Predictive coding of action intentions in dorsal and ventral visual stream is based on visual anticipations, memory-based information and motor preparation - Simona Monaco; Giulia Malfatti; Alessandro Zendron; Elisa Pellencin; Luca Turella (Brain Structure and Function, 2019)

Correction to: Structural and solution chemistry, antiproliferative effects, and serum albumin binding of three pseudohalide derivatives of auranofin - Damiano Cirri; Maria Giulia Fabbrini; Lara Massai; Serena Pillozzi; Annalisa Guerri; Alessio Menconi; Luigi Messori; Tiziano Marzo; Alessandro Pratesi (BioMetals, 2019)

Structural and solution chemistry, antiproliferative effects, and serum albumin binding of three pseudohalide derivatives of auranofin - Damiano Cirri; Maria Giulia Fabbrini; Lara Massai; Serena Pillozzi; Annalisa Guerri; Alessio Menconi; Luigi Messori; Tiziano Marzo; Alessandro Pratesi (BioMetals, 2019)

The role of live fish trade in the translocation of parasites: the case of Cystidicola farionis in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Vasco Menconi; Paolo Pastorino; Giulia Cavazza; Morena Santi; Davide Mugetti; Gaetano Zuccaro; Marino Prearo (Aquaculture International, 2019)

Impact assessment of fish cages on coralligenous reefs through the use of the STAR sampling procedure - LUIGI PIAZZI; ENRICO CECCHI; MARIA FRANCESCA CINTI; PATRIZIA STIPCICH; GIULIA CECCHERELLI (Mediterranean Marine Science, 2019)
The study aimed at contributing to the development of methods to assessing the effects of human disturbance on coralligenous reefs. The effects of the presence of a fish farm on coralligenous reefs were evaluated using the STAR (STAndaRdized coralligenous evaluation procedure) sampling procedure. An asymmetrical sampling design was used to compare the aquaculture site with two reference sites in areas unaffected by human pressure. The response of different ecological indices (ESCA, Ecological Status of Coralligenous Assemblages; ISLA, Integrated Sensitivity Level of coralligenous Assemblages; COARSE, COralligenous Assessment by Reef Scape Estimate) and descriptors (α-diversity, β-diversity and Sensitivity Level) of this kind of disturbance was compared. Results indicate that coralligenous reefs are vulnerable to aquaculture fish cages, and differences in the structure of coralligenous assemblages between the disturbed and the reference sites were mostly due to the decrease in β-diversity. On the contrary, no significant differences in the number of taxa/groups were highlighted. Encrusting Corallinales, erect Rhodophyta, Dictyotales, Fucales and Halimeda tuna were more abundant in reference sites than in disturbed site, while Peyssonnelia spp. and algal turfs had the opposite trend. Conversely, no significant differences between conditions were found in the abundance of sessile invertebrates. The study supports the suitability of the STAR approach to be employed in impact evaluation assessments, such as in monitoring programs. The present study is a first attempt to combine three different ecological indices (ESCA, ISLA and COARSE) within a unified approach, in order to assess the status of coralligenous reefs subjected to a moderate human-induced disturbance. The inconsistent response of the different indices highlights the advantage of applying different indices and descriptors to evaluate the variable human pressures on natural systems.

Prion Efficiently Replicates in α-Synuclein Knockout Mice - Edoardo Bistaffa; Martina Rossi; Chiara Maria Giulia De Luca; Federico Cazzaniga; Olga Carletta; Ilaria Campagnani; Fabrizio Tagliavini; Giuseppe Legname; Giorgio Giaccone; Fabio Moda (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

S-Ketamine Reverses Hippocampal Dendritic Spine Deficits in Flinders Sensitive Line Rats Within 1 h of Administration - Giulia Treccani; Maryam Ardalan; Fenghua Chen; Laura Musazzi; Maurizio Popoli; Gregers Wegener; Jens Randel Nyengaard; Heidi Kaastrup Müller (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Reduced tillage, but not organic matter input, increased nematode diversity and food web stability in European long‐term field experiments - Giulia Bongiorno; Natacha Bodenhausen; Else K. Bünemann; Lijbert Brussaard; Stefan Geisen; Paul Mäder; Casper W. Quist; Jean‐Claude Walser; Ron G. M. de Goede (Molecular Ecology, 2019)
Soil nematode communities and food web indices can inform about the complexity, nutrient flows and decomposition pathways of soil food webs, reflecting soil quality. Relative abundance of nematode feeding and life‐history groups are used for calculating food web indices, i.e., maturity index (MI), enrichment index (EI), structure index (SI) and channel index (CI). Molecular methods to study nematode communities potentially offer advantages compared to traditional methods in terms of resolution, throughput, cost and time. In spite of such advantages, molecular data have not often been adopted so far to assess the effects of soil management on nematode communities and to calculate these food web indices. Here, we used high‐throughput amplicon sequencing to investigate the effects of tillage (conventional vs. reduced) and organic matter addition (low vs. high) on nematode communities and food web indices in 10 European long‐term field experiments and we assessed the relationship between nematode communities and soil parameters. We found that nematode communities were more strongly affected by tillage than by organic matter addition. Compared to conventional tillage, reduced tillage increased nematode diversity (23% higher Shannon diversity index), nematode community stability (12% higher MI), structure (24% higher SI), and the fungal decomposition channel (59% higher CI), and also the number of herbivorous nematodes (70% higher). Total and labile organic carbon, available K and microbial parameters explained nematode community structure. Our findings show that nematode communities are sensitive indicators of soil quality and that molecular profiling of nematode communities has the potential to reveal the effects of soil management on soil quality.

Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) - Bessem Chouaia; Nizar Goda; Giuseppe Mazza; Sumer Alali; Fiorella Florian; Fabrizia Gionechetti; Matteo Callegari; Elena Gonella; Giulia Magoga; Marco Fusi; Elena Crotti; Daniele Daffonchio; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a highly polyphagous invasive beetle originating from Japan. This insect is highly resilient and able to rapidly adapt to new vegetation. Insect‐associated microorganisms can play important roles in insect physiology, helping their hosts to adapt to changing conditions and potentially contributing to an insect's invasive potential. Such symbiotic bacteria can be part of a core microbiota that is stably transmitted throughout the host's life cycle or selectively recruited from the environment at each developmental stage. The aim of this study was to investigate the origin, stability and turnover of the bacterial communities associated with an invasive population of P. japonica from Italy. Our results demonstrate that soil microbes represent an important source of gut bacteria for P. japonica larvae, but as the insect develops, its gut microbiota richness and diversity decreased substantially, paralleled by changes in community composition. Notably, only 16.75% of the soil bacteria present in larvae are maintained until the adult stage. We further identified the micro‐environments of different gut sections as an important factor shaping microbiota composition in this species, likely due to differences in pH, oxygen availability and redox potential. In addition, P. japonica also harboured a stable bacterial community across all developmental stages, consisting of taxa well known for the degradation of plant material, namely the families Ruminococcacae, Christensenellaceae and Lachnospiraceae. Interestingly, the family Christensenallaceae had so far been observed exclusively in humans. However, the Christensenellaceae operational taxonomic units found in P. japonica belong to different taxonomic clades within this family.

Meta-analysis of Factors Influencing Population Differentiation in Yellowfin Tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) - Giulia Anderson; Elisabeth Holland; Ciro Rico (Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2019)

A review of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Bursa scrobilator (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex - Carlo Smriglio; Giulia Furfaro; Piergiorgio Trillò; Massimo Appolloni; Paolo Mariottini (Molluscan Research, 2019)

International standards with a life cycle perspective: which dimension of sustainability is addressed? - Sara Toniolo; Anna Mazzi; Giulia Mazzarotto; Antonio Scipioni (The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2019)

Tremor Distribution and the Variable Clinical Presentation of Essential Tremor - Matteo Bologna; Isabella Berardelli; Giulia Paparella; Gina Ferrazzano; Luca Angelini; Patrizia Giustini; Danilo Alunni-Fegatelli; Alfredo Berardelli (The Cerebellum, 2019)

The clinical and prognostic value of miR-9 gene expression in Tunisian patients with bladder cancer - Nouha Setti Boubaker; Lucia Cicchillitti; Rahma Said; Aymone Gurtner; Haroun Ayed; Ahlem Blel; Omar Karray; Mohamed Ali Essid; Maroua Gharbi; Abderrazek Bouzouita; Soumaya Rammeh Rommeni; Mohamed Chebil; et al. (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

The Neuroprotective Role of the GM1 Oligosaccharide, II3Neu5Ac-Gg4, in Neuroblastoma Cells - Elena Chiricozzi; Margherita Maggioni; Erika di Biase; Giulia Lunghi; Maria Fazzari; Nicoletta Loberto; Maffioli Elisa; Francesca Grassi Scalvini; Gabriella Tedeschi; Sandro Sonnino (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Genome-wide analysis and evolution of plant thaumatin-like proteins: a focus on the origin and diversification of osmotins - Giulia Ramos Faillace; Andreia Carina Turchetto-Zolet; Frank Lino Guzman; Luisa Abruzzi de Oliveira-Busatto; Maria Helena Bodanese-Zanettini (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019)

Can landscape characteristics help explain the different trends of Cantabrian brown bear subpopulations? - Cindy Lamamy; Giulia Bombieri; Alejandra Zarzo-Arias; Enrique González-Bernardo; Vincenzo Penteriani (Mammal Research, 2019)

Mental representation of the body in action in Parkinson’s disease - Federica Scarpina; Francesca Giulia Magnani; Sofia Tagini; Lorenzo Priano; Alessandro Mauro; Anna Sedda (Experimental Brain Research, 2019)

Non-commercial trials on medicines submitted to the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Bologna (Italy) along 8 years of activity: time to update rules and recommendations - Nicola Montanaro; Giulia Bonaldo; Stefania Proni; Giacomo Chiabrando; Domenico Motola (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019)

The leading established metal-based drugs: a revisitation of their relevant physico-chemical data - Damiano Cirri; Maria Giulia Fabbrini; Alessandro Pratesi; Lorenzo Ciofi; Lara Massai; Tiziano Marzo; Luigi Messori (BioMetals, 2019)

Ageing impacts phenotypic flexibility in an air-acclimated amphibious fish - Giulia S. Rossi; Paige V. Cochrane; Louise Tunnah; Patricia A. Wright (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2019)

High-throughput confocal imaging of differentiated 3D liver-like spheroid cellular stress response reporters for identification of drug-induced liver injury liability - Steven Hiemstra; Sreenivasa C. Ramaiahgari; Steven Wink; Giulia Callegaro; Maarten Coonen; John Meerman; Danyel Jennen; Karen van den Nieuwendijk; Anita Dankers; Jan Snoeys; Hans de Bont; Leo Price; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

Host‐microbiota interactions shed light on mortality events in the striped venus clam Chamelea gallina - Massimo Milan; Morgan Smits; Giulia Dalla Rovere; Silvia Iori; Angela Zampieri; Lisa Carraro; Camillo Martino; Chiara Papetti; Andrea Ianni; Nicola Ferri; Marco Iannaccone; Tomaso Patarnello; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2019)
Mass mortalities due to disease outbreaks have recently affected a number of major taxa in marine ecosystems. Climate‐ and pollution‐induced stress may compromise host immune defenses, increasing the risk of opportunistic diseases. Despite growing evidence that mass mortality events affecting marine species worldwide are strongly influenced by the interplay of numerous environmental factors, the reductionist approaches most frequently used to investigate these factors hindered the interpretation of these multifactorial pathologies. In this study, we propose a broader approach based on the combination of RNA‐sequencing and 16S microbiota analyses to decipher the factors underlying mass mortality in the striped venus clam, Chamelea gallina , along the Adriatic coast. On one hand, gene expression profiling and functional analyses of microbial communities showed the over‐expression of several genes and molecular pathways involved in xenobiotic metabolism, suggesting potential chemical contamination in mortality sites. On the other hand, the down‐regulation of several genes involved in immune and stress response, and the over‐representation of opportunistic pathogens such as Vibrio and Photobacterium spp. indicates that these microbial species may take advantage of compromised host immune pathways and defense mechanisms that are potentially affected by chemical exposure, resulting in periodic mortality events. We propose the application of our approach to interpret and anticipate the risks inherent in the combined effects of pollutants and microbes on marine animals in today's rapidly changing environment.

