Journal articles: 'Alessandria (Italy)'

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Polello, Loredana, Anna Rita Molinar Min, Angela Fanelli, Ennio Negri, Andrea Peano, Pier Giuseppe Meneguz, and Paolo Tizzani. "First Data on Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection in the Red-Legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) in Italy." Diversity 13, no. 7 (June 24, 2021): 287. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d13070287.

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The Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a Mediterranean Galliformes, recently classified as Near Threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, due to the constant and significant decline of its global population. While the gastrointestinal parasites of the species are well studied in some part of its range (Iberian peninsula), limited information is available for the Italian populations, that represent the eastern limit of the species range. This study was conducted to fill this gap of knowledge, determining the composition, richness, prevalence, intensity and abundance of A. rufa gastrointestinal parasite community in two populations in Italy. During the autumn seasons 2008–2009 and 2009–2010, necropsies were conducted on 18 Red-legged partridge from the southern part of Alessandria province (Piedmont, northwestern Italy) and 34 from the Parma province (Emilia Romagna, northern Italy). All the animals were examined for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. Additionally, 229 fecal samples were collected from live animals in Alessandria province. Prevalence, abundance and intensity of infection were calculated for each parasite species, except for coccidia for which only the prevalence was determined. The following parasites were observed: Heterakis gallinarum, Ascaridia spp., Ascaridia columbae, Raillietina spp., Eimeria spp. The highest parasite prevalence was found in Alessandria province for Eimeria sp., infecting almost half of the sampled animals (P: 45%, CI95%: 39–51). Eimeria sp. was also the most prevalent parasite in Parma province but with much lower prevalence (P: 19%, CI95%: 5–32). Intestinal helminths prevalence ranged from 3% (CI95%: 0–9) for A. columbae and Raillietina spp. (Parma Province) to 9% for H. gallinarum in both Parma (CI95%: 0–19), and Alessandria province (CI95%: 0–22). To our knowledge, this is the first study providing information on the gastrointestinal parasites of the Red-legged partridge in Italy. Ascaridia columbae, a parasite typical of the domestic pigeon, was reported for the first time in A. rufa. The epidemiological descriptors reported herein could serve as a basis for future studies, allowing for epidemiological comparison across countries, locations, and time periods.

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Bichindaritz, Isabelle, and Stefania Montani. "Report on the Eighteenth International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning." AI Magazine 33, no. 1 (March 15, 2012): 79–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v33i1.2394.

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This article reports on the main track papers, speakers, satellite events, and other activities of the Eighteenth International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (ICCBR), held 19-22 July 2010 in Alessandria, Italy

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Pasini, Giovanni, and Alessandro Garassino. "A pinnotheroid pea crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae), from the early Pliocene of Cassine (Alessandria, Piemonte, NW Italy)." Natural History Sciences 6, no. 1 (March 18, 2019): 77–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2019.397.

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A pinnotheroid pea crab (Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833), is here reported from the Zanclean (early Pliocene) clays of a quarry located S-SW of Cassine (Alessandria, Piemonte, NW Italy). Though the studied specimen cannot be assigned to any genus within the Pinnotherinae (Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833), it is the first record from the Pliocene of Italy and paleo-Adriatic Gulf, increasing the knowledge of the presence and fossil distribution of this family in the Mediterranean area.

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Fratini, Fabio, Manuela Mattone, Silvia Rescic, and Luisa Rovero. "Analysis of the earthen architectural heritage in Piedmont (northern Italy): typologies, construction techniques and materials." Gremium 7, no. 14 (August 1, 2020): 41–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.56039/rgn14a05.

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Piedmont is characterized by the presence of numerous earthen buildings mainly concentrated in the province of Alessandria. Studies conducted over the last decade, however, have shown the presence of interesting examples of these buildings also in the provinces of Asti, Torino, Biella and Cuneo. They are generally two-storied rural constructions, built with both fired bricks (for the bearing structures) and adobe (for internal and external walls).

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Koster, Sjaak J. C., Giorgio Baldizzone, Helmut Deutsch, Peter Huemer, and Erik J. van Nieukerken. "The Eastern Palaearctic Cosmopterix feminella Sinev, 1988, introduced in Italy: taxonomy, biology and a new synonymy (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae)." Nota Lepidopterologica 42, no. 1 (May 30, 2019): 49–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/nl.42.33962.

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CosmopterixfeminellaSinev, 1988, previously known from the East Palearctic, Primorskiy Territory in Russia and Japan has been collected at light in Europe. In northern Italy 58 females were collected in two localities in the province Asti, two in Alessandria, three in Udine, and in one locality in Pordenone.Cosmopterixfeminellais most likely parthenogenetic as only females are known. The caterpillars are leafminers on grasses. The species is redescribed and illustrated. DNA barcodes are provided and compared with other European species.CosmopterixfeminaeKuroko, 2015 is synonymised withC.feminella. The species was probably accidentally introduced into Italy.

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Marengo, Emilio, Maria Carla Gennaro, Elisa Robotti, Alessandro Maiocchi, Giuseppina Pavese, Alessia Indaco, and Alberto Rainero. "Statistical analysis of ground water distribution in Alessandria Province (Piedmont—Italy)." Microchemical Journal 88, no. 2 (April 2008): 167–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2007.11.011.

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BIONDI, G., A. VIENNA, J. A. PEÑA GARCIA, and C. G. N. MASCIE-TAYLOR. "ISONYMY AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROVENÇAL-ITALIAN ETHNIC MINORITY." Journal of Biosocial Science 37, no. 2 (March 16, 2004): 163–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002193200400656x.

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Surnames were obtained for the second half of the 20th century from civil and religious marriage registers on fifteen Provençal-Italian and five Italian villages of Cuneo Province, Italy. To insert in the analysis an outward comparison, surnames from two Italian villages of Turin Province, one parish of Turin, one village of Alessandria Province and one village of Asti Province were also collected. Ethnicity does not seem to be the main factor affecting the present genetic structure of the Provençal-Italians. They are an open community, and evidence the end of the genetic isolation of the alpine populations.

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Bo, Tiziano, Alessandro Candiotto, Giovanni Battista Delmastro, Gianluca Fea, Stefano Fenoglio, Daniela Ghia, and Laura Gruppuso. "[First reporting of the signal crayfish (Decapoda, Astacidae) in the Province of Savona, Italy]." Natural History Sciences 3, no. 1 (June 29, 2016): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2016.284.

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In this short note we report the sudden and numerically significant expansion of signal crayfish (<em>P. leniusculus</em>) from Piedmont towards Liguria. <em>P. leniusculus</em> (Decapode Astacidae) is native to northwestern America, introduced in Italy in 1981 in the province of Bolzano, a few years later it was reported in Brugneto Lake (Genova district) and during the 2009 in the Valla stream (Alessandria district). The peculiarities of this species, originally from “cold water”, making it potentially invasive in the Apennine watercourses and also the presence of this allochthonous decapod in the Savona district, would like to suggest the implementation of containment plans, acts at least to limit its spread.

