VDR Polymorphisms in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: Focus on Italian Population by Andrea Latini, Giada De Benedittis, Carlo Perricone, Serena Colafrancesco, Paola Conigliaro, Fulvia Ceccarelli, Maria Sole Chimenti, Lucia Novelli, Roberta Priori, Fabrizio Conti, Cinzia Ciccacci, Paola Borgiani

“…Variants in VDR gene have been associated with susceptibility to many illnesses sensitive to vitamin D administration and to autoimmune disorders, but no data are available regarding autoimmune connective tissue diseases in Italian population. We analyzed three VDR polymorphisms in 695 Italian patients with autoimmune connective tissue diseases (308 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 195 with primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS), and 192 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)) and in 246 healthy controls with the aim to evaluate a possible association of VDR SNPs with susceptibility to these diseases in the Italian population. …”
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Economic valuation of the thermal inertization of asbestos waste—an Italian case study by Silvia Ferrini, Filippo Pampaloni, Francesco Delogu, Giulia Goffetti, Cecilia Viti, Giancarlo Capitani

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The Collezione di pubblicazioni coloniali italiane and the Library of the Ministry of Colonies (1911-1945) by Lorenzo Declich

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...A semantic test for instrumental denominal verbs in Italian ... by Alice Suozzi, Anna Cardinaletti

“…By explicitly asking Italian native speakers to mention the instruments that can be used to perform the action denoted by the verb, we measured the entailment of existence through the number of instrument nouns produced and the frequency of production of the corresponding instrument noun. …”
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When home and work are not enough. The challenge of international migrants’ agency in the Italian Alps by Andrea Membretti, Fabio Lucchini, Monica Gilli, Mia Scotti

“…In this article, with reference to the action-research activities carried out in 2020-22 by the Horizon2020 MATILDE project in the Italian Alpine areas of South Tyrol and the Metropolitan City of Turin, attention is focused on the policies that could favour the effective migrants’ agency in mountain territories. …”
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A cross-sectional study exploring the perception of exercise oncology in the Italian population by Anita Borsati, Diana Giannarelli, Giampaolo Pase, Christian Ciurnelli, Linda Toniolo, Ilaria Trestini, Daniela Tregnago, Lorenzo Belluomini, Marco Sposito, Jessica Insolda, Michele Milella, Federico Schena, Sara Pilotto, Alice Avancini

“…IntroductionWe aim to examine the population’s perception of physical exercise in patients with cancer.Materials and methodsAn anonymous survey was conducted to reach a sample of Italian adults. The questionnaire investigated sociodemographic factors, physical exercise levels, and perceptions about the importance, benefits, and safety of exercise, the support from oncologists and family/friends, as well as the capability and ease of patients of exercise.ResultsOverall, 838 persons participated in this survey. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Italian Dairy Products by Stefano Morandi, Milena Brasca, Cristian Andrighetto, Angiolella Lombardi, Roberta Lodi

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Tracheostomy Practice in the Italian Intensive Care Units: A Point-Prevalence Survey by Raffaele Merola, Maria Vargas, Filippo Sanfilippo, Marco Vergano, Giovanni Mistraletti, Luigi Vetrugno, Gennaro De Pascale, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Giuseppe Servillo, Denise Battaglini

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: These findings highlight the critical role of tracheostomy in the management of critically ill patients within Italian ICUs. The high prevalence and notable complication rates emphasize the urgent need for standardized clinical protocols aimed at optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing adverse events. …”
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Growing up in an Italian Copper Age community: the role of children in everyday life by Sara Bernardini, Gwenaëlle Goude, Kerry L. Sayle, Caroline Gauthier, Eric Douville, Biancamaria Aranguren, Antonietta Del Bove, Mary Anne Tafuri

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First record of a melanistic Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis sicula) in Slovenia by Miha Krofel

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An E-Delphi study to facilitate animal welfare assessment in Italian zoos and aquaria by Barbara de Mori, Elena Mercugliano, Adriana F. Cerizza, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Daniela Florio, Riccardo Da Re, Sandro Mazzariol, Olga Usachova, Simone Basile, Claudia Gili, Sara Rota Nodari

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Neutralizing gender in role nouns: investigating the effect of ə in written and oral Italian by Martina Abbondanza, Valeria Galimberti, Valeria Bonomi, Carlo Reverberi, Federica Durante, Francesca Foppolo

“…In languages like Italian, all nouns have grammatical gender, which in most cases can be inferred from word endings. …”
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The Italian Academy of Endodontics and the Riitano Award: a commitment to excellence in dental education by Gianluca Plotino

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Enrica Maria Ferrara éd., Posthumanism in Italian Literature and Film : Boundaries and Identity by Amélie Aubert-Noël

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Tianjin’s Italian-Style town: the conundrum between conservation practices and heritage value by Jingting Wang, Maurizio Marinelli

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Andrei Muraviev in the Face of Death. On Italian Voyages from a Thanatouristic Perspective by Anna Kościołek

“… The article, based on the findings of Sławoj Tanaś, is an attempt to present thanatouristic dimension of Italian voyages of Andrei Muraviev in 1845. The research material consists of two works: Roman Letters and Appendices to “Roman Letters”. …”
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Isabella Lazzarini, Communication and Conflict. Italian Diplomacy in the Early Renaissance, 1350-1520 by Dante Fedele

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New Rights and the Space of Practices: Italian Contributions to a Theory of the Urban Commons by Michele Vianello

“…This paper conducts an analysis of two relevant aspects emerging from Italian research on the commons. The first focuses on legal aspects and juridical problems related to the commons, while the second considers practices that enable the collective social reproduction of contemporary urban commons. …”
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Virtue and Liberty: Italian Opera and Roman Self-Imaging in Britain, 1720-1742 by Thomas McGeary

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Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen by Naomi Rea

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