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Role of physical forcings and nutrient availability on the control of satellite-based chlorophyll a concentration in the coastal upwelling area of the Sicilian Channel

Scientia Marina, 2010
The northern sector of the Sicilian Channel is an area of favourable upwelling winds, which ought to support primary production. However, the values for primary production are low when compared with other Mediterranean areas and very low compared with ...
Bernardo Patti, Cástor Guisande, Angelo Bonanno, Gualtiero Basilone, Angela Cuttitta, Salvatore Mazzola   +5 more
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Differences in demersal community structure and biomass size spectra within and outside the Maltese Fishery Management Zone (FMZ)

Scientia Marina, 2008
We examined the protection effect of a long-established fisheries protection zone by studying the demersal communities and the biomass size spectra of specific taxonomic groups.
Mark Dimech, Mattew Camilleri, Jan G. Hiddink, Michel J. Kaiser, Sergio Ragonese, Patrick J. Schembri   +5 more
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Seroprevalence of West Nile, Rift Valley, and Sandfly Arboviruses in Hashimiah, Jordan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2000
We conducted a serosurvey among patients of a health center in Hashimiah, a Jordanian town of 30,000 inhabitants located near a wastewater treatment plant and its effluent channel.
Anwar Batieha, Elias K. Saliba, Ross Graham, Emad Mohareb, Younis Hijazi, Pandu Wijeyaratne   +5 more
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Integrating morphology with phylogenomics to describe four island endemic species of Temnothorax from Sicily and Malta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
Temnothorax (Myrmicinae, Crematogastrini) is one of the most diverse Holarctic ant genera, and new taxonomic advancements are still frequent worldwide. The Mediterranean region, a global biodiversity hotspot characterized by a complex geographic history,
Enrico Schifani, Matthew M. Prebus, Antonio Alicata   +2 more
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A high resolution hydrodynamic 3-D model simulation of the malta shelf area [PDF]

Annales Geophysicae, 2003
The seasonal variability of the water masses and transport in the Malta Channel and proximity of the Maltese Islands have been simulated by a high resolution (1.6 km horizontal grid on average, 15 vertical sigma layers) eddy resolving primitive ...
A. F. Drago, R. Sorgente, A. Ribotti
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Fluid-Related Features in the Offshore Sector of the Sciacca Geothermal Field (SW Sicily): The Role of the Lithospheric Sciacca Fault System

Geosciences, 2023
The Sciacca basin extends in the southwestern part of Sicily and hosts an important geothermal field (the Sciacca Geothermal Field) characterized by hot springs containing mantle gasses.
Dario Civile, Luca Baradello, Flavio Accaino, Massimo Zecchin, Emanuele Lodolo, Giulia Matilde Ferrante, Nora Markezic, Valentina Volpi, Mihai Burca   +8 more
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Effects of Antiarrhythmic Drugs on the Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide–Gated Channel Current

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2009
.: After the report of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial, a tabular framework of the Sicilian Gambit has been proposed to display actions of antiarrhythmic drugs on ion channels and receptors and to provide more rational pharmacotherapy of ...
Atsushi Tamura, Takehiko Ogura, Hiroko Uemura, Yoshie Reien, Takashi Kishimoto, Toshio Nagai, Issei Komuro, Masaru Miyazaki, Haruaki Nakaya   +8 more
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Novel SCNN1A gene splicing-site mutation causing autosomal recessive pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1) in two Italian patients belonging to the same small town

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Introduction Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1) is a rare genetic disease due to the peripheral resistance to aldosterone. Its clinical spectrum includes neonatal salt loss syndrome with hyponatremia and hypochloraemia, hyperkalemia, metabolic ...
Gregorio Serra, Vincenzo Antona, Maria Michela D’Alessandro, Maria Cristina Maggio, Vincenzo Verde, Giovanni Corsello   +5 more
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Structure and status of the Italian red coral forests: What can a large-scale study tell?

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The precious coral Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) is a charismatic Mediterranean species. A recent large-scale investigation along the Italian coast highlighted its widespread occurrence at mesophotic and upper bathyal depths, especially on ...
Margherita Toma, Margherita Toma, Marzia Bo, Marzia Bo, Daniele Giudice, Simonepietro Canese, Alessandro Cau, Franco Andaloro, Michela Angiolillo, Michela Angiolillo, Silvestro Greco, Giorgio Bavestrello, Giorgio Bavestrello   +12 more
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A new species for the Italian fauna: Aphaenogaster strioloides, not A. crocea, inhabits Pantelleria Island (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Fragmenta entomologica, 2021
Species of the recently recognized Aphaenogaster crocea group, which spreads across Canary Islands, Maghreb region and Southern Italy, have frequently been confused with one another and even with species belonging to other groups. We revised the identity
Enrico Schifani, Simone Costa, Maurizio Mei, Antonio Alicata   +3 more
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