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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE locale SYSTEM "../../../../lib/pkp/dtd/locale.dtd">
+
+<!--
+  * locale/it_IT/locale.xml
+  *
+  * Copyright (c) 2014-2019 Simon Fraser University
+  * Copyright (c) 2003-2019 John Willinsky
+  * Distributed under the GNU GPL v2. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
+  *
+  * Localization strings.
+  -->
+
+<locale name="it_IT" full_name="Italiano">
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.name">Tema Health Sciences</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.description">Un tema OJS costruito con attenzione alle riviste di scienze della salute</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.option.colour.label">Colore primario</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.option.colour.description">Seleziona il colore primario per il marchio della tua rivista.</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.nav.toggle">Navigazione attiva/disattiva</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.language.toggle">Cambia la lingua. La lingua corrente è:</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.currentIssuePublished">Pubblicato il {$date}</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.issueDescription">Descrizione del fascicolo</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.issuePubId">{$pubIdType}: {$pubId}</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.article.authorBio">Biografia</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.article.supplementaryFiles">File supplementari</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.register.haveAccount">Hai già un account?</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.register.loginHere">Accedi qui</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.register.noAccount">Non hai un account?</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.register.registerHere">Registrati qui</message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.search.resultsFor"><![CDATA[Risultati della ricerca per <em>{$query}</em>]]></message>
+	<message key="plugins.themes.healthSciences.search.params">Parametri di ricerca</message>
+</locale>