Diversity, ecology and distribution of benthic diatoms in thermo-mineral springs in Auvergne (France) and Sardinia (Italy) by Giuseppina G. Lai, Aude Beauger, Carlos E. Wetzel, Bachisio M. Padedda, Olivier Voldoire, Antonella Lugliè, Elisabeth Allain, Luc Ector

“…This study investigated and compared the diatom flora from thermo-mineral springs in Auvergne (France) and Sardinia (Italy). Samples were collected from rock/cobbles and fine sediments in 16 springs between January 2015 and March 2017. …”
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The Role of Urban Wastewater in the Environmental Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance: The Current Situation in Italy (2010–2019) by Francesco Triggiano, Carla Calia, Giusy Diella, Maria Teresa Montagna, Osvalda De Giglio, Giuseppina Caggiano

“…The results show that the information presented in the literature to date is not exhaustive; therefore, future scientific studies at the national level are needed to better understand the spread of ARB and ARG, and also to develop new treatment methods to reduce this spread.…”
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The green granary of the Empire? Insights into olive agroforestry in Sicily (Italy) from the Roman past and the present by Vincenza Ferrara, Giovanna Sala, Dominic Ingemark, Tommaso La Mantia

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Professionals’ Feedback on the PEFC Fair Supply Chain Project Activated in Italy after the “Vaia” Windstorm by Francesco Negro, Omar Espinoza, Antonio Brunori, Corrado Cremonini, Roberto Zanuttini

“…In the fall of 2018, the “Vaia” windstorm grounded around 8.5 million m³ of timber in northeastern Italy. Soon after, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Italy activated a project called “fair supply chain” to promote the purchase of timber from the damaged areas at a reasonable price. …”
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Double-Skin Façades for Building Retrofitting and Climate Change: A Case Study in Central Italy by Camilla Lops, Samantha Di Loreto, Mariano Pierantozzi, Sergio Montelpare

“…In detail, various DSF configurations are applied to a residential building located in Central Italy and investigated under present and future climate conditions, estimated through regional climate models. …”
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Hydrogeochemistry and Isotopic Composition of Waters in the Renella Cave (Central Italy): New Insights into Groundwater Dynamics by Marco Chimenti, Stefano Natali, Roberto Giannecchini, Giovanni Zanchetta, Ilaria Baneschi, Marco Doveri, Ilaria Isola, Leonardo Piccini

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Conservation Genetics of Mediterranean Brown Trout in Central Italy (Latium): A Multi-Marker Approach by Anna Rita Rossi, Lorenzo Talarico, Gerardo Petrosino, Simone Crescenzo, Lorenzo Tancioni

“…Data allowed the identification of five management units and we propose specific actions to support ongoing and future conservation strategies within the examined area.…”
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Pre-Roman improvements to agricultural production: evidence from livestock husbandry in late prehistoric Italy by Trentacoste, A, Nieto-Espinet, A, Valenzuela-Lamas, S

“…This study offers a basis for future chemical analyses (DNA, isotopes), which will further investigate the cause(s) of livestock size changes in northern Italy.…”

Forecasting the COVID-19 transmission in Italy based on the minimum spanning tree of dynamic region network by Min Dong, Xuhang Zhang, Kun Yang, Rui Liu, Pei Chen

“…Background Italy surpassed 1.5 million confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on November 26, as its death toll rose rapidly in the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak which is a heavy burden on hospitals. …”
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Experiences and Implications of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Emergency in Italy: A Social Science Perspective by Serena Masino, Luisa Enria

“…Understanding how the country got there in spite of a relatively well-resourced public and private health system in at least part of the country, is imperative to be able to operationalise any lessons learnt for future epidemics in Italy and beyond.Methods  The paper reports the findings from a research scoping exercise conducted in Italy in 2020. …”
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Monitoring Lakes Surface Water Velocity with SAR: A Feasibility Study on Lake Garda, Italy by Marina Amadori, Virginia Zamparelli, Giacomo De Carolis, Gianfranco Fornaro, Marco Toffolon, Mariano Bresciani, Claudia Giardino, Francesca De Santi

