University of Palermo

Exploring the value of thematic urban ecosystem accounts in Western Balkan countries to inform urban greening actions

Urban ecological health is increasingly prioritised in Europe, as reflected in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, the Nature Restoration Regulation, and the amended Regulation on Environmental-Economic Accounts. Translating these commitments into effective greening policy and pla...

Uniform representations and character varieties of odd Turk's head knots

Let τ be the reflection reversing the order of the punctures in a p-punctured disc, with p odd. For any braid b such that K = closure(b(τbτ)) is a knot with det K > 1, I construct an SU(2) representation of the non-orientable mapping torus of bτ. Its restrictions to the fibre, th...

The volume-determinant inequality for Turk's head links

I prove the volume–determinant inequality for Turk's head links with p ≥ 3 strands and q ≥ 2 repetitions, including links with several components. The proof compares a geometric upper bound for volume with an analytic lower bound for the determinant. The diagram's periodic rotati...

Real‐World HRR Testing Pathways and Patterns of Detected Alterations in Prostate Cancer From the Multinational ARON‐3 Study

ABSTRACT Background Homologous recombination repair (HRR) testing is increasingly relevant in prostate cancer because it identifies patients who may benefit from biomarker‐guided treatment strategies, including poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). However, real‐world i...

Does the Router Know? Mixture-of-Experts Routing Signals for Detecting Silent Errors in Text-to-SQL over University Data Warehouses

Natural-language assistants can open institutional data warehouses to non-technical staff, but their most harmful failures are silent: a well-formed query that runs and returns a plausible, wrong number. We study these errors on an Italian university's live data warehouse, using...

WSymBERT: a weighted neuro-symbolic model for interpretable CVSS prediction

Abstract The rapid growth in reported software vulnerabilities, combined with substantial delays in manual Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) assessment, has created a critical need for automated and interpretable vulnerability scoring tools. When vulnerabilities remain u...

Cogenital double patella: two cases of a rare anatomical variant

Abstract Congenital double patella is an exceptionally rare anatomical anomaly, with fewer than 50 cases reported in the literature. Owing to its rarity and variable anatomical presentation, diagnosis may be challenging and requires careful imaging assessment. We report two cases...

Genomic insights into diversity, population structure and selection signatures in Sicilian horse breeds

Sicilian horse breeds represent a valuable genetic resource shaped by environmental and selective processes. This study investigated the genetic diversity and population structure of three Sicilian horse breeds: Purosangue Orientale (68–ORI), Sanfratellano (70–SAN) and Cavallo Si...

Beyond Histocompatibility: Donor Tissue Immune States and Their Role in Heart Transplantation

Heart transplantation transfers not only donor alloantigens and functional myocardium but also a pre-existing tissue environment shaped by resident immune, vascular, stromal, and parenchymal populations. This review examines the hypothesis that the biological state of donor tissu...

Clinical exit strategy in anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular AMD: incidence of recurrence and risk factors for relapse

PURPOSE: To evaluate the recurrence rate of neovascular activity after discontinuation of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to identify baseline clinical and imaging factors...

Digital solutions for tackling mental health in cancer patients and their families: The ALTHEA project

Despite advances in cancer treatment, the growing global cancer burden underscores the need for comprehensive and supportive care to address the needs of patients and their families. However, access to psycho-oncological support remains often limited across healthcare systems. Th...

Cardiac Complications of Infections Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Clinical Features

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are major causes of respiratory tract infections across different age groups. Although primarily regarded as respiratory pathogens, both viruses have been associated with cardiac complications, whose clinical spec...

Exogenous L-Citrulline Increases Tolerance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus in Tomato Plants

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is one of the most aggressive viral pathogens affecting commercial tomato cultivars, causing severe economic losses worldwide. Since plant viral diseases cannot be effectively controlled with pesticides, alternative strategies aimed at red...

I casi studio per testare utilità e validità dell'Atlante Aria Salute: definizione del quadro concettuale.

OBJECTIVES: to describe the process of selecting and applying a shared conceptual model for the analysis of case studies designed to test the usefulness and validity of the Air and Health Atlas in supporting decision-making, in its current version and in its potential future deve...

Biological responses of intertidal taxa to anthropogenic and climatic stressors: a global multilevel meta-analysis

This dataset supports a global multilevel meta-analysis of how anthropogenic and climatic stressors affect the biological responses of intertidal taxa. It contains the literature screening records (Scopus and Web of Science, search run on 1 September 2025), the full extraction ma...

Toward personalized shared decision-making: a pilot study on an individualized patient decision aid

Decision aids are tools that can reduce decisional conflict and enhance patient satisfaction in the decision-making process. However, tool heterogeneity and clinical barriers, such as physician time constraints, hinder their implementation. This study introduces an individualized...

Melatonin as a daily rhythm control signal for glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion in horses

An involvement of melatonin in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells has been proposed. To evaluate the features of the daily rhythms of plasma melatonin, blood glucose, and insulin in horses, ten clinically healthy Italian Saddle geldi...

Underrated deep-water scleractinian species: an ecological study along the Italian coasts (Mediterranean Sea)

Abstract Scleractinians are key components of Mediterranean mesophotic and bathyal benthic ecosystems, comprising 30 species known to occur below 40 m. A large ROV dataset, including 625 dives, each corresponding to a distinct geographical site, conducted between 40 and 1825 m ac...

PAD as a Marker of Systemic Atherosclerosis: A Comprehensive Review of Residual Risk and Contemporary Strategies for MACE and MALE Reduction

Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis associated with substantial risks of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and major adverse limb events (MALE). Scope: This comprehensive review examines the epidemiological and patho...

Unlocking the Potential of Biomass Residues for the Sustainable Synthesis of Photocatalysts for H2 Generation

Biomass-derived materials are attracting increasing interest for photocatalytic photoreforming due to their ability to function as photocatalysts, co-catalysts, supports, templating agents, and green reducing agents. This review examines recent advances in the development of biom...