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4. Kretzschmaria deusta, a limiting factor for survival and safety of veteran beech trees in Trentino (Alps, Northern Italy)

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Cordin G, Messina G, Maresi G, Zottele F, Ferretti F, Montecchio L, and Oliveira Longa CM

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Fagus sylvatica, Xilariaceae, Brittle Cinder, Soft-rot, Visual Tree Assessment, Veteran Tree Conservation, Forestry, SD1-669.5
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The importance of veteran trees is well recognised nowadays. The sudden breakage of some of these plants in Trentino (Italy), mainly due to Kretzschmaria deusta, prompted a survey of the veteran beeches reported in this area. Visual tree assessment was carried out in 40 sites with either single trees or groups of beeches, for a total of 115 trees evaluated. Most trees showed serious defects or problems in need of management and 19 had a high level of risk of breakage because of the presence of several structural problems. The presence of K. deusta was recorded on 50.4% of the examined trees. The pathogen was also identified in the proximity of investigated trees at 29 sites. Laboratory tests confirmed the identity of K. deusta by microbiological and molecular approaches and also identified Cosmopora berkeleyana as mycoparasite on K. deusta fruiting bodies. Isolates obtained from declining trees and old stumps showed the same pattern of growth at different temperatures. The risk evaluation emphasised how the fungus could affect the survival and safety of these veteran trees; this was confirmed by the collapse of four of the investigated trees in the last years. Therefore, K. deusta, which has been considered as a facultative parasite up to now, could play a more incisive role both in the decline of old beech trees and the natural evolution of aging beech woods.

Published
2021
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5. Budesonide MMX in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Current Perspectives on Efficacy and Safety

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Maconi G, Camatta D, Cannatelli R, Ferretti F, Carvalhas Gabrielli A, and Ardizzone S

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budesonide mmx, ulcerative colitis, efficacy, effectiveness, safety, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
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Giovanni Maconi, Deborah Camatta, Rosanna Cannatelli, Francesca Ferretti, Anna Carvalhas Gabrielli, Sandro Ardizzone Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences FBF – L.Sacco, University Hospital, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence: Giovanni MaconiGastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco University Hospital, University of Milan, ItalyTel +39 02 39043164Fax +39 02 39042232Correspondence Email giovanni.maconi@unimi.itAbstract: Budesonide MMX is a low bioavailability corticosteroid oral once-daily formulation, which has a controlled rate of release throughout the colon, thanks to the multimatrix (MMX) formulation. It has been available for a decade in the USA and Europe for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, particularly for those not responsive to mesalamine. The efficacy of budesonide MMX in this setting has been assessed by registrative randomized controlled trials showing a higher rate of clinical and endoscopic remission at 8 weeks compared with placebo, mostly in patients with proctosigmoiditis and left-side colitis. Since it is available in our therapeutic armamentarium, a few studies have confirmed the effectiveness of budesonide MMX also in real-life, highlighting the high rate of clinical response and remission and the high safety profile. In the present review, we summarise clinical trials and real-life results of budesonide MMX, assessing its use and predictors of response and non-response in real-life.Keywords: budesonide MMX, ulcerative colitis, efficacy, effectiveness, safety

Published
2021

6. Cerebrospinal Fluid HIV Escape from Antiretroviral Therapy

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Ferretti, F, Gisslen, M, Cinque, P, and Price, RW

Subjects
Virology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology
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CNS infection is a nearly constant facet of systemic CNS infection and is generally well controlled by suppressive systemic antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, there are instances when HIV can be detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) despite suppression of plasma viruses below the clinical limits of measurement. We review three types of CSF viral escape: asymptomatic, neuro-symptomatic, and secondary. The first, asymptomatic CSF escape, is seemingly benign and characterized by lack of discernable neurological deterioration or subsequent CNS disease progression. Neuro-symptomatic CSF escape is an uncommon, but important, entity characterized by new or progressive CNS disease that is critical to recognize clinically because of its management implications. Finally, secondary CSF escape, which may be even more uncommon, is defined by an increase of CSF HIV replication in association with a concomitant non-HIV infection, as a consequence of the local inflammatory response. Understanding these CSF escape settings not only is important for clinical diagnosis and management but also may provide insight into the CNS HIV reservoir.

Published
2015

7. Disentangling the effects of age and global change on Douglas fir growth

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Ravaioli D, Ferretti F, and Magnani F

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Pseudotsuga menziesii, Basal Area Increments, Long-term Trends, Global Change, GAMM, Chronosequence, Forestry, SD1-669.5
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Recent changes commonly observed in forests growth could be the result of a combination of different climatic and non-climatic factors, such as rising atmospheric [CO2], temperature changes, atmospheric N deposition and drought stress. These effects are difficult to assess, however, due to the superimposition of age-related changes. After removing age effects through a novel approach, this study quantifies the effects on tree growth of global change, and assesses the relationship with individual environmental drivers and their relative importance. Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMMs) were applied to decouple the non-linear effects of age and co-occurring environmental changes on basal area increments (BAI) series, as derived from tree rings in a Pseudotsuga menziesii stand chronosequence of four different age classes (65-, 80-, 100- and 120-year-old). The model could explain about 57% of the overall variation in BAI as a function of age and a selected set of predictors, including water availability in the current summer and at the end of previous growing season; together with age, winter-spring mean temperature was found to be the most important predictor. After accounting for age-related effects, a significant decrease in BAI was observed in Douglas fir over the last decades. No significant impact of atmospheric [CO2] and atmospheric N deposition were detected.

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2019
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8. Does higher severity really correlate with a worse quality of life in obsessive–compulsive disorder? A meta-regression

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Pozza A, Lochner C, Ferretti F, Cuomo A, and Coluccia A

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder, quality of life, systematic review, symptoms severity, well-being, meta-regression, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
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Andrea Pozza,1 Christine Lochner,2 Fabio Ferretti,1 Alessandro Cuomo,3 Anna Coluccia1 1Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy; 2SU/UCT MRC Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; 3Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Siena School of Medicine and Department of Mental Health, University of Siena Medical Center (AOUS), Siena, Italy Background: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the leading causes of disability and reduced quality of life (QOL), with impairment in a number of domains. However, there is a paucity of literature on the association between severity of OCD symptoms and QOL, and the data that do exist are inconsistent. In addition, the role of severity in QOL has not been summarized as yet from a cross-generational perspective (ie, across childhood/adolescence and adulthood). Through meta-regression techniques, the current study summarized evidence about the moderator role of severity of OCD symptoms on differences in global QOL between individuals with OCD and controls. Methods: Online databases were searched, and cross-sectional case–control studies comparing participants of all ages with OCD with controls on self-report QOL measures were included. Random-effect meta-regression techniques were used to comment on the role of illness severity in global QOL in individuals with OCD. Results: Thirteen studies were included. A positive significant association emerged between OCD severity and effect sizes on global QOL: in samples with higher severity, there were narrower differences in QOL between patients with OCD and controls than in samples with lower severity. Such positive association was confirmed by a sensitivity analysis conducted on studies including only adults, where the difference in QOL ratings between patients and controls was significantly narrower when OCD severity was higher. Conversely, a negative association between severity and QOL was found in those studies including only children/adolescents, where the difference in QOL was significantly larger between patients and controls when OCD severity was higher. Conclusion: QOL remains an important issue to address in the management of OCD in all age groups, irrespective of illness severity. Even in those with lower severity ratings, QOL may be considered as an important marker of treatment response. Keywords: obsessive–compulsive disorder, quality of life, systematic review, symptoms severity, well-being, meta-regression

Published
2018

10. Quality of life in children and adolescents with obsessive–compulsive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Coluccia A, Ferretti F, Fagiolini A, and Pozza A

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Youth, Functioning, Social quality of life, Severity, Case-control study., Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
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Anna Coluccia,1 Fabio Ferretti,1 Andrea Fagiolini,2,3 Andrea Pozza1 1Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital, 2Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Siena, 3Department of Mental Health, University of Siena Medical Center (AOUS), Siena, Italy Abstract: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a seriously impairing psychiatric condition that affects 1%–3% of youth. Investigating the quality of life (QOL) is an important issue for treatment planning of this disorder, as targeting symptoms without taking it into account may bias assessment and prognosis when the patient presents with reduced symptoms that do not correspond to improved QOL. However, QOL in young individuals with OCD has been under-studied. This meta-analysis summarized current evidence that assessed differences in global, social and school QOL dimensions, between children/adolescents with OCD and screened controls. Age, sex and OCD severity were examined as moderators. Case–control studies were included if children/adolescents with primary OCD were compared with screened controls on validated self-reported QOL outcomes. Online databases (January 1966–January 2016) were searched. Five case–control studies were included (n=543, 17 effect sizes overall). On global QOL, a large effect size emerged (d=-1.16, P

Published
2017

11. Environmental DNA helps reveal reef shark distribution across a remote archipelago

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Dunn, N., Curnick, D.J., Carbone, C., Carlisle, A.B., Chapple, T.K., Dowell, R., Ferretti, F., Jacoby, D.M.P., Schallert, R.J., Steyaert, M., Tickler, D.M., Williamson, M.J., Block, B.A., Savolainen, V., Dunn, N., Curnick, D.J., Carbone, C., Carlisle, A.B., Chapple, T.K., Dowell, R., Ferretti, F., Jacoby, D.M.P., Schallert, R.J., Steyaert, M., Tickler, D.M., Williamson, M.J., Block, B.A., and Savolainen, V.

