ACT Alliance and its members resolve to work even harder to build the resilience of communities towards disasters and the impacts of climate change.
ACT Alliance awards best work to mitigate the effects of climate change
May 22, 2013
The ACT Alliance Climate Change Award for 2013 was given May 21st to RDRS Bangladesh for best practice in its project, alleviating poverty through disaster risk reduction, which has been implemented in North West part of Bangladesh.
Nepal training advances local and global tactics to tackle climate change
Apr 24, 2013
Members from eight Asian countries met last week in Nepal to share their experiences and develop strategies on how to better influence governments to address climate change.
For planet to survive, low carbon development model must be adopted
Apr 22, 2013
It is time to rethink development, to open our eyes to the adverse effects of our high-consumption lifestyles and values. We have to transform our economy. We have to switch to a low-carbon and resource-efficient development model that closes the gap between rich and poor.
Climate finance meeting undermines legitimacy of UN negotiations
Apr 10, 2013
A US-hosted meeting to discuss climate finance only included wealthy western governments – while no single developing country was invited to participate in the talks that were ostensibly meant to support them.
Unequal access to clean water threatens international peace
Mar 22, 2013
Unequal access to clean water still remains one of the world's biggest abuses of human rights and challenges to development – creating millions of avoidable illnesses and deaths every year.
Philippines' fishing communities seek sustainable solutions to chronic flooding
Feb 04, 2013
Tired of being victims to annual flood waters that inundate their houses, residents of several villages along the shore of the largest lake in the Philippines are organising to either stop the flooding or find viable alternatives for their families.


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Going beyond cameras with the Apple Lightning to USB adapter
If you're new to the iPad – or perhaps even if you're not – then you may not be familiar with one of Apple's own accessories; the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. In simplest terms, this little $29 attachment is designed to provide a connection to your digital camera allowing you to import your photos and videos onto your iPad. But since it's essentially a USB port attached to the bottom of your iPad, is it limited to just cameras? The short answer is no, and since I've just picked one up, I've spent a little time plugging various items in to the adapter, with varying results.
It's all about the power
Power is key. If whatever you're plugging in requires too much of it, you'll see a message like this one – and no, I honestly wasn't expecting a webcam to work! If you take a look at the customer reviews in the Apple Store, you'll be greeted with more than a few remarks exclaiming "this didn't work!" It's because you're plugging it into an iPad, not your computer, but if you see the message when your camera is plugged in, there is a fix.
Hunt around the settings and look for something referring to "USB Power Supply." Make sure it's off, and you should be good to go. Other devices, including even some USB flash drives I've tested prompt the same message, but in this case you're pretty much out of luck. Likewise, I've an Apple USB keyboard lying around, and lo and behold, that wanted too much power too. Shame.
Plug your iPhone into your iPad
This one came as a tip on a previous article – thanks Aaron! – and it works just great. It actually mentions doing this somewhere in the paperwork that comes in the box with the connector. So if you don't read the paperwork – guilty as charged – then you maybe wouldn't know about it.
Plug the connector into your iPad, your Lightning cable into your iPhone, and your iPad will display the same import screen as if you were plugging in your camera. This is a great, quick way of importing your photos and videos shot with your iPhone into your iPad. Editing is much better on the big screen, so this is a handy accessory to have in your bag.
It only works one way, though. You can't move anything from your iPad back to your iPhone using the same technique. For some reason, the iPhone just doesn't want to import photos from cameras. Shame.
USB microphones will work, well, some of them
I was a little surprised by this one, I have to say. Again, power is the issue here, not the fact that it's a microphone. For example, the little travel microphone I have that's pictured here – a Samson GoMic – works just fine, while the honking great Rode Podcaster we use to record our podcasts most definitely doesn't. But if you've got a smaller microphone, it could work, and it'll also work with your iPhone.
