Climate-induced risk assessment of the quarantine room in a University Library - Giulia Boccacci; Francesca Frasca; Chiara Bertolin; Claudio Chimenti; Erlend Lund; Tonje Dahlin Saeter; Anna Maria Siani (Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology, 2024)
Microclimate conditions in conservation spaces such as museums, galleries, storages, archives, and libraries significantly impact the preservation of cultural materials, potentially leading to permanent damage. This study focuses on quarantine rooms, essential for isolating and inspecting incoming collections for infestations or contamination. Despite their importance, systematic microclimate investigations in such spaces have not been conducted until now. In this research, temperature and relative humidity monitoring has been conducted over the past 3 years (i.e., 2021-2022-2023) within the quarantine room of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) University Library (located within the DORA I concrete bunker, Trondheim, Norway). Data analysis revealed stable indoor conditions due to the buffering capacity of the massive building envelope together with climate control system. Specific metrics for the estimation of climate-induced chemical and biological risks on vulnerable artifacts were applied to compute the percentage of time for which thermohygrometric conditions could favour cellulose hydrolysis and biodeteriogens proliferation on a yearly basis. In this way, the study provided a decision-making tool useful to evaluate the best time (in terms of safest temperature and relative humidity conditions) when to introduce incoming collections into the quarantine room, depending on the material they are made of and on the timeframe selected for their isolation.

Aeolian sand cover on a granite peninsula (Hammeren, Bornholm, Baltic Sea) formed in three episodes during the past 11,600 years - Lars B. Clemmensen; Aslaug C. Glad; Giulia Cossu; Vincenzo Pascucci (Aeolian Research, 2024)

Not just a technique! An experimental approach to refine the definition of the bipolar anvil reduction in the Uluzzian - Davide Delpiano; Giulia Marciani; Jacopo Conforti; Serena Lombardo; Matteo Rossini; Marcos César Pereira Santos; Stefano Benazzi; Marco Peresani; Adriana Moroni (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2024)

Correction: Image-Based Appraisal of Woody Starch Reserves in Grapevine - Daniel Grigorie Dinu; Vitale Nuzzo; Giulia Gestri; Giuseppe Montanaro; Laura Rustioni (Agricultural Research, 2024)

Inferring the metabolic rate of zebrafish from ventilation frequency - Tianjun Han; Giulia Lombardelli; Sean D. Peterson; Maurizio Porfiri (Journal of Fish Biology, 2024)
Fish schooling has attracted the interest of the scientific community for centuries. Energy savings have been long posited to be a key determinant for the emergence of schooling patterns. Yet, current methodologies do not allow the precise quantification of the metabolic rate of specific individuals within the school, typically leaving researchers with only a single, global measurement of metabolic rate for the collective. In this paper, we demonstrate the feasibility of inferring metabolic rate of swimming fish using the mouth‐opening frequency, a simple proxy that can be scored utilizing video recordings in the laboratory or in the field, even for small fish. The mouth‐opening frequency is independent of hydrodynamic interactions within the school, thereby mitigating potential confounding factors that arise when using locomotory measures associated with tail‐beat motion. We assessed the reliability of mouth‐opening frequency as a proxy for metabolic rate by conducting experiments on zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) using swimming respirometry. We varied the flow speed from 0.8 to 3.2 body lengths per second and extracted tail‐beat motion and mouth opening from video recordings. Our results revealed a strong correlation between oxygen uptake and mouth‐opening frequency for nonzero flow speeds but not in quiescent water. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find evidence in favor of the use of tail‐beat frequency as a proxy for metabolic rate. Overall, our results open the door to the study of individual metabolic rates in fish schools without confounding factors related to hydrodynamic interactions.

Confocal laser scanning microscopy reveals species-specific differences in distribution of fluorescent proteins in coral tissues - Giulia M. Marchioro; David Coelho; Thibault Bouderlique; Daniel Abed-Navandi; Michael Schagerl; Cecilia D’Angelo; Luise Kruckenhauser; Igor Adameyko; Pedro R. Frade (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
Reef-building corals have a variety of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like proteins, also known as fluorescent proteins (FPs). These proteins have broad spectral properties covering most of the visible spectrum, with fluorophores fluorescing from cyan to red. However, the role of FPs is still a topic of debate and requires further investigation, particularly in the direction of mapping these FPs within the coral tissue and describing their cell- and tissue-level distributions. This study applied confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) to investigate species-specific differences in the distribution of FPs in three coral taxa ( Stylophora sp., Acropora sp., Echinopora sp.), combined with their photoacclimation response and that of associated symbiotic algae to light gradients in a controlled aquarium experiment. CLSM produced high-resolution images that enabled the identification of different FPs, their tissue distribution and quantification of their fluorescence intensity, as well as quantification of symbiont chlorophyll a (chl- a ) fluorescence. Emission scans revealed three emission peaks between 490 - 501 nm (cyan, CFPs), 510 - 515 nm (green, GFPs), and 679 nm (chl- a fluorescence signal; Fchl) shared by all three studied species. The distribution of GFPs in Stylophora was concentrated in the intermesenterial muscle bands of the polyp, whereas CFPs were typically located at the tips of the tentacles. In contrast, Acropora and Echinopora exhibited agglomeration of CFPs and GFPs primarily in the epidermis. In general, species-specific differences in FP distribution remained unaltered during the experiment. However, linear regression models showed a significant negative relationship between CFP fluorescence intensity and light irradiance in Stylophora , whereas Echinopora exhibited a negative relation between chlorophyll fluorescence (Fchl) and light. In summary, the CLSM methodology provided a high-resolution tool to study coral FP patterns and symbiont response to irradiance, revealing ecophysiological differences among coral species at the tissue and cellular levels. CLSM has the potential to elucidate the intricacies of coral photobiology within the natural environment and to discern their adaptive responses in situ .

Spatio-temporal patterns of fish acoustic communities in Western Mediterranean coralligenous reefs: optimizing monitoring through recording duration - Gabriella La Manna; Mariangela Moro Merella; Riccardo Vargiu; Giuseppe Morello; Gianluca Sarà; Giulia Ceccherelli (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
In this study, we explored the fish acoustic community at two coralligenous sites in Sardinia (Tavolara and Santa Teresa, western Mediterranean Sea) during the summer 2023. Our goal was to understand spatial and temporal patterns of fish acoustic activity on different temporal scales to offer insights for optimizing acoustic monitoring of this crucial ecosystem. We identified seventeen distinct sound types, revealing a diverse acoustic community. Tavolara had higher acoustic richness and abundance compared to Santa Teresa, which may be attributed to site-specific factors such as habitat structure, species composition, or levels of protection. Temporal analysis revealed clear diel patterns, with certain sounds associated with nocturnal or diurnal periods, reflecting the daily rhythms of different species. The study also examined how recording duration influenced acoustic richness, finding that longer recordings (15 minutes per hour and 15 minutes per hour at night) provided a more comprehensive detection of acoustic activity. Additionally, the number of recording days required to detect species richness varied depending on the site. While extended recordings improve the likelihood of detecting rare or sporadic sounds, they also present challenges in data management and equipment maintenance. The study underscores the importance of carefully planning sampling strategies to optimize acoustic monitoring and ensure effective and sustainable ecological research in coralligenous ecosystems.

Production of bioactive and aroma volatile compounds of Lawsonia inermis L. cultivated under different growth conditions - Laura Pistelli; Basma Najar; Giulia Di Renzo; Maurizio Curadi; Luisa Pistelli; Beatrice Muscatello; Marinella De Leo; Andrea Scartazza (Natural Product Research, 2024)

Life Cycle Assessment and Experimental Mechanical Investigation of Test Samples for High-Performance Racing Boats - Marcello Raffaele; Pasqualino Corigliano; Filippo Cucinotta; Giulia Palomba; Fabio Salmeri (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2024)
This paper investigates the environmental impact and mechanical performance of two composite sandwich structures, named Series 1 and Series 2, used in high-performance racing boats. Mechanical tests, including four-point bending and drop impact tests, were performed. It was found on a general basis that Series 2 has higher load-bearing capacity and limited deflection. Series 1, which has a higher density, was able to absorb more impact energy but was more susceptible to damage. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was conducted to evaluate the environmental impact associated with the materials, considering also the testing phase, which plays an important role in the life cycle of materials and structures for advanced marine applications. In addition, two performance indexes were introduced to correlate the mechanical and environmental properties of the analyzed materials. This study emphasizes the importance of considering the testing phase in LCA, as the energy-intensive nature of mechanical testing contributes significantly to the overall environmental impact. The introduced indexes allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the balance between mechanical performance and environmental sustainability. The findings suggest a trade-off between mechanical performance and sustainability, calling for further research into recyclable composites and greener manufacturing processes to balance these competing priorities.

Characteristics of oxygenated volatile organic compounds in Zurich, Switzerland: Sources, composition, and implication for secondary aerosol formation - Liwei Wang; Jay G. Slowik; Felix Klein; Giulia Stefenelli; Veronika Pospisilova; Yandong Tong; Urs Baltensperger; André S.H. Prévôt (Chemosphere, 2024)

Testing best practices in small scale fisheries management: Evidence from a collaborative intervention in two marine protected areas of the central Mediterranean Sea - Serena Zampardi; Claudia Scianna; Antonio Calò; Katie Hogg; Marco Ranù; Giorgio Aglieri; Emanuela Di Meglio; Maria Cristina Mangano; Giulia Prato; Teresa Romeo; Francesco Colloca; Giacomo Milisenda; et al. (Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024)

Access and well-being in small-scale fisheries - Nathan J. Bennett; Antonio Calò; Paolo Guidetti; Marco Milazzo; Giulia Prato; Emna Ben Lamine; Claudia Scianna; Antonio Di Franco (Marine Policy, 2024)

Phylogeography and population genetics of the endemic Italian water voles, Arvicola italicus - Emanuela Solano; Riccardo Castiglia; Giovanni Amori; Giulia Gentile; Sandro Bertolino; Dario Capizzi; Petra Kranebitter; Eva Ladurner; Luca Lapini; Paolo Colangelo (Zoologischer Anzeiger, 2024)

Ecotoxicological evaluation of an aqueous phytoextract of Melia azedarach L. - Vlad Sebastian Popescu; Leilei Zhang; Giulia Papa; Claudia Giuliani; Giovanni Ribaudo; Giulia Abate; Daniela Bulgari; Eileen Mac Sweeney; Mariachiara Pucci; Martina Bottoni; Fabrizia Milani; Daniela Zizioli; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Soil properties modulate actual evapotranspiration and precipitation impacts on crop yields in the USA - Mahmoud Suliman; Anna Scaini; Stefano Manzoni; Giulia Vico (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Evaluation of attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium (STMΔznuABC) anticancer activity on canine mammary cancer-associated fibroblasts - Barbara Chirullo; Floriana Fruscione; Genny Del Zotto; Filippo Dell'Anno; Michela Tarantino; Ilaria Porcellato; Paola Petrucci; Chiara Grazia De Ciucis; Antonello Bufalari; Lisa Guardone; Katia Cappelli; Giulia Moretti; et al. (Research in Veterinary Science, 2024)

Corrigendum to ‘Late Pleistocene to Holocene alluvial deposits of the Inaouène Valley and their paleoenvironmental significance (north Morocco)’ [Quat. Sci. Rev. 344 (2024) 108941] - Mohammed Lghamour; Lhoucine Karrat; Vincenzo Picotti; Irka Hajdas; Negar Haghipour; Giulia Guidobaldi; Karin Wyss Heeb; Lahcen Gourari (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024)

Late Pleistocene to Holocene alluvial deposits of the Inaouène Valley and their paleoenvironmental significance (north Morocco) - Mohammed Lghamour; Lhoucine Karrat; Vincenzo Picotti; Irka Hajdas; Negar Haghipour; Giulia Guidobaldi; Karin Wyss Heeb; Lahcen Gourari (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024)

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) whole and fractionated larvae: In vitro protein digestibility and effect of lipid and chitin removal - Maria Giulia Bonomini; Barbara Prandi; Augusta Caligiani (Food Research International, 2024)

Millets and sorghum as promising alternatives to maize for enhancing climate change adaptation strategies in the Mediterranean Basin - Lorenzo Negri; Sara Bosi; Antonio Fakaros; Francesca Ventura; Serena Magagnoli; Antonio Masetti; Francesco Lami; Giulia Oliveti; Giovanni Maria Poggi; Laura Bertinazzi; Giovanni Dinelli (Field Crops Research, 2024)

Energy saving starts in the kitchen - Gabriele Bartolozzi; Giulia Palma; Antonio Rizzo (Energy and Buildings, 2024)

Seismic amplification of Late Quaternary paleovalley systems: 2D seismic response analysis of the Pescara paleovalley (Central Italy) - Andrea Di Martino; Giulia Sgattoni; Federico Purri; Alessandro Amorosi (Engineering Geology, 2024)

Different seasons and vegetation cover more than fire control nutrient stoichiometry and biological activities in Mediterranean soils - Valeria Memoli; Lucia Santorufo; Giorgia Santini; Speranza Claudia Panico; Gabriella Di Natale; Marco Trifuoggi; Rossella Barile; Anna De Marco; Giulia Maisto (CATENA, 2024)

The impact of virtual reality and distractors on attentional processes: insights from EEG - Chiara Pappalettera; Francesca Miraglia; Alessia Cacciotti; Lorenzo Nucci; Giulia Tufo; Paolo Maria Rossini; Fabrizio Vecchio (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2024)

Characterization of pre-diapause phase in the northern Drosophila species D. ezoana - Koustubh M. Vaze; Giulia Manoli; Charlotte Helfrich-Förster (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2024)

Condition of linear landscape elements improves with contiguity to protected habitats: Empirical evidence useful for agroecosystem accounting and restoration - Simone Valeri; María F. Schmitz; Belén Acosta-Gallo; Duilio Iamonico; María Villodre; Cecilia Arnáiz-Schmitz; Giulia Capotorti (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2024)

Antimicrobial and anthelmintic effects of copper nanoparticles against Koi carp parasites and their toxicity - Gracienhe Gomes dos Santos; Liseth Vanessa Perengue Riofrio; Ana Paula Sousa; Paola Capistrano Santos; Alexandre Vaz Silva; Emilly Monteiro Lopes; Domickson Silva Costa; Jucimauro de Araújo Pereira Júnior; Giulia Beatrice Ferreira; Graziella Vivine Gonçalves de Matos Silva; Marilia Tedesco; Diego José Nogueira; et al. (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2024)
This study investigated the in vitro antimicrobial and anthelmintic effect of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) against the bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila , the monogeneans Dactylogyrus minutus , Dactylogyrus extensus , Gyrodactylus cyprini , and the cestode Schyzocotyle acheilognathi , as well as their toxicity to Cyprinus carpio Koi. In the antimicrobial in vitro test, the inhibition zone method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were performed. In order to determine the time and efficacy of monogenean parasite mortality, the parasites were exposed to CuNP concentrations of 20, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 300 mg L −1 , and a control group with tank water and one with copper sulphate pentahydrate (CuSO 4 . 5 H 2 O) at a concentration of 0.3 mg L −1 , performed in triplicate. The parasites were observed every 10 min for 300 min, and mortality was recorded. For the cestodes, parasites were immersed in CuNP concentrations of 50, 100, 150, and 300 mg L −1 . At the end of the in vitro tests, the anthelmintic efficacy of each treatment was calculated. To assess the tolerance and toxicity in fish, they were exposed to CuNP concentrations of 0.6, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 50 mg L −1 for 12 h. The MIC demonstrated that CuNPs effectively inhibited the growth of A . hydrophila up to a dilution of 12,500 mg L −1 and showed an inhibition zone of 14.0 ± 1.6 mm for CuNPs. The results of anthelmintic activity showed a dose‐dependent effect of concentration for both groups of parasites, with the most effective concentration being 300 mg L −1 in 120 min. In the toxicity test, the carps showed tolerance to lower concentrations. The study indicated that CuNPs were effective against the studied pathogens. However, it proved to be toxic to fish at high concentrations. The use of low concentrations is recommended still requires further investigation.

