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<it>Aedes albopictus </it>and the reemergence of Dengue
No full textAbstract Dengue is a vector-borne disease that is estimated to affect millions of individuals each year in tropical and subtropical areas, and it is reemerging in areas that have been disease-free for relatively long periods of time. In this issue of the journal, Peng et al. report on a Dengue outbreak in a city in southern China that had been disease-free for more than two decades. The infection, which was due to serotype 1, was introduced by a traveler from South-east Asia and transmitted by Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito. Compared to Aedes aegypti, which is the most important vector of Dengue, Ae albopictus is a less competent vector of arboviruses, and the epidemics it causes are milder. However, Ae albopictus is becoming an increasingly important vector because of its rapidly changing global distribution. In particular, the worldwide trade in second hand tires, which often contain water and are an ideal place for eggs and larvae, has been a key factor in the large-scale conquest of Ae albopictus, which easily adapts to new environments, even in a temperate climate. This expansion is creating new opportunities for viruses to circulate in new areas, becoming a common cause of epidemics in Ae aegypti-free countries, from Hawaii to Mauritius. The outbreak in China, like similar events, was mild and short-lived. Because epidemics due to Ae albopictus are milder, the replacement of Ae aegypti with the tiger mosquito could even result in public-health benefits. However, there is no solid evidence of this, and the milder course of the outbreak could be in part explained by the relatively short duration of the hot season in some affected areas. Since it is almost impossible to prevent Ae albopictus from being introduced in a country, mosquito-control measures at local level remain the most effective means of controlling arbovirus outbreaks.</p
Mechanical and electrical performances of superconducting cables subject to cyclic stresses
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.Bibliography: leaves 89-91.by Pasquale Rezza, Jr.Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985
Chikungunya Fever
No full textChikungunya fever is an emerging mosquito-borne disease which is expanding its geographical area of activity. Although commonly transmitted by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in tropical areas, viral strains with a single mutation showed adaptation to Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which are widespread in several temperate areas of the world, leading to outbreaks in previously naive areas. Although considered a self-limiting disease, studies conducted in countries affected by recent epidemics have identified unusual severe clinical presentations of this viral infection. Preparedness and mosquito control activities are important in countries where either Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus have been detected in order to reduce the risk of introduction of the Chikungunya fever virus and/or to reduce its impact in areas where it is already circulating
Il più grande performer vivente: Il teatro di Antonio Rezza e Flavia Mastrella
No full textClasse 1965, novarese ma laziale d’adozione, Antonio Rezza rappresenta un caso di studio esemplare di un performer che afferma la propria radicale alterità e al tempo stesso s’inserisce in un contesto di azione multimediale, affrontando, con metodi e strategie calibrate, contesti espressivi differenti, partendo dal teatro e approdando alla televisione, al cinema e alla letteratura. Critici occasionali e recensori fedeli fanno esercizio di aggettivazione per descriverne azioni e affabulazioni: ciniche, dissacratorie, folli, ribelli, travolgenti, tracotanti, e così via. Tra i suoi (non molti) esegeti c’è anche chi ha scomodato Carmelo Bene e Antonin Artaud, almeno per compararne l’indole anarchica e la sfacciata aggressivi-tà nelle apparizioni pubbliche. Tuttavia Rezza è prima di tutto un artista contemporaneo. Insieme a Flavia Mastrella, scultrice con la quale collabora da oltre vent’anni, ha dato vita a una serie di lavori che tuttora attendono un’analisi organica, per quanto rischiosa. Il saggio qui proposto ha lo scopo di fornire un primo, parziale orientamento all’interno di un percorso artistico magmatico e, se si vuole, sconnesso come quello del duo Rezza-Mastrella, binomio che appare inscindibile per quel che riguarda la dimensione performativa (diversa e più individuale, infatti, l’attività letteraria, in cui Antonio Rezza firma da solo i romanzi pubblicati). Per questo, a una prima parte (firmata da Carlo Titomanlio) centrata sulla peculiare prassi generativa degli spettacoli e sulla corporeità di Rezza in relazione allo spazio scenico, seguirà una seconda (di Igor Vazzaz) focalizzata su alcune proposte interpretative del lavoro dei due artisti, alla luce delle numerose, e forse sorprendenti, connessioni tra il (non) fare scenico di Rezza e le teorie del teatro e del comico
Geochemical characterization, isotopic approach and environmental risk assessment in the Domizio Flegreo and Agro Aversano area (Campania region)
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Rezza septia sari's Quick Files
No full textThe Quick Files feature was discontinued and it’s files were migrated into this Project on March 11, 2022. The file URL’s will still resolve properly, and the Quick Files logs are available in the Project’s Recent Activity
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