PM2. 5 is one of the most harmful components of airborne pollution and includes particles
with diameters of less than 2.5 μm. Almost 90% of the world's population lives in areas with …

Background Prolonged sleep latency is associated with far-reaching public health
consequences. Although evidence about the effect of air pollution on sleep problem has …

Epidemiological evidence presents that dust storms are related to respiratory diseases, such
as pulmonary fibrosis (PF). However, the precise underlying mechanisms of SPM-elicited …

Background Decline in pulmonary function contributes to increasing cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk. Although adverse effects of short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM …

Objective This study aims to assess chronic maxillary sinusitis in an osteoarchaeological
sample from the medieval rural site of Pieve di Pava (central Italy), to investigate triggers …

Background: The coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) heavily hit Italy, one of Europe's
most polluted countries. The extent to which PM pollution contributed to COVID-19 diffusion …

Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) is a multifactorial disease in which, in addition
to infectious agents and the individual resistance of animals, technological, management …

COVID-19 pandemic, as another disease emerging in the interface between animals and
humans, has revealed the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations such as the One …

Wildland fires, increasing in recent decades in the Mediterranean region due to climate
change, can contribute to PM levels and composition. This study aimed to investigate …

Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently presented its final report on the first global biodiversity
assessment since 2005 (IPBES 2019). This exhaustive analysis of the effects of global …