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Ippolito Rosellini, l'Egitto, l'Egittologia /Ippolito Rosellini, Egypt and Egyptology
No full textThe paper focuses on Ippolito Rosellini, co-director with J.F. Champollion of the Franco-Tuscan Expedition to Egypt (1828-29) and first Professor of Egyptology in Europe, at the University of Pisa. His important contribution to the formative phase of the new-born Egyptology is highlighted through the study of his unpublished manuscripts and some drawings of the Expedition in the Biblioteca Universitaria of Pisa. These documents were studied, digitized and put on the web in the framework of a specific project, directed by the author, “Progetto Rosellini”. The volume including this paper, it too edited by M. Betrò, is the catalogue of the homonymous exhibition organized by the author in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo in 2010. The international exhibition exposed for the first time in Egypt about one hundred drawings and manuscripts among the most important and beautiful from Ippolito Rosellini and the Tuscan Expedition Archive
The EU and the Proliferation of Integration Principles under the Lisbon Treaty
No full textThe entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty has brought about a proliferation of
“integration principles”. In addition to the environmental integration principle,
which has been part of the EU legal framework for some time, the Lisbon Treaty
introduced the principles of gender equality integration, social policy integration,
non-discrimination integration, consumer protection integration as well as animal
welfare integration. Furthermore, a general principle of integration policy objectives
is contained in Article 7 TFEU, requiring that the Union must ensure consistency
between its policies and activities, taking all relevant policy requirements
listed under the TFEU into account in the adoption of any legislative measure.
These integration principles must be pursued, or at least taken into account, when
decisions are being taken in almost any area of EU policy-making. However, there
is considerable uncertainty regarding the normative implications of the various
integration principles as well as their legal value and practical relevance for EU
policymaking.
This book addresses the implications of the proliferation of sectorial integration
principles and the introduction of a universal requirement of policy consistency in
terms of the division of competences between the Union and the Member States
as well as the scope for judicial review of the EU legislative process. In particular,
it explores whether the introduction of various integration principles has led to an
extension of Union competences and whether it has limited the scope for judicial
review by extending the discretionary power of the Union institutions
Non discriminazione sulla base della nazionalita` nell’accordo sulla libera circolazione delle persone Unione europea - Svizzera
No full textIntroduction and acknowledgements
No full textThis volume assesses national and supranational bilateral approaches to dealing with the rising tide of migration into the European Union via the Mediterranean Sea. International law and EU migration law specialists critically assess the legal tools adopted to engage with the ‘refugee crisis’. While the EU works to develop a unified approach to Mediterranean transit and origin countries, the authors argue that a crucial role should be accorded to individual states in finding a solution to this complex and sensitive situation
Detronizzare la verità? Un confronto tra M. Dummett e Tommaso d’Aquino
No full textTruth (1959) by M. Dummett was certainly an important contribution to the development
of contemporary analytical philosophy, as well as the programmatic presentation
of a long speculative path that the author pursued in the following decades. This
article intends to analyze some theses of Dummett’s anti-realist philosophical proposal,
relating the conclusions with the gnoseology and metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas.
Thus, in addition to the many known differences between classical philosophy
and logical intuitionism, there are also some points of tangency that can be traced
and recognizable in the common anti-Platonic horizon and in the need for an objective
concept of human truth.Truth (1959) di M. Dummett è stato certamente un importante contributo allo
sviluppo della filosofia analitica contemporanea, nonché la presentazione programmatica
di un lungo percorso speculativo che l’autore ha perseguito nei decenni successivi.
Questo articolo intende analizzare alcune tesi della proposta filosofica antirealista
dummettiana, mettendone in relazione le conclusioni con la gnoseologia e la metafisica
di Tommaso d’Aquino.
Emergono così, oltre le molte differenze note tra la filosofia classica e l’intuizionismo
logico, anche alcuni punti di tangenza rintracciabili e riconoscibili nel comune
orizzonte antiplatonico e nell’esigenza di un concetto oggettivo di verità umana
Life Cycle Assessment of Biomethane vs. Fossil Methane Production and Supply
No full textConsidering the current geopolitical situation that has hindered the gas supply gas from Russia, Europe’s main supplier, it is necessary to find alternative routes to guarantee the Italian gas stocks in winter at a reasonable cost. Such energetic strategies should consider the environmental sustainability of the different available options, fitting the targets of the EU environmental policy. With the aim of supplying a quantitative tool to support the European green transition, this paper reports the entire life cycle assessment (LCA) of three different options for the production and supply of natural gas/methane in Italy: the production of biomethane from biogas (considering a real-scale plant in Italy), the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplied by Qatar by vessel, and the use of compressed gas delivered from Algeria via pipeline. The application of the LCA standardized method allowed for the quantification of the environmental benefit provided by the first option, against all the considered impact categories, thanks to a combination of several advantages: (a) its low-impact anaerobic production, (b) its exploitation of a waste product from the food/agriculture industries, and (c) its production of valuable by-products, which can be considered environmental credits. The results proved the possible environmental gain resulting from an integrated energy supply system that would be able to enhance the economic fabric of specific areas
EFFICACY OF A NEW SO2 GENERATOR PAD IN MAINTAINING POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF TABLE GRAPES
No full textGray mold is the most damaging postharvest disease of table grapes, due to the ability of
the causal agent, Botrytis cinerea Pers., to adapt to different environmental conditions.
A success factor in long-term storage of table grapes is the application of SO2 generator
pads. Our research aimed at testing the activity of a new SO2 generator pad (Decco,
Italia) on gray mold and quality of table grapes cv. Italia and Red Globe stored for 90
days. The test involved the application of the pad in three different moments: in the
field, prior to precooling, and immediately after precooling. In addition, three different
bags were used for packaging: perforated and unperforated plastic liners and the new
Decco MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) bag. At 30 days of storage, ‘Red Globe’
packed in the field or just before precooling with SO2 generator, showed no infection
by B. cinerea; while 23-33% of clusters were infected when the pad was inserted
after precooling, with no significant differences among the various plastic liners used.
Clusters cv. Italia showed a similar trend but a lower disease incidence as compared
to ‘Red Globe’, with a maximum of 10% of infection in presence of SO2. The highest
incidence of rots was recorded at 90 days on cv. Red Globe with increasing values
moving from perforated to unperforated plastic liners and the new Decco MAP bag. In
absence of SO2 generators, the infections on both cultivars reached 100%. Clusters of
‘Italia’ and ‘Red Globe’ packed with Decco MAP showed the best quality
A new High-Resolution Melting assay for genotyping Alternaria species causing citrus brown spot
No full textAlternaria brown spot is one of the most important diseases of tangerines and their hybrids worldwide. To set up effective control strategy, the accurate detection and identification of the species responsible of the diseases is crucial. However, the characterization based on morphology and/or multilocus genetic approaches is time consuming, requires great expertise, and sometimes is not conclusive. Therefore, the setup of a rapid and efficient DNA-based assay might be of paramount importance. The High-Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis represents an interesting tool for the uncovering of nucleotide variations as small as one base difference, and as such, relevant to species characterization
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