Impact of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Emergency Department Attendance in a Tertiary Center in South Italy: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis by Alessandra Alongi, Francesca D’Aiuto, Cristina Montomoli, Paola Borrelli

“…Using interrupted time-series analysis, we evaluated the impact of different stages of the pandemic response on overall and cause-specific PED attendance at a tertiary hospital in south Italy. Our methods included evaluations of total visits, hospitalizations, accesses for critical illnesses and four etiological categories (transmissible and non-transmissible infectious diseases, trauma and mental-health) during March–December 2020, which were compared with analogous intervals from 2016 to 2019; the pandemic period was divided into three segments: the “first lockdown” (FL, 9 March–3 May), the “post-lockdown” (PL, 4 May–6 November) and the “second lockdown” (SL, 7 November–31 December). …”
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Incidence of Orbital Side Effects in Zygomaticomaxillary Complex and Isolated Orbital Walls Fractures: A Retrospective Study in South Italy and a Brief Review of the Literature by Umberto Committeri, Antonio Arena, Emanuele Carraturo, Martina Austoni, Cristiana Germano, Giovanni Salzano, Giacomo De Riu, Francesco Giovacchini, Fabio Maglitto, Vincenzo Abbate, Paola Bonavolontà, Luigi Califano, Pasquale Piombino

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<i>n</i>-Alkanes and <i>n</i>-Alkenes in Virgin Olive Oil from Calabria (South Italy): The Effects of Cultivar and Harvest Date by Angelo Maria Giuffrè

“…These were analysed by GC on-column analysis and are here proposed as an additional tool to certify the origin, authenticity, traceability and chemical quality of olive oil produced in the Reggio Calabria province (South Italy). Nine cultivars were studied: Cassanese, Coratina, Itrana, Leccino, Nociara, Ottobratica, Pendolino, Picholine and Sinopolese grown in the region of Calabria (South Italy). …”
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Post-pandemic scenarios. The role of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) in reducing the gap between the Italian Central-Northern regions and Southern ones by Stefania Palmentieri

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Selection of Suitable Genotypes of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik.) under Rainfed Conditions in South Italy Using Multi-Trait Stability Index (MTSI) by Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami, Cataldo Pulvento, Antonella Lavini

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A Canine Leptospirosis Clinical Case Due to <i>Leptospira interrogans</i> (Serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae) in a Dog Kennel in Castelvetrano (Western Sicily, South Italy) by Francesca Grippi, Valeria Blanda, Paola Galluzzo, Manuel Bongiorno, Carmela Sciacca, Francesca Arcuri, Rosalia D’Agostino, Ilenia Giacchino, Francesca Gucciardi, Mario D’Incau, Cristina Bertasio, Alessandra Torina, Annalisa Guercio

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Significant burden of post-COVID exertional dyspnoea in a South-Italy region: knowledge of risk factors might prevent further critical overload on the healthcare system by Emanuela Resta, Eustachio Cuscianna, Paola Pierucci, Carlo Custodero, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Carlo Sabbà, Chiara Maria Palmisano, Federica Barratta, Maria Luisa De Candia, Maria Grazia Tummolo, Elena Capozza, Sonia Lomuscio, Lucrezia De Michele, Silvio Tafuri, Onofrio Resta, Gennaro Mariano Lenato

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Detection of <i>Mycoplasma agalactiae</i> in Ticks (<i>Rhipicephalus bursa</i>) Collected by Sheep and Goats in Sicily (South-Italy), Endemic Area for Contagious Agalactia by Paola Galluzzo, Sergio Migliore, Roberto Puleio, Lucia Galuppo, Francesco La Russa, Valeria Blanda, Serena Tumino, Alessandra Torina, Anne Ridley, Guido R. Loria

“…The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the presence of <i>Mycoplasma agalactiae</i> (<i>Ma</i>) or other Contagious Agalactia (CA) causative organisms, in hard ticks infesting milking sheep and goats in endemic areas for CA in Sicily (South-Italy). Although there is accumulating evidence to support the role of ticks in the transmission of blood-borne haemoplasmas, information regarding their role in the transmission of CA, remains scarce. …”
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Petrography and Mineral Chemistry of Monte Epomeo Green Tuff, Ischia Island, South Italy: Constraints for Identification of the Y-7 Tephrostratigraphic Marker in Distal Sequences of the Central Mediterranean by Massimo D'Antonio, Ilenia Arienzo, Richard J. Brown, Paola Petrosino, Carlo Pelullo, Biagio Giaccio

