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Open AccessSpatio-temporal distribution and acoustic characterization of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus, Gadidae) calls in the Arctic fjord Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Islands)
In this study we analysed the acoustic properties and presence of haddock calls in the Arctic fjord Kongsfjorden (79° N–12° E, Svalbard Islands, Norway) in one year. Data were collected with three autonomous a...
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Most of the studies carried out in the past on economically important fish species rely on single species approach. Ecosystem dynamics are characterized by complex interaction among species, sharing common hab...
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Coccolithophore were collected and analyzed at 10 stations during summer 2010, from coastal and offshore areas off the eastern Libyan coast (southern Mediterranean Sea). The results were compared with oceanogr...
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The complex interactions between surface circulation and coastal and continental shelf morphology, as well as the presence of temperature and salinity gradients, make the Central Mediterranean an area characte...
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Habitat suitability modelling for a key small pelagic fish species (Sardinella aurita) in the central Mediterranean sea
The study presents the biomass and spatial distribution of Sardinella aurita in the Libyan, Maltese and southern Sicily waters, estimated during four acoustic surveys in summer 2008 and 2010. Strong differences i...
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The combined use of field data on anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus, Linnaeus, 1758) egg distribution in the Central Mediterranean Sea on both sides of the Strait of Sicily (Sicilian–Maltese and Tunisian waters) an...
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Acoustically detected pelagic fish community in relation to environmental conditions observed in the Central Mediterranean sea: a comparison of Libyan and Sicilian–Maltese coastal areas
An analysis of the influence of environmental conditions on the pelagic fish community structure and species distribution in two areas of the Central Mediterranean sea, the Sicilian–Maltese and the Libyan cont...
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Concentrations of trace elements (Cd, Pb, As, V, Cr, Ni, Cu and Zn) were determined in superficial sediments and in muscle and hepatopancreas tissues of the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii from Lake Preola...
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Metals content in otoliths of Dicentrarchus labrax from two fish farms of Sicily
Otoliths of cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from two different fish farms of Sicily were collected and analyzed by using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. Metal content (Ba, Cd, F...
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The potential use of Cytochrome c Oxidase I (COI)-DNA barcode sequences for the molecular identification of lanternfish larvae from the Sicilian Channel was investigated at two levels: at an interspecific lev...
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Application of Laser Scanning for Monitoring Coastal Cliff Instability in the Pozzuoli Bay, Coroglio Site, Posillipo Hill, Naples
This study presents a Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) application to monitor the slope stability along tuffaceous cliffed coast of Pozzuoli Bay, at Coroglio test site, Naples, Italy. We tested TLS technique b...
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A new scoring system is proposed in order to assist surgeons with the complex analysis associated with non-union surgery. Patients with non-union are rarely easily compared with one another and this has frustr...
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Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVN) is a common cause of hip disability that, if left untreated, may cause collapse of femoral head and secondary hip osteoarthritis in up to 80% of patients. Osteonecr...
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The long bone nonunions and critical bone defects are two of the more difficult complications to treat. We treated a 59 years old patient that came to our attention through the ambulatory of nonunion of our in...
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Bone regeneration presents a unique challenge to both clinicians and scientists. Recently, a vast amount of knowledge has been attained with regard to the molecular mediators, cell populations and the overall ...
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