Planktonic Copepoda along the Confinement Gradient of the Taranto Sea System (Southern Italy) after Lockdown of Human Activities Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Genuario Belmonte, Giuseppe Denti, Fernando Rubino

“…This study was conducted in the sea system of Taranto (south Italy) to explore the consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown of all human activities on zooplankton abundance and composition. …”
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Indications for a Central Role of Hexokinase Activity in Natural Variation of Heat Acclimation in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by Vasil Atanasov, Lisa Fürtauer, Thomas Nägele

“…In the present study, we analyzed photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation and metabolic regulation of the central carbohydrate metabolism in two natural accessions of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> that originate from north western Russia and south Italy during exposure to heat and a combination of heat and high light. …”
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Performance evaluation of 40 fig accessions cultivated in Calabria: Study of qualitative parameters of breba production by R. Mafrica, A. De Bruno, A. Piscopo, M. Poiana

“…In this study, ripening period and several pomological and qualitative characteristics of brebas were determined in forty autochthonous fig accessions grown in Calabria (South Italy). The evaluated forty accessions are characterized by producing brebas with a very different ripening period, carpometric and qualitative characteristics. …”
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Manifesto for Belmonte Calabro, a hill-top village in Southern Italy by Denicke-Polcher, Sandra, McAllister, Jane

“…The book brings together the pedagogy and projects of architecture students within Studio 3 and Unit 6 at The Cass, London Metropolitan University, working in the hill-top village Belmonte Calabro, in South Italy. The project is entitled "Crossing Cultures" and aims to bring about strategic change and foster social development while teaching architecture in an inclusive, engaged, and collaborative way. …”
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Spatial Exploration of the Relationships between Agricultural Land Use and Water Quality Measures by Pietro Macedoni, Elisabetta Carfagna, Flavio Lupia

“…In this work, we performed an analysis of the relationship between agricultural land use and pesticides found in surface waters located in South Italy (Foggia province—Apulia). Land-use data were produced with a complex data integration process using administrative geospatial data from the Italian agricultural paying agency. …”
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EVALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ALONG URBAN-RURAL TRANSECTS IN SOUTHERN ITALY by Daniele La Rosa, Riccardo Privitera

“…This paper presents an evaluation of the provision of Ecosystem Services along three urban-rural transects of a high density urban context, namely the metropolitan area of Catania (south Italy). Land-use categories are evaluated with GIS spatial analysis in terms of their potential provision of the Ecosystem Services. …”
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Toward a Comprehensive Dam Monitoring: On-Site and Remote-Retrieved Forcing Factors and Resulting Displacements (GNSS and PS–InSAR) by Antonino Maltese, Claudia Pipitone, Gino Dardanelli, Fulvio Capodici, Jan-Peter Muller

“…In this work, optical-based classification, thermal diachronic analysis, and a quasi-PS (Persistent Scatter) Interferometric SAR technique have been applied to determine both forcing factors and resulting displacements of the crest of the Castello dam (South Italy) over a one-year time period. The dataset includes Sentinel-1A images acquired in Interferometric Wide swath mode using the Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans SAR (TOPSAR); Landsat 8 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) thermal images, and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for interpreting the motion of the top of the dam retrieved via interferometry. …”
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Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Community after Conversion of a Chestnut Forest to an Agricultural System by Paola Iovieno, Riccardo Scotti, Massimo Zaccardelli

“…In the National park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni (South Italy), a portion of a chestnut forest was converted in 2012 into an agricultural system in order to crop a local variety of bean. …”
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Parametric Analysis on an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger Employed in an Air Conditioning System by Diana D’Agostino, Francesco Esposito, Adriana Greco, Claudia Masselli, Francesco Minichiello

“…This paper is focused on the resort to geothermal energy, through the employment of an Earth-to-Air-Heat Exchanger (EAHX) positioned upstream of the air-handling unit of an air conditioning system, for an office building in Naples (South Italy). The aim is to evaluate the energy performances of this unusual system compared to the common solution of external air directly entering the air-handling unit. …”
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Empathy in vaccination counselling: a survey on the impact of a three-day residential course by Massimo Maurici, Michele Arigliani, Valentina Dugo, Carlo Leo, Valentina Pettinicchio, Raffaele Arigliani, Elisabetta Franco

“…The survey involved 20 healthcare workers, doctors, and nurses in three immunization services of a Local Health Unit in South Italy. Before and after attending the course, all of them administered the questionnaire to 50 consecutive parents of vaccinated children. …”
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Occurrence of <i>Macrophomina phaseolina</i> on Chickpea in Italy: Pathogen Identification and Characterization by Eliana Dell’Olmo, Pasquale Tripodi, Massimo Zaccardelli, Loredana Sigillo

