The Mediterranean islands and their population history are of considerable importance to the interpretation Europe as a whole. In this context, Sicily, because its geographic position, represents bridge between Africa, Near East, that led stratification settlements admixture events. genetic analysis extant ancient human samples has tried reconstruct dynamics associated with cultural demographic...

New distributional records on 55 ichneumonids (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Italy are provided. Of these, 47 species are new for Italy, including representatives of the subfamily Diacritinae and of the tribes Zimmeriini (Ichneumoninae) and Pseudorhyssini (Poemeniinae); six species are new for Sardinia, one for Sicily and one for the Italian mainland. The hitherto unknown female of Baranisob...

Hunter-gatherers living in Europe during the transition from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene intensified food acquisition by broadening the range of resources exploited to include marine taxa. However, little is known on the nature of this dietary change in the Mediterranean Basin. A key area to investigate this issue is the archipelago of the Ègadi Islands, most of which were connected to...

This paper deals with a virtual anastylosis of a Greek Archaic statue from ancient Sicily and the development of a public outreach protocol for those with visual impairment or cognitive disabilities through the application of three-dimensional (3-D) printing and haptic technology. The case study consists of the marble head from Leontinoi in southeastern Sicily, acquired in the 18th century and ...

Five species of wall lizards (genus Podarcis) occur on the Central Mediterranean Islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Malta Archipelago and surrounding islets: P. sicula (RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ, 1810) (Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily), P. tiliguerta (GMELIN, 1789) (Corsica and Sardinia), P. filfolensis (BEDRJAGA, 1876) (Malta Archipelago), P. wagleriana (GISTEL, 1868) (Sicily) and P. raffonei (M...

The arrival of more than one million migrants, many of them refugees, has proved a major test for the European Union. Although international relief and monitoring agencies have been critical of makeshift camps in Calais and Eidomeni where infectious disease and overcrowding present major health risks, few have examined the nature of the official reception system and its impact on health deliver...

Staphylococcus aureus is the major cause of foodborne diseases worldwide. In this retrospective study, 84 S. aureus strains were characterized. The collection comprises 78 strains isolated during 1998 and 2014 from dairy products and tissue samples from livestock bred for dairy production in Sicily. One isolate was obtained from a pet (dog), one from an exotic animal (a circus elephant), and fo...

BACKGROUND A variety of definitions of evidence-based practice (EBP) exist. However, definitions are in themselves insufficient to explain the underlying processes of EBP and to differentiate between an evidence-based process and evidence-based outcome. There is a need for a clear statement of what Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) means, a description of the skills required to practise in an evide...