Insights from 180 years of mitochondrial variability in the endangered Mediterranean monk seal ( Monachus monachus ) - Philippe Gaubert; Fabienne Justy; Giulia Mo; Alex Aguilar; Erdem Danyer; Asunción Borrell; Panagiotis Dendrinos; Bayram Öztürk; Roberta Improta; Arda M. Tonay; Alexandros A. Karamanlidis (Marine Mammal Science, 2019)
Mediterranean monk seals (MMS) are among the most endangered marine mammals on Earth. We screened mitochondrial variability (control region [CR1] and mitogenomes) of the species through a 180‐yr timeframe and extended by 20% ( n = 205) the number of samples from a previous investigation, including historical specimens from 1833 to 1975. Although we detected two new, rare CR1 haplotypes, genetic diversity remained extremely low. Fully resolved haplotype median network and rarefaction analysis both suggested low probability for further unscreened haplotypes. There was no clear phylogeographic structure across the 12 marine subdivisions covered by the species’ range. Haplotypes previously considered diagnostic of the extant North Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean populations had their distributions extended into the western Mediterranean and the North Atlantic, respectively, by both historical and recent samples. Our study suggests that MMS have been genetically depauperate since at least the mid‐19th century, and that the massive 1997 die‐off in Western Sahara (North Atlantic) could have caused local haplotype extinctions. Our results support the hypothesis of past metapopulation dynamics across the species range, where the current segregation into geographically distant and genetically depauperate breeding populations ( i.e ., North Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean Sea) derives from the combined effects of historical extinctions, genetic drift on small breeding groups, and persistently low levels of genetic diversity.

Bifidobacterium bifidum and the infant gut microbiota: an intriguing case of microbe‐host co‐evolution - Sabrina Duranti; Gabriele Andrea Lugli; Christian Milani; Kieran James; Leonardo Mancabelli; Francesca Turroni; Giulia Alessandri; Marta Mangifesta; Walter Mancino; Maria Cristina Ossiprandi; Alexandra Iori; Claudio Rota; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Bifidobacterium bifidum is reported to be among the first colonizers of the newborn's gastrointestinal tract due to its ability to metabolize human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). In order to investigate biological features that allow this bifidobacterial species to colonize a newborn, bifidobacterial internally transcribed spacer profiling of stool samples of 50 mother‐infant dyads, as well as corresponding breastmilk samples, was performed. Hierarchical clustering based on bifidobacterial population profiles found in infant faecal samples revealed the presence of four bifidobacterial clusters or the so‐called bifidotypes. Bifidobacterium bifidum was shown to be a key member among bifidotypes, in which its presence correlate with several different bifidobacterial species retrieved in infant faecal samples. For this reason, we investigated cross‐feeding behaviour facilitated by B. bifidum on a bioreactor model using human milk as growth substrate. Transcriptional profiles of this strain were evaluated when grown on nine specific glycans typically constituting HMOs. Remarkably, these analyses suggest extensive co‐evolution with the host and other bifidobacterial species in terms of resource provision and sharing, respectively, activities that appear to support a bifidobacteria‐dominant microbiome.

Carbon Flow for Plankton Metabolism of Saco do Mamanguá Ría, Bay of Ilha Grande, a Subtropical Coastal Environment in the South Brazil Bight - Frederico Brandini; Luan Sayeg Michelazzo; Gabriel Ruske Freitas; Giulia Campos; Mateus Chuqui; Luigi Jovane (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)

Metal-free carbon-based materials for electrocatalytic and photo-electrocatalytic CO2 reduction - Nicola Sangiorgi; Giulia Tuci; Alessandra Sanson; Maurizio Peruzzini; Giuliano Giambastiani (Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 2019)

Sulphurous thermal water inhalation impacts respiratory metabolic parameters in heavy smokers - Cecilia Carubbi; Elena Masselli; Elisa Calabrò; Elisa Bonati; Carlotta Galeone; Roberta Andreoli; Matteo Goldoni; Massimo Corradi; Nicola Sverzellati; Giulia Pozzi; Antonio Banchini; Ugo Pastorino; et al. (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019)

Depletion of the cellular cholesterol content reduces the dynamics of desmosomal cadherins and interferes with desmosomal strength - Nataša Resnik; Giulia Maria Rita de Luca; Kristina Sepčić; Rok Romih; Erik Manders; Peter Veranič (Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 2019)

Interaction between paracetamol and lamotrigine: new insights from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database - Carla Carnovale; Giulia Mosini; Michele Gringeri; Vera Battini; Faizan Mazhar; Marco Pozzi; Emilio Clementi; Sonia Radice (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019)

Dose–risk relationships between cigarette smoking and ovarian cancer histotypes: a comprehensive meta-analysis - Claudia Santucci; Cristina Bosetti; Giulia Peveri; Xiaoqiu Liu; Vincenzo Bagnardi; Claudia Specchia; Silvano Gallus; Alessandra Lugo (Cancer Causes & Control, 2019)

On the Modeling of Patient-Specific Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Fluid–Structure Interaction Approach - Giulia Luraghi; Francesco Migliavacca; Alberto García-González; Claudio Chiastra; Alexia Rossi; Davide Cao; Giulio Stefanini; Jose Felix Rodriguez Matas (Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2019)

Influence of environmental, social and behavioural variables on the whistling of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) - Gabriella La Manna; Nikolina Rako-Gòspic; Michele Manghi; Giulia Ceccherelli (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2019)

Deep Dermatophytosis Caused by Trichophyton verrucosum in an Immunosuppressed Patient: Successful Outcome with Terbinafine - Elena Guanziroli; Giulia Pavia; Angelo Guttadauro; Roberta Sangalli; Luca Livio Mancini; Antonio Costanzo (Mycopathologia, 2019)

Human sperm motility: a molecular study of mitochondrial DNA, mitochondrial transcription factor A gene and DNA fragmentation - Fabiana Faja; Tania Carlini; Giulia Coltrinari; Federica Finocchi; Matteo Nespoli; Francesco Pallotti; Andrea Lenzi; Francesco Lombardo; Donatella Paoli (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

Antinociceptive activity of Copaifera officinalis Jacq. L oil and kaurenoic acid in mice - Diéssica Padilha Dalenogare; Paula Ronsani Ferro; Samira Dal Toé De Prá; Flávia Karine Rigo; Caren Tatiane de David Antoniazzi; Amanda Spring de Almeida; Adriani Paganini Damiani; Giulia Strapazzon; Thanielly Thais de Oliveira Sardinha; Nathália Coral Galvani; Aline Augusti Boligon; Vanessa Moraes de Andrade; et al. (Inflammopharmacology, 2019)

Forest decision support systems for the analysis of ecosystem services provisioning at the landscape scale under global climate and market change scenarios - Eva-Maria Nordström; Maarten Nieuwenhuis; Emin Zeki Başkent; Peter Biber; Kevin Black; Jose G. Borges; Miguel N. Bugalho; Giulia Corradini; Edwin Corrigan; Ljusk Ola Eriksson; Adam Felton; Nicklas Forsell; et al. (European Journal of Forest Research, 2019)

A methodology for the seismic multilevel assessment of unreinforced masonry church inventories in the Groningen area - Matteo Moratti; Federica Gaia; Sara Martini; Chrysanthi Tsioli; Giulia Grecchi; Chiara Casotto; Gian Michele Calvi; Dick Den Hertog; Paolo Martino Calvi; Giorgio Talotti Proestos (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2019)

RETRACTED: Close Kin Proximity in Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) as a Driver of Population Genetic Structure in the Tropical Western and Central Pacific Ocean - Giulia Anderson; Monal Lal; John Hampton; Neville Smith; Ciro Rico (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)
Recent studies argue for the presence of genetic population structure in yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) in all oceans. However, the persistence of family groups has never been considered a viable mechanism of structure, nor has it been measured. We analyzed genetic similarity among 280 yellowfin tunas from seven population samples collected in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) using single nucleotide polymorphisms, and found population structure that was significantly explained by the presence of 96 individuals involved in 332 half or full sib dyads. We found significantly higher mean and median relatedness between individuals from the same sample groups, compared to individuals from different groups; and high relatedness between individuals caught at the same fish-aggregating device (FAD) than between those caught in the wider exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Alternatively, the EEZ of the Federated States of Micronesia may harbor exceptionally large numbers of close kin. We conclude that yellowfin directly school with related individuals through their first year, and at least demonstrate tightly overlapping regional fidelity as adults. These results may explain, to some extent, the patterns of population genetic structure recently observed in yellowfin tuna.

