Ethnobotanical knowledge in Calabria (southern Italy): A summary review by Miriam Patti, Carmelo Maria Musarella, Giovanni Spampinato

“…This paper presents a comprehensive overview of ethnobotanical knowledge in Calabria, southern Italy. The diverse plant uses and knowledge in the region stem from the cultural contributions of various populations that have inhabited the area since ancient times. …”
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Verification of a Real Time Weather Forecasting System in Southern Italy by Luca Tiriolo, Rosa Claudia Torcasio, Stefania Montesanti, Stefano Federico

“…The verification has been performed against SYNOP stations over southern Italy. A dense non-GTS network over Calabria is used for precipitation. …”
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Hydrogeology of the lower sector of Basento and Cavone river basins (southern Italy) by Silvio Coda, Pasquale Allocca, Domenico Calcaterra, Nicola Castello, Delia Cusano, Pantaleone De Vita, Daniele Lepore, Paola Petrone, Giacomo Prosser, Vincenzo Allocca

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Geochemical Characterization of Spring Waters in the Crati River Basin, Calabria (Southern Italy) by Simona Gaglioti, Ernesto Infusino, Tommaso Caloiero, Giovanni Callegari, Ilaria Guagliardi

“…In this work, results of a qualitative analysis on 190 samples of spring waters collected in the largest catchment of the Calabria region (southern Italy) are shown. Several physical and chemical parameters were analysed and the Langelier-Ludwig diagram was built to evaluate the hydrochemical facies of the sampled waters. …”
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New Insights on the Seismic Activity of Ostuni (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) Offshore by Pierpaolo Pierri, Marilena Filippucci, Vincenzo Del Gaudio, Andrea Tallarico, Nicola Venisti, Vincenzo Festa

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Sequence Analysis of the UCP1 Gene in a Severe Obese Population from Southern Italy by Giuseppe Labruna, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Giuliana Fortunato, Carmela Nardelli, Carmine Finelli, Eduardo Farinaro, Franco Contaldo, Lucia Sacchetti

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How environmentally sustainable are farms? An analysis in Southern Italy through the Life Cycle Assessment methodology by Maria Pergola

“…The study was carried out in Southern Italy and 46 cropping systems were analyzed and compared using the Life Cycle Methodology (LCA). …”
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Current Enzooticity of <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> and <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> in Central and Southern Italy by Donato Traversa, Simone Morelli, Angela Di Cesare, Chiara Astuti, Alessandra Barlaam, Mariasole Colombo, Fabrizia Veronesi, Barbara Paoletti, Raffaella Iorio, Raffaella Maggi, Alessandra Passarelli, Alessia Pede, Linda Rossi, Manuela Diaferia

“…These results confirm that <i>D. immitis</i> is enzootic in the investigated regions of Central and Southern Italy, even where it was rare/undetected until recently. …”
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Update of Indicator PCB Levels in Food in Southern Italy: Assessment of the Dietary Exposure for Adult and Elderly Population by Grazia Barone, Arianna Storelli, Rita Garofalo, Maria Maddalena Storelli

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Serology of Viral Infections and Tuberculosis Screening in an IBD Population Referred to a Tertiary Centre of Southern Italy by Marco Ardesia, Giuseppe Costantino, Placido Mondello, Angela Alibrandi, Walter Fries

“…The aim of our study was to assess the immune status for hepatitis B, varicella, mononucleosis, and cytomegalovirus infection together with the determination of the hepatitis C and tuberculosis status in Southern Italy. Methods. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis, together with serology of hepatitis B and C, Epstein-Barr virus, varicella zoster, and cytomegalovirus were collected by analysing retrospectively the clinical charts of IBD patients. …”
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Buffalo milk quality in southern Italy: trace elements & endocrine disruptors. A One Health analysis by Luigi Jacopo D’Auria

