Prevalence of smoking habits, attitudes and knowledge on counteractive strategies among a sample of healthcare employees: results of the smoking-free health environments project in the province of Palermo, Italy by Claudio Costantino, Claudio Costantino, Claudio Costantino, Claudio Costantino, Nicole Bonaccorso, Giuseppa Minutolo, Martina Sciortino, Giovanna Ripoli, Marco Berardi, Maurizio Gallo, Stefania Nastasi, Stefano Serra, Elisa Trapani, Eugenio Busalacchi, Provvidenza Ficano, Salvatore Siciliano, Palmira Immordino, Walter Mazzucco, Walter Mazzucco, Walter Mazzucco, Walter Mazzucco, Vincenzo Restivo, Francesco Vitale, Francesco Vitale, Francesco Vitale, Francesco Vitale, Alessandra Casuccio

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the Prevalence of smoking habits, attitudes, and knowledge on counteractive strategies among employees in the Primary Healthcare Facilities in the Province of Palermo, Italy.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted between June 2020 and December 2020 through a previously validated anonymous questionnaire structured in four sections including 34 items. …”
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Longitudinal investigation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in older patients in the province of Palermo (Southern Italy) during the early wave of the pandemic by Domenica Matranga, Laura Maniscalco, Marco Enea, Dario De Luca, Davide Brancato, Emanuele La Spada, Alessandro Scorsone, Paola Di Carlo

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Changing Architecture by Mario Chiavetta, Gaetano Manganello

“… In Palermo, in the square named after Ruggero Settimo, in front of Politeama Garibaldi theatre designed by Damiani Almeyda “CHANGING ARCHITECTURE landscapes and towns, the value of architecture” takes place, as a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Register of Architects of the Province of Palermo in collaboration with Fondazione Arch of Ragusa. …”
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Distinctiveness of Bean Landraces in Italy: the Case Study of the ‘Badda’ Bean by Giulia Paniconi, Federica Gianfilippi, Pietro Mosconi, Andrea Mazzucato

“…In this study, we present the morphological and molecular characterization of the ‘Badda’ bean, a landrace of outstanding organoleptic qualities that is diffused in the area of Polizzi in the province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. This landrace is entitled to be valorized in the local market and therefore needs a thorough description to draw criteria to establish its distinctiveness from landraces with morphological and geographical proximity. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions and Vaccination Acceptance/Hesitancy among the Community Pharmacists of Palermo’s Province, Italy: From Influenza to COVID-19 by Claudio Costantino, Giorgio Graziano, Nicole Bonaccorso, Arianna Conforto, Livia Cimino, Martina Sciortino, Francesco Scarpitta, Chiara Giuffrè, Salvatore Mannino, Mario Bilardo, Caterina Ledda, Francesco Vitale, Vincenzo Restivo, Walter Mazzucco

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The quality of mental health care for people with bipolar disorders in the Italian mental health system: the QUADIM project by Barbara D’Avanzo, Angelo Barbato, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Giulia Caggiu, Liliana Allevi, Flavia Carle, Teresa Di Fiandra, Lucia Ferrara, Andrea Gaddini, Michele Sanza, Alessio Saponaro, Salvatore Scondotto, Valeria D Tozzi, Cristina Giordani, Giovanni Corrao, Antonio Lora

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of care provided to people with bipolar disorders taken-in-care by mental health services of four Italian areas (Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, province of Palermo). Methods Thirty-six quality indicators were implemented to assess quality of mental health care for patients with bipolar disorders, according to three dimensions (accessibility and appropriateness, continuity, and safety). …”
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Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends by Mark Massaad, Rafael da Silveira Bueno, Ilham Bentaleb, Tommaso La Mantia

“…The studies are primarily conducted in north-western (40%) and south-eastern (28%) Sicily, mainly in the provinces of Palermo and Siracusa. Most of the contributions concern “Species records” (61%) and “Ecology” (21%). …”
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