Evaluating Ocean Literacy of Elementary School Students: Preliminary Results of a Cross-Cultural Study in the Mediterranean Region - Athanasios Mogias; Theodora Boubonari; Giulia Realdon; Monica Previati; Melita Mokos; Panayota Koulouri; Maria Th. Cheimonopoulou (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)

Erythrocytes nuclear abnormalities and leukocyte profile of the immune system of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding at Edmonson Point, Ross Sea, Antarctica - Silvia Olmastroni; Giulia Pompeo; Awadhesh N. Jha; Emiliano Mori; Maria Luisa Vannuccini; Niccolò Fattorini; Nicoletta Ademollo; Ilaria Corsi (Polar Biology, 2019)

Geographical origin of Vitis vinifera cv. Cannonau established by the index of bioaccumulation and translocation coefficients - Salvatore Pepi; Milvia Chicca; Giulia Piroddi; Renzo Tassinari; Carmela Vaccaro (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019)

The neural correlates of auditory-verbal short-term memory: a voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping study on 103 patients after glioma removal - Alberto Pisoni; Giulia Mattavelli; Alessandra Casarotti; Alessandro Comi; Marco Riva; Lorenzo Bello; Costanza Papagno (Brain Structure and Function, 2019)

PEGylated polylactide (PLA) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) copolymers for the design of drug delivery systems - Diego Romano Perinelli; Marco Cespi; Giulia Bonacucina; Giovanni Filippo Palmieri (Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 2019)

K-CM application for supervised pattern recognition at Mt. Etna: an innovative tool to forecast flank eruptive activity - Alfonso Brancato; Paolo Massimo Buscema; Giulia Massini; Stefano Gresta; Giuseppe Salerno; Francesca Della Torre (Bulletin of Volcanology, 2019)

Stranding patterns of the striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba , Meyen 1833, Delphinidae) along the Sicilian coast (Mediterranean Sea) - Santo Caracappa; Roberto Puleio; Guido Ruggero Loria; Antonino Gentile; Maria Flaminia Persichetti; Giulia Caracappa; Francesca Licitra; Marco Arculeo (Marine Mammal Science, 2019)

Advances in spatial entropy measures - Linda Altieri; Daniela Cocchi; Giulia Roli (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2019)

Mechanical Stretch of High Magnitude Provokes Axonal Injury, Elongation of Paranodal Junctions, and Signaling Alterations in Oligodendrocytes - Elena Chierto; Anne Simon; Francesca Castoldi; Delphine Meffre; Giulia Cristinziano; Francesca Sapone; Alex Carrete; Didier Borderie; François Etienne; François Rannou; Barclay Morrison; Charbel Massaad; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Assessment of Variations in the Temperature-Rainfall Trend in the Province of Macerata (Central Italy), Comparing the Last Three Climatological Standard Normals (1961–1990; 1971–2000; 1981–2010) for Biosustainability Studies - Matteo Gentilucci; Marco Materazzi; Gilberto Pambianchi; Peter Burt; Giulia Guerriero (Environmental Processes, 2019)

The giant titin: how to evaluate its role in cardiomyopathies - Amar Azad; Giulia Poloni; Naeramit Sontayananon; He Jiang; Katja Gehmlich (Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 2019)

Analysis of new grapevine Pinot gris virus (GPGV) isolates from Northeast Italy provides clues to track the evolution of a newly emerging clade - Giulia Tarquini; Francesca De Amicis; Marta Martini; Paolo Ermacora; Nazia Loi; Rita Musetti; Gian Luca Bianchi; Giuseppe Firrao (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Product environmental footprint of a cross-laminated timber system: a case study in Italy - Giulia Corradini; Francesca Pierobon; Michela Zanetti (The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2019)

Gene therapy strategies in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Maksymilian Prondzynski; Giulia Mearini; Lucie Carrier (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2019)

Convergent inactivation of the skin-specific C-C motif chemokine ligand 27 in mammalian evolution - Mónica Lopes-Marques; Luís Q. Alves; Miguel M. Fonseca; Giulia Secci-Petretto; André M. Machado; Raquel Ruivo; L. Filipe C. Castro (Immunogenetics, 2019)

Computational Models for the Mechanical Investigation of Stomach Tissues and Structure - Chiara Giulia Fontanella; Claudia Salmaso; Ilaria Toniolo; Niccolò de Cesare; Alessandro Rubini; Giulia Maria De Benedictis; Emanuele Luigi Carniel (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2019)

Effects of ionizing radiation on bio-active plant extracts useful for preventing oxidative damages - Nadia Mulinacci; Alessio Valletta; Valentina Pasqualetti; Marzia Innocenti; Camilla Giuliani; Maria Bellumori; Giulia De Angelis; Alessia Carnevale; Vittoria Locato; Cristina Di Venanzio; Laura De Gara; Gabriella Pasqua (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Giant landslide displacement analysis using a point cloud set conflict technique: a case in Xishancun landslide, Sichuan, China - Chun Liu; Xiaohang Shao; Hangbin Wu; Nan Li; Tengteng Qu; Giulia Dotta; Yu Huang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019)

Correction to: The Medial Septum Is Insulin Resistant in the AD Presymptomatic Phase: Rescue by Nerve Growth Factor-Driven IRS1 Activation - Valentina Sposato; Nadia Canu; Elena Fico; Salvatore Fusco; Giulia Bolasco; Maria Teresa Ciotti; Matteo Spinelli; Delio Mercanti; Claudio Grassi; Viviana Triaca; Pietro Calissano (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Synthetic Prion Selection and Adaptation - Edoardo Bistaffa; Fabio Moda; Tommaso Virgilio; Ilaria Campagnani; Chiara Maria Giulia De Luca; Martina Rossi; Giulia Salzano; Giorgio Giaccone; Fabrizio Tagliavini; Giuseppe Legname (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Diagnostic performance in active TB of QFT-Plus assay and co-expression of CD25/CD134 in response to new antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Ilaria Sauzullo; Fabio Mengoni; Claudia Mascia; Paolo Pavone; Giulia Savelloni; Anna Paola Massetti; Miriam Lichtner; Vincenzo Vullo; Claudio M. Mastroianni (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2019)

Hydrogen sulphide toxicity and the importance of amphibious behaviour in a mangrove fish inhabiting sulphide-rich habitats - Paige V. Cochrane; Giulia S. Rossi; Louise Tunnah; Michael G. Jonz; Patricia A. Wright (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2019)

Metagenomic dissection of the canine gut microbiota: insights into taxonomic, metabolic and nutritional features - Giulia Alessandri; Christian Milani; Leonardo Mancabelli; Marta Mangifesta; Gabriele A. Lugli; Alice Viappiani; Sabrina Duranti; Francesca Turroni; Maria C. Ossiprandi; Douwe van Sinderen; Marco Ventura (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Domestication of dogs from wolves is the oldest known example of ongoing animal selection, responsible for generating more than 300 dog breeds worldwide. In order to investigate the taxonomic and functional evolution of the canine gut microbiota, a multi‐omics approach was applied to six wild wolves and 169 dog faecal samples, the latter encompassing 51 breeds, which fully covers currently known canine genetic biodiversity. Specifically, 16S rRNA gene and bifidobacterial Internally Transcribed Spacer (ITS) profiling were employed to reconstruct and then compare the canine core gut microbiota to those of wolves and humans, revealing that artificial selection and subsequent cohabitation of dogs with their owners influenced the microbial population of canine gut through loss and acquisition of specific bacterial taxa. Moreover, comparative analysis of the intestinal bacterial population of dogs fed on Bones and Raw Food (BARF) or commercial food (CF) diet, coupled with shotgun metagenomics, highlighted that both bacterial composition and metabolic repertoire of the canine gut microbiota have evolved to adapt to high‐protein or high‐carbohydrates intake. Altogether, these data indicate that artificial selection and domestication not only affected the canine genome, but also shaped extensively the bacterial population harboured by the canine gut.

Impact of metal accumulation on Quercus ilex L. leaf traits - Francesco Esposito; Valeria Memoli; Speranza Claudia Panico; Marco Trifuoggi; Gabriella Di Natale; Giulia Maisto (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Explaining trajectories of chemical changes during decomposition of tropical litter by 13C-CPMAS NMR, proximate and nutrients analysis - Tushar C. Sarker; Giulia Maisto; Anna De Marco; Francesco Esposito; Speranza C. Panico; M. Firoz Alam; Stefano Mazzoleni; Giuliano Bonanomi (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Klotho at the Edge of Alzheimer’s Disease and Senile Depression - Giulia Paroni; Francesco Panza; Salvatore De Cosmo; Antonio Greco; Davide Seripa; Gianluigi Mazzoccoli (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Rationale for developing novel mosquito larvicides based on isofuranodiene microemulsions - Roman Pavela; Lucia Pavoni; Giulia Bonacucina; Marco Cespi; Nickolas G. Kavallieratos; Loredana Cappellacci; Riccardo Petrelli; Filippo Maggi; Giovanni Benelli (Journal of Pest Science, 2019)

Cognitive style modulates semantic interference effects: evidence from field dependency - Raffaele Nappo; Cristina Romani; Giulia De Angelis; Gaspare Galati (Experimental Brain Research, 2019)

Interaction of historical and modern Sardinian African swine fever viruses with porcine and wild-boar monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages - Silvia Dei Giudici; Giulia Franzoni; Piero Bonelli; Donatella Bacciu; Giovanna Sanna; Pier Paolo Angioi; Mauro Ledda; Giovannantonio Pilo; Paola Nicolussi; Annalisa Oggiano (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Integrating dendrochronology and geomatics to monitor natural hazards and landscape changes - Marco Ciolli; Marco Bezzi; Giovanni Comunello; Giovanni Laitempergher; Stefano Gobbi; Clara Tattoni; Maria Giulia Cantiani (Applied Geomatics, 2019)

Long-term treatment with rotigotine in drug-naïve PSP patients - Tommaso Schirinzi; Valerio Pisani; Paola Imbriani; Giulia Di Lazzaro; Simona Scalise; Antonio Pisani (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2019)

Responses of an endangered brown bear population to climate change based on predictable food resource and shelter alterations - Vincenzo Penteriani; Alejandra Zarzo‐Arias; Alís Novo‐Fernández; Giulia Bombieri; Carlos A. López‐Sánchez (Global Change Biology, 2019)
The survival of an increasing number of species is threatened by climate change: 20%–30% of plants and animals seem to be at risk of range shift or extinction if global warming reaches levels projected to occur by the end of this century. Plant range shifts may determine whether animal species that rely on plant availability for food and shelter will be affected by new patterns of plant occupancy and availability. Brown bears in temperate forested habitats mostly forage on plants and it may be expected that climate change will affect the viability of the endangered populations of southern Europe. Here, we assess the potential impact of climate change on seven plants that represent the main food resources and shelter for the endangered population of brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains (Spain). Our simulations suggest that the geographic range of these plants might be altered under future climate warming, with most bear resources reducing their range. As a consequence, this brown bear population is expected to decline drastically in the next 50 years. Range shifts of brown bear are also expected to displace individuals from mountainous areas towards more humanized ones, where we can expect an increase in conflicts and bear mortality rates. Additional negative effects might include: (a) a tendency to a more carnivorous diet, which would increase conflicts with cattle farmers; (b) limited fat storage before hibernation due to the reduction of oak forests; (c) increased intraspecific competition with other acorn consumers, that is, wild ungulates and free‐ranging livestock; and (d) larger displacements between seasons to find main trophic resources. The magnitude of the changes projected by our models emphasizes that conservation practices focused only on bears may not be appropriate and thus we need more dynamic conservation planning aimed at reducing the impact of climate change in forested landscapes.

