The origin of the Mediterranean Outflow is investigated by deploying six millions virtual Lagrangian parcels at Strait Gibraltar, and tracing them backward in time using velocity estimates from an eddy-permitting reanalysis. are followed until they intercept one three sections. hypothesis that each section associated with distinct water masses: Gulf Lions, related to Western Deep Water Intermed...

Submitted by elbrown on Mon, 09/08/2014 11:06am Title Risk factors for classical Kaposi sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in Sicily. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2008 Authors Anderson, LA, Lauria, C, Romano, N, Brown, EE, Whitby, D, Graubard, BI, Li, Y, Messina, A, Gafà, L, Vitale, F, Goedert, JJ Journal Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Volume 17 Issue 12 ...

Two new fossil species of Ostracoda belonging to the genus Bythocythere Sars, 1866, Bythocythere solisdeus n. sp. and to the genus Cytheropteron Sars, 1866, Cytheropteron eleonorae n. sp. are described. The specimens come from the upper silty sand layers of the Globorotalia truncatulinoides excelsa Zone (“Sicilian” stage), cropping out in “Cala S. Antonino” along the western side of the Cape Mi...

Author details Centre for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Centre for Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium. University Children’s Hospital Queen Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium. Division of Metabolism, Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy. Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. In...

Herina dimorphica n. sp. (type locality Israel) and H. sicula n. sp. (type locality Sicily, Italy) are described and illustrated, and a new species group (the Herina dimorphica species group) is established for both species. H. dimorphica is characterized by a sexually-dimorphic wing pattern and venation. H. sicula is similar albeit not sexually-dimorphic. Almost all known Herina species are as...

The status of the NEMO project is described: the activity on long term characterization of water optical and oceanographic parameters of the Capo Passero (Sicily, Italy), candidate for the installation of the Mediterranean km neutrino telescope; the feasibility study on physics performances and underwater technology for the km; the activity on NEMO Phase 1, a technological demonstrator that is ...

Ten propolis samples from Bulgaria, Italy and Switzerland were analyzed by GC-MS. As expected, most samples displayed the typical chemical pattern of "poplar" propolis: they contained pinocembrin, pinobanksin and its 3-O-acetate, chrysin, galangin, prenyl esters of caffeic and ferulic acids. Two samples differed significantly: one from the Graubünden Alpine region, Switzerland, rich in phenolic...

We describe the occurrence of measles in an 18 month-old patient in Sicily, Italy, in March 2015, who received the first dose of a measles-containing vaccine seven days before onset of prodromal symptoms. Measles virus infection was confirmed by PCR and detection of specific immunoglobulin; viral genotyping permitted the confirmation of a vaccine-associated illness. The patient had a concurrent...

The ever increasing problems related to air pollution and the difficulties for power lines to reach inaccessible areas are pushing to find new solutions for powering telecommunications equipments (TLC). The renewable energy systems, although relatively expensive, have the required characteristics. The purpose of this work is to find a solution based on a low power wind turbine to serve a real t...

The context and purpose of the study: During a coastal monitoring program, the abundance and distribution of the actively respiring and dead fraction within the total E. coli population along the Messina coastline (Sicily, Italy) were investigated using a fluorescent-antibody method coupled with the stains 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride (CTC) or propidium iodide (PI) in order to asses...