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Plio-Pleistocene strike-slip deformation in NE Sicily: the example of the area between Capo Calavà and Capo Tindari

2005

The Peloritani Mts. in Northeastern Sicily are part of the Sicilian orogenic belt interposed between the Tyrrhenian basin and the Ionian Basin. In the Tyrrhenian basin crustal thinning has been active since the late Miocene, whereas wedge accretion (External Calabrian Arc) has occurred in the Ionian basin, due to the north-westward subduction of the Ionian Plate below the Calabrian-Peloritani Arc. Strike-slip tectonics in NE Sicily occurred during Plio-Pleistocene times. Faulting caused a non-uniform uplift rate of the Plio-Pleistocene deposits, which are elevated up to 500 m above sea level. The structural pattern is mainly represented by NW-SE and N-S/NNE-SSW trending transcurrent faults …

strike-slip tectonicPlio-Pleistocenefault reactivationNE Sicily
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il volto della morte: le maschere funerarie della sepoltura dei preti morti di Gangi

2014

riassunto — Le mummie moderne e il signifcato recondito della doppia sepoltura nelle culture mediterranee moderne sono da tempo ampiamente dibattuti. In questo lavoro si discute di una particolare “collezione” di corpi di ecclesiastici, mummifcati ed esposti in un comune montano madonita della Sicilia, Gangi. I corpi, principalmente risalenti al XIX secolo, mummifcati per colatura come nella tradizione del tempo e vestiti degli abiti talari, sono esposti nel piano sottostante della Chiesa Madre, in quella che nella tradizione è detta la “fossa dei parrini” (fossa dei preti). Le mummie, a differenza di altri siti siciliani e mediterranei, sono altresì corredate di sonetto commemorativo e di …

summary — The modern mummies and the inner meaning of the double burial in Mediterranean cultures have long been debated. In this paper we discuss a particular “collection” of ecclesiastical bodies mummifed and displayed in a small mountain town of Sicily Gangi in the Madonie Mountains. The bodies dating back to the nineteenth century mummifed by pouring in the tradition of the time and carefully dressed in robes are exposed in the lower foor of the Chiesa Madre in what the tradition is called “fossa dei parrini” (pit of priests). The mummies unlike other Sicilian and Mediterranean sites are accompanied by commemorative sonnet and death mask made of fnish wax. The primary interest of our study was aimed specifcally at this particular manifestation of the double burial complex which lies in the representation of the face. The work expresses an examination of the concept of death mask in antiquity and leads to the conclusion that the place for its scenic values ritualization should be designed to the ostentation and the consolidation of the image of the Church and of the his power within the small rural society.Settore BIO/08 - Antropologia
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The Past ‘Interpreter’. Historical Stratifications in the Ritual Symbolism of Saint Joseph Festivals and Holy Week in Sicily

2020

I temi della continuità culturale e della "sopravvivenza" del simbolismo rituale sono stati al centro dibattito in campo religioso antropologico e storico. Sono diventati di nuovo di attualità in relazione alla la patrimonializzazione di feste religiose "tradizionali" come San Giuseppe e la Settimana Santa, festival il cui simbolismo rituale (banchetto sacro, processione, rami sempreverdi, pane rituale, canti e danze) mostra un'evidente radice pre-cristiana e agraria. Una serie di domande emergono sia sul l'utilità delle fonti storiche (archeologiche e documentarie) per quanto riguarda la comprensione delle realtà rituale temporanea, e sulla questione della continuità cronologica delle prat…

survivals ritual symbolism Sicily religious festivals patrimonializationSettore M-DEA/01 - Discipline Demoetnoantropologiche
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Exploiting ArcGIS and Google Earthtm to assess an earth flow susceptibility model in central Sicily

2009

susceptibility assessmentSettore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E GeomorfologiaGoogle EarthGISSicilySettore GEO/05 - Geologia ApplicataLandslide hazard
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Extensional deformations during Neogene chain building in Sicily

2010

ABSTRACT In the Madonie-Nebrodi Mts (Northern Sicily belt) both Mesozoic carbonate platform/basin-derived deformed successions and Neogene foredeep deposits outcrop. Thrust sheets piled-up southwards in thin-skin piggy-back sequence. The chain building process began during the Oligo-Miocene. The syntectonic deposits involved in the compressional tectonics give evidence that syn-sedimentary extensional faults developed during fold nucleation and amplification. Syn-sedimentary extensional faults affect the foredeep strata at different stratigraphic levels, which are bounded by unconformities. Normal faults and bedding show constant cut-off relationships and are progressively tilted youngwards…

synsedimentary faults faulting-folding interaction positive inversion SicilyBeddingCarbonate platformOutcropSettore GEO/03 - Geologia StrutturaleInversion (geology)GeologyFold (geology)NeogeneUnconformityPaleontologyTectonicsGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesSeismologyGeologyItalian Journal of Geosciences
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A Dynamic Analysis of Tourism Determinants in Sicily

2015

This study provides an initial analysis of the key determinants of tourism in Sicily. In doing so, it responds to the general lack of a scientific approach in the study and management of tourism in Sicily. By mixing a gravity approach and system dynamics methodology, the attractiveness of Sicily is examined, taking into account both structural and promotional aspects that might affect tourism demand. The results strongly suggest that the island's natural and cultural resources, the road infrastructure and the urban environment are important determinants of tourism demand in Sicily. The findings may be useful for local authorities involved in the development of tourism, and represent a star…

system dynamicAttractivenessdestination attractiveneTourism geographyGeography Planning and DevelopmentSettore SECS-P/06 - Economia Applicatagravity approachGeographySettore SECS-S/06 -Metodi Mat. dell'Economia e d. Scienze Attuariali e Finanz.EconomyTourism Leisure and Hospitality ManagementRegional sciencetourism demandSicilyUrban environmentTourismTourism Economics
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A new species of Silene sect. Dipterosperma (Caryophyllaceae) from Sicily

2012

Silene kemoniana, a new species of the section Dipterosperma from NW Sicily, is described and illustrated. It is a therophyte that occurs in mountains near Palermo, where it grows on Mesozoic limestones in xerophilous garigues. Its relationships with S. colorata and allied species are also examined. A key of the species belonging to sect. Dipterosperma is provided. Se describe e ilustra Silene kemoniana, una nueva especie del NW de Sicilia perteneciente a la sección Dipterosperma. Se trata de un terófito que habita en algunas montañas próximas a Palermo, donde crece sobre calizas mesozoicas entre matorrales mediterráneos xerófilos. Se estudian sus relaciones con S. colorata y otras especies…

taxo nomíacorologíasilene kemoniana sp. nov.BotanySilene kemoniana sp. novCaryophyllaceaeSilene kemoniana sp. nov.Caryophyllaceae Silene kemoniana sp. nov. taxonomychorology ecology morphology Sicily.ecologíataxonomyCaryophyllaceae Silene kemoniana sp. nov. taxonomy chorology ecology morphology SicilyQK1-989Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicatamorphologymorfologíaSiciliasicilyecologycaryophyllaceaechorologySicily
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Prevalence of the bullying phenomenon in a schools sample of Palermo, Sicily: a pre-post intervention observational study among teachers

2018

Background and aim of the work: Bullying involves a significant percentage of school-age children. According to the latest available surveillance data, in Sicily, the estimated prevalence among 11-15 years old children is 14%. This study aimed to estimate a prevalence of the bullying phenomenon, observed by teachers, in a sample of secondary schools of Palermo, Sicily. Moreover, after the conduction of preventive interventions among teachers, aimed to evaluate any modification in bullying prevalence. Methods: A cluster sampling selection according to socio-economic level of the school neighborhood was carried out. Two anonymous online questionnaires, pre and post-intervention, were administ…

teachersSchoolsAdolescentVerbal BehaviorTeacherMedicine (all)educationPsychology AdolescentBullyingsocio-economic levelPsychology ChildViolenceSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatasecondary schoolsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesHealth System Research - up to DatePrevalenceHumansSchool TeachersSecondary schoolChildSicilybullying prevalenceQualitative ResearchActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
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Preliminary results of a multi-scale structural analisys in an analogue carbonate reservoir (Hyblean Plateau, Sicily, Italy)

2010

With the aim of studying the multi-scale fault architecture and permeability in hydrocarbon-rich porous carbonate rocks, we are currently involved in a project focused on the structural analysis of fractured and faulted platform-to-ramp carbonates cropping out in the Hyblean Plateau (Sicily, Italy). The Hyblean Plateau is part of the Maghrebian foreland and forms the northern portion of the African plate. The plateau is a NE-oriented structural high crosscut by a large-scale N10°-20°E oriented strike-slip fault system, named Scicli-Ragusa, which was affected by right-lateral kinematics during the Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene. Some authors documented a recent activity of the Scicli-Ragusa fa…

tectonic structural analisys carbonate sicilyCarbonate reservoir fault zone properties Hyblean PlateauSettore GEO/03 - Geologia Strutturale
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Tv e cultura locale. Uno studio di caso: generi e tendenze della programmazione televisiva siciliana

2016

Questa indagine è uno studio sull’offerta televisiva locale siciliana ed è condotta su un ristretto numero di emittenti allo scopo di approfondire alcuni aspetti del panorama mediatico regionale. Il commitente della ricerca è il Co.re.com. Sicilia – Comitato Regionale per le Comunicazioni, che con questo studio, svolto tra il 2015 e il 2016, ha voluto compiere una ricognizione e una valutazione della qualità dei programmi della tv siciliana. Attraverso interviste di tipo qualitativo, condotte sulla base di una batteria di domande a risposta aperta, rivolte a direttori ed editori di emittenti regionali, e attraverso una disamina dei palinsesti, si è condotta una ricognizione dello stato dei …

television local television sicily semioticsSettore M-FIL/05 - Filosofia E Teoria Dei Linguaggi
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