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are being increasingly used in proof-of-concept studies to detect shark species, many populations of which are experiencing severe declines. These methods are widely seen as the future of biodiversity monitoring, but they have yet to become established as routine monitoring techniques for elasmobranch species. Here, we developed species-specific quantitative PCR assays for the detection of grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) and silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus). We assessed whether species-specific eDNA methods could infer the distribution of the two species around the atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, which, despite being surrounded by a large marine protected area, experience contrasting levels of illegal fishing leading to heterogeneity in shark population densities. We found that eDNA detections were significantly reduced and sporadic around the northern atolls, which are under high pressure from illegal fishing. By contrast eDNA detections of both species were ubiquitous and consistent around the highly protected atoll Diego Garcia. We postulate that current levels of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is having a significant impact on the shark community in the northern atolls and suppressing local reef shark populations. In the northern atolls we also employed visual and acoustic telemetry techniques to reveal the distribution of reef sharks. We found that despite eDNA samples being taken directly after visual surveys, detection results did not correlate, suggesting a need for further optimisation of eDNA methods for detecting sharks. However, both species were detected by eDNA in sites where they were not observed, highlighting that the scale of the sampling environment must be considered when inferring eDNA results and showing that eDNA methods can be used to fill gaps in data from more established monitoring techniques. We conclude that eDNA methods should be used in combination with oth

Published
2023

12. Dual inheritance theory. Religion, narrative, and selection

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Ferretti F., Adornetti I., Yair Lior, Justin Lane, Ferretti, F., and Adornetti, I.

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In this chapter, we analyze how Dual Inheritance Theory (or DIT) can help us explain the origin, transmission and social stabilization of religious beliefs. DIT (also known as gene-culture co-evolution) posits that both biological and cultural selection can work hand in hand in order to stabilize cultural and religious forms in groups over time. Specifically, we will aim to focus our discussion on the interaction between the stabilization of religious beliefs and how specific behaviors and practices, which implicate sexual selection can be viewed in light of a dual-inheritance framework.

Published
2022

13. The rhythm of the night: patterns of activity of the European wildcat in the Italian peninsula

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Lazzeri, L, Fazzi, P, Lucchesi, M, Mori, E, Velli, E, Cappai, N, Ciuti, F, Ferretti, F, Fonda, F, Paniccia, C, Pavanello, M, Pecorella, S, Sangiuliano, A, Sforzi, A, Siclari, A, Spada, A, Lazzeri, L, Fazzi, P, Lucchesi, M, Mori, E, Velli, E, Cappai, N, Ciuti, F, Ferretti, F, Fonda, F, Paniccia, C, Pavanello, M, Pecorella, S, Sangiuliano, A, Sforzi, A, Siclari, A, and Spada, A

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Moon phase, Felis silvestri, Activity rhythms, Felis silvestris, Mesocarnivores, Human disturbance, Nocturnality, Camera-trapping, Mesocarnivore, Activity rhythm
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The European wildcat is a threatened carnivore, whose ecology is still scarcely studied, especially in Mediterranean areas. In this study, we estimated activity rhythm patterns of this felid, by means of camera-trapping at three spatial scales: (i) whole country (Italy); (ii) biogeographical areas; (iii) latitudinal zones. The activity rhythms patterns were also calculated according to temporal scales: (1) warm semester; (2) cold semester and (3) seasonal scales. Lastly, we also tested whether the effect of moon phases affected the wildcat activity. We conducted the analysis on a total of 975 independent events collected in 2009-2021, from 285 locations, in 65,800 camera days. We showed that the wildcat in Italy exhibits a > 70% nocturnal behaviour, with 20% of diurnal activity, at all spatial scales, and throughout the whole year, with peaks at 10.00 p.m. and 04.00 a.m. We observed a high overlap of wildcat activity rhythms between different biogeographical and latitudinal zones. The wildcat was mainly active on the darkest nights, reducing its activity in bright moonlight nights. Diurnal activity was greater in the warm months and decreased with the distance from shrubs and woodlands, most likely according to activity rhythms of its main prey, water presence in summer, the care of offspring and the availability of shelter sites. Conversely, the distance to paved roads seems to have no significant effects on diurnal activity, suggesting that, in presence of natural shelters, the wildcat probably may tolerate these infrastructures. We suggested limited plasticity in activity rhythm patterns of the wildcat, emphasizing the importance of dark hours for this species.

Published
2022

14. Therapies for inflammatory bowel disease do not pose additional risks for adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection: an IG-IBD study

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Bezzio, C., Armuzzi, A., Furfaro, F., Ardizzone, S., Milla, M., Carparelli, S., Orlando, A., Caprioli, F. A., Castiglione, F., Vigano, C., Ribaldone, D. G., Zingone, F., Monterubbianesi, R., Imperatore, N., Festa, S., Daperno, M., Scucchi, L., Ferronato, A., Pastorelli, L., Balestrieri, P., Ricci, C., Cappello, M., Felice, C., Fiorino, G., Saibeni, S., Coppini, F., Alvisi, P., Gerardi, V., Variola, A., Mazzuoli, S., Lenti, M. V., Pugliese, D., Allocca, M., Ferretti, F., Roselli, J., Bossa, F., Giuliano, A., Piazza, N., Manes, G., Sartini, A., Buda, A., Micheli, F., Ciardo, V., Casella, G., Viscido, A., Bodini, G., Casini, V., Soriano, A., Amato, A., Grossi, L., Onali, S., Rottoli, M., Spagnuolo, R., Baroni, S., Cortelezzi, C. C., Baldoni, M., Vernero, M., Scaldaferri, F., Maconi, G., Guarino, A. D., Palermo, A., D'Inca, R., Scribano, M. L., Biancone, L., Carrozza, L., Ascolani, M., Costa, F., Di Sabatino, A., Zammarchi, I., Gottin, M., Conforti, F. S., Armuzzi A. (ORCID:0000-0003-1572-0118), Orlando A., Felice C., Pugliese D., Allocca M., Ferretti F., Giuliano A., Buda A., Casella G., Onali S., Spagnuolo R., Baldoni M., Scaldaferri F. (ORCID:0000-0001-8334-7541), Bezzio, C., Armuzzi, A., Furfaro, F., Ardizzone, S., Milla, M., Carparelli, S., Orlando, A., Caprioli, F. A., Castiglione, F., Vigano, C., Ribaldone, D. G., Zingone, F., Monterubbianesi, R., Imperatore, N., Festa, S., Daperno, M., Scucchi, L., Ferronato, A., Pastorelli, L., Balestrieri, P., Ricci, C., Cappello, M., Felice, C., Fiorino, G., Saibeni, S., Coppini, F., Alvisi, P., Gerardi, V., Variola, A., Mazzuoli, S., Lenti, M. V., Pugliese, D., Allocca, M., Ferretti, F., Roselli, J., Bossa, F., Giuliano, A., Piazza, N., Manes, G., Sartini, A., Buda, A., Micheli, F., Ciardo, V., Casella, G., Viscido, A., Bodini, G., Casini, V., Soriano, A., Amato, A., Grossi, L., Onali, S., Rottoli, M., Spagnuolo, R., Baroni, S., Cortelezzi, C. C., Baldoni, M., Vernero, M., Scaldaferri, F., Maconi, G., Guarino, A. D., Palermo, A., D'Inca, R., Scribano, M. L., Biancone, L., Carrozza, L., Ascolani, M., Costa, F., Di Sabatino, A., Zammarchi, I., Gottin, M., Conforti, F. S., Armuzzi A. (ORCID:0000-0003-1572-0118), Orlando A., Felice C., Pugliese D., Allocca M., Ferretti F., Giuliano A., Buda A., Casella G., Onali S., Spagnuolo R., Baldoni M., and Scaldaferri F. (ORCID:0000-0001-8334-7541)

Abstract

Background: Older age and comorbidities are the main risk factors for adverse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The impact of IBD medications is still under investigation. Aims: To assess risk factors for adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in IBD patients and use the identified risk factors to build risk indices. Methods: Observational cohort study. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression was used to identify risk factors associated with pneumonia, hospitalisation, need for ventilatory support, and death. Results: Of the 937 patients (446 with ulcerative colitis [UC]) evaluated, 128 (13.7%) had asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, 664 (70.8%) had a favourable course, and 135 (15.5%) had moderate or severe COVID-19. In UC patients, obesity, active disease and comorbidities were significantly associated with adverse outcomes. In patients with Crohn's disease (CD), age, obesity, comorbidities and an additional immune-mediated inflammatory disease were identified as risk factors. These risk factors were incorporated into two indices to identify patients with UC or CD with a higher risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes. In multivariable analyses, no single IBD medication was associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes, but anti-TNF agents were associated with a lower risk of pneumonia in UC, and lower risks of hospitalisation and severe COVID-19 in CD. Conclusion: The course of COVID-19 in patients with IBD is similar to that in the general population. IBD patients with active disease and comorbidities are at greater risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes. IBD medications do not pose additional risks. The risk indices may help to identify patients who should be prioritised for COVID-19 re-vaccination or for therapies for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Published
2021

15. Health Services OutPatient Experience questionnaire: factorial validity and reliability of a patient-centered outcome measure for outpatient settings in Italy

Author

Coluccia A, Ferretti F, and Pozza A

Subjects
Medicine (General), R5-920
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Anna Coluccia, Fabio Ferretti, Andrea PozzaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyPurpose: The patient-centered approach to health care does not seem to be sufficiently developed in the Italian context, and is still characterized by the biomedical model. In addition, there is a lack of validated outcome measures to assess outpatient experience as an aspect common to a variety of settings. The current study aimed to evaluate the factorial validity, reliability, and invariance across sex of the Health Services OutPatient Experience (HSOPE) questionnaire, a short ten-item measure of patient-centeredness for Italian adult outpatients. The rationale for unidimensionality of the measure was that it could cover global patient experience as a process common to patients with a variety of diseases and irrespective of the phase of treatment course.Patients and methods: The HSOPE was compiled by 1,532 adult outpatients (51% females, mean age 59.22 years, standard deviation 16.26) receiving care in ten facilities at the Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital of Siena, Italy. The sample represented all the age cohorts. Twelve percent were young adults, 57% were adults, and 32% were older adults. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate factor structure. Reliability was evaluated as internal consistency using Cronbach’s α. Factor invariance was assessed through multigroup analyses.Results: Both exploratory and confirmatory analyses suggested a clearly defined unidimensional structure of the measure, with all the ten items having salient loadings on a single factor. Internal consistency was excellent (α=0.95). Indices of model fit supported a single-factor structure for both male and female outpatient groups. Young adult outpatients had significantly lower scores on perceived patient-centeredness relative to older adults. No significant difference emerged on patient-centeredness between male and female outpatients.Conclusion: The HSOPE questionnaire seemed to be a tool with high acceptability and excellent psychometric properties to measure patient-centeredness as a unidimensional construct. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.Keywords: patient-centered care, health care services, psychometric properties, patient-reported outcomes

