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Data notizia: Wed, 18/11/2020 - 11:30
... and citizens: games, experiments, conferences, workshops for children, virtual tours and live interviews with researchers, activities for schools and much more. the full programme is published on the "downloads" ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 29/10/2020 - 16:30
... and how much the hand of modern homo sapiens is responsible for the extinction of our closest relatives, such as neanderthals or homo ... have been particularly sensitive to climate change, except for extinct species, and only just before they disappeared forever. the study stimulates a reflection: the exploitation of our planet by ...
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Data notizia: Tue, 06/10/2020 - 13:30
... gender inequality is most pronounced. here, males account for the highest number of confirmed cases of sars-cov-2 infection,
... valeria raparelli, louise pilote and colleen m. norris; for the going-fwd consortium -
cmaj
september 08, 2020 192 (36) ... doi: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200971
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valeria raparelli department of experimental medicine ...
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Data notizia: Wed, 30/01/2019 - 13:30
... eurispes. over time, the report has become a reference point for scholars, institutions, information systems and international observatories. the report develops around ... essays accompanied by sixty phenomenological cards. therefore, through a dual reading of reality, issues that the institute considers ... of our country. the thematic dichotomies identified for the italy 2019 report are: public/private, sovereignism/mondialism, ...
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... this radiation was emitted when the universe was formed and is knowns as the
cosmic microwave background radiation
. ... the standard cosmological model
, it also raises the need for further studies and missions to decipher the identified anomalies.
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paolo de bernardis department of physics, sapienza university
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Data notizia: Mon, 19/06/2017 - 22:00
... find innovative diagnostic and therapeutic tools, it is therefore important to dissect the molecular mechanisms governing proliferation and ... leukemic blasts where it is likely to play a relevant role for their survival whereas adar2 is eliminated during the proliferative phase and emerges when the blasts are differentiated. therefore, the two proteins mark the different phases of the blasts maturation thus ... monitor the blasts status and, eventually, to open the venue for innovative therapeutic strategies.
research - novel molecular markers in ...
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Data notizia: Sun, 11/06/2017 - 22:00
... find innovative diagnostic and therapeutic tools, it is therefore important to dissect the molecular mechanisms governing proliferation and ... leukemic blasts where it is likely to play a relevant role for their survival whereas adar2 is eliminated during the proliferative phase and emerges when the blasts are differentiated. therefore, the two proteins mark the different phases of the blasts maturation thus ... monitor the blasts status and, eventually, to open the venue for innovative therapeutic strategies.
a team from sapienza, in ...
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Data notizia: Mon, 20/03/2017 - 23:00
it is common knowledge, that the most efficient material for the transmission of light rays, is windows' glass, while opaque materials ... that counterintuitively, opacity may favor light and information transport especially in the field of telecoms. in particular it has ... host "single-mode transmission" which is the most refined form of light transport which is currently exploited to bring large bandwidth ...
journal this march, the team designed a peculiar form of opacity which allows hosting in a optics fiber cable, a multitude single-mode of channels allowing a more efficient form of communication which is also more damage-resilient. "while remaining in ... enables to individuate them". the results pave the way for a novel generation of optical fibers capable to transport information thorough turbid medium and have possible applications in endoscopy ... telecoms.
research - opacity drives light to speed up information transport ...
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Data notizia: Tue, 04/02/2025 - 13:00
... in the world, their eruptive history is only well documented for the past 40,000 years. a new study reveals that 109,000 years ago,
an ... crucial to highlight some fundamental parameters for defining its hazard,
such as the frequency and magnitude of eruptive ... of a volcano's eruptive history far back in time, allowing for a more complete reconstruction". "just as fingerprints or dna distinguish ... obtained estimates of some fundamental parameters such as, for example, the volume of magma erupted and the height of the column or cloud ... of the caldera,
the volcano-tectonic depression
that forms during large eruptions following the release of a large volume of magma ... magnitude events at the phlegraean fields and show how, even for an intensely studied volcano, a detailed and complete reconstruction of its history requires
further investigation for a better assessment of volcanic hazard.
references: giada fernandez, ... https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-01998-8
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gianluca sottili department of earth sciences ...
