Evaluation of the impact of vine pruning periods on grape production and composition: an integrated approach considering different years and cultivars by Isabella Ghiglieno, Luca Facciano, Leonardo Valenti, Federico Amari, Gabriele Cola

“…The experimentation was conducted from 2011 to 2013 in two of the main Italian wine-growing areas: Franciacorta, in Northern Italy, and Montefalco, in Central Italy. In Franciacorta: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were considered while in Montefalco, the varieties included were Sauvignon Blanc, Grechetto di Orvieto, Sagrantino, and Sangiovese. …”
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Anatomical alterations: biparietal thinning in antiquity. Review of published cases and a new case by Nicol Rossetti, Roberta Fusco, Arianna Vanni, Francesca Garanzini, Alessandra Mazzucchi, Marta Licata

“…This study integrates data from previous bioarchaeological research supplemented with a new case from skeletal remains excavated at the hypogeal cemetery of Santa Maria Maggiore in Vercelli, Northern Italy. The analysis included macroscopic examination, radiological imaging, and comparative analysis with clinical and paleopathological cases to identify and assess the characteristic features of biparietal thinning. …”
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Characterization of Hazelnut Trees in Open Field Through High-Resolution UAV-Based Imagery and Vegetation Indices by Maurizio Morisio, Emanuela Noris, Chiara Pagliarani, Stefano Pavone, Amedeo Moine, José Doumet, Luca Ardito

“…A dataset of 4112 images, each having 2Mpixel resolution per tree and covering RGB, Red Edge, and near-infrared frequencies, was obtained from 185 hazelnut trees located in two different orchards of the Piedmont region (northern Italy). To increase accuracy, and especially to reduce false negatives, the image of each tree was divided into nine quadrants. …”
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Serum Fatty Acids and Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Population-Based Case-Control Study by Marco Vinceti, Carlotta Malagoli, Laura Iacuzio, Catherine M. Crespi, Sabina Sieri, Vittorio Krogh, Sandra Marmiroli, Giovanni Pellacani, Elisabetta Venturelli

“…We aimed at examining the association between serum fatty acids and melanoma risk by conducting a population-based case-control study in a northern Italy community. Methods. The percentage composition of 12 fatty acids was determined in 51 newly diagnosed melanoma patients and 51 age- and sex-matched population controls by extracting total lipids from serum samples using thin layer and gas chromatography. …”
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Multiplexed SSR marker analysis of Diplocarpon coronariae reveals clonality within samples from Middle Europe and genetic distance from Asian and North American isolates by Thomas Oberhänsli, Anna Dalbosco, Virginie Leschenne, Anne Bohr, Sascha Buchleither, Lucius Tamm, Lukas Wille, Srđan G. Aćimović, Fatemeh Khodadadi, Young-Hyun Ryu, Bruno Studer, Hans-Jakob Schärer, Andrea Patocchi

“…AB is a serious apple disease, mostly in low input orchards and in cider production areas in Northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. However, the epidemiology and population genetic structure of this pathogen is unknown. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for Sick Building Syndrome among Italian correctional officers: A pilot study by Francesco Chirico, Giuseppe Ferrari, Giuseppe Taino, Enrico Oddone, Ines Giorgi, Marcello Imbriani

“…Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in 2016 at the Triveneto Penitentiary Center, Northern Italy. Chi-square was used to test the difference of prevalence between office workers (OWs) and correctional officers (COs) of personal characteristics, cases of SBS, and general and mucocutaneous symptoms associated with SBS. …”
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Video-feedback intervention for promoting social engagement in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities by Rosario Montirosso, Serena Micheletti, Camilla Pisoni, Eleonora Mascheroni, Elisa Scarano, Elisa Scarano, Cecilia Naboni, Elisa Rosa, Annalisa Castagna, Margherita Bonino, Elisa Fazzi, Elisa Fazzi, Simona Orcesi, Simona Orcesi

“…., the Face-to-Face Still-Face, [FFSF]) paradigm.MethodsA single-cohort design with pre-(T0) and post-(T1) intervention assessment was used to evaluate 37 mother–child dyads from three units in Northern Italy. The children, aged between 6 and 24 months, had a diagnosis of ND, including psychomotor delay (n = 26) and cerebral palsy (n = 5). …”
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On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

“…These mosquitoes share a high degree of ancestry with those in the Balkans and parts of northern Italy that border the Adriatic Sea. Conclusions Considering the trade connections of Limassol port, Cyprus with the Balkans and the Adriatic Italian region, we hypothesise that these areas may be involved in the incursion of Ae. albopictus into Cyprus. …”
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Exploring Chronic Pain in Hemodialysis Patients: An Observational Study Based on the New IASP Classification for ICD-11 by Vittorio Schweiger, Martina Cacciapuoti, Marta Nizzero, Salvatore Simari, Gianmarco Lombardi, Leonardo Gottin, Lisa Stefani, Alvise Martini, Giustino Varrassi, Gabriele Finco, Enrico Polati, Giovanni Gambaro

“…Methods In this observational, cross-sectional study in a tertiary HD center in Northern Italy, we analyzed data regarding HD patients, evaluated for 5 months in 2021 by specialists in pain medicine and aimed to identify and characterize chronic pain according to the IASP definition and the last 2019 classification of chronic pain for ICD-11. …”
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Employment status and information needs of patients with breast cancer: a multicentre cross-sectional study of first oncology consultations by Lidia Del Piccolo, Maria Angela Mazzi, Cinzia Perlini, Giuseppe Deledda, Alberto Ghilardi, Chiara Buizza, Alessandro Bottacini, Claudia Goss