Oil Spill Scenarios in the Kotor Bay: Results from High Resolution Numerical Simulations - Giulia Zanier; Massimiliano Palma; Andrea Petronio; Federico Roman; Vincenzo Armenio (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
A major threat for marine and coastal environment comes from oil spill accidents. Such events have a great impact on both the ecosystem and on the economy, and the risk increases over time due to increasing ship traffic in many sensitive areas. In recent years, numerical simulation of oil spills has become an affordable tool for the analysis of the risk and for the preparation of contingency plans. However, in coastal areas, the complexity of the bathymetry and of the orography requires an adequate resolution of sea and wind flows. For this reason, we present, to the best of the author’s knowledge, the first study on the subject adopting Large Eddy Simulations for both the low-atmosphere and sea dynamics in order to provide highly-resolved marine surface current and wind stress to the oil slick model, within a one-way coupling procedure. Such approach is applied to the relevant case of Kotor Bay (UNESCO heritage since 1979), in Montenegro, which is a semi-closed basin surrounded by mountains that is subject to an intense ship traffic for touristic purposes. Oil spill spots are tracked along ship paths, in two wind scenarios.

New Bathynellidae (Crustacea) taxa and their relationships in the Fortescue catchment aquifers of the Pilbara region, Western Australia - Giulia Perina; Ana I. Camacho; Joel Huey; Pierre Horwitz; Annette Koenders (Systematics and Biodiversity, 2019)

Litter decomposition: effects of temperature driven by soil moisture and vegetation type - Alessandro Petraglia; Cecilia Cacciatori; Stefano Chelli; Giuseppe Fenu; Giulia Calderisi; Domenico Gargano; Thomas Abeli; Simone Orsenigo; Michele Carbognani (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Characterisation of the NRF2 transcriptional network and its response to chemical insult in primary human hepatocytes: implications for prediction of drug-induced liver injury - Ian M. Copple; Wouter den Hollander; Giulia Callegaro; Fiona E. Mutter; James L. Maggs; Amy L. Schofield; Lucille Rainbow; Yongxiang Fang; Jeffrey J. Sutherland; Ewa C. Ellis; Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg; Stephen W. Fenwick; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

The calcium-binding type III repeats domain of thrombospondin-2 binds to fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) - Marco Rusnati; Patrizia Borsotti; Elisabetta Moroni; Chiara Foglieni; Paola Chiodelli; Laura Carminati; Denise Pinessi; Douglas S. Annis; Giulia Paiardi; Antonella Bugatti; Alessandro Gori; Renato Longhi; et al. (Angiogenesis, 2019)

The Medial Septum Is Insulin Resistant in the AD Presymptomatic Phase: Rescue by Nerve Growth Factor-Driven IRS1 Activation - Valentina Sposato; Nadia Canu; Elena Fico; Salvatore Fusco; Giulia Bolasco; Maria Teresa Ciotti; Matteo Spinelli; Delio Mercanti; Claudio Grassi; Viviana Triaca; Pietro Calissano (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Overall plant responses to Cd and Pb metal stress in maize: Growth pattern, ultrastructure, and photosynthetic activity - Francesca Figlioli; Maria Cristina Sorrentino; Valeria Memoli; Carmen Arena; Giulia Maisto; Simonetta Giordano; Fiore Capozzi; Valeria Spagnuolo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Commercially Available Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oils - Paola Brun; Giulia Bernabè; Raffaella Filippini; Anna Piovan (Current Microbiology, 2019)

Trade-offs between sampling effort and data quality in habitat monitoring - Silvia Del Vecchio; Edy Fantinato; Giulia Silan; Gabriella Buffa (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019)

Mucoadhesive Polymeric Films to Enhance Barbaloin Penetration Into Buccal Mucosa: a Novel Approach to Chemoprevention - Giulia Di Prima; Alice Conigliaro; Viviana De Caro (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019)

Current state of research on the systematics and zoogeography of graylings (Thymallus) throughout the world, with notes on the recent advances and applications of genomics. - Steven Weiss; Gernot Englmaier; Giulia Secci-Petretto; Elsa Froufe (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)

Mitogenome Phylogeny of Thymallus (graylings) - Species delineation - Giulia Secci-Petretto; Steven Weiss Weiss; André Gomes-dos-Santos; Henri Persat; Gaël Denys; Elsa Froufe (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)

Does Loire grayling represent a distinct species ? - Henri PERSAT; Gaël Denys; Elsa Froufe; Giulia Secci-Petretto; Steven Weiss Weiss (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)

View From Below: Inferring Behavior and Physiology of Southern Ocean Marine Predators From Dive Telemetry - Giulia Roncon; Sophie Bestley; Clive R. McMahon; Barbara Wienecke; Mark A. Hindell (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018)

Toxoplasma gondii infection and food consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-controlled studies - Simone Belluco; Giulia Simonato; Marzia Mancin; Mario Pietrobelli; Antonia Ricci (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2018)

Early Trajectory Prediction in Elite Athletes - Cullen B. Owens; Casper de Boer; Giulia Gennari; Robin Broersen; Johan J. Pel; Brian Miller; Wesley Clapp; Ysbrand D. van der Werf; Chris I. De Zeeuw (The Cerebellum, 2018)

Mega-litter and remediation: the case of Mar Piccolo of Taranto (Ionian Sea) - Angelo Tursi; Vera Corbelli; Giulia Cipriano; Gennaro Capasso; Raffaele Velardo; Giovanni Chimienti (Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 2018)

Safeguarding natural and cultural heritage on Etruscan tombs (La Banditaccia, Cerveteri, Italy) - Giulia Caneva; Fabiola Benelli; Flavia Bartoli; Emanuela Cicinelli (Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 2018)

Up-Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptides Gallerimycin and Galiomicin in Galleria mellonella Infected with Candida Yeasts Displaying Different Virulence Traits - Jaroslava Dekkerová-Chupáčová; Elisa Borghi; Giulia Morace; Helena Bujdáková (Mycopathologia, 2018)

Embodied GHGs in a Fast Growing City: Looking at the Evolution of a Dwelling Stock using Structural Element Breakdown and Policy Scenarios - Verena Göswein; Jonathan Krones; Giulia Celentano; John E. Fernández; Guillaume Habert (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2018)
Summary Africa is currently experiencing rapid population growth and accelerated urbanization. This demographic shift will require a large amount of new construction material resulting in substantial environmental impact. For many cities on the continent, data gaps make specific quantification and robust prediction of this impact highly difficult. This article presents a method to assess the stock dynamics and embodied emissions of a rapidly growing urban built environment using a bottom‐up, typological approach. This approach allows for the identification of appropriate engineering solutions for decarbonization by localizing embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the different constructive elements with a revisited Sankey diagram. Different alternatives regarding housing type and construction techniques are compared. The city of Johannesburg is used as a case study to illustrate the relation between building types, technologies, and embodied GHG of its residential building stock. This new visualization uncovers the most material‐ and GHG‐intense dwelling types and building elements. The adapted Sankey represents the building stock and its drivers in a simple way, allowing clear understanding of the consequences of potential alternatives. The business‐as‐usual scenario indicates 100.5 megatons carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO 2 ‐eq) for new construction between 2011 and 2040. The results of the dynamic model over time show that only a combination of a densified building stock with multistory buildings and the use of alternative construction materials and techniques show real potential to decelerate GHG emissions (33.0 Mt CO 2 ‐eq until 2040) while aiming to provide adequate and sustainable housing for all.

The paramount role of cytokines and chemokines in papillary thyroid cancer: a review and experimental results - Poupak Fallahi; Silvia Martina Ferrari; Simona Piaggi; Michaela Luconi; Giulia Cantini; Stefania Gelmini; Giusy Elia; Ilaria Ruffilli; Alessandro Antonelli (Immunologic Research, 2018)

Accelerated carbonation of wood combustion ash for CO2 removal from gaseous streams and storage in solid form - Lidia Lombardi; Giulia Costa; Riccardo Spagnuolo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Ciprofloxacin-loaded calcium alginate wafers prepared by freeze-drying technique for potential healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers - Asif Ahmed; Giulia Getti; Joshua Boateng (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2018)

Study on the Accuracy of Structural and FSI Heart Valves Simulations - Giulia Luraghi; Francesco Migliavacca; Josè Fèlix Rodriguez Matas (Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2018)

Expression and glucocorticoid-dependent regulation of the stress-inducible protein DRR1 in the mouse adult brain - Mercè Masana; Sören Westerholz; Anja Kretzschmar; Giulia Treccani; Claudia Liebl; Sara Santarelli; Carine Dournes; Maurizio Popoli; Mathias V. Schmidt; Theo Rein; Marianne B. Müller (Brain Structure and Function, 2018)

Peripheral and cerebrospinal fluid immune activation and inflammation in chronically HIV-infected patients before and after virally suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) - E. Merlini; F. Iannuzzi; A. Calcagno; F. Bai; M. Trunfio; A. d’Arminio Monforte; S. Bonora; Giulia Marchetti (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2018)

Contamination profile in allografts retrieved from multitissue donors: longitudinal analysis - Adolfo Paolin; Giulia Montagner; Pieter Petit; Diletta Trojan (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2018)

Stability analysis of the antibiotic cocktail used by Treviso Tissue Bank Foundation for tissues decontamination - Giulia Montagner; Diletta Trojan; Elisa Cogliati; Flavio Manea; Andrea Vantini; Adolfo Paolin (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2018)

Point clouds by SLAM-based mobile mapping systems: accuracy and geometric content validation in multisensor survey and stand-alone acquisition - Giulia Sammartano; Antonia Spanò (Applied Geomatics, 2018)

ALS and CHARGE syndrome: a clinical and genetic study - Carmine Ungaro; Luigi Citrigno; Francesca Trojsi; Teresa Sprovieri; Giulia Gentile; Maria Muglia; Maria Rosaria Monsurrò; Gioacchino Tedeschi; Sebastiano Cavallaro; Francesca Luisa Conforti (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2018)

Novel ecological and climatic conditions drive rapid adaptation in invasive Florida Burmese pythons - Daren C. Card; Blair W. Perry; Richard H. Adams; Drew R. Schield; Acacia S. Young; Audra L. Andrew; Tereza Jezkova; Giulia I.M. Pasquesi; Nicole R. Hales; Matthew R. Walsh; Michael R. Rochford; Frank J. Mazzotti; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2018)
Invasive species provide powerful in situ experimental systems for studying evolution in response to selective pressures in novel habitats. While research has shown that phenotypic evolution can occur rapidly in nature, few examples exist of genomewide adaptation on short “ecological” timescales. Burmese pythons ( Python molurus bivittatus ) have become a successful and impactful invasive species in Florida over the last 30 years despite major freeze events that caused high python mortality. We sampled Florida Burmese pythons before and after a major freeze event in 2010 and found evidence for directional selection in genomic regions enriched for genes associated with thermosensation, behaviour and physiology. Several of these genes are linked to regenerative organ growth, an adaptive response that modulates organ size and function with feeding and fasting in pythons. Independent histological and functional genomic data sets provide additional layers of support for a contemporary shift in invasive Burmese python physiology. In the Florida population, a shift towards maintaining an active digestive system may be driven by the fitness benefits of maintaining higher metabolic rates and body temperature during freeze events. Our results suggest that a synergistic interaction between ecological and climatic selection pressures has driven adaptation in Florida Burmese pythons, demonstrating the often‐overlooked potential of rapid adaptation to influence the success of invasive species.