Published
2014

16. Does parents’ educational level affect children's sedentary behaviour? A cross sectional analysis

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Sanmarchi, F., Solda, G., Salomoni, M. G., Gribaudo, G., Capodici, A., Sofia Marini, Masini, A., Dallolio, L., Ferretti, F., Arrichiello, F., Sanmarchi, F, Solda, G, Salomoni, MG, Gribaudo, G, Capodici, A, Marini, S, Masini, A, Dallolio, L, Ferretti, F, and Arrichiello, F

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children, sedentary behaviour, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parents’ educational level
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Background Evidence links sedentary behaviours (SB) with poorer health outcomes; i.e. higher screen time is associated with poorer fitness and cardiometabolic health, as well as unfavourable measures of adiposity, mental health and social behaviour in children. The WHO guidelines for children recommend reaching at least an average of 60 min per day of physical activity (PA). Several studies show a correlation between parental education (PE) and children PA levels. This study aims to analyse the influence that PE has on childrens' sedentary lifestyle and PA habits in Italian society. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis among 428 children aged 6-11 recruited in a primary school of Calderara di Reno (Italy) in 2017. Children's and parents' information were collected at baseline (i.e. age, BMI, occupation, instruction). PA level and SB were evaluated using a weekly diary investigating screen time (PC and TV), sports practice and active play (i.e: running, jumping, riding a bike, etc.). We investigated the relationship between lifestyles and PE (high school degree or lower vs college degree or higher) through multiple linear regression models adjusted for age and gender. Results Our models show that fathers' educational level is not related to children's SB. PA habits and weekly sports activities are not related to PE. On the other hand, higher mothers' educational level shows to be linked to a decreased TV screen time (p = 0.003) and time spent using a computer (p = 0.035). Notably, older children spend more time using PCs or devices (p = 0.001), net of confounding variables. Conclusions Our findings show that mothers' educational level positively influences children's lifestyle. This result might be related to the fact that, in the Italian context, mothers are usually the principal children's caregiver influencing their daily routine. In light of this, mothers might be considered a primary target when implementing public health interventions to reduce children's SB. Key messages Higher mothers’ educational level is positively associated with healthier lifestyles in children, in particular in determining a less sedentary behaviour. Fathers' degree of education does not display any impact on children's attitude toward sports and PA.

Published
2021

18. Public participation GIS to support a bottom-up approach in forest landscape planning

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De Meo I, Ferretti F, Frattegiani M, Lora C, and Paletto A

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Forest Landscape Planning, Public Participation, Decision Making, Public Participation GIS, Forestry, SD1-669.5
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Forest landscape planning analyses all forest aspects (economic, ecological and social) and defines long-term forest management guidelines. Various actors are involved in landscape planning; therefore the analysis needs to take into account goals and targets of the different stakeholders. The participatory process can strongly support the development of a bottom-up forest plan definition when stakeholders are involved throughout the decision-making process. In this way, management guidelines are defined by decision makers and local communities through a shared process. With this approach, Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) is a useful tool to support the decision-making process in forest planning. The aim of the paper is to present a method that matches these requirements by exploiting the potential of GIS. The application of Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) is a useful support to integrate stakeholders’ priorities and expectations into forest planning strategies. Furthermore, it represents the starting point to draw up management scenarios by integrating and comparing both technical and social priorities. This paper presents an application of PPGIS in a forest landscape plan in southern Italy (Alto Agri district, Basilicata region).

Published
2013
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20. Convergent cultural evolution of continuers (mmhm)

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Ravignani, A., Asano, R., Valente, D., Ferretti, F., Hartmann, S., Hayashi, M., Dingemanse, M., Liesenfeld, A.M., Woensdregt, M.S., Ravignani, A., Asano, R., Valente, D., Ferretti, F., Hartmann, S., Hayashi, M., Dingemanse, M., Liesenfeld, A.M., and Woensdregt, M.S.

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Joint Conference on Language Evolution (JCoLE) (Kanazawa, Japan, September 5-8 2022), Item does not contain fulltext, Continuers - words like mm, mmhm, uhum and the like - are among the most frequent types of responses in conversation. They play a key role in joint action coordination by showing positive evidence of understanding and scaffolding narrative delivery. Here we investigate the hypothesis that their functional importance along with their conversational ecology places selective pressures on their form and may lead to cross-linguistic similarities through convergent cultural evolution. We compare continuer tokens in linguistically diverse conversational corpora and find languages make available highly similar forms. We then approach the causal mechanism of convergent cultural evolution using exemplar modelling, simulating the process by which a combination of effort minimization and functional specialization may push continuers to a particular region of phonological possibility space. By combining comparative linguistics and computational modelling we shed new light on the question of how language structure is shaped by and for social interaction.

Published
2022

21. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

Author

Andrzejaczek, S., Lucas, T.C.D., Goodman, M.C., Hussey, N.E., Armstrong, A.J., Carlisle, A., Coffey, D.M., Gleiss, A.C., Huveneers, C., Jacoby, D.M.P., Meekan, M.G., Mourier, J., Peel, L.R., Abrantes, K., Afonso, A.S., Ajemian, M.J., Anderson, B.N., Anderson, S.D., Araujo, G., Armstrong, A.O., Bach, P., Barnett, A., Bennett, M.B., Bezerra, N.A., Bonfil, R., Boustany, A.M., Bowlby, H.D., Branco, I., Braun, C.D., Brooks, E.J., Brown, J., Burke, P.J., Butcher, P., Castleton, M., Chapple, T.K., Chateau, O., Clarke, M., Coelho, R., Cortés, E., Couturier, L.I.E., Cowley, P.D., Croll, D.A., Cuevas, J.M., Curtis, T.H., Dagorn, L., Dale, J.J., Daly, R., Dewar, H., Doherty, P.D., Domingo, A., Dove, A.D.M., Drew, M., Dudgeon, C.L., Duffy, C.A.J., Elliott, R.G., Ellis, J.R., Erdmann, M.V., Farrugia, T.J., Ferreira, L.C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J.D., Finucci, B., Fischer, C., Fitzpatrick, R., Forget, F., Forsberg, K., Francis, M.P., Franks, B.R., Gallagher, A.J., Galván-Magaña, F., García, M.L., Gaston, T.F., Gillanders, B.M., Gollock, M.J., Green, J.R., Green, S., Griffiths, C.A., Hammerschlag, N., Hasan, A., Hawkes, L.A., Hazin, F., Heard, M., Hearn, A., Hedges, K.J., Henderson, S.M., Holdsworth, J., Holland, K.N., Howey, L.A., Hueter, R.E., Humphries, N.E., Hutchinson, M., Jaine, F.R.A., Jorgensen, S.J., Kanive, P.E., Labaja, J., Lana, F.O., Lassauce, H., Lipscombe, R.S., Llewellyn, F., Macena, B.C.L., Mambrasar, R., McAllister, J.D., McCully Phillips, S.R., McGregor, F., McMillan, M.N., McNaughton, L.M., Mendonça, S.A., Meyer, C.G., Meyers, M., Mohan, J.A., Montgomery, J.C., Mucientes, G., Musyl, M.K., Nasby-Lucas, N., Natanson, L.J., O’Sullivan, J.B., Oliveira, P., Papastamtiou, Y.P., Patterson, T.A., Pierce, S.J., Queiroz, N., Radford, C.A., Richardson, A.J., Righton, D., Rohner, C.A., Royer, M.A., Saunders, R.A., Schaber, M., Schallert, R.J., Scholl, M.C., Seitz, A.C., Semmens, J.M., Setyawan, E., Shea, B.D., Shidqi, R.A., Shillinger, G.L., Shipley, O.N., Shivji, M.S., Sianipar, A.B., Silva, J.F., Sims, D.W., Skomal, G.B., Sousa, L.L., Southall, E.J., Spaet, J.L.Y., Stehfest, K.M., Stevens, G., Stewart, J.D., Sulikowski, J.A., Syakurachman, I., Thorrold, S.R., Thums, M., Tickler, D., Tolloti, M.T., Townsend, K.A., Travassos, P., Tyminski, J.P., Vaudo, J.J., Veras, D., Wantiez, L., Weber, S.B., Wells, R.J.D., Weng, K.C., Wetherbee, B.M., Williamson, J.E., Witt, M.J., Wright, S., Zilliacus, K., Block, B.A., Curnick, D.J., Andrzejaczek, S., Lucas, T.C.D., Goodman, M.C., Hussey, N.E., Armstrong, A.J., Carlisle, A., Coffey, D.M., Gleiss, A.C., Huveneers, C., Jacoby, D.M.P., Meekan, M.G., Mourier, J., Peel, L.R., Abrantes, K., Afonso, A.S., Ajemian, M.J., Anderson, B.N., Anderson, S.D., Araujo, G., Armstrong, A.O., Bach, P., Barnett, A., Bennett, M.B., Bezerra, N.A., Bonfil, R., Boustany, A.M., Bowlby, H.D., Branco, I., Braun, C.D., Brooks, E.J., Brown, J., Burke, P.J., Butcher, P., Castleton, M., Chapple, T.K., Chateau, O., Clarke, M., Coelho, R., Cortés, E., Couturier, L.I.E., Cowley, P.D., Croll, D.A., Cuevas, J.M., Curtis, T.H., Dagorn, L., Dale, J.J., Daly, R., Dewar, H., Doherty, P.D., Domingo, A., Dove, A.D.M., Drew, M., Dudgeon, C.L., Duffy, C.A.J., Elliott, R.G., Ellis, J.R., Erdmann, M.V., Farrugia, T.J., Ferreira, L.C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J.D., Finucci, B., Fischer, C., Fitzpatrick, R., Forget, F., Forsberg, K., Francis, M.P., Franks, B.R., Gallagher, A.J., Galván-Magaña, F., García, M.L., Gaston, T.F., Gillanders, B.M., Gollock, M.J., Green, J.R., Green, S., Griffiths, C.A., Hammerschlag, N., Hasan, A., Hawkes, L.A., Hazin, F., Heard, M., Hearn, A., Hedges, K.J., Henderson, S.M., Holdsworth, J., Holland, K.N., Howey, L.A., Hueter, R.E., Humphries, N.E., Hutchinson, M., Jaine, F.R.A., Jorgensen, S.J., Kanive, P.E., Labaja, J., Lana, F.O., Lassauce, H., Lipscombe, R.S., Llewellyn, F., Macena, B.C.L., Mambrasar, R., McAllister, J.D., McCully Phillips, S.R., McGregor, F., McMillan, M.N., McNaughton, L.M., Mendonça, S.A., Meyer, C.G., Meyers, M., Mohan, J.A., Montgomery, J.C., Mucientes, G., Musyl, M.K., Nasby-Lucas, N., Natanson, L.J., O’Sullivan, J.B., Oliveira, P., Papastamtiou, Y.P., Patterson, T.A., Pierce, S.J., Queiroz, N., Radford, C.A., Richardson, A.J., Righton, D., Rohner, C.A., Royer, M.A., Saunders, R.A., Schaber, M., Schallert, R.J., Scholl, M.C., Seitz, A.C., Semmens, J.M., Setyawan, E., Shea, B.D., Shidqi, R.A., Shillinger, G.L., Shipley, O.N., Shivji, M.S., Sianipar, A.B., Silva, J.F., Sims, D.W., Skomal, G.B., Sousa, L.L., Southall, E.J., Spaet, J.L.Y., Stehfest, K.M., Stevens, G., Stewart, J.D., Sulikowski, J.A., Syakurachman, I., Thorrold, S.R., Thums, M., Tickler, D., Tolloti, M.T., Townsend, K.A., Travassos, P., Tyminski, J.P., Vaudo, J.J., Veras, D., Wantiez, L., Weber, S.B., Wells, R.J.D., Weng, K.C., Wetherbee, B.M., Williamson, J.E., Witt, M.J., Wright, S., Zilliacus, K., Block, B.A., and Curnick, D.J.