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Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo. "Modes and Forms of Knowledge of Farming Entrepreneurship: An Ethnographic Analysis among Small Farmers in NW Italy." Knowledge 1, no. 1 (September 8, 2021): 2–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/knowledge1010002.

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This article investigates the modes and forms of knowledge underpinning farming entrepreneurship through an ethnographic case study of Alessandria province in NW Italy. It shows that farming entrepreneurs base their decisions on explicit and implicit knowledge encompassing forms of knowledge linked to the environment where they live, their trade, the characteristics of their firms, issues concerning their family and private life, and even the emotions linked with their surroundings. All these forms of knowledge inform their vision of their future and guide them in their choices in terms of investments and crop selection. Accordingly, the article argues that farming entrepreneurship is embedded in the locale.

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Scarsi, Marco, Laura Crispini, Cristina Malatesta, Chiara Spagnolo, and Giovanni Capponi. "Geological Map of a Treasure Chest of Geodiversity: The Lavagnina Lakes Area (Alessandria, Italy)." Geosciences 9, no. 5 (May 17, 2019): 229. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9050229.

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The aim of this work is to present a new georeferenced geological map of an area in the Ligurian Western Alps (Lavagnina Lakes area) that includes both a unique geodiversity and great biodiversity, a peculiar geological heritage, and cultural features. The study area is located in the northern part of the Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Natural Park, occurring in the southern Piedmont Region (Alessandria, NW Italy) and close to the suburbs of Genoa. This area has been studied by multi-disciplinary scientific researchers who, so far, have focused their attention on the occurrence of alkaline springs and investigation of different endemic floral species. Moreover, in the past, the Lavagnina Lakes area has been exploited due to the presence of gold mineralization, and several mining records are still visible. We performed detailed geological mapping at a 1:10,000 scale, and collected data that were later integrated into a digital GIS map. The database associated with the map contains information that may be interesting from different points of view: (i) scientific research; (ii) outreach and dissemination activities; and (iii) geotourism (i.e., trail networks and panoramic viewpoints). The area represents a section of the Jurassic Piedmont Ligurian oceanic lithosphere, showing several geologic processes on different scales, such as the serpentinization process and intense and widespread carbonation of ultramafic rocks; the area is, moreover, characterized by fault systems showing paleoseismic structures. Beyond scientific research activities (i.e., geology, geoarchaeology, and mining archaeology), the area can also be promoted for geotourism, outreach and dissemination activities, field trips for schools, and gold panning activities. Hence, our new digital map and our 3D model could be a useful tool to illustrate the main characteristics of the area, leading a non-expert public to explore different geological features in a relatively “small” area. In this way, our map could help to improve geotourism, be used as a tool for educational activities, and, finally, could also help the Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Natural Park to be recognized as a geopark.

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Gagliolo, S., R. Fagandini, B. Federici, I. Ferrando, D. Passoni, D. Pagliari, L. Pinto, and D. Sguerso. "USE OF UAS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-5/W1 (May 12, 2017): 81–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-5-w1-81-2017.

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The task of conservation and management of cultural heritage is quite central in Italy, which lists a high number of beautiful architectures. A quick and precise survey may be requested in case of calamity. In the present paper, the most commonly used survey techniques are discussed, focusing on their applications for the conservation of the artistic heritage in case of emergency. Particular attention is given to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) photogrammetry and its potentiality in obtaining good results in terms of speed, cheapness, precision and accuracy, assuring at the same time the safety of the operators in critical situations (e.g. natural disasters). A case study, realized at the Castle of Casalbagliano (Alessandria, Italy), is discussed. Different image block configurations and acquisition geometries (nadiral and oblique images) have been exploited, with the aim of defining useful guidelines for emergencies UAS survey of partially collapsed structures. An application to a significative case study is introduced.

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Giuggioli, Nicole Roberta, Cristiana Peano, Luca Brondino, and Thais Mendes da Silva. "Qualitative Preliminary Approach for the Development of a Sensory Vocabulary for Actinidia arguta Fruits." Applied Sciences 11, no. 20 (October 9, 2021): 9361. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11209361.

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Actinidia arguta fruits (baby kiwi) have recently been introduced and marketed in Italy under the Nergi® brand. The freshness of fruits and the maintenance of their quality after the harvest time influence the perception of taste and the sensory attributes for final acceptance by the consumer. In this work, we propose to use recently introduced sensory methods to create a sensory vocabulary not yet available for the two varieties covered by the brand: cv. Hortgem Rua® and cv. Hortgem Tahi®. The check-all-that-apply (CATA) method was performed with 15 trained tasters of Sata s.r.l. company (Alessandria, Italy) and a set of attributes were defined through a focus group (recruited at DISAFA, University of Turin) with habitual fruit consumers. The results obtained by CATA identified different profiles for the two varieties marketed under the brand, offering the opportunity to better position and communicate the taste characteristics of the product to the consumer.

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Angelini, Ivana, Cinzia Bettineschi, Marica Venturino, and Gilberto Artioli. "Gaming in Pre-Roman Italy: Characterization of Early Ligurian and Etruscan Small Pieces, Including Dice." Applied Sciences 12, no. 4 (February 18, 2022): 2130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12042130.

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An interesting assemblage of ancient ceramic materials connected or potentially connected with gaming activities has been characterized from the archaeometric point of view. The materials (washer-like pieces, small spheres, and cubic dice, with and without inscriptions) were found in the Villa del Foro excavation (Alessandria, Italy). They are related to the early Ligurian population of the site and their frequent contacts with Etruscan both in Etruria and in the Po Valley, in a period spanning the early VI century BC till the first half of the V century BC. Starting from the materials evidence, hypotheses are proposed concerning their possible use and cultural meaning. The studied cubic dice are discussed in the wider context of the pre-Roman diffusion of these objects.

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De Maio, M., A. Fiorucci, and M. Offi. "Risk of groundwater contamination from nitrates in the Po basin (Italy)." Water Supply 7, no. 3 (November 1, 2007): 83–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2007.070.

