ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES DURING MARL-LIMESTONE FORMATION: EVIDENCE FROM THE GARGASIAN (MIDDLE APTIAN) OF LA MARCOULINE QUARRY (CASSIS, SE FRANCE)

Environmental changes during marl-limestone formation: evidence from the Gargasian (Middle Aptian) of La Marcouline Quarry (Cassis, SE France)

Limestone-marl alternations are usually interpreted to reflect cyclic paleoenvironmental fluctuations linked to Milankovitch-scale climate variations.However, the impact of diagenesis on lithological differentiation can be overprinted on the primary signal.In order to evaluate environmental variations during the deposition of the Gargasian hemipela

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Case Report: Two cases of rare head injuries from Nepal [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background: There are a number of ways in which one can sustain a head injury.Even if you are doing simple household activities or going out for a morning walk, you cannot be sure of what type of injury awaits you.The source of injury may be a pressure cooker whistle acting as a projectile or a hailstone falling from the sky.Such injuries are commo

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SARS-CoV-2 quantitative real time PCR and viral loads analysis among asymptomatic and symptomatic patients: an observational study on an outbreak in two nursing facilities in Campania Region (Southern Italy)

Abstract Background In December 2019 an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was first observed in Wuhan, China.The virus has spread rapidly throughout the world creating a pandemic scenario.Several risk factors have been identified, such as age, sex, concomitant diseases as well as viral load.A key point is the role of asymp

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