Abstract

Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements.

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2022

23. The mathematics teacher educator as broker: boundary learning

Author

Hodgen, J, Geraniou, E, Bolondi, G, Ferretti, F, Eriksen, Elisabeta, Solomon, Yvette, Hodgen, J, Geraniou, E, Bolondi, G, Ferretti, F, Eriksen, Elisabeta, and Solomon, Yvette

Abstract

We analyse how two mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) describe, justify and enact their theory of change in a course for practicing teachers that they co-teach. Applying concepts from Communities of Practice, we identify a shared view of the key boundary objects highlighted in the design of the course in our two MTEs, alongside divergent but complementary means of brokering learning at the boundary during enactment. Prominent in our analysis is a working relationship in which one MTE brokering through coordination appears to allow the other to work towards radical transformation, by seeking confrontation that allows her to define the problem space. We consider the implications of this dynamic for their emphasis on teaching as a pair.

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2022

24. Surprising everyone but herself with her good results: the twin dynamic of invisibility and failure to see

Author

Hodgen, J, Geraniou, E, Bolondi, G, Ferretti, F, Foyn, Trine, Solomon, Yvette, Hodgen, J, Geraniou, E, Bolondi, G, Ferretti, F, Foyn, Trine, and Solomon, Yvette

Abstract

In this paper we explore the co-construction of identity in a Norwegian lower secondary school mathematics classroom. Focusing on one high-performing girl, Sarah, we analyse the role of maledominated performance of "smartness" in her positionality in the figured world of Class A. While Sarah can be simply understood as making herself "invisible" in this dynamic, her teacher's account draws our attention to the impact of gender performance on what she sees and values in her students. We argue that Sarah's positionality is the result of a twin dynamic between girls' cultural invisibility and her teacher's failure to see, indicating a need for greater awareness of girls' situation in mathematics classrooms, particularly whereas in Norway-gender is seen as "no longer an issue".

Published
2022

25. Past, present and future of chamois science

Author

Corlatti, L., primary, Iacolina, L., additional, Safner, T., additional, Apollonio, M., additional, Buzan, E., additional, Ferretti, F., additional, Hammer, S. E., additional, Herrero, J., additional, Rossi, L., additional, Serrano, E., additional, Arnal, M. C., additional, Brivio, F., additional, Chirichella, R., additional, Cotza, A., additional, Crestanello, B., additional, Espunyes, J., additional, Fernández de Luco, D., additional, Friedrich, S., additional, Gačić, D., additional, Grassi, L., additional, Grignolio, S., additional, Hauffe, H. C., additional, Kavčić, K., additional, Kinser, A., additional, Lioce, F., additional, Malagnino, A., additional, Miller, C., additional, Peters, W., additional, Pokorny, B., additional, Reiner, R., additional, Rezić, A., additional, Stipoljev, S., additional, Tešija, T., additional, Yankov, Y., additional, Zwijacz‐Kozica, T., additional, and Šprem, N., additional

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2022
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26. Evaluation of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ), a Self-Management Skill Assessment Tool, in Italian Chronic Patients

Author

Pozza A, Osborne RH, Elsworth GR, Gualtieri G, Ferretti F, and Coluccia A

Subjects
chronic diseases, self-management, lcsh:Psychology, quality of life, diabetes, lcsh:BF1-990, health education, health status, lcsh:Industrial psychology, psychometric properties, cardiovascular diseases, lcsh:HF5548.7-5548.85
Abstract

Andrea Pozza,1 Richard H Osborne,2,3 Gerald R Elsworth,2 Giacomo Gualtieri,4 Fabio Ferretti,1 Anna Coluccia1 1Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; 2Centre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia; 3Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; 4Legal Medicine Unit, Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital, Siena, Siena, ItalyCorrespondence: Fabio FerrettiDepartment of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 16, Siena 53100, ItalyTel +39 0577 586409Fax +39 0577 233222Email ferrefa@unisi.itBackground: The Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) aims to evaluate eight self-management skills in people with chronic conditions. Knowledge about the relations between these self-management skills and different quality of life (QoL) outcomes has received little attention. It is also important to provide further evidence on its properties in non-English healthcare contexts, as the questionnaire is being used in cross-cultural research. Furthermore, in the Italian healthcare context, the relationship between the medical staff and the patients remains asymmetrical, with the latter having the role of passive recipients of medical prescriptions and services. The current study provided further evidence about the psychometric properties of the heiQ among Italian people with chronic conditions, specifically by assessing the factor structure, reliability, convergent/divergent and criterion validity (ie, the specific contribution of each of the self-management skills to QoL outcomes).Methods: Two hundred ninety-nine individuals with a chronic condition (mean age = 61.4 years, 50% females) completed the heiQ and the Medical Outcomes Study-Short Form (MOS SF-36). Confirmatory factor analyses, Composite Reliability Indices (CRI), bivariate correlations and linear regression analyses were computed.Results: A model with 8 correlated factors showed good fit, in a similar way to previous studies. CRI values were acceptable to good for all the subscales. Associations between some of the heiQ subscales and some of the MOS SF-36 subscales supported criterion validity. In particular, it was confirmed by the moderate associations between the constructive attitudes and approaches subscale and the MOS SF-36 vitality and perceived mental health and by the moderate correlations between the health directed activities subscale and the MOS SF-36 Vitality. In linear regressions, higher emotional distress predicted higher physical and mental QoL, while higher mental QoL was also associated with stronger constructive attitudes and approaches.Conclusion: The heiQ has robust properties across translations and it can also be used routinely in Italian healthcare contexts. The evidence that all the other self-management skills did not predict either physical or mental QoL could suggest that the self-management model of chronic diseases is still not sufficiently developed in the Italian context, where patients are passive recipients of medical instructions.Keywords: chronic diseases, self-management, health education, psychometric properties, health status, quality of life, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases

Published
2020

27. Open Finance and Consumer Protection: uneasy bedfellows

Author

Ferretti, F, Petkoff, P, Federico Ferretti, and Peter Petkoff

Subjects
Digital Market, Law
Abstract

This article examines Open Finance and the risks that it poses for consumer protection. To exist, Open Finance needs enabling legislation. EU policy, as well as actual and proposed legislation, point to empowering consumers and give them control over their data. The traditional role of data in financial services markets is examined, as well as the transformative role of new data technologies to deliver new market structures. Drawing from the experience of Open Banking, the GDPR and the proposal for a Data Act this article questions to what extent the EU legal instruments are capable of delivering the goal, and consumers are factually empowered, remain in control of their data and are protected against the main risks of data-driven finance and the digital domain, where vulnerability is likely to be the norm. It shows how other jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom engage in a different approach to suggest a paradigm shift in the EU regulatory approach.

Published
2022

28. Past, present and future of chamois science

Author

Corlatti, L., Iacolina, L., Safner, T., Apollonio, M., Buzan, E., Ferretti, F., Hammer, S. E., Herrero, J., Rossi, L., Serrano, E., Arnal, M. C., Brivio, F., Chirichella, R., Cotza, A., Crestanello, B., Espunyes, J., Fernández de Luco, D., Friedrich, S., Gačić, D., Grassi, L., Grignolio, S., Hauffe, H. C., Kavčić, K., Kinser, A., Lioce, F., Malagnino, A., Miller, C., Peters, W., Pokorny, B., Reiner, R., Rezić, A., Stipoljev, S., Tešija, T., Yankov, Y., and Šprem, T. Zwijacz-Kozica and N.