Two new lignans from the resin of Bursera microphylla A. gray and their cytotoxic activity - Giulia Gigliarelli; Claudia Zadra; Lina Cossignani; Ramon Enrique Robles Zepeda; Luisa Alondra Rascón-Valenzuela; Carlos Arturo Velázquez-Contreras; Maria Carla Marcotullio (Natural Product Research, 2018)

A first revision of the Italian Ecoregion map - Carlo Blasi; Giulia Capotorti; Riccardo Copiz; Barbara Mollo (Plant Biosystems, 2018)

Chitosan oligosaccharides affect xanthone and VOC biosynthesis in Hypericum perforatum root cultures and enhance the antifungal activity of root extracts - Camilla Badiali; Giulia De Angelis; Giovanna Simonetti; Elisa Brasili; Eric de Castro Tobaruela; Eduardo Purgatto; Heng Yin; Alessio Valletta; Gabriella Pasqua (Plant Cell Reports, 2018)

Repeated Administration of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Elevates the Levels of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Nigrostriatal System: Possible Relevance to Neurotoxicity - Giulia Costa; Micaela Morelli; Nicola Simola (Neurotoxicity Research, 2018)

Rapid and simultaneous detection of Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli O157, and Listeria monocytogenes by magnetic capture hybridization and multiplex real-time PCR - Elisa Carloni; Luca Rotundo; Giorgio Brandi; Giulia Amagliani (Folia Microbiologica, 2018)

The ecohydrological context of drought and classification of plant responses - Xue Feng; David D. Ackerly; Todd E. Dawson; Stefano Manzoni; Rob P. Skelton; Giulia Vico; Sally E. Thompson (Ecology Letters, 2018)
Many recent studies on drought‐induced vegetation mortality have explored how plant functional traits, and classifications of such traits along axes of, for example, isohydry–anisohydry, might contribute to predicting drought survival and recovery. As these studies proliferate, the consistency and predictive value of such classifications need to be carefully examined. Here, we outline the basis for a systematic classification of plant drought responses that accounts for both environmental conditions and functional traits. We use non‐dimensional analysis to integrate plant traits and metrics of environmental variation into groups that can be associated with alternative drought stress pathways (hydraulic failure and carbon limitation), and demonstrate that these groupings predict physiological drought outcomes using both synthetic and measured data. In doing so, we aim to untangle some confounding effects of environment and trait variations that undermine current classification schemes, advocate for more careful treatment of the environmental context within which plants experience and respond to drought, and outline a pathway towards a general classification of drought vulnerability.

The Coherence of the European Union Marine Natura 2000 Network for Wide-Ranging Charismatic Species: A Mediterranean Case Study - Caterina Maria Fortuna; Ana Cañadas; Draško Holcer; Benedetta Brecciaroli; Gregory P. Donovan; Bojan Lazar; Giulia Mo; Leonardo Tunesi; Peter C. Mackelworth (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018)

Assessment of the Environmental Sustainability of a Treatment Aimed at Soil Reuse in a Brownfield Regeneration Context - Oriana Capobianco; Giulia Costa; Renato Baciocchi (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2018)
Summary A combined stabilization/solidification (S/S) and granulation treatment was shown to be effective, at lab scale, to produce secondary aggregates from a Brownfield soil slightly contaminated by metals. This treatment, as opposed to the frequently adopted “dig and dump” option, allows to combine soil management with site regeneration, minimizing landfill disposal. But is this treatment actually more environmentally sustainable than excavated soil management by dig and dump? To answer this question, we analyzed and compared by life cycle assessment the environmental impacts resulting from the application of the above‐mentioned treatment versus dig and dump on the basis of the results of lab tests performed on a Brownfield soil sample, including leaching test results. The impacts related to the production of all the reagents used in the on‐site treatment, as well as the avoided impacts due to the replacement of raw aggregates with recycled ones, were included. Results showed that the proposed S/S‐granulation process may allow a drastic decrease of the impacts related to land use and resource depletion in comparison to dig and dump, with beneficial effects also with regard to toxicity‐related impact categories. Conversely, the proposed treatment yielded higher impacts, in terms of acidification, water resource depletion, and, in particular, climate change, almost entirely related to the manufacturing of the cement employed for stabilization. However, an average 40% reduction of overall impacts was noted when fly ash cement was assumed to be used as binder instead of Portland cement.

De-escalation and discontinuation strategies in high-risk neutropenic patients: an interrupted time series analyses of antimicrobial consumption and impact on outcome - Giulia la Martire; Christine Robin; Nadia Oubaya; Raphaël Lepeule; Florence Beckerich; Mathieu Leclerc; Walid Barhoumi; Andréa Toma; Cécile Pautas; Sébastien Maury; Wiem Akrout; Catherine Cordonnier-Jourdin; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2018)

Effects of microplastics on trophic parameters, abundance and metabolic activities of seawater and fish gut bacteria in mesocosm conditions - Gabriella Caruso; Cristina Pedà; Simone Cappello; Marcella Leonardi; Rosabruna La Ferla; Angelina Lo Giudice; Giulia Maricchiolo; Carmen Rizzo; Giovanna Maimone; Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo; Lucrezia Genovese; Teresa Romeo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Food hoarding of an avian predator: sex- and age-related differences under fluctuating food conditions - Giulia Masoero; Chiara Morosinotto; Toni Laaksonen; Erkki Korpimäki (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2018)

Investigating Attitudes towards Water Savings, Price Increases, and Willingness to Pay among Italian University Students - Masserini Lucio; Romano Giulia; Corsini Lorenzo (Water Resources Management, 2018)

Combined Used of Rheology and LF-NMR for the Characterization of PVP-Alginates Gels Containing Liposomes - Giulia Fanesi; Michela Abrami; Francesca Zecchin; Irina Giassi; Elena Dal Ferro; Anja Boisen; Gabriele Grassi; Paolo Bertoncin; Mario Grassi; Paolo Marizza (Pharmaceutical Research, 2018)

Glutamate Excitotoxicity Linked to Spermine Oxidase Overexpression - Stefano Pietropaoli; Alessia Leonetti; Chiara Cervetto; Arianna Venturini; Roberta Mastrantonio; Giulia Baroli; Tiziana Persichini; Marco Colasanti; Guido Maura; Manuela Marcoli; Paolo Mariottini; Manuela Cervelli (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Incidence and antimicrobial resistance trends in bloodstream infections caused by ESKAPE and Escherichia coli at a large teaching hospital in Rome, a 9-year analysis (2007–2015) - Giulia De Angelis; Barbara Fiori; Giulia Menchinelli; Tiziana D’Inzeo; Flora Marzia Liotti; Grazia Angela Morandotti; Maurizio Sanguinetti; Brunella Posteraro; Teresa Spanu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2018)

Carbohydrate reserves and seed development: an overview - Manuel Aguirre; Edward Kiegle; Giulia Leo; Ignacio Ezquer (Plant Reproduction, 2018)

Early season weed mapping in rice crops using multi-spectral UAV data - Daniela Stroppiana; Paolo Villa; Giovanna Sona; Giulia Ronchetti; Gabriele Candiani; Monica Pepe; Lorenzo Busetto; Mauro Migliazzi; Mirco Boschetti (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2018)

Genetic variability and physiological traits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from “Vale dos Vinhedos” vineyards reflect agricultural practices and history of this Brazilian wet subtropical area - Giulia Crosato; Milena Carlot; Alberto De Iseppi; Juliano Garavaglia; Laura Massochin Nunes Pinto; Denise Righetto Ziegler; Renata Cristina de Souza Ramos; Rochele Cassanta Rossi; Chiara Nadai; Alessio Giacomini; Viviana Corich (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018)

Patient education and rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty in an Italian spa center: a pilot study on its feasibility - Alfredo Musumeci; Giulia Pranovi; Stefano Masiero (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2018)

Effect of flunitrazepam as an oral hypnotic on 24-hour blood pressure in healthy volunteers - Daniele Bosone; Roberto Fogari; Annalisa Zoppi; Angela D’Angelo; Natascia Ghiotto; Giulia Perini; Matteo Cotta Ramusino; Alfredo Costa (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2018)

Testing MacArthur's minimisation principle: do communities minimise energy wastage during succession? - Giulia Ghedini; Michel Loreau; Craig R. White; Dustin J. Marshall (Ecology Letters, 2018)
Robert MacArthur developed a theory of community assembly based on competition. By incorporating energy flow, MacArthur's theory allows for predictions of community function. A key prediction is that communities minimise energy wastage over time, but this minimisation is a trade‐off between two conflicting processes: exploiting food resources, and maintaining low metabolism and mortality. Despite its simplicity and elegance, MacArthur's principle has not been tested empirically despite having long fascinated theoreticians. We used a combination of field chronosequence experiments and laboratory assays to estimate how the energy wastage of a community changes during succession. We found that older successional stages wasted more energy in maintenance, but there was no clear pattern in how communities of different age exploited food resources. We identify several reasons for why MacArthur's original theory may need modification and new avenues to further explore community efficiency, an understudied component of ecosystem functioning.

