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View article: The simultaneous activation of μ- and δ-opioid receptors by (−)-2S-LP2 rescues allodynia with the contribution of TGF-β1 signaling in a rat chronic constriction injury model
The simultaneous activation of μ- and δ-opioid receptors by (−)-2S-LP2 rescues allodynia with the contribution of TGF-β1 signaling in a rat chronic constriction injury model Open
In neuropathic pain (NP), a dysregulation of glial functions in the central and peripheral nervous systems has been described, and the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators is lost in the transition from acute to…
View article: Geological and Ecological Insights on the Lake Faro Global Geosite Within the Messina Strait Framework (Italy)
Geological and Ecological Insights on the Lake Faro Global Geosite Within the Messina Strait Framework (Italy) Open
The Lake Faro brackish basin (Sicily, Italy) was established as a Global Geosite as a key locality of tectonic coastal lakes, but little research has been devoted to this rare geological and ecological framework. To fill this gap, the main…
View article: New Geological and Ecological Insights on the Lake Faro Global Geosite Within the Messina Strait Framework (Italy)
New Geological and Ecological Insights on the Lake Faro Global Geosite Within the Messina Strait Framework (Italy) Open
The Lake Faro brackish basin (Sicily, Italy) was established Global Geosite as key locality of tectonic coastal lakes, but few were the research devoted this rare geological and ecological framework. To fill this gap, the main stratigraphi…
View article: Geological and Structural Framework, Inventory, and Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity: The Case Study of the Lake Faro and Lake Ganzirri Global Geosites (Italy)
Geological and Structural Framework, Inventory, and Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity: The Case Study of the Lake Faro and Lake Ganzirri Global Geosites (Italy) Open
The geoconservation policies assumed by the Sicilian Region (Italy) induced to classify as geosites all the geodiversity preserved in the Sicilian natural reserves. In particular, two of these geosites present in the oriented natural reser…
View article: Defense and Protection of the Marine Coastal Areas and Human Health: A Case Study of Asbestos Cement Contamination (Italy)
Defense and Protection of the Marine Coastal Areas and Human Health: A Case Study of Asbestos Cement Contamination (Italy) Open
Pivotal environmental geology research was carried out in the protected area of Cape Peloro (Messina, NE Sicily, Italy). The main aims were the ascertainment of the presence of Asbestos Cement Materials (ACMs), their mapping, and, conseque…
View article: Defence and Protection of the Marine Coastal Areas and Human Health: A Case Study of Asbestos Cement Contamination (Italy)
Defence and Protection of the Marine Coastal Areas and Human Health: A Case Study of Asbestos Cement Contamination (Italy) Open
Keywords: Marine Coasts; Protected Areas; Defense and Conservation; Asbestos Cement Materials; Wastes; Contamination; Human Health Risk; Medical Geology.
View article: The geological heritage of the historical collections of the University of Messina
The geological heritage of the historical collections of the University of Messina Open
The geoheritage housed in the historical collections of the University of Messina dates back to the 1880s. These historical collections comprise a thousand specimens of minerals, gemstones, ores, rocks, and macro- to microfossils. Most of …
View article: Old and modern challenges of Forensic Gemmology
Old and modern challenges of Forensic Gemmology Open
Forensic Gemmology is a branch of Forensic Science where the analysis of gemstones has legal implications, which cannot be set aside, improvised, or, even worse, done with approximation. Local and world markets and archaeological sites can…
View article: Broken pebbles and cobbles from the middle-upper Miocene siliciclastic deposits of the Peloritani Mountains (Sicily, Italy): evidence of extensional paleotectonics?
