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... AbstractThis short paper outlines the discovery and current knowledge of the Euganean populations of Haplophyllum patavinum (L.) G.Don, 300 years after this species was found on the Euganean Hills (NE Italy) by botanists Pier Antonio Micheli and Giovanni Girolamo Zannichelli. ...
... The European mole Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758 is a quite common species in Central Italy. I report the first Isabelline individual of this species recorded in the scientific literature. Actually, this species is quite widespread throughout Europe, but coat-colouration anomalies have never been described in Central Italian mole populations. Further research is therefore needed to determine the pe ...
... In recent years, increasing attention to the utilisation of Front-Of-Pack Labels (FOPLs) as a tool to prompt individuals towards healthier food choices has been observed both in regulatory bodies and academic research. However, few theoretical models have been used to understand their role in consumer decision-making, as well as the antecedents that induce individuals to accept the information pro ...
... Moment tensor inversions of broadband velocity data are usually managed by adopting Green's functions for 1D layered seismic wave speed models. This assumption can impact on source parameter estimates in regions with complex 3D heterogeneous structures and discontinuities in rock properties. In this work, we present a new centroid moment tensor (CMT) catalog for the Amatrice‐Visso‐Norcia (AVN) sei ...
... Two greedy algorithms for the synthesis and approximation of multidomain systems of partially ordered data are proposed. Given k input partially ordered sets (posets) on the same elements, the algorithms search for the optimally approximating partial orders, minimizing the dissimilarity between the generated and input posets, based on their matrices of mutual ranking probabilities. A general appro ...
... The statistical characterization of extreme floods largely benefits from the reconstruction of historical floods, making use of various documentary sources and of hydrodynamic models. The two-dimensional (2D) modelling approach provides a higher accuracy and detail with respect to one-dimensional (1D) modelling. On the other hand, 2D models require a large amount of topographic and hydraulic infor ...
... The notion of landscape as value that can provoke a re-thinking of democratic processes are increasingly characterising planning and educational experiences at the local/community scale. In this context, the process of the Regional Landscape Plan of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG-RLP) is an opportunity for grassroots educational activities on landscape and for the self-recognition of communities as pr ...
... The European Landscape Convention marked an epistemological turn by emphasising the role of personal experience developed within socially constructed frames of reference. The landscape, therefore, should be regarded as a common good, crucial for personal and collective well-being, which implies a commitment of a political nature. This entails widespread awareness, as well as updated technical skil ...
Italy, etc ; Sternula; adaptive management; birds; wetlands; Show all 5 Subjects
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... We applied two recent approaches largely used in biological conservation: Threat Analysis (TAN) and Threat Reduction Assessments (TRAs), assessing the effectiveness of a project focused on two water-related bird species (common tern, Sterna hirundo and little tern, Sternula albifrons), commonly breeding in some wetlands of Italy. We used the IUCN standardized lexicon for the classification of thre ...
Italy, etc ; adults; food waste; models; questionnaires; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Consumer food waste, like many environmental behaviours, takes place in private, and is not directly subject to social monitoring. Nevertheless, social interactions can affect private opinions and behaviours. This paper builds an agent-based model of interactions between consumers heterogeneous in their sociability, their initial opinions and behaviours related to food waste, and their willingness ...
Italy, etc ; Aphalaridae; Glycaspis brimblecombei; Internet; coasts; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The invasive Australian pest Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964 is recorded for the first time in Molise, Liguria and Abruzzo, respectively, based on sampling by the authors in 2014 and observations (photographs) retrieved from the internet which were taken in 2018 and 2021. The records from Molise and Abruzzo are the first ones on the Adriatic side of Italy, east of the Apennines. Furthermore, n ...
Italy, etc ; geophysical logging; geophysics; models; tectonics; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The geoelectrical features of the Travale geothermal field (Italy), one of the most productive geothermal fields in the world, have been investigated by means of three-dimensional (3D) magnetotelluric (MT) data inversion. This study presents the first resistivity model of the Travale geothermal field derived from derivative-based 3D MT inversion. We analyzed MT data that have been acquired in Trav ...
Italy, etc ; energy; heat; thermodynamic models; weather; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The decarbonisation of residential heat through integration with the power system and deployment of refurbishment policies is at the core of European energy policies. Yet, heat-electricity integration may be challenged, in practice, by the large variability of heat demand across weather years. Current approaches for residential heat demand simulation fail to provide insights about the extent of su ...
Italy, etc ; anisotropy; data collection; mountains; radar; rain; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Meteorological radar networks are suited to remotely provide atmospheric precipitation retrieval over a wide geographic area for severe weather monitoring and near-real-time nowcasting. However, blockage due to buildings, hills, and mountains can hamper the potential of an operational weather radar system. The Abruzzo region in central Italy’s Apennines, whose hydro-geological risks are further en ...
Italy, etc ; farmers; hazelnuts; land policy; organic production; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Organic farming is supported in the European Union (EU), among others, via area-based organic payments, targeting better environmental standards, as well as consumers’ demand for organic products. Despite the wide interest growing on hazelnut production in non-traditional production areas in Italy, supply of organic hazelnuts remains negligible. At the same time, evidences show that Italian farmer ...
Italy, etc ; Helichrysum; chemotaxonomy; essential oils; odors; research; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The volatiloma of four Helichrysum species (H. anomalum, H reflexum, H. retortum and H. rugulosum) was analysed here for the first time by GC-MS for a chemotaxonomic contribution to this genus. Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (SHs) prevailed in the aroma profile (VOCs) of H. reflexum, H. rugulosum and H. anomalum (74.7%, 93.6% and 41.6%, respectively), even though the main compounds were different (β-c ...
Italy, etc ; COVID-19 infection; chickenpox; pandemic; vaccination; vaccines; Show all 6 Subjects
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... COVID-19 has led to disruption in routine immunization programs around the world. Effective strategies need to be developed to address the decline in vaccine coverage to avoid preventable disease outbreaks. Our study reports a 4-days campaign for the catching-up of missed vaccinations in children aged between 6 and 8 years, in Milan, Italy. The catch-up vaccination campaign (21st-24th of September ...
Italy, etc ; bioeconomics; forest policy; forests; Lithuania; Netherlands; Sweden; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Using secondary literature and interviews, this paper examines forest discourses since World War II in four countries: Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The national discourses often thematically coincide between the case countries, most prominently in the post-war endeavour to restore forest resources. This period was followed by diverging ideas and practices such as abandonment and ...
Italy, etc ; geophysics; landslides; uncertainty; water content; Mediterranean region; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Earthflows are widespread phenomena in the Mediterranean area. These landslides involve fine-grained soils and clay-bearing rocks, and despite their low speed are responsible for significant economic losses in vast areas. The dynamics of these landslides is still relatively obscure thus reducing our ability to forecast and mitigate their effects. In this study, we present a methodological approach ...
Italy, etc ; data collection; ground-penetrating radar; photogrammetry; surveys; Show all 5 Subjects
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... In this contribution, we propose ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation performed close and on some prehistoric tumuli, locally called “piccole specchie”, in the countryside around the town of Parabita (Lecce), within the Salento peninsula (southern Italy). In order to perform the GPR investigation on the tumuli, an unconventional method of data acquisition was exploited, involving, conseque ...