XRF and LIBS integrated analysis to identify the chemical composition and the conservation state of photographic and paper materials

Qualitative and quantitative characterization of historical pigments by XRF spectrometry

LIBS analysis for a stratigraphic study on Cultural Heritage material

Azioni di contenimento dei fenomeni erosivi, di salvaguardia e restauro degli habitat nell’ambito del Progetto LIFE “MACALIFE - Preservation and extension of priority habitats damaged from agriculture activity”: un modello per le zone aride della Sicilia

In Sicilia, come del resto in gran parte del Mediterraneo, l’impatto millenario delle attività antropiche ha profondamente modificato la struttura e la funzione degli ecosistemi naturali, con evidenti ripercussioni sulla stabilità dei suoli e sull’andamento diffuso dei processi erosivi. L’accresciuta consapevolezza di que-sto rapporto causa-effetto ha posto sempre più in risalto la necessità di mettere in atto adeguati interventi di recupero e di ripristino ambientale, in particolare a favo-re di ecosistemi più esposti e vulnerabili, perlopiù concentrati in corrispondenza delle aree costiere e umide, spesso profondamente trasformati a seguito dell'azione combinata di diversi tipi di disturb…

Caratterizzazione biometrica e stima numerica di una popolazione di testuggine palustre siciliana.

Non-destructive physical measurements for the study of museum environments and characterization of archaeological artifact

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RESTORATION TREATMENTS ON STONE MATERIAL FROM THE ROMAN THEATER OF MERIDA (SPAIN)

La rinascita del centro storico di Agrigento tra ricerca e didattica

Validation of the 2009 TNM Version in a Large Multi-Institutional Cohort of Patients Treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Are Further Improvements Needed?

Background: A new edition of the TNM was recently released that includes modifications for the staging system of kidney cancers. Specifically, T2 cancers were subclassified into T2a and T2b ( 10 cm), tumors with renal vein involvement or perinephric fat involvement were classified as T3a cancers, and those with adrenal involvement were classified as T4 cancers. Objective: Our aim was to validate the recently released edition of the TNM staging system for primary tumor classification in kidney cancer. Design, setting, and participants: Our multicenter retrospective study consisted of 5339 patients treated in 16 academic Italian centers. Intervention: Patients underwent either radical or part…