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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alba Patrizia Santo, Beatrice Agostini, Carlo Alberto Garzonio, Elena Pecchioni, Teresa Salvatici
Summary: This paper presents a study on the serpentinite from the pavement of the Florence baptistery, aiming to characterize its physical properties, describe the conservation state of the rock, and understand the factors contributing to its decay. The results reveal various forms of decay, such as fractures, loss of material, erosion, discolouration, and efflorescence.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy, Huriye Demircan, Khaled Al-Kahtany
Summary: This study examined bioeroded gastropod, bivalve, and coral specimens from the Jazan area along the Saudi Red Sea coast, identifying 22 ichnospecies of 8 ichnogenera. The traces were produced by various organisms such as sponges, drillers, bivalves, polychaete annelids, barnacles, and gastropods. The distribution and characteristics of these traces provide insights into the bioerosion processes in shallow, high energy marine environments.
Article
Ecology
Shannon L. White, Nicholas M. Sard, Harold M. Brundage, Robin L. Johnson, Barbara A. Lubinski, Michael S. Eackles, Ian A. Park, Dewayne A. Fox, David C. Kazyak
Summary: This study evaluates the influence of bias in genetic pedigree reconstruction on the estimation of breeding population size using genetic-based approaches. The results indicate that pedigree errors can be minimized with adequate genetic data. Even with limited data, the simulation analysis can still provide informative estimates of population size, which can guide conservation decisions.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fortuna Procentese, Flora Gatti
Summary: This paper explores the implementation of an intervention in San Giovanni a Teduccio, aimed at promoting participatory processes for acknowledging and valuing local social, cultural, and identity resources. The study reveals a split community, with a minority actively engaged in community regeneration and a majority passively affected by nostalgia. The research emphasizes the importance of involving citizens in recognizing and enhancing local resources through participatory approaches, which was communicated to the wider community through an exhibition.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eduardo E. Zattara, Marcelo A. Aizen
Summary: Wild and managed bees are important pollinators, but recent studies show a significant decline in bee species after the 1990s. The decrease in bee species poses a risk to plant reproduction and crop yields, highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent further decline in pollinators.
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Engineering, Civil
Carlo Baggio, Valerio Sabbatini, Silvia Santini, Claudio Sebastiani
Summary: Studying the behavior of historic structures is a challenge for structural engineers, with finite element modeling being a common method. Model updating techniques help reduce discrepancies, and integrating local, global, and geotechnical information in the methodology effectively reduces uncertainties and validates structural parameters.
JOURNAL OF CIVIL STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sebastien Rohais, Julien Bailleul, Sandra Brocheray, Julien Schmitz, Paolo Paron, Francis Kezirian, Pascal Barrier
Summary: The study focuses on the detailed characterization of intraslope lobes of the Motta San Giovanni Formation, with proposed recognition criteria and a depositional model for these types of lobes. The diagnostic model includes four main stages of evolution, showing the development of intraslope lobes along active transform margins.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sara Calandra, Emma Cantisani, Silvia Vettori, Marilena Ricci, Beatrice Agostini, Carlo Alberto Garzonio
Summary: During the restoration campaign of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, the conservation state of the external surfaces was assessed using a multi-analytical approach. The research included the identification and classification of different materials and technologies used in the construction and restoration of the Baptistery. The findings revealed the provenance of marbles and the use of local materials and traditional techniques in the production of bricks and mortars.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Barak Brill, Amnon Amir, Ruth Heller
Summary: Identifying the microbiota taxa associated with traits of interest is crucial for advancing science and health. However, this task is challenging due to the compositional nature of the taxa counts and the sparsity of the data. This study focuses on Crohn's disease and shows that existing methods may produce a high number of false positives when identifying differentially abundant taxa. A novel nonparametric approach is introduced, which provides valid inference even with a substantial fraction of zero counts.
ANNALS OF APPLIED STATISTICS
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Serena Kaiser, Mariana Oliveira, Chiara Vassillo, Giuseppe Orlandini, Amalia Zucaro
Summary: Italy has implemented the EU directive to promote renewable energy communities (RECs) and a research project on REC in San Giovanni a Teduccio, Napoli has found that it can enhance community cohesion while further development is needed in technical skills and environmental awareness. The study suggests that self-consumption models in RECs can contribute to energy justice, community empowerment, and economic independence.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Carlo Costantino, Nicola Mantini, Anna Chiara Benedetti, Cristiana Bartolomei, Giorgia Predari
Summary: This paper describes the crucial role of nature-oriented tourism in an economic, social, and revitalization strategy, and introduces the method of using digital tools to create a territorial trail system. The proposed approach involves a digital survey phase, the creation of a web platform, and the design of iconic signage to reactivate paths.
Article
Art
Stefania Macioce
Summary: Baglione played a significant role in the Roman pictorial culture of the early seventeenth century, with various interventions at the church of Santa Maria dell'Orto, including an unpublished version of San Sebastiano. His work shows the influence of Caravaggio on the Baroque style.
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Art
Francesco Saracino
Summary: This study explores the depiction of the baptism of Saint John the Baptist by Jesus, which is represented in the small baptistery font of the city and in the silk embroideries of the liturgical vestments. The baptism of Saint John is rarely mentioned in Christian tradition, yet its inclusion in Florence's depictions celebrating the excellence of the Forerunner suggests a legitimizing function for the authority of the Arte di Calimala guild.
MITTEILUNGEN DES KUNSTHISTORISCHEN INSTITUTES IN FLORENZ
(2021)
Article
Literature, Romance
Diego Sbacchi
Summary: This essay investigates the relationship between Dante's Divina Commedia and the world of preaching, focusing on the comparison found in Purgatorio xxxi, 61-63 and the aquatic element in the heaven of the Moon in Paradiso.
ITALIANISTICA-RIVISTA DI LETTERATURA ITALIANA
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiao Zhu, Qiong Liu, Meiqun Cao, Zhitao Feng
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the reporting quality and risk of bias in animal research on Chaihu-Shugan-San (CSS) for depression. A total of 30 studies were included, and the results showed low reporting quality and methodological defects. The risk of bias assessment revealed that half of the studies had a risk of bias. Therefore, it is important to disseminate the ARRIVE guidelines and SYRCLE's RoB tool among basic medical researchers studying CSS for depression to improve the quality and reporting of studies and facilitate the translation of animal research into clinical research.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Malcolm T. Sanders, Didier Merle, Philippe Bouchet, Magalie Castelin, Alan G. Beu, Sarah Samadi, Nicolas Puillandre
JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES
(2017)
Article
Paleontology
Malcolm T. Sanders, Jeremie Bardin, Mohammed Benzaggagh, Fabrizio Cecca
PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2015)
Review
Paleontology
Malcolm T. Sanders, Didier Merle, Nicolas Puillandre
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Malcolm T. Sanders, Didier Merle, Michel Laurin, Celine Bonillo, Nicolas Puillandre
Summary: With 59 recent species, Bursidae, commonly known as frog shells, are a group of tropical and subtropical gastropods most diverse in the Indo-West Pacific. The study reconstructed phylogenetic relationships of bursid gastropods based on genetic markers, revealing Bursidae as a monophyletic group and proposing the resurrection of some genera along with the description of new genera. Dating analysis suggested diversification of the group in two phases possibly linked to tectonic events.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)