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Vita di Francesco Conforti /
No full textA biography of Francesco Conforti focusing on his involvement in the revolution of Naples of 1799. The author, Teodoro Monticelli, is described as the abbot of Celestino di S. Pietro (he was also a mineralogist)
Narrazione ed esperienza nell'autobiografia di un chirurgo: i voyages di Ambroise Paré (1510-1590)
No full textAutobiografia di un chirurgo del Rinasciment
Impact of mutations and polymorphisms of gonadotrophins and their receptors on the outcome of controlled ovarian stimulation
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Contrivances of Art. The Power of Imagery in the Early Modern Culture of Curiosity
No full textThe essay, about some of the more renowned natural history counterfeits (as fake basilisks) in the Wunderkammern and collections of the early modern period, is inserted in a book related to the international Watson Seminar held at the Museo Galileo in Florence in June 201
Impact of ocean acidification on the carbonate sediment budget of a temperate mixed beach.
No full textThe production of sediments by carbonate-producing ecosystems is an important input for
beach sediment budgets in coastal areas where no terrigenous input occurs. Calcifying
organisms are a major source of bioclastic carbonate sediment for coastal systems. Increased
levels of CO 2 in the atmosphere are leading to an increase in the partial pressure of CO 2 on
ocean seawater, causing ocean acidification (OA), with direct consequences for the pH of
ocean waters. Most studies of OA focus on its impact on marine ecosystems. The impact of
OA on carbonate-producing ecosystems could be to reduce the amount of sediments supplied
to temperate coastal systems. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of the predicted
OA on the long-term sediment budget of a temperate Mediterranean mixed carbonate beach
and dune system. Based on projections of OA we estimated a fall of about 31% in the present
bioclastic carbonate sediment deposition rate, with the biggest decreases seen in the dunes ( −
46%). OA is also expected to affect the carbonate sediment reservoirs, increasing the disso-
lution of CaCO 3 and causing net sediment loss from the system (~ 50,000 t century
− 1 ). In the
long-term, OA could also play a primary role in the response of these systems to sea-level rise.
Indeed, the reduction in the quantity of carbonate sediments provided to the system may affect
the speed with which the system is able to adapt to sea-level rise, by increasing wave run-up,
and may promote erosion of dunes and subaerial beaches
Successful direct bipolar resection of 6th week cesarean scar pregnancy: case report and literature review.
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