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The ‘Deluge’ of 25 October 1822 in Genoa, Italy
‘A cloud, surcharged with electricity and water, burst above our heads in one torrent of what was rather a cataract than rain.’ (The flood) ‘sufficed […] to lay flat the walls which in that hilly country support the soil’ (Mary Shelley, 1844).
Pietro Piana, Francesco Faccini
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School‐age vaccination, school openings and Covid‐19 diffusion
Abstract This article investigates the relationship between school openings and Covid‐19 diffusion when school‐age vaccination becomes available. The analysis relies on a unique geo‐referenced high frequency database on age of vaccination, Covid‐19 cases and hospitalization indicators from the Italian region of Sicily.
Emanuele Amodio +4 more
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Spelling correctness as a witness of changing documentary culture in Tuscia (eighth–ninth centuries)
This paper discusses the evolution of documentary culture in early medieval Tuscia by quantitatively examining the Latin spelling of charter scribes in relation to the following factors: time, the distinction between the formulaic and non‐formulaic parts of the document, the scribe’s domicile, the scribe’s professional status, and the document type ...
Timo Korkiakangas
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ENphylo: A new method to model the distribution of extremely rare species
Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) are a useful mean to understand how environmental variation influences species geographical distribution. SDMs are implemented by several different algorithms. Unfortunately, these algorithms consistently lose accuracy exactly when they are needed the most, that is with rare species, originating the so‐called
Alessandro Mondanaro +7 more
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Comparing risk adjustment estimation methods under data availability constraints
Abstract The Italian National Healthcare Service relies on per capita allocation for healthcare funds, despite having a highly detailed and wide range of data to potentially build a complex risk‐adjustment formula. However, heterogeneity in data availability limits the development of a national model. This paper implements and ealuates machine learning
Marica Iommi +3 more
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Abstract The methanolic extract of the stem bark of a wild species of jujube, Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam., growing in Sicily, was chemically and biologically investigated. The chemical profile was defined by UHPLC‐HR‐ESI‐Orbitrap/MS analysis whereas antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities were investigated by in vitro assays. The extract showed a
Anna Cacciola +5 more
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Abstract Introduction Falls among older people are preventable through exercise‐based programs. However, scientific evidence must be translated into practice to support professionals who implement such programs. Aim This study aimed to identify physical exercise interventions for fall prevention and to determine the best practice for implementing them ...
Daiana Campani +8 more
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A Donatello for Rome, a Memling for Florence. The maritime transports of the Sermattei of Florence†
Abstract This article deals with the maritime transports of a little known but not unimportant Florentine merchant family. On the basis of previously unknown archival source material, we address questions of family history, mercantile networks, maritime trade connections, and merchandise (including some famous artworks), shedding new light not only on ...
Tobias Daniels, Arnold Esch
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Geomorphological classification of urban landscapes. The case study of Rome (Italy) [PDF]
The results of a long-lasting geomorphological survey carried out in Rome are summarized. A method aimed at integrating survey data, historical maps, aerial photographs and archaeological and geomorphological literature produced a geomorphological map ...
D'Orefice, Maurizio +5 more
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This paper describes the elements that characterize innovation processes implemented by the founder member schools (leading schools) which has promoted activities of the Avanguardie Educative Movement together with the National Institute of Documentation,
Chiara Giunti +2 more
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