This is a pretty useful tool, particularly for anyone who travels about and needs to make high quality voice recordings on the fly. Better still, it works just fine with the stock iOS 7 voice memos app on the iPhone, and with Garageband on both iPhone and iPad. Both of which are free apps. Companies such as Blue already make microphones that specifically plug directly into your iPhone or iPad, but you could save a bit of cash by buying this $29 adapter instead.
USB flash drives
As mentioned above, USB flash drives do work to an extent. But, they seem to be recognized only as a camera would be, for importing photos. Pre-loaded .mp4 video files weren't recognized in my tests, so there's no scope to import videos to your iPad in this way it seems.
Your tips
So, those are a few things I've had lying around to test out with the Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. If you've had experience with one though and have had success with using it to plug things in to your iPhone or iPad, drop a line in the comments and share your experience with us!
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Going beyond cameras with the Apple Lightning to USB adapter
I see what you did there ;-) Could be useful to help secure an iPad mini in a couple of weeks?!
Garageband :)
Does this also work for say a movie you've got in the right format? I couldn't get anything other than videos shot on my iPhone to import
You can do a quick Web search for adding video files to your iPad but I wrote up a blog post about it. Since this site doesn't allow links in comments do a search for MacITHelp.blogspot.com and Extra Storage for your iPad. It works well and is a great way to extend your storage space on long trips.
Don't have one, can't try it out :)
It does work :) With a powered hub in between you can connect a lot of things that show the power warning otherwise and have them work fine.
You can also plug in most USB MIDI keyboards or audio/MIDI interfaces and they'll automatically work with most audio recording and synthesizer apps.
Only for importing; not exporting out! If you want to use hdmi it going cost you about $50 for a lightning to hmdi adopter.
Thanks! Might update this post at some point with extra bits you guys have talked about :)
Anyone tried this adapter as a way to get digital audio signal streamed to outboard DAC?
Just tried it - sounds horrible. A to B comparison with identical audio stream (mog) from an ipad air lightning to USB to belkin powered 4 port hub vs. desktop USB to Music Streamer II is night and day without having to sit down. If you find a non-crappy solution lemme know. Very disappointed.
Well this is cool. I was just asking if this was possible in an iPad iRC chat channel. What I want to do is a tad different than importing photos though... I'd like to have a portable USB HDD attached so I can store media on it to access on the go. I'll be flying to Milwaukee, WI in May and on the flight I'll want to watch some DVR'd TV shows that're building up (for example). Has anyone tried to attach a USB flash drive with.. say MP4s or MKVs on it and then go into an app like AV Player and see if the app sees the USB drive as a possible source for media? I'd totally go out and get one of these adapters in a heartbeat if this worked.

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In the beginning of the book, shortly after the scene where Campion arrives (and dies) in Arnette, there's a scene with Starkey looking at a bunch of monitors. In one a biologist is dead on the floor of a lab. In another, the cafeteria shows people with their face in their food. Yet another shows people crumpled in front of a vending machine.
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This is the 5th or 6th time I'm reading it and I just realized that (at least as far as I can recall) there's no reason given why these people died immediately instead of getting sick first. I know that Starkey's inner monologue (when he is explaining his son-in-law's suicide to his daughter) says that there was a breach and Campion happened to see the numbers go red with just enough time to escape the base. However, I'm still curious about those I mentioned above.


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Is your computer information secure? How can you be sure? These questions will be addressed in "Security 101," a class being offered by the South Carolina Tech Academy of the Coastal Community Foundation, starting Tuesday, April 9.
The recent hacking of taxpayer records at the South Carolina Department of Revenue was a wake-up call for both nonprofit organizations and private individuals alike about the vulnerability of online information.
The class will focus upon the knowledge required to recognize threats to your most valuable asset - donor, organizational, and personal information – and the tools to help keep them secure.
Presented by Bob Hooper, owner of Rent A Bob, a local IT company that specializes in security issues including virus repair, the class will cover topics including: performing a basic security inventory, recognizing and addressing threats such as spyware, malware and viruses and using the free and low-cost tools provided to take action on existing security problems and help prevent future ones.