“… The production of buffalo milk and its derivatives represents an important economic sector in Southern Italy, especially in the Campania region. Buffalo milk is mainly used for the production of “mozzarella di bufala”, a soft, un-ripened cheese variety of the pasta filata family, highly appreciated worldwide for its good characteristics and particular taste. …”
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Survey on the presence of floating microplastics, trace metals and metalloids in seawater from Southern Italy to the United States of America by Elisabetta Morici, Gaetano Cammilleri, Sergio Scirè, Francesco Paolo Bonomo, Luigi Tranchina, Francesca Terracina, Paola Galluzzo, Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Vincenzo Paolo Monteverde, Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo, Sergio Davì, Mariano Licciardi, Salvatore Dara

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Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and Radon Exposure Analysis for Lung Cancer and All-Cause Mortality in Locorotondo, Southern Italy by Giovanni Maria Ferri, Luigi De Maria, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Antonio Caputi, Stefano Sole, Gianmarco Giannelli, Gianfranco Sifanno, Ilaria Maria Di Somma, Floriana Pentimone, Domenica Cavone, Angela Stufano, Piero Lovreglio, Vitantonio Ricci, Luigi Vimercati

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Lifestyle as Risk Factor for Infectious Causes of Death in Young Dogs: A Retrospective Study in Southern Italy (2015–2017) by Lorena Cardillo, Giuseppe Piegari, Valentina Iovane, Maurizio Viscardi, Flora Alfano, Anna Cerrone, Ugo Pagnini, Serena Montagnaro, Giorgio Galiero, Giuseppe Pisanelli, Giovanna Fusco

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A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy by Angela Gorgoglione, Andrea Gioia, Vito Iacobellis, Alberto Ferruccio Piccinni, Ezio Ranieri

“…In the context of the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies for soil pollution prevention, a methodology that try to overcome the lack of runoff quality data in Puglia (Southern Italy) is firstly tackled in this paper. It provides a tool to obtain total suspended solid (TSS) pollutographs in areas without availability of monitoring campaigns. …”
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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

“…Methods: This case-control study was conducted in Southern Italy to identify factors influencing parental acceptance of RVV. …”
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Tuberculosis and drug resistance in a region of Southern Italy among native and foreign-born populations: A twelve-year province-based study by Salvatore Rotundo, Salvatore Nisticò, Helen Linda Morrone, Luigia Gallo, Saveria Dodaro, Carmelo Papola, Pasquale Minchella, Giovanni Matera, Francesca Greco, Luigi Principe, Lorenzo Antonio Surace, Francesco Lucia, Francesca Serapide, Alessandro Russo, Carlo Torti, Enrico Maria Trecarichi

“…Among these strains, 20 (74.1 %) were isoniazid-resistant (MDR-TB).This study underscores the need for comprehensive TB control strategies, especially regarding co-infection with HIV and the emergence of drug-resistant strains, emphasizing the importance of early detection and tailored management in Southern Italy.…”
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Local-Scale Weather Forecasts over a Complex Terrain in an Early Warning Framework: Performance Analysis for the Val d’Agri (Southern Italy) Case Study by Giuseppe Giunta, Alessandro Ceppi, Raffaele Salerno

“…This EWS has been applied on to a specific area: the Val d’Agri basin in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy, which is extensively affected by several landslides and floods. …”
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A Four-Year Study of Antibiotic Resistance, Prevalence and Biofilm-Forming Ability of Uropathogens Isolated from Community- and Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Southern Italy by Marilena Trinchera, Angelina Midiri, Giuseppe Mancuso, Maria Antonietta Lagrotteria, Carmelo Antonio De Ani, Carmelo Biondo

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First Geoarchaeological and Archaeometric Investigation at the Lucanian (4th–3rd Century BCE) Site of Laurelli (Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark—Southern Italy) by Ettore Valente, Antonia Serritella, Maria Luigia Rizzo, Michele Scafuro, Carlo Scirocco, Domenico Guida, Mario Valiante, Chiara Comegna, Giuseppina Balassone, Alberto De Bonis, Celestino Grifa, Elda Russo Ermolli

“…The Lucanian site of Laurelli represents one of the largest, still poorly investigated, pre-Roman archaeological sites of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark (southern Italy). The site lies on a large, low-relief surface in the upper portion of the Serrapotamo River basin, a right tributary of the Bussento River. …”
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