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In 1991, the EU promulgated the Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC, with which it obliged member states to set up monitoring systems, to designate areas vulnerable to nitrate pollution, especially that of agricultural origin, and to activate protection plans, setting the initial target as 1993. After a long delay, Italy assimilated the directive in 1999 with the D.Lgs. 152/99 (legislative decree), which basically transferred responsibility for identifying vulnerable zones to the Regional Authorities. The Po river basin was, and still is, particularly problematical, with its surface aquifers containing generally high levels of NO3− particularly in the lower Piedmontese plain, in the Alessandria area, in the upper Milan valley and in the Emilia-Romagna plain. Taking these pollution levels into consideration, along with continual eutrophication of the Adriatic Sea, the EU enjoined Italy to define the entire Po valley as vulnerable, to avoid being penalised. Such a restrictive designation would, however, have had a highly negative effect on agriculture and to avoid this, the Regions of the Po basin, after long delays, set in motion a series of scientific studies in order to be able to limit the areas defined as vulnerable. This paper, in line with Regional policies, proposes a method that can be applied on a regional scale for identifying areas vulnerable to nitrate pollution. It uses a parametric indicator of Pollution Risk, which is the product of the sintacs r5 and the ipnoa indicators: since the former indicator assesses the vulnerability of an aquifer, that is its susceptibility to absorption and spread of fluid or water-borne pollutant over time, while the latter studies the risk of pollution by nitrates of agricultural origin (that is, the amount of nitrates persisting in the territory), it is clear to us that the product of the two indicates the nitrate that may actually be present in the aquifer waters. The easy availability of input parameters for the model, the reliability of the output data, as compared with the results of monitoring various test sites in the Po valley, and the production of thematic maps, using GIS software, make the method a valid tool for the Regions when identifying zones vulnerable to nitrate pollution. The method is presented here with application to a test site of about 250 km2, situated in the lower Alessandria plain (Eastern Piedmont, Italy).

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NARDI, P. A., F. BERNINI, T. BO, A. BONARDI, G. FEA, D. GHIA, A. NEGRI, E. RAZZETTI, S. ROSSI, and M. SPAIRANI. "STATUS OF AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES COMPLEX IN THE WATERCOURSES OF THE ALESSANDRIA PROVINCE (N-W ITALY)." Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture, no. 376-377 (2005): 585–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2005017.

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TALBALAGHI, Asghar, and Elena SHAIKEVICH. "Molecular approach for identification of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy." European Journal of Entomology 108, no. 1 (January 3, 2011): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/eje.2011.004.

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Gianotti, V., S. Panseri, E. Robotti, M. Benzi, E. Mazzucco, F. Gosetti, P. Frascarolo, et al. "Chemical and Microbiological Characterization for PDO Labelling of Typical East Piedmont (Italy) Salami." Journal of Chemistry 2015 (2015): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/597471.

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This study is focused on the characterisation of typical salami produced in Alessandria province (North West of Italy). Seventeen small or medium salami producers from this area were involved in the study and provided the samples investigated. The aim is double and consists in obtaining a screening of the characteristics of different products and following their evolution along ripening. The study involved five types of typical salami that were characterised for aroma components and nutritional features. This approach could provide a basis for a possible PDO or PGI label request. Principal Component Analysis and cluster analysis were used as multivariate statistical tools for data treatment. The overall results obtained point out that the products investigated do not deviate from analogous European products and show the possibility of characterising by specific parameters three main groups of samples:Salamini di Mandrogne,Muletta, andNobile Giarolo; moreover some considerations can also be drawn with respect to the nutritional characterization considering the biogenic amines profile.

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Camino, Giovanni, and Alberto Frache. "13th International conference on fire retardant polymer materials, FRPM 11, Alessandria, Italy, 26–30 June 2011." Polymer Degradation and Stability 97, no. 12 (December 2012): 2480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.08.007.

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Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo. "Jogging during the Lockdown: Changes in the Regimes of Kinesthetic Morality and Urban Emotional Geography in NW Italy." Societies 11, no. 4 (October 9, 2021): 124. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc11040124.

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Jogging is the most practiced physical activity in the west. This form of light running appears a solution to the health problems caused by the sedentary of contemporary dwelling and affirmed the role of the extensive use of urban space as a key to individual well-being and health. The COVID-19 pandemic and the imposition of lockdowns imposed a new form of kinesthetic morality based on domestic confinement; a morality that is in open contrast to that of jogging. The article explores this conflict and its consequences in terms of perception of the urban environment and the society among joggers. Based on case study research conducted in 2020 in Alessandria, NW Italy, this study delves into this abrupt change and explores how the urban spatiality changed for the joggers. In so doing, it asks what this event teaches us about the development of new, more effective, urban policies.

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Alessandra, Battisti, Maria Valese, and Herbert Natta. "Indicators as Mediators for Environmental Decision Making: The Case Study of Alessandria." Land 11, no. 5 (April 21, 2022): 607. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11050607.

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The design of urban public open spaces plays a key role in the development of micro-scale reactions to global phenomena (pandemic, climate change, etc.) that are currently reshaping the human habitat. Their transformability and healthy influence on the urban environment make them strategic nodes for acupunctural regeneration with systemic effects. Several methods, models, and indicators have been developed to face the complexity of these spaces, made up of tangible and intangible layers; however, there is a gap between theoretical investigation and the need for public administrations to devise feasible solutions, strategies, and guidelines. The paper focuses on this mediation, presenting, as a case study, an adopted methodology and the first results achieved according to guidelines for the regeneration of the system of squares in the historical center of Alessandria (Piedmont, Italy). In this case, a multidisciplinary approach and a Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) method, supported by geospatial analysis and GIS technology, have been employed to work as mediators for a participatory process which will involve public administration, stakeholders, experts, and researchers. The paper presents an overview of the workflow, with a focus on the first set of thematic indicators and an open conclusion. It will explain how they have been defined, integrated, and turned into a dialogic tool, with the aim of laying the foundation for the next stage of involvement by the public administration and stakeholders. Specific attention will be paid to the key role of vegetational and environmental parameters, which represents the requalification strategy’s backbone, for both local and systemic scales.

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Irace, Andrea, Giovanni Monegato, Evdokia Tema, Edoardo Martinetto, Daniele Gianolla, Elena Vassio, Laura Bellino, and Donata Violanti. "Unconformity-bounded stratigraphy in the Plio-Pleistocene continental record: new insights from the Alessandria Basin (NW Italy)." Geological Journal 52, no. 2 (December 16, 2015): 177–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gj.2744.

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Canonico, Massimo, Stefania Montani, Diego Gazzolo, Mariachiara Strozzi, and Manuel Striani. "TEEM." International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications 8, no. 4 (October 2017): 49–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijmcmc.2017100103.

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In this article, the authors describe a client-server architecture, designed for supporting data recording and transmission during emergency patient transportation by ambulance. The clients are a set of mobile apps, interfaced to the monitoring devices in the ambulance, that automatically send all the recorded data to a server at the destination center. One additional app enables the travelling personnel to input and transmit further significant patient data, or comments. At the destination center, the specialist physician logs onto the server, receives the data in real time, and is allowed to plot/analyze them, assessing the patient's situation, and possibly sending immediate feedback to the operators in the ambulance. The system is currently under evaluation at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Alessandria Children Hospital, Italy. The system, by allowing real time data communication, is able to provide clear advantages from the organizational and economical viewpoint.