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Data notizia: Fri, 01/10/2021 - 12:30
... probe's trajectory,
allowing it to gain sufficient speed for the final capture by mercury's gravity, scheduled for the end of 2025.
however, at the same time, the encounters also ... the primary mission, when bepicolombo will orbit the planet for two years. bepicolombo is a collaboration between esa (european space ... to answer fundamental questions to understand the planet's formation and evolution
: what is its internal structure, from the core to ... nazionale di astrofisica (italian national institute for astrophysics) and the universita d'annunzio are involved in the project
... measurements of the planet's gravity
, the search for violations of einstein's theory of general relativity and the demonstration ... theory of gravity at a level of precision never achieved before.
the first fundamental physics experiments began in march 2021 and ... antennas (34 m in diameter) located in argentina and california, and an on-board instrument, the kat (ka-band transponder)
, built by ...
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an italian task force, led by the department of public health and infectious diseases, has ... species once confined to tropical regions; first and foremost the famous tiger mosquito (aedes albopictus), but also other ... daytime biting behaviour but have created the conditions for the transmission of
exotic viruses capable of causing serious diseases ... humans.
to combat this dangerous insect, a national task force has been created in italy. the task force is coordinated by the molecular entomology group of the department of ... and optimisation of surveillance and monitoring strategies for invasive mosquito species promoted by the european project "aedes invasive ... contribution of
mosquito alert
, a free application for mobile phones, through which every citizen can send reports and photographs ... or not) and report bites they received. through a task force of more than 50 entomological experts, the images are identified and ...
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Data notizia: Fri, 10/01/2025 - 13:00
... the planet and influenced the evolution of organisms. even before the appearance of the dinosaurs,
one of the most extensive glaciations ... of glaciers and polar ice caps, with major consequences for biodiversity. an international team of scientists, including researchers ... atmospheric co2 levels over a time span of 80 million years for the first time. the atmosphere of the past is often studied through the ... measured low levels of carbon dioxide concomitant with the formation of extensive polar ice caps. conversely, the increase in co2, which ... characteristics of their remains are a valuable source of information
that allows us to reconstruct the climate and environment in which ... incorporates numerous elements and chemical compounds that form a kind of archive throughout its life cycle.
it is indeed well known ... contained in fossil shells (such as boron and strontium, for example) and with the help of sophisticated mathematical models,
we were ... the importance of fossils as repositories of useful information for understanding the dynamics of past climate and environmental ...
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Data notizia: Wed, 01/03/2023 - 14:15
... represented by the event horizon or to assume a stable form comparable to the most suggestive objects predicted by einstein's general ... who, through
complex numerical simulations
, explored for the first time, within the framework of a modified theory of general ... (numerical relativity)
in providing new explanations for the fate of black holes while suggesting the possibility of
new dark matter candidates
formed at the end of their evaporation in the early moments of the universe. ... regions of spacetime of increasing curvature. it is therefore inevitable that, during hawking's evaporation, gravitational effects ... to complex numerical simulations, the researchers were, therefore, able to obtain for the first time some possible end states for the evaporation process of black holes. among the results discussed in the ...
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Data notizia: Wed, 24/11/2021 - 12:00
... on 16 invasive alien species, supplemented with up-to-date information extracted from global databases
. in 2014, the european union ... 19 countries and have been present in european territory for 90 years
. the wide distribution of these mammals can be attributed to ... have been introduced into europe at least once as 'pets' or for recreational purposes
. these animals are often released illegally in ... willing to keep them. the introduction could also have been for ornamental purposes, although this activity is falling into disuse thanks ... cross-breeding between different animal species). in the uk, for example, the sika deer (
cervus nippon
) is threatening the genetic ... "the eurasian red squirrel
(sciurus vulgaris
), for example, has become extinct in more than half of its range in italy and has been replaced by the eastern grey squirrel (
sciurus carolinensis
), while the american mink has colonised the area occupied by the ... review
https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12277
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carlo rondinini department of biology and biotechnology "charles ...
