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Francesca Marchese

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Por que os superiates estão ficando cada vez maiores?

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By Francesca Marchese
| Estado De Minas
Os negócios estão em alta no mundo de luxo dos superiates, com os super-ricos buscando palácios flutuantes cada vez maiores. Paola Trifirò entende bem sobre superiates — ela e o marido adquiriram mais de uma dúzia ao longo dos anos. O casal italiano, que fez sua fortuna na área do Direito e continua à frente de um escritório jurídico global, gosta de navegar pelo mundo com o máximo de luxo.
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Por que os superiates estão ficando cada vez maiores

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By Francesca Marchese
| Correio Braziliense
Os negócios estão em alta no mundo de luxo dos superiates, com os super-ricos buscando palácios flutuantes cada vez maiores. Paola Trifirò entende bem sobre superiates — ela e o marido adquiriram mais de uma dúzia ao longo dos anos. O casal italiano, que fez sua fortuna na área do Direito e continua à frente de um escritório jurídico global, gosta de navegar pelo mundo com o máximo de luxo.
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Por que os superiates estão ficando cada vez maiores

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By Francesca Marchese
| O Povo
Bilionários e multimilionários ao redor do mundo estão trocando suas embarcações em busca de mais espaço e luxo Os negócios estão em alta no mundo de luxo dos superiates, com os super-ricos buscando palácios flutuantes cada vez maiores. Paola Trifirò entende bem sobre superiates — ela e o marido adquiriram mais de uma dúzia ao longo dos anos. É + que streaming. É arte, cultura e história.
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Por que os superiates estão ficando cada vez maiores

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By Francesca Marchese
| Terra
Os negócios estão em alta no mundo de luxo dos superiates, com os super-ricos buscando palácios flutuantes cada vez maiores. Paola Trifirò entende bem sobre superiates — ela e o marido adquiriram mais de uma dúzia ao longo dos anos. O casal italiano, que fez sua fortuna na área do Direito e continua à frente de um escritório jurídico global, gosta de navegar pelo mundo com o máximo de luxo.
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Why the world's superyachts are getting bigger and bigger Original

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By Francesca Marchese
| BBC News
Why the world's superyachts are getting bigger and bigger Francesca Marchese Amer Superyachts are getting ever larger as buyers want more space Business is booming in the luxury world of superyachts, with the super-rich wanting ever bigger floating palaces. Paulo Trifirò knows a thing or two about superyachts – she and her husband have owned more than a dozen over the years.
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Application of Calcaneal Ultrasonography for Long‐Term Fracture Risk Assessment in Diabetic Osteopathy

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By Alessandro Brunetti , Francesca Marchese, Maria Antonietta Carpentieri, Antonio Stefano Salcuni
| Wiley Online Library
Objective Bone densitometry and fracture risk algorithms have proved scarce reliability for fractures risk estimation in patients with diabetic osteopathy. Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is a noninvasive, low-cost technique already acknowledged for fracture risk assessment in patients with primary osteoporosis. Nevertheless, there is limited evidence on the role of QUS in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).
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Irish woman (20s) in serious condition in hospital in Sicily after being struck by car

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By Francesca Marchese
| The Irish Times
An Irish woman (22) is in hospital with serious head injuries after she was hit by a car in Italy last Sunday. Catania police said she was struck by a Smart car along Andrea Doria avenue in Catania, a city in southeast Sicily at about 5.30pm on Sunday, October 6th. The woman had been crossing the road at a zebra crossing while jogging when she was struck by a car driven by a man (20s).
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Softball continues with UAA-conference game wins

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By Francesca Marchese
| brandeishoot.com
While the Brandeis community was enjoying spring break, Brandeis’ softball team remained to compete against non-conference and University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents. The Judges kicked off spring break in Atlanta, Georgia, where they split a four game series with UAA opponent Emory University.
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Enna, venduta a un pedofilo all'età di 9 anni: indennizzo dallo Stato

