Reassessment of , a purported Triassic pterosaur from southern Brazil with the description of a new taxon.

was originally described as a purported pterosaur from the Late Triassic (early Norian) Caturrita Formation of southern Brazil. Its holotype comprises fragmentary postcranial elements, whereas a partial maxilla was referred to the species. The assignment of to Pterosauria has been questioned by some studies, but the specimen has never been accessed in detail after its original description.

Discovering Plum, Watermelon and Grape Cultivars Founded in a Middle Age Site of Sassari (Sardinia, Italy) through a Computer Image Analysis Approach.

The discovery of several waterlogged plant remains in a Middle Ages context (1330-1360 AD) in Sassari (NS, Sardinia, Italy) enabled the characterisation of archaeological plum fruit stones and watermelon and grape seeds through computer image analysis. Digital seed/endocarp images were acquired by a flatbed scanner and processed and analysed by applying computerised image analysis techniques. The morphometric data were statistically elaborated using stepwise linear discriminant analysis (LDA), allowing comparisons among archaeological remains, wild populations and autochthonous cultivars.

Niche Differentiation at Multiple Spatial Scales on Large and Small Mediterranean Islands for the Endemic Pourr. ex Loisel. (Caryophyllaceae).

The aim of this work is to investigate niche variations in endemic (Caryophyllaceae, Angiosperms) on Mediterranean islands that differ in size. Six populations on both large and small islands were sampled across the geographic range of the species. For each population, 10 plots (1 × 2 m, with a 25 cm grill) were randomly placed to quantify environmental (abiotic and biotic factors and disturbance) and population (demographic structure and reproductive success) parameters.

The contribution of professors of Hygiene to the progress and development of public health in Italy: one hundred years of history.

In 1917 Achille Sclavo, a distinguished researcher and founder of the Italian Society of Hygiene, ended up the first term as Rector of the University of Siena. Since then, the contribution of professors of hygiene in Italian universities has ranged over several relevant topics including vaccinations, environmental hygiene, hospital hygiene, healthcare organization and management, with an important contribution to the health reform of 1978 by Augusto Giovanardi and Alessandro Seppilli. Several Academic Schools (Roman, Neapolitan, Genoese, Sicilian, Venetian, Lombard, etc.

Inter- and intraspecific diversity in Cistus L. (Cistaceae) seeds, analysed with computer vision techniques.

This work aims to discriminate among different species of the genus Cistus, using seed parameters and following the scientific plant names included as accepted in The Plant List. Also, the intraspecific phenotypic differentiation of C. creticus, through comparison with three subspecies (C.