The Altar Machine in the Church Mother of Gangi (Palermo, Italy). Interpretation of the past uses, scientific investigation and preservation challenge by Monaco Angela, Marabelli Maurizio, Pelosi Claudia, Salvo Michele

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this work was to study the Altar Machine in the Church Mother of Gangi, a little town near Palermo (Italy) regarding the history, the technical manufacture, the constitutive materials and the state of preservation.…”
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EVOLUTION OF RENDERING BASED ON RADIANCE FIELDS. THE PALERMO CASE STUDY FOR A COMPARISON BETWEEN NERF AND GAUSSIAN SPLATTING by A. Basso, F. Condorelli, A. Giordano, S. Morena, M. Perticarini

“…A case study is then described regarding the video acquisition of a noble chapel of the Cemetery of Santa Maria dei Rotoli in Palermo to promote knowledge of &lsquo;fragile&rsquo; artefacts, exposed to the risk of radical transformation or degradation, and thus protecting their conservation. …”
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Mainstream digitale e altre immagini urbane. Una ricerca empirica nel sito UNESCO di Palermo by Emanuela Caravello

“…The research deepens the role of new technologies in the construction of geographical imaginaries investigating the dimension of the offer related to the cultural heritage of the city of Palermo. The study was conducted using qualitative methods and provided for the application of two research techniques: participant observation and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Le passage à la royauté de Roger II de Sicile en 1130 : propositions pour l’analyse d’une révolution symbolique by Guilhem Dorandeu-Bureu, Annliese Nef

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The Establishment of an Organic Farmers’ Market as a Training Case Study and Research for Graduate Students of Organic Agriculture at the University of Palermo by Giorgio Schifani, Paolo Inglese, Francesca Noto, Giuseppina Migliore

“…<p align="left">&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Despite the modest regional consumption of organic products, Sicily is one of the most important European regions in surface area per number of companies active in organic farming. The University of Palermo, as early as 2000, to promote the development and success in this industry, the Faculty of Agriculture, introduced two major degree programs in "Organic Farming". …”
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The Palermo Capuchin Catacombs Project: a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a modern Mummy Collection (ca 1600-1900) by Luca Sineo, Barbara Manachini, Giuseppe Carotenuto, Dario Piombino Mascali, Albert Zink, Franco Palla

“…In this paper we present a multidisciplinary project for the study of the present conditions, history, bioanthropological features and conservation status of a large collection of modern human mummies, kept in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Sicily, Italy). Due to the large amount of spontaneously and anthropogenically mummified human bodies, and to an abundant presence of associated artefacts, this collection provides a unique opportunity to carry out a large multidisciplinary survey useful for a thorough biocultural understanding of these remains, a conservation plan, and testing of new restoration protocols.…”
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Though the Agony is Eternal: Voices from Below, from Anywhere. Exhibit of Dungeon Graffiti in Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri, Palermo by Anna Clara Basilicò

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Educational Interventions on Pregnancy Vaccinations during Childbirth Classes Improves Vaccine Coverages among Pregnant Women in Palermo’s Province by Claudio Costantino, Walter Mazzucco, Nicole Bonaccorso, Livia Cimino, Arianna Conforto, Martina Sciortino, Gabriele Catalano, Maria Rosa D’Anna, Antonio Maiorana, Renato Venezia, Giovanni Corsello, Francesco Vitale

“…We conducted a cross sectional study to estimate the effectiveness of an educational intervention, conducted during childbirth classes in three general hospitals in the Palermo metropolitan area, Italy, on vaccination adherence during pregnancy. …”
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RECENSIONE: John NEWSINGER, Il libro nero dell’Impero britannico, Palermo, 21 Editore, 2015, 387 pp. by Jacopo Bassi

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Increased adherence to influenza vaccination among Palermo family pediatricians: a study on safety and compliance of qLAIV vaccination by Claudio Costantino, Fabio Tramuto, Nicole Bonaccorso, Maria Carmela Lo Giudice, Francesco Balsamo, Alessandro Carubia, Luciano D’Azzo, Santo Fruscione, Martina Sciortino, Tania Vitello, Luigi Zagra, Alessia Pieri, Rosaria Rizzari, Gregorio Serra, Mario Palermo, Maria Angela Randazzo, Sara Palmeri, Rosario Asciutto, Giovanni Corsello, Giorgio Graziano, Carmelo Massimo Maida, Walter Mazzucco, Francesco Vitale

