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Intermittent Gliding in the Hunting Flight of the Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus L.
No full textThe hunting flight of the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) consists of short bouts of flight at wind speed against the wind with the eyes in a fixed position relative to the ground, and of short flights from one such position to the next.
High speed films taken with a camera in a fixed position of a hunting kestrel of known weight and dimensions, allow estimates to be made of the amount of energy required for this behaviour.
A theoretical model shows how a bird could economise by alternating flapping flight with short gliding bouts, without changing the position of the eyes above the ground, by mere displacement of the centre of gravity relative to the head. High speed film data confirm predictions from this model.
Book Preface in Esposito De Falco, S., Alvino, F., Cucari, N., & Lepore, L. (Eds.). (2019). Challenges and opportunities in Italian corporate governance.
No full textXVI Rapporto Territori in transizione. Geografie delle aree marginali tra permanenze e cambiamenti
No full textSection III Preface "The role of Corporate Social Responsibility and innovation in business strategy", in Esposito De Falco, S., Alvino, F., Cucari, N., & Lepore, L. (Eds.). (2019). Challenges and opportunities in Italian corporate governance
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De Falco S, De pascale G An Innovative Approach of Loss Quality Function in the Facility Energy Management.
No full textEvaluating the demographic history of the Seychelles kestrel (Falco araea): genetic evidence for recovery from a population bottleneck following minimal conservation management.
No full textAn important requirement for biologists conserving vulnerable species of wildlife and managing genetic
problems associated with small population size is to evaluate existing evidence regarding what is known
of a species’ recent population history. For endemic island species in particular, current genetic impoverishment
could be due to either a recent population crash or a consequence of an evolutionary history
of sustained isolation and small effective population size. Interpreting any given case can often be further
complicated by incomplete or contradictory evidence from historical field surveys that might suggest a
very different demographic history. Here, we use the case of the Seychelles kestrel (Falco araea), an island
endemic previously listed as critically-endangered but now relatively common, to illustrate how genetic
data from microsatellite genotypes of 100–150-year-old museum specimens reveals a recent and severe
population crash since the 1940s to approximately eight individuals, before the population recovered. We
re-interpret the historical population trajectory of the Seychelles kestrel in the light of the minimal intervention
required for this species to recover. We examine different ecological explanations for the decline
and apparently unassisted recovery of the Seychelles kestrel, review the evidence for similarly unaided
recoveries elsewhere and discuss the implications of unaided population recoveries for future species
conservation programmes. Demographic profiles from historical genetic signatures can provide highly
informative evidence when evaluating past and future recovery efforts for endangered species
Ingegneria per il turismo ad Amalfi negli anni Trenta: la funivia di Pericle Ferretti e le trasformazioni al “Cappuccini” di Carlo Avena
No full textL’antica colonia fondata dai romani provenienti “a Melphe”, affermata Repubblica Marinara dove furono redatte le Tavole Amalfitane, produttiva grazie alle cartiere, diviene fin dall’Ottocento una delle principali mete turistiche, non solo per i monumenti e per le tradizioni, ma anche grazie all’inconfondibile paesaggio, montuoso e costiero (De Falco, 2014). Tale peculiarità è ampiamente colta nei progetti degli ingegneri Pericle Ferretti e Carlo Avena, volti alla valorizzazione del patrimonio paesaggistico ai fini della promozione turistica: il primo, autore della prima funivia del Mezzogiorno, quella di Cassino, concepisce un collegamento diretto da Amalfi a Ravello; il secondo concorre alla trasformazione del nucleo più rappresentativo, di connessione con la famosa terrazza panoramica, dell’importante complesso alberghiero Cappuccini
Recensione per la rivista Economia e Diritto del Terziario n. 3 del 2002
No full textS. Esposito De Falco ha curato la raccolta in schede bibliografiche, per conto dell'IRAT -CNR (Istituto di Ricerche sulle Attività Terziarie - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) di Napoli, delle recensioni della rivista dei seguenti lavori, tutti editi nel 2002: M. Pellicano, il governo delle relazioni nei sistemi vitali socio-economici. Imprese, reti e territori, Giappichelli; A. Zeithaml Malarie, J. Bitner, Il marketing dei servizi, Mc Graw-Hill; Pugliese C. (a cura di), Governo del territorio e sviluppo turistico: innovazioni manageriali, aspetti giuridici ed economici, Quaderni IRAT-CNR; G. Metallo, M. Pellicano (a cura di), Concorrenza e competizione nell'approccio sistemico e vitale, in esperienze d'Impresa Quaderno Speciale n. 1; L. Dezi, Economia e governo delle imprese, Cedam; V. Sanguigni, Proprietà e governo dell'impresa, Cedam; A. Thomas, Specificità e problemi del modello di apertura internazionale del mezzogiorno, in Small Business/Piccola Impresa, n. 3; G. Monetta, La replicabilità del modello distrettuale nel Mezzogiorno, in Esperienze d'Impresa n. 1.S. Esposito De Falco was responsible for the collection of bibliographic records on behalf dell'IRAT-CNR (Institute for Research on Tertiary - National Research Council) of Naples, the journal of the reviews of the following works, all published in 2002: M. Pelican, government relations vital socio-economic systems. Companies, networks and territories, Giappichelli, A. Zeithaml malarias, J. Bitner, Services Marketing, McGraw-Hill, C. Pugliese (Ed.), Government of the territory and tourism development: innovation management, legal and economic aspects, Notebooks IRAT-CNR, G. Metal, M. Pelican (ed.), Competition and Competition systemic approach and vital experience in the Business Notebook Special no.
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