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2022

30. Monitoring spatial and temporal pattern of Paneveggio forest (northern Italy) from 1859 to 2006

Author

Tattoni C, Ciolli M, Ferretti F, and Cantiani MG

Subjects
Forest cover change, Timberline, Alps, Historical landscape, Landscape change, Aerial photography, Historical forestry maps, Spatial pattern, Park management, GIS, Forestry, SD1-669.5
Abstract

This paper presents the results of a forest cover analysis over a time span of 150 years in a protected area of Eastern Trentino (Northern Italy), Paneveggio Pale di S. Martino Nature Park. With the aid of Grass GIS two historical maps (1859 and 1936) and a set of aerial photographs taken from 1945 to 2006 have been analysed, orthorectified and classified with a supervised method, in order to derive a series of forest cover maps. Techniques applied and problems encountered in using heterogeneous material are discussed. The research shows that from 1859 to the present the increase of forest cover is about 25%, due to the reduced impact of forestry and farming. Timberline dynamics have also been considered; an average growth of about 1 m/year has been estimated for the last 150 years and the data have been compared with the timberline cartography and to field surveys. Timberline estimation for recent years appears to be affected mainly by lower human pressure while the relationship with climate changes is difficult to evaluate. Landscape metrics were used to quantify the changes in forest fragmentation and to identify three core areas that have remained unchanged over time. This case study fills a gap of knowledge about the history of forest cover in the area, shows how multi temporal analysis can support protected area management. This study has been requested by the Park managers, a sign t that landscape planners are becoming aware of past landscape importance.

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2010
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31. Emergent research and priorities for shark and ray conservation

Author

Jorgensen, SJ, primary, Micheli, F, additional, White, TD, additional, Van Houtan, KS, additional, Alfaro-Shigueto, J, additional, Andrzejaczek, S, additional, Arnoldi, NS, additional, Baum, JK, additional, Block, B, additional, Britten, GL, additional, Butner, C, additional, Caballero, S, additional, Cardeñosa, D, additional, Chapple, TK, additional, Clarke, S, additional, Cortés, E, additional, Dulvy, NK, additional, Fowler, S, additional, Gallagher, AJ, additional, Gilman, E, additional, Godley, BJ, additional, Graham, RT, additional, Hammerschlag, N, additional, Harry, AV, additional, Heithaus, MR, additional, Hutchinson, M, additional, Huveneers, C, additional, Lowe, CG, additional, Lucifora, LO, additional, MacKeracher, T, additional, Mangel, JC, additional, Barbosa Martins, AP, additional, McCauley, DJ, additional, McClenachan, L, additional, Mull, C, additional, Natanson, LJ, additional, Pauly, D, additional, Pazmiño, DA, additional, Pistevos, JCA, additional, Queiroz, N, additional, Roff, G, additional, Shea, BD, additional, Simpfendorfer, CA, additional, Sims, DW, additional, Ward-Paige, C, additional, Worm, B, additional, and Ferretti, F, additional

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2022
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32. Characterization of an abandoned pastoral area in the Northern Apennines, Italy

Author

Argenti G, Bianchetto E, Ferretti F, Giulietti V, Milandri M, Pelleri F, Romagnoli P, Signorini MA, and Venturi E

Subjects
Abandonment, Intensive Grazing, Newly-established forests, Secondary successions, Forestry, SD1-669.5
Abstract

This paper reports the first results of an investigation carried out within the research project "Study and improvement of woods and shrubbery derived from abandoned agricultural areas" (RiSelvItalia Project). Changes occurred in the past 50 years in the pastoral area of S. Paolo in Alpe (Appennino Romagnolo, Northern Apennines, Italy) were described on the grounds of photo-interpretation of three sets of aerial photos (1955, 1976, 1997). A high reduction of the surface of sowable lands and pastures (from 80% to 33%) was pointed out, together with an increase of shrubbery (from 5% to 18%) and woods (from 0 to 42%). The characterization of woods, shrubbery and pastures was performed through structural transects and phyto-sociological investigations. Thus it was possible to reconstruct the dynamic series of vegetation, from grasslands belonging to the association Centaureo bracteatae-Brometum erecti (Festuco-Brometea) to woods referable to the association Aceri obtusati-quercetum cerridis (Querco-Fagetea). Investigations on meadows revealed also a good quality of pastures, not only in open grasslands (mean pastoral value - VP - of 30), but even in partially shrubby areas (VP 21). Some guidelines for a multi-purpose exploitation of the site are suggested, taking into account not only economic aspects, but also the conservation of environment and landscape.

Published
2006

33. Standard procedures in forest management planning: cultural identity aimed at division into compartments

Author

Agnoloni S, Bianchi M, Cantiani P, De Meo I, Ferretti F, and Guzzardo E

Subjects
Management, Forest management planning, Cultural identity., Forestry, SD1-669.5
Abstract

Nowadays lots of answers are required concerning forest management planning. For this reason adopting standard procedures in the planning process is becoming a necessity in the forest sector. The aim of this paper is to identify standard procedures aimed at the division of forest into compartments, in the context of forest management plans. First of all we analyse the bases on which different systems of division into compartments are founded. The approach of subdivision from bottom upwards (or by aggregation) is the most suitable within the present context of sustainable management. The study points out both the potential and the requirements of such an approach. In this way we have identified the characteristics which define and guide the process and which should be gathered in a new key concept: the cultural identity. These characteristics are: forest cover, composition, applicable silviculture, assignable function. The cultural identity - which includes physical, cultural and functional variables - offers a working system and a reasoning method that can be repeated and applied to any situation..

Published
2006

34. I castagneti secolari dell’Appennino: un fragile, ma consistente patrimonio di biodiversità

Author

Pezzi G., Maresi G., Nascimbene J., Buldrini F., Gambini S., Ferretti F., and Pezzi G., Maresi G., Nascimbene J., Buldrini F., Gambini S., Ferretti F.

Subjects
Biodiversità, Castanea sativa Mill., Direttiva Habitat, Licheni epifiti, Settore AGR/12 - PATOLOGIA VEGETALE, Gestione
Abstract

I castagneti da frutto di antico impianto e con alberi secolari sono un habitat raro (e fragile) nel paesaggio appenninico e di elevato pregio perché, oltre ad avere valenze storico-culturali e paesaggistiche, supportano una elevata biodiversità e costituiscono un rifugio per specie rare o in declino. La gestione degli alberi monumentali e del sottobosco ha un ruolo chiave per il mantenimento o recupero dell’habitat e la salvaguardia della biodiversità ad esso connessa. Contestualmente, va riconosciuto il contributo insostituibile dato dai castanicoltori nella tutela dell’habitat.

Published
2020

35. I castagneti secolari: un serbatoio di biodiversità in bilico fra conservazione e scomparsa

Author

Gambini, S., Buldrini, F., Ferretti, F., Nascimbene, J., Maresi, G., Pezzi, G., Palmieri L., Beccaro G., Cristofori V., Maresi G., Salvadori C., Gambini S., Buldrini F., Ferretti F., Nascimbene J., Maresi G., and Pezzi G.

Subjects
Biodiversità vegetale, Licheni epifiti, Settore AGR/03 - ARBORICOLTURA GENERALE E COLTIVAZIONI ARBOREE, alberi monumentali, biodiversità vegetale, licheni epifiti, paesaggio bioculturale, Alberi monumentali, Paesaggio bioculturale
Abstract

I castagneti di antico impianto sono un habitat di importanza conservazionistica a livello europeo. In Appennino ci sono esempi di tali castagneti che ospitano alberi secolari. Questi ultimi, non solo testimoniano la lunga storia dell'impianto e la sua complessa relazione con l'uomo, ma possono costituire un rifugio per specie epifite rare o in declino. Nelle provincie di Bologna e Modena, attraverso informatori chiave e lo snow ball sampling sono stati individuati 20 castagneti (13 gestiti) con prevalenza di alberi secolari. Nei siti sono stati valutati la condizione degli alberi (incluso lo stato fitosanitario), la biodiversità vegetale e l’abbondanza di licheni target. I risultati evidenziano il ruolo centrale della gestione tradizionale nel preservare l'habitat e la biodiversità.

