Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks

“…<p>The aim of our study is to determine whether there is a relationship between familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks and serum leptin levels. …”
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Local versus Regional Contributions to PM10 Levels in the Western Mediterranean by Álvaro Clemente, Nuria Galindo, Jose F. Nicolás, Javier Crespo, Carlos Pastor, Eduardo Yubero

“…Sampling was performed simultaneously at two different locations: an urban traffic site (~80 m a.s.l.) and a regional background station (~1500 m a.s.l.) in the western Mediterranean. The objective of this work was to investigate PM10 sources at both sites in order to determine regional and urban contributions to aerosol levels. …”
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Life on board ship and cultural intimacy. Notes from the Central Mediterranean by Jasmine Iozzelli

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Urban greeen areas in the reduction of cooling loads. Simulations in the Mediterranean climate by Carola Clemente, Massimo Palme, Anna Mangiatordi, Daniele La Rosa, Riccardo Privitera

Subjects: “…urban frameworks in the Mediterranean climate…”
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Polyp dimorphism in the Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum: siphonozooids are precursors to autozooids by Guillaume Loentgen, Scott K. Parks, Denis Allemand, Sylvie Tambutté, Philippe Ganot

“…In precious corals (family Coralliidae), polyp dimorphism has been documented in the pacific species such as Corallium japonicum, Pleurocorallium elatius and Pleurocorallium konojoi, over the past century, yet in the Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum, the literature has consistently referred to these structures generically as “polyps”, neglecting the putative dimorphism and their respective roles in reproduction, growth, and development. …”
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Dolphinfish Bycatch in Spanish Mediterranean Large Pelagic Longline Fisheries, 2000–2010 by David Macías, José C. Báez, Salvador García-Barcelona, José M. Ortiz de Urbina

“…The aim of this paper is to describe the dolphinfish bycatch rates in the longline fisheries of the Western Mediterranean and modelling the nominal bycatch abundance and distribution of dolphinfish from the Spanish Mediterranean as a function of technical, geographical, and seasonality factors. …”
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Effects of farming specialisation on grassland birds in Mediterranean High Nature Value farmland by Joana Santana, Pedro J. Leitão, Paulo Flores Ribeiro, Pedro Beja, Ângela Lomba, Rui Pedroso, Rui Morgado, Ricardo C. Martins, Inês Catry, Ana Teresa Marques, Luís Reino, Francisco Moreira

“…The benefits of low-intensity mixed livestock-crop farming systems for Mediterranean farmland biodiversity have been widely documented. …”
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Genetic parameters of production and reproduction traits of Mediterranean buffaloes under tropical conditions by Iván A. Cárdenas, Miguel A. Chacón

“… In the tropics, there needs to be more information on Mediterranean buffaloes’ productive and reproductive behavior. …”
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A Cumulative Rainfall Function for Subhourly Design Storm in Mediterranean Urban Areas by Marco Carbone, Michele Turco, Giuseppe Brunetti, Patrizia Piro

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Invariant Spatial Pattern Across Mediterranean Scrublands in the Iberian Pear (Pyrus bourgaeana) by Brayan Morera, Pedro J. Garrote, Thorsten Wiegand, Daniel Ayllón, Jose M. Fedriani

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Towards a fully automated underwater census for fish assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea by Kilian Bürgi, Charles Bouveyron, Diane Lingrand, Benoit Derijard, Frédéric Precioso, Cécile Sabourault

“…This pipeline integrates a YOLO-based model to detect 20 Mediterranean fish species and validate the presence or absence of each species within individual transects. …”
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Borders of Wealth and Poverty: Ideas Stimulated by Comparing the Mediterranean and U.S.-Mexico Borders by Josiah Heyman, Natalia Ribas-Mateos

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Communication on Climate Change in the Mediterranean by Non-State Actors: A Framing Analysis by Iosif Botetzagıas, Emre İşeri

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Chemical and Physical Characteristics in Uncultivated Soils with Different Lithology in Semiarid Mediterranean Clima by Daniel Moraetis, Nikolaos Lydakis-Simantiris, Despina Pentari, Emmanouil Manoutsoglou, Chryssa Apostolaki, Vasilios Perdikatsis

“…The aim of this study is to identify the chemical and physical characteristics in uncultivated soils derived from different parent materials under semiarid Mediterranean climatic conditions which favoured the formation of fragile soils. …”
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Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Patients With Psoriasis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Javier Perez-Bootello, Emilio Berna-Rico, Carlota Abbad-Jaime de Aragon, Ruth Cova-Martin, Leticia Goni, Asuncion Ballester-Martinez, Pedro Jaen-Olasolo, Nehal Mehta, Joel M Gelfand, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Alvaro Gonzalez-Cantero

“…However, emerging evidence suggests that dietary interventions may also play a role in managing inflammation associated with this condition. The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), prevalent in southern European countries, has been widely recognized for its ability to reduce cardiovascular mortality, largely due to its anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Thermal Comfort and Sustainability in University Classrooms: A Study in Mediterranean Climate Zones by Pilar Romero, María Teresa Miranda, Rui Isidoro, José Ignacio Arranz, Víctor Valero-Amaro

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Early Effects of a Hypocaloric, Mediterranean Diet on Laboratory Parameters in Obese Individuals by Marta Greco, Eusebio Chiefari, Tiziana Montalcini, Francesca Accattato, Francesco S. Costanzo, Arturo Pujia, Daniela Foti, Antonio Brunetti, Elio Gulletta

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Adherence to Mediterranean-Like Dietary Pattern in Association with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Adolescents by Azam AhmadiVasmehjani, Sara Beigrezaei, Zahra Nafei, Nasrin Behniafard, Zahra Darabi, Amin Salehi-Abargouei, Majid Aflatoonian

Subjects: “…mediterranean diet…”
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Optimum Building Design Variables in a Warm Saharan Mediterranean Climate Zone by Aiman Albatayneh, Tarek Tayara, Mustafa Jaradat, Murad Al-Omary, Muna Hindiyeh, Dariusz Alterman, Manal Ishbeytah

“…This research contributes to making residential buildings more efficient in the city of Azraq, Jordan, which is located in a warm climate zone in the Saharan Mediterranean region (classified as a hot desert climate according to the Köppen climate classification). …”
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Small-scale land use effects on plant communities in Mediterranean urban ecosystems by Vincenzo Baldi, Alessandro Bellino, Daniela Baldantoni

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