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Carpegna, Franco, Giovanni Soldato, and Roberto Toffoli. "Breeding bird communities in an area of the Northern Apennines (Piedmont, NW Italy)." Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia 88, no. 2 (June 18, 2019): 23–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rio.2018.388.

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During the Spring of 2011, we studied the bird community in an area of Val Borbera, in the province of Alessandria (NW Italy). In the study area, situated at an altitude between 655 and 1700 m a.s.l., we conducted 110 points count ten minutes each in four microhabitats (agricultural areas, shrubs, forests, and prairies). In total, we surveyed 72 species, of which 51 were passerine and 21 non passerine. The most abundant species were Sylvia atricapilla, Phylloscopus collybita, Apus apus, and Turdus merula. In the agricultural areas, we detected a total of 50 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Turdus merula were the most abundant). In the shrubs, we detected 30 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Turdus merula, Erithacus rubecula were the most abundant). In the forest areas, we found 45 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Turdus merula, Erithacus rubecula were the most abundant), and in the prairies, we detected 48 species (Alauda arvensis, Anthus campestris, Sylvia atricapilla, Turdus merula, Anthus trivialis, Sylvia communis were the most abundant). Compared to the other macro habitats, the agricultural areas have a significantly high abundance and richness in species, which highlights the importance of the agricultural mosaics in the Piedmont and mountain areas. The data which has been collected so far confirms the important role of this area, given the presence of some species which are rare at a regional scale.

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Basso, Daniela, Francesca Quaranta, Grazia Vannucci, and Michele Piazza. "Quantification of the coralline carbonate from a Serravallian rhodolith bed of the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (Stazzano, Alessandria, NW Italy)." Geodiversitas 34, no. 1 (March 2012): 137–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2012n1a8.

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Tizzani, Paolo, Daniela Andrade, Anna Rita Molinar Min, Andrea Peano, and Pier Giuseppe Meneguz. "Does the Introduction of Alien Species Represent a Sanitary Threat for Native Species? The Case of the Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus in Italy." Life 10, no. 8 (August 6, 2020): 142. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life10080142.

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Introduction of alien species is a well-known threat to biodiversity. Where newly introduced, alien species may pose a risk for the local ecological community by competing for resources or by introducing pathogens. Sylvilagus floridanus is an American lagomorph introduced into Europe in the second half of 20th century, for hunting. This study evaluated the structure and epidemiological characteristics of the gastrointestinal parasite community in an introduced population of S. floridanus in the Province of Alessandria (Piedmont Region—Italy). Three alien parasites were reported out of 271 animals: Obeliscoides cuniculi in the stomach, Trichostrongylus calcaratus in the small intestine, and Passarulus nonnanulatus in the large intestine. All these nematodes are commonly reported in S. floridanus in its natural range, but they represent alien species in Europe. The report of these alien parasites is an example of the unexpected consequences caused by the introduction of non-native vertebrates. The documented introduction of new pathogens may alter the parasite community of the native lagomorphs, with possible long-term effects on local ecological dynamics.

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Ferrandino, Alessandra, Chiara Pagliarani, Olga Kedrina-Okutan, Sara Icardi, Marco Bove, Claudio Lovisolo, Vittorino Novello, and Andrea Schubert. "Non-anthocyanin polyphenols in healthy and Flavescence dorée infected Barbera and Nebbiolo leaves." BIO Web of Conferences 13 (2019): 03003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20191303003.

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The first serious outbreak of Flavescence dorée (FD) in Piedmont (North-West Italy) dates back to 1998 in the Tortona area (Alessandria province). FD is a serious quarantine-worthy disease transmitted by the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus Ball. Different Vitis vinifera L. biotypes react differently to the phytoplasma, in particular as to the accumulation of polyphenols in leaves. In this experimentation, we observed and described concentration and accumulation of the main classes of polyphenols in entire leaves and in leaf blades and veins of two varieties, Nebbiolo and Barbera, displaying different levels of susceptibility to FD. Their well-known different reactions could be related, at least partially, to leaf polyphenols, both as to concentrations and profiles. Nebbiolo displayed some specific traits: i) the higher percentage of incidence over totals of individual molecules known to be powerful antioxidants (caftaric acid over coutaric acid; quercetin glycosides over other flavonols); ii) the higher concentration of flavanols in veins with respect to Barbera and their wider profile (astilbin and a taxifolin-glycoside, this last accumulating exclusively in Nebbiolo).

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Luino, Fabio, Sabrina Bonetto, Barbara Bono, Cesare Comina, William W. Little, Sabina Porfido, Paolo Sassone, and Laura Turconi. "Marl Mining Activity and Negative Repercussions for Two Hillside Villages (Northern Italy)." Geosciences 14, no. 7 (July 8, 2024): 181. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14070181.

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Coniolo and Brusaschetto, are two small towns located in the Monferrato area of the Alessandria Province, northern Italy. These communities have similar histories related to development and subsequent abandonment of marl quarry activity that began more than a century ago and continued until recently. Quarrying occurred until soil conditions, water infiltration, and excessive depth made cost of extracting and7 lifting material prohibitive. Quarries consisted of tunnels located directly beneath the towns at about 150 m below ground surface. Collapse of the tunnels led to surface subsidence and destruction of overlying homes and much of the municipal infrastructure. In the early Twentieth Century, regulations pertaining to mine and quarry safety were typically deficient, entirely absent, or not followed. Extractive activities of non-energy mineral resources from quarries and mines were and continue to be widespread in Italy, which currently ranks fifth among what are now countries of the European Union (EU). Mining sites are present in all regions of Italy, particularly in the northern part of the country and along coasts, often in areas of geohydrogeological risk. Consequences of anthropogenic pressures that alter the natural environment, such as the physical size of aquifer drawdowns, are linked to issues for a number of extractive sites across the country. This report analyzes historical and technical documents, conducts a geomorphological analysis of hilly slopes surrounding these communities, and examines urban planning and geophysical surveys to determine the impact of subsurface quarrying activities on the overlying ground surface. The study highlights significant problems that are applicable to other localities globally. This research demonstrates: (a) the importance of geological considerations to development and abandonment of mining activity in inhabited areas; (b) the importance of establishing and following safety protocols; and (c) the manner in which economic interests can take precedence over the well-being and lives of those employed to extract resources.

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Viale, Nicola, Federico Accornero, Giuseppe Lacidogna, and Giulio Ventura. "AE Characterization of Brick Masonry Walls Mechanical Behavior: The Case-Study of Alessandria and Boves Barracks." Key Engineering Materials 817 (August 2019): 563–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.817.563.

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IIn the present study, Acoustic Emission (AE) monitoring technique is applied in order to characterize the brick masonry of two important military buildings located in Northern Italy: the barracks of Alessandria and Boves. The internal brick masonry walls of the two barracks object of the study are tested by two double flat-jack systems, in order to analyze the compressive strength of the structural material. Flat-jack testing is a versatile and powerful technique that provides significant information on the mechanical properties of historical constructions. The first applications of this technique on some historical monuments clearly showed its great potential. The flat-jack test method is only slightly destructive, and when double jacks are used, this test works according to the same principle as a standard compressive test. The difference is that it is performed in situ and the load is applied by means of two flat-jacks instead of the loading platens. During the tests, the stress-strain relationship of the masonry is determined by gradually increasing the pressure applied by the flat-jacks in the course of three loading-unloading cycles. Moreover, AE technique is coupled to the flat-jack testing, in order to assess the extent of damage in the masonry texture. Thus, AE technique makes it possible to highlight critical phenomena and fracture mechanics scale effects in the masonry by identifying the critical conditions, not entrusted to an analysis of the loading process (compression or shear), rather depending primarily on the distribution and evolution of crack patterns.

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Airoldi, Chiara, Marinella Bertolotti, Maria Rowinski, Marta Betti, Alessandro Pecere, Andrea Sarro, Genny Franceschetti, Guglielmo Pacileo, Antonio Maconi, and Daniela Ferrante. "Georeferencing of COVID-19 Positive Nasopharyngeal Swabs to Support Emergency Management in an Area of Northern Italy." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 11, no. 1 (December 28, 2021): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11010003.

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Spatial distribution heterogeneity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been observed in several countries. While previous studies have covered vast geographic areas, detailed analyses on smaller territories are not available to date. The aim of our study was to understand the spatial spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a province of Northern Italy through the analysis of positive nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs. The study was conducted on subjects who lived in the province of Alessandria with at least one positive NP swab between 2 March and 22 December 2020. To investigate if clustering occurred, the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 positive subjects over the total number of residents in each small administrative subregion was calculated and then mapped. A total of 17,260 subjects with at least one positive NP swab were included; the median age was 54 years (Interquartile range 38–72) and 54.9% (n = 9478) of our study population were female. Among the 192 towns scanned, 26 showed a prevalence between 5% and 7.5%, one between 7.5% and 10% and two with more than 10% positive swabs. The territories with a higher prevalence of positive subjects were located in areas with at least one nursing home and potential clusters were observed within these structures. The maps produced may be considered a useful and important monitoring system to identify areas with a significant and relevant diffusion of SARS-CoV-2.

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DE MARIO, BIANCA. "IL NUOVO STILE MUSICALE DEL SETTECENTO LOMBARDO-PIEMONTESE: RICERCA STORICO-CRITICA, PRASSI ESECUTIVA, ASPETTI PRODUTTIVI, ALESSANDRIA, ITALY, 20–21 SEPTEMBER 2008." Eighteenth Century Music 6, no. 2 (August 3, 2009): 304–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478570609990352.

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Bottino, Paolo, Valentina Pizzo, Salvatore Castaldo, Elisabetta Scomparin, Cristina Bara, Marcella Cerrato, Sabrina Sisinni, et al. "Clinical Evaluation and Comparison of Two Microfluidic Antigenic Assays for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus." Microorganisms 11, no. 11 (November 5, 2023): 2709. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112709.

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Given the ongoing pandemic, there is a need to identify SARS-CoV-2 and differentiate it from other respiratory viral infections in various critical settings. Since its introduction, rapid antigen testing is spreading worldwide, but diagnostic accuracy is extremely variable and often in disagreement with the manufacturer’s specifications. Our study compared the clinical performances of two microfluidic rapid antigen tests towards a molecular assay, starting from positive samples. A total of 151 swabs collected at the Microbiology and Virology Laboratory of A.O. “SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo” (Alessandria, Italy) for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 were simultaneously tested to evaluate accuracy, specificity, and agreement with the RT-qPCR results. Both assays showed an overall agreement of 100% for negative specimens, while positive accuracy comprised between 45.10% and 54.90%. According to the manufacturer’s instructions, the greatest correlation between the antigenic and molecular assays was observed for the subset with high viral load (18/19, 94.74%), while it dramatically decreased for other subsets. Moreover, the ability to differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and Flu provides an added value and could be addressed in an epidemic context. However, an in-house validation should be performed due to differences observed in performance declared by manufacturers and those actually obtained.

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MARANGON, Sergio, and Antonio DE ANGELI. "A new homolid crab, Cherpihomola italica gen. nov., sp. nov. (Decapoda, Brachyura), from the Rupelian of the LigurePiemontese Basin (Alessandria, northern Italy)." Geologija 63, no. 1 (2020): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2020.008.

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Garibaldi, A., G. Gilardi, and M. L. Gullino. "First Report of Southern Blight Incited by Sclerotium rolfsii on Potato (Solanum tuberosum) in Northern Italy." Plant Disease 90, no. 8 (August 2006): 1114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pd-90-1114c.

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During the summer of 2005, plants of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) showing severe basal rot symptoms were observed in a commercial field near Alessandria (northern Italy). The first symptoms were detected during early July in correspondence with a strong increase of air temperature (as much as 38°C, with an average monthly increase of 10°C) and relative humidity. Infected plants showed dry collar rots and extensive necrosis of cortical tissues. Leaves of infected plants were chlorotic. As the disease progressed, tubers rotted and plants wilted. Infected plants appeared in patches, encompassing 10 to 15% of the cultivated area. In the presence of abundant moisture, a white mycelium occurred on infected tissues. On their surface, infected tubers showed a fan-like mycelial growth. Later, white or light-to-dark brown sclerotia (2 to 4 mm in diameter) developed from mycelium. Clamp connections were present. The diseased tissue was disinfested for 1 min in 1% NaOCl and plated on potato dextrose agar (PDA) amended with 100 mg/liter of streptomycin sulfate. Sclerotium rolfsii was consistently isolated from infected plants. Pathogenicity of one isolate obtained from infected plants was confirmed by inoculating healthy S. tuberosum plants (cv. Hermes) grown in 2:l volume pots (1 plant per pot, seven replicates). Inoculum that consisted of 1 g/pot of wheat kernels infested with mycelium and sclerotia was placed on the soil surface. Seven noninoculated plants served as controls. The inoculation trial was repeated once. Plants were kept at temperatures ranging between 25 and 32°C and watered as needed. Inoculated plants developed symptoms of leaf yellowing within 10 days, soon followed by the appearance of white mycelium and sclerotia and then eventually wilted. Control plants remained symptomless. Sclerotium rolfsii was reisolated from inoculated plants.Possible attacks of Sclerotium rolfsii on S. tuberosum were described as rarely occurring in southern Italy (3). The disease, detected at the moment in very few farms and on cvs. Hermes and Monalisa, was particularly severe on the last variety, causing 5 to 15% yield losses because of premature plant death and rotting of tubers. This disease has been reported in several countries such as India (1), Israel (2), and the United States of America (4). References: (1) N. S. Bisht. Indian Phytopathol. 35:148, 1982. (2) Y. Elad et al. Soil Biol. Biochem. 16:381, 1984. (3) R. Gigante. Ital. Agric. 87:263, 1946. (4) G. F. Weber. Phytopathology, 33:615, 1943.

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Garibaldi, A., G. Gilardi, M. Troisi, and M. L. Gullino. "First Report of Fusarium Wilt of Endive (Cichorium endivia) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Italy." Plant Disease 93, no. 10 (October 2009): 1078. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-93-10-1078c.

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In the summer of 2007, a wilt of endive (Cichorium endivia) cv. Myrna plants was observed on several commercial farms near Alessandria in northern Italy. Approximately 40% of the plants on each farm were symptomatic. Affected plants were stunted and yellow and their root systems were poorly developed. Basal leaves eventually wilted. Black streaks were observed in the proximal part of the leaf vascular system. Fusarium oxysporum was consistently isolated from symptomatic vascular tissue on a Fusarium-selective medium (1). To confirm identification of the pathogen, the translation elongation factor 1α and the ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer (IGS) region were partially sequenced (2). Genomic DNA was extracted from mycelia growing on potato dextrose agar. Amplification of the EF-1α region generated a sequence of 648 bp; the IGS amplicon was 2,500 bp. The EF-1α sequence (GenBank Accession No GQ398152) was 99% similar to the sequence of a F. oxysporum strain isolated from soil and a strain pathogenic on cotton plants (GenBank Accession No. EU246574). The IGS sequence (GenBank Accession No GQ398153) was 97% similar to the sequence of a F. oxysporum strain (GenBank Accession No. EF661647). Pathogenicity tests were conducted on 15-day-old endive plants (cv. Myrna). Ten plants were inoculated by dipping their roots in a 1 × 106 CFU/ml suspension of one of the isolates recovered from a wilted endive plant. Inoculated and noninoculated plants were transplanted into pots filled with steamed soil and maintained in a glasshouse at 23 to 28°C. Wilt symptoms and vascular discoloration of the roots, crown, and veins developed 60 days after inoculation. F. oxysporum was consistently reisolated from infected plants. Noninoculated plants remained healthy. The pathogenicity test was conducted twice. To our knowledge, this is the first report of wilt caused by F. oxysporum on endive in Italy. References: (1) H. Komada. Rev. Plant Prot. Res. 8:114, 1975. (2) G. Mbofung et al. Phytopathology 97:87, 2007.

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Bertolotti, Marinella, Marta Betti, Fabio Giacchero, Chiara Grasso, Genny Franceschetti, Margherita Carotenuto, Anna Odone, Guglielmo Pacileo, Daniela Ferrante, and Antonio Maconi. "Long-Term Survival among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 during the First Three Epidemic Waves: An Observational Study in a Northern Italy Hospital." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22 (November 19, 2022): 15298. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215298.

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The mortality rate of hospitalized COVID-19 patients differed strongly between the first three pandemic waves. Nevertheless, their long-term survival has been poorly assessed. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics and mortality rates of 825 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection who were hospitalized at the Alessandria hub hospital, in Northern Italy, during the first fifty days of the first three pandemic waves. Each subject was followed in terms of vital status for six months from the date of hospital admission or until deceased. Patients admitted during the three waves differed in age (p = 0.03), disease severity (p < 0.0001), Charlson comorbidity index (p = 0.0002), oxygen therapy (p = 0.002), and invasive mechanical ventilation (p < 0.0001). By the end of follow-up, 309 deaths (38.7%) were observed, of which 186 occurred during hub hospitalization (22.5%). Deaths were distributed differently among the waves (p < 0.0001), resulting in being higher amongst those subjects admitted during the first wave. The COVID-19 infection was reported as the main cause of death and patients with a higher mortality risk were those aged ≥65 years [adjusted HR = 3.40 (95% CI 2.20–5.24)], with a higher disease severity [adjusted HR = 1.87 (95%CI 1.43–2.45)], and those requiring oxygen therapy [adjusted HR = 2.30 (95%CI 1.61–3.30)]. In conclusion, COVID-19 patients admitted to our hub hospital during the second and the third waves had a lower risk of long-term mortality than those admitted during the first. Older age, more severe disease, and the need for oxygen therapy were among the strongest risk factors for poor prognosis.

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Perego, Roberta, Eva Spada, Luciana Baggiani, Piera Anna Martino, and Daniela Proverbio. "Efficacy of a Semi Automated Commercial Closed System for Autologous Leukocyte- and Platelet-Rich Plasma (l-prp) Production in Dogs: A Preliminary Study." Animals 10, no. 8 (August 4, 2020): 1342. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10081342.

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Background: To characterize the cellular composition (platelets, erythrocytes, and leukocytes) and determine platelet-derived growth factor isoform BB (PDGF-BB) concentration in canine leukocyte- and platelet rich plasma (L-PRP) produced using a commercial semi-automated closed system. Methods: Twenty milliliters of citrated whole blood were obtained from 30 healthy un-sedated canine blood donors and processed using a semi-automated completely closed commercial system (CPUNT 20, Eltek group, Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, Italy) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Erythrocyte, leukocyte, and platelet counts were determined in both whole blood (WB) and resultant L-PRP. The PDGF-BB concentration was evaluated after bovine thrombin activation of 10 L-PRP samples. Results: This commercial system produced on average 2.3 ± 0.7 mL of L-PRP containing a high concentration of platelets (767,633 ± 291,001 μL, p < 0.001), with a 4.4 fold increase in platelet count, lower concentration of erythrocytes (528,600 ± 222,773 μL, p < 0.001) and similar concentration of leukocytes (8422 ± 6346 μL, p = 0.9918) compared with WB. L-PRP had an average of 3442 ± 2061 pg/mL of PDGF-BB after thrombin activation. Neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes average percent content in L-PRP was 14.8 ± 13.2, 71.7 ± 18.5 and 10.7 ± 6.4, respectively. Conclusion: Sterile canine L-PRP prepared using this semi-automated closed system is easy to obtain, produces a significant increase in platelet count compared to WB and contains a detectable concentration of PDGF-BB after activation. Additional in vitro and in vivo studies are needed to assess inflammatory markers concentration and the therapeutic efficacy of this L-PRP in dogs.

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Grosso, S., G. Mason, E. Ortalda, and M. Scortichini. "Brenneria salicis Associated with Watermark Disease Symptoms on Salix alba in Italy." Plant Disease 95, no. 6 (June 2011): 772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-11-10-0781.

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From 1999 to 2010, withering of white willow was observed on trees growing along roads or irrigation canals in Torino, Alessandria, and Vercelli provinces of Italy, with incidence varying from 15, 25, and 30%, respectively. In spring and autumn 2008, six samples from withering branches with bark cankers were collected. On the bark surface near the cankers, iridescent traces of dried ooze were found. Tissues immediately below the cankers were dark with water-soaked, olive-colored edges. In some cases, the xylem appeared affected. Small fragments taken from the affected tissue on both edges of bark alterations and darkened vessels were crushed into mortars with sterile saline. Ten-fold serial dilutions (10–1, 10–2) were also performed. Aliquots of 0.1 ml were plated on nutrient agar and incubated at 25°C for 4 days. Bacterial colonies were ivory to white, circular, and bright, with a diameter of ~2 mm. Isolates were negative for Gram staining, presence of arginine dehydrolase, oxidase, phenylalanine deaminase, urease, hydrolysis of gelatin and starch, nitrate reduction, acidity from d-arabinose, cellobiose, lactose, maltose, trehalose, xylose, and pectinolytic activity on potato slices; positive for the presence of catalase and levan, fermentative metabolism of glucose, acid production from aesculin, l-arabinose, dextrose, d-galactose, inositol, d-mannitol, α-methylglucoside, raffinose, salicin and sucrose, H2S production from cysteine, and bright yellow pigment production on autoclaved potato tissue. They were not fluorescent on King's medium B and did not induce hypersensitivity reaction on tobacco leaf. Similar results were obtained with Brenneria salicis control strain, LMG 6089, except for acid production from α-methylglucoside (negative) and l-arabinose (negative). Acid production from α-methylglucoside has been reported for the Japanese strains of B. salicis, which do not produce acidity from inositol (4). Genomic DNA was extracted (1) from three isolates, and PCR reactions were performed with Es1A and Es4B primers (2) that amplify a 553-bp fragment from the 16S rDNA of B. salicis. The isolates showed a PCR product of expected size, like the positive control LMB 6089. On the basis of colony features, biochemical tests, and the PCR assay, we conclude that the isolates belong to B. salicis, a pathogen reported in Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Japan, and New Zealand (2,3) but, as well as watermark disease symptoms, never previously reported in Italy. In summer 2009, pathogenicity tests were performed by inoculating young, white willow plants with B. salicis suspensions of ~1 to 2 × 109 CFU/ml placed with a syringe at the intersection of 1-year-old branches on the trunk. However, a year later, no symptoms of disease have been noted on the inoculated plants. According to the literature, pathogenicity tests rarely lead to the expected results because the bacterium can survive for many years in latent form, breaking out only when proper environmental conditions occur (3). Also the tests with B. salicis LMG 6089 gave negative results. Further investigation is necessary to clarify the relationships between this bacterium and the environment in causing withering of white willows in Piedmont. References: (1) W. P. Chen and T. T. Kuo. Nucleic Acids Res. 21:2260, 1993. (2) L. Hauben et al. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:3966, 1998. (3) M. Maes et al. Environ. Microbiol. 11:1453, 2009. (4) Y. Sakamoto et al. Plant Pathol. 48:613, 1999.

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Mandarino, Andrea, Fabio Luino, and Francesco Faccini. "Flood-induced ground effects and flood-water dynamics for hydro-geomorphic hazard assessment: the 21–22 October 2019 extreme flood along the lower Orba River (Alessandria, NW Italy)." Journal of Maps 17, no. 3 (January 11, 2021): 136–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1866702.

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Betta, P., R. Cuttica, C. Angelini, and M. Brusa. "3537 POSTER “More Health for You – Better Care for Your Family” Campaign for Cancer Awareness and Prevention Targeted at Immigrant Women in the Province of Alessandria, Northwest Italy." European Journal of Cancer 47 (September 2011): S257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0959-8049(11)71193-5.

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Garibaldi, A., G. Gilardi, and M. L. Gullino. "First Report of Collar and Root Rot Caused by Pythium ultimum on Coriander in Italy." Plant Disease 94, no. 9 (September 2010): 1167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-94-9-1167b.

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Coriander, Coriandrum sativum L., is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. This plant, native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and southeastern Asia, is used in cooking as well as for medicinal uses. The leaves are commonly referred to as cilantro. In October 2009, severe outbreaks of a previously unknown root rot were observed in a commercial field located in the Alessandria Province (northern Italy) on 20-day-old plants belonging to cv. Comune. Five percent of plants were affected, showing stunting and extensive chlorosis starting on external leaves that eventually wilted. Root systems and collars of diseased plants appeared rotted. In advanced stages, young leaves were affected and the plants eventually collapsed and tissues dried out. Tissue fragments of 1 mm2 were excised from the roots of infected plants, dipped in a solution containing 1% sodium hypochlorite, and plated on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and a medium selective for Oomycetes (3). Plates were incubated under constant fluorescent light at 22 ± 1°C for 4 to 5 days. One isolate, grown on V8 medium (vegetable mix, 300 g; agar, 15 g; CaCO3, 1.5g; and distilled water, 1 liter), and observed under a light microscope showed hyphae generally aseptate, ranging from 1.3 to 6.24 μm in diameter, and produced sporangia consisting of complexes of swollen hyphal branches. Oogonia were globose, smooth, and 20.3 to 33.4 (average 25.4) μm in diameter. Antheridia were monoclinous, extending from immediately below oogonium, and measured 10.8 to 17.8 × 7.6 to 12.7 (average 14.4 × 10.4) μm. Oospores were single, globose, aplerotic and thick walled, and 15.8 to 24.2 (average 17.8) μm in diameter. These morphological characters were used to identify the microorganism as a Pythium sp. (3). The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA of a single isolate was amplified using the primers ITS1/ITS4 (2,4) and sequenced. BLAST analysis (1) of the 874-bp segment showed a 100% homology with the sequence of Pythium ultimum. The nucleotide sequence has been assigned the GenBank Accession No. GU478314. Pathogenicity tests were performed twice on coriander cv. Comune. Plants were grown in 2-liter pots containing a Brill Type 5 substrate (Brill Substrate GmbH & Co. KG, Niedersachsen, Germany) consisting of 15% blond peat, 85% black peat, pH 5.5 to 6, and pasteurized at 80°C for 30 min. The potting mix was infested at a rate of 5 g/liter with wheat and hemp kernels colonized with one strain of P. ultimum. Ten plants (1 plant per pot) were grown in the infested substrate and 10 plants were grown in noninfested substrate. Plants were kept in a growth chamber at 20°C. The first symptoms, consisting of reduced growth and chlorosis, developed within 7 days, while control plants remained healthy. P. ultimum was consistently isolated from the roots. To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. ultimum causing disease of coriander in Italy as well as worldwide. At this time, the economic importance of Pythium rot on coriander in Italy remains unknown. References: (1) S. F. Altschul et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389, 1997. (2) W. Chen et al. Exp. Mycol.16:22, 1992. (3) T. Watanabe. Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2002. (4) T. J. White et al. Page 38 in: PCR protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications. M. A. Innis et al., eds. Academic Press, San Diego, 1990.

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Marino, Nancy F. "Antonio Chas Aguión, Categorías poéticas minoritarias en el cancionero castellano del siglo XV. (Medioevo ispanico 4.) Alessandria, Italy: Edizioni dell’Orso, 2012. Paper. Pp. iv, 176. €17. ISBN: 978-886-274-3983." Speculum 89, no. 2 (April 2014): 459–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0038713414000438.

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Balducci, Alessandro. "Alessandro Balducci — Italy." disP - The Planning Review 51, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 48–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2015.1038061.

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Salih, Jasmin. "Alessandro Sanna: Illustrator – Italy." Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature 54, no. 2 (2016): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2016.0063.

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Braga, Dario, and Fabrizia Grepioni*. "Organometallic crystal engineering: prospects for a systematic design1This review article is largely based on conferences given by the authors in 1997: INDABA-II (Skukuza, South Africa); ECM17 (Lisbon, Portugal); Annual SCI Inorganic Chemistry Congress (Alessandria, Italy).1." Coordination Chemistry Reviews 183, no. 1 (March 1999): 19–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0010-8545(98)90172-2.

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Mullins, Jonathan. "Hacked Transmissions: Technology and Connective Activism in Italy, Alessandra Renzi (2020)." Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies 10, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 138–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jicms_00113_5.

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Manetti, Alessandro. "“Noi, cultori del saper vivere bene”." i+Diseño. Revista Científico-Académica Internacional de Innovación, Investigación y Desarrollo en Diseño 1 (March 8, 2009): 135–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.24310/idiseno.2009.v1i.12746.

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Alessandro Manetti, sociologo di formazione è stato di recente a Malaga per parlare di disegno industriale e delle nuove tendenze del made in Italy in Spagna in una conferenza presso la Escuela Politécnica dell’Università di Malaga, organizzata dal professor Giovanni Caprara. L’abbiamo incontrato per meglio approfondire questi temi di grande interesse e attualità.

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Milan, Stefania. "Hacked Transmissions: Technology and Connective Activism in Italy by Alessandra Renzi." Technology and Culture 63, no. 4 (October 2022): 1207–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/tech.2022.0168.

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Monaco, Federico, Francesco Zallio, Gioacchino Catania, Maria Teresa Corsetti, Lia Mele, Franco Dallavalle, Anna Baraldi, Flavia Salvi, and Massimo Pini. "Monoclonal Gammopathy After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant As a Marker For GvHD Onset." Blood 122, no. 21 (November 15, 2013): 5484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v122.21.5484.5484.

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Abstract Background/Aims Transient monoclonal gammopathy is a common alteration of laboratory test after allogeneic stem cells transplantation (alloBMT). However, until now, only scattered works have been published about it. The main paper reported on PubMed, regarding transient monoclonal gammopathy, was presented by the Dana Farber's group at the end of the eighties. The author of that paper showed an apparently strong correlation between development of graft versus host disease (GvHD) and appearance of a monoclonal gammopathy. Starting from that observation, we decided to evaluate among our allogeneic transplanted patients the incidence of M-component and its possible relationship with GvHD. Patient and Method 67 patients undergoing alloBMT at the Haematology Unit of Alessandria (Italy) between 2006 and 2010 were evaluated: 52% of patients were male and 48% were females. Pre-transplantation diagnosis included: 34 acute myeloid leukaemia (50.7%), 8 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (11.9%), 7 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (10.4%), 6 chronic leukaemia (9%), 4 myelodysplastic syndrome (6%), 2 Hodgkin lymphoma (3%) and 6 other less common malignancies (9%). All patients had, at least, two pre-transplantation serum electrophoresis with no evidence of pre-existing monoclonal component; for the analysis, we haven’t considered patients submitted to alloBMT for myeloma. Controls of serum electrophoresis were performed at 90, 180 and 360 days after transplantation. In our survey, 17 patients relapsed after alloBMT, 27 patients developed GvHD and 26 patients died. Post-transplantation follow up ranged from 81 to 2514 days with a median of 496 days. Results As a whole, 35/67 (52%) of the patients developed monoclonal gammopathy after transplantation. Comparing patients with or not monoclonal gammopathy after alloBMT, an increased GvHD development (54% vs 34%) and a decreased relapse incidence (19% vs 32%) was observed. Otherwise, analysing the appearance of monoclonal gammopathy at defined time-points, we have not detected any difference in overall survival, GvHD development, relapse incidence and post-transplantation mortality at +90 and +180 days post transplant. Vice versa, an increased GvHD development (50% vs 21% at median +378 days) was observed in patients with an appearance of monoclonal gammopathy at +360 days; so it seems that the presence of a M-component is associated only lately after 360 days to the possibility of GvHD development. Conclusion Evidence for monoclonal B-cell proliferation is common within the first year after alloBMT. The few papers published in the past found this proliferation more frequently associated with GVHD but without any long term adverse effect. Our data would seem to confirm a correlation between appearance of monoclonal gammopathy post-transplantation and GvHD development. In the past, the explanation for the evidence of a monoclonal gammopathy was associated to an aberrant immune reconstitution after alloBMT. Nevertheless in the last year it has been shown that B cells are involved in the pathogenesis of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) and anti-B-cell therapy can be used for the treatment of cGVHD. A prospective study with a larger population should be considered, in order to confirm our results and assay post-transplantation monoclonal gammopathy as an early marker for GvHD development. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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Londre, Felicia Hardison. "Tennessee Williams and Italy: A Transcultural Perspective by Alessandro Clericuzio." Theatre Journal 69, no. 1 (2017): 119–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/tj.2017.0015.

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Brook, Clodagh. "Post-secular identity in contemporary Italian cinema: Catholic ‘cement’, the suppression of history and the lost Islamic other." Modern Italy 22, no. 2 (May 2017): 197–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mit.2017.17.

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Alessandro Ferrari claims that Catholicism was the only cement binding the newly unified Italy together, a country without a common language or a widespread culture capable of founding civic engagement. Taking a post-secular perspective on religion, which recognizes that religion is not simply a ‘residue’ soon to be extinguished (as Raymond Williams once stated), this article will explore Italian cinema’s contemporary constructions of this national ‘religious cement’ as a putative foundation for identity in 21st century Italy. The article sets out too to show the cracks in the cement: collective identity can only be created by ignoring religious diversity and removing thorny issues from the history of the Catholic church.

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