Agronomic characteristics, mineral nutrient content, antioxidant capacity, biochemical composition, and fatty acid profile of Iranian pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivars by Ali Khadivi, Mohammadali Nikoogoftar-Sedghi, Yazgan Tunç

“…The pistachio cultivars are tolerant to both drought and salinity, which is why they are extensively grown in the arid, saline, and hot regions of the Middle East, Mediterranean countries, and the United States. Results This study evaluated the agronomic and chemical characteristics of 10 pistachio cultivars (‘Abbasiali’, ‘AhmadAghaei’, ‘Akbari’, ‘Chrook’, ‘Fandoghi’, ‘KalehGhoochi’, ‘Momtaz’, ‘Rezaei’, ‘Sefied’, and ‘Shahpasand’). …”
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Stochastic Modeling of Adaptive Trait Evolution in Phylogenetics: A Polynomial Regression and Approximate Bayesian Computation Approach by Dwueng-Chwuan Jhwueng, Chia-Hua Chang

“…We also plan to apply models to the empirical study using the two datasets: the longevity vs. fecundity in the Mediterranean nekton group, and the trophic niche breadth vs. body mass in carnivores in a European forest region.…”
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Imagined Libya: geopolitics of the margins by Luca Raineri

“…During the Italian colonisation, Libya was subsumed in Italy’s Mediterranean projections, whether as a necessary “fourth shore” to Italy’s expansion in its “own” Lebensraum, or as a bridge welding Europe and Africa within a unitary geopolitical entity called Eurafrica. …”
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A green forage diet enhances microbial diversity in buffalo rumen by Angela Salzano, Giovanna Bifulco, Alfio Calanni Macchio, Valentina Longobardi, Francesca Aragona, Giovan Maria Pacelli, Giuseppe Campanile

“…The study was carried out over 60 days in a commercial buf-falo dairy farm in southern Italy using lactating Italian Mediterranean dairy buffaloes (n 8/group). Rumen fluid samples were immediately collected at the slaughterhouse, and bacterial genomic DNA was extracted to perform metagenomic analyses. …”
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Vegetal and Animal Food Proteins Have a Different Impact in the First Postprandial Hour of Impedance-pH Analysis in Patients with Heartburn by Irene Martinucci, Giada Guidi, Edoardo V. Savarino, Marzio Frazzoni, Salvatore Tolone, Leonardo Frazzoni, Lorenzo Fuccio, Lorenzo Bertani, Giorgia Bodini, Linda Ceccarelli, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Nicola de Bortoli

“…Patients were allocated to receive a Mediterranean diet with a total caloric intake of about 1694 kcal, divided into two meals: one with a prevailing component of animal proteins and the other with vegetable proteins. …”
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Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

“…At the beginning of the century, the widespread Mediterranean diet, the favorable climate and the relaxed traditional lifestyle increased life expectancy for southern Italians, before growing factors, such as lower birthrates and worsening of economic resources, caused a trend inversion. …”
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Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion by Alessandro Miani, Annamaria Colao, Prisco Piscitelli, Leonardo Setti, Fabrizio Passarini, Gianluigi De Gennaro, Pierluigi Barbieri, Sabina Licen, Maria Grazia Perrone, Andrea Piazzalunga, Massimo Borelli, Jolanda Palmisani, Alessia Di Gilio, Emanuele Rizzo

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The Role of Lifestyle in the Prevention and Treatment of Insulin Resistance: A Review of Clinical and Intervention Studies by Daria Rybak, Olga Krupa, Kinga Furtak, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Bartosz Omasta, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Magdalena Agata Czerska

“…Summary  Studies have shown that diets such as the Mediterranean and DASH, combined with regular aerobic and resistance exercises, significantly improve insulin sensitivity. …”
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Potential use of beet-pulp concentrate supplementation in athletic horse by Luzilene Araujo de Souza, Monica Miranda Hunka, Sigismundo Fassbender de Rezende Júnior, Carolina Jones Ferreira Lima da Silva, Helena Emília Cavalcanti da Costa Cordeiro Manso, Joana Simões, Clarisse Simões Coelho, Francesco Fazio, Francesca Aragona, Hélio Cordeiro Manso Filho

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Effect of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) as a dietary supplement during transition period in dairy buffaloes by Giuseppe De Rosa, Vittoria L. Barile, Carmela M.A. Barone, Claudia Lambiase, Francesco Serrapica, Giovanna De Matteis, Emanuela Rossi, Corrado Pacelli

“…Therefore, we investigated the effect of Spirulina on body condition score (BCS), yield and quality of milk, and oxidative stress response through the assessment of reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs test) and the biological antioxidant potential (BAP test) of twenty-four Italian Mediterranean buffaloes. The animals were equally divided into two groups (control=C and Spirulina=S) fed with the same total mixed ration. …”
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GC/MS Fatty Acid Profile of Marine-Derived Actinomycetes from Extreme Environments: Chemotaxonomic Insights and Biotechnological Potential by Marlene B. Cunha, André F. Jorge, Maria João Nunes, Joana R. Sousa, Maria João Lança, Marco Gomes da Silva, Susana P. Gaudêncio