Participants will be given practical assignments to complete between sessions, which will provide the best opportunity for maximizing learning while directly benefiting their organization.
The class will be held on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m., beginning April 9 and will continue for four sessions through April 30 at 635 Rutledge Ave, Suite 201, in Charleston. Limited to 10 students to maximize learning, the class is open to nonprofit staff, board members and volunteers, as well as interested individuals. The fee is $59.
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"This is an alternative to the classic recipe that calls for powdered sugar. My husband and I use it to frost fruit cocktail cake. Try it on applesauce cake, spice cake, banana cake, or carrot cake, too."
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1 (8 ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons
unsalted butter
2 tablespoons
light brown sugar
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 teaspoon
almond extract
1 tablespoon
Upon seeing this recipe... I knew I wanted to try it. It seemed simple and the ingredients were already in my kitchen on hand. With further reading of the reviews I was wondering. I already know my families tastes. So, I took down the amount of almond extract just a tad. It was very good!! When I read the review of : "Yuck, I will never try this again!" - I get discouraged. A world and cooking is give and take. Don't just trash it - try it again - Experiment with the ingredients to find the right flavor for your tastebuds. You might just find a winner recipe melting in your mouth. Happy Cooking !!!!! ~MA~
Omit the almond extract. I made this recipe for a carrot cake. The almond overpowered the rest of the flavors and no one really like it. Started over with just the vanilla and it was so much better. Will make again with just the vanilla next time.
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I followed this recipe AND included 1/2 tsp almond extract.
I had no problem with the flavor. I consider myself a seasoned baker with a good amount of experience. I suspect that those who did not like the flavor might have used imitation extracts instead of pure extracts. The difference between the two is exponential. I don't allow imitation anything in my house. Had I made the icing with imitation extract I would have spit it out myself.
I feel it is unnecessary to melt the butter, just get it to room temp first before adding to the cream cheese.
If you like cream cheese icing, there's nothing not to like with this recipe. I did not increase the amounts of anything in this recipe and found it a nice side complement to the Martha Stewart Spicy Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe which is excellent. Also followed that recipe exactly.
There is not much volume because this has less butter and sugar than normal cream cheese icing so if you need a lot, double the recipe or consider adding more brown sugar and butter. It was not grainy at all. The since all the ingredients are room temp, the sugar dissolves and blends in just fine.
I used honey that was created locally, not commercial mass marketed honey.
I don't think this recipe needs more sugar. The point is to eat it with the cake in your mouth which has sugar in it already. You'll find the flavors meld well. But if you eat it alone, don't expect it to taste like high fructose processed icing from a container. It tastes like cream
I can't believe more people haven't tried this recipe, It is one of the best cream cheese frosting I have ever had. My husband likes me to double the recipe so he can eat it straight from the bowl, I have been making up recipes just to use this frosting. For my daughters birthday I made a triple chocolate cake and used this frosting everyone went crazy over it, first time I didn't have cake left over.
Great complimentary taste to carrot cake. For a 9X13, I doubled the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, omitted the almond and honey ... and increased the brown sugar to 8 Tbls. I also stirred in a cup of drained, crushed pineapple. Very nice flavor! Thanks for the recipe.
Mmmmm. Not too sweet. Just perfect for carrot cake. My husband isn't supposed to have sugar but there is so little in this that we made an exception and he did fine!
Fantastic cream cheese frosting recipe. Especially if you do not have confectioner's sugar on hand! I made it with the full amount of almond extract and it is good, but you have to like almond extract. You could easily do with out it. There is enough flavor there with the vanilla, ceam cheese, and honey. I put this frosting on the onebowl chocolate cake III on this site (made cupcakes, with hot coffee substituted for the boiling water) It made an intense dark chocolate flavor and so I needed a not so sweet but flavorful frosting. Fantastic together. Thanks!