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Clinical and Kinematic Analysis - Davide Costa; Sofia Grandolfo; Daniele Birreci; Luca Angelini; Massimiliano Passaretti; Antonio Cannavacciuolo; Adriana Martini; Martina De Riggi; Giulia Paparella; Alfonso Fasano; Matteo Bologna (The Cerebellum, 2024)
In the past few years, SARS-CoV-2 infection has substantially impacted public health. Alongside respiratory symptoms, some individuals have reported new neurological manifestations or a worsening of pre-existing neurological conditions. We previously documented two cases of essential tremor (ET) who experienced a deterioration in tremor following SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on ET remain largely unexplored. This study aims to evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on a relatively broad sample of ET patients by retrospectively comparing their clinical and kinematic data collected before and after the exposure to SARS-CoV-2. We surveyed to evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on tremor features in ET. Subsequently, we retrospectively analysed clinical and kinematic data, including accelerometric recordings of postural and kinetic tremor. We included 36 ET patients (14 females with a mean age of 71.1 ± 10.6 years). Among the 25 patients who reported SARS-CoV-2 infection, 11 (44%) noted a subjective worsening of tremor. All patients reporting subjective tremor worsening also exhibited symptoms of long COVID, whereas the prevalence of these symptoms was lower (50%) in those without subjective exacerbation. The retrospective analysis of clinical data revealed a tremor deterioration in infected patients, which was not observed in non-infected patients. Finally, kinematic analysis revealed substantial stability of tremor features in both groups. The study highlighted a potential correlation between the SARS-CoV-2 infection and clinical worsening of ET. Long COVID contributes to a greater impact of tremor on the daily life of ET patients.

Marine Heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea: A Literature Review - SOFIA DARMARAKI; DIMITRA DENAXA; IASON THEODOROU; ELENI LIVANOU; DIONYSIA RIGATOU; DIONYSIOS RAITSOS E.; ORESTIS STAVRAKIDIS-ZACHOU; DONNA DIMARCHOPOULOU; GIULIA BONINO; RONAN McADAM; EMANUELE ORGANELLI; ALEXIA PITSOUNI; et al. (Mediterranean Marine Science, 2024)
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged periods of exceptionally warm temperatures in the ocean, which have forced profound transformations in marine biodiversity and socio-economic systems globally over the last decades. The Mediterranean basin, a highly vulnerable area to climate change, has been particularly affected as a marginal sea, experiencing multifaceted changes due to these events. This literature review brings together a comprehensive list of interdisciplinary research on MHW evolution in the Mediterranean basin, from the past to the future, covering the most common driving mechanisms of MHWs, known feedbacks and impacts on various marine organisms and local economies. Aiming to enhance our understanding of Mediterranean MHWs across various dimensions, we further discuss ongoing challenges in their detection and characterization, highlighting the need to improve monitoring systems and forecasting capabilities using novel approaches in the basin and beyond.

Combined effects of glyphosate and chemical hypoxia in zebrafish: A new toxicological point of view - Annamaria Iannetta; Silvana Zugaro; Marcella Massimini; William Gentile; Tommaso Silvestrini; Giulia Fioravanti; Martina Foschi; Monia Perugini; Elisabetta Benedetti; Leonardo Della Salda (Chemosphere, 2024)

Clinical efficacy of a parasiticide formulation containing eprinomectin, esafoxolaner and praziquantel (NexGard® Combo) in the treatment of natural feline aelurostrongylosis and troglostrongylosis - Angela Di Cesare; Fabrizia Veronesi; Paolo Emidio Crisi; Mariasole Colombo; Simone Morelli; Massimo Vignoli; Giulia Rigamonti; Raffaella Iorio; Eric Tielemans; Frederic Beugnet; Camille Gamblin; Donato Traversa (Veterinary Parasitology, 2024)

Association of air pollution with incidence of end-stage kidney disease in two large European cohorts - Giulia Cesaroni; Andrea Jaensch; Matteo Renzi; Claudia Marino; Pietro Manuel Ferraro; Julia Kerschbaum; Patrizia Haller; Wolfgang Brozek; Paola Michelozzi; Massimo Stafoggia; Kees de Hoogh; Bert Brunekreef; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Residues of agrochemicals in beebread as an indicator of landscape management - Gherardo Bogo; Valeria Caringi; Sergio Albertazzi; Vittorio Capano; Roberto Colombo; Amanda Dettori; Irene Guerra; Giulia Lora; Laura Bortolotti; Piotr Medrzycki (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Tectonically-controlled biofacies distribution in the Eocene Foraminiferal Limestone (Pag, Croatia): A quantitative-based palaeontological analysis - Luca Mariani; Giovanni Coletti; Giulia Bosio; Guillem Mateu Vicens; Mubashir Ali; Alessandro Cavallo; Silvia Mittempergher; Elisa Malinverno (Sedimentary Geology, 2024)

Gut-lung microbiota dynamics in mice exposed to Nanoplastics - Nur Kaluç; Sara Bertorello; Oğuz Kaan Tombul; Simone Baldi; Giulia Nannini; Gianluca Bartolucci; Elena Niccolai; Amedeo Amedei (NanoImpact, 2024)

The influence of bioturbator activity on sediment bacterial structure and function is moderated by environment - Julia Palmer; Ana B. Bugnot; Giulia Filippini; Paul E. Gribben; Deepa Varkey; Katherine Erickson; Katherine A. Dafforn (Marine Environmental Research, 2024)

Inferring phylogenetic networks from multifurcating trees via cherry picking and machine learning - Giulia Bernardini; Leo van Iersel; Esther Julien; Leen Stougie (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2024)

Thermal effects and biological response of breast and pancreatic cancer cells undergoing gold nanorod-assisted photothermal therapy - Leonardo Bianchi; Sara Baroni; Gabriela Paroni; Martina Bruna Violatto; Giulia Yuri Moscatiello; Nicolò Panini; Luca Russo; Fabio Fiordaliso; Laura Colombo; Luisa Diomede; Paola Saccomandi; Paolo Bigini (Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2024)

The integration of omics and cultivation-dependent methods could effectively determine the biological risks associated with the utilization of soil conditioners in agriculture - Arianna Peruzzo; Sara Petrin; Aurora Boscolo Anzoletti; Marzia Mancin; Andrea Di Cesare; Raffaella Sabatino; Maria Cristina Lavagnolo; Giovanni Beggio; Giulia Baggio; Patrizia Danesi; Lisa Barco; Carmen Losasso (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024)

Effective stakeholder governance in circular economy: Insights from Italian companies - Mario Minoja; Giulia Romano (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Emerging of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O177:H11 and O177:H25 from cattle at slaughter in Italy - Silvia Bonardi; Mauro Conter; Laura Andriani; Cristina Bacci; Giulia Magagna; Martina Rega; Luca Lamperti; Carlo Loiudice; Marco Pierantoni; Virginia Filipello (International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2024)

Recommendations and guidelines for the description of cold atmospheric plasma devices in studies of their application in food processing - Filippo Capelli; Giulia Laghi; Romolo Laurita; Nevena Puač; Matteo Gherardi (Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2024)

Mismanagement and poor transparency in the European processed seafood supply revealed by DNA metabarcoding - Lucilia Lorusso; Peter Shum; Roberta Piredda; Anna Mottola; Giulia Maiello; Emma L. Cartledge; Erika F. Neave; Angela Di Pinto; Stefano Mariani (Food Research International, 2024)

High-resolution proteomics and machine-learning identify protein classifiers of honey made by Sicilian black honeybees (Apis mellifera ssp. sicula) - Giulia Biundo; Matteo Calligaris; Margot Lo Pinto; Danilo D’apolito; Salvatore Pasqua; Giulio Vitale; Giuseppe Gallo; Antonio Palumbo Piccionello; Simone D. Scilabra (Food Research International, 2024)

A crystal engineering approach for rational design of curcumin crystals for Pickering stabilization of emulsions - Giulia Del Duca; Emmanuele Parisi; Fiora Artusio; Eleonora Calì; Silvia Fraterrigo Garofalo; Chiara Rosso; Valentina Cauda; Michele R. Chierotti; Elena Simone (Food Research International, 2024)

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of extracts from selected Mediterranean agro-food by-products, their mutual interaction and interaction with phenolic compounds - Vida Šimat; Martina Čagalj; Ivana Generalić Mekinić; Sonja Smole Možina; Valentina Malin; Giulia Tabanelli; Fatih Özogul; Danijela Skroza (Food Bioscience, 2024)

Advances in the individual authentication of cocoa beans: Vis/NIR spectroscopy as a tool to distinguish fermented from unfermented beans and classify genotypes in the eastern Amazonia - Anne Pinto; Antoine Deryck; Giulia Victória Lima; Ana Caroline de Oliveira; Fabio Gomes Moura; Douglas Fernandes Barbin; Juan Antonio Fernández Pierna; Vincent Baeten; Hervé Rogez (Food Control, 2024)

Behavioural insights to reach European Union consumer food waste reduction targets - Hendrik Bruns; Valeria De Laurentiis; Laura García Herrero; Giulia Listorti (Food Policy, 2024)

Hybrid simulation of steel frames with Dissipative Replaceable Link Frame and high-strength steel coupling beams - Giulia Giuliani; Roberto Andreotti; Alessio Bonelli; Nicola Tondini (Engineering Structures, 2024)

Developing a new adaptive heat balance model to enhance thermal comfort predictions and reduce energy consumption - Giulia Lamberti; Francesca Contrada; Andrea Kindinis; Francesco Leccese; Giacomo Salvadori (Energy and Buildings, 2024)

Magnesium vs. sodium alginate as precursors of calcium alginate: Mechanical differences and advantages in the development of functional neuronal networks - Giulia Della Rosa; Natalia Gostynska; John W. Ephraim; Sergio Marras; Monica Moroni; Nicola Tirelli; Gabriella Panuccio; Gemma Palazzolo (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Assessing lung consolidation in goats using different ultrasonographic techniques - Giuliano Borriello; Flaminia Valentini; Giulia Cagnotti; Maria Teresa Capucchio; Sara Ferrini; Simona Zoppi; Antonio D’Angelo; Claudio Bellino (Veterinary Research Communications, 2024)
Goats are often affected by respiratory diseases and, despite ultrasonography can assess lung consolidations in several species, it is rarely used in these animals. So, this study evaluated the effectiveness of on-farm lung ultrasonography in detecting lung consolidations on 27 goats. The goats, scheduled for slaughter, underwent complete clinical examinations and lung ultrasonography. For the latter, both sides of the thorax were divided in four quadrants and examined using convex and linear probes before and after shaving the hair. Each quadrant was classified based on presence/absence of lung consolidation and maximum consolidation’s depth (4-point scale: 0 healthy; 1 depth < 1 cm; 2 depth < 3 cm; 3 depth > 3 cm). The lungs were examined at necropsy, 66% of goats exhibited lung consolidations and sensitivity (83%-89%), specificity (100%), and κ coefficient values (0.67–0.72) were high with all techniques. An higher (p ≤ 0.01) percentage of class 1 lesions were found at necropsy compared to all the ultrasonographic techniques. All the ultrasonographic techniques effectively detected lung consolidation deeper than 1 cm. So, ultrasonography seems an effective tool for lung examination in goats with chronic pneumonia. The examination using the linear or the convex probes without shaving the hair could be a promising tool for the on-field diagnosis of pneumonia, although further research on larger sample sizes are necessary to validate these findings.

The importance of variance and microsite conditions for growth and hydraulic responses following long-term rewetting in pedunculate oak wood - Giulia Resente; Alessandro Di Fabio; Tobias Scharnweber; Alexander Gillert; Alan Crivellaro; Alba Anadon-Rosell; Mario Trouillier; Juergen Kreyling; Martin Wilmking (Trees, 2024)
Key message Early rewetting influenced growth variability and hydraulic uniformity in Pedunculate oak wood on disturbed peatland. Long-term study highlighted vessel widening's importance in adapting to water availability changes. Abstract Pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.) is a widely recognized flood-tolerant tree that thrives on fertile and moist soil conditions, such as on or close to peatland ecosystems. In the frame of climate change counteracting policies, rewetting peatland ecosystems is gaining increasing interest, while the ecological consequences are not always clear. Whereas the effect of flooding on wood anatomical traits of pedunculate oak is widely documented, little is known about the effect of permanent rewetting. In this study, we investigated the wood anatomical responses of 12 pedunculate oak trees located on a formerly drained peatland in NE Germany, that experienced flooding and a consequent rewetting. Wood anatomical traits were analyzed via CARROT, a tool that employs the accuracy and efficiency of artificial intelligence to identify tree rings and vessels. Growth anatomical traits (e.g., tree ring width) showed a sudden increase after the rewetting started in 1995, while hydraulic traits (Dh and Ks) displayed a decreasing trend only after the rewetting process was fostered by the opening of an artificial canal in 2004. Variance analysis highlighted subtle changes in the trait’s distribution over time: high soil water content triggered variability in the growth anatomical traits and, simultaneously, homogeneity in the hydraulic traits. Results suggest the relevance of the “vessel widening” mechanisms to develop coping strategies in response to the later stage of the rewetting, and pose relevant insights concerning the importance of specific site conditions for the implementation of rewetting policies in peatlands with presence of pedunculate oak.

Correction: Proteomic Profiling Reveals Specific Molecular Hallmarks of the Pig Claustrum - Andrea Pirone; Federica Ciregia; Giulia Lazzarini; Vincenzo Miragliotta; Maurizio Ronci; Mariachiara Zuccarini; Lorenzo Zallocco; Daniela Beghelli; Maria Rosa Mazzoni; Antonio Lucacchini; Laura Giusti (Molecular Neurobiology, 2024)

Collective exploitation of large prey by group foraging shapes aggregation and fitness of cnidarian polyps - Chiara Gregorin; Tomás Vega Fernández; Daniela Spano; Stefano Gridelli; Federico Domenichelli; Giulia Furfaro; Luigi Musco; Stefania Puce (Marine Biology, 2024)
Group living is widespread and beneficial to metazoans. It improves protection and survival opportunities, reinforcing interspecific competitiveness. Benthic cnidarians often colonize large surfaces. Evidence of collective capture and exploitation of large prey by small, clumped polyps suggests that aggregation is functional to access food resources hardly achievable by isolated individuals. In turn, the chance to catch large prey may represents a driver of aggregation in polyps, whether beneficial to their fitness. Here, the effects of group foraging on aggregation, asexual reproduction, and growth rates of Aurelia coerulea von Lendenfeld 1884 polyps were experimentally tested by providing them with either small or large prey, or a mix of both to simulate the co-occurrence of preys at sea. As expected, some polyps were not able to reach the large prey. Hence, the population was a posteriori divided into group-foragers and solitary-feeders. In general, the large prey diet resulted in higher population fitness and when simultaneously supplied with the small prey represented an energetic booster resulting beneficial for all group-members. The decrease of interindividual distances was reported among group-foragers, that converged towards each other. Cnidarians are basal in metazoan evolution, and the comprehension of their collective foraging behavior, as well as the processes leading to the selective feature driving them to forage in group or not, may be essential to better understand the evolution and spread of social foraging in animals. Moreover, the access to large prey by sessile polyps of Aurelia coerulea could be pivotal in determining the increase in abundance of adult bloom-forming medusae.

