Le interazioni umani-ambiente nell’applicazione di tecniche agricole sapientemente adattate al territorio: l’esempio dell’isola di Pantelleria by Virginie Deguillame

“…The island of Pantelleria in Sicily challenges its residents with harsh conditions: lack of water sources, strong winds, drought, volcanic soils filled with stones. …”
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La muraille est-elle une limite ? Réflexions sur le rôle du rempart des colonies grecques d’Occident by Flore Lerosier

“…We will focus on the apoikiai of Magna Graecia and Sicily because they are particularly relevant for the study of the fortification’s role. …”
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The Leopard: from unpublished romance to bestseller by Zohreh Montaseri

“…Despite the great passion for history and foreign novels, particularly French, Tomasi is dedicated to fiction only in the last years of his life.In this article, we will focus on the topics covered in the book and in particular the context in which the changes brought to Sicily are developed: expedition of the Thousand and the italy's unification.…”
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Entre destructions et reconstructions, le patrimoine sicilien pendant et après la Seconde Guerre mondiale by Giovanni Polizzi, Samuel Romeo

“…Archival research made it possible to reconstruct the chronology of the facts and to reveal the commitment of the Superintendents of Antiquities of Western Sicily, Jole Bovio Marconi and Vincenzo Tusa, during and after the war to protect the cultural heritage. …”
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La Coroplastica Greca. Metodologie per lo studio di produzioni, contesti e immagini by Jaimee Uhlenbrock

“…From May 27 to June 1, 2013, the First International Summer School on Greek Coroplastic Studies was held in Catania, Sicily. Organized by ACoST Executive Committee member Antonella Pautasso, project director at IBAM-CNR, Catania, and Ambra Pace of the University of Messina, with the support of Mario Cottonaro of the University of Catania and Vanessa Chillemi of the University of Messina, this 6-day event was called La Coroplastica Greca. …”
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Lire les techniques pour comprendre les rapports entre humains et non-humains by Nastassia Reyes

“…A focus will be placed on the environmental practices and knowledge of the fishermen of Catania (Sicily). I will discuss in detail the contributions and limitations that I was confronted with throughout the data collection work, and I will make proposals for an analysis of the knowledge and practices that is devoid of the incompleteness inherent in the understanding of environmental knowledge. …”
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Landscapes without landscape architects. The ecological beauty of informal urban landscapes by Chiara Catalano, Thomas E. Hauck, Susann Ahn, Salvatore Pasta

“…By analysing the aesthetic value, the species composition, and the ecological meaning of the vegetation of some roadside habitats close to the city of Catania (Sicily), the Authors shed light on the possibility of enjoying low-cost, biodiverse and beautiful seasonally green areas.   …”
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Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study by Valerio Giustino, Ignazio Leale, Luca Cicero, Luca Petrigna, Monica Lo Nigro, Veronica Fontana, Elena Mignosi, Pietro Cataldo, Antonio Macaluso, Manuel Gómez-López, Giovanni Cassata, Giuseppe Battaglia

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I santi degli altri. Devozione, mutamento e rituali tra i singalesi cattolici a Messina by Giovanni Cordova

“…In this article I examine changes occurring in rituals and devotional practices enacted by Sinhala Catholics living in Messina (Sicily) and including new saint figures in their devotional repertoires in the wake of transnational mobility. …”
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Bryophytes Floristic Patterns in the Sicilian Aquatic and Humid Habitats—Important Refuges for Biodiversity Safeguarding in the Mediterranean Islands by Patrizia Campisi, Mattia Letizia Marino

“…In this study, a focus on the populations of bryophytes living in aquatic and humid habitats of Sicily is presented. This investigation aims to evaluate the consistency and diversity of this group of taxa. …”
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Orbital and suborbital temperature variability in the central Mediterranean across the Pliocene/Pleistocene transition. by Elena Zanola, Teresa Rodrigues, Sergio Bonomo, Patrizia Ferretti, Eliana Fornaciari, Agata Di Stefano, Alessandro Incarbona, Nereo Preto, Isabella Raffi, Luca Capraro

“…A high-resolution record of central Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) based on the alkenone UK'37 index and planktic δ18O values for the surface-dweller G. ruber has been reconstructed across the Pliocene/Pleistocene transition at Monte San Nicola (Sicily), reference area for the GSSP (Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point) of the Gelasian Stage. …”
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Evidence of Tectonic Control on the Geochemical Features of the Volatiles Vented along the Nebrodi-Peloritani Mts (Southern Apennine Chain, Italy) by Francesco Italiano, Pietro Bonfanti, Salvatore Roberto Maugeri

