The vaccinaTion & Hpv Knowledge (THinK) questionnaire: a reliability and validity study on a sample of women living in Sicily (southern-Italy) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 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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Microbial communities inhabiting shallow hydrothermal vents as sentinels of acidification processes
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionShallow hydrothermal vents are considered natural laboratories to study the effects of acidification on biota, due to the consistent CO2 emissions with a consequent decrease in the local pH.MethodsHere the microbial communities of water and ...
Erika Arcadi +9 more
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Occurrence, distribution and bibliography of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Sicily (Italy) [PDF]
, 2019 The occurrence of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana in the inland waters of Sicily has been lately overlooked. In the present note, the occurrence and distribution of this species is reviewed based both on the review of the available literature data and
Canale D. E., Marrone F.
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Evaluating several satellite precipitation estimates and global ground-based dataset on Sicily (Italy) [PDF]
, 2012 The developing of satellite-based precipitation retrieval systems, presents great potentialities for several applications ranging from weather and meteorological applications to hydrological modelling.
Conti, FL +3 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Luminescent bacteria are a fascinating component of marine microbial communities, often related to the light emissions in deep sea marine organisms.
Rosario Calogero +6 more
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Veterinaria Italiana, 2021 Common pathogens of intensive poultry farms, either parasitic or bacterial, such as Coccidiaor Salmonella, are well known and strictly controlled by veterinary management.
Alessandro Stamilla +6 more
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The Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of the Maltese Archipelago [PDF]
, 2016 Fourteen pselaphines are recorded from the Maltese Islands three of which are recorded for the first time: Rybaxis longicornis, Tychus jacquelinii, and T. pici.
Mifsud, David, Sabella, Giorgio
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Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 The aim of this study was to present two outbreaks of bovine abortion due to Leptospira infection in cattle herds located in the northern part of Sicily (Italy).
Grippi Francesca +7 more
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Mycoplasma agalactiae: The Sole Cause of Classical Contagious Agalactia?
Animals, 2021 Contagious agalactia (CA) is suspected when small ruminants show all or several of the following clinical signs: mastitis, arthritis, keratoconjunctivitis and occasionally abortion. It is confirmed following mycoplasma isolation or detection.
Sergio Migliore +3 more
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Modeling commuting systems through a complex network analysis: a study of the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily [PDF]
, 2010 This study analyzes the inter-municipal commuting systems of the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily, employing weighted network analysis technique.
Campagna, Michele +4 more
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