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Effects of irrigation treatments on the quality of table olives produced with the Greek-style process
2016
The irrigation of olive orchards is commonly applied to produce table olives with optimal size. No data have been published on the microbiological quality of drupes from irrigated olive groves during fermentation. The trials T100 and T50 (receiving a water amount equivalent to 100 % and 50 % of the required amount, respectively) and control T0 (rainfed trial) were monitored during two consecutive years. The results showed a significant increase of equatorial diameter and flesh:pit ratio of irrigated drupes. The decrease of pH and the numbers of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) registered for the irrigated trials during the fermentation were more consistent than those displayed by control T0. Lact…
Evaluation of different conditions to enhance the performances of Lactobacillus pentosus OM13 during industrial production of Spanish-style table oli…
2017
The main objective was to set up a methodology to improve the high volume production of green table olives, cv. Nocellara del Belice. Lactobaccillus pentosus OM13 was applied during three different industrial processes of table olives as follows: trial one (IOP1) was subjected to an addition of lactic acid until a brine level of pH 7.0 was reached; trial two (IOP2) subjected to same addition of lactic acid as in trial one plus nutrient adjuvant; and trial three (IOP3) subjected to same addition of lactic acid as in trial one, but with the strain L. pentosus OM13 acclimatized in brine for 12 h before inoculation. These trials were compared against two untreated controls (spontaneously fermen…
Association study between beta-defensin gene polymorphisms and mastitis resistance in Valle del Belice dairy sheep breed
2016
Abstract Mastitis is generally caused by bacteria, and it is the most common disease in livestock species. Defensins are peptides with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and β-defensin genes have been studied in several livestock species due to their important role in the innate immune response. The aim of this study was to establish an association between polymorphisms in the β-defensin 1 and 2 genes and mastitis resistance in the Valle del Belice dairy sheep. Data consisted of 1855 and 2804 observations for case and control group, respectively. Six single nucleotide polymorphisms and seven haplotypes were selected for association studies with mastitis. In particular, polymorphism …
Full-length sequencing and identification of novel polymorphisms in the ACACA gene of Valle del Belice sheep breed
2017
The essential role of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACACA) enzyme in milk fatty acid (FA) synthesis suggests that it may be responsible for the phenotypic variability observed in milk. Before attempting association analyses between this gene and/or enzyme and phenotypic traits, a study on the genetic variability within this locus is required. The aim of this work was to sequence the entire coding region of ACACA gene in Valle del Belice sheep breed to identify polymorphic sites. A total of 51 coding exons of ACACA gene were sequenced in 32 individuals of Valle del Belice sheep breed. Sequencing analysis and alignment of obtained sequences showed the presence of 23 polymorphic sites. The most …
Determination of milk production losses and variations of fat and protein percentages according to different levels of somatic cell count in Valle de…
2018
The somatic cell count (SCC) of milk is widely used to monitor udder health and the milk quality and because of its positive genetic correlation with mastitis this trait was included in breeding schemes of dairy sheep. The aim of this study was to estimate the loss in milk yield (MY) and related composition resulting from different levels of somatic cell count in Valle del Belice dairy sheep. Data were collected between 2006 and 2016 in 15 flocks following an A4 recording scheme. Somatic cell count (SCC), fat and protein percentage (F% and P%) were determined using mid-infrared spectroscopy. To evaluate loss in test day MY, F% and P%, five different classes of SCC were arbitrarily defined: …
Architettura e forma urbana nella ricostruzione del Belice
2012
Nella notte fra il 14 e il 15 gennaio del 1968 per gli abitanti dei quattordici territori comunali della Valle del Belice maggiormente flagellati dal sisma prendeva il via un incubo senza fine; oltre all’ecatombe e ai danni materiali il terremoto (che in un’area di poco meno di 100.000 ettari circostanti l’epicentro, non lontano dalla vecchia Gibellina, aveva causato 351 morti, 582 feriti, e quasi 100.000 senza tetto) nei dieci anni successivi avrebbe generato azioni pubbliche e private cui è innegabile l’innesco di quel diffuso processo di declassamento etico-sociale che è ancor oggi sinonimo dell’intera vicenda della ricostruzione del Belice. Dei quattordici comuni riconosciuti come diret…
Belice, la resistenza dello statuto dei luoghi
2009
Barocco perduto, barocco dimenticato
2008
Quaranta anni ci separano dal 1968 e la distanza è ormai tale da farci scorgere relazioni, intrecci, combinazioni che i protagonisti del tempo forse non sono riusciti a intravedere. Probabilmente non c’è altro che casualità nella coincidenza tra un terremoto devastante e la “riscoperta”, o meglio la ribalta pubblica, del barocco siciliano, ottenuta attraverso il contributo di sir Anthony Blunt. Eppure questa concomitanza cronologica fortuita finisce per assumere oggi significati imprevedibili. Se la strada intrapresa è stata orientata verso l’abbandono dei centri e verso la sufficienza con cui si è guardato al passato (con alcune eccezioni e grazie in particolare a benemeriti studiosi local…