Frog (Pelophylax bergeri, Günther 1986) endocrine disruption assessment: characterization and role of skin poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases - Giulia Guerriero; Maria Violetta Brundo; Sofiane Labar; Anna Rita Bianchi; Samantha Trocchia; Dea Rabbito; Giancarlo Palumbo; Fagr Kh. Abdel-Gawad; Anna De Maio (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Reactive oxygen species and glutathione antioxidants in the testis of the soil biosentinel Podarcis sicula (Rafinesque 1810) - Giulia Guerriero; Gerardino D’Errico; Rossella Di Giaimo; Dea Rabbito; Oladokun Sulaiman Olanrewaju; Gaetano Ciarcia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Cave clastic sediments as a tool for refining the study of human occupation of prehistoric sites: insights from the cave site of La Cala (Cilento, southern Italy) - Ivan Martini; Annamaria Ronchitelli; Simona Arrighi; Giulia Capecchi; Stefano Ricci; Sem Scaramucci; Vincenzo Spagnolo; Paolo Gambassini; Adriana Moroni (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2018)
La Cala (southern Italy) is an important prehistoric cave site containing a clastic sedimentary infill recording evidence of an almost constant human occupation from the Mousterian to the Copper Age. However, a cultural gap (estimated to be approx. 10.5–6.2 ka) has been identified between the Evolved Gravettian and the Evolved Epigravettian. This study presents a sedimentological and allostratigraphic study of the cave clastic infill. The succession at La Cala can be subdivided into four allostratigraphic units (CC1–4 in stratigraphic order), each one bounded by major erosional surfaces. The most prominent erosional surface (UN1), which separates unit CC1 from CC2, has a channel‐like geometry and is directly overlaid by cross‐stratified sediments, suggesting deposition in an underground stream setting. This documents an important hydrological change in the cave drainage with the development of an important phase of sediment erosion. The erosional surface UN1 stratigraphically marks the cultural time‐gap revealed by the archaeological excavations, suggesting that this hiatus may be due to the erosion of sediments rather than to a lack in human occupation. This study confirms the importance of cave clastic sediments in archaeological cave sites as a helpful tool for refining the timeframe of human presence.

Detection and characterization of a rhabdovirus causing mortality in black bullhead catfish, Ameiurus melas - Giulia Bedendo; Valentina Panzarin; Andrea Fortin; Gianpiero Zamperin; Tobia Pretto; Alessandra Buratin; Rosita Quartesan; Matteo Sabbion; Cristian Salogni; Francesco Pascoli; Anna Toffan (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2018)
This study fully describes a severe disease outbreak occurred in 2016 in black bullhead catfish farmed in Italy. Affected fish showed nervous clinical signs as well as emaciations and haemorrhagic petechiae on the skin at the fin bases, abdomen and gills. Viral isolation in cell culture allowed the subsequent identification of a rhabdovirus, tentatively named ictalurid rhabdovirus (Ic RV ), through electron microscopy, immunofluorescence and whole genome sequencing ( WGS ). The newly isolated virus, together with 14 additional viral strains stored in our repository and detected during similar mortality episodes in the period 1993–2016, was phylogenetically analysed on the basis of the nucleoprotein and the glycoprotein nucleotide and amino acid sequences. The genetic distances among Italian Ic RV strains were also estimated. Our results show that all the Ic RV strains belong to the genus Sprivivirus and are closely related to the tench rhabdovirus (Ten RV ). Italian catfish production is constantly decreasing, mainly due to viral infections, which include the newly characterized Ic RV . Data presented in this work will assist to investigate the molecular epidemiology and the diffusive dynamics of this virus and to develop adequate surveillance activities.

Comparative risk/benefit profile of biosimilar and originator erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs): data from an Italian observational study in nephrology - Domenico Motola; Alberto Vaccheri; Andrea Roncadori; Monia Donati; Giulia Bonaldo; Anna Covezzoli; Piera Polidori; Stefano Bianchi (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2018)

GIS-based detection of terraced landscape heritage: comparative tests using regional DEMs and UAV data - Antonia Spanò; Giulia Sammartano; Francesca Calcagno Tunin; Sylvie Cerise; Giulia Possi (Applied Geomatics, 2018)

Localization and subcellular association of Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus in grapevine leaf tissues - Giulia Tarquini; Paolo Ermacora; Gian Luca Bianchi; Francesca De Amicis; Laura Pagliari; Marta Martini; Alberto Loschi; Pasquale Saldarelli; Nazia Loi; Rita Musetti (Protoplasma, 2018)

Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) spermatozoa: hsp70 expression and protamine-like protein property studies - Marina Piscopo; Rosaria Notariale; Dea Rabbito; Juan Ausió; Oladokun Sulaiman Olanrewaju; Giulia Guerriero (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

‘In Vitro’, ‘In Vivo’ and ‘In Silico’ Investigation of the Anticancer Effectiveness of Oxygen-Loaded Chitosan-Shelled Nanodroplets as Potential Drug Vector - Amina Khadjavi; Ilaria Stura; Mauro Prato; Valerio Giacomo Minero; Alice Panariti; Ilaria Rivolta; Giulia Rossana Gulino; Federica Bessone; Giuliana Giribaldi; Elena Quaglino; Roberta Cavalli; Federica Cavallo; et al. (Pharmaceutical Research, 2018)

Seagrass collapse due to synergistic stressors is not anticipated by phenological changes - Giulia Ceccherelli; Silvia Oliva; Stefania Pinna; Luigi Piazzi; Gabriele Procaccini; Lazaro Marin-Guirao; Emanuela Dattolo; Roberto Gallia; Gabriella La Manna; Paola Gennaro; Monya M. Costa; Isabel Barrote; et al. (Oecologia, 2018)

Neurochemical and Neurotoxic Effects of MDMA (Ecstasy) and Caffeine After Chronic Combined Administration in Mice - Anna Maria Górska; Katarzyna Kamińska; Agnieszka Wawrzczak-Bargieła; Giulia Costa; Micaela Morelli; Ryszard Przewłocki; Grzegorz Kreiner; Krystyna Gołembiowska (Neurotoxicity Research, 2018)

Modulation of microbial consortia enriched from different polluted environments during petroleum biodegradation - Rahma Omrani; Giulia Spini; Edoardo Puglisi; Dalila Saidane (Biodegradation, 2018)

Infections in liver and lung transplant recipients: a national prospective cohort - Carlo Gagliotti; Filomena Morsillo; Maria Luisa Moro; Lucia Masiero; Francesco Procaccio; Francesca Vespasiano; Annalisa Pantosti; Monica Monaco; Giulia Errico; Andrea Ricci; Paolo Grossi; Alessandro Nanni Costa (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2018)

Testing a ratio of photosynthesis to O3 uptake as an index for assessing O3-induced foliar visible injury in poplar trees - Yasutomo Hoshika; Elisa Carrari; Lu Zhang; Giulia Carriero; Sara Pignatelli; Gianni Fasano; Alessandro Materassi; Elena Paoletti (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Phenotypic Changes Across a Geographic Gradient: The Case of Three Sympatric Dolphin Species - Giulia Guidarelli; Paolo Colangelo; Maria Carla de Francesco; Paola Nicolosi; Carlo Meloro; Anna Loy (Evolutionary Biology, 2018)

Low-cost sensors for rapid mapping of cultural heritage: first tests using a COTS Steadicamera - Alessio Calantropio; Giacomo Patrucco; Giulia Sammartano; Lorenzo Teppati Losè (Applied Geomatics, 2018)

Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context—Participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, and implications for monitoring and assessment - Kieran Hyder; Marc Simon Weltersbach; Mike Armstrong; Keno Ferter; Bryony Townhill; Anssi Ahvonen; Robert Arlinghaus; Andrei Baikov; Manuel Bellanger; Janis Birzaks; Trude Borch; Giulia Cambie; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2018)
Marine recreational fishing ( MRF ) is a high‐participation activity with large economic value and social benefits globally, and it impacts on some fish stocks. Although reporting MRF catches is a European Union legislative requirement, estimates are only available for some countries. Here, data on numbers of fishers, participation rates, days fished, expenditures, and catches of two widely targeted species were synthesized to provide European estimates of MRF and placed in the global context. Uncertainty assessment was not possible due to incomplete knowledge of error distributions; instead, a semi‐quantitative bias assessment was made. There were an estimated 8.7 million European recreational sea fishers corresponding to a participation rate of 1.6%. An estimated 77.6 million days were fished, and expenditure was €5.9 billion annually. There were higher participation, numbers of fishers, days fished and expenditure in the Atlantic than the Mediterranean, but the Mediterranean estimates were generally less robust. Comparisons with other regions showed that European MRF participation rates and expenditure were in the mid‐range, with higher participation in Oceania and the United States, higher expenditure in the United States, and lower participation and expenditure in South America and Africa. For both northern European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax , Moronidae) and western Baltic cod ( Gadus morhua , Gadidae) stocks, MRF represented 27% of the total removals. This study highlights the importance of MRF and the need for bespoke, regular and statistically sound data collection to underpin European fisheries management. Solutions are proposed for future MRF data collection in Europe and other regions to support sustainable fisheries management.

Development and validation of a quantitative UHPLC-MS/MS method for selected brominated flame retardants in food - Svetlana V. Malysheva; Séverine Goscinny; Govindan Malarvannan; Giulia Poma; Mirjana Andjelkovic; Stefan Voorspoels; Adrian Covaci; Joris Van Loco (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2018)

Long-term meditation: the relationship between cognitive processes, thinking styles and mindfulness - Rosa Angela Fabio; Giulia Emma Towey (Cognitive Processing, 2018)

Large-scale movements in the oceanic environment identify important foraging areas for loggerheads in central Mediterranean Sea - Paolo Luschi; Resi Mencacci; Giulia Cerritelli; Luana Papetti; Sandra Hochscheid (Marine Biology, 2018)

Sensory properties of the caudal aspect of the macaque’s superior parietal lobule - Michela Gamberini; Giulia Dal Bò; Rossella Breveglieri; Sofia Briganti; Lauretta Passarelli; Patrizia Fattori; Claudio Galletti (Brain Structure and Function, 2017)

Eco-physiological and Antioxidant Responses of Holm Oak (Quercus ilex L.) Leaves to Cd and Pb - Carmen Arena; Lucia Santorufo; Pia Rosa Cataletto; Valeria Memoli; Rosaria Scudiero; Giulia Maisto (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2017)

Phytosociology and ecology of the Mediterranean forests ecosystems in the Amalfi Coast (Monti Lattari, Italy) - Laura Cancellieri; Giulia Caneva; Maurizio Cutini (Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 2017)

Linking 1D coastal ocean modelling to environmental management: an ensemble approach - Giulia Mussap; Marco Zavatarelli; Nadia Pinardi (Ocean Dynamics, 2017)

Strength and Aerobic Exercises Improve Spatial Memory in Aging Rats Through Stimulating Distinct Neuroplasticity Mechanisms - Thais Ceresér Vilela; Alexandre Pastoris Muller; Adriani Paganini Damiani; Tamires Pavei Macan; Sabrina da Silva; Paula Bortoluzzi Canteiro; Alisson de Sena Casagrande; Giulia dos Santos Pedroso; Renata Tiscoski Nesi; Vanessa Moraes de Andrade; Ricardo Aurino de Pinho (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Carbonic anhydrase IX inhibition affects viability of cancer cells adapted to extracellular acidosis - Elena Andreucci; Silvia Peppicelli; Fabrizio Carta; Giulia Brisotto; Eva Biscontin; Jessica Ruzzolini; Francesca Bianchini; Alessio Biagioni; Claudiu T. Supuran; Lido Calorini (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2017)

Does energy flux predict density‐dependence? An empirical field test - Giulia Ghedini; Craig R. White; Dustin J. Marshall (Ecology, 2017)
Changes in population density alter the availability, acquisition, and expenditure of resources by individuals, and consequently their contribution to the flux of energy in a system. While both negative and positive density‐dependence have been well studied in natural populations, we are yet to estimate the underlying energy flows that generate these patterns and the ambivalent effects of density make prediction difficult. Ultimately, density‐dependence should emerge from the effects of conspecifics on rates of energy intake (feeding) and expenditure (metabolism) at the organismal level, thus determining the discretionary energy available for growth. Using a model system of colonial marine invertebrates, we measured feeding and metabolic rates across a range of population densities to calculate how discretionary energy per colony changes with density and test whether this energy predicts observed patterns in organismal size across densities. We found that both feeding and metabolic rates decline with density but that feeding declines faster, and that this discrepancy is the source of density‐dependent reductions in individual growth. Importantly, we could predict the size of our focal organisms after eight weeks in the field based on our estimates of energy intake and expenditure. The effects of density on both energy intake and expenditure overwhelmed the effects of body size; even though higher density populations had smaller colonies (with higher mass‐specific biological rates), density effects meant that these smaller colonies had lower mass‐specific rates overall. Thus, to predict the contribution of organisms to the flux of energy in populations, it seems necessary not only to quantify how rates of energy intake and expenditure scale with body size, but also how they scale with density given that this ecological constraint can be a stronger driver of energy use than the physiological constraint of body size.

