Safety of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: piloting WHO framework in Iran by Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mondher Letaief, Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Ramin Rezapour, Ahmed Alboksmaty, Mostafa Farahbakhsh

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A High Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) PCR assay for the detection and identification of Old World Leishmania species. by Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Hejer Souguir, Hamed Chouaieb, Mongia Kraiem, Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Ahmed S Chakroun, Florian Noguier, Akila Fathallah-Mili, David Piquemal, Ikram Guizani

“…<h4>Background</h4>Cutaneous Leishmaniases (CL), highly endemic in Africa and Mediterranean region, are caused by different Leishmania parasite species. …”
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Wing Morphometry and Acoustic Signals in Sterile and Wild Males: Implications for Mating Success in Ceratitis capitata by João Maria Gomes Alencar de Souza, Paulo Augusto de Lima-Filho, Wagner Franco Molina, Lúcia Maria de Almeida, Milson Bezerra de Gouveia, Francisco Pepino de Macêdo, Raul Alberto Laumann, Beatriz Aguiar Jordão Paranhos

“…The sterile insect technique (SIT) is widely utilized in the biological control of fruit flies of the family Tephritidae, particularly against the Mediterranean fruit fly. This study investigated the interaction between mating success and morphometric variation in the wings and the production of acoustic signals among three male groups of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann): (1) wild males, (2) irradiated with Co-60 (steriles), and (3) irradiated (steriles) and treated with ginger oil. …”
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Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Lorenzo De Bonis, Jack McKee, James A. McKenna, Teddy Urvois, Eleonora Barbaccia, Eileen Dillane, Caterina Lanfredi, Helene Hjellnes, Armelle Jung, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Erwan Quéméré, Bettina Thalinger

“…Each laboratory contributed eight to eleven samples collected throughout the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea near sperm whales, porbeagle sharks, basking sharks, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins. …”
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Correction of CAMS PM₁₀ Reanalysis Improves AI-Based Dust Event Forecast by Ron Sarafian, Sagi Nathan, Dori Nissenbaum, Salman Khan, Yinon Rudich

“…This model is then utilized to predict CAMS error in previously unobserved pixels across the Eastern Mediterranean, generating CAMS error fields. Our bias-corrected PM₁₀ fields are, on average, 12 μg m⁻³ more accurate, often reducing CAMS errors by significant percentages. …”
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Evaluation of cellular and physiological alterations of cells from Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to benzisothiazolinone by Federica Impellitteri, Kristian Riolo, Giorgia Zicarelli, Miriam Porretti, Cristiana Roberta Multisanti, Giuseppe Piccione, Alessia Giannetto, Caterina Faggio

“…In light of the aforementioned context, this work aims to investigate the potential cellular and physiological impact on aquatic organisms through in vitro tests, utilising haemocytes and digestive gland (DG) cells derived from the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Two different concentrations (B1: 0.03 µg/L; B2: 0.3 µg/L) were tested at two different times of exposure (T1: 1 h; T2: 3 h) to evaluate the viability of cells, the phagocytic activity (haemocytes), the regulation volume decrease (RVD on DG cells) capability. …”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

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Estimating ocean currents from the joint reconstruction of absolute dynamic topography and sea surface temperature through deep learning algorithms by D. Ciani, C. Fanelli, B. Buongiorno Nardelli

“…Our investigation is focused on the Mediterranean Sea, quite a challenging region due to its small Rossby deformation radius (around 10 <span class="inline-formula">km</span>).…”
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Advanced groundwater potential and contamination vulnerability assessment using integrated GIS-based AHP techniques: A case study from the Bizerte watershed, Tunisia by Cyrine Belhadj, Rihab Riahi, Abdelaziz Sebei, Sinda Sifi, Noamen Rebai

“…In Bizerte, Tunisia (Southwest Mediterranean region), this need is particularly urgent due to rising demand and contamination risks, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which seeks to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. …”
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Community Structure of Gurnards in Relation to Different Environmental Variables in Antalya Gulf by Erhan Mutlu, Ilaria De Meo, Claudia Miglietta, Mehmet Cengiz Deval