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Data notizia: Mon, 27/09/2021 - 15:30
... wave produced by the brain whenever we are confronted with information that goes against our beliefs. in the week following the vote, all ... were contacted again and asked which party they had voted for. the researchers' expectation, later confirmed by the results, was that the ... wave manifested itself strongly to political disagreement, for example, in response to populist content in participants sympathetic to ... participants subsequently cast a populist vote or a vote for a mainstream party,
with a predictive ability superior to classical vote ... income). in essence, the brain was activated differently for populist and non-populist content, but only when this content was related ... measuring brain activity, not least the ability to collect information from a large number of people at a reduced cost in less time. ... demonstrate
how the use of neuroscientific methods allows for more accurate and detailed predictions
.
in the wake of ... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96193-y
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viviana betti department of psychology viviana.betti@uniroma1.it ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:15
... apennines national park, the italian institute for environmental protection and research (ispra), and the centre nationale de ... isolation from the wolf. over time,
the dog has developed forms and behaviour that are more appropriate to man's needs and profoundly ... of these packs, hybrids have breeding status and are therefore able to pass on genetic variants of canine origin to subsequent ... the results of the study highlight
an alarming scenario for the conservation of the species and the protection of its genetic identity. ... us to apply appropriate sampling strategies, together with formal methods of demographic estimation and particularly efficient techniques ... hybridisation and its spread within the wolf population. unfortunately, in all likelihood, this situation is not limited to the area in ... wolves' genetic integrity.
besides, it is necessary to inform and raise public awareness of the risk of genomic extinction. "this is a ... when, in the early 1970s, italy advocated legal protection for the species," ciucci concludes. "paradoxically, 50 years later, it is the ...
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Data notizia: Tue, 08/04/2025 - 11:00
... plant as early as the 18th century bc, several centuries before the hypotheses accepted until now. the researchers examined lake
... tree, cultivated in sicily since at least a thousand years before the arrival of the first greek settlers,
was widely grown during the ... age, the roman period, and the modern era
and was used for a variety of purposes: from oil production, to timber production, to fodder for animals. in addition, the data showed that
the olive tree owes its wide ... communities over other plant species, creating an archaic form of olive grove landscape in the mediterranean.
'the study contributes ... practices have profoundly shaped the mediterranean landscape for millennia.
references
jordan palli, sabina fiolna, monica bini, ...
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laura sadori department of environmental biology ...
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Data notizia: Mon, 03/03/2025 - 15:00
... the crust
of these planets
is subject to a number of deformations.
but compared to the earth's mantle, the martian mantle is much ... ice cap
, documenting post-glacial isostasy processes for the first time on the planet. the
polar cap of mars,
with a thickness of about 3 km and a relatively young age,
deforms the martian crust in a similar way to what is observed on earth,
where ... response to glacial loading, on mars the opportunities for observation are much more limited. to date, only
one seismometer has ... models were added, which together provided fundamental information on the deformation of the martian crust, and thus on the characteristics of the internal ... approach, it was possible to measure
the rate of deformation of the martian crust,
which is extremely slow, '' says antonio ... indicate that the north pole of mars is currently deforming at a maximum rate of 0.13 millimetres per year, a value that reflects ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 28/11/2024 - 13:00
... sites of the period under study had already allowed us to formulate hypotheses about their function. these experiments suggested that
... and flour were baked on these trays, placed in domed ovens for about 2 hours at an initial temperature of 420degc.
the grooves on the ... around 3 kg, indicated that they were probably intended for shared consumption by a group of people.
today, the italian-spanish ... temperatures compatible with those experimentally verified for baking dough in domed ovens. the analysis of the alterations of use present ... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78019-9
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sergio taranto ltfapa lab., department of ancient world studies ...
