Category Archives: Papers

Davide Tanasi, Roberto Micciché, Robert H. Tykot, Luis Busetti, Pierluigi Barbieri, Gianpiero Di Maida, Viviana Ardesia, Alessandro Miani, Elia Marin, Enrico Greco* PLOS One, 2025, 20(8): e0330772August 2025DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330772 Abstract: This paper presents the earliest documented evidence for the presence and consumption of horse meat in Early Bronze Age Sicily, significantly revising previous understandings ofContinue reading “Unearthing prehistoric diets: First evidence of horse meat consumption in Early Bronze Age Sicily.”

Alfredo Rondinella, Matteo Zanocco, Alex Lanzutti, Wenliang Zhu, Enrico Greco, Elia Marin Polymers, 2025, 17(15), 2132August 2025DOI: 10.3390/polym17152132 Abstract: This study investigated the influence of curing temperature and time on both the mechanical properties and cytotoxicity of stereolithographic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin. After printing using stereolithographic equipment, the resin was cured at 45 °C, 60Continue reading “Effects of Post-Curing on Mechanical Strength and Cytotoxicity of Stereolithographic Methacrylate Resins.”

Chiara Rucco, Prisco Piscitelli, Antonella Longo, Ali Aghazadeh Ardebili, Alessandro Miani, Enrico Greco Scientific Reports, 2025, 15(27789)July 2025DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-12626-y Abstract: After the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the deep connections between environmental factors and the transmission of airborne infectious diseases (including COVID-19) has become an area of relevant scientific and social interest. Indoor environments,Continue reading “Predictive algorithm for COVID-19 infection risk in indoor environments”

Enrico Greco, Andrea Farci, Fiorella Florian, Alberto Pallavicini, Alessandro Miani, Pierluigi Barbieri, Giorgio Samorini Forensic Chemistry, 2025, 45(100686):1-7July 2025DOI: 10.1016/j.forc.2025.100686 Abstract: This study addresses the longstanding taxonomic confusion between two plant species within the Convolvulaceae family: Ipomoea tricolor Cav. and Ipomoea violacea L., historically mistaken as synonymous. Employing advanced analytical methods including LC-MS/MS (Orbitrap), coupled with genetic barcoding, we provide clear biochemical differentiation between the twoContinue reading “Analytical identification of ergot alkaloids in Ipomoea species: Resolving historical, forensic, and legal ambiguities”

Aurélien G. Tafani, Enrico Greco*, Robert H. Tykot, Pierluigi Barbieri, Marco Gaspari, Caterina Gabriele, Andreea Toma, Mihaela Culea, Bogdan Manea, Adelina Darie, Vasile Opriș, Theodor Ignat, Gabriel Vasile, Adrian Bălășescu, Valentin Radu, Gabriel Popescu, Cristina Covătaru, Elia Marin, Kévin Salesse, Hannah F. James, Christophe Snoeck, Cătălin Lazăr Scientific Reports, 2025, vol. 15, 23002July 2025DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-05671-0 Abstract: The Kodjadermen-Gumelnița-Karonovo VI human group (KGK VI) reached its maximal extension around 4500 BC, covering a large area comprised betweenContinue reading “Tracing Chalcolithic Population Mobility using Strontium Isotopes and Proteomic at Gumelnița Site, Romania”

Enrico Greco Analytica, 2025, vol. 6, 17April 2025DOI: 10.3390/analytica6020017 Abstract: Over the past decade, more than a thousand new psychoactive substances (NPSs) have emerged worldwide. This rapid proliferation of “designer drugs” poses significant challenges for drug control, forensic analysis, and public health. Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly been applied to address these challenges in NPS designContinue reading “AI methods for NPS Design and Analysis. A review.”

Daniel Muhammad Bin Idrus, Alfredo Rondinella, Matteo Zanocco, Alex Lanzutti , Wenliang Zhu, Enrico Greco, Elia Marin Materials Today Communications, 2025, vol. 44, 112015March 2025DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.112015 Abstract: This study investigates the effects of incorporating curcumin and β-carotene as bioactive additives in poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) biomedical scaffolds fabricated using melt electrowriting. A fixed concentration of 2.5 wt% for each additive was integrated into the PLLAContinue reading “Comparative Analysis of Curcumin and β-Carotene as Bioactive Additives in Melt Electrowritten PLLA Biomedical Scaffolds”

Davide Tanasi, Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter, Fiorella Florian, Radmila Pavlovic, Luca Maria Chiesa, Igor Fochi, Chiaramaria Stani, Lisa Vaccari, Dale Chaput, Giorgio Samorini, Alberto Pallavicini, Sabrina Semeraro, Anastasia Serena Gaetano, Sabina Licen, Pierluigi Barbieri, Enrico Greco* Scientific Reports, 2024, vol. 14, 27891November 2024DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-78721-8 Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive multimodal analytical study of an Egyptian ritual Bes-vase, of the 2nd century BCE employing cutting-edge proteomics, metabolomics,Continue reading “Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a Ptolemaic Egyptian vase”

Davide Tanasi, Sara Tiziana Levi, Gianpiero Caso, Robert H. Tykot, Enrico Greco* Open Archaeology 2024, 10, 20240007June 2024DOI: 10.1515/opar-2024-0007 Abstract: This study presents an in-depth archaeometric investigation of Iron Age ceramic assemblage dating from 950 to 750 BCE from the sanctuary at Polizzello Mountain, Sicily. The site, a key sanctuary utilized by indigenous communities for ritualContinue reading “Archaeometric Study of Iron Age Pottery Production in Central Sicily: A Case of Technological Conservatism”

Enrico Greco*, Anastasia Serena Gaetano, Alessia De Spirt, Sabrina Semeraro, Prisco Piscitelli, Alessandro Miani, Saverio Mecca, Stela Karaj, Rita Trombin, Rachel Hodgton, Pierluigi Barbieri Epidemiologia 2024, 5(2), 267-274June 2024DOI: 10.3390/epidemiologia5020018 Abstract: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the surveillance and safety measures of indoor Cultural Heritage sites have become a paramount concern due to theContinue reading “AI-Enhanced Tools and Strategies for Airborne Disease Prevention in Cultural Heritage Sites”