The intensity of a field simulated marine heat wave differentially modulates the transcriptome expression of Posidonia oceanica from warm and cold environments - Patrizia Stipcich; Giulia Ceccherelli; Lázaro Marín-Guirao; Jessica Pazzaglia; Alex Santillán-Sarmiento; Gabriele Procaccini (Marine Biology, 2024)

From coral reefs into the abyss: the evolution of corallivory in the Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda, Muricidae) - Elisa Nocella; Giulia Fassio; Dario Zuccon; Nicolas Puillandre; Maria Vittoria Modica; Marco Oliverio (Coral Reefs, 2024)
In this study, we delved into the interaction between corallivorous marine gastropods, the muricid Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859, and their cnidarian food targets. Coralliophilinae is a subfamily of specialised corallivorous caenogastropods that feed by browsing on octocorals or hexacorals. Only sparse information is available on the phylogenetic relationships and the degree of specificity of the trophic relationships within this corallivorous lineage. To address these gaps, we generated the largest molecular dataset to date, comprising two mitochondrial ( cox1 and 16S rDNA) and one nuclear gene ( ITS2 rDNA) from 586 specimens collected worldwide. The coral hosts of coralliophilines were identified through an integrative approach, combining literature data with new records, employing morphological and/or molecular markers, and incorporating data from DNA barcoding of the snail stomach content. Our comprehensive approach unveiled the existence of numerous cryptic species in Coralliophilinae, while the phylogeny showed that most of the currently accepted genera are not monophyletic. The molecular dating confirmed the origin of the Coralliophilinae in Middle Eocene, with diversification of most lineages during the Miocene. Our results indicate that the subfamily’s ancestor evolved in shallow waters in association with Scleractinia. Through the evolutionary history of Coralliophilinae, multiple host shifts to other cnidarian orders were observed, not correlated with changes in the depth range. The results of diversification analyses within the subfamily further suggest that the association with the host has influenced the evolutionary patterns of Coralliophilinae, but not vice versa.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal oligometastases: a survey on patterns of practice on behalf of the Italian Association of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy (AIRO) - Francesco Cuccia; Ciro Franzese; Serena Badellino; Paolo Borghetti; Manuela Federico; Giulia Marvaso; Giampaolo Montesi; Antonio Pontoriero; Giuseppe Ferrera; Filippo Alongi; Marta Scorsetti (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2024)

Pembrolizumab in patients with advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a real-world study from ARON-2 project - Alessandro Rizzo; Sebastiano Buti; Patrizia Giannatempo; Samer Salah; Javier Molina-Cerrillo; Francesco Massari; Ray Manneh Kopp; Ondřej Fiala; Luca Galli; Zin W. Myint; Deniz Tural; Andrey Soares; et al. (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2024)

UV-B light (radiation) affects the metabolism of pigments and fatty acids in green algae Edaphochlorella mirabilis and Klebsormidium flaccidum in vitro - Giulia Santunione; Francesca Masino; Giuseppe Montevecchi; Elisabetta Sgarbi (Algal Research, 2024)

Five mutated genotypes of Haematococcus pluvialis useful for crude oil wastewater bioremediation - Rosa Paola Radice; Giulia Grassi; Giambattista Capasso; Egidio Montagnuolo; Donato Aiello; Anna Maria Perna; Stefania Marzocco; Giuseppe Martelli (Algal Research, 2024)

Challenges in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) quality and its relationship with crop management factors - Facundo René Meroi Arcerito; Gregorio Fernández De Landa; Pablo Revainera; Mariana Paola Mazzei; Giulia Mitton; Facundo Ramos; Camila Corti; Martín Eguaras; Leonardo Galetto; Matias Maggi (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2024)

Lithium induced neurotoxicity presenting as a rapidly progressive encephalopathy: a case report and initial evidence for an immune-mediated pathophysiology - Francesco Bax; Giulia Cellante; Arianna Cella; Gian Luigi Gigli; Mariarosaria Valente (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2024)

Assessing the vulnerability of sensitive species in Mediterranean fisheries: insights from productivity-susceptibility analysis - Daniel Li Veli; Jose Carlos Baez Barrionuevo; Giada Bargione; Giulio Barone; Marouene Bdioui; Pierluigi Carbonara; Reda Magdy Fahim; Maria Cristina Follesa; Gökhan Gökçe; Hatem Hanafy Mahmoud; Alessandro Ligas; Mohammed Malouli Idrissi; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
Mortality resulting from interactions with fishing gears represent an important threat to sensitive species globally. In this study, we address this issue by defining five species groups of marine megafauna (marine mammals, seabirds, demersal and pelagic elasmobranchs, and sea turtles), and conducting a productivity-susceptibility analysis (PSA) within the context of data-limited fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Although there are significant differences among species within each group, this approach has been considered much more direct and functional for management purposes. The productivity ( P ) of each species group was determined by evaluating a set of attributes averaged across representative species within each group. Species groups’ susceptibility ( S ) to bycatch was assessed through a comprehensive review of existing literature and expert judgment, considering a series of semi-quantitative attributes. Our analysis identified areas and fishing gears posing potential risks to the species groups assessed, highlighting that sea turtles and elasmobranchs face the potential risk of incidental captures from various fishing gears operating in both neritic (bottom trawls, set nets and bottom longlines) and pelagic (drifting longlines) environments. Marine mammals exhibit moderate risk across most fishing gears, with particular concern for the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena relicta in the Black Sea, primarily due to the interaction with set nets, which can severely impact entire population even capturing few specimens due the species low productivity. Seabirds face reduced impact with fishing activities, irrespective of the type of gear examined or the specific area under investigation. Overall, our study highlights the specific basins and fishing gears requiring focused management measures, mitigation strategies, and enhanced monitoring activities to mitigate the impacts of bycatch on vulnerable marine megafauna.

CACNA1G Causes Dominantly Inherited Myoclonus-Ataxia with Intellectual Disability: A Case Report - Martina De Riggi; Agnese De Giorgi; Luca Pollini; Luca Angelini; Giulia Paparella; Antonio Cannavacciuolo; Daniele Birreci; Davide Costa; Alessandra Tessa; Gemma Natale; Marco Fiorelli; Daniele Galatolo; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2024)
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are characterized by substantial phenotypic variability. Among them, SCA42 is a rare non-expansion entity presenting with slowly progressive cerebellar syndrome but whose clinical spectrum may be also wider. A 53-year-old male presented with progressive myoclonus-ataxia and intellectual disability. Genetic screening revealed a novel c.3835G > A (p. Asp1279Asn) variant in the CACNA1G gene. SCA42 is a rare non-expansion SCA caused by mutations in CACNA1G on chromosome 17q21, encoding the Ca(V)3.1, a low-threshold voltage-gated T-type calcium channel. The novel variant we identified is potentially involved in channel activity. This case expands the knowledge regarding CACNA1G -associated phenotype and highlights the importance of genetic screening in myoclonus-ataxia disorders.

Multimodal nonlinear correlates of behavioural symptoms in frontotemporal dementia - Giovanna Zamboni; Irene Mattioli; Zobair Arya; Manuela Tondelli; Giulia Vinceti; Annalisa Chiari; Mark Jenkinson; Edward D. Huey; Jordan Grafman (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2024)
Studies exploring the brain correlates of behavioral symptoms in the frontotemporal dementia spectrum (FTD) have mainly searched for linear correlations with single modality neuroimaging data, either structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). We aimed at studying the two imaging modalities in combination to identify nonlinear co-occurring patterns of atrophy and hypometabolism related to behavioral symptoms. We analyzed data from 93 FTD patients who underwent T1-weighted MRI, FDG-PET imaging, and neuropsychological assessment including the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Frontal Systems Behavior Scale, and Neurobehavioral Rating Scale. We used a data-driven approach to identify the principal components underlying behavioral variability, then related the identified components to brain variability using a newly developed method fusing maps of grey matter volume and FDG metabolism. A component representing apathy, executive dysfunction, and emotional withdrawal was associated with atrophy in bilateral anterior insula and putamen, and with hypometabolism in the right prefrontal cortex. Another component representing the disinhibition versus depression/mutism continuum was associated with atrophy in the right striatum and ventromedial prefrontal cortex for disinhibition, and hypometabolism in the left fronto-opercular region and sensorimotor cortices for depression/mutism. A component representing psychosis was associated with hypometabolism in the prefrontal cortex and hypermetabolism in auditory and visual cortices. Behavioral symptoms in FTD are associated with atrophy and altered metabolism of specific brain regions, especially located in the frontal lobes, in a hierarchical way: apathy and disinhibition are mostly associated with grey matter atrophy, whereas psychotic symptoms are mostly associated with hyper-/hypo-metabolism.

Biomass, production and growth strategies of the eelgrass Zostera marina, a relict cold-loving species: the Venice Lagoon as a study case - Adriano Sfriso; Alessandro Buosi; Yari Tomio; Giulia Silan; Marion Adelheid Wolf; Katia Sciuto; Andrea Augusto Sfriso (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
This study investigates the biomass production and growth strategies of the relict seagrass Zostera marina , a species sensitive to high temperatures, within the Venice Lagoon (Italy). Monthly data collected from January to December 2019 and November 2020 to October 2021 in a single station in proximity of one lagoon port-entrance, along with seasonal data from 2018 and 2021 for the whole lagoon, were analyzed in conjunction with environmental parameters and macroalgal presence. The objective was to understand the impact of climate changes, particularly rising water temperatures, on the cover, standing crop and net primary production of Z. marina and the effect of the MoSE gate closures designed to protect Venice from high-water events. Despite expectations of a decline due to temperature increase and reduced water exchange, our findings reveal a notable adaptability of Z. marina , with increases in both cover and biomass. This resilience suggests that Z. marina can counteract environmental challenges, making this study relevant for broader ecological and conservation contexts beyond the Venice Lagoon.

Red-list of Italian bryophytes. 2. Mosses - Marta Puglisi; Patrizia Campisi; Michele Aleffi; Giulia Bacilliere; Ilaria Bonini; Annalena Cogoni; Maria Giovanna Dia; Luca Miserere; Maria Privitera; Manuel Tiburtini; Silvia Poponessi (Plant Biosystems, 2024)

How the seagrass Posidonia oceanica flowering will benefit from climate change - Patrizia Stipcich; Ivan Guala; Gabriella La Manna; Mariangela Moro Merella; Arianna Pansini; Riccardo Vargiu; Simonetta Fraschetti; Giulia Ceccherelli (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

From lava to leaf: Physiological responses and trace element mobility in Tilia cordata L. trees grown in volcanic ash amended urban soil - Ermes Lo Piccolo; Costanza Ceccanti; Giulia Lauria; Gianluca Santonocito; Irene Rosellini; Beatrice Pezzarossa; Lucia Guidi; Vito Armando Laudicina; Andrea Baglieri; Damiano Remorini; Rossano Massai; Marco Landi (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024)

Evolutionary ecology of masting: mechanisms, models, and climate change - Michal Bogdziewicz; Dave Kelly; Davide Ascoli; Thomas Caignard; Francesco Chianucci; Elizabeth E. Crone; Emilie Fleurot; Jessie J. Foest; Georg Gratzer; Tomika Hagiwara; Qingmin Han; Valentin Journé; et al. (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024)

Analytics for discovery and assistance in development of new snakebite treatments - Julien Slagboom; Amalia Kontochristou; Giulia Palermo; Mieke Veltman; Abigail H. Lewis; Wietse Schouten; Rien van Haperen; Nicholas R. Casewell; Mieke Nys; Frank Grosveld; Chris Ulens; Dubravka Drabek; et al. (Toxicon, 2024)

Assessing beach litter trapping efficiency in Mediterranean sandy coasts: A comparative study between typical and invaded embryonic dunes - Giulia Calderisi; Donatella Cogoni; Giuseppe Fenu (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024)

Resilient coral reef ecosystems: The case study of turbid-mesophotic coral buildups during the Late Oligocene Warming Event (Tertiary Piedmont Basin, NW Italy) - Francesca R. Bosellini; Alessandro Vescogni; Antonino Briguglio; Michele Piazza; Cesare A. Papazzoni; Giulia Silvestri; Michele Morsilli (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2024)

Unraveling marine phosphogenesis along the Miocene coast of Peru: Origin and sedimentological significance of the Pisco Formation phosphorites - Giulia Bosio; Anna Gioncada; Elisa Malinverno; Giovanni Coletti; Alberto Collareta; Luca Mariani; Alessandro Cavallo; Giovanni Bianucci; Mario Urbina; Claudio Di Celma (Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2024)

To imitate or not to imitate? How consumers perceive animal origin products and plant-based alternatives imitating minimally processed vs ultra-processed food - Giulia Granato; Bianca Wassmann (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Employing plant translocations to restore open dry acidic habitats in European Continental lowlands: A case study in northern Italy - Silvia Assini; Alessia Gressani; Matteo Barcella; Alice Bacchetta; Ilaria Brugellis; Giulia Tarzariol; Juri Nascimbene; Gabriele Gheza (Journal for Nature Conservation, 2024)

Experimental leaching of lithium ores in simulated environmental conditions - Jonas Toupal; Chen Zhu; Federica Zaccarini; Ruggero Vigliaturo; Giulia P. Servetto; Reto Gieré (Geochemistry, 2024)

Waste-to-energy in the civil-construction sector toward the valuation of wood construction residues: Integration of torrefaction process - Thais Barbosa; Bruno Sant’Anna Chaves; Luiz Gustavo O. Galvão; Giulia Cruz Lamas; Pedro Paulo de Oliveira Rodrigues; Mayara Gabi Moreira; Thiago de Paula Protásio; Sandra M. Luz; Juliana Sabino Rodrigues; Edgar A. Silveira (Fuel, 2024)

Pigmented corn as a gluten-free source of polyphenols with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in CaCo-2 cells - Stefano Piazza; Corinne Bani; Francesca Colombo; Francesca Mercogliano; Carola Pozzoli; Giulia Martinelli; Katia Petroni; Salvatore Roberto Pilu; Elisa Sonzogni; Marco Fumagalli; Enrico Sangiovanni; Patrizia Restani; et al. (Food Research International, 2024)