Taste loss in the elderly: Possible implications for dietary habits - Giuseppe Sergi; Giulia Bano; Simona Pizzato; Nicola Veronese; Enzo Manzato (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2017)

Ugly but tasty: A systematic review of possible human and animal health risks related to entomophagy - Marco Testa; Michela Stillo; Giulia Maffei; Violetta Andriolo; Paolo Gardois; Carla Maria Zotti (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2017)

Characterizing Spatial Variability of Ice Algal Chlorophyll a and Net Primary Production between Sea Ice Habitats Using Horizontal Profiling Platforms - Benjamin A. Lange; Christian Katlein; Giulia Castellani; Mar Fernández-Méndez; Marcel Nicolaus; Ilka Peeken; Hauke Flores (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017)

Direct determination of 3-chloropropanol esters in edible vegetable oils using high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS-Orbitrap) - Giulia Graziani; Anna Gaspari; Donato Chianese; Lanfranco Conte; Alberto Ritieni (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2017)

Lipid, phenol and carotenoid changes in ‘Bianca’ grapevine leaves after mechanical wounding: a case study - Giulia Chitarrini; Luca Zulini; Domenico Masuero; Urska Vrhovsek (Protoplasma, 2017)

Progression and Persistence of Neurotoxicity Induced by MDMA in Dopaminergic Regions of the Mouse Brain and Association with Noradrenergic, GABAergic, and Serotonergic Damage - Giulia Costa; Micaela Morelli; Nicola Simola (Neurotoxicity Research, 2017)

Determination of size, sex and maturity stage of free swimming catsharks using laser photogrammetry - Toby D. Rogers; Giulia Cambiè; Michel J. Kaiser (Marine Biology, 2017)

Alpha/Theta Neurofeedback Increases Mentalization and Default Mode Network Connectivity in a Non-Clinical Sample - Claudio Imperatori; Giacomo Della Marca; Noemi Amoroso; Giulia Maestoso; Enrico Maria Valenti; Chiara Massullo; Giuseppe Alessio Carbone; Anna Contardi; Benedetto Farina (Brain Topography, 2017)

Pan‐Arctic sea ice‐algal chl a biomass and suitable habitat are largely underestimated for multiyear ice - Benjamin A. Lange; Hauke Flores; Christine Michel; Justin F. Beckers; Anne Bublitz; John Alec Casey; Giulia Castellani; Ido Hatam; Anke Reppchen; Svenja A. Rudolph; Christian Haas (Global Change Biology, 2017)
There is mounting evidence that multiyear ice ( MYI ) is a unique component of the Arctic Ocean and may play a more important ecological role than previously assumed. This study improves our understanding of the potential of MYI as a suitable habitat for sea ice algae on a pan‐Arctic scale. We sampled sea ice cores from MYI and first‐year sea ice ( FYI ) within the Lincoln Sea during four consecutive spring seasons. This included four MYI hummocks with a mean chl a biomass of 2.0 mg/m 2 , a value significantly higher than FYI and MYI refrozen ponds. Our results support the hypothesis that MYI hummocks can host substantial ice‐algal biomass and represent a reliable ice‐algal habitat due to the (quasi‐) permanent low‐snow surface of these features. We identified an ice‐algal habitat threshold value for calculated light transmittance of 0.014%. Ice classes and coverage of suitable ice‐algal habitat were determined from snow and ice surveys. These ice classes and associated coverage of suitable habitat were applied to pan‐Arctic CryoSat‐2 snow and ice thickness data products. This habitat classification accounted for the variability of the snow and ice properties and showed an areal coverage of suitable ice‐algal habitat within the MYI ‐covered region of 0.54 million km 2 (8.5% of total ice area). This is 27 times greater than the areal coverage of 0.02 million km 2 (0.3% of total ice area) determined using the conventional block‐model classification, which assigns single‐parameter values to each grid cell and does not account for subgrid cell variability. This emphasizes the importance of accounting for variable snow and ice conditions in all sea ice studies. Furthermore, our results indicate the loss of MYI will also mean the loss of reliable ice‐algal habitat during spring when food is sparse and many organisms depend on ice‐algae.

Untangling the cecal microbiota of feral chickens by culturomic and metagenomic analyses - Chiara Ferrario; Giulia Alessandri; Leonardo Mancabelli; Eben Gering; Marta Mangifesta; Christian Milani; Gabriele Andrea Lugli; Alice Viappiani; Sabrina Duranti; Francesca Turroni; Maria Cristina Ossiprandi; Ricardo Hiyashi; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2017)
Summary Different factors may modulate the gut microbiota of animals. In any particular environment, diet, genetic factors and human influences can shape the bacterial communities residing in the gastrointestinal tract. Metagenomic approaches have significantly expanded our knowledge on microbiota dynamics inside hosts, yet cultivation and isolation of bacterial members of these complex ecosystems may still be necessary to fully understand interactions between bacterial communities and their host. A dual approach, involving culture‐independent and ‐dependent techniques, was used here to decipher the microbiota communities that inhabit the gastro intestinal tract of free‐range, broiler and feral chickens. In silico analysis revealed the presence of a core microbiota that is typical of those animals that live in different geographical areas and that have limited contact with humans. Anthropic influences guide the metabolic potential and the presence of antibiotic resistance genes of these different bacterial communities. Culturomics attempts, based on different cultivation conditions, were applied to reconstruct in vitro the microbiota of feral chickens. A unique strain collection representing members of the four major phyla of the poultry microbiota was assembled, including bacterial strains that are not typically retrieved from the chicken gut.

Acute and long-term effects of intracerebroventricular administration of α-ketoisocaproic acid on oxidative stress parameters and cognitive and noncognitive behaviors - Luciane Taschetto; Giselli Scaini; Hugo G. Zapelini; Ândrea C. Ramos; Giulia Strapazzon; Vanessa M. Andrade; Gislaine Z. Réus; Monique Michels; Felipe Dal-Pizzol; João Quevedo; Patrícia F. Schuck; Gustavo C. Ferreira; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2017)

The sibling polychaetes Platynereis dumerilii and Platynereis massiliensis in the Mediterranean Sea: are phylogeographic patterns related to exposure to ocean acidification? - Janine Wäge; Giulia Valvassori; Jörg D. Hardege; Anja Schulze; Maria Cristina Gambi (Marine Biology, 2017)

A probabilistic model for rainfall—induced shallow landslide prediction at the regional scale - Diana Salciarini; Giulia Fanelli; Claudio Tamagnini (Landslides, 2017)

Individual attributes and party affect large carnivore attacks on humans - Pedro José Garrote; María del Mar Delgado; José Vicente López-Bao; José M. Fedriani; Giulia Bombieri; Vincenzo Penteriani (European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2017)

Fisheries and biodiversity along Mediterranean Sea: Italian and Egyptian coast overview - Giulia Guerriero; Dea Rabbito; Magdy A. Alwany; Adriano Madonna; Tarek A. Temraz; O. Olanrewaju Sulaiman; Samah M. Bassem; Samantha Trocchia; Fagr Kh. Abdel-Gawad; Gaetano Ciarcia (Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2017)

Preclinical development of an automated injection device for intradermal delivery of a cell-based therapy - Giulia Leoni; Alex Lyness; Patrick Ginty; Rindi Schutte; Gopalan Pillai; Gayatri Sharma; Paul Kemp; Natalie Mount; Michaela Sharpe (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2017)

Hexamermis popilliae n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Italy - Giuseppe Mazza; Francesco Paoli; Agostino Strangi; Giulia Torrini; Leonardo Marianelli; Giuseppino Sabbatini Peverieri; Francesco Binazzi; Giovanni Bosio; Stefano Sacchi; Claudia Benvenuti; Davide Venanzio; Emanuela Giacometto; et al. (Systematic Parasitology, 2017)

Influence of Testing Parameters on In Vitro Tramadol Release from Poloxamer Thermogels using the Immersion Cell Method - Lorina Bisharat; Diego R. Perinelli; Alberto Berardi; Giulia Bonacucina; Serena Logrippo; Feras W. Darwish Elhajji; Marco Cespi; Giovanni F. Palmieri (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017)

Control of invasive species for the conservation of biodiversity in Mediterranean islands. The LIFE PonDerat project in the Pontine Archipelago, Italy - Laura Celesti-Grapow; Giovanna Abbate; Nicola Baccetti; Dario Capizzi; Emanuela Carli; Riccardo Copiz; Raffaella Frondoni; Michele Giunti; Camilla Gotti; Mauro Iberite; Andrea Monaco; Fabrizio Petrassi; et al. (Plant Biosystems, 2017)

Geomechanical Characterization and Stability Analysis of the Bedrock Underlying the Costa Concordia Cruise Ship - Giulia Dotta; Giovanni Gigli; Federica Ferrigno; Giuliano Gabbani; Massimiliano Nocentini; Luca Lombardi; Andrea Agostini; Teresa Nolesini; Nicola Casagli (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2017)

Physical Exercise Attenuates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Inhibiting Peripheral Immune Response and Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption - Priscila S. Souza; Elaine D. Gonçalves; Giulia S. Pedroso; Hemelin R. Farias; Stella C. Junqueira; Rodrigo Marcon; Talita Tuon; Maíra Cola; Paulo C. L. Silveira; Adair R. Santos; João B. Calixto; Cláudio T. Souza; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Wild Coffea arabica resistant to Meloidogyne paranaensis and genetic parameters for resistance - Bárbhara Joana dos Reis Fatobene; Vinícius Teixeira Andrade; Giulia Stefania Aloise; Maria Bernadete Silvarolla; Wallace Gonçalves; Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho (Euphytica, 2017)