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Data notizia: Wed, 02/10/2024 - 12:15
the human aptitude for music is a fascinating and complex phenomenon
that has stimulated scientific interest for decades. in an attempt to analyse the neurobiological basis of musical ... function of specific brain areas, such as the auditory areas for sound analysis. however, this approach, aimed at correlating variations in ... is significantly associated with both working memory performance and musical competence.
this suggests that the neural mechanisms ... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52479-z
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andrea ravignani department of human neuroscience ...
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Data notizia: Sat, 10/08/2024 - 15:00
... the effect of temperature and depth at which magmas have formed through time.
to directly compare the
f
o2 characteristics of melts formed at different times and depths, researchers from the institute of ...
. using this "potential oxygen fugacity" parameter allows for direct comparison of the redox states of mantle sources from different ... of the mantle's redox state since the hadean is crucial for understanding important scientific questions such as deep carbon cycling, ... evolution of the mantle, providing a new perspective for understanding the co-evolution history of earth's multi-sphere system," ... of the oxygenation of earth through time, its possible formation from chemically different accreting building blocks and, ultimately, ...
. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50778-z
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vincenzo stagno department of earth sciences ...
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is a digital matchmaking platform for the valorization of the italian research whose aim is to connect research ... companies and investors. to date,
it is the largest platform at national level dedicated to the enhancement of public research.
the ... of making available, in a clear and comprehensible way, information on projects that represent the excellence of the scientific know-how ... transfer process and to provide a consolidated tool for channelling and simplifying interactions between the world of research, business and investors.
access to the platform is free and open to all large companies, smes, investment funds, italian ... and is subject to registration.
by registering to the platform, users will be able to interact with the project team, access content related to published projects, and send contact requests for technologies and realities of their interest from which possible ...
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Data notizia: Tue, 26/09/2023 - 10:00
... as the dominant maritime power in the mediterranean, even before the rise of rome. the increased ease of long-distance travel thanks to ... travel and established new networks of interaction for trade, colonisation and conflict. a new international study, coordinated by ... rome in collaboration with the universities of vienna, stanford and chicago, has analysed the genome of thirty individuals belonging to ... indication of the peopling pattern of these two areas". information on iron age north african communities, on the other hand, is very ... of the sahara. the iron age may also have been a key period for genetic flow across the sahara, and this seems to be a very topical ... with sapienza (internationalisation) funds, ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation (maeci) dgdp uff. vi, ministry of ... and research (miur) via ismeo - international association for mediterranean and oriental studies.
references:
a genetic history ... (2023)
doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02143-4
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michaela lucci department of environmental biology ...
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Data notizia: Tue, 20/09/2022 - 13:00
... risks with certainty, primarily on model organisms, is, therefore, one of
the central tasks of radiation epidemiology and biology
. a ... of the exposed fruit fly made it possible to understand for the first time that
this type of response, termed 'radio adaptive ... of padua and supported by grants from the fermi institute for multidisciplinary studies, iss-infn and the pasteur institute, was ... loquacious gene represents an efficient cellular strategy for preserving chromosome integrity following genotoxic stress.
"since the ... https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03885-w
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giovanni cenci department of biology and biotechnology "charles ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 08/09/2022 - 17:00
... of archaeological method and theory,
provides
evidence for the use of baby carriers dating back some 10,000 years.
given the need for populations to move frequently to take care of their subsistence, even ... and the scarcity of infant burials.
the burial of a forty to fifty-day-old baby girl, nicknamed neve, found at the archaeological ... presence of ornaments consisting of over seventy small perforated shells and four large perforated bivalve pendants.
the studies revealed that the beads were sewn onto ... assumption that they had belonged to other community members for a long time before being given to the newborn. evidence of this type of decoration has also ... the complexity of the ornaments suggests the technical effort required to produce them and, together with the practice of reusing the ...