“…Here, <i>Macrophomina,</i> causing crown charcoal rot in chickpeas, was isolated from symptomatic plants in Cicerale (SA), Campania, South Italy. Morphological and molecular characterization was carried out and pathogenicity tests were performed. …”
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Antioxidant Activity and Polyphenols Characterization of Four Monovarietal Grape Pomaces from Salento (Apulia, Italy) by Carmine Negro, Alessio Aprile, Andrea Luvisi, Luigi De Bellis, Antonio Miceli

“…The purpose of this work was to describe the presence of nutraceutical compounds and to evaluate the antioxidant activity of pomaces from three Apulian (South Italy, Italy) grape varieties (Negroamaro, Malvasia di Lecce and Primitivo) and to compare them with one of the most cultivated wines in Europe (Cabernet Sauvignon). …”
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African Swine Fever: The State of the Art in Italy by Silvia Pavone, Carmen Iscaro, Annalisa Dettori, Francesco Feliziani

“…Conversely, four clusters of infection located in North, Central, and South Italy are still ongoing. The unique and complex Italian experience in ASF-controlling may be useful to increase know-how on the efficacy of strategies and measures, as well as issues that could be further improved.…”
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<i>Muscari comosum</i> L. Bulb Extracts Modulate Oxidative Stress and Redox Signaling in HepG2 Cells by Fabiana Giglio, Maria Antonietta Castiglione Morelli, Ilenia Matera, Chiara Sinisgalli, Rocco Rossano, Angela Ostuni

“…<i>Muscari comosum</i> L. bulbs are commonly used as food in South Italy and also in folk medicine. By evaluating in vitro antioxidant activity and biological activities of their aqueous and methanol extracts, we shed light on the potential role, including both the nutraceutical and health benefits, of this plant. …”
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Radioactivity in Calabrian (Southern Italy) Wild Boar Meat by Francesco Caridi, Maurizio D’Agostino, Alberto Belvedere

“…⁴⁰K and ¹³⁷Cs activity concentrations were measured through HPGe gamma spectrometry in wild boar meat samples, coming from six hygiene points representative of the entire district of Reggio Calabria, South Italy. Experimental values were found to be in the range of (91 ± 11) Bq kg⁻¹ to (117 ± 14) Bq kg⁻¹ for ⁴⁰K and of (0.09 ± 0.03) Bq kg⁻¹ to (1.61 ± 0.24) Bq kg⁻¹ for ¹³⁷Cs, respectively. …”
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Climate Change Impact on Energy Poverty and Energy Efficiency in the Public Housing Building Stock of Bari, Italy by Giandomenico Vurro, Valentina Santamaria, Carla Chiarantoni, Francesco Fiorito

“…A neighbourhood located in Bari (south Italy) is considered as representative of a common construction typology of late 1970s in Italy. …”
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<i>Quinoa Vikinga</i> Response to Salt and Drought Stress under Field Conditions in Italy by Cataldo Pulvento, Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami, Giuseppe De Mastro, Davide Calandrelli, Antonella Lavini

“…A field trial was carried out at the experimental farm of CNR-ISAFOM in South Italy, to evaluate the combined effect of drought and salinity on quinoa Vikinga; both freshwater and saline water were used for irrigation. …”
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Habitat Fragmentation and Lichen Diversity in Peri-Urban Woodlands: A Case Study in the Municipality of Potenza (Southern Italy) by Giovanna Potenza, Gianluca Gerardi, Simonetta Fascetti, Leonardo Rosati

“…We analyzed the effects of patch size and isolation on lichens in <i>Quercus pubescens</i> woods surrounding the city of Potenza (south Italy). We randomly sampled 11 forest patches with homogeneous environmental variables using circular plots with a 10 m radius; the patches ranged from 0.3 to 30 ha. …”
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Ground-Penetrating Radar Prospections in Lecce Cathedral: New Data about the Crypt and the Structures under the Church by Giovanni Leucci, Lara De Giorgi, Immacolata Ditaranto, Ilaria Miccoli, Giuseppe Scardozzi

“…Lecce is a city located in the southern part of the Apulia region (south Italy). Its subsoil is rich in the remains of superimposed ancient settlements from the Messapian period (7th–3rd century BC) to the Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. …”
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Alpha Spectrometry of Radon Short-Lived Progeny in Drinking Water and Assessment of the Public Effective Dose: Results from the Cilento Area, Province of Salerno, Southern Italy by Enver Faella, Simona Mancini, Michele Guida, Albina Cuomo, Domenico Guida

“…In this paper, the first campaign of measurements to control the radon activity concentration in drinking water from public water supplies in the province of Salerno, south Italy, is described. The results represent a main reference for the area, as it was never investigated before. …”
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