Publications by authors named "F Di Cesare"

Scuole che promuovono salute (Sps) is a model promoted by the World Health Organization and recognized at the European and national levels for promoting health and well-being at school. Pause Attive is an effective and evidence-based intervention to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour of children in the school setting. In the 2023-2024 school year, 348 schools joined the "Rete Lazio Sps" of which 99 joined the intervention Pause Attive for a total of 1.

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  • Heavy metals pose a serious threat in marine environments, especially affecting filter-feeding organisms like mussels, which can accumulate these toxins in high amounts.
  • Human consumption of contaminated seafood, particularly mussels, raises health risks due to elevated levels of metals such as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd), which were found to exceed safety limits in this study.
  • The research specifically assessed the species Mytilus galloprovincialis in two main harvesting areas in Albania, revealing that only half of the analyzed metal concentrations were within the recommended dietary limits for consumers.
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Intensive cattle breeding's environmental challenges are prompting shifts to extensive, pasture-based systems, influencing nutrient and pollutant uptake. PTEs are essential and non-essential elements, regularly found in the environment and organisms, and in which unbalances lead to health issues. Hair analysis, a non-invasive method, provides retrospective PTE exposure evaluation.

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Detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from different plant species and their organs can provide valuable information about plant health and environmental factors that affect them. For example, limonene emission can be a biomarker to monitor plant health and detect stress. Traditional methods for VOC detection encounter challenges, prompting the proposal of novel approaches.

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