Broken pebbles and cobbles from the middle-upper Miocene siliciclastic deposits of the Peloritani Mountains (Sicily, Italy): evidence of extensional paleotectonics? Open
In the Peloritani Mountains (North-Eastern Sicily, Italy), evidence of several fractured pebbles and cobbles was found in the coarse-grained siliciclastic deposits of the middle-upper Miocene San Pier Niceto Formation. The pattern of this …
View article: Find the culprit
Find the culprit Open
In Forensic Geology, Environmental Forensics is devoted to ascertaining contaminants in the soil/subsoil, surface waters, and groundwaters. In such cases, forensic geologists usually accomplish activities concerning geological, hydrogeolog…
View article: Measurement of the natural radioactivity content of earth pigments and evaluation of radiological health risks
Measurement of the natural radioactivity content of earth pigments and evaluation of radiological health risks Open
The natural radioactivity content in twenty samples of four different typologies of earth pigments (Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, and Burnt Umber) was investigated through High Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma spectrometry, with the ai…
View article: The mineral and geological historical collections of the University of Messina (Italy)
The mineral and geological historical collections of the University of Messina (Italy) Open
The mineral and geological historical collections reported here were part of the original collections of the Mineralogy Institute at the University of Messina, most of which date back to the 1880s.These historical collections, today hosted…
View article: Multi-technique characterization of colored gem tourmalines
Multi-technique characterization of colored gem tourmalines Open
A preliminary investigation was carried out on two different colored tourmalines (TMs), sourced by the Mineral and Gem collection of the Messina University (Messina, Italy).The employment of μ-Raman spectroscopy allowed to unambiguously re…
View article: From lapis lazuli to synthetic ultramarines: a u-Raman spectroscopy investigation on the history and development of the Most Perfect Color
From lapis lazuli to synthetic ultramarines: a u-Raman spectroscopy investigation on the history and development of the Most Perfect Color Open
Natural ultramarine has been one of the most precious blue pigments employed in the past in the artifacts.It is typically obtained by crushing and grinding the lapis lazuli rock and selectively extracting the blue mineral lazurite.Since th…
View article: Multivariate Statistics, Mineralogy, and Radiological Hazards Assessment Due to the Natural Radioactivity Content in Pyroclastic Products from Mt. Etna, Sicily, Southern Italy
Multivariate Statistics, Mineralogy, and Radiological Hazards Assessment Due to the Natural Radioactivity Content in Pyroclastic Products from Mt. Etna, Sicily, Southern Italy Open
In this article, an investigation of the natural radioactivity content of pyroclastic products from Mt. Etna, eastern Sicily, Southern Italy, was carried out. In particular, the assessment of the average activity concentration of the inves…
View article: Assessment of the Radiological Health Risk Due to the 226Ra Content in Drinking Water from the Calabria Region, Southern Italy
Assessment of the Radiological Health Risk Due to the 226Ra Content in Drinking Water from the Calabria Region, Southern Italy Open
In this article, the authors report experimental results obtained for the assessment of the 226Ra content in 80 drinking water samples from the Calabria region, Southern Italy. The activity concentration, measured with the Perkin Elmer Tri…
View article: Natural and Anthropogenic Radioactivity Content and Radiation Hazard Assessment of Baby Food Consumption in Italy
Natural and Anthropogenic Radioactivity Content and Radiation Hazard Assessment of Baby Food Consumption in Italy Open
The natural (40K) and anthropogenic (137Cs) radioactivity concentration in four different typologies of early childhood (up to two years old) foods, i.e., homogenized fruit, homogenized meat, childhood biscuits and baby pasta, produced in …
View article: A New Methodological Approach for the Assessment of the 238U Content in Drinking Water
A New Methodological Approach for the Assessment of the 238U Content in Drinking Water Open
The radiological quality of drinking water is directly associated with the health of the population. Indeed, it is well known that the presence of radionuclides in drinking water constitutes a health risk for humans because the consumption…
View article: Multi-Technique Diagnostic Analysis of Plasters and Mortars from the Church of the Annunciation (Tortorici, Sicily)
Multi-Technique Diagnostic Analysis of Plasters and Mortars from the Church of the Annunciation (Tortorici, Sicily) Open
Plasters and mortars of the Church of the Annunciation (Tortorici, Sicily) were characterized, for the first time, both at the elemental and molecular levels, by means of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Raman spectroscopy, to achieve…
View article: Aviation and volcanic ash hazards: A flipped classroom approach to study complex systems
Aviation and volcanic ash hazards: A flipped classroom approach to study complex systems Open
Educational practice and, in particular, the flipped classroom models have had a significant impact on higher education recently. Challenging students with questions and problem – solving activities to learn course material is the educatio…
View article: Using a forensic – based learning approach to teach geochemistry
Using a forensic – based learning approach to teach geochemistry Open
Science occupies an important and unique role in the criminal justice system and the geochemistry has an important role in investigating cases attributable to crimes against the environment.\ In this paper, the authors proposed a forensic-…