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Unexpected Discovery of Thelypteris palustris (Thelypteridaceae) in Sicily (Italy): Morphological, Ecological Analysis and Habitat Characterization

Plants, 2021
Thelypteris palustris Schott (Thelypteridaceae), known as “marsh fern”, is infrequent in the Mediterranean area. The occurrence of this species is known for almost all the Italian regions (except for Sardinia and Sicily), but with rare and declining ...
Saverio Sciandrello, Salvatore Cambria, Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo, Gianmarco Tavilla, Pietro Minissale   +4 more
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Risk factors associated with severe perineal lacerations during vaginal delivery: a 10-year propensity score–matched observational studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Severe perineal lacerations are rare obstetrical complications in high-income countries. However, the prevention of obstetric anal sphincter injuries is crucial because of their long-term consequences on a woman's digestive function, sexual ...
Valentina Laurita Longo, MD, MSc, Emmanuel N. Odjidja, MSc, Bruno A. Zanfini, MD, Stefano Catarci, MD, Brigida Carducci, MD, Gaetano Draisci, MD, Antonio Lanzone, MD, PhD, Elisa Bevilacqua, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Ecological Features and Conservation of Urtica rupestris Guss. (Urticaceae): A Narrow Endemic Species of Sicily

Plants, 2022
The conservation actions of endangered plant species require a clear knowledge of their habitats. Urtica rupestris Guss. (Urticaceae) is a rare endemic plant species occurring on shady cliffs in the southern-eastern part of Sicily.
Saverio Sciandrello, Salvatore Cambria, Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo, Pietro Minissale, Marta Puglisi, Gianmarco Tavilla, Valeria Tomaselli   +6 more
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MicroRNA-210 downregulates TET2 and contributes to inflammatory response in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2021
Background Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury is a leading cause of acute mortality and chronic disability in newborns. Our previous studies demonstrated that HI insult significantly increased microRNA-210 (miR-210) in the brain of rat pups and ...
Qingyi Ma, Chiranjib Dasgupta, Guofang Shen, Yong Li, Lubo Zhang   +4 more
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Floristic and Vegetation Changes on a Small Mediterranean Island over the Last Century

Plants, 2021
A synthetic and updated overview about the vascular flora and vegetation of the Island of Capo Passero (SE-Sicily) is provided. These data issue from two series of field surveys—the first carried out between 1997 and 2000, and the second between 2005 and
Saverio Sciandrello, Salvatore Cambria, Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo, Riccardo Guarino, Pietro Minissale, Salvatore Pasta, Gianmarco Tavilla, Antonia Cristaudo   +7 more
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Middle school cycling program is associated with improved mental health and wellbeing in adolescents during COVID-19

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues among adolescents. Exercise is well-regarded for boosting mental health. Riding for Focus (R4F) is a 6–8 week cycling education program designed to equip middle school adolescents ...
Fletcher Dementyev, Brian Fish, Nana Yaa Sakyi Opoku, Lydia Tesfaye, Jason Chan, Larry Ortiz, Susanne B. Montgomery, Susanne B. Montgomery, Esther J. Walker, Sean M. Wilson   +9 more
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The Plant Communities of the Class Isoëto-Nanojuncetea in Sicily

Plants, 2022
A syntaxonomical revision of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class for the Sicilian territory is provided. This syntaxon gathers the ephemeral herbaceous hygrophilous plant communities linked to periodically submerged soils, widely distributed in the European ...
Salvatore Brullo, Cristian Brullo, Saverio Sciandrello, Gianmarco Tavilla, Salvatore Cambria, Valeria Tomaselli, Vincenzo Ilardi, Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo, Pietro Minissale   +8 more
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Long-Term Hypoxia Negatively Influences Ca2+ Signaling in Basilar Arterial Myocytes of Fetal and Adult Sheep

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Cerebral arterial vasoreactivity is vital to the regulation of cerebral blood flow. Depolarization of arterial myocytes elicits whole-cell Ca2+ oscillations as well as subcellular Ca2+ sparks due to activation of ryanodine receptors on the sarcoplasmic ...
Casey Reid, Monica Romero, Stephanie B. Chang, Noah Osman, Jose L. Puglisi, Christopher G. Wilson, Arlin B. Blood, Lubo Zhang, Sean M. Wilson, Sean M. Wilson   +9 more
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No hay razones para dudar ser longo

Íconos, 1998
El longo se toma como una categoría que adscribe y y autoadscribe determinadas pertenencias individuales y colectivas, como un comportamiento que atraviesa los distintos niveles étnicos, políticos, socio-económicos.
Salomón Cuesta
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Bryophyte Diversity and Distribution Patterns along Elevation Gradients of the Mount Etna (Sicily), the Highest Active Volcano in Europea

Plants, 2023
Mt Etna in Sicily hosts a bryophyte floristic richness of 306 taxa, corresponding to 259 mosses, 43 liverworts, and 4 hornworts. Species richness shows a hump-shaped relationship with the elevation, with a peak at 1200–1700 m a.s.l.
Marta Puglisi, Saverio Sciandrello
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