“…Ecological studies focusing on spatiotemporal density (abundance and biomass) and morphometry (size and inter-traits relationships) of fish species have been highly limited in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the Turkish Levant coast. …”
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SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING IN ALGERIA: EXPLORING PRACTICES, CHALLENGES, AND LOCAL HONEYBEE TRAITS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT by Haider Yamina, Adjlane Noureddine, Martin-Hernande Raquel, Haddad Nizar, Abdelmounaim Khemmouli

“…This study aimed at understanding the resilience of Mediterranean bee subspecies in the context of climate change. …”
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Multi-platform diagnostic strategy and biosecurity as basis of contagious agalactia control programs in endemic areas by Christian De la Fe, Ana Grau, Olga Minguez, Antonio Sánchez, Rosario Esquivel, Juan C. Corrales

“…Abstract Background Control strategies against contagious agalactia (CA), considered one of the most important diseases affecting small ruminants in countries surrounding the Mediterranean, are mainly based on traditional strategies considered suboptimal such as the use of inactivated vaccines and antibiotics. …”
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Valorization of Date Pits as an Effective Biosorbent for Remazol Brilliant Blue Adsorption from Aqueous Solution by A. Thiam, K. Tanji, O. Assila, M. Zouheir, Redouane Haounati, A. Arrahli, A. Abeid, S. Lairini, R. Bouslamti, F. Zerouq, A. Kherbeche

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Gender Differences in the Appetite Response to a Satiating Diet by Alexandra Bédard, Anne-Marie Hudon, Vicky Drapeau, Louise Corneau, Sylvie Dodin, Simone Lemieux

“…We examined gender differences in appetite sensations when exposed to Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) meals and determined whether there are gender differences in the change in the satiating properties of the MedDiet over time. …”
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Genetic diversity atlas of Brucella melitensis strains from Sichuan Province, China by Wenbo Li, Linzi Zeng, Rongmei Yuan, Teng Qi, Hongyu Liao, Yuhangxi Cao, Shu Huang, Zhiguo Liu, Zhenjun Li

“…Six MLVA-8, namely, 42, 43, 45, 63, 83, and 114, and eight MLVA-11, namely, 111, 115, 116, 125, 180, 291, 298, and 342, genotypes were identified, demonstrating that all of the strains were from the Eastern Mediterranean lineage, and these strains exhibited a high genotype diversity. …”
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Phenotypic plasticity vs. local genetic adaptation: essential oil diversity of natural immortelle (Helichrysum italicum (Roth.) G.Don) populations along eastern Adriatic coast by Tonka Ninčević Runjić, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Marko Runjić, Martina Grdiša, Martina Grdiša, Zlatko Šatović, Zlatko Šatović

“…The essential oil of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don, commonly known as immortelle, is produced in Mediterranean countries to meet the increasing demand of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. …”
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Classification of North Atlantic and European extratropical cyclones using multiple measures of intensity by J. Cornér, C. Bouvier, B. Doiteau, B. Doiteau, F. Pantillon, V. A. Sinclair

“…A fourth of all ETCs belong to the weakest cluster and occur mostly over Europe and in the Mediterranean area. Nearly half of all ETCs belong to the average-intensity cluster and occur mostly at the northeastern parts of the main North Atlantic storm track. …”
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Estimation of evaporation in Andalusian reservoirs: Proposal of an index for the assessment and classification of dams by Santiago García-López, Marcia Salazar-Rojas, Mercedes Vélez-Nicolás, Jorge. M.G.P. Isidoro, Verónica Ruiz-Ortiz

“…Study region: This study focuses on Andalusia (Southern Spain), a mediterranean region of 87,270 km2. Andalusia experiences significant water stress, making effective water management crucial. …”
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Reimagining Global Health: Accelerating Change for a Sustainable Future by Melissa Salm, Ala Alwan, Maureen Lichtveld, Patricia J. García, Peter H. Kilmarx, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Rebecca Martin, Tahmeed Ahmed, Judith N. Wasserheit

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Metagenomic analysis post thermal stress in buffalo sludge and tomato pomace anaerobic digestion: a case study by Maria Chiara La Mantia

“…Italy is the first producer of processed tomato es in the Mediterranean area and the third-largest producer in the world. …”
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