“…Investigations carried out over the southernmost portion of the Apennine chain (Nebrodi-Peloritani Mountains, Sicily, Italy) reveal a close connection between the tectonic setting and the regional degassing of CO2-dominated volatiles. …”
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Insights into spinetail devil ray spatial ecology in the Mediterranean Sea through satellite telemetry by Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Mohammed Abudaya, Giacomo Milisenda, Simonepietro Canese, Viola Panigada, Jehad Salah, Simone Panigada

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“Italy System” as a Case of Innovative Economic Diplomacy by R. O. Raynkhardt

“…He mentions that subnational regions of Italy, especially Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Sicily, tend to be more and more involved into processes of FDI attraction. …”
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Linosa island: a unique heritage of Mediterranean biodiversity by Sara Innangi, Luciana Ferraro, Michele Innangi, Gabriella Di Martino, Laura Giordano, Valentina Alice Bracchi, Renato Tonielli

“…This publication presents a newly created map of the seafloor of Linosa, a volcanic island located in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea). The seafloor of Linosa was previously surveyed using geophysical and ground-truth data (in 2016 and 2017). …”
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Quality of commercialized dry extracts of blood orange juice in Brazilian compounding pharmacies: Dry extracts of blood orange juice by Lídia Cristina Merlin de Meneses, Maria Izabel Lamego Neta, Jhenifer Luisa Miniuki, Ingrid Vicente Farias, Larissa Benvenutti, Otto Mauricio Santos Gerlach, Flávio H. Reginatto, Angela Malheiros, José Roberto Santin, Tania Mari Bellé Bresolin

“…Abstract The juice of blood oranges, especially those of the Citrus sinensis variety Moro, cultivated in the region of Sicily (Italy), is an increasingly popular drink due to its beneficial health properties, such as its ability to reduce abdominal fat, related to its anthocyanin constituents, especially cyanidin-3-O-glycoside (C3G), as demonstrated in pre-clinical and clinical studies. …”
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Secure Satellite Downlink With Hybrid RIS and AI-Based Optimization by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Syed Zain Ul Abideen, Syed Sikandar Shah, Nabila Sehito, Salahuddin Khan, Bal S. Virdee, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Patrizia Livreri

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Plio–Quaternary Tectonic Activity in the Northern Nubian Belts: The Main Driving Forces by Enzo Mantovani, Marcello Viti, Daniele Babbucci, Caterina Tamburelli

“…The new tectonic setting started with the decoupling of a large portion of the Adriatic domain (Adria plate) from Nubia, through the formation of a long discontinuity crossing the Ionian domain (Victor Hensen–Medina fault) and the Hyblean–Pelagian domain (Sicily channel fault system). Once decoupled, the Adria plate underwent a clockwise rotation, at the expense of E–W shortening in the Hyblean–Pelagian domain and in the northern Nubian margin. …”
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Wild or Reared? <i>Cassiopea andromeda</i> Jellyfish as a Potential Biofactory by Stefania De Domenico, Andrea Toso, Gianluca De Rinaldis, Marta Mammone, Lara M. Fumarola, Stefano Piraino, Antonella Leone

“…The zooxanthellate jellyfish <i>Cassiopea andromeda</i> (Forsskål, 1775), a Lessepsian species increasingly common in the western and central Mediterranean Sea, was investigated here to assess its potential as a source of bioactive compounds from medusa specimens both collected in the wild (the harbor of Palermo, NW Sicily) and reared under laboratory-controlled conditions. …”
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Determinants of Rotavirus Vaccine Acceptance in an Area of Southern Italy with Low Vaccination Coverage: A Case-Control Study by the Health Belief Model Questionnaire by Davide Anzà, Massimiliano Esposito, Giorgio Bertolazzi, Alessandra Fallucca, Carlo Genovese, Gabriele Maniscalco, Andrea D. Praticò, Tiziana Scarpaci, Ermanno Vitale, Vincenzo Restivo

“…Despite these advances, RVV uptake in Italy remains below the desired targets, with notable regional disparities. In Sicily, vaccination rates have fluctuated, with current coverage failing to meet national goals. …”
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