“…The 56 ka Monte Epomeo Green Tuff (MEGT) resulted from the largest volume explosive eruption from Ischia island (south Italy). Its tephra is one of the main stratigraphic markers of the central Mediterranean area. …”
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First Molecular Survey to Detect <i>Mycoplasma gallisepticum</i> and <i>Mycoplasma synoviae</i> in Poultry Farms in a Strategic Production District of Sicily (South-Italy) by Paola Galluzzo, Sergio Migliore, Lucia Galuppo, Lucia Condorelli, Hany A. Hussein, Francesca Licitra, Miriana Coltraro, Sabrina Sallemi, Francesco Antoci, Giuseppe Cascone, Roberto Puleio, Guido Ruggero Loria

“…Our study aims to determine the occurrence of <i>Mycoplasma gallisepticum</i> (MG) and <i>Mycoplasma synoviae</i> (MS) among commercial and rural laying hens located in Ragusa province (South Italy), using a duplex real time PCR. Four hundred tracheal swabs were collected from seven commercial (200 swabs) and 25 rural (200 swabs) farms without any clinical disease history. …”
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Integration of In Situ and Remote Sensing Measurements for the Management of Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms. A Lesson from a Strategic Multiple-Uses Reservoir (Lake Occhito, South Italy) by Diego Copetti, Raffaella Matarrese, Mariano Bresciani, Licia Guzzella

“…Data were from an intense HCB (<i>Planktothrix rubescens</i>), which occurred in a south Italy multiple-uses reservoir (Lake Occhito) between 2008 and 2009 and regarded both the lake and the irrigation network. …”
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A Cross Sectional Study on Serological Prevalence of <i>Ehrlichia canis</i> and <i>Rickettsia</i> <i>conorii</i> in Different Canine Population of Sicily (South-Italy) during 2017–2019 by Sergio Migliore, Valeria Gargano, Claudia De Maria, Delia Gambino, Antonino Gentile, Valeria Vitale Badaco, Giorgia Schirò, Francesco Mira, Paola Galluzzo, Domenico Vicari, Santina Di Bella

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Handwritten Text Recognition for notarial registers (15th-16th centuries): an experiment by Vera Isabell Schwarz-Ricci

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Natural History and Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Spontaneous Seroclearance in Hepatitis B Virus e-Antigen (HBeAg)-Negative Patients with Inactive Chronic Infection: A Multicenter Regional Study from South Italy by Michele Barone, Andrea Iannone, Martino Mezzapesa, Michele Milella, Francesco Di Gennaro, Grazia Niro, Rosa Cotugno, Raffaele Cozzolongo, Giuseppe Mennea, Maria Rendina, Alfredo Di Leo

“…For the first time, we evaluated the spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance and its possible associated factors and the risk of disease progression in HBeAg-negative patients with inactive infection all coming from the same region in South Italy. In this multicenter retrospective study, 146 patients were selected after 18 months of observation and followed for a median of 82 months (IQR 60–107). …”
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Systematic Pathologic Findings Report of <i>Callosciurus finlaysonii</i> (Horsfield, 1823) (Rodentia, Sciuridae) Squirrels from Maratea Area (South Italy) to Investigate Species-Specific Pathologies, Reliability of CO₂ Euthanasia Method, and Possible Use as Environmental Sentinels by Giuseppe Passantino, Massimiliano Tursi, Cristina Vercelli, Ilaria Filippi, Nicola Decaro, Antonella Tinelli, Luciana Valente, Rosa Leone, Nicola Zizzo

“…</i><i>finlaysonii,</i> in South Italy. The results could be useful to fill a gap of knowledge of this species in Italy.…”
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Market Opportunities for Hay Milk: Factors Influencing Perceptions among Italian Consumers by Nadia Palmieri, Alessandra Pesce, Milena Verrascina, Maria Angela Perito

“…Central and South Italy are characterized by small-scale dairy farms and growing abandonment by farmers for other, better-paid, off-farm jobs. …”
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I depositi votivi negli spazi del rito by Valeria Parisi

“…This new book analyzes votive contexts in Sicily and south Italy in order to understand ritual practices…”
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À l’école du Nord. La scolarisation des enfants de migrants du Mezzogiorno dans les années 1960 by Anna Badino

“…The family migration of people from South Italy to cities in the industrial triangle of northern Italy in the influences the schooling of children in a prejudicial way. …”
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Multimodal imaging approach in hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome. A rare case of pediatric unilateral hypoplasia of the main renal artery combined itself with stenosis and review... by Angela Siervo, MD, Anna Castaldo, MD, Daniela Furlan, MD, Dolores Ferrara, MD, Eugenio Rossi, MD, Domenico Noviello, MD, Massimo Zeccolini, MD, Francesco Esposito, MD

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Recent forecasts of the future growth of population in Italy by N. FEDERICI

“…But, as noted, different conclusions are reached for South Italy, whose demographic vitality leads one to expect a marked growth and, consequently, a favourable composition as regards age groups for many decades to come. …”
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