A few is enough: a low cover of a non-native seaweed reduces the resilience of Mediterranean macroalgal stands to disturbances of varying extent - Fabio Bulleri; Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi; Giulia Ceccherelli; Laura Tamburello (Biological Invasions, 2017)

The epigenetic landscape of age-related diseases: the geroscience perspective - Noémie Gensous; Maria Giulia Bacalini; Chiara Pirazzini; Elena Marasco; Cristina Giuliani; Francesco Ravaioli; Giacomo Mengozzi; Claudia Bertarelli; Maria Giustina Palmas; Claudio Franceschi; Paolo Garagnani (Biogerontology, 2017)

NS3 protease resistance-associated substitutions in liver tissue and plasma samples from patients infected by hepatitis C virus genotype 1A or 1B - Giulia Morsica; Andrea Andolina; Marco Merli; Emanuela Messina; Hamid Hasson; Adriano Lazzarin; Caterina Uberti-Foppa; Sabrina Bagaglio (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Complex Changes in the Innate and Adaptive Immunity Accompany Progressive Degeneration of the Nigrostriatal Pathway Induced by Intrastriatal Injection of 6-Hydroxydopamine in the Rat - Giulia Ambrosi; Natasa Kustrimovic; Francesca Siani; Emanuela Rasini; Silvia Cerri; Cristina Ghezzi; Giuseppe Dicorato; Sofia Caputo; Franca Marino; Marco Cosentino; Fabio Blandini (Neurotoxicity Research, 2017)

Role of CLU, PICALM, and TNK1 Genotypes in Aging With and Without Alzheimer’s Disease - Davide Seripa; Francesco Panza; Giulia Paroni; Grazia D’Onofrio; Paola Bisceglia; Carolina Gravina; Maria Urbano; Madia Lozupone; Vincenzo Solfrizzi; Alessandra Bizzarro; Virginia Boccardi; Chiara Piccininni; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

European Water Utility Management: Promoting Efficiency, Innovation and Knowledge in the Water Industry - Giulia Romano; Andrea Guerrini; Rui Cunha Marques (Water Resources Management, 2017)

Grapevine acclimation to water deficit: the adjustment of stomatal and hydraulic conductance differs from petiole embolism vulnerability - Uri Hochberg; Andrea Giulia Bonel; Rakefet David-Schwartz; Asfaw Degu; Aaron Fait; Hervé Cochard; Enrico Peterlunger; Jose Carlos Herrera (Planta, 2017)

DNA methylation patterns of behavior-related gene promoter regions dissect the gray wolf from domestic dog breeds - Zsofia Banlaki; Giulia Cimarelli; Zsofia Viranyi; Eniko Kubinyi; Maria Sasvari-Szekely; Zsolt Ronai (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2017)

The impact of adult diet on parasitoid reproductive performance - Giovanni Benelli; Giulia Giunti; Alejandro Tena; Nicolas Desneux; Alice Caselli; Angelo Canale (Journal of Pest Science, 2017)

Plasma and White Blood Cells Show Different miRNA Expression Profiles in Parkinson’s Disease - Christine Schwienbacher; Luisa Foco; Anne Picard; Eloina Corradi; Alice Serafin; Jörg Panzer; Stefano Zanigni; Hagen Blankenburg; Maurizio F. Facheris; Giulia Giannini; Marika Falla; Pietro Cortelli; et al. (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2017)

Computational evidence support the hypothesis of neuroglobin also acting as an electron transfer species - Licia Paltrinieri; Giulia Di Rocco; Gianantonio Battistuzzi; Marco Borsari; Marco Sola; Antonio Ranieri; Laura Zanetti-Polzi; Isabella Daidone; Carlo Augusto Bortolotti (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2017)

Sequential recruitment of study participants may inflate genetic heritability estimates - Damia Noce; Martin Gögele; Christine Schwienbacher; Giulia Caprioli; Alessandro De Grandi; Luisa Foco; Stefan Platzgummer; Peter P. Pramstaller; Cristian Pattaro (Human Genetics, 2017)

The expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene is not affected by low-oxygen conditions in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) juveniles - Karolina Kwasek; Simona Rimoldi; Anna Giulia Cattaneo; Timothy Parker; Konrad Dabrowski; Genciana Terova (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017)

The southernmost record of Felimida elegantula (Philippi, 1844) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) - Giulia Furfaro; Marco Oliverio; Paolo Mariottini (Marine Biodiversity, 2017)

The use of white marbles for sculpture in Roman Gortyn (Crete) as revealed by archaeometric analyses - Fabrizio Antonelli; Jacopo Bonetto; Lorenzo Lazzarini; Giulia Salvo; M. Giovanna Fabrini (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2017)

Heavy metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Quercus ilex L. leaves fit an a priori subdivision in site typologies based on human management - Flavia De Nicola; Daniela Baldantoni; Giulia Maisto; Anna Alfani (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) - Andrea Barco; Gregory Herbert; Roland Houart; Giulia Fassio; Marco Oliverio (Zoologica Scripta, 2017)
The Ocenebrinae is a subfamily of marine predatory gastropods known as oyster and mussel drills. Their current phylogenetic framework is traditionally based on shell and radular characters, but a consensus on relationships among genera is still lacking. We investigated the molecular phylogeny of Ocenebrinae using 50 species and DNA data from one nuclear (28S) and two mitochondrial ( COI and 16S) genes, the largest data set so far assembled for this subfamily. We found support for the monophyly of the Ocenebrinae, and species were divided into four major lineages. Within groups, genera had similar geographic distributions, suggesting that except in a few cases, species diversification within clades occurred without range expansions. We discuss the phylogenetic distribution of a labral tooth and a sealed siphonal canal, two characteristic ocenebrine features. We also show that Ocinebrina species in the north‐eastern Pacific are not monophyletic with north‐eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species, and that the Ocinebrina edwardsii species complex belongs to Ocenebra .

Feasibility of a novel multispot nanoarray for antibiotic screening in honey - Sara E. McNamee; Giulia Rosar; Lidija Persic; Christopher T. Elliott; Katrina Campbell (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2017)

Safe caves and dangerous forests? Predation risk may contribute to salamander colonization of subterranean habitats - Sebastiano Salvidio; Giulia Palumbi; Antonio Romano; Andrea Costa (The Science of Nature, 2017)

The Calatabiano landslide (southern Italy): preliminary GB-InSAR monitoring data and remote 3D mapping - Luca Lombardi; Massimiliano Nocentini; William Frodella; Teresa Nolesini; Federica Bardi; Emanuele Intrieri; Tommaso Carlà; Lorenzo Solari; Giulia Dotta; Federica Ferrigno; Nicola Casagli (Landslides, 2017)

Sex-specific effects of posture on the attribution of handedness to an imagined agent - Daniele Marzoli; Chiara Lucafò; Carmine Rescigno; Elena Mussini; Caterina Padulo; Giulia Prete; Anita D’Anselmo; Gianluca Malatesta; Luca Tommasi (Experimental Brain Research, 2017)

Shell fluctuating asymmetry in the sea-dwelling benthic bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) as morphological markers to detect environmental chemical contamination - Massimiliano Scalici; Lorenzo Traversetti; Federica Spani; Valentina Malafoglia; Monica Colamartino; Tiziana Persichini; Simone Cappello; Giuseppe Mancini; Giulia Guerriero; Marco Colasanti (Ecotoxicology, 2017)

Attenuated polyposis of the large bowel: a morphologic and molecular approach - Maurizio Ponz de Leon; Monica Pedroni; Luca Roncucci; Federica Domati; Giuseppina Rossi; Giulia Magnani; Annalisa Pezzi; Rossella Fante; Luca Reggiani Bonetti (Familial Cancer, 2017)

Rheological Characterization of Ethylcellulose-Based Melts for Pharmaceutical Applications - Francesco Baldi; Juri Ragnoli; Davide Zinesi; Fabio Bignotti; Francesco Briatico-Vangosa; Federica Casati; Giulia Loreti; Alice Melocchi; Lucia Zema (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017)

A probabilistic approach to ship voyage reconstruction in ICOADS - Giulia Carella; Elizabeth C. Kent; David I. Berry (International Journal of Climatology, 2017)
The International Comprehensive Ocean‐Atmosphere Data Set ( ICOADS ) provides the main archive for surface marine observations for the past approximately 150 years. ICOADS ship identifier ( ID ) information is often missing or unusable, preventing the linking of reports to an individual ship. A method for the reconstruction of ship voyages in ICOADS is presented, by which groups of reports can be associated with an individual ship or ship track. The method defines a function representing the probability density function ( pdf ) of any particular report being associated with a group of reports. The parameters of the pdf are calculated from the ship data themselves, giving the likely variation of a ship report perpendicular to its overall direction of travel. For groups of reports with ID information, the PDF is used to associate reports without ID information with the known‐ ID track. Reports without ID information are then clustered together to form the most probable track. Results are shown for the period 1855–1969. Both the percentage of reports associated with tracks and the length of those tracks increase substantially following tracking. Initial validation of the results was performed by visual inspection: the model implementation was then refined to improve the results. Confidence in the tracking is increased by a demonstration that the method clusters together reports with similar sea surface temperature characteristics. Issues in the data were found to be one of the main challenges in implementing the tracking technique. Particular problems encountered included the coarse resolution of some position information; reports that were mispositioned in either space or time; unidentified duplicate reports; and the fragmentation of voyages between different ICOADS acquisition sources. Some of these effects could be ameliorated by pre‐processing of ICOADS reports, however a full reprocessing of the historical input sources to ICOADS would be required to make further improvements.

The brown seaweed Sargassum cymosum: changes in metabolism and cellular organization after long-term exposure to cadmium - Giulia B. Costa; Carmen Simioni; Débora T. Pereira; Fernanda Ramlov; Marcelo Maraschin; Fungyi Chow; Paulo A. Horta; Zenilda L. Bouzon; Éder C. Schmidt (Protoplasma, 2017)

Klotho Gene and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Response to Treatment in Late-Life Major Depressive Disorder - Giulia Paroni; Davide Seripa; Andrea Fontana; Grazia D’Onofrio; Carolina Gravina; Maria Urbano; Filomena Addante; Madia Lozupone; Massimiliano Copetti; Alberto Pilotto; Antonio Greco; Francesco Panza (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Nano-Mechanical Characterization of Ataxia Telangiectasia Cells Treated with Dexamethasone - Michele Menotta; Sara Biagiotti; Giulia Bartolini; Bianchi Marzia; Sara Orazi; Aldo Germani; Luciana Chessa; Mauro Magnani (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2017)