Sodium valproate effects on the morphological and neurobehavioral phenotype of zebrafish - Giulia Caioni; Carmine Merola; Monia Perugini; Giovanni Angelozzi; Michele Amorena; Elisabetta Benedetti; Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato; Cristiano Bertolucci (Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2024)

Fate of bisphenol A in marine environment: a critical review - Giulia Paolella; Massimiliano Fabbricino; Annamaria Locascio; Maria Sirakov; Ludovico Pontoni (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Modelling MERRF in 3D cortical organoids: manipulating patient-derived iPSCs to gain insight on prospective pre-clinical therapeutic strategies - Giada Capirossi; Mariantonietta Capristo; Giulia Sacchetti; Valentina Del Dotto; Claudio Fiorini; Leonardo Caporali; Chiara La Morgia; Annalinda Pisano; Carla Giordano; Giulia D'Amati; Stephanie Le; Alessandro Prigione; et al. (Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 2024)

Genetic variants of NQO1 affect the expression and activity of the protein, which determines the efficacy of idebenone treatment in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy - Valentina Del Dotto; Serena J. Aleo; Martina Romagnoli; Claudio Fiorini; Giada Capirossi; Camille Peron; Chiara Fasano; Alessandra Maresca; Leonardo Caporali; Mariantonietta Capristo; Concetta V. Tropeano; Claudia Zanna; et al. (Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 2024)

Correction: Requirements for comparative life cycle assessment studies for single-use and reusable packaging and products: recommendation for decision and policy-makers - Dario Cottafava; Gaia Brussa; Giulia Cavenago; Daniele Cespi; Lucia Rigamonti; Alba Bala; Joana Beigbeder; Paul Refalo; Ilija Sazdovski (The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2024)

Agronomic potential of different fermented organic composts based on agro-industrial plant waste - Ana Amélia dos Santos Cordeiro; Luiz Fernando de Sousa Antunes; Giulia da Costa Rodrigues dos Santos; José Guilherme Marinho Guerra; Ricardo Luiz Louro Berbara; Ednaldo da Silva Araújo; José Antonio Azevedo Espindola (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024)

Sustainable and effective reconditioning of SPR gold chips functionalized with molecularly imprinted polynorepinephrine - Davide Sestaioni; Walter Giurlani; Giulia Ciacci; Valentina Camagni; Pasquale Palladino; Andrea Barucci; Simona Scarano (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024)

Insights into the diet and feeding behavior of immature polar cod ( Boreogadus saida ) from the under‐ice habitat of the central Arctic Ocean - Fokje L. Schaafsma; Hauke Flores; Carmen L. David; Giulia Castellani; Serdar Sakinan; André Meijboom; Barbara Niehoff; Astrid Cornils; Nicole Hildebrandt; Katrin Schmidt; Pauline Snoeijs‐Leijonmalm; Julia Ehrlich; et al. (Journal of Fish Biology, 2024)
Polar cod ( Boreogadus saida ) is an endemic key species of the Arctic Ocean ecosystem. The ecology of this forage fish is well studied in Arctic shelf habitats where a large part of its population lives. However, knowledge about its ecology in the central Arctic Ocean (CAO), including its use of the sea‐ice habitat, is hitherto very limited. To increase this knowledge, samples were collected at the under‐ice surface during several expeditions to the CAO between 2012 and 2020, including the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. The diet of immature B. saida and the taxonomic composition of their potential prey were analysed, showing that both sympagic and pelagic species were important prey items. Stomach contents included expected prey such as copepods and amphipods. Surprisingly, more rarely observed prey such as appendicularians, chaetognaths, and euphausiids were also found to be important. Comparisons of the fish stomach contents with prey distribution data suggests opportunistic feeding. However, relative prey density and catchability are important factors that determine which type of prey is ingested. Prey that ensures limited energy expenditure on hunting and feeding is often found in the stomach contents even though it is not the dominant species present in the environment. To investigate the importance of prey quality and quantity for the growth of B. saida in this area, we measured energy content of dominant prey species and used a bioenergetic model to quantify the effect of variations in diet on growth rate potential. The modeling results suggest that diet variability was largely explained by stomach fullness and, to a lesser degree, the energetic content of the prey. Our results suggest that under climate change, immature B. saida may be at least equally sensitive to a loss in the number of efficiently hunted prey than to a reduction in the prey's energy content. Consequences for the growth and survival of B. saida will not depend on prey presence alone, but also on prey catchability, digestibility, and energy content.

Sustainable aquaculture over the last 30 years: An analysis of the scientific literature by the Text Mining approach - Isabella Tucciarone; Giulia Secci; Barbara Contiero; Giuliana Parisi (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2024)
A literature search approach (using Scopus®, Elsevier© database) was established to identify peer‐reviewed articles published in English between 1960 and 2023 dealing with ‘sustainable aquaculture’ and focusing on specific aquaculture practices (aquaponics, integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture, biofloc and recirculating aquaculture systems). Text Mining combined with Topic Analysis was utilized to extract information from the text data of the papers identified. After an appropriate screening procedure, 1111 articles were selected. The analysis showed a gradual increase in sustainable aquaculture publications over time, peaking at more than 200 publications in 2023. The first articles on biofloc, integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture and recirculating aquaculture systems as alternative aquaculture practices began to appear in 2010, while studies in aquaponics have only been published since 2015. Most publications (40%) came from Asia, in line with the leadership of this continent in aquaculture. European also showed considerable interest in sustainable aquaculture practices, with Italy (leader in publications), Portugal and Germany researchers contributing with 111 papers on the subject in the past 30 years. This study identified the main research topics on the subject and observed how these have evolved. The papers analysed dealt mainly with optimization of aquatic life, genetic in aquaculture and disease management. The topic of protein replacement in feed was also important, with the term ‘diet’ the most frequently utilized in papers. The subjects identified could serve as valuable primary data source, offering opportunities for deeper examination, such as systematic reviews on research topics or geographic regions.

Polyneuropathy in Patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxias Types 2, 3, and 10: A Systematic Review - André Eduardo de Almeida Franzoi; Gustavo Figueiredo da Silva; Eduardo de Souza Somensi; Marcelo Henrique de Moura Campos; Giulia Murillo Wollmann; Otto Jesus Hernandez Fustes; Gustavo Lenci Marques; Helio Afonso Ghizoni Teive (The Cerebellum, 2024)

Detection of phthalate esters and targeted metabolome analysis in Franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) blubber in the coast of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil - Lucas Fazardo de Lima; Suelen Goulart; Giulia Galani Martha; Susane Lopes; Marzia Antonelli; Daphne Wrobel Goldberg; Sandro Sandri; Isadora Nicole Lara Piccinin; Cristiane Kiyomi Miyaji Kolesnikovas; Marcelo Maraschin (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

The political economy of electricity market coupling: Comparing experiences from Europe and the United States - Giulia Ragosa (The Electricity Journal, 2024)

Remote sensing of hazards: The spatio-temporal evolution of land surface temperature over tailings flows and related drivers - Ana Giulia Batoni; Renato Farias do Valle Junior; Maytê Maria Abreu Pires de Melo Silva; Gabriel Henrique de Morais Fernandes; Tiago Henrique Schwaickartt Feitosa; Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes; Glauco de Souza Rolim; Teresa Cristina Tarlé Pissarra; Carlos Alberto Valera; Marília Carvalho de Melo; Fernando António Leal Pacheco (Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2024)

The elongation factor 1-alpha as storage reserve and environmental sensor in Nicotiana tabacum L. seeds - Emma Cocco; Domenica Farci; Giulia Guadalupi; Barbara Manconi; Andrea Maxia; Dario Piano (Plant Science, 2024)

Submarine volcanism in the Sicilian Channel revisited - Aaron Micallef; Jörg Geldmacher; Sebastian F.L. Watt; Giulia Matilde Ferrante; Jonathan Ford; Emanuele Lodolo; Dario Civile; Alastair G.E. Hodgetts; Meret Felgendreher; Jacqueline Grech Licari; Folkmar Hauff; Silke Hauff; et al. (Marine Geology, 2024)

New chronology for submerged relict paleoshorelines and associated rates of crustal vertical movements offshore the Marzamemi village, Sicily (Southern Italy) - Andrea Giulia Varzi; Marco Meschis; Luca Fallati; Giovanni Scicchitano; Vincenzo De Santis; Giovanni Scardino; Daniela Basso; Valentina Alice Bracchi; Alessandra Savini (Marine Geology, 2024)

Anthropogenic pollution may enhance natural transformation in water, favouring the spread of antibiotic resistance genes - Periyasamy Sivalingam; Raffaella Sabatino; Tomasa Sbaffi; Gianluca Corno; Diego Fontaneto; Giulia Borgomaneiro; Michela Rogora; Elena Crotti; Francesca Mapelli; Sara Borin; Andrea Lopez Pilar; Ester M. Eckert; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024)

Green infrastructure design for the containment of biological invasions. Insights from a peri-urban case study in Rome, Italy - Alessandro Montaldi; Duilio Iamonico; Eva Del Vico; Simone Valeri; Giovanna Jona Lasinio; Giulia Capotorti (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Chemosensory analysis of emotional wines: Merging of explicit and implicit methods to measure emotions aroused by red wines - Alessandro Tonacci; Giulia Scalzini; Pierina Díaz-Guerrero; Chiara Sanmartin; Isabella Taglieri; Giuseppe Ferroni; Guido Flamini; Luigi Odello; Lucia Billeci; Francesca Venturi (Food Research International, 2024)

The effects of social capital deprivation for wellbeing: Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic - Giulia Slater (Economics & Human Biology, 2024)

New facets in the chromatin-based regulation of genome maintenance - Juliette Dabin; Giulia Giacomini; Eliane Petit; Sophie E. Polo (DNA Repair, 2024)

In situ investigation of the atomic structure of carbonate-silicate liquids at high pressure-temperature and spectroscopic characterization of the recovered quenched glasses - Veronica Stopponi; Annalisa D'Arco; Yoshio Kono; Federica Piccirilli; Brent T. Poe; Stefano Lupi; Manuela Nazzari; Lucia Pappalardo; Giulia Marras; Michele Zacchigna; Craig E. Manning; Claudia Romano; et al. (Chemical Geology, 2024)

A Systematic Review and Characterization of the Major and Most Studied Urban Soil Threats in the European Union - Hannah Binner; Piotr Wojda; Felipe Yunta; Timo Breure; Andrea Schievano; Emanuele Massaro; Arwyn Jones; Jennifer Newell; Remigio Paradelo; Iustina Popescu Boajă; Edita Baltrėnaitė-Gedienė; Teresa Tuttolomondo; et al. (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2024)
There is an urgent need by the European Union to establish baseline levels for many widespread pollutants and to set out specific levels for these under the Zero pollution action plan. To date, few systematic reviews, superseded by bibliometric analyses, have explored this issue. Even less research has been carried out to compare the efficacy of these two data extraction approaches. This study aims to address these two issues by i) constructing an inventory of the available information on urban soils, highlighting evidence gaps and measuring compliance with the Zero pollution action plan, and by ii) comparing the methods and results of these two data extraction approaches. Through Scopus and Web of Science databases, peer-reviewed articles using the terms urban soil in combination with specific urban soil threats and/or challenges were included. Notably, both approaches retrieved a similar number of initial articles overall, while the bibliometric analysis removed fewer duplicates and excluded fewer articles overall, leaving the total number of articles included in each approach as: 603 articles in the systematic review and 2372 articles in the bibliometric analysis. Nevertheless, both approaches identified the two main urban soil threats and/or challenges to be linked to soil organic carbon and/or heavy metals. This study gives timely input into the Zero pollution action plan and makes recommendations to stakeholders within the urban context.

Correction: Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) habitat partitioning in relation to age classes in the northwest Mediterranean Sea - Elena Fontanesi; Davide Ascheri; Chiara Giulia Bertulli; Francesca Salvioli; Niall McGinty (Marine Biology, 2024)

Zooplankton grazing reduces the persistence of an anthropogenic pollution marker in lake water - Giulia Borgomaneiro; Andrea Di Cesare; Cristiana Callieri; Gianluca Corno; Diego Fontaneto; Roberta Piscia; Ester M. Eckert (Limnology and Oceanography, 2024)
Wastewater treatment plant effluents release microbiological pollutants, including the intI 1 gene (integrases of class 1 integron), which has been proposed as a target for monitoring anthropogenic pollution in surface waters. This gene correlates with antibiotic resistance genes, making it an important proxy for genetic contamination in aquatic environments. It is currently unclear whether intI 1 found in lake water is mainly present due to continuous seeding or if autochthonous bacteria harbor this gene. To better understand the fate and dynamics of class 1 integrons in aquatic systems, we resorted to classical limnological monitoring of intI 1 (qPCR) over multiple years in three different size fractions: free‐living bacteria, particle‐attached bacteria, and zooplankton‐attached bacteria. We also conducted experiments to elucidate the impact of grazers on the abundance of intI 1. The monitoring of different size fractions of the Lake Maggiore microbial community showed a particle‐bound lifestyle for intI 1‐hosting bacteria. Most of these bacteria originated from both a wastewater effluent that discharges into Lake Maggiore and the lake water itself (amplicon sequencing). We hypothesize that these bacteria grow on particles in open waters, making them particularly vulnerable to grazing by large filter feeders such as Daphnia . Therefore, the presence of Daphnia reduced the abundance of intI 1 in lake water, whereas this was not true for other grazers such as Rotaria macrura or Poterioochromonas sp. Our study shows that the food web structure and temporal changes in the lake influence the abundance of intI 1 and consequently the assessment of anthropogenic pollution.

