A phytochemical analysis of the dichloromethane extract from the flowers of a subspecies of Tanacetum vulgare growing in Sicily was carried out. Five known sesquiterpene lactones with the eudesmane skeleton have been isolated and the cytotoxic activity of these compounds was tested in vitro on A549 (human lung carcinoma epithelial-like) and V79379A (Chinese hamster lung fibroblast-like) cells u...

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 ...

The use of essential oils as chemotaxonomic markers could be useful for the classification of Artemisia species and to caracterize biodiversity in the different populations. An analysis of the chemical composition of four essential oils from Italian populations of Artemisia alba Turra (collected in Sicily, Marche and Abruzzo) was investigated. In this paper an in depth study of the significant ...

The study examined the extent of cetacean strandings in Italy, with a particular focus on Sicily Island. paper aimed to contribute description pattern that contemplates “regular and rare” species passage along Sicilian coast. estimate marine was extrapolated from National Strandings Data Bank (BDS—Banca Dati Spiaggiamenti) evaluated according subdivision three coastal subregions: Tyrrhenian sub...

Organic residues were extracted from thirty-three different types of Roman and Late Antique amphorae retrieved underwater contexts in the custody Archaeological Museum “Baglio Anselmi” Marsala Sicily. The samples analysed using GC-MS 1H NMR, finding biomarkers plant oils (including saturated unsaturated fatty acids, alcohols alkanes present waxes) identified seven samples. for Pinaceae spp., us...

The appearance of Tunisian communities in Sicily towards the mid-1960s was one very first cases international migration twentieth-century Italy. However, coexistence immigration with difficult economic situation destination area still raises interpretational difficulties: how is it possible that poorest European regions became an and, its own country? This article suggests answer to this questi...

The 2022 edition of the IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (IEEE MeMeA 2022) has been held in presence June 22–24, 2022, magnificent surroundings Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy. event greeted by numerous attendees as reference sector measurement science applied to medicine. This 17th symposium seen participants meeting after two years virtual meetings, enhancin...

Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. is the most damaging olive fruit disease in many countries, including Italy. This has been sporadically detected Sicily, but new agronomic practices can increase risk of anthracnose this region. An etiological study focused on local cultivars growing at International Olive Germplasm Collection (IOGC) Villa Zagaria, Enna, Sicily undertaken. During 2018 a...

Osphyoplesius is an obscure Palearctic genus tentatively placed in Pythidae, comprising one species from Crimea and one from Greece, each of them collected only once. A third species is here described from Sicily, based on recently collected specimens. Despite the poor sample, statistic analysis of morphometrical data allowed to confirm the differentiation between the new species and its closes...

This short communication describes a case of diprosopiasis in Trachemys scripta scripta imported from Florida and farmed for about 4 months by a private owner in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The water turtle showed the morphological and radiological features characterizing such deformity. This communication aims to advance the knowledge of the reptile's congenital anomalies and suggests the need for...