Can't say enough about this frosting. It is truly delicious and different. I will always use it as my standard cream cheese frosting. One note: You might want to make double the recipe Its that good.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
Serving Size: 1/10 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 118
Calories from Fat: 91
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It's pretty much obligatory to make stuffed zucchini a few times each year if you have lots of zucchini that have gotten a bit too large and you need to figure out ways to use them. This propensity for zucchini to become overly large is why people joke about zucchini during the summer. This year one of the best producing zucchini plants in my garden is the little eight-ball zucchini, so called because you should be harvesting them when they're just slightly bigger than a billiards ball. Unfortunately, I kept getting distracted and a few of mine maybe should be called bowling ball zucchini. Luckily, recipes abound for using raw zucchini, fried zucchini, savory zucchini dishes, and sweet zucchini dishes.
You may think I've stuffed my zucchini the wrong way! I actually made stuffed eight ball zucchini one other time this year, and I found myself feeling annoyed that it was so hard to scrape out the insides, and when I was eating it I wanted a bit more stuffing in proportion to zucchini. So this time I decided to cut the zucchini lengthwise so each piece was a half-circle shape, and the opening was much bigger to put the stuffing in. I loved the way the recipe turned out when the zucchini were stuffed that way, and really liked this recipe with the zucchini stuffing flavored with fresh basil and Parmesan and the nutty flavor of the brown rice. Here are step-by-step photos of how I made my stuffed zucchini, with a few suggested variations from me plus lots of stuffed zucchini ideas from other bloggers after the recipe.
Using a pointed teaspoon or melon baller, carefully scrape out most of the inside flesh and seeds, leaving an even 1/2 inch of flesh attached to the skin. Microwave these shells 3-4 minutes on high.
Stuffed Zucchini with Brown Rice, Ground Beef, Red Pepper, and Basil
(Makes 4 whole meal servings or 8 side dish servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
2 large or 4 small round zucchini (or use regular shaped zucchini)
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
2 tsp. olive oil
1 lb. very lean ground beef (less than 10% fat)
1 tsp. Spike Seasoning
1 tsp. chopped garlic or garlic puree (from a jar)
1/2 tsp. ground fennel seed
1 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh basil
3/4 cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chicken stock
Heat olive oil in heavy frying pan and saute chopped onions and peppers until they are just starting to soften, about 5 minutes. (They will cook more in the oven, so they don't need to be fully cooked at this point.) Remove onions and peppers to large mixing bowl, then add ground beef to hot pan and cook until starting to brown. When meat is about half cooked, season with Spike Seasoning and ground fennel and add garlic, and continue to cook until meat is well browned, breaking it into small, pieces with the side of your turner. Remove cooked ground beef to mixing bowl.
Add cooked brown rice, chopped basil, Parmesan cheese, and chicken stock to meat and vegetable mixture, and gently combine.
Choose a roasting pan with slight sides, just big enough to hold the zucchini. Spray pan with nonstick spray or a light misting of olive oil. Stuff zucchini with stuffing mixture, packing in as much as you can into each zucchini, and mounding it up as high as you can, until all stuffing is used.
Put zucchini into roasting pan, putting them close together so they hold each other stuffing-side up. Roast uncovered 20-30 minutes, until zucchini is tender-crisp, and filling is hot and slightly browned. Serve hot.
This will keep well for a few days in the refrigerator and can be reheated in the microwave.
Use turkey Italian Sausage instead of ground beef.
Use thin tomato sauce instead of the chicken stock.
Use sage or parsley instead of the basil. (I might use a bit less.)
Add some chopped olives to the stuffing.
Use sauteed mushrooms instead of or in addition to the red pepper.
Use feta cheese instead of the Parmesan.
South Beach Suggestions:
This would make a great main dish or side dish for phase two or three of the South Beach Diet. I would serve it with something like Cucumbers Caesar, Broccoli and Radish Salad with Gorgonzola, or Mediterranean Salad with Hummus Dressing.
