Publications by authors named "P Fiorucci"

We assembled the first gridded burned area (BA) database of national wildfire data (ONFIRE), a comprehensive and integrated resource for researchers, non-government organisations, and government agencies analysing wildfires in various regions of the Earth. We extracted and harmonised records from different regions and sources using open and reproducible methods, providing data in a common framework for the whole period available (starting from 1950 in Australia, 1959 in Canada, 1985 in Chile, 1980 in Europe, and 1984 in the United States) up to 2021 on a common 1° × 1° grid. The data originate from national agencies (often, ground mapping), thus representing the best local expert knowledge.

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Forest fires are a serious environmental hazard in southern Europe. Quantitative assessment of recent trends in fire statistics is important for assessing the possible shifts induced by climate and other environmental/socioeconomic changes in this area. Here we analyse recent fire trends in Portugal, Spain, southern France, Italy and Greece, building on a homogenized fire database integrating official fire statistics provided by several national/EU agencies.

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Thrombocytopenia is a commonly encountered hematologic complication in neonates with sepsis. Thrombopoietin (TPO) is the principal physiologic regulator of megakariocytopoiesis and platelet production. This study was carried out to determine whether variations in circulating TPO levels would occur in infected neonates and/or if they would correlate with platelet counts.

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This study was designed to define the pattern of airway colonization in mechanically ventilated neonates and to assess whether this is associated with clinical signs of infection and/or local or systemic inflammation. One hundred and fifty-seven bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) were obtained from 40 intubated neonates for microbiologic and cytologic evaluation of the distal airway. Concomitantly with each BAL, clinical data and laboratory tests were recorded.

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