Flow cytometry as a tool for the rapid enumeration of 1-μm microplastics spiked in wastewater and activated sludge after coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation - Paola Foladori; Giulia Lucchini; Alessia Torboli; Laura Bruni (Chemosphere, 2024)

The stunting effect of an oxylipins-containing macroalgae extract on sea urchin reproduction and neuroblastoma cells viability - Chiara Martino; Rosario Badalamenti; Monica Frinchi; Roberto Chiarelli; Antonio Palumbo Piccionello; Giulia Urone; Manuela Mauro; Vincenzo Arizza; Claudio Luparello; Valentina Di Liberto; Giuseppa Mudò; Mirella Vazzana (Chemosphere, 2024)

Reviewing the use of zebrafish for the detection of neurotoxicity induced by chemical mixtures through the analysis of behaviour - Kevin di Domenico; Ines Lacchetti; Giulia Cafiero; Aurora Mancini; Mario Carere; Laura Mancini (Chemosphere, 2024)

Resistance of Posidonia oceanica seedlings to warming: Investigating the importance of the lag-phase duration between two heat events to thermo-priming - Patrizia Stipcich; Arianna Pansini; Giulia Ceccherelli (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

Plastic breath: Quantification of microplastics and polymer additives in airborne particles - Donatella Pomata; Jacopo La Nasa; Greta Biale; Leonardo Barlucchi; Alessio Ceccarini; Patrizia Di Filippo; Carmela Riccardi; Francesca Buiarelli; Francesca Modugno; Giulia Simonetti (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Post-LGM glaciomarine processes revealed by inner shelf sedimentary facies analysis (Terra Nova Bay, Western Ross Sea, Antarctica) - Giulia Giorgetti; Carlo Baroni; Maria Cristina Salvatore; Luca Gasperini; Alina Polonia (Quaternary International, 2024)

Novel cesium immobilization by alkali activation and cold consolidation of waste pharmaceutical glass - Diana Lago; Giulia Tameni; Federico Zorzi; Jozef Kraxner; Dušan Galusek; Enrico Bernardo (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Techno-economic evaluation of GHG emissions mitigation of biomethane upgrading technologies - Alessandro Agostini; Marco Buffi; Oliver Hurtig; Claudio Carbone; Francesca Zanoni; Giulia Monteleone (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Effect of enzymatic hydrolysis with Alcalase or Protamex on technological and antioxidant properties of whey protein hydrolysates - Giulia Di Filippo; Sofia Melchior; Stella Plazzotta; Sonia Calligaris; Nadia Innocente (Food Research International, 2024)

Long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic kidney disease-associated mortality–Results from the pooled cohort of the European multicentre ELAPSE-study - Pauline Kadelbach; Gudrun Weinmayr; Jie Chen; Andrea Jaensch; Sophia Rodopoulou; Maciej Strak; Kees de Hoogh; Zorana J. Andersen; Tom Bellander; Jørgen Brandt; Giulia Cesaroni; Daniela Fecht; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

Hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis in wetland engineering: Carbon sequestration, phosphorus recovery, and structural characterization of willow-based chars with X-ray μ-computed tomography - Andrés C. Acosta; Carlos A. Arias; Patrick Biller; Nina K. Wittig; Ioan-Alexandru Baragau; M. Jamal Alhnidi; Giulia Ravenni; Zsuzsa Sárossy; Lidia Benedini; Laura Elena Abramiuc; Dana-Georgeta Popescu; Wakene Negassa; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

More than a simple fixed action pattern: Yawning in drills - Alice Galotti; Giulia Fausti; Grazia Casetta; Andrea Paolo Nolfo; Veronica Maglieri; Elisabetta Palagi (Primates, 2024)
In the last decade, increasing attention has been devoted to exploring some aspects of yawning in non-human animals. With their chin red mark, bony paranasal swellings, male large brains and long canines, drills ( Mandrillus leucophaeus ) offer a robust model for testing hypotheses on the phenomenon. We identified two yawn variants (covered, Y CT and uncovered teeth, Y UCT ) which differ in terms of recruitment of muscular action units (AUs). We tested the effects of several variables (sex, dominance rank, context) on the duration of the yawn and the probability of Y CT or Y UCT occurrence. We found that males performed longer and more Y UCT than females. These findings support the Brain Cooling Hypothesis suggesting that those species showing large brains tend to display larger and longer yawns. We also tested the State Changing Hypothesis predicting the presence of a temporal association of yawning and ongoing behavioral transitions. A sequential analysis revealed that after 30 s following a yawn, drills were significantly more likely to change their behavioral state. Through the observation of yawning, conspecifics might gain knowledge of impending state changes. Seeing other’s yawns increased the probability of a similar response in the observers, thus suggesting the presence of yawn contagion in drills. Although the dataset needs to be expanded, our findings indicate that yawning is variable in drills, it can be associated with subjects’ state changes, and the imminent shifts can be perceived/processed by conspecifics. Graphical Abstract

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) habitat partitioning in relation to age classes in the northwest Mediterranean Sea - Elena Fontanesi; Davide Ascheri; Chiara Giulia Bertulli; Francesca Salvioli; Niall McGinty (Marine Biology, 2024)

First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy) - Tiziano Travain; Emanuele Fior; Giulia Bigotti; Pier Luigi Fedele; Luca Lapini; Laura Filonzi; Paola Valsecchi; Francesco Nonnis Marzano (Mammal Research, 2024)

Drosophila ezoana uses morning and evening oscillators to adjust its rhythmic activity to different daylengths but only the morning oscillator to measure night length for photoperiodic responses - Koustubh M. Vaze; Giulia Manoli; Charlotte Helfrich-Förster (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2024)
Animals living at high latitudes are exposed to prominent seasonal changes to which they need to adapt to survive. By applying Zeitgeber cycles of different periods and photoperiods we show here that high-latitude D. ezoana flies possess evening oscillators and highly damped morning oscillators that help them adapting their activity rhythms to long photoperiods. In addition, the damped morning oscillators are involved in timing diapause. The flies measure night length and use external coincidence for timing diapause. We discuss the clock protein TIMELESS (d-TIM) as the molecular correlate and the small ventrolateral clock neurons (s-LN v s) as the anatomical correlates of the components measuring night length.

PM2.5 wintertime sensitivity to changes in NOx, SO2, and NH3 emissions in Lombardy Region - Loris Colombo; Alessandro Marongiu; Giuseppe Fossati; Giulia Malvestiti; Elisabetta Angelino (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2024)

Environmental pollution effect on honey bees and their derived products: a comprehensive analysis - Rodica Margaoan; Giulia Papa; Alexandru Nicolescu; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Mustafa Kösoğlu; Erkan Topal; Ilaria Negri (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)
Several factors, including environmental degradation, air pollution, intense urbanization, excessive agriculture, and climate change, endanger the well-being of animals and plants. One of the major issues with an increasingly negative impact is agricultural contamination with pesticides and antibiotics. Seed coatings with neonicotinoid insecticides used as a protective layer against pests are shown to exceed the permissible limits in most cases. Neonicotinoid compounds bind to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, therefore affecting the honey bees’ brain. Heavy metals in higher concentrations are lethal for honey bees, and the residue in bee products might pose a threat to human health. Highly effective acaricides used to treat Varroa destructor infestations in honey bee colonies have negative effects on honey bee reproduction, olfaction, and honey production. Furthermore, amitraz and fluvalinate are mostly found in the highest amounts and lead to decreased honey production and reduced colony reproduction, along with decreased learning ability and memory. However, scientific studies have shown that honey bees act as a reliable bio-indicator of environmental pollution. In response to the growing demand for bee products, the effects of adulteration and improper storage conditions have gotten worse and represent a new risk factor. In light of the shifting global economy, it is important to analyze consumer expectations and adjust manufacturing accordingly. By ensuring the manufacture of high-quality, traceable products devoid of drug residues, consumers will be better protected from subsequent health problems. This review’s objectives are based on the necessity of identifying the risks associated with honey bees and bee products. Graphical abstract

Trees and the significance of sacred grove imagery in Etruscan funerary paintings at Tarquinia (Italy) - Giulia Caneva; Giulio Zangari; Alessandro Lazzara; Luca D’Amato; Daniele F. Maras (Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 2024)

Epiphytic algal flora associated with habitat-forming brown seaweed in a central Mediterranean coastal area (Conero Riviera, Adriatic Sea): diversity and relationship with environmental variables - GIULIA BELLANTI; TIZIANA ROMAGNOLI; STEFANO ACCORONI; ALESSANDRA CAMPANELLI; CECILIA TOTTI; FABIO RINDI (Mediterranean Marine Science, 2024)
The Cystoseira s.l. complex includes the most common macrophytes in shallow sublittoral habitats of Mediterranean rocky shores, where they form marine forests providing valuable ecosystem services. These communities are considered to be repositories of great marine biodiversity, but the epiphytic assemblages associated with them are still not fully known. In particular, extremely limited information is available about their microalgal epiphytes. We examined the microepiphytic and macroepiphytic communities associated with the brown alga Gongolaria barbata in a coastal area of the central Adriatic shore (Conero Riviera, Italy). We recorded 119 microalgal taxa and 60 macroalgal taxa growing as epiphytes on this species. Diatoms were the dominant microepiphytes, accounting for 83% of the total number of taxa, followed by Dinophyceae (9%), unidentified phytoflagellates (4%) and Cyanobacteria (3%). A slight negative and positive correlation was observed between phytoflagellate abundance and water temperature and DIN (Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen). Red algae represented the majority of the macroepiphytes recorded, accounting for 60% of the total. Most of the macroalgal epiphytes were ephemeral species with filamentous morphology, and the non-indigenous red alga Melanothamnus japonicus was among the most common epiphytes. Our results confirm the role of the Cystoseira s.l. species as a major repository of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean. However, they also suggest that our understanding of the diversity of their associated communities is probably still largely incomplete. New studies combining traditional taxonomy and DNA metabarcoding will be essential to advance our knowledge of them.

Quantitative determination of tetracyclines in medicated feed for food-producing animals by HPLC–DAD - Elena Butovskaya; Alicia Maria Carrillo Heredero; Giulia Segato; Elena Faggionato; Marialuisa Borgia; Daniela Marchis; Simonetta Menotta; Simone Bertini (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2024)

Antioxidant and anti-ageing effects of oleuropein aglycone in canine skeletal muscle cells - Giulia Polacchini; Andrea Venerando; Monica Colitti (Tissue and Cell, 2024)

Personal environmental exposure to plasticizers and organophosphate flame retardants using silicone wristbands and urine: Patterns, comparisons, and correlations - Shanshan Yin; Fatima den Ouden; Paulien Cleys; Anna Klimowska; Jasper Bombeke; Giulia Poma; Adrian Covaci (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

A new approach for deducing rms proton radii from charge-changing reactions of neutron-rich nuclei and the reaction-target dependence - Jichao Zhang; Baohua Sun; Isao Tanihata; Rituparna Kanungo; Christoph Scheidenberger; Satoru Terashima; Feng Wang; Frederic Ameil; Joel Atkinson; Yassid Ayyad; Soumya Bagchi; Dolores Cortina-Gil; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2024)

Exploring oxygen reserve index for timely detection of deoxygenation in canine patients recovering from anesthesia - Francesca Zanusso; Giulia Maria De Benedictis; Luca Bellini (Research in Veterinary Science, 2024)

A diachronic study of human-bear interactions: An overview of ursid exploitation during the Paleolithic of Germany - Giulia Toniato; Gabriele Russo; Ivo Verheijen; Jordi Serangeli; Nicholas J. Conard; Dirk Leder; Thomas Terberger; Britt M. Starkovich; Susanne C. Münzel (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024)

Late Quaternary transgressions and regressions in the Trieste Gulf (north-eastern Adriatic Sea) - Massimo Zecchin; Mauro Caffau; Martina Busetti; Carlo Alberto Masoli; Luca Baradello; Dario Civile; Michela Dal Cin; Lorenzo Petronio; Roberto Romeo; Luigi Sante Zampa; Davide Lenaz; Renata Giulia Lucchi; et al. (Quaternary International, 2024)

Sea surface acidification events in the Andaman Sea associated with the last Toba volcanic activity - Ana Alves; Matthieu Paulhac Buisson; Pascale Louvat; Claire Rollion-Bard; Franck Bassinot; William R. Gray; Guillaume Paris; Benoit Caron; Giulia Del Manzo; Anne Le Friant; Eva Moreno; Annachiara Bartolini (Global and Planetary Change, 2024)

The distinctive effect of different insect powders as meat extenders in beef burgers subjected to cooking and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion - Gabriele Rocchetti; Giulia Leni; Annalisa Rebecchi; Roberta Dordoni; Gianluca Giuberti; Luigi Lucini (Food Chemistry, 2024)

Flavonoid- and limonoid-rich extracts from lemon pomace by-products: Technological properties for the formulation of o/w emulsions - Francesco Iervese; Federica Flamminii; Giulia D'Alessio; Lilia Neri; Alessandra De Bruno; Valeria Imeneo; Luca Valbonetti; Carla Daniela Di Mattia (Food Bioscience, 2024)

Qualitative traits and peel essential oil profiles of 24 Italian and international lemon varieties - Giulia Modica; Tonia Strano; Edoardo Napoli; Sebastiano Seminara; Marlene Aguilar-Hernández; Pilar Legua; Alessandra Gentile; Giuseppe Ruberto; Alberto Continella (Food Bioscience, 2024)

Application of the EFSA Source Attribution Model (SAM) to compare the main sources of human salmonellosis in Italy related to the national production over the period 2018–2020 - Giulia Cento; Marzia Mancin; Veronica Cibin; Laura Villa; Antonia Ricci; Laura Ciot; Giorgia Fabbri; Angelo Sardella; Carmen Losasso; Lisa Barco (Food Control, 2024)

HBM4EU E-waste study: Assessing persistent organic pollutants in blood, silicone wristbands, and settled dust among E-waste recycling workers in Europe - Adam Cseresznye; Emilie M. Hardy; Yu Ait Bamai; Paulien Cleys; Giulia Poma; Govindan Malarvannan; Paul T.J. Scheepers; Susana Viegas; Carla Martins; Simo P. Porras; Tiina Santonen; Lode Godderis; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

Perceived air quality (PAQ) assessment methods in office buildings: A systematic review towards an indoor smellscape approach - Giulia Torriani; Simone Torresin; Irene Lara-Ibeas; Rossano Albatici; Francesco Babich (Building and Environment, 2024)

Testing effectiveness in nature reserve management using GIS-based tools: a 25 years monitoring of land use change in a Mediterranean coastal wetland - Flavio Marzialetti; Giulia Cesarini; Alicia T. R. Acosta; Corrado Battisti (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2024)
Land-cover change dynamics were investigated in a Mediterranean coastal wetland to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of nature reserve management. A multitemporal analysis of land cover maps was conducted, utilizing visual interpretation of aerial orthophotos from the summer seasons of 1996, 2008, 2015, and 2021. Landscape changes were evaluated by transition matrices and chord diagrams. Maps were classified in accordance with CORINE land cover types at a fourth level of detail. The multitemporal analyses provided a comprehensive overview of landscape changes within the reserve over the past 25 years. The most notable changes were the increase of wetland areas and the reduction of agricultural and artificial areas. Moreover, seminatural vegetation constantly extended over time. These changes reflected the continuous management activities within the nature reserve, encompassing agreements for water supply, restoration projects, and measures to counteract illegality. These operational actions induced fine-grained ecological changes (outcomes at ecosystem level). This study highlighted the importance of remote sensing and landscape analysis, matched with fine-grained management data, as tool for long-term monitoring. Such an approach provides valuable support in evaluating the effectiveness of strategies promoted in nature reserves hosting wet coastal ecosystems of high conservation concern.

Effective treatment of sarcoptic mange in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) using fluralaner: a case report - Giulia Sala; Alessia Libera Gazzonis; Davide Pravettoni; Alessandra Cafiso; Guido Grilli; Vincenzo Ferrulli; Antonio Boccardo; Federica Di Cesare; Laura Filippone Pavesi; Sergio Zanzani (Veterinary Research Communications, 2024)
South American Camelids, including alpacas, have gained popularity in Europe as pets and prized wool sources. Skin health concerns, particularly mite infestations, have emerged as a notable problem in these animals. Sarcoptic mange can lead to severe itching, papules, and chronic symptoms such as alopecia, crusts, and emaciation if left untreated. This case report documents a 2-year-old female alpaca suffering from sarcoptic mange. Despite initial treatment with ivermectin, its condition worsened, leading to severe weight loss, abortion, and a continued presence of mites. Considering the lack of effective treatments for sarcoptic mange in alpacas and the unavailability of registered drugs for this species in Italy, fluralaner, a drug previously used in other animal species, has been administered orally at a dosage of 5 mg/kg. Within a week after the treatment with fluralaner, the patient exhibited significant improvement, including the resolution of itching, healing of skin lesions, and an increase in appetite. Follow-up skin scrapings confirmed the absence of mites, and the patient’s condition continued to improve. Fluralaner demonstrated to be a highly effective and fast-acting treatment for sarcoptic mange in alpacas, offering potential economic benefits attributed to its single-dose administration.