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By Josè Trovato, Riccardo Lo Verso, Francesca Marchese, Antonio Condorelli
| livesicilia.it
2' DI LETTURA ENNA – Tradita dall’uomo che avrebbe dovuto prendersi cura di lei e proteggerla. Aveva solo 9 anni quando suo padre iniziò a venderla a un vecchio pedofilo di Villarosa, in provincia di Enna, che nel frattempo è morto, assistendo alle violenze che avvenivano per strada, in macchina. Era il 2016. Adesso, a due anni dalla condanna definitiva del padre-orco a nove anni di carcere, la ragazzina ha ottenuto un indennizzo dallo Stato: è l’aiuto per le vittime di violenza.
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Presa, al via i lavori di rigenerazione del centro storico

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By Carmelo Amato, Francesca Marchese
| livesicilia.it
1' DI LETTURA PIEDIMONTE – Al via i lavori di rigenerazione urbana della piazza Maria Ss. delle Grazie del borgo di Presa, in territorio di Piedimonte Etneo. L’opera era stata finanziata con 410mila euro dall’Assessorato alle Infrastrutture della nel 2021 dopo la richiesta «dal basso» delle , impegnate nella valorizzazione del villaggio sul versante nord-est dell’Etna.
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Men’s basketball’s final game

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By Francesca Marchese
| brandeishoot.com
In the final regular season matchup of the 2022-2023 basketball season, the Brandeis men fell short of the New York University (NYU) Violets in Brooklyn, New York. The Violets defeated the Judges 70-57, outsourcing the Judges by 12 points in the first half and just one point in the second half. Despite defeating NYU earlier in the season, 81-61, the Judges were unable to match their opponent’s pace for all 40 minutes.
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Brandeis men’s basketball takes on Case Western and Carnegie Mellon

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By Francesca Marchese
| brandeishoot.com
The Brandeis men’s basketball team faced University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for the first time this season. While the Judges shot a respectable 50% from the field (26-52) against CWRU on Friday night, the Spartans shot lights out from behind the arc to beat the Judges on their home court, 91-71.
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Il Procuratore Zuccaro premiato con la Candelora d'oro VIDEO

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By Dario Azzaro, Redazione CT, Francesca Marchese
| livesicilia.it
2' DI LETTURA CATANIA. La Candelora d’Oro al Procuratore della Repubblica presso il Tribunale etneo Carmelo Zuccaro.
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Catania, al Procuratore Zuccaro la Candelora d'oro

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By Redazione CT, Francesca Marchese
| livesicilia.it
1' DI LETTURA CATANIA. Giovedì sera, 2 febbraio alle ore 20 nel salone Bellini di Palazzo degli elefanti, alla presenza di autorità civili, religiose e militari si terrà la XXV cerimonia di conferimento della Candelora d’oro, assegnata quest’anno al magistrato Carmelo Zuccaro, Procuratore Capo della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Catania.
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Pickard and Carleo collect wins, leading Judges

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By Francesca Marchese
| brandeishoot.com
In the second meet of 2023, the Brandeis University track and field teams placed in the top five at the Branwen Smith-King Invitational held at Tufts University on Jan. 21. The women’s track and field team placed fifth, earning 60 points, while the men’s squad tied for third place with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, earning 90 points.
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Epilepsy Course and Developmental Trajectories in STXBP1-DEE

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By Ganna Balagura, Julie Xian, Antonella Riva, Francesca Marchese
| Neurology
Collection of Clinical Data and Developmental Score System Design The following set of clinical data was required for eligibility: family history, seizure history (age at onset and seizure freedom, seizure types, EEG and antiseizure medications at the onset, follow-up, and last examination), neurologic examination, brain MRI, neurodevelopmental milestones and outcomes, and behavioral features.
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‘It’s like hell on Earth’ - Europe’s hottest spot left reeling

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By Francesca Marchese
| Irish Independent
A tiny town tucked into the folds of eastern Sicily, Floridia is known for producing edible snails, oranges and lemons, and not much else. ourists may be drawn to picturesque nearby Syracuse, a port that has ancient Greek origins and was once the largest city in the ancient world. But Floridia until now has been content to bask in relative obscurity. All that changed last week when a local weather station recorded a temperature of 48.8C, raising fears over climate change in Europe.
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Snails shrivel to death as Sicily sweats in Europe's hottest ever temperature

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By Francesca Marchese, Nick Squires 
| MSN UK
A tiny town tucked into the folds of eastern Sicily, Floridia is known for producing edible snails, oranges and lemons, and not much else. Tourists may be drawn to picturesque nearby Syracuse, a port that has ancient Greek origins and was once the largest city in the ancient world. But Floridia until now has been content to bask in relative obscurity. All that changed this week when a local weather station recorded a temperature of 48.8C, raising fears over climate change in Europe.
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Monte Etna: cómo es vivir bajo la ceniza constante de uno de los volcanes más activos de Europa