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Streptococcus ruminantium-associated sheep mastitis outbreak detected in Italy is distinct from bovine isolates by Maria Nives Rosa, Ben Vezina, Gavino Marogna, Antonella Canu, Monica Rosaria Molotzu, Sebastiana Tola

“…We report for the first time, a severe ovine mastitis outbreak caused by S. ruminantium in Italy, 2022. S. ruminantium was isolated from 12 adult lactating ewes with diffuse nodules in the mammary parenchyma and predominantly serous and clotted milk. …”
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Vaccination against Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Italy: Still a Long Way to Go by Donatella Panatto, Alexander Domnich, Daniela Amicizia, Paolo Reggio, Raffaella Iantomasi

“…Unfortunately, CEA is still lacking in many endemic countries, including Italy. In the future, it will be necessary to fill this gap in order to introduce an effective vaccination strategy in endemic areas. …”
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Laser scanning technology for the hypogean survey: the case of Santa Barbara karst system (Sardinia, Italy) by Erminio Paolo Canavese, Paolo Forti, Angelo Naseddu, Luciano Ottelli, Roberta Tedeschi

“…Moreover, the paper describes the advantages of laser scanning for the hypogean survey in comparison to traditional methods and the future potentialities of a broad application of laser scanning instruments in caves.…”
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Perceptions of Urban Green Areas during the Social Distancing Period for COVID-19 Containment in Italy by Federica Larcher, Enrico Pomatto, Luca Battisti, Paola Gullino, Marco Devecchi

“…During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic period in 2020, public green areas were closed due to the limitations imposed by social distancing in Italy and people were forced to stay at home. The aim of this research was to investigate the importance of public green areas in the life of the population in relation to the limits imposed during the first lockdown in Italy. …”
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Sentinel-1-based monitoring services at regional scale in Italy: State of the art and main findings by Pierluigi Confuorto, Matteo Del Soldato, Lorenzo Solari, Davide Festa, Silvia Bianchini, Federico Raspini, Nicola Casagli

“…Tuscany region (Central Italy) has been the first region to implement such service, followed by Valle d’Aosta and Veneto regions (North-West and North-East Italy, respectively). …”
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Rates of Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer: A Study in a Province in the South of Italy by Miriam Gorgone, Andrea Squeri, Sara Cuffari, Vincenza La Fauci, Ioselita Giunta, Serena Calderone, Raffaele Squeri, Cristina Genovese

“…In Italy, cervical cancer represents the fifth most prevalent cancer in women under 50 years of age and is one of the most commonly detected lesions globally. …”
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Exploring Methane Emission Drivers in Wetlands: The Cases of Massaciuccoli and Porta Lakes (Northern Tuscany, Italy) by Stefania Venturi, Franco Tassi, Jacopo Cabassi, Antonio Randazzo, Marta Lazzaroni, Francesco Capecchiacci, Barbara Vietina, Orlando Vaselli

“…This evidence suggests that the highest CH₄ diffusive fluxes were sustained by reed beds, providing a large availability of organic matter supporting acetoclastic methanogenesis, with relevant implications for global carbon budget and future climate models.…”
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Nest box selection and reproduction of European Rollers in Central Italy: a 7-year study by Flavio Monti, Luca Nelli, Carlo Catoni, Giacomo Dell’Omo

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the nest-box program for the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) population of Lazio region (Central Italy). More specifically, we focused on what landscape features were preferred (or avoided) in the process of nest box selection and how they influenced population's breeding parameters. …”
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Google Trends as a Predictive Tool for COVID-19 Vaccinations in Italy: Retrospective Infodemiological Analysis by Alessandro Rovetta

“…It is recommended that Google Trends be leveraged as a complementary infoveillance tool by government agencies to monitor and predict vaccine adherence in this and future crises by following the methods proposed in this paper.…”
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