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LE CHIESE IN LEGNO DELLA LITUANIA - WOODEN CHURCHES OF LITHUANIA
2017
Lithuania have a great variety of wooden architec- tures, among which the churches emerge for their quality and construction characters, prevailing the use of local materials. The strong link between architecture and the uncontaminated nature of places defines the identity of architectures, so that they sometimes appear almost like a large wooden sculpture, carved in a unique piece. The meticulous knowledge of the buildings has created an atlas of construction techniques, proposing itself as a tool for the conservation and preservation of refined building heritage; the atlas is divided according to themes as wood species, processing methods, construc- tion phases, mutual relationship betwee…
First Report of Armillaria mellea on a Fern from Italy
2019
Several perennial species of rhizomatous herbaceous ferns are cultivated as ornamental foliage plants. During late summer 1999, in a garden at the foot of Mount Etna, eastern Sicily (Italy), we noted a fern hedge showing patches of withered or stunted plants. The fern was identified as Cyrtomium falcatum (L.f.) C. Presl. (=Polystichum falcatum (L.f.) Diels), a house holly fern or Japanese holly fern, which is an ornamental fern native to East and South Asia. Other woody plants in the immediate vicinity had died over the last few years, including apricot and cedar trees whose stumps had not been removed. A close examination of uprooted ferns revealed the presence of creamy white fan-shaped …
Virgin and Child sculptures in Buenos Aire’s public collections, 12th to 16th centuries
2016
During the last years, the building process and history of art collections became a prolific field of study in Argentina. However, research on medieval art in private and public collections in our country received little or no attention. But even if medieval art is considerably less represented than modern styles, there is an interesting amount of high quality medieval pieces exhibited at several museums in Argentina. The main purpose of this thesis is therefore to expand our knowledge of the medieval works of art in public Argentine collections, as related to their origin, dating, interpretation, technique and provenance. These pieces show great diversity of styles, provenance and techniqu…
Biodiversity of wood-decay fungi in Italy
2011
Abstract Current knowledge about Italian wood-decay fungi (Basidiomycota and Ascomycota) is surveyed: 1582 taxa belonging to Ascomycota (341) and Basidiomycota (1241) have been reported, including 23 species new to science of Basidiomycota described from Italy within the last five years. Evaluating diversity of wood-decay fungi can provide a more accurate estimation of species richness for fungi which are an important functional component of ecosystems. Aphyllophoroid and Ascomycota species play an important role in habitat conservation and management. Sardinia, Sicily, the Alps and the Apennines are “hot spots” for wood-decay Basidiomycota in Italy.
2011
Abstract. This paper describes the background, instrumentation, goals, and the regional influences on the HUMPPA-COPEC intensive field measurement campaign, conducted at the Boreal forest research station SMEAR II (Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relation) in Hyytiälä, Finland from 12 July–12 August 2010. The prevailing meteorological conditions during the campaign are examined and contrasted with those of the past six years. Back trajectory analyses show that meteorological conditions at the site in 2010 were characterized by a higher proportion of southerly flow than in the other years studied. As a result the summer of 2010 was anomalously warm and high in ozone making the cam…
Obtaining the three-dimensional structure of tree orchards from remote 2D terrestrial LIDAR scanning
2009
In recent years, LIDAR (light detection and ranging) sensors have been widely used to measure environmental parameters such as the structural characteristics of trees, crops and forests. Knowledge of the structural characteristics of plants has a high scientific value due to their influence in many biophysical processes including, photosynthesis, growth, CO2-sequestration and evapotranspiration, playing a key role in the exchange of matter and energy between plants and the atmosphere, and affecting terrestrial, above-ground, carbon storage. In this work, we report the use of a 2D LIDAR scanner in agriculture to obtain three-dimensional (3D) structural characteristics of plants. LIDAR allows…
Teaching The Handmaid's Tale
2020
National audience
Naurava Penelope : myytin feministinen uudelleenkirjoittaminen ja parodia Margaret Atwoodin romaanissa The Penelopiad
2012
"You look delicious" : food, eating, and hunger in Margaret Atwood's novels
2007
FM Johanna Lahikaisen naistutkimuksen väitöskirjan ””You look delicious”. Food, Eating, and Hunger in Margaret Atwood’s Novels” (”Näytät herkulliselta”. Ruoka, syöminen ja nälkä Margaret Atwoodin romaaneissa) tarkastustilaisuus. Vastaväittäjänä dosentti Päivi Kosonen (Tampereen yliopisto) ja kustoksena dosentti Eeva Jokinen. Kanadalainen Margