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F. Antoci
Detection of bovine Papillomavirus and efficacy of treatment using saponinDetection of bovine Papillomavirus and efficacy of treatment using saponin
Papillomas of teats and udders in cows may cause skin lesions, thelitis, mastitis and poor milking resulting in economic losses. We describe an outbreak of bovine papillomavirus (BPV) and successful treatment with a purified extract of Quillaja saponaria bark (Quil-A).
Study and restoration of a stucco decorative cycle with figures, attributable to the Serpotta family
The article describes the innovative restoration of a decorative figured stucco, attributed to Giacomo Serpotta or to his family, with winged putti and a female figure sitting on a triumphal chariot. The work, in the past at the former Museo Nazionale and today at the Galleria Regionale di Palazzo Abatellis, can be dated between the late seventeenth century and the beginning of eighteenth century and is a testimony of the Baroque in Palermo.
Digital Technologies for Cultural Heritage Preservation. A case study.
Within the study and knowledge of Cultural Heritage, the Virtual Restoration represents an innovative technical-scientific sector that involves the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) within traditional and well-established methodologies. The study illustrates a practical experience carried out on a cycle of sculptural works made in stucco that currently shows a number of fragmentary and disjointed parts. In this research a methodological approach is described, whose aim was to build a 3D model and formulate an hypothesis of virtual recomposition of the fragments. In addition, it provided useful geometrical-formal support tools both for the physical-material restoration…
Nuove varianti di Bronchite Infettiva negli allevamenti avicoli siciliani
Avian Infectious Bronchitis (IB) is a disease caused by a Coronavirus, included in Coronaviridae family. The disease, endemic in Italy, affects both broilers and laying hens. It represents one of the main health issue in sicilian poultry farms. The presence of new antigenic variants makes problematic the implementation of an adequate prophylaxis through the use of appropriate vaccines. The present work aims to study the spread of IB strains in Sicily by serological and biomolecular tests in order to investigate the presence of "historical" strains as well as new strains and to carry out the genotyping of viruses isolated. The serological results show that the used vaccination protocols are …