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Arabic-speakers in Norman Sicily [PDF]
The linguistic history of medieval Sicily is both intriguing and complex. From the classical Roman and Byzantine periods until the Arab invasions of 827, the majority of the island's population spoke either dialects of Greek or Latin or both.
Metcalfe, Alexander James
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New Moral Economies in Western Sicily: Fair-trade and Organic Agriculture Between Change and Constraint [PDF]
This thesis addresses the dialectic between the values of capitalism and those of moral economy, and the implications of that dialectic for how people who are engaged in alternative economic practices in Palermo and western Sicily experience their agency.
Orlando, Giovanni
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Chapter Uniting past and present: Sicily as a locus of identity between Greece and Rome [PDF]
Basing on the accounts of Thucydides and Plutarch, the paper analyses the way Sicily and the proposed Athenian expedition to Sicily, as a strategic bridge to advance over Carthage, define Nicias and Alcibiades, and what they represent: old Athens ...
Fialho, Maria
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Investigation of an Autochthonous Outbreak of Bovine Besnoitiosis in Northwestern Sicily
Bovine besnoitiosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Besnoitia besnoiti, leading to infertility in bulls and abortions in cows. In Italy, it is considered an emerging disease, recently introduced by the importation of animals from Spain and
Veronica Cristina Neve +8 more
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The tyrannies in the Greek cities of Sicily : 505-466 BC [PDF]
This thesis will examine the tyrants that ruled Gela and Syracuse during the early fifth century BC. It will approach the subject in a thematic manner, considering several aspects of the tyrants' rule which warrant particular attention.
Griffin, Michael John
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Background Typing of Toxoplasma gondii strains is important in epidemiological surveys, to understand the distribution and virulence of different clones of the parasite among human and animal populations.
Sergio Migliore +4 more
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A Case of Acquired Factor V Deficiency in Patient with Bleeding
Low frequency of rare diseases origins from missed diagnosis addressing to poor prognosis. Acquired factor V inhibitor is a very low frequent bleeding condition (prevalence: 0.09/100,000,000–0.29/1,000,000 per year).
Davide Vetri +6 more
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Static and dynamic stress, along with earthquakes, can trigger the emission and migration of crustal fluids, as frequently observed on the surface and within the upper crust of tectonically active areas such as the northern Apennines of Italy.
Antonio Caracausi +5 more
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A metaphor for the group analysis
The clinical practice and the theoretic elaboration are two activities that require a clear epistemological framework, a methodological severity and also a suitable integration with the mythopoeic aspects of human existence.
Anna Maria Ferraro, Girolamo Lo Verso
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The vaccinaTion & Hpv Knowledge (THinK) questionnaire: a reliability and validity study on a sample of women living in Sicily (southern-Italy) [PDF]
Objective The aim of this study was to introduce the VaccinaTion & Hpv Knowledge (THinK) questionnaire to assess knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and attitude to HPV-vaccination.
Domenica Matranga +8 more
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