Body weight gain and development of reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah × Mediterranean water buffalo heifers by Oswaldo J. González, Amílcar Acuña, Solaine Bradley, Ysis Cañizalez, Jorge Espinoza, Cindy Paniagua, María Virginia Suárez, Mónica Fuentes

“… The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation that include a Saccharomyces cerevisiae commercial yeast culture (Nutrit Yeast®, Barquisimeto, Venezuela) on average daily gain (ADG) and development of the reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah x Mediterranean water buffalo heifers with poor weight gain in the central-western region of Venezuela, Lara state. …”
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Tourism Destination Competitiveness: an application model for the south of Portugal versus the Mediterranean region of Spain: COMPETITIVTOUR by Fernando Perna, Maria João Custódio, Vanessa Oliveira

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Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…Dust intrusions from African desert regions have an impact on the Mediterranean Basin (MB), as they cause an anomalous increase of aerosol concentrations in the tropospheric column and often an increase of particulate matter at the ground level. …”
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Detecting centennial changes in the clarity and colour of the Red and Eastern Mediterranean Seas by retracing the “Pola” expeditions by Jonathan R. Heath, Robert J. W. Brewin, Jaime Pitarch, Dionysios E. Raitsos

“…The Forel-Ule colour in the Eastern Mediterranean increased by 0.50 (± 0.07) and the historic Secchi depth readings were an average of 8.85 m (± 0.47) deeper than present day. …”
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Progress in programmatic management of drug-resistant TB, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2018-2023 by K. Bennani, M. van den Boom, M.G. ElMedrek, Y. Hutin

“…CONCLUSIONS: Eastern Mediterranean Region countries progressed in PMDT using Xpert MTB/RIF, increased diagnosis and treatment of MDR/RR-TB patients using all-oral regimens, and improved treatment success. …”
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Mediterranean island endemic Arum pictum emits isomyocorene as a major component of floral scent by Gibernau, Marc, Amadori, Arianna, Godschalx, Adrienne, Albre, Jérôme, Tomi, Félix, Marcia, Paolo, Farris, Emmanuele

“…The west Mediterranean Arum pictum L.f., endemic from Corsica, Sardinia and Balearic Islands, is the only autumn-flowering Arum species. …”
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Reflectance and Thermal Micrometeorological Characteristics of an Urban Green Space in the Mediterranean During July’s 2023 Heatwave by Nikolaos D. Proutsos, Alexandra D. Solomou, Stefanos P. Stefanidis, Ioannis X. Tsiros

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Genetic parameters for birth and weaning weight in a herd of Mediterranean buffaloes under tropical conditions by Iván A. Cárdenas, Miguel A. Chacón

“…The data comes from Mediterranean buffalo calves born during the period from August 2003 to December 2021 on the Livestock Farm “Hacienda Caño Negro”, located near the population of Santa Barbara del Zulia, Venezuela. …”
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Habitat suitability modeling for Posidonia oceanica distribution along a Mediterranean region (NW Italy) by Rachele Bordoni, Chiara Paoli, Monica Montefalcone, Alice Oprandi, Ilaria Rigo, Francesca Ruggeri, Paolo Vassallo

“…Delile is a keystone seagrass species, playing a central role in the ecological balance of Mediterranean coastal areas but threatened by increasing human pressures. …”
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The moderating effect of alternate Mediterranean diet on the association between sedentary behavior and insomnia in postmenopausal women by Zhumei Sheng, Mincong Zhou

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AI-powered estimation of tree covered area and number of trees over the Mediterranean island of Cyprus by Anna Zenonos, Sizhuo Li, Martin Brandt, Jean Sciare, Philippe Ciais

“…In Cyprus, an EU member state located in the Eastern Mediterranean, and a climate change hot-spot, increasingly impacted by forest fires and more arid conditions, the absence of a comprehensive tree monitoring system hinders effective carbon stock assessment and land-based mitigation strategies. …”
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BOLÓS, Jordi. The Historic Landscape of Catalonia. Landscape History of a Mediterranean Country in the Middle Ages by Margarita Fernández Mier

