University of Calabria

A Darwin Core dataset of scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Collections

This data paper details the publication of a dataset derived from the scorpion (Order Scorpiones C.L. Koch, 1850) collections preserved at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Brussels. The dataset includes all 3,652 specimens mostly identified to genus or spe...

Ion Adsorption at Polymer Membranes: Surface Polarity Controls Interfacial Structuring in LiCl Solutions

Abstract Membrane distillation–crystallization (MD–MCr) has emerged as a promising route for recovering valuable salts and water from brine and wastewater streams; however, its industrial implementation depends critically on membrane robustness, scalability, and material chemistr...

A Calibrated Building Energy Simulation-Driven Framework for Balancing Embodied and Operational Carbon in the Transition to Zero-Emission Buildings

Educational buildings account for approximately 17% of the building sector’s energy consumption, making them critical for zero-emission building (ZEB) strategies. With students spending over 50% of their time indoors, life-cycle carbon assessments and targeted retrofitting are es...

Tracking the baryon number with nuclear collisions

Baryon quantum number is found to be conserved since baryogenesis in the early Universe. Conventionally, each fractionally charged valence quark is understood to carry one-third of a baryon number. An alternative hypothesis posits that baryon number is instead carried by a baryon...

Data-Driven Ensemble Machine Learning for Multi-Horizon Microalgal Bioprocess Forecasting

Microalgal bioprocesses increasingly rely on predictive modelling to support automated control and reduce the cost of laboratory experimentation. Yet, the scarcity of high-quality datasets and the nonlinear nature of microalgal growth severely limit the accuracy and robustness of...

Prevalence, bacterial etiology, and risk factors of clinical and subclinical mastitis in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) across pastoral and peri-urban production systems in south-central Somalia

Abstract Mastitis is a major constraint to camel milk productivity, udder health, and milk safety in pastoral and emerging peri-urban dairy systems, yet comparative epidemiological data across these systems remain scarce. This cross-sectional study investigated mastitis in lactat...

Preventive Strategies for Driveline Infections in Ventricular Assist Devices: A Systematic Review

Driveline infection (DLI) is the most frequent infectious complication in patients supported with ventricular assist devices (VADs) and remains a major cause of morbidity and rehospitalization. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the available evidence on preventive strate...

Contradictions of Rural Development, Agri-Environmental Policy, Agroecological Transitions and Alternative Visions for Agriculture and Food Security in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Regions in Sweden and Italy

Ensuring local and sustainable food security is gaining an important role in rural development strategies at national and regional scales in Europe. This relies to an important degree upon the implementation of new, or old, agri-environmental policy, namely, policies at the inter...