‘The rules of nature are changing; every year is unpredictable’: perceptions of climate change by beekeepers of Liguria, NW Italy - Fiammetta Remotti; Giulia Mattalia; Marco Porporato; Roberta Cevasco; Andrea Pieroni (Regional Environmental Change, 2024)
Beekeeping activity is a privileged lens for looking at the impacts of climate change since this human activity is profoundly and intimately embedded in the local ecology with particular reference to the flora. Therefore, we conducted 47 semi-structured interviews to identify the local perceptions of climate change impacts and their drivers among beekeepers of Liguria, a mountainous region of NW Italy. We found that beekeepers especially noticed changes in bee productivity and behaviour and melliferous flora productivity. Moreover, drought is a significant driver of changes in beekeeping as it affects both bees and melliferous plants. However, other drivers, namely alien species, pesticide spread, and abandonment of small-scale agriculture, also concur synergistically. We conclude that landscape planning sensitive to the needs and requests of beekeepers can further contribute to their adaptation to the impacts of climate change and reduce other detrimental phenomena on honeybee wellbeing by supporting small-scale agriculture to maintain a diverse landscape that provides fodder for pollinators.

Geophysical Investigation and 3D Modeling of Bedrock Morphology in an Urban Sediment-Filled Basin: The Case of Bolzano (Northern Italy) - Sgattoni Giulia; Morelli Corrado; Lattanzi Giovanni; Castellaro Silvia; Cucato Maurizio; Chwatal Werner; Mair Volkmar (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2024)
Bedrock mapping is essential for understanding seismic amplification, particularly in sediment-filled valleys or basins. However, this can be hard in urban environments. We conducted a geophysical investigation of the sediment-filled Bolzano basin in Northern Italy, where three valleys converge. This study uses low-impact, single-station geophysical methods suitable for urban areas to address the challenges of mapping in such environments. A dataset of 574 microtremor and gravity measurements, along with three seismic reflection lines, allows for the inference of the basin’s deep bedrock morphology, even without direct stratigraphic data. The dataset facilitates a detailed analysis of the spatial patterns of resonance frequencies and amplitudes, revealing 1D and 2D characteristics of the resonances. Notably, 2D resonances predominate along the Adige valley, i.e., the deepest part of the basin with depths up to 900 m. These 2D resonances, which cannot be interpreted through simple 1D frequency-depth relationships, are better understood by integrating gravity data to develop a depth model. The study identifies resonance frequencies ranging from 0.27 to over 3 Hz in Bolzano, affecting different building types during earthquakes. Maximum resonance amplitudes occur at lower frequencies, specifically at 2D resonance sites, therefore primarily impacting high structures. The 2D resonances are directional, with the most significant amplification occurring longitudinally along the valley axes. The resulting 3D bedrock model aids in seismic site response modeling, hydrogeological studies, and geothermal exploration and provides insights into the geological history of the basin, highlighting the role of the Adige Valley as a major drainage pathway.

Insights into the cell-wall dynamics in grapevine berries during ripening and in response to biotic and abiotic stresses - Giulia Malacarne; Jorge Lagreze; Barbara Rojas San Martin; Mickael Malnoy; Marco Moretto; Claudio Moser; Lorenza Dalla Costa (Plant Molecular Biology, 2024)
The cell wall (CW) is the dynamic structure of a plant cell, acting as a barrier against biotic and abiotic stresses. In grape berries, the modifications of pulp and skin CW during softening ensure flexibility during cell expansion and determine the final berry texture. In addition, the CW of grape berry skin is of fundamental importance for winemaking, controlling secondary metabolite extractability. Grapevine varieties with contrasting CW characteristics generally respond differently to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the context of climate change, it is important to investigate the CW dynamics occurring upon different stresses, to define new adaptation strategies. This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms underlying CW modifications during grapevine berry fruit ripening, plant-pathogen interaction, or in response to environmental stresses, also considering the most recently published transcriptomic data. Furthermore, perspectives of new biotechnological approaches aiming at modifying the CW properties based on other crops’ examples are also presented.

Ex vivo, in vivo and in silico studies of corneal biomechanics: a systematic review - Maria Vittoria Mascolini; Ilaria Toniolo; Emanuele Luigi Carniel; Chiara Giulia Fontanella (Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 2024)
Healthy cornea guarantees the refractive power of the eye and the protection of the inner components, but injury, trauma or pathology may impair the tissue shape and/or structural organization and therefore its material properties, compromising its functionality in the ocular visual process. It turns out that biomechanical research assumes an essential role in analysing the morphology and biomechanical response of the cornea, preventing pathology occurrence, and improving/optimising treatments. In this review, ex vivo, in vivo and in silico methods for the corneal mechanical characterization are reported. Experimental techniques are distinct in testing mode (e.g., tensile, inflation tests), samples’ species (human or animal), shape and condition (e.g., healthy, treated), preservation methods, setup and test protocol (e.g., preconditioning, strain rate). The meaningful results reported in the pertinent literature are discussed, analysing differences, key features and weaknesses of the methodologies adopted. In addition, numerical techniques based on the finite element method are reported, incorporating the essential steps for the development of corneal models, such as geometry, material characterization and boundary conditions, and their application in the research field to extend the experimental results by including further relevant aspects and in the clinical field for diagnostic procedure, treatment and planning surgery. This review aims to analyse the state-of-art of the bioengineering techniques developed over the years to study the corneal biomechanics, highlighting their potentiality to improve diagnosis, treatment and healing process of the corneal tissue, and, at the same, pointing out the current limits in the experimental equipment and numerical tools that are not able to fully characterize in vivo corneal tissues non-invasively and discourage the use of finite element models in daily clinical practice for surgical planning.

The Role of Working Memory and Short-Term Memory in Sentence Comprehension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Probable Alzheimer’s Disease - Giulia Gilardone; Chiara Longo; Costanza Papagno (Neuropsychology Review, 2024)

Detection and characterization of incidental vibrations from Drosophila suzukii in infested fruits - Lorenzo Fellin; Giulia Bertagnolli; Valerio Mazzoni; Gianfranco Anfora; Claudio Agostinelli; Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi; Rachele Nieri (Journal of Pest Science, 2024)
The spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), is an invasive species native to East Asia and now widespread worldwide. Major economic damage is caused by the larvae developing within ripening soft-skin fruit. Currently, larval detection in fruit is limited to destructive methods and post-harvest control strategies heavily rely on the use of chemicals or cold to inhibit egg eclosion and larval growth. Feeding larvae are likely to induce substrate-borne vibrations in the berry that could be exploited as cues by predators or to develop a non-invasive pest detection method, an approach previously applied on leaves and wooden structures, but never on fresh fruit. We used a laser vibrometer to detect and characterize the incidental vibrations produced by D. suzukii larvae within fresh blueberries at five different pest age (48, 96, 168, 216 and 264 h). An innovative statistical analysis was performed to assess if infestation level (number of pupae) and pest age (hours after exposure) affect the spectrum and the amplitude of vibrations. The recordings of infested berries were characterized by the presence of a series of broad-band pulses (frequency range 0.1–2 kHz) without a regular temporal pattern, in an amplitude range between 12.1 and 946 µm/s. Furthermore, the analysis revealed the possibility to distinguish between different pest ages and infestation levels. By a spectral analysis of the recordings, the pest ages can be distinguished among each other, but for the age groups at 168 and 216 h after infestation. The vibration amplitude trend gradually increased up to 168–216 h after infestation, and then decreased until fly emergence. Low-infested blueberries showed a faster D. suzukii development time compared to high-infested blueberries. This was reflected into vibrational recordings, as low-infested blueberries exhibited peak amplitude at earlier stage compared to high-infested ones. Results suggest that D. suzukii larvae induce detectable vibrations by feeding within berries that are dependent on infestation level and pest age. We discuss the possible ecological role of such vibrations as cues for unintended receivers, such as predators and parasitoids, and their potential for innovative infestation detection methods.

An exceptionally well-preserved Jurassic plateau-top to marginal escarpment in the Northern Apennines (Central Italy): sedimentological, palaeontological and palaeostructural features - Massimo Santantonio; Giulia Innamorati; Angelo Cipriani; Matteo Antonelli; Simone Fabbi (Journal of Iberian Geology, 2024)
Submarine palaeo-escarpment tracts at the basin margins commonly border isolated drowned carbonate platforms in the Jurassic rifted margins of the Western Tethys and bear fundamental structural and palaeogeographic significance. These tectonically generated escarpments, rooted in late Hettangian-early Sinemurian master faults, provide key information on the regional architecture of the rift, and on the nature and timespan of activity of the faults which define them. An isolated drowned carbonate platform (the Sabina Plateau) in the Northern Apennines of Central Italy exhibits a wealth of peculiar details on the Jurassic submarine topography. The deposits covering this escarpment host multiple unconformities related to a margin-failure episode, documented by breccias resting on a submarine-scar surface, perched with respect to the basin bottom and draped discontinuously by condensed ammonite-rich pelagites. Thin lenses of graded and laminated oolitic limestones in the condensed pelagic succession of the Sabina Plateau are interpreted as likely produced by the overbanking of turbidity currents, which were shed into the basin by a neighbouring productive carbonate platform. The final leveling of the submarine rift bathymetry occurred in the earliest Cretaceous, as documented by the onlap of the aggrading basinal succession against the palaeo-escarpment, and the burial of the plateau-top condensed succession. This complex onlap surface exhibits a distinctive overprint, such as diffuse silicification driven by the transit of silica-rich diagenetic fluids sourced by the radiolarian-rich basinal units.

A multi-tissue de novo transcriptome assembly and relative gene expression of the vulnerable freshwater salmonid Thymallus ligericus - Giulia Secci-Petretto; Steven Weiss; André Gomes-dos-Santos; Henri Persat; André M. Machado; Inês Vasconcelos; L. Filipe C. Castro; Elsa Froufe (Genetica, 2024)
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most endangered ecosystems worldwide. While numerous taxa are on the verge of extinction as a result of global changes and direct or indirect anthropogenic activity, genomic and transcriptomic resources represent a key tool for comprehending species' adaptability and serve as the foundation for conservation initiatives. The Loire grayling, Thymallus ligericus , is a freshwater European salmonid endemic to the upper Loire River basin. The species is comprised of fragmented populations that are dispersed over a small area and it has been identified as a vulnerable species. Here, we provide a multi-tissue de novo transcriptome assembly of T. ligericus . The completeness and integrity of the transcriptome were assessed before and after redundancy removal with lineage-specific libraries from Eukaryota, Metazoa, Vertebrata, and Actinopterygii. Relative gene expression was assessed for each of the analyzed tissues, using the de novo assembled transcriptome and a genome-based analysis using the available T. thymallus genome as a reference. The final assembly, with a contig N50 of 1221 and Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) scores above 94%, is made accessible along with structural and functional annotations and relative gene expression of the five tissues (NCBI SRA and FigShare databases). This is the first transcriptomic resource for this species, which provides a foundation for future research on this and other salmonid species that are increasingly exposed to environmental stressors.

Antenatal Exposure to Plastic Pollutants: Study of the Bisphenols and Perfluoroalkyls Effects on Human Stem Cell Models - Giulia Gaggi; Andrea Di Credico; Federica Barbagallo; Patrizia Ballerini; Barbara Ghinassi; Angela Di Baldassarre (Exposure and Health, 2024)
Endocrine disruptors (EDs), such as Bisphenols (BPs) and Perfluoroalkyls (PFs), are a class of plastic pollutants widely used in industrial applications. Human exposure to these molecules usually occurs through ingestion of contaminated food and water. Once entered the human body they can interfere with endogenous hormone signaling, leading to a wide spectrum of diseases. It has been reported that BPs and PFs can cross the placental barrier accumulating in the fetal serum, but the detrimental consequences for human development remain to be clarified. Here we analyze the effects of different doses of bisphenol A and S (BPA, BPS) perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on proliferation and mitochondrial health on different types of stem cells: through an integrated approach that combines data from pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) with that from the “environment” in which the embryo develops (fetal annexes-derived perinatal stem cells) we verified the potential developmental toxicity of the in utero EDs exposure. Data obtained showed that overall, BPs, and PFs tended to increase the proliferation rate of perinatal stem cells; a similar response was observed in hiPSCs exposed to very low doses of BPs and PFs, while at higher concentrations these chemicals were toxic; in addition, both the BPs and the PFs exerted a mitotoxic effects hiPSCs at all the concentration studied. All these data suggest that antenatal exposure to BPs and PFs, also at very low concentrations, may modify the biological characteristics of stem cells present in both the developing fetus and the fetal annexes, thus perturbing normal human development.

Anthropogenic Eutrophication Drives Major Food Web Changes in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria - Leighton King; Giulia Wienhues; Pavani Misra; Wojciech Tylmann; Andrea Lami; Stefano M. Bernasconi; Madalina Jaggi; Colin Courtney-Mustaphi; Moritz Muschick; Nare Ngoepe; Salome Mwaiko; Mary A. Kishe; et al. (Ecosystems, 2024)
Discerning ecosystem change and food web dynamics underlying anthropogenic eutrophication and the introduction of non-native species is necessary for ensuring the long-term sustainability of fisheries and lake biodiversity. Previous studies of eutrophication in Lake Victoria, eastern Africa, have focused on the loss of endemic fish biodiversity over the past several decades, but changes in the plankton communities over this same time remain unclear. To fill this gap, we examined sediment cores from a eutrophic embayment, Mwanza Gulf, to determine the timing and magnitude of changes in the phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages over the past century. Biogeochemical proxies indicate nutrient enrichment began around ~ 1920 CE and led to rapid increases in primary production, and our analysis of photosynthetic pigments revealed three zones: pre-eutrophication (prior to 1920 CE), onset of eutrophication with increases in all pigments (1920–1990 CE), and sustained eutrophication with cyanobacterial dominance (1990 CE–present). Cladoceran remains indicate an abrupt decline in biomass in ~ 1960 CE, in response to the cumulative effects of eutrophication and lake-level rise, preceding the collapse of haplochromine cichlids in the 1980s. Alona and Chydorus , typically benthic littoral taxa, have remained at relatively low abundances since the 1960s, whereas the abundance of Bosmina, typically a planktonic taxon, increased in the 1990s concurrently with the biomass recovery of haplochromine cichlid fishes. Overall, our results demonstrate substantial changes over the past century in the biomass structure and taxonomic composition of Mwanza Gulf phytoplankton and zooplankton communities, providing a historical food web perspective that can help understand the recent changes and inform future resource management decisions in the Lake Victoria ecosystem.

