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This multidisciplinary study conducted in the\ud area covered by sheet 348 ‘‘Antrodoco’’ of the Geological\ud Map of Italy contributes to the knowledge on an undissected\ud intermontane basin located at the transition between\ud the Gran Sasso and the Laga structural–paleogeographic\ud domains in the highly seismic Apennine axial zone. Geomorphological\ud analysis is used to infer the role of extensional\ud faults and to provide a relative chronology of the\ud capture phenomena that have led to a substantial reduction\ud of the catchment area since the Early Pleistocene. Geophysical\ud and stratigraphic data have been integrated into a\ud 3D model, enabling evaluation of the thickness and\ud geometry of the Quaternary sedimentary infilling. A\ud stratigraphic study, chronologically constrained according\ud to paleomagnetic results and 14C datings, highlights the\ud occurrence of a major unconformity related to changes in\ud the drainage network and suggests that during the Early\ud Pleistocene, the Montereale Basin experienced an initial\ud aggradation phase conditioned by the activity of local\ud tectonic structures and then evolved under the influence of\ud prevailing external factors. Finally, this study represents a\ud complete and integrated approach. This approach makes\ud possible, for the first time, the imposition of a number of\ud firm constraints on the geometry and evolution of this\ud under-explored intermontane basin, located in a key position\ud along the Apennines

The western Lucretili Mts. in the central Apennines (Latium, Italy) have been recently re-mapped in great detail and are the subject of combined stratigraphic, sedimentological and structural investigations. In this paper, we present a new stratigraphic interpretation of the Jurassic paleogeography of western Lucretili Mts., where a rift-derived intrabasinal paleo-high of the Alpine Tethys has been identified for the first time by means of facies analysis and biostratigraphic dating. Recognised facies associations, combined with dated stratigraphic sections, allow to define the morphology of the structural paleo-high and to identify the associated gravity-driven deposits (olistoliths) accumulated in the surrounding basin. Furthermore, we investigated the modes of interaction between Jurassic extensional structures and the subsequent contractional patterns developed during the Tertiary mountain building. In detail, the role played during Apennines tectonics by the paleo-escarpments bounding the paleo-high and by the surrounding olistoliths has been analysed. The paleo-escarpments either acted as focussing features for ENE-directed frontal thrust ramp localisation and were offset with small shortening amounts or reactivated as NNE striking high angle transpressional faults or preserved the original geometries as a result of variable orientation of paleo-escarpments with respect to the Neogene compressive stress field (with ENE oriented sigma1). Newly formed ENE striking tear faults connect these either inherited or neo-formed discontinuities. This complex stratigraphic and structural pattern is substantially different from the previous interpretations of this portion of the central Apennines based on a hypothesised layer-cake stratigraphy deformed by neo-formed Neogene thrusts. This contribution strengthens the importance of integrating facies analyses and structural investigations to detect the influence of pre-orogenic structures on compressive structural patterns, in an area where commercial seismic lines are not available and cannot help in reconstructing the subsurface geometries. © 2011 Springer-Verlag

Background Storytelling is an effective information source when coupled with technical-scientific evidence. It can promote a structured relationship between evidence-based knowledge and field experience of workplace safety and prevention services (WSPS) inspectors. This is key to identifying the causes of workplace injuries and to set priorities for prevention strategies. Aims The main aim was to describe and report how story collection can be used for deriving validated indications for injury prevention. The specific objectives were to report the results of the creation and dissemination on the web of the story collection and the experience of setting up a community of practice (CoP) to develop preventive recommendations. Methods WSPS inspectors from local health boards in Piedmont (northwest Italy) were asked to write injury stories. They identified the key elements of their stories and developed a narrative of witness accounts to explore the critical issues identified during the investigation. In sessions with the CoP, the inspectors validated the indications for prevention elaborated in each story to reduce bias and standardize recommendations. Results Between 2012 and 2017, 60 WSPS inspectors wrote 53 injury stories which were collected and published on the institutional website. Twenty-two stories were selected for discussion during peer review sessions in the CoP and the indications for prevention were transformed as preventive solutions. Conclusions Occupational safety and health prevention can benefit from a narrative-based approach that provides a more comprehensive look at health and safety by facilitating knowledge improvement and sharing.