Monitoring Essential Ocean, Climate, and Biodiversity Variables (EOVs, ECVs and EBVs) collected through the marine Research Infrastructures (RIs) is critical for assessing environmental status, improving scientific knowledge and defining environmental policies. This study evaluates the capacity of the Italian marine monitoring system, including facilities such as fixed stations, buoys, autonomous platforms, and mobile systems...

The olm (Proteus anguinus ) is an iconic predator in underground ecosystems, but it also exploits localized spring habitats, characterized by higher trophic abundance and predation risk. This study analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of using springs and caves, with particular attention to population variations. In the classical karst system (NE-Italy), we compared food availability and predator occurrence in 40 springs...

Seabed mapping represents a very useful tool for seascape characterization and benthic habitat study and requires advanced technologies for acquiring, processing, and interpreting remote data. Particularly, acoustic instruments, such as high-resolution swath bathymetry sounders (i.e., multibeam echosounder: MBES), allow us to recognize, identify, and map the extension of benthic habitats without applying invasive mechanical pr...

Although heritability estimates suggest a role for genetic components, environmental risk factors have been described as relevant in the etiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Several studies have investigated the role of toxicological pollution, i.e., air pollution, heavy metals, POPs, and phthalates. Clear evidence for association of ADHD and environmental factors has not been provided yet. To answer th...

Only two plasmid-mediated carbapenemases (KPC-2 and VIM-1) are reported in Klebsiella grimontii . Here, we report two bla KPC-3 -positive isolates that were identified as K. oxytoca and E. coli by MALDI-TOF MS in the same rectal swab. Whole-genome sequencing indicated that K. oxytoca was actually K. grimontii of ST391, whereas E. coli was of ST10. In both, bla KPC-3 was carried by a pQil conjugative plasmid. The core-genome an...