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Productive performance in Italian Mediterranean buffaloes after partially replacing dietary starch with simple sugars by Roberta Matera, Gabriele di Vuolo, Giuseppina Pedota, Luca de Luise, Mariateresa Marra, Luca Borzacchiello, Ludovica Capoluongo, Gianluca Neglia

“… This study aimed to partially replace starch with simple sugars as a carbohydrate source in the diet of Italian Mediterranean buffaloes, substituting corn with molasses. …”
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Characteristics of University Students in Cyprus: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Elena Hadjimbei, George Botsaris, Vassilis Gekas, Andrie G. Panayiotou

“…The mean adherence score to the Mediterranean diet was 6.0 (IQR 4 to 8), with 26.9% of students being classified as high adherers and 21.8% as low adherers to the Mediterranean diet. …”
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Students’ attitudes toward euthanasia and abortion: a cross-cultural study in three Mediterranean countries by Ivana Tutić Grokša, Ana Depope, Tijana Trako Poljak, Igor Eterović, Toni Buterin, Robert Doričić, Mariana Gensabella, Maria Laura Giacobello, Josip Guć, Eleni Kalokairinou, Željko Kaluđerović, Iva Rinčić, Ivana Zagorac, Miltiadis Vantsos, Amir Muzur

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Seasonal carbon fluxes from vegetation and soil in a Mediterranean non-tidal salt marsh by L. Carrasco-Barea, D. Verdaguer, M. Gispert, X. D. Quintana, H. Bourhis, L. Llorens

“…In this study we measured, throughout 1 year, instantaneous net carbon dioxide (<span class="inline-formula">CO₂</span>) exchange rates from four halophytes which are dominant species of their corresponding habitat (<i>Sarcocornia fruticosa</i> in a halophilous scrub, <i>Halimione portulacoides</i> and <i>Elytrigia atherica</i> in a salt meadow, and <i>Salicornia patula</i> in a glasswort sward) of a Mediterranean non-tidal salt marsh. Soil <span class="inline-formula">CO₂</span> and methane (<span class="inline-formula">CH₄</span>) fluxes from these habitats were also measured. …”
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REASSESSMENT OF THE AGE OF BASEMENT IN THE VAVILOV BASIN DRILLED AT ODP SITE 651 (TYRRHENIAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN) by ISABELLA RAFFI, AMALIA NOTARO

“… We carried out a biostratigraphic study based on calcareous nannofossils in sediments from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 651, drilled in the basalt-floored Vavilov sub-basin of the Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean) during Leg 107. The expedition achieved its primary objective to collect basement samples to date the ocean crust and obtain new data for reconstructing the geological evolution of the area. …”
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Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Invasive Potential of Ornamental Plants in the Mediterranean Area: Implications for Sustainable Landscaping by Diana-Maria Mircea, Monica Boscaiu, Radu E. Sestras, Adriana F. Sestras, Oscar Vicente

“…The present review examines the responses of ornamental plants’ grown in the Mediterranean region to relevant abiotic stress conditions such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, heavy metal toxicity, and atmospheric N deposition, emphasising physiological and biochemical responses that allow them to adapt to unfavourable environments. …”
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THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES: EVIDENCES FROM HIDDEN PANEL COINTEGRATION TEST by Süleyman Bolat, Abdulnasser Hatemi-j, Murat Belke

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Modeling Climate‐Driven Vegetation Changes Under Contrasting Temperate and Arid Conditions in the Mediterranean Basin by Marco Bianchini, Mohamed Tarhouni, Matteo Francioni, Marco Fiorentini, Chiara Rivosecchi, Jamila Msadek, Abderrazak Tlili, Farah Chouikhi, Marina Allegrezza, Giulio Tesei, Paola Antonia Deligios, Roberto Orsini, Luigi Ledda, Maria Karatassiou, Athanasios Ragkos, Paride D'Ottavio

“…ABSTRACT This study investigates climate change impacts on spontaneous vegetation, focusing on the Mediterranean basin, a hotspot for climatic changes. …”
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