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Neurobiological foundations of multisensory processing integration in people with autism spectrum disorders: The role of the medial prefrontal cortex
2014
This review aims to relate the sensory processing problems in people with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), especially Multisensory interaction (MSI), to the role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) by exploring neuroanatomical findings; brain connectivity and Default Network (DN); global or locally directed attention; and temporal multisensory binding. The mPFC is part of the brain’s DN, which is deactivated when attention is focused on a particular task and activated on rest when spontaneous cognition emerges. In those with ASD, it is hypoactive and the higher the social impairment the greater the atypical activity. With an immature DN, cross-modal integration is impaired, resulting in …
Antimycotic activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens against fungi of vineyards soil origin
2009
Preliminary investigations on grapevines (cv Catarratto) with symptoms of “esca” allowed the isolation of different bacterial colonies (Alfonzo et al, 2009). A Gram-positive, spore forming isolate, able to inhibit fungal growth, was subjected to identification. On the basis of the whole 16S rRNA gene sequence, it showed a similarity of 99% with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. There are numerous reports on the antagonistic activity of this species towards several phytopathogenic microorganisms. For this reason, the potential of the bacterial strain against the fungi commonly associated to the soil of vineyards (Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus carbonarius, Cladosporium cl…
Interactions between Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AG1 and Aspergillus spp. contaminating food and feedstuffs
2022
Aspergillus is a widespread fungal genus contaminating and degrading food and feeds mostly during storage. Some species can also produce carcinogenic mycotoxins harmful for human and animal health. In this study, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AG1 (BaAG1), active against fungal pathogens was evaluated by in vitro tests against seven Aspergillus species belonging to six Aspergillus sections. After 7 days of incubation at 25°C, mycelial growth of all fungal species was reduced from 46.53% to 60.92%, compared to the controls. The inhibitory effect of BaAG1 cell-free culture filtrate was tested by turbidimetric measurements by using ScanReady P-800 that allow the automatic and continuous monitoring…
Oxidative Status of Goats with Different CSN1S1 Genotypes Fed ad Libitum with Fresh and Dry Forages
2020
Forty late-lactation Girgentana goats were used to study the effect of diets fed ad libitum and &alpha
Marine caves of the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea: a First Census of Benthic Biodiversity
2017
This is the first paper documenting research on a selection of marine caves located along the coast of Capo Milazzo in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. Three submarine and one semi-submerged caves were surveyed and sampled using underwater photo sampling. Surveys have only taken into account the sessile species belonging to the main taxa: Porifera, Anthozoa, Bryozoa and Polychaeta. Diversity indices and abundances were calculated for three sections within each explored cave: the Entrance Zone, Intermediate Zone and Bottom Zone. The richest group was Porifera with 21 taxa, followed by cnidarians, (Anthozoa), with 8 taxa, Polychaeta (5 taxa), and Bryozoa (5 taxa). Among Porifera, the presence of …
Priority areas for the conservation of Atlantic forest large mammals
2009
Large mammal faunas in tropical forest landscapes are widely affected by habitat fragmentation and hunting, yet the environmental determinants of their patterns of abundance remain poorly understood at large spatial scales. We analysed population abundance and biomass of 31 species of medium to large-bodied mammal species at 38 Atlantic forest sites (including three islands, 26 forest fragments and six continuous forest sites) as related to forest type, level of hunting pressure and forest fragment size using ANCOVAs. We also derived a novel measure of mammal conservation importance for each site based on a "Mammalian Conservation Priority index" (MPi) which incorporates information on spec…
Plant-animal seed dispersal interactions as key drivers of ecological restoration in a changing world
2022
Many global and European commitments state the need to plant billions of trees and restore millions of hectares of degraded ecosystems to contrast biodiversity loss, desertification and climate change. Seed dispersal is a crucial process promoting vegetation dynamics, and in the Mediterranean, up to 65% of woody plant species need animals for seed dispersal. Therefore, such mutualistic ecological interaction represents a key nature-based solution to help us reaching our commitments. In this presentation first we will report the strong expansion rate and correlated finescale spatio-temporal patterns of woody natural regeneration over a pastureland, using a spatially-explicit framework deploy…
Milano Parco Sud: L'Energia della Memoria
2007
Un'idea semplice e rivoluzionaria: riuscire a trasformare, in armonia con la tradizione, il “parco agricolo sud” di Milano. La proposta si sviluppa su più piani: restauro delle abitazioni e cascine del parco, lo fruttamento delle energie eco-compatibili (biomassa, energia solare e energia idraulica), e promozione del parco come meta turistica. Un lavoro simile è già in atto in diverse parti della regione Lombardia. L’area del parco del Ticino dopo due anni di lavoro è quasi tutta eco compatibile. Nella provincia di Cremona alcune aziende agricole hanno già iniziato a sviluppare e a monetizzare la biomassa.
ANALISI DEI CONSUMI DI STUPEFACENTI E POPOLAZIONE DEL SERT DI TERMINI IMERESE FINALIZZATA ALL’ATTIVAZIONE DI UN PROGETTO EDUCAZIONALE
2013
Introduzione. In questo studio è stato preso in considerazione il consumo annuale di stupefacenti (metadone e buprenorfina) dal 2009 al 2012, da parte del Ser.T di Termini Imerese. Si è voluto indagare sulla tipologia di pazienti ambulatoriali per avviare un successivo progetto di prevenzione rivolto alle scuole. Materiali e metodi: I dati relativi ai consumi sono stati estrapolati dal programma di magazzino del polo di distribuzione di Termini Imerese, mentre i dati relativi ai pazienti sono stati ricavati dal Sistema Informativo Sanitario del Ministero della Salute consultabile dai dipendenti del Ser.T. Risultati: I consumi di metadone cloridrato flacone da 20 ml 0,1% sono progressivament…