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    Birational geometry of moduli of curves with an S3-cover

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    We consider the space Rg,[email protected]@3344bf5e of curves with a connected S3-cover, proving that for any odd genus g≥13 this moduli is of general type. Furthermore we develop a set of tools that are essential in approaching the case of G-covers for any finite group G

    Singularities of moduli of curves with a universal root

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    In a series of recent papers, Chiodo, Farkas and Ludwig carry out a deep analysis of the singular locus of the moduli space of stable (twisted) curves with an \ell-torsion line bundle. They show that for 6\ell\leq 6 and 5\ell\neq 5 pluricanonical forms extend over any desingularization. This allows to compute the Kodaira dimension without desingularizing, as done by Farkas and Ludwig for =2\ell=2, and by Chiodo, Eisenbud, Farkas and Schreyer for =3\ell=3. Here we treat roots of line bundles on the universal curve systematically: we consider the moduli space of curves CC with a line bundle LL such that LωCkL^{\otimes\ell}\cong\omega_C^{\otimes k}. New loci of canonical and non-canonical singularities appear for any k∉Zk\not\in\ell\mathbb{Z} and >2\ell>2, we provide a set of combinatorial tools allowing us to completely describe the singular locus in terms of dual graph. We characterize the locus of non-canonical singularities, and for small values of \ell we give an explicit description.Comment: 30 pages, to appear in Documenta Mathematic

    Moduli spaces of abstract and embedded Kummer varieties

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    In this paper, we investigate the construction of two moduli stacks of Kummer varieties. The first one is the stack KgabsK^{abs}_g of abstract Kummer varieties and the second one is the stack KgemK^{em}_g of embedded Kummer varieties. We will prove that KgabsK^{abs}_g is a Deligne-Mumford stack and its coarse moduli space is isomorphic to AgA_g, the coarse moduli space of principally polarized abelian varieties of dimension gg. On the other hand we give a modular family WgUW_g\to U of embedded Kummer varieties embedded in P^{2^g-1}\timesP^{2^g-1}, meaning that every geometric fiber of this family is an embedded Kummer variety and every isomorphic class of such varieties appears at least once as the class of a fiber. As a consequence, we construct the coarse moduli space K2em\boldsymbol{K}^{em}_2 of embedded Kummer surfaces and prove that it is obtained from A2A_2 by contracting the locus swept by a particular linear equivalence class of curves. We conjecture that this is a general fact: \boldsymbo{K}^{em}_g could be obtained from AgA_g via a contraction for all g>1

    Some properties of planar polynomial systems of even degree

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    We prove that a planar polynomial vector field of even degree always has an unbounded solutio

    Multiparametric Semi-quantitative Scoring System for the histological evaluation of marine fish larval and juvenile quality

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    Gilthead seabream (GSB - Sparus aurata) and European seabass (ESB - Dicentrarchus labrax) are two of the most farmed fish species in EU. However, production of sea bream/bass in the EU has remained stagnant for the last decade and the Mediterranean EU aquaculture faces significant sustainability challenges. In consideration of this, and as it is largely recognized that the success of marine aquaculture strictly depends on the production of good quality larvae/juveniles, in this paper the authors put forward an original standardized tool for the histological assessment of GSB and ESB larva/juveniles. This tool promptly allows to highlight problems in marine fish larval batches because of managerial practices, suggesting to fish farmers which direction take to resolve them. A Multiparametric Semi-quantitative Scoring System (scoring range 1–5) has been originally developed for larval/juvenile histological evaluation and it includes 18 descriptors related to 6 organ districts. The values of each descriptor can be summarized in two indexes: the CHI (Cumulative Histological Index), giving general information about the quality of a fish batch in that precise moment and the OCV (Organ condition value) showing the general condition of each organ and by the individual descriptors. The paper purposes are to describe the MSSS, the criteria established for the score attribution and to supply some indications for the use of the tool
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