Scymnus incisus H. Lindberg, 1931 resurrected name is a valid species, not a synonym of Nephus (Nephus) peyerimhoffi (Sicard, 1923). Nephus quadrimaculatus bucciarellii Canepari & Tedeschi, 1977 is removed from synonymy with N. (N.) ulbrichi Fürsch, 1977 and synonymized with N. (N.) schatzmayri Canepari & Tedeschi, 1977 syn. nov. Hyperaspis inexpectata Günther, 1959 resurrected name is a valid ...

the alien polychaetes are widely distributed in the whole mediterranean sea as well as in theegyptian waters. the objective of this study is to highlight the distribution and abundance of the alienpolychaetes along the alexandria coast, their contribution to the total polychaete community and the changesthey caused in the community structure. through monthly sampling polychaetes were collected ...

a long-term rotation experiment was established in 2001 to compare conservation or reduced tillage systems (shallow rototiller and chisel tillage) with conventional tillage system using mouldboard plough in a semi-arid region with mediterranean climate. field experiments were conducted to determine weed density and profitability of cropping systems in a crop rotation of winter wheat (triticum a...

background: systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sojia) is an autoinflammatory disease with complex genetic trait starts in children less than 16 years of age with fever and cutaneous rash. despite, the main genetic factors that may play a role in sojia have not yet been identified. high level of interleukin-1beta in the blood of sojia patients has been reported. the production and sec...

The last two years have been marked by many studies trying to better characterize the clinical features of FMF in children and proposal of new treatment for those who are resistant to colchicine. In addition, many studies tried to address the potential effect of genetic modifiers on FMF and the potential effect of MEFV mutations on other inflammatory diseases. The main points arose from these s...

We have developed a new coastal database for the Mediterranean basin that is intended for coastal impact and adaptation assessment to sea-level rise and associated hazards on a regional scale. The data structure of the database relies on a linear representation of the coast with associated spatial assessment units. Using information on coastal morphology, human settlements and administrative bo...

The Mediterranean Sea is home to over 2/3 of the world's charter boat traffic and hosts an estimated 1.5 million recreational boats. Studies elsewhere have demonstrated marinas as important hubs for the stepping-stone transfer of non-indigenous species (NIS), but these unique anthropogenic, and typically artificial habitats have largely gone overlooked in the Mediterranean as sources of NIS hot...

The traditional Mediterranean diet is the diet that prevailed in the olive tree-growing areas of the Mediterranean basin up to the early 1960s, before globalization invaded the local food culture. The seminal studies by Keys and his colleagues brought the concept of the Mediterranean diet into the mainstream of the science focusing on the relation between nutrition and health. The interest in t...