This paper describes a 1 to 3.5 kWe hermetic scroll expander-generator modified from a
standard hermetic compressor, an organic Rankine cycle test facility built to test expanders …

A comparison was made between two soil climosequences on north-and south-facing
slopes in northern Italy to determine the influence of slope aspect on soil processes. The …

Objectives: Sino-nasal cancer has been consistently associated with exposure to wood dust,
leather dust, nickel and chromium compounds; for other occupational hazards, the findings …

Objectives Sinonasal inverted papilloma (IP) is an uncommon benign tumour characterised
by frequent recurrence and, in approximately 10% of cases, by neoplastic transformation. IP …

The older forest type Quercetum–Betuletum (oak/birch; Q-type vegetation) in southern
Switzerland and northern Italy was to a large extent replaced by chestnut forests (Castanea …

Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ClO2 with regard to viruses
which show a particular resistance to oxidizing agent such as HAV and Norwalk and …

Two soil profile sequences on paragneiss debris in the Val di Rabbi (Northern Italy) along
an altitude gradient ranging from 1200 to 2400 m asl were studied to evaluate the effect of …

This study reports a case of fibrosing alveolitis with uncommon evolution in a 27-year-old
male non-smoker, working as a hard metal grinder for 10 years. Personal and occupational …

Background Road traffic injuries constitute one of the main causes of death and disability in
Italy and in the European Union. Occupational medicine should pay special attention to the …

Many soils in southern Switzerland have a black color, contain a large amount of soil
organic matter (SOM) and seem to have some andic properties although they did not …