“…This coverage rate was significantly higher (p-value <0.001) when compared to the average values reported in the population under the Palermo Local Health Authority (LHA) (6.7%) and in the entire Sicily (5.9%). …”
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KNOWLEDGE AND VIEWPOINTS ON THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION ON HEALTHCARE: A SURVEY CONDUCTED AMONG STUDENTS OF PALERMO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, ITALY. by Giuseppe Luigi Marco Lanza

“…Aim of the survey was to document knowledge and viewpoints on the impact of corruption on healthcare system in a sample of students attending pre-lauream healthcare professional courses at Palermo University Medical school and to evaluate any improvement in their awareness on this topic after a dedicated multidisciplinary educational intervention. …”
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A BRIEF ANATOMO-SURGICAL DISSECTION GUIDE TO HUMAN NECK: RESULTS OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA. by Francesco Carini

“…In the summer of 2017 a group of students of the University of Palermo that have already passed the exam of Human Anatomy took a 4 weeks dissection course at the University of Malta. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE UNDERGROUND BUILDING HERITAGE AND THE MECHANISM OF WATER FLOWING IN <i>QANĀTS</i> IN PALERMO THROUGH INNOVATIVE SURVEYING TECHNIQUES by R. Corrao, F. Di Paola, D. Termini, C. Vinci

“…The complex and widespread underground structures of the vast “Cavo” Heritage (“horizontal wells”, “shelf wells” or “well tunnels”), so called <i>qanāts</i>, hidden underground and built over the centuries in Palermo, representing an evocative testimony to the history of water culture in the ancient city. …”
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PALERMO: ¿MAKE UP O MADE UP? NOTAS SOBRE EL DEVENIR FANTASIOSO DE UN ESPACIO NACIONAL by Mariela Rosa Monsalve

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Plant diversity in old-growth woods: the case of the forest edges of the Favorita Park in Palermo (north-western Sicily, Italy) by Lorenzo Gianguzzi, Orazio Caldarella, Patrizia Campisi, Sonia Ravera, Riccardo Scalenghe, Giuseppe Venturella

“…This article presents the results of a study on plant diversity at different levels in residual forest stands, located in the historical Favorita Park in Palermo, Italy (established and named in 1799 by King Ferdinand IV of the House of Bourbon). …”
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Perjanjian Internasional dan kepatuhan negara :: Kepatuhan Albania terhadap Protokol Palermo dalam upaya penanggulangan Human Trafficking by , TAUFIQURROHMAN, , Drs. Usmar Salam, MIS

L’antimafia come risorsa politica by Antonino Blando

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Zwischen "Cuccagna" und "Carnilivari": epische Schlaraffenlanderoberungen und stabilisierende Karnevalsdiskurse in der sizilianischen "Cuccagna Conquistata" von Giuseppe Della Mont... by Andrea Baldan

Subjects: “…17th Century, Carnival, Cockaigne, Palermo, wedding…”
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Editorial: Looking Back, Looking Forward: The UN Trafficking Protocol at fifteen by Jacqueline Bhabha

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Novel Sources of Biodiversity and Biomolecules from Bacteria Isolated from a High Middle Ages Soil Sample in Palermo (Sicily, Italy) by Alberto Vassallo, Alessandra Modi, Andrea Quagliariello, Giovanni Bacci, Teresa Faddetta, Michele Gallo, Aldesia Provenzano, Andrea La Barbera, Giovanna Lombardo, Valentina Maggini, Fabio Firenzuoli, Marco Zaccaroni, Giuseppe Gallo, David Caramelli, Carla Aleo Nero, Franco Baldi, Renato Fani, Antonio Palumbo Piccionello, Sandra Pucciarelli, Anna Maria Puglia, Luca Sineo

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