Hybrid simulation of a steel frame with Dissipative Replaceable Link Frames - Giulia Giuliani; Roberto Andreotti; Nicola Tondini (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2024)
In the last decades, high priority has been given to enhancing the seismic resilience of structures by reducing the damage of structural and non-structural elements after a disaster. In this context, the European Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) project DISSIPABLE was funded to perform large demonstration tests of steel frames equipped with easily repairable seismic dissipative devices. The paper extensively describes the experimental campaign carried out at the University of Trento on a steel frame equipped with innovative Dissipative Replaceable Link Frame (DRLF) systems, composed of two rigid columns connected by weakened beams at their ends. Hybrid Simulation was employed, enabling to physically test the first floor of the building yet allowing for considering the response of the remaining five floors, which were numerically simulated. A bidimensional frame was tested under increasing seismic intensity levels: Damage Limitation, Significant Damage and Near Collapse limit states. The experimental results proved that the DRLF system was able to dissipate energy and protect the primary elements of the structure from plasticisation. Moreover, the structure's re-centring capability was verified to ensure the components' replaceability. Finally, the calibration of the nonlinear model was performed following the tests, which allowed to develop a high-fidelity model suitable for further numerical investigation.

Cascade testing in Italian Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer families: a missed opportunity for cancer prevention? - Lucia Trevisan; Lea Godino; Linda Battistuzzi; Giovanni Innella; Elena Luppi; Giulia Buzzatti; Viviana Gismondi; Eva Blondeaux; Luigina Ada Bonelli; Daniela Turchetti; Liliana Varesco (Familial Cancer, 2024)

Development and validation of cryopreserved or freeze-dried decellularized human dermis for transplantation - Giulia Montagner; Antonia Barbazza; Manvi Pant; Andrea Tancredi Lugas; Gianpaolo Serino; Cristina Bignardi; Mara Terzini; Andrea Vantini; Jacopo Stefanelli; Diletta Trojan (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2024)
For decades, dermal tissue grafts have been used in various regenerative, reconstructive, and augmentative procedures across the body. To eliminate antigenicity and immunogenic response while still preserving the individual components and collective structural integrity of the extracellular matrix (ECM), dermis can be decellularized. Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) products like such are produced to accurately serve diverse clinical purposes. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of a novel decellularization protocol of the human dermis, which eliminates residual human genetic material without compromising the biomechanical integrity and collagenous content of the tissue. Moreover, a freeze-drying protocol was validated. The results showed that though our decellularization protocol, human dermis can be decellularized obtaining a biocompatible matrix. The procedure is completely realized in GMP aseptic condition, avoiding tissue terminal sterilization.

Validation of orthopedic allograft preparation process: a new application of media fill test - Andrea Ossato; Carlo Gasperoni; Michela Stella; Giulia Montagner; Diletta Trojan; Giuseppe Giovagnoni; Michele Giannini; Francesca Realdon; Valeria Mezzadrelli; Nicola Realdon; Teresa Zuppini; Roberto Tessari (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2024)

Decellularized cryopreserved human pericardium: a validation study towards tissue bank practice - Giulia Montagner; Antonia Barbazza; Andrea Tancredi Lugas; Mara Terzini; Gianpaolo Serino; Cristina Bignardi; Matilde Cacciatore; Vladimiro L. Vida; Massimo A. Padalino; Diletta Trojan (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2024)
Pericardial patches are currently used as reconstructive material in cardiac surgery for surgical treatment of cardiac septal defects. Autologous pericardial patches, either treated with glutaraldehyde or not, can be used as an alternative to synthetic materials or xenograft in congenital septal defects repair. The availability of an allogenic decellularized pericardium could reduce complication during and after surgery and could be a valid alternative. Decellularization of allogenic tissues aims at reducing the immunogenic reaction that might trigger inflammation and tissue calcification over time. The ideal graft for congenital heart disease repair should be biocompatible, mechanically resistant, non-immunogenic, and should have the ability to growth with the patients. The aim of the present study is the evaluation of the efficacy of a new decellularization protocol of homologous pericardium, even after cryopreservation. The technique has proven to be suitable as a tissue bank procedure and highly successful in the removal of cells and nucleic acids content, but also in the preservation of collagen and biomechanical properties of the human pericardium.

Haematococcus lacustris genome assembly and annotation reveal diploid genetic traits and stress-induced gene expression patterns - Luca Marcolungo; Francesco Bellamoli; Michela Cecchin; Giulia Lopatriello; Marzia Rossato; Emanuela Cosentino; Stephane Rombauts; Massimo Delledonne; Matteo Ballottari (Algal Research, 2024)

Assessment of food-feed competition for producing milk in cow dairy farms - Nicola Maria Palladini; Giulia Gislon; Anna Sandrucci; Maddalena Zucali; Alberto Tamburini; Luciana Bava (Agricultural Systems, 2024)

Rapid facial mimicry as a regulator of play in a despotic macaque species - Giulia Facondini; Luca Pedruzzi; Simone Aere; Martin Böye; Alban Lemasson; Elisabetta Palagi (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2024)
During risky interactions like social play, motor resonance phenomena such as facial mimicry can be highly adaptive. Here, we studied Rapid Facial Mimicry (RFM, the automatic mimicking of a playmate’s facial expression, play faces) during play fighting between young rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ) living in a large zoo-housed group. For the first time and in contrast to previous data on highly despotic-intolerant macaques, we found RFM to be present at high frequency in young rhesus macaques, especially when the trigger was dominant over the responder and when both players were subadults. The hierarchical modulation of RFM may be associated with the increased uncertainty and riskiness of play involving a higher-ranking playmate. This highlights the importance of mimicry in improving communication and coordination during such interactions. Interestingly, RFM prolonged playful sessions, possibly indicating a more effective fine-tuning of motor patterns. Moreover, the occurrence of RFM had an effect on shortening the latency to restart playing after a break, possibly acting as an engine to potentially maintain playmates’ arousal. When investigating if bystanders could replicate play faces emitted by the playing subjects, we failed to find RFM, thus highlighting that being directly involved in the interaction might be crucial for RFM activation in monkeys. Even though further comparative studies should investigate the role of RFM across tolerant and despotic-intolerant species, our findings offer valuable insights into the communicative and adaptive value of motor resonance phenomena in regulating social play in despotic societies. Significance statement In risky interactions involving competition and vigorous physical contact, such as play fighting, replicating partners’ facial expressions can serve as a strategy to convey positive mood and intentions. Here we investigated the presence and possible roles of Rapid Facial Mimicry (RFM) in rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ). For the first time, our study demonstrates that communicative strategies, including Rapid Facial Mimicry (RFM), can be both present and frequent in despotic-intolerant macaque species. We demonstrate that the role of mimicry not only prolongs playful interactions but can also be linked to the reinforcement and/or transmission of playful arousal. Our study shows how the adaptive value of motor resonance phenomena may have driven their evolution to cope with challenges during social interactions also for despotic-intolerant species.

Report on the occurrence of the hydromedusa Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896) in the north-eastern Atlantic revealed by citizen science and integrative taxonomy - Rita F. T. Pires; Elsa Froufe; Giulia Secci-Petretto; Antonina dos Santos (Aquatic Ecology, 2024)

Recurrent gene flow events occurred during the diversification of clownfishes of the skunk complex - Anna Marcionetti; Joris A. M. Bertrand; Fabio Cortesi; Giulia F. A. Donati; Sara Heim; Filip Huyghe; Marc Kochzius; Loïc Pellissier; Nicolas Salamin (Molecular Ecology, 2024)
Clownfish (subfamily Amphiprioninae) are an iconic group of coral reef fish that evolved a mutualistic interaction with sea anemones, which triggered the adaptive radiation of the clade. Within clownfishes, the “skunk complex” is particularly interesting. Besides ecological speciation, interspecific gene flow and hybrid speciation are thought to have shaped the evolution of the group. We investigated the mechanisms characterizing the diversification of this complex. By taking advantage of their disjunct geographical distribution, we obtained whole‐genome data of sympatric and allopatric populations of the three main species of the complex ( Amphiprion akallopisos , A. perideraion and A. sandaracinos ). We examined population structure, genomic divergence and introgression signals and performed demographic modelling to identify the most realistic diversification scenario. We excluded scenarios of strict isolation or hybrid origin of A. sandaracinos . We discovered moderate gene flow from A. perideraion to the ancestor of A. akallopisos + A. sandaracinos and weak gene flow between the species in the Indo‐Australian Archipelago throughout the diversification of the group. We identified introgressed regions in A. sandaracinos and detected in A. perideraion two large regions of high divergence from the two other species. While we found that gene flow has occurred throughout the species' diversification, we also observed that recent admixture was less pervasive than initially thought, suggesting a role of host repartition or behavioural barriers in maintaining the genetic identity of the species in sympatry.

Quantitative proteomics reveals the Sox system's role in sulphur and arsenic metabolism of phototroph Halorhodospira halophila - Giulia D'Ermo; Stéphane Audebert; Luc Camoin; Britta Planer‐Friedrich; Corinne Casiot‐Marouani; Sophie Delpoux; Régine Lebrun; Marianne Guiral; Barbara Schoepp‐Cothenet (Environmental Microbiology, 2024)
The metabolic process of purple sulphur bacteria's anoxygenic photosynthesis has been primarily studied in Allochromatium vinosum , a member of the Chromatiaceae family. However, the metabolic processes of purple sulphur bacteria from the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Halorhodospiraceae families remain unexplored. We have analysed the proteome of Halorhodospira halophila , a member of the Halorhodospiraceae family, which was cultivated with various sulphur compounds. This analysis allowed us to reconstruct the first comprehensive sulphur‐oxidative photosynthetic network for this family. Some members of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae family have been shown to use arsenite as a photosynthetic electron donor. Therefore, we analysed the proteome response of Halorhodospira halophila when grown under arsenite and sulphide conditions. Our analyses using ion chromatography‐inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry showed that thioarsenates are chemically formed under these conditions. However, they are more extensively generated and converted in the presence of bacteria, suggesting a biological process. Our quantitative proteomics revealed that the SoxAXYZB system, typically dedicated to thiosulphate oxidation, is overproduced under these growth conditions. Additionally, two electron carriers, cytochrome c 551 / c 5 and HiPIP III, are also overproduced. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy suggested that these transporters participate in the reduction of the photosynthetic Reaction Centre. These results support the idea of a chemically and biologically formed thioarsenate being oxidized by the Sox system, with cytochrome c 551 / c 5 and HiPIP III directing electrons towards the Reaction Centre.

The Role of Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Functional Connectivity in Altered Voluntary Movement Execution in Essential Tremor - Massimiliano Passaretti; Claudia Piervincenzi; Viola Baione; Gabriele Pasqua; Donato Colella; Sara Pietracupa; Nikolaos Petsas; Luca Angelini; Antonio Cannavacciuolo; Giulia Paparella; Alfredo Berardelli; Patrizia Pantano; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2024)
Substantial evidence highlights the role of the cerebellum in the pathophysiology of tremor in essential tremor (ET), although its potential involvement in altered movement execution in this condition remains unclear. This study aims to explore potential correlations between the cerebellum and basal ganglia functional connectivity and voluntary movement execution abnormalities in ET, objectively assessed with kinematic techniques. A total of 20 patients diagnosed with ET and 18 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. Tremor and repetitive finger tapping were recorded using an optoelectronic kinematic system. All participants underwent comprehensive 3T-MRI examinations, including 3D-T1 and blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) sequences during resting state. Morphometric analysis was conducted on the 3D-T1 images, while a seed-based analysis was performed to investigate the resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of dorsal and ventral portions of the dentate nucleus and the external and internal segments of the globus pallidus. Finally, potential correlations between rsFC alterations in patients and clinical as well as kinematic scores were assessed. Finger tapping movements were slower in ET than in healthy subjects. Compared to healthy subjects, patients with ET exhibited altered FC of both dentate and globus pallidus with cerebellar, basal ganglia, and cortical areas. Interestingly, both dentate and pallidal FC exhibited positive correlations with movement velocity in patients, differently from that we observed in healthy subjects, indicating the higher the FC, the faster the finger tapping. The findings of this study indicate the possible role of both cerebellum and basal ganglia in the pathophysiology of altered voluntary movement execution in patients with ET.

Insight into the Relationship Between Motor and Cognitive Symptoms in Essential Tremor - Giulia Paparella; Luca Angelini; Roberta Margiotta; Massimiliano Passaretti; Daniele Birreci; Davide Costa; Antonio Cannavacciuolo; Martina De Riggi; Danilo Alunni Fegatelli; Matteo Bologna (The Cerebellum, 2024)
Essential tremor (ET) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by bilateral upper limbs action tremor and, possibly, neurological signs of uncertain significance, including voluntary movement abnormalities and cognitive disturbances, i.e., the so-called ‘soft’ signs configuring the ET-plus definition. While motor and cognitive disturbances often coexist in ET, their interrelationship remains largely unexplored. Here we aim to further investigate the relationship between motor symptoms, objectively assessed through kinematic analysis, and cognitive dysfunctions in ET. Seventy ET patients underwent clinical examination, as well as kinematic recordings of tremor and finger tapping and a thorough cognitive assessment. We then tested clinic-demographic and kinematic differences between patients with and without cognitive abnormalities, i.e., with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Correlation analysis served to explore potential associations between kinematic and cognitive data. Forty-three ET patients (61.42%) had MCI. ET-MCI patients exhibited reduced movement velocity during finger tapping compared to those with normal cognition ( p < 0.001). Lower movement velocity during finger tapping was associated with poorer cognitive performance. Namely, we observed a correlation between movement velocity and performance on the Babcock Story Immediate and Delayed Recall Test ( r = 0.52 and r = 0.45, both p < 0.001), as well as the interference memory task at 10 and 30 s ( r = 0.3, p = 0.008 and r = 0.2, p = 0.03). In this study, we have provided data for a better pathophysiological interpretation of motor and cognitive signs in ET, including the role played by the cerebellum or extra-cerebellar areas, which possibly underpin both signs.