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By Francesca Marchese
| El Imparcial
Las erupciones del Etna son todo un espectáculo, pero también generan muchos problemas a los habitantes locales. Irene Corsaro nunca olvidará su primera clase de manejo bajo una lluvia de ceniza negra del monte Etna. Como muchos sicilianos de Catania, la joven de 18 años aprendió rápidamente cómo conducir a casa por un camino cubierto de polvo volcánico, durante una de las 11 erupciones del volcán en las últimas tres semanas.
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Genotype-phenotype correlations in patients with de novo KCNQ2 pathogenic variants

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By Federica Malerba, Giulio Alberini, Ganna Balagura, Francesca Marchese
| Neurology
Abstract Objective Early identification of de novo KCNQ2 variants in patients with epilepsy raises prognostic issues toward optimal management. We analyzed the clinical and genetic information from a cohort of patients with de novo KCNQ2 pathogenic variants to dissect genotype-phenotype correlations. Methods Patients with de novo KCNQ2 pathogenic variants were identified from Italy, Denmark, and Belgium.
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An Open Retrospective Study of a Standardized Cannabidiol Based-Oil in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

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By Francesca Marchese, Maria Stella Vari, Ganna Balagura, Antonella Riva
| Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic disorders of the brain affecting around 70 million people worldwide. Treatment is mainly symptomatic, and most individuals have a favorable prognosis and achieve long-term seizure control.1 However, almost one-third of the patients' results show resistance to anticonvulsant therapy.
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A further contribution to the delineation of epileptic phenotype in PACS2-related syndrome

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By Francesca Marchese, of Genoa, Maria Stella Vari, Gaetano Terrone
| Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy
Mutations in PACS2 gene are responsible for an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, presenting with seizures starting within the first weeks of life. The phenotype of this new syndrome is also characterized by hypotonia, global developmental delay, intellectual disability with or without autistic features, mild facial dysmorphism and cerebellar dysgenesis with folia abnormalities. [ 1 Dentici M.L. Barresi S. Niceta M. Ciolfi A. Trivisano M. Bartuli A. Digilio M.C. Specchio N.
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Los pistachos tan valiosos que necesitan ser protegidos por la policía

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By Francesca Marchese
| BBC Mundo
Derechos de autor de la imagen Getty Images Image caption La capa exterior roja del pistacho verde de Bronte cubre un interior verde brillante. El capitán de la policía Nicolo Morandi dice que él y sus colegas ya se están preparando para septiembre. Al menos seis oficiales van a patrullar durante el día y hasta 12 por la noche. Y si es necesario, utilizarán el helicóptero de la policía. "Llevaremos a cabo una serie de operaciones de precaución", dice.
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The pistachios that need police protection

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By Francesca Marchese
| bbc.com
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The red outer layer of pistacchio verde di Bronte covers a bright green interior Police captain Nicolo Morandi says that he and his colleagues are already preparing for September. At least six officers are going to patrol in the daytime, and 12 at night. And if need be, they will launch the police helicopter. "We will operate a number of precautionary operations," he says.
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Come and share experience with us | The Freelance

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By Phil Sutcliffe, Francesca Marchese
| The Freelance
OUR NEXT meeting for members who have recently started freelancing is on Thursday 25 April. It's from 6pm at the Camera Museum, Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY (map). Image © Francesca Marchese We had a full house for the last new members' meeting on 31 January, as the photo shows. Freelance organiser David Ayrton joined Branch committee members Phil Sutcliffe, Francesca Marchese and Larry Herman - and 18 new members joined us during the hour-long meeting.
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Could UK's Italians rock referendum vote?

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By Francesca Marchese
| bbc.com
Could the UK's Italian expats hold the key to their homeland's future? In cafes and workplaces all over the UK, you will hear Italians talking about food and football, but also about Italy's pivotal 4 December referendum on constitutional reform. More Italians are believed to have moved to the UK than any other European country in 2015; 600,000 are now estimated by the Italian consulate to live in the UK. More Italians live in London than any other city in the world, except Buenos Aires.
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