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The Elephant in the Room. Change and Continuity in Arab Public Opinion on the Palestinian Cause after October 7th
Full text linkSince the founding of the State of Israel in 1947, the Palestinian issue has always been a major concern for people in the Middle East and North Africa, a divisive factor among governments in the area, and a cause of political polarization. However, with the emergence of the Arab Uprisings in 2010-2011 and the consequent sectarianization of regional political alliances, the Palestinian issue seemed to have lost its centrality, with some Arab countries increasingly inclined toward the recognition of the State of Israel and normalization of relations. On October 7, 2023, the Hamas-led attacks and subsequent Israeli retaliation brought the issue back to the center of regional and international debate, provoking outrage among citizens across the region and calling normalization processes back into question, demonstrating that the issue, dismissed at the élite-level, has not lost its relevance for the Arab public. How has Arab public opinion on the Palestinian issue changed in the years since the Arab Uprisings, and how has it changed since the October 7 attacks? Through a longitudinal analysis of the Arab Opinion Index, three interesting elements emerge. First, although in the period between 2011 and 2023 the Palestinian cause continued to be considered a regional and Arab cause rather than a national and Palestinian on by the majority of public opinion, that majority dramatically increased after Israeli retaliation, especially in the countries most likely to normalize relations with Israel. Second, public opinion continues to be overwhelmingly opposed to recognition of the state of Israel, but this figure fell further after October 7, and is particularly steep in countries where approval of recognition of Israel was relatively more widespread. Third, while from 2011 to 2023 Israel was considered the greatest threat to stability and security in the region, after the October 7 retaliation that role is filled by the United States
Epitomare nella scuola di retorica: Giulio Paride e Ianuario Nepoziano
Full text linkIl contributo si concentra sulle epitomi ai Facta et dicta memorabilia di Valerio Massimo, un autore di età tiberiana che fu lui stesso un selezionatore ed epitomatore di opere precedenti. Le due epitomi conservate risalgono all’età tardoantica: quella di Giulio Paride è giunta a noi completa, mentre quella di Ianuario Nepoziano arriva fino all’inizio del terzo libro di Valerio Massimo (3, 2, 7). In questo studio analizzo i proemi delle due epitomi per far emergere i principi metodologici che guidarono gli autori. Successivamente presento un caso di studio con l’analisi delle strategie testuali che portarono dal testo di partenza (un passo di Tito Livio) alle riscritture, prima di Valerio Massimo, poi di Giulio Paride e Nepoziano. Infine, per entrare ancora meglio nel laboratorio dell’epitomatore, propongo alcune osservazioni sugli aneddoti aggiunti da Nepoziano alla raccolta di Valerio Massimo.The contribution focuses on the epitomes to the Facta et dicta memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, an author of Tiberian age who was himself a selector and epitomator of previous literary works. The two epitomes date back to the Late Antiquity: the epitome of Iulius Paris is complete, whereas the epitome of Ianuarius Nepotianus is interrupted at the beginning of Valerius Maximus’ third book (3, 2, 7). The paper analyses the dedicatory letters of the two epitomes to bring out the methodological principles that guided the authors. Then, a case study is presented to explain the textual strategies that led from the source text (a passage by Livy) to its rewrites, first in Valerius Maximus, then in Iulius Paris and Nepotianus. Finally, to get even better into the epitomator’s workshop, some observations are made on the anecdotes that Nepotianus added to the works of Valerius Maximus
Produzione orticola ed esperienza sociale tra i mebengokré dell’Amazzonia brasiliana
Full text linkThe Author describes the horticultural practices of the mebengokré, an Amerindian people of central Brazil (Pará), with reference to the choice of place, sowing, harvesting, but also to the symbolic aspects and social experience. The hypothesis is that the introduction of new crops and their subsequent circulation contribute to producing not only food, but also properly mebengokré people.El Autor describe las prácticas hortícolas del mebengokré, un pueblo amerindio del centro de Brasil (Pará), con referencia a la elección del lugar, la siembra, la cosecha, pero también a los aspectos simbólicos y la experiencia social. La hipótesis es que la introducción de nuevos cultivos y su posterior circulación contribuyen a la producción no solo de alimentos, sino también de personas propiamente mebengokré.L'Autore descrive le pratiche orticole dei mebengokré, un popolo amerindio del Brasile centrale (Pará), con riferimento alla scelta del luogo, alla semina, alla raccolta, ma anche agli aspetti simbolici e della esperienza sociale. L'ipotesi è che l’introduzione di nuove coltivazioni e la loro successiva circolazione contribuiscano a produrre non solo alimenti, ma anche persone propriamente mebengokré