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2020

40. Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone

Author

Queiroz, N, Humphries, NE, Couto, A, Vedor, M, da Costa, I, Sequeira, AMM, Mucientes, G, Santos, AM, Abascal, FJ, Abercrombie, DL, Abrantes, K, Acuña-Marrero, D, Afonso, AS, Afonso, P, Anders, D, Araujo, G, Arauz, R, Bach, P, Barnett, A, Bernal, D, Berumen, ML, Lion, SB, Bezerra, NPA, Blaison, AV, Block, BA, Bond, ME, Bonfil, R, Bradford, RW, Braun, CD, Brooks, EJ, Brooks, A, Brown, J, Bruce, BD, Byrne, ME, Campana, SE, Carlisle, AB, Chapman, DD, Chapple, TK, Chisholm, J, Clarke, CR, Clua, EG, Cochran, JEM, Crochelet, EC, Dagorn, L, Daly, R, Cortés, DD, Doyle, TK, Drew, M, Duffy, CAJ, Erikson, T, Espinoza, E, Ferreira, LC, Ferretti, F, Filmalter, JD, Fischer, GC, Fitzpatrick, R, Fontes, J, Forget, F, Fowler, M, Francis, MP, Gallagher, AJ, Gennari, E, Goldsworthy, SD, Gollock, MJ, Green, JR, Gustafson, JA, Guttridge, TL, Guzman, HM, Hammerschlag, N, Harman, L, Hazin, FHV, Heard, M, Hearn, AR, Holdsworth, JC, Holmes, BJ, Howey, LA, Hoyos, M, Hueter, RE, Hussey, NE, Huveneers, C, Irion, DT, Jacoby, DMP, Jewell, OJD, Johnson, R, Jordan, LKB, Joyce, W, Keating Daly, CA, Ketchum, JT, Klimley, AP, Kock, AA, Koen, P, Ladino, F, Lana, FO, Lea, JSE, Llewellyn, F, Lyon, WS, MacDonnell, A, Macena, BCL, Marshall, H, McAllister, JD, Queiroz, N, Humphries, NE, Couto, A, Vedor, M, da Costa, I, Sequeira, AMM, Mucientes, G, Santos, AM, Abascal, FJ, Abercrombie, DL, Abrantes, K, Acuña-Marrero, D, Afonso, AS, Afonso, P, Anders, D, Araujo, G, Arauz, R, Bach, P, Barnett, A, Bernal, D, Berumen, ML, Lion, SB, Bezerra, NPA, Blaison, AV, Block, BA, Bond, ME, Bonfil, R, Bradford, RW, Braun, CD, Brooks, EJ, Brooks, A, Brown, J, Bruce, BD, Byrne, ME, Campana, SE, Carlisle, AB, Chapman, DD, Chapple, TK, Chisholm, J, Clarke, CR, Clua, EG, Cochran, JEM, Crochelet, EC, Dagorn, L, Daly, R, Cortés, DD, Doyle, TK, Drew, M, Duffy, CAJ, Erikson, T, Espinoza, E, Ferreira, LC, Ferretti, F, Filmalter, JD, Fischer, GC, Fitzpatrick, R, Fontes, J, Forget, F, Fowler, M, Francis, MP, Gallagher, AJ, Gennari, E, Goldsworthy, SD, Gollock, MJ, Green, JR, Gustafson, JA, Guttridge, TL, Guzman, HM, Hammerschlag, N, Harman, L, Hazin, FHV, Heard, M, Hearn, AR, Holdsworth, JC, Holmes, BJ, Howey, LA, Hoyos, M, Hueter, RE, Hussey, NE, Huveneers, C, Irion, DT, Jacoby, DMP, Jewell, OJD, Johnson, R, Jordan, LKB, Joyce, W, Keating Daly, CA, Ketchum, JT, Klimley, AP, Kock, AA, Koen, P, Ladino, F, Lana, FO, Lea, JSE, Llewellyn, F, Lyon, WS, MacDonnell, A, Macena, BCL, Marshall, H, and McAllister, JD

Published
2021

41. Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone

Author

Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Sequeira, A.M.M., Mucientes, G., Santos, A.M., Abascal, F.J., Abercrombie, D.L., Abrantes, K., Acuña-Marrero, D., Afonso, A.S., Afonso, P., Anders, D., Araujo, G., Arauz, R., Bach, P., Barnett, A., Bernal, D., Berumen, M.L., Lion, S.B., Bezerra, N.P.A., Blaison, A.V., Block, B.A., Bond, M.E., Bonfil, R., Bradford, R.W., Braun, C.D., Brooks, E.J., Brooks, A., Brown, J., Bruce, B.D., Byrne, M.E., Campana, S.E., Carlisle, A.B., Chapman, D.D., Chapple, T.K., Chisholm, J., Clarke, C.R., Clua, E.G., Cochran, J.E.M., Crochelet, E.C., Dagorn, L., Daly, R., Cortés, D.D., Doyle, T.K., Drew, M., Duffy, C.A.J., Erikson, T., Espinoza, E., Ferreira, L.C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J.D., Fischer, G.C., Fitzpatrick, R., Fontes, J., Forget, F., Fowler, M., Francis, M.P., Gallagher, A.J., Gennari, E., Goldsworthy, S.D., Gollock, M.J., Green, J.R., Gustafson, J.A., Guttridge, T.L., Guzman, H.M., Hammerschlag, N., Harman, L., Hazin, F.H.V., Heard, M., Hearn, A.R., Holdsworth, J.C., Holmes, B.J., Howey, L.A., Hoyos, M., Hueter, R.E., Hussey, N.E., Huveneers, C., Irion, D.T., Jacoby, D.M.P., Jewell, O.J.D., Johnson, R., Jordan, L.K.B., Joyce, W., Keating Daly, C.A., Ketchum, J.T., Klimley, A.P., Kock, A.A., Koen, P., Ladino, F., Lana, F.O., Lea, J.S.E., Llewellyn, F., Lyon, W.S., MacDonnell, A., Macena, B.C.L., Marshall, H., McAllister, J.D., Meÿer, M.A., Morris, J.J., Nelson, E.R., Papastamatiou, Y.P., Peñaherrera-Palma, C., Pierce, S.J., Poisson, F., Quintero, L.M., Richardson, A.J., Rogers, P.J., Rohner, C.A., Rowat, D.R.L., Samoilys, M., Semmens, J.M., Sheaves, M., Shillinger, G., Shivji, M., Singh, S., Skomal, G.B., Smale, M.J., Snyders, L.B., Soler, G., Soria, M., Stehfest, K.M., Thorrold, S.R., Tolotti, M.T., Towner, A., Travassos, P., Tyminski, J.P., Vandeperre, F., Vaudo, J.J., Watanabe, Y.Y., Weber, S.B., Wetherbee, B.M., White, T.D., Williams, S., Zárate, P.M., Harcourt, R., Hays, G.C., Meekan, M.G., Thums, M., Irigoien, X., Eguíluz, V.M., Duarte, C.M., Sousa, L.L., Simpson, S.J., Southall, E.J., Sims, D.W., Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Sequeira, A.M.M., Mucientes, G., Santos, A.M., Abascal, F.J., Abercrombie, D.L., Abrantes, K., Acuña-Marrero, D., Afonso, A.S., Afonso, P., Anders, D., Araujo, G., Arauz, R., Bach, P., Barnett, A., Bernal, D., Berumen, M.L., Lion, S.B., Bezerra, N.P.A., Blaison, A.V., Block, B.A., Bond, M.E., Bonfil, R., Bradford, R.W., Braun, C.D., Brooks, E.J., Brooks, A., Brown, J., Bruce, B.D., Byrne, M.E., Campana, S.E., Carlisle, A.B., Chapman, D.D., Chapple, T.K., Chisholm, J., Clarke, C.R., Clua, E.G., Cochran, J.E.M., Crochelet, E.C., Dagorn, L., Daly, R., Cortés, D.D., Doyle, T.K., Drew, M., Duffy, C.A.J., Erikson, T., Espinoza, E., Ferreira, L.C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J.D., Fischer, G.C., Fitzpatrick, R., Fontes, J., Forget, F., Fowler, M., Francis, M.P., Gallagher, A.J., Gennari, E., Goldsworthy, S.D., Gollock, M.J., Green, J.R., Gustafson, J.A., Guttridge, T.L., Guzman, H.M., Hammerschlag, N., Harman, L., Hazin, F.H.V., Heard, M., Hearn, A.R., Holdsworth, J.C., Holmes, B.J., Howey, L.A., Hoyos, M., Hueter, R.E., Hussey, N.E., Huveneers, C., Irion, D.T., Jacoby, D.M.P., Jewell, O.J.D., Johnson, R., Jordan, L.K.B., Joyce, W., Keating Daly, C.A., Ketchum, J.T., Klimley, A.P., Kock, A.A., Koen, P., Ladino, F., Lana, F.O., Lea, J.S.E., Llewellyn, F., Lyon, W.S., MacDonnell, A., Macena, B.C.L., Marshall, H., McAllister, J.D., Meÿer, M.A., Morris, J.J., Nelson, E.R., Papastamatiou, Y.P., Peñaherrera-Palma, C., Pierce, S.J., Poisson, F., Quintero, L.M., Richardson, A.J., Rogers, P.J., Rohner, C.A., Rowat, D.R.L., Samoilys, M., Semmens, J.M., Sheaves, M., Shillinger, G., Shivji, M., Singh, S., Skomal, G.B., Smale, M.J., Snyders, L.B., Soler, G., Soria, M., Stehfest, K.M., Thorrold, S.R., Tolotti, M.T., Towner, A., Travassos, P., Tyminski, J.P., Vandeperre, F., Vaudo, J.J., Watanabe, Y.Y., Weber, S.B., Wetherbee, B.M., White, T.D., Williams, S., Zárate, P.M., Harcourt, R., Hays, G.C., Meekan, M.G., Thums, M., Irigoien, X., Eguíluz, V.M., Duarte, C.M., Sousa, L.L., Simpson, S.J., Southall, E.J., and Sims, D.W.

Published
2021

42. Reply to: Caution over the use of ecological big data for conservation

Author

Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Sequeira, A.M.M., Mucientes, G., Santos, A.M., Abascal, F.J., Abercrombie, D.L., Abrantes, K., Acuña-Marrero, D., Afonso, A.S., Afonso, P., Anders, D., Araujo, G., Arauz, R., Bach, P., Barnett, A., Bernal, D., Berumen, M.L., Lion, S.B., Bezerra, N.P.A., Blaison, A.V., Block, B.A., Bond, M.E., Bonfil, R., Braun, C.D., Brooks, E.J., Brooks, A., Brown, J., Byrne, M.E., Campana, S.E., Carlisle, A.B., Chapman, D.D., Chapple, T.K., Chisholm, J., Clarke, C.R., Clua, E.G., Cochran, J.E.M., Crochelet, E.C., Dagorn, L., Daly, R., Cortés, D.D., Doyle, T.K., Drew, M., Duffy, C.A.J., Erikson, T., Espinoza, E., Ferreira, L.C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J.D., Fischer, G.C., Fitzpatrick, R., Fontes, J., Forget, F., Fowler, M., Francis, M.P., Gallagher, A.J., Gennari, E., Goldsworthy, S.D., Gollock, M.J., Green, J.R., Gustafson, J.A., Guttridge, T.L., Guzman, H.M., Hammerschlag, N., Harman, L., Hazin, F. H.V., Heard, M., Hearn, A.R., Holdsworth, J.C., Holmes, B.J., Howey, L.A., Hoyos, M., Hueter, R.E., Hussey, N.E., Huveneers, C., Irion, D.T., Jacoby, D.M.P., Jewell, O.J.D., Johnson, R., Jordan, L.K.B., Joyce, W., Keating Daly, C.A., Ketchum, J.T., Klimley, A.P., Kock, A.A., Koen, P., Ladino, F., Lana, F.O., Lea, J.S.E., Llewellyn, F., Lyon, W.S., MacDonnell, A., Macena, B.C.L., Marshall, H., McAllister, J.D., Meÿer, M.A., Morris, J.J., Nelson, E.R., Papastamatiou, Y.P., Peñaherrera-Palma, C., Pierce, S.J., Poisson, F., Quintero, L.M., Richardson, A.J., Rogers, P.J., Rohner, C.A., Rowat, D.R.L., Samoilys, M., Semmens, J.M., Sheaves, M., Shillinger, G., Shivji, M., Singh, S., Skomal, G.B., Smale, M.J., Snyders, L.B., Soler, G., Soria, M., Stehfest, K.M., Thorrold, S.R., Tolotti, M.T., Towner, A., Travassos, P., Tyminski, J.P., Vandeperre, F., Vaudo, J.J., Watanabe, Y.Y., Weber, S.B., Wetherbee, B.M., White, T.D., Williams, S., Zárate, P.M., Harcourt, R., Hays, G.C., Meekan, M.G., Thums, M., Irigoien, X., Eguiluz, V.M., Duarte, C.M., Sousa, L.L., Simpson, S.J., Southall, E.J., Sims, D.W., Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Sequeira, A.M.M., Mucientes, G., Santos, A.M., Abascal, F.J., Abercrombie, D.L., Abrantes, K., Acuña-Marrero, D., Afonso, A.S., Afonso, P., Anders, D., Araujo, G., Arauz, R., Bach, P., Barnett, A., Bernal, D., Berumen, M.L., Lion, S.B., Bezerra, N.P.A., Blaison, A.V., Block, B.A., Bond, M.E., Bonfil, R., Braun, C.D., Brooks, E.J., Brooks, A., Brown, J., Byrne, M.E., Campana, S.E., Carlisle, A.B., Chapman, D.D., Chapple, T.K., Chisholm, J., Clarke, C.R., Clua, E.G., Cochran, J.E.M., Crochelet, E.C., Dagorn, L., Daly, R., Cortés, D.D., Doyle, T.K., Drew, M., Duffy, C.A.J., Erikson, T., Espinoza, E., Ferreira, L.C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J.D., Fischer, G.C., Fitzpatrick, R., Fontes, J., Forget, F., Fowler, M., Francis, M.P., Gallagher, A.J., Gennari, E., Goldsworthy, S.D., Gollock, M.J., Green, J.R., Gustafson, J.A., Guttridge, T.L., Guzman, H.M., Hammerschlag, N., Harman, L., Hazin, F. H.V., Heard, M., Hearn, A.R., Holdsworth, J.C., Holmes, B.J., Howey, L.A., Hoyos, M., Hueter, R.E., Hussey, N.E., Huveneers, C., Irion, D.T., Jacoby, D.M.P., Jewell, O.J.D., Johnson, R., Jordan, L.K.B., Joyce, W., Keating Daly, C.A., Ketchum, J.T., Klimley, A.P., Kock, A.A., Koen, P., Ladino, F., Lana, F.O., Lea, J.S.E., Llewellyn, F., Lyon, W.S., MacDonnell, A., Macena, B.C.L., Marshall, H., McAllister, J.D., Meÿer, M.A., Morris, J.J., Nelson, E.R., Papastamatiou, Y.P., Peñaherrera-Palma, C., Pierce, S.J., Poisson, F., Quintero, L.M., Richardson, A.J., Rogers, P.J., Rohner, C.A., Rowat, D.R.L., Samoilys, M., Semmens, J.M., Sheaves, M., Shillinger, G., Shivji, M., Singh, S., Skomal, G.B., Smale, M.J., Snyders, L.B., Soler, G., Soria, M., Stehfest, K.M., Thorrold, S.R., Tolotti, M.T., Towner, A., Travassos, P., Tyminski, J.P., Vandeperre, F., Vaudo, J.J., Watanabe, Y.Y., Weber, S.B., Wetherbee, B.M., White, T.D., Williams, S., Zárate, P.M., Harcourt, R., Hays, G.C., Meekan, M.G., Thums, M., Irigoien, X., Eguiluz, V.M., Duarte, C.M., Sousa, L.L., Simpson, S.J., Southall, E.J., and Sims, D.W.

Abstract

Our global analysis1 estimated the overlap and fishing exposure risk (FEI) using the space use of satellite-tracked sharks and longline fishing effort monitored by the automatic identification system (AIS)...

Published
2021

43. Risk of COVID 19 in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases compared to a control population.

Author

Ardizzone S., Saibeni S., Alicante S., Ferretti F., Rizzardini G., Galli M., Maconi G., Bosetti C., De Monti A., Boyapati R.K., Shelton E., Piazza N., Carvalhas Gabrielli A.M., Lenti M.V., Bezzio C., Ricci C., Greco S., Romeo S., Giangregorio F., Gridavilla D., Tagliani F., Massari A., Pastorelli L., Di Sabatino A., Ardizzone S., Saibeni S., Alicante S., Ferretti F., Rizzardini G., Galli M., Maconi G., Bosetti C., De Monti A., Boyapati R.K., Shelton E., Piazza N., Carvalhas Gabrielli A.M., Lenti M.V., Bezzio C., Ricci C., Greco S., Romeo S., Giangregorio F., Gridavilla D., Tagliani F., Massari A., Pastorelli L., and Di Sabatino A.

Abstract

Background: It is unclear whether patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of COVID-19. Objective(s): This observational study compared the prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms, diagnosis and hospitalization in IBD patients with a control population with non-inflammatory bowel disorders. Method(s): This multicentre study, included 2733 outpatients (1397 IBD patients and 1336 controls), from eight major gastrointestinal centres in Lombardy, Italy. Patients were invited to complete a web-based questionnaire regarding demographic, historical and clinical features over the previous 6 weeks. The prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms, diagnosis and hospitalization for COVID-19 was assessed. Result(s): 1810 patients (64%) responded to the questionnaire (941 IBD patients and 869 controls). IBD patients were significantly younger and of male sex than controls. NSAID use and smoking were more frequent in controls. IBD patients were more likely treated with vitamin-D and vaccinated for influenza. Highly probable COVID-19 on the basis of symptoms and signs was less frequent in the IBD group (3.8% vs 6.3%; OR:0.45, 95%CI:0.28-0.75). IBD patients had a lower rate of nasopharyngeal swab-PCR confirmed diagnosis (0.2% vs 1.2%; OR:0.14, 95%CI:0.03-0.67). There was no difference in hospitalization between the groups (0.1% vs 0.6%; OR:0.14, 95%CI:0.02-1.17). Conclusion(s): IBD patients do not have an increased risk of COVID-19 specific symptoms or more severe disease compared with a control group of gastroenterology patients.Copyright © 2021 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l.

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2021

44. Bioblitz 2013-2014 Oasi di San Felice

Author

Sforzi, A., Angiolini, C., Bacaro, G., Baini, M., Bartolommei, P., Bastianini, M., Benocci, A., Biagini, G., Bonari, G., Bonini, I., Bruni, G., Cantini, D., Chelazzi, L., Chiarucci, A., Cianferoni, F., Dondini, G., Dragonetti, M., Fanciulli, P. P., Fastelli, P., Ferretti, F., Gasperini, S., Giovacchini, P., Landi, S., Letardi, A., Maccherini, S., Marcelli, M., Martelli, A., Martelli, C., Menchetti, M., Mori, E., Nappini, S., Perini, C., Pezzo, F., Porciani, M., Radi, G., Rizzo Pinna, V., Vergari, S., Vitillo, C., Sforzi, A., Angiolini, C., Bacaro, G., Baini, M., Bartolommei, P., Bastianini, M., Benocci, A., Biagini, G., Bonari, G., Bonini, I., Bruni, G., Cantini, D., Chelazzi, L., Chiarucci, A., Cianferoni, F., Dondini, G., Dragonetti, M., Fanciulli, P. P., Fastelli, P., Ferretti, F., Gasperini, S., Giovacchini, P., Landi, S., Letardi, A., Maccherini, S., Marcelli, M., Martelli, A., Martelli, C., Menchetti, M., Mori, E., Nappini, S., Perini, C., Pezzo, F., Porciani, M., Radi, G., Rizzo Pinna, V., Vergari, S., and Vitillo, C.

Subjects
Citizen Science, Italy, Bioblitz, Citizen Science, Bioblitz, Italy
Abstract

The growing interest in emerging environmental crisis has increased the level of public attention and the willingness to take part in participatory science projects, commonly defined with the term “Citizen Science”. This phenomenon can be recorded globally in many national contexts, with a prevalence in anglophone and more industrialized countries. In the biodiversity sector, the growing demand for public involvement has been declined in many different ways, with solutions aimed at providing cognitive and participatory tools. Among these, one of the best known is the BioBlitz: a 24-hour event held in a specific place with the aim of listing as many living species as possible. This work presents the data collected during the first two BioBlitzes organized by the Maremma Natural History Museum in 2013 and 2014. Both were made in the area of the San Felice Oasis, near the terminal part of the San Leopoldo ditch. During the BioBlitz, data collected attested the presence of 616 different taxonomic entities, of which 507 were identified at the level of species and 22 at the level of subspecies. The rest were identified at higher taxonomic levels. Eleven alien species, one endemic species, 33 species protected by national and international laws and / or directives and 9 species at risk of extinction were identified.

Published
2019

45. Journeying through Utopia: Anarchism, geographical imagination and performative futures in Marie-Louise Berneri's works

Author

Ferretti F. and Ferretti F.

Subjects
Anti-colonialism, Utopianism, Berneri, Anarchism, Geographical imagination
Abstract

This paper addresses works and archives of transnational anarchist intellectual Marie-Louise Berneri (1918-1949), author of a neglected but very insightful history of utopias and of their spaces. Extending current literature on anarchist geographies, utopianism and on the relation between geography and the humanities, I argue that a distinction between authoritarian and libertarian utopias is key to understanding the political relevance of the notion of utopia, which is also a matter of space and geographical imagination. Berneri's criticisms to utopia were eventually informed by notions of anti-colonialism and anti-authoritarianism, especially referred to her original critique of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes. Then, I argue for a connection between anarchist, humanistic, cultural and historical approaches to geography, to extend the empirical and theoretical reach of the discipline and its relations with the 'humanities'. This paper likewise contributes to recent scholarship on transnational anarchism, arguing that the anarchist tradition cannot be understood outside its transnational, cosmopolite and multilingual networks and concrete practices: Therefore, only relational, contextual and space-sensitive approaches can make sense of its specificity.

Published
2019

46. Bioblitz 2018 Parco Regionale della Maremma

Author

Sforzi, A., Bastianini, M., Canovai, R., Cantini, D., Castagnini, P., Chelazzi, L., Dragonetti, M., Fackovcova, Z., Fanciulli, P. P., Fastelli, P., Ferretti, F., Forbicioni, F., Gabellini, A., Lenzini, L., Letardi, A., Montioni, F., Nappini, S., Paoli, L., Perini, C., Pezzi, G., Pezzo, F., Renzi, M., Rizzo Pinna, V., Spilinga, C., Vannini, A., Vitillo, C., Sforzi, A., Bastianini, M., Canovai, R., Cantini, D., Castagnini, P., Chelazzi, L., Dragonetti, M., Fackovcova, Z., Fanciulli, P. P., Fastelli, P., Ferretti, F., Forbicioni, F., Gabellini, A., Lenzini, L., Letardi, A., Montioni, F., Nappini, S., Paoli, L., Perini, C., Pezzi, G., Pezzo, F., Renzi, M., Rizzo Pinna, V., Spilinga, C., Vannini, A., and Vitillo, C.

Subjects
Citizen Science, Italy, Bioblitz, Citizen Science, Bioblitz, Italy
Abstract

In recent decades, many natural history museums in Europe have integrated their traditional functions with new ways of interacting with visitors and local communities. In particular, the need to adapt their mission according to the changes in modern society has led them to develop initiatives aiming at an active involvement of the public in scientific research. This is one of the inspiring principles of Citizen Science. BioBlitz are among the most popular activities dedicated to biodiversity in this field. In line with the inspiring principles of this cultural revolution, since 2012 the Maremma Natural History Museum organized public participation initiatives for the collection of biodiversity data. We hereby report the main results of the BioBlitz 2018 organized by the Maremma Natural History Museum in the Talamone area, located in the southern portion of the Uccellina Hills. Four hundred and ninety eight taxa were sampled and identified, 447 of which at the level of species and 10 at the level of subspecies; the remaining refer to higher taxonomic levels. 31 protected species and 10 endangered species were found in the area; moreover, 6 alien species and one endemic species were detected. The main feature that distinguished BioBlitz 2018 to others conducted in previous years was the large number of participants. The data collected increased the scientific knowledge of the southern portion of the Maremma Regional Park, less known than other areas of the same protected area.

Published
2019

47. Boschi di neoformazione in Italia: approfondimenti conoscitivi e orientamenti gestionali

Author

Ferretti, F., Alberti, G., Badalamenti, E., Campagnaro, T., Corona, P., Garbarino, M., La Mantia, T., Malandra, F., Maresi, G., Morresi, D., Piermattei, A., Pividori, M., Romano, R., Salvadori, C., Sibona, E., da Silveira Bueno, R., Sitzia, T., Urbinati, C., Vitali, A., Pelleri, F., Ferretti, F., Alberti, G., Badalamenti, E., Campagnaro, T., Corona, P., Garbarino, M., La Mantia, T., Malandra, F., Maresi, G., Morresi, D., Piermattei, A., Pividori, M., Romano, R., Salvadori, C., Sibona, E., da Silveira Bueno, R., Sitzia, T., Urbinati, C., Vitali, A., and Pelleri, F.

Subjects
Settore BIO/07 - Ecologia, Macchia mediterranea, Boschi di neoformazione, Successione secondaria, Abbandono agricoltura, Settore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E Selvicoltura
Abstract

Nelle regioni meridionali, e in Sicilia in particolare, la fisionomia della vegetazione forestale post-abbandono è quella della macchia o arbusteto che difficilmente evolve verso un bosco propriamente detto. Il processo evolutivo della vegetazione spesso non raggiunge lo stadio di bosco non perché le condizioni ambientali non lo consentano ma per due ragioni fondamentali: i disturbi, in particolare gli incendi e il pascolo, e le limitazioni nell’arrivo di propaguli, causate dalla mancanza di piante madri, dei dispersori dei semi o entrambi. Infatti, in contesti favorevoli (assenza di disturbi e arrivo dei propaguli) la vegetazione evolve sino al bosco. Le formazioni preforestali frutto dei processi di successione secondaria occupano superfici significative e sono conseguenza del fenomeno dell’abbandono dell’agricoltura iniziato alla seconda metà del secolo scorso e che ha interessato tutta l’Europa. Alcune azioni per ridurre i fattori negativi ed esaltare invece i vantaggi ambientali sono possibili per i boschi degli ambienti mediterranei. Tra queste, la trasformazione dei boschi di neoformazione in sistemi agroforestali, e più propriamente silvopastorali, utilizzando la parte aerea delle specie arboree e arbustive e mantenendo piccoli nuclei di specie spontanee utili alla fauna selvatica (a esempio, specie con frutti carnosi) senza lasciare che esse dominino la vegetazione erbacea. Ciò consentirebbe una valorizzazione delle superfici innanzitutto come pascoli, ma non si esclude l’utilizzazione come legna da ardere della componente arborea e, in certi casi, dei prodotti ottenibili (a esempio, manna, mandorle, carrube, nocciole). Altra possibilità per non disperdere i vantaggi consisterebbe nel mettere a coltura gli ex coltivi adottando tecniche alternative che non disperdano il carbonio accumulato. Su questo aspetto esistono già esperienze: ciò potrebbe inoltre ridurre la conflittualità tra gli enti gestori delle aree protette, restii a consentire un ritorno alla coltivazione, e gli agricoltori nonché i sostenitori della necessità di tutelare i paesaggi agrari.

Published
2019

48. MEDLEM database, a data collection on large elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black Seas

Author

Mancusi, C. Baino, R. Fortuna, C. De Sola, L.G. Morey, G. Bradaï, M.N. Kallianotis, A. Soldo, A. Hemida, F. Saad, A.A. Dimech, M. Peristeraki, P. Bariche, M. Clò, S. De Sabata, E. Castellano, L. Garibaldi, F. Lanteri, L. Tinti, F. Pais, A. Sperone, E. Micarelli, P. Poisson, F. Sion, L. Carlucci, R. Cebrian-Menchero, D. Séret, B. Ferretti, F. El-Far, A. Saygu, I. Shakman, E.A. Bartolí, A. Guallart, J. Damalas, D. Megalofonou, P. Vacchi, M. Colloca, F. Bottaro, M. Di Sciara, G.N. Follesa, M.C. Cannas, R. Kabasakal, H. Zava, B. Cavlan, G. Jung, A. Abudaya, M. Kolitari, J. Barash, A. Joksimovic, A. Cetkovic, I. Marčeta, B. Vilas, L.G. Tiralongo, F. Giovos, I. Bargnesi, F. Lelli, S. Barone, M. Moro, S. Mazzoldi, C. Charis, C. Abella, A.J. Serena, F.

Abstract

The Mediterranean Large Elasmobranchs Monitoring (MEDLEM) database contains more than 3,000 records (with more than 4,000 individuals) of large elasmobranch species from 21 different countries around the Mediterranean and Black seas, observed from 1666 to 2017. The principal species included in the archive are the devil ray (1,868 individuals), the basking shark (935 individuals), the blue shark (622 individuals), and the great white shark (342 individuals). In the last decades, other species such as the thresher shark (187 individuals), the shortfin mako (180 individuals), and the spiny butterfly ray (138) were reported with increasing frequency. This was possibly due to increased public awareness on the conservation status of sharks, and the consequent development of new monitoring programs. MEDLEM does not have homogeneous reporting coverage throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas and it should be considered as a database of observed species presence. Scientific monitoring efforts in the south-eastern Mediterranean and Black seas are generally lower than in the northern sectors and the absence of some species in our database does not imply their actual absence in these regions. However, the available data allowed us to analyse the frequency and spatial distribution of records, the size frequencies for a few selected the available data allowed us to analyse the frequency and spatial distribution of records, the size frequencies for a few selected species, the overall area coverage, and which species are involved as bycatch by different fishing gears. © 2020 Mediterranean Marine Science.

Published
2020

49. Valutazioni standardizzate di matematica: evidenze di difficoltà dalla scuola primaria alla scuola secondaria di secondo grado [Standardized assessment in Mathematics: highlights of difficulties from primary school to upper secondary school]

Author

Ferretti, F

Subjects
assessment in mathematics, valutazioni standardizzate, didactic contract, valutazione in matematica, standardized assessment, valutazioni standardizzate, valutazione in matematica, valutazioni al computer, contratto didattico, standardized assessment, assessment in mathematics, Computer Based Testing, didactic contract, valutazioni al computer, contratto didattico, Computer Based Testing, NO
Published
2020

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