“…Objectives To investigate the early information needs of women with a recent diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) according to their employment status.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Secondary-care patients attending three outpatient oncology clinics in northern Italy.Participants 377 women with a recent diagnosis of early-stage, non-metastatic BC aged 18–75 were recruited. …”
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Incidence and temporal patterns of true recurrences and second primaries in women with breast cancer: A 10-year competing risk-adjusted analysis by Silvia Mancini, Lauro Bucchi, Annibale Biggeri, Orietta Giuliani, Flavia Baldacchini, Alessandra Ravaioli, Federica Zamagni, Fabio Falcini, Rosa Vattiato

“…Methods: We performed a manual review of medical charts of 1988 BC patients from a cancer registry in northern Italy (2000–2013). The occurrence and timing of true recurrences (TRs, including local, regional and distant recurrences) and second BCs (SBCs, including ipsilateral and contralateral SBC) during 10 years of follow-up were evaluated. …”
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Knowledge and awareness of asbestos risk among General Practitioners: Validation of a questionnaire in an area with a high incidence of asbestos-related diseases by Marinella Bertolotti, Manuela Tamburro, Angelo Salzo, Antonella Cassinari, Stefania Crivellari, Carlotta Bertolina, Marianna Farotto, Carmen Adesso, Michela Anna Di Palma, Anna Natale, Federico Torregiani, Guglielmo Pacileo, Antonio Maconi, Giancarlo Ripabelli

“…Objective: Given the critical role of general practitioners (GPs) in the early diagnosis and management of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs), and the significant history of asbestos fibres pollution in Alessandria Local Health Authority (ASL AL), this project aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness of asbestos risks, as well as the experience in diagnosing ARDs among GPs working in Alessandria province, Northern Italy. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 216 GPs from all ASL AL territorial districts during 26 Territorial Assistance Equipes (EATs) meetings, held from September 2022 to January 2023. …”
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Inappropriate prescribing of drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-esophageal reflux disease remains a matter of concern: Results from the LAPTOP-PPI cluster randomized trial by Manuela Casula, Manuela Casula, Ilaria Ardoino, Laura Pierini, Lara Perrella, Stefano Scotti, Sara Mucherino, Valentina Orlando, Enrica Menditto, Carlotta Franchi

“…In June 2021, GPs in the Local Health Units (LHUs) of Bergamo (Northern Italy) and Caserta (Southern Italy) were randomly allocated to either an intervention group (summary reports on prescribing habits, scientific documents on the Italian Medicine Agency’s therapeutic indications, strategies for PPI de-prescribing, along with educational materials for patients), and a control group (standard practice). …”
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The association of physical activity and carotid intima-media-thickness in adolescents—data of the prospective early vascular ageing-tyrol cohort study by Bernhard Winder, Bernhard Winder, Bernhard Winder, Sophia J. Kiechl, Sophia J. Kiechl, Benoît Bernar, Benoît Bernar, Nina Gande, Anna Staudt, Anna K. Stock, Anna K. Stock, Christoph Hochmayr, Ralf Geiger, Andrea Griesmacher, Stefan Kiechl, Stefan Kiechl, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Michael Knoflach, Michael Knoflach, the Early Vascular Ageing (EVA)-Tyrol Study Group, Carmen Reiter, Christina Schreiner Julia Klingenschmid, Julia Marxer, Martina Kothmayer, Maximilian Pircher, Manuela Bock-Bartl, Mandy Asare, Maximilian Bohl, Raimund Pechlaner

“…Our aim was to further investigate this unexpected association with two different measurement methods of PA and two established markers for Early Vascular Ageing: cIMT and carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity (cfPWV).MethodsThe community-based Early Vascular Ageing-Tyrol cohort study included adolescents in western Austria and northern Italy. Medical examinations included anthropometric measurements, fasting blood analysis, a physician guided interview to assess lifestyle factors, measurement of cIMT and cfPWV. …”
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The 2023 dengue outbreak in Lombardy, Italy: A one-health perspective by Francesca Rovida, Marino Faccini, Carla Molina Granè, Irene Cassaniti, Sabrina Senatore, Eva Rossetti, Giuditta Scardina, Manuela Piazza, Giulia Campanini, Daniele Lilleri, Stefania Paolucci, Guglielmo Ferrari, Antonio Piralla, Francesco Defilippo, Davide Lelli, Ana Moreno, Luigi Vezzosi, Federica Attanasi, Marzia Soresini, Manuela Barozzi, Lorenzo Cerutti, Stefano Paglia, Angelo Regazzetti, Maurilia Marcacci, Guido Di Donato, Marco Farioli, Mattia Manica, Piero Poletti, Antonio Lavazza, Maira Bonini, Stefano Merler, Fausto Baldanti, Danilo Cereda, Antonella Sarasini, Milena Furione, Dalila Mele, Federica Bergami, Josè Camilla Sammartino, Alessandro Ferrari, Greta Romano, Antonino Maria Guglielmo Pitrolo, Maya Carrera, Rita Brugnoli, Nunzia Laini, Francesca Bonalda, Sara Arfani, Giuditta Zamboni, Fanny Delfanti, Piergiuseppe Ferrari, Anxhela Dafa, Antonella Negri, Filippa Parisi, Marcello Tirani, Michela Viscardi, Gabriele Del Castillo, Federica Morani, Francesco Scovenna, Sheila Sansebastian, Manuel Maffeo, Mario Chiari, Enrico Tallarita

“…Introduction: Here we reported the virological, entomological and epidemiological characteristics of the large autochthonous outbreak of dengue (DENV) occurred in a small village of the Lombardy region (Northern Italy) during summer 2023. Methods: After the diagnosis of the first autochthonous case on August 18, 2023, public health measures, including epidemiological investigation and vector control measures, were carried out. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Coronavirus has twisted and put in trouble an health care system, like the one of Northern Italy, which has always been considered excellent. …”