Novel foods/feeds and novel frauds: The case of edible insects - Andrea Fuso; Giulia Leni; Barbara Prandi; Veronica Lolli; Augusta Caligiani (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2024)

Industrial food quality and consumer choice: Artificial intelligence-based tools in the chemistry of sensory notes in comfort foods (coffee, cocoa and tea) - Eloisa Bagnulo; Giulia Strocchi; Carlo Bicchi; Erica Liberto (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2024)

Meltwater-driven sediment transport dynamics in two contrasting alpine proglacial streams - Michael Engel; Velio Coviello; Sara Savi; Anuschka Buter; Andrea Andreoli; Shusuke Miyata; Giulia Marchetti; Vittoria Scorpio; Sara Rathburn; Lindsey Nicholson; Francesco Comiti (Journal of Hydrology, 2024)

Hydrological model skills change with drought severity; insights from multi-variable evaluation - Giulia Bruno; Francesco Avanzi; Lorenzo Alfieri; Andrea Libertino; Simone Gabellani; Doris Duethmann (Journal of Hydrology, 2024)

Isothermal (vapor ＋ liquid) equilibrium measurements and correlation of the binary mixture 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (R1243zf) ＋ isobutane (R600a) at temperatures from 283 . 15 to 323 . 15 K - Davide Menegazzo; Giulia Lombardo; Laura Fedele; Sergio Bobbo; Min Soo Kim; Yeonwoo Jeong; Sangwook Lee (International Journal of Refrigeration, 2024)

Land-surface quantitative analysis for mapping and deciphering the construction processes of piedmont alluvial fans in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains - Giulia Iacobucci; Michele Delchiaro; Francesco Troiani; Davide Nadali (Geomorphology, 2024)

Volatile compounds, gamma-glutamyl-peptides and free amino acids as biomarkers of long-ripened protected designation of origin Coppa Piacentina - Giulia Leni; Gabriele Rocchetti; Terenzio Bertuzzi; Alessio Abate; Alessandra Scansani; Federico Froldi; Aldo Prandini (Food Chemistry, 2024)

Sunflower seed-derived bioactive peptides show antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity: From in silico simulation to the animal model - Federica Tonolo; Sara Coletta; Federico Fiorese; Alessandro Grinzato; Marica Albanesi; Alessandra Folda; Stefania Ferro; Agnese De Mario; Ilaria Piazza; Cristina Mammucari; Giorgio Arrigoni; Oriano Marin; et al. (Food Chemistry, 2024)

Amount of carbon fixed, transit time and fate of harvested wood products define the climate change mitigation potential of boreal forest management—A model analysis - Holger Metzler; Samuli Launiainen; Giulia Vico (Ecological Modelling, 2024)

Magnesium alginate as a low-viscosity (intramolecularly cross-linked) system for the sustained and neuroprotective release of magnesium - Giulia Della Rosa; Natalia Ewa Gostynska; John Wesley Ephraim; Stefania Sganga; Gabriella Panuccio; Gemma Palazzolo; Nicola Tirelli (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Requirements for comparative life cycle assessment studies for single-use and reusable packaging and products: recommendation for decision and policy-makers - Dario Cottafava; Gaia Brussa; Giulia Cavenago; Daniele Cespi; Lucia Rigamonti; Alba Bala; Joana Beigbeder; Paul Refalo; Ilija Sazdovski (The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2024)

Unraveling the rationale and conducting a comprehensive assessment of KD025 (Belumosudil) as a candidate drug for inhibiting adipogenic differentiation—a systematic review - Sandra Maria Barbalho; Ricardo de Alvares Goulart; Giulia Minniti; Marcelo Dib Bechara; Marcela Vialogo Marques de Castro; Jefferson Aparecido Dias; Lucas Fornari Laurindo (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2024)

Human Campylobacter spp. infections in Italy - Verena Zerbato; Stefano Di Bella; Riccardo Pol; Roberto Luzzati; Gianfranco Sanson; Simone Ambretti; Stefano Andreoni; Richard Aschbacher; Mariano Bernardo; Alessandra Bielli; Gioconda Brigante; Marina Busetti; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2024)

Soil invertebrate biodiversity and functionality within the intensively farmed areas of the Po Valley - Matteo Brunetti; Giulia Magoga; Alex Cussigh; Sumer Alali; Flavia Pizzi; Paola Cremonesi; Ilaria Di Lelio; Andrea Becchimanzi; Roberto Comolli; Pietro Marino Gallina; Gustavo Gandini; Alberto Spada; et al. (Applied Soil Ecology, 2024)

Global nitrous oxide emissions from livestock manure during 1890–2020: An IPCC tier 2 inventory - Lei Zhang; Shufen Pan; Zhiyun Ouyang; Josep G. Canadell; Jinfeng Chang; Giulia Conchedda; Eric A. Davidson; Fei Lu; Naiqing Pan; Xiaoyu Qin; Hao Shi; Francesco N. Tubiello; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2024)
Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions from livestock manure contribute significantly to the growth of atmospheric N 2 O, a powerful greenhouse gas and dominant ozone‐depleting substance. Here, we estimate global N 2 O emissions from livestock manure during 1890–2020 using the tier 2 approach of the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. Global N 2 O emissions from livestock manure increased by ~350% from 451 [368–556] Gg N year −1 in 1890 to 2042 [1677–2514] Gg N year −1 in 2020. These emissions contributed ~30% to the global anthropogenic N 2 O emissions in the decade 2010–2019. Cattle contributed the most (60%) to the increase, followed by poultry (19%), pigs (15%), and sheep and goats (6%). Regionally, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America dominated the growth in global emissions since the 1990s. Nationally, the largest emissions were found in India (329 Gg N year −1 ), followed by China (267 Gg N year −1 ), the United States (163 Gg N year −1 ), Brazil (129 Gg N year −1 ) and Pakistan (102 Gg N year −1 ) in the 2010s. We found a substantial impact of livestock productivity, specifically animal body weight and milk yield, on the emission trends. Furthermore, a large spread existed among different methodologies in estimates of global N 2 O emission from livestock manure, with our results 20%–25% lower than those based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. This study highlights the need for robust time‐variant model parameterization and continuous improvement of emissions factors to enhance the precision of emission inventories. Additionally, urgent mitigation is required, as all available inventories indicate a rapid increase in global N 2 O emissions from livestock manure in recent decades.

Crop rotational diversity can mitigate climate‐induced grain yield losses - Alessio Costa; Riccardo Bommarco; Monique E. Smith; Timothy Bowles; Amélie C. M. Gaudin; Christine A. Watson; Remedios Alarcón; Antonio Berti; Andrzej Blecharczyk; Francisco J. Calderon; Steve Culman; William Deen; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2024)
Diversified crop rotations have been suggested to reduce grain yield losses from the adverse climatic conditions increasingly common under climate change. Nevertheless, the potential for climate change adaptation of different crop rotational diversity (CRD) remains undetermined. We quantified how climatic conditions affect small grain and maize yields under different CRDs in 32 long‐term (10–63 years) field experiments across Europe and North America. Species‐diverse and functionally rich rotations more than compensated yield losses from anomalous warm conditions, long and warm dry spells, as well as from anomalous wet (for small grains) or dry (for maize) conditions. Adding a single functional group or crop species to monocultures counteracted yield losses from substantial changes in climatic conditions. The benefits of a further increase in CRD are comparable with those of improved climatic conditions. For instance, the maize yield benefits of adding three crop species to monocultures under detrimental climatic conditions exceeded the average yield of monocultures by up to 553 kg/ha under non‐detrimental climatic conditions. Increased crop functional richness improved yields under high temperature, irrespective of precipitation. Conversely, yield benefits peaked at between two and four crop species in the rotation, depending on climatic conditions and crop, and declined at higher species diversity. Thus, crop species diversity could be adjusted to maximize yield benefits. Diversifying rotations with functionally distinct crops is an adaptation of cropping systems to global warming and changes in precipitation.

Advancing river monitoring using image-based techniques: challenges and opportunities - Salvatore Manfreda; Domenico Miglino; Khim Cathleen Saddi; Seifeddine Jomaa; Anette Eltner; Matthew Perks; Salvador Peña-Haro; Thom Bogaard; Tim H.M. van Emmerik; Stefano Mariani; Ian Maddock; Flavia Tauro; et al. (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2024)

The Role of Cognitive Reserve in Protecting Cerebellar Volumes of Older Adults with mild Cognitive Impairment - Maria Devita; Giulia Debiasi; Mariagiulia Anglani; Chiara Ceolin; Ilaria Mazzonetto; Chiara Begliomini; Simone Cauzzo; Cecilia Raffaelli; Alessandro Lazzarin; Adele Ravelli; Alessandra Bordignon; Marina De Rui; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2024)
The present study aims to investigate the relationship between cerebellar volumes and cognitive reserve in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). A description of proxies of cerebellar cognitive reserve in terms of different volumes across lobules is also provided. 36 individuals with MCI underwent neuropsychological (MoCA, MMSE, Clock test, CRIq) assessment and neuroimaging acquisition with magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T. Simple linear correlations were applied between cerebellar volumes and cognitive measures. Multiple linear regression models were then used to estimate standardized regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals. Simple linear correlations between cerebellar lobules volumes and cognitive features highlighted a significant association between CRIq_Working activity and specific motor cerebellar volumes: Left_V (ρ = 0.40, p = 0.02), Right_V (r = 0.42, p = 0.002), Vermis_VIIIb (ρ = 0.47, p = 0.003), Left_X (ρ = -0.46, p = 0.002) and Vermis_X (r = 0.35, p = 0.03). Furthermore, CRIq_Working activity scores correlated with certain cerebellar lobules implicated in cognition: Left_Crus_II, Vermis VIIb, Left_IX. MMSE was associated only with the Right_VIIB volume (r = 0.35, p = 0.02), while Clock Drawing Test scores correlated with both Left_Crus_I and Right_Crus_I (r = -0.42 and r = 0.42, p = 0.02, respectively). This study suggests that a higher cognitive reserve is associated with specific cerebellar lobule volumes and that Working activity may play a predominant role in this association. These findings contribute to the understanding of the relationship between cerebellar volumes and cognitive reserve, highlighting the potential modulatory role of Working activity on cerebellum response to cognitive decline. Graphical Abstract

The chemical composition of the aerial parts essential oil of Achillea cretica L. (Asteraceae) growing wild in Crete (Greece) - Vincenzo Ilardi; Giulia D’Agostino; Maurizio Bruno (Natural Product Research, 2024)

The use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to monitor airborne particulate matter and assess health effects on pollinators - Giulia Papa; Marco Pellecchia; Giancarlo Capitani; Ilaria Negri (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)
The honey bee Apis mellifera has long been recognized as an ideal bioindicator for environmental pollution. These insects are exposed to pollutants during their foraging activities, making them effective samplers of environmental contaminants, including heavy metals, pesticides, radionuclides, and volatile organic compounds. Recently, it has been demonstrated that honey bees can be a valuable tool for monitoring and studying airborne PM pollution, a complex mixture of particles suspended in the air, known to have detrimental effects on human health. Airborne particles attached to the bees can be characterised for their morphology, size, and chemical composition using a scanning electron microscopy coupled with X-ray spectroscopy, thus providing key information on the emission sources of the particles, their environmental fate, and the potential to elicit inflammatory injury, oxidative damage, and other health effects in living organisms. Here, we present a comprehensive summary of the studies involving the use of honey bees to monitor airborne PM, including the limits of this approach and possible perspectives. The use of honey bees as a model organism for ecotoxicological studies involving pollutant PM is also presented and discussed, further highlighting the role of the bees as a cornerstone of human, animal, and environmental health, according to the principles of the “One Health” approach.

Geographical coverage analysis and usage suggestions of temporal averaged aerosol optical depth product from GOES-R satellite data - Xingxing Jiang; Yong Xue; Mariarosaria Calvello; Giulia Pavese; Francesco Esposito; Yuhan Pan; Yirun Li; Xi Lu; Chunlin Jin; Shuhui Wu; Sheng Zhang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2024)

Investigation on the presence of mycotoxins in seed hemp varieties - Chiara Lanzanova; Paola Giorni; Giulia Bulla; Sabrina Locatelli; Massimo Montanari; Ilaria Alberti; Giulia Leni; Alessio Abate; Terenzio Bertuzzi (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2024)

Heavy metal and trace element concentrations in the blood of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) from La Paz Bay, México - Darren A. Whitehead; Joel H. Gayford; Francesca Pancaldi; Jacopo Gobbato; Giulia Boldrin; Maria Tringali; James T. Ketchum; Felipe Galvan Magaña; Davide Seveso; Simone Montano (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

Anthropogenic litter in a Mediterranean coastal wetland: A heterogeneous spatial pattern of historical deposition - Corrado Battisti; Giulia Cesarini; Luca Gallitelli; Filippo Moretti; Massimiliano Scalici (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

Effects of water salinity in an aquaponic system with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), black bullhead catfish (Ameiurus melas), Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris), and cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) - Francesco Bordignon; Marco Birolo; Cecilia Fanizza; Angela Trocino; Giulia Zardinoni; Piergiorgio Stevanato; Carlo Nicoletto; Gerolamo Xiccato (Aquaculture, 2024)

Latest Pleistocene and Holocene primary producer communities and hydroclimate in Lake Victoria, eastern Africa - Giulia Wienhues; Andrea Lami; Stefano Bernasconi; Madalina Jaggi; Marina A. Morlock; Hendrik Vogel; Andrew S. Cohen; Colin J. Courtney Mustaphi; Oliver Heiri; Leighton King; Mary A. Kishe; Pavani Misra; et al. (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024)

Packaging materials and their effect on ruscus quality changes during storage and vase life - Giulia Franzoni; Cesare Rovera; Stefano Farris; Antonio Ferrante (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2024)

Double-phased controlled and influenced biomineralization in marine invertebrates: The example of Miocene to recent reef-building polychaete cirratulids from southern Peru - Adriano Guido; Francesco D'Amico; Thomas J. DeVries; Tomáš Kočí; Alberto Collareta; Giulia Bosio; Rossana Sanfilippo (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2024)

Coupling palaeobiology and geochemistry from the Holocene of the southern Adriatic Sea (Gulf of Manfredonia, Italy): Shelf facies patterns and eutrophication trends - Veronica Rossi; Irene Sammartino; Claudio Pellegrini; Giulia Barbieri; Chiara Teodoro; Fabio Trincardi; Alessandro Amorosi (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2024)

Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals the effects of seafloor litter and trawling on marine biodiversity - Alice Sbrana; Giulia Maiello; Maria Flavia Gravina; Davide Cicala; Simone Galli; Matteo Stefani; Tommaso Russo (Marine Environmental Research, 2024)

Cytokine mRNA expression in the bronchoalveolar lavage cells from horses affected by different equine asthma subtypes - Chiara Maria Lo Feudo; Luca Stucchi; Chiara Bazzocchi; Anna Lange Consiglio; Stefano Comazzi; Maria Cristina Cozzi; Claudia Gusmara; Giulia Gaspari; Chiara Cialini; Davide Bizzotto; Raffaele Dellacà; Francesco Ferrucci (Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2024)

Towards more sustainable infrastructures through circular processes: Environmental performance assessment of a case study pavement with recycled asphalt in a life cycle perspective - Enrica Santolini; Giulia Tarsi; Daniele Torreggiani; Cesare Sangiorgi (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

The resilience of transplanted seagrass traits encourages detection of restoration success - Arianna Pansini; Mario Deroma; Ivan Guala; Briac Monnier; Christine Pergent-Martini; Luigi Piazzi; Patrizia Stipcich; Giulia Ceccherelli (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Reuse of polymeric waste for the treatment of marine water polluted by diesel - Gelsomino Monteverde; Francesco Bianco; Patrizia Papetti; Dana Komínková; Danilo Spasiano; Giulia Paolella; Marica Muscetta; Sunita Varjani; Ning Han; Giovanni Esposito; Marco Race (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Nature-based solutions for coastal risk management in the Mediterranean basin: A literature review - Giulia Motta Zanin; Simon Peter Muwafu; María Máñez Costa (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Groundwater remediation by in-situ membrane ozonation: Removal of aliphatic 1,4-dioxane and monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - Emil Bein; Giulia Pasquazzo; Anwar Dawas; Yinon Yecheskel; Ines Zucker; Jörg E. Drewes; Uwe Hübner (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024)

Thermal conductivity measurements for trans-1,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R1234ze(E)) in liquid phase - Davide Menegazzo; Giulia Lombardo; Mauro Scattolini; Giovanni Ferrarini; Stefano Rossi; Laura Fedele; Sergio Bobbo (International Journal of Refrigeration, 2024)