More Stuffed Zucchini Ideas You Might Like:
(Recipes from other blogs may or may not be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Feta Stuffed Zucchini from A Veggie Venture
Stuffed Zucchini with Ham and Mushrooms from Simply Recipes
Eight-Ball Zucchinis Stuffed with Veal, Celery, and Watercress from La Tartine Gourmande
Stuffed Zucchini with Turkey Sausage from Simply Recipes
Stuffed Zucchini with Feta, Dill, and Pine Nuts from Sassy Radish
Eight Ball Stuffed Zucchini from A Veggie Venture
Stuffed Zucchini with Beef and Rice from Suburban Gourmet
Eight Ball Zucchini Stuffed with Rice, Basil, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Globe Zucchini Stuffed with Chermoula Chicken from Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once
Zucchini Stuffed with Pine Nuts and Herbed Basmati Rice from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Stuffed Round Zucchinis with Red Rice and Vegetables from La Tartine Gourmande


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A member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Dr. Molena serves on the national committee for resident and fellow education. She extends this educational mission to her own research, which focuses on clinical esophageal diseases, using cancer screening tools for early diagnosis, and the genetic characteristics of lung and esophageal cancer. Dr. Molenas goal is to better understand how these tumors develop, especially in females and nonsmokers, to help find new targeted therapies.
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- Faculty Of Medicine Univeristy Of Padova / MD (1996)
- Faculty Of Medicine Univeristy Of Padova / General Surgery (1999)
- Faculty Of Medicine Univeristy Of Padova / General Surgery (2001)
- University of Rochester Medical Center / General Surgery (2009)
- Universita Degli Studi di Padova / Minimally Invasive Surgery (2002)
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2009)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center / Cardiothoracic Surgery (2010)
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2011)
- New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus / Cardiothoracic Surgery (2011)
- American Board of Surgery / Surgery (2009)
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery / Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (2012)
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Selected PublicationsMerigliano S, Molena D, Ruol A, Zaninotto G, Cagol M, Scappin S, Ancona E. Chylothorax complicating esophageal resection for cancer: a plea for early thoracic duct ligation . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000; 119: 453-457.
Zaninotto G, Molena D, Ancona E. A prospective multicenter study on laparoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in Italy: type of surgery, conversions, complications, and early results. Study Group for the Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery (SICE). Surg Endosc 2000;14(3):282-288.
Patti MG, Molena D, Fisichella PM, Whang K, Yamada H, Perretta S, Way LW. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia: analysis of successes and failures. Arch Surg. 2001 Aug;136(8):870-7.
Zaninotto G, Costantini M, Portale G, Battaglia G, Molena D, Carta A, Costantino M, Nicoletti L, Ancona E. Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of failures after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia. Ann Surg. 2002 Feb;235(2):186-92.
Zaninotto G, Narne S, Costantini M, Molena D, Cutrone C, Portale G, Costantino M, Rizzetto C, Basili U, Ancona E. Tailored approach to Zenkers diverticula. Surg Endosc 2003;17:129-133.
Zaninotto G, Annese V, Costantini M, Del Genio A, Costantino M, Epifani M, Gatto G, Donofrio V, Benini L, Contini S, Molena D, Battaglia G, Tardio B, Andriulli A, Ancona E. Randomized controlled trial of botulinum toxin versus laparoscopic heller myotomy for esophageal achalasia. Ann Surg. 2004 Mar;239(3):364-370.
Williams VA, Watson TJ, Gellersen O, Feuerlein S, Molena D, Sillin LF, Jones C, Peters JH. Gastrectomy as a remedial operation for failed fundoplication. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Jan;11(1):29-35.
Molena D, Herbella F, Peters JH. Surgical Management of Esophageal Carcinoma. In: Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical Multidisciplinary Team Approach, Edited by Jankowski J, Sampliner R, Kerr D, Fong Y, Blackwell, pg. 51-62, 2008.
Molena D, Burr N, Zucchiatti A, Lovria E, Gestring ML, Cheng JD, Bankey PE, Stassen NA. The incidence and clinical significance of pneumomediastinum found on computed tomography scan in blunt trauma patients. Am Surg. 2009 Nov;75(11):1081-3.
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