Multispecies curiosities and ethnographies
Full text linkPříspěvek popisuje vznik vícedruhové etnografie jako formy znásobení zkušeností a popisů za hranicemi lidského druhu. Navzdory tomu, že definice vícedruhovosti je poměrně nedávná, autor v článku tvrdí, že zájem o začlenění jiných než lidských bytostí do etnografického úsilí se datuje již od počátku disciplíny. Příkladem tohoto zájmu je text The American Beaver and His Works (Americký bobr a jeho práce) napsaný roku 1868 Henrym Morganem, v němž autor tato zvířata účinně zařazuje do své etnografie. Článek pojednává o tom, že vícedruhový přístup může podpořit předefinování hlavních rysů etnografického výzkumu.The paper describes the emergence of multispecies ethnography as a form of multiplying experiences and descriptions beyond the human. Despite the definition of multispecies being quite recent, the paper argues that the interest toward the inclusion of other-than-humans in the ethnographic effort dates back at the beginning of the discipline. An example of this interest is the text The American Beaver and His Works written in 1868 by Henry Morgan, in which the author effectively includes these animals in his ethnography. The thesis of the paper is that a multispecies approach can promote a redefinition of hybridity and curiosity as two core features of the ethnographic effort
The Marca Trevigiana commentators in the age of Ezzelino III da Romano
Full text linkQuesta tesi di dottorato analizza la produzione storiografica della Marca Trevigiana, con particolare attenzione al corpus ezzeliniano, svolgendo un’analisi particolareggiata delle cronache di Gerardo Maurisio, Rolandino da Padova, dell’anonimo autore del Chronicon Marchiae Tarvisinae et Lombardiae, di Paride da Cerea, Niccolò Smereglo e Antonio Godi. Lo scopo è quello di mettere in luce innanzitutto quanto nella scrittura storica medievale le strutture letterarie abbiano contribuito a creare una tappa fondamentale per le origini della letteratura italiana. Di conseguenza la tesi mostra fra l’altro come Ezzelino da Romano abbia ricoperto non solo una posizione storica di rilievo assoluto ma sia stato anche un personaggio alla cui delineazione ha concorso una straordinaria stagione storiografica intrecciata a originali procedure narrative. Si pone infine attenzione al mito di Ezzelino e alla possibile ricezione delle cronache sopra richiamate nella Commedia dantesca e in altri testi successivi.This thesis focuses on Medieval historiography, in particular the Marca Trevigiana commentators in the age of Ezzelino III da Romano (Gerardo Maurisio, Rolandino da Padova, the author of the Chronicon Marchiae Tarvisinae et Lombardiae, Paride da Cerea, Niccolò Smereglo, and Antonio Godi) in order to analyze the character of Ezzelino and his damnatio memoriae through XIII and XIV centuries writing. This group of citizens’ chronicles represents an intermediate landmark between the old universal chronicles and the new humanistic historiography. In this commentators’ opinion, after the perturbing experience of Ezzelino’s tyranny, it became impossible to reintroduce the canonic and traditional recording of events year by year. Hero or tyrant, Ezzelino had forced chroniclers to look at history from a different perspective. The research starts from the historical sources, in order to cover and examine the narrative techniques of these works. At a later stage, I relate my studies of these chronicles to the historiography of Dante’s life and highlight the connections to the Divine Comedy
Mario Botta e la nuova chiesa parrocchiale di Sambuceto
No full textIl 3 febbraio 2007 Mario Botta ha presentato a Pescara, nella Facoltà di Architettura dell'Università "d'Annunzio", il progetto di fattibilità per la nuova chiesa parrocchiale di S. Rocco a Sambuceto. Il tema progettuale relativo agli edifici sacri ha occupato gran parte dell'ultima produzione di Mario Botta, che, come ribadito a Pescara, è arrivato al Sacro progettando chiese ma anche una sinagoga ed un moschea, trovando le ragioni più profonde dell’architettura tout court. In quell’occasione l’autore ha incontrato il maestro ticinese trattando alcuni grandi temi della sua carriera e dell’architettura internazionale non solo contemporanea. La pubblicazione ripercorre le tappe più salienti del rapporto tra Botta e la progettazione di nuove chiese, per stringere la focale sull’episodio di Sambuceto, che ha interessato anche un difficile confronto con la precedente chiesa progettata e realizzata da Paride Pozzi, uno dei protagonisti dell’architettura del Novecento abruzzese. Chiude il volume l’intervista vera e propria, condotta dall’autore e consistente su cinque domande tematiche concernenti il rapporto tra l’architetto e la religione, l’eredità nel territorio dei grani lombardi dei secoli scorsi, la tipologia dello spazio sacro e le possibilità, oggi, della didattica di architettura.
On February 3, 2007 Mario Botta presented the feasibility study for the new parish church of St. Rocco, Sambuceto in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of "D'Annunzio", Pescara. The design theme related to the sacred buildings has occupied much of Mario Botta’s latest production whom, as reconfirmed in Pescara, arrived at Sacred buildings designing churches, but also a synagogue and a mosque, rapidly finding the underlying philosophy of architecture. On that occasion the author met the maestro Ticino and dealt with some of greatest subjects of his career, not only contemporary international architecture. The publication traces the phases of the relationship between Botta and the design of new churches, to increase the focus on Sambuceto which involved a difficult comparison between the previous church designed and built by Paride Pozzi, one of the key protagonists of twentieth century architecture in Abruzzo. The book ends with the interview itself, conducted by the author consisting of five questions and issues concerning the relationship between the architect and religion, the legacy of the region of Lombard grain in past centuries, types of sacred space and the opportunities today, in architectural teaching
First results on Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of dry grassland in Malpaga-Basella Nature Reserve (Italy)
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First Results on Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of Dry Grassland in Malpaga-Basella Nature Reserve (Italy)
by Lidia Limonta
1,* [ORCID] , Paolo Gaini
2 and Paride Dioli
3 [ORCID]
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Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, MI, Italy
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Via Oratorio 2, 24050 Cavernago, BG, Italy
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Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano, Corso Venezia 55, 20121 Milano, MI, Italy
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diversity 2022, 14(11), 981; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14110981
Received: 15 September 2022 / Revised: 4 November 2022 / Accepted: 9 November 2022 / Published: 15 November 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Invertebrate Diversity in Fragmented Habitats)
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The Nature Reserve Malpaga-Basella, located along the Serio River in Lombardy, was recently established in 2017. It is interesting as it presents plant species typical in dry grassland habitats, not present in the surrounding area. In this study, Heteroptera were surveyed in the Nature Reserve and in a bordering giant Miscanthus crop in 2019. The biodiversity of the reserve was well characterized by the presence of species linked to arid environments with steppe or Mediterranean characteristics, like Antheminia lunulata. Four species new for Lombardy were collected, Lygus italicus, Drymus pilipes, Ortholomus punctipennis, and Arenocoris waltlii. Giant Miscanthus hosted only a few ubiquitous species, also collected in the Nature Reserve
Neural Mechanisms Generating Orientation Selectivity in the Retina.
Full text linkThe orientation of visual stimuli is a salient feature of visual scenes. In vertebrates, the first neural processing steps generating orientation selectivity take place in the retina. Here, we dissect an orientation-selective circuit in the larval zebrafish retina and describe its underlying synaptic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms. We genetically identify a class of amacrine cells (ACs) with elongated dendritic arbors that show orientation tuning. Both selective optogenetic ablation of ACs marked by the cell-adhesion molecule Teneurin-3 (Tenm3) and pharmacological interference with their function demonstrate that these cells are critical components for orientation selectivity in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) by being a source of tuned GABAergic inhibition. Moreover, our morphological analyses reveal that Tenm3(+) ACs and orientation-selective RGCs co-stratify their dendrites in the inner plexiform layer, and that Tenm3(+) ACs require Tenm3 to acquire their correct dendritic stratification. Finally, we show that orientation tuning is present also among bipolar cell presynaptic terminals. Our results define a neural circuit underlying orientation selectivity in the vertebrate retina and characterize cellular and molecular requirements for its assembly
Co-presence of black soldier fly frass, soil-biodegradable mulch films, and earthworms: effects on film biodegradation, ecotoxicity, and microbial community
Full text linkBackground: Soil-biodegradable mulch films (SBF) are used increasingly to enhance crop yields while addressing soil pollution and disposal issues. Another sustainable practice gaining attention is the use of soil amendments derived from waste, such as insect frass from Hermetia illucens. However, the combined effects of these elements on soil ecotoxicity and microbiota remain unclear. To investigate their impact, an incubation experiment was conducted, testing the presence/co-presence of a commercial SBF (10 g kg−1), H. illucens frass (50 g kg−1), and Eisenia fetida earthworms in 250 g of dry soil, maintained at 50% water-holding capacity. Results: After 22 days, SBF biodegradation reached 9.5% but increased to 62% with H. illucens frass and 52% with E. fetida, indicating that frass altered microbial communities and that earthworms enhanced soil perturbation, accelerating SBF breakdown. Ecotoxicological analysis confirmed that the tested SBF was not harmful to E. fetida, as no mortality or genotoxic damage was observed. Hermetia illucens frass also enhanced earthworm biomass, highlighting its potential as a beneficial soil amendment. The addition of soil-biodegradable mulch film, H. illucens frass, and earthworms altered soil microbial composition and functionality, reducing α diversity but enriching decomposition- and nutrient-cycling taxa like Bacillaceae and Lichtheimiaceae, enhancing soil fertility. Conclusions: These findings highlight potential synergy between insect frass and SBF in promoting soil health and accelerating SBF biodegradation in soil. Future research should focus on optimizing application rates and assessing long-term effects, with particular attention to the potential phytotoxic effects of frass on crops. © 2025 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry