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Prevention Of Breast and Endometrial cancer using Total Diet Replacement (PROBE-TDR) trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Robert Clarke, Emma J Crosbie, Basil G Issa, John Belcher, Helen Clarke, Anthony Howell, Michelle Harvie, Hannah Harrison, Cheryl Lombardelli, Suzanne Krizak, Katharine Sellers, Yit Y Lim, Caroline Parkin, Shruthi Patel, Anthony J Maxwell, Julie Wisely, Sacha J Howell

“…The TDR programme includes an initial 12-week period of TDR (850 kcal/day) followed by a 40-week food-based diet, based on the nutritional principles of a Mediterranean diet, as either continued weight loss (~1500 kcal/day) or weight loss maintenance (~2000 kcal/day). …”
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The distribution, phenology, host range and pathogen prevalence of Ixodes ricinus in France: a systematic map and narrative review by Perez, Grégoire, Bournez, Laure, Boulanger, Nathalie, Fite, Johanna, Livoreil, Barbara, McCoy, Karen D., Quillery, Elsa, René-Martellet, Magalie, Bonnet, Sarah I.

“…Results from 187 identified references show that the species is present in most departments, but scarce under Mediterranean climates and in coastal habitats. Its phenology is generally bimodal with climate-associated variations. …”
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Metabolic and functional factors associated with a change in resting metabolic rate among older adults with type 2 diabetes– results from the CEV-65 randomized trial by Assaf Buch, Roy Eldor, Ofer Kis, Arie Ben-Yehuda, Gizell Green, Yona Greenman, Sharon Barak

“…Aims: This study evaluated the effects of circuit resistance training (CRT), a vegetarian/Mediterranean diet (VegMedD), and empagliflozin on Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). …”
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Empirical estimation of saturated soil-paste electrical conductivity in the EU using pedotransfer functions and Quantile Regression Forests: A mapping approach based on LUCAS topso... by Calogero Schillaci, Simone Scarpa, Felipe Yunta, Aldo Lipani, Fernando Visconti, Gábor Szatmári, Kitti Balog, Triven Koganti, Mogens Greve, Giulia Bondi, Georgios Kargas, Paraskevi Londra, Fuat Kaya, Giuseppe Lo Papa, Panos Panagos, Luca Montanarella, Arwyn Jones

“…., primary salinization, but in Mediterranean and Southern Europe, they accumulate because of human interventions on the soil water and solute regimes. …”
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Association between lifestyle factors and thyroid function in young sedentary euthyroid adults by Elisa Merchan-Ramirez, Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado, Lucas Jurado-Fasoli, Francisco M Acosta, Manuel Muñoz-Torres, Jose M. Llamas-Elvira, Jonatan R Ruiz

“…Further, adherence to the Mediterranean diet was negatively related to TSH and free thyroxine (FT4) (β = −0.221; R2 = 0.113; P = 0.020 and β = −0.268; R2 = 0.071; P = 0.007, respectively). …”
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Association of dietary quality and mortality in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis populations: NHANES 2005–2018 by Xingyong Huang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Xuanyu Hao, Tingting Wang, Peng Wu, Lufan Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Kai Zhang

“…This study aims to explore the influence of five dietary quality indexes on mortality among NAFLD patients and advanced fibrosis patients.MethodsThis study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning from 2005 to 2018 to assess dietary quality based on the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), Healthy Eating Index-2020 (HEI-2020), Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH), Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), and Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII). …”
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale by Manuel La Licata, Alberto Bosino, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Mattia De Amicis, Andrea Mandarino, Andrea Terret, Michael Maerker

“…We tested the HOTSED procedure in the upper Val d’Arda-Mignano watershed, which is a representative geomorphologically highly active Mediterranean area of the Northern Apennines (Italy). …”
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The Effects of Artificial vs. Natural Rearing on Growth Performance, Thyroid Hormone Levels, Locomotor Activity, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality Characteristics in Chios Lambs by Panagiotis Simitzis, Georgia Alexopoulou, Eftychis Karampekos, Konstantina Linardopoulou, Anargyros Rigakis, Niki Stamelou, Michael Goliomytis, Iosif Bizelis, Ioannis Bossis

“…Artificial rearing (AR) of lambs is nowadays a common practice in Mediterranean dairy sheep production systems to enhance the milk available for cheese or yoghurt manufacturing. …”
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Bioactive Molecules from the Invasive Blue Crab <i>Callinectes sapidus</i> Exoskeleton: Evaluation of Reducing, Radical Scavenging, and Antitumor Activities by Francesco Longo, Alessandro Attanzio, Laura Marretta, Claudio Luparello, Serena Indelicato, David Bongiorno, Giampaolo Barone, Luisa Tesoriere, Ilenia Concetta Giardina, Giulia Abruscato, Manuela Perlotti, Lucie Branwen Hornsby, Vincenzo Arizza, Mirella Vazzana, Aiti Vizzini, Chiara Martino, Angelica Listro, Vinicius Queiroz, Antonio Fabbrizio, Paolo Salvatore Francesco Ciaccio, Stella Maria Cascioferro, Francesca Di Gaudio, Manuela Mauro

“…In recent years, the invasive Atlantic blue crab (<i>Callinectes sapidus</i>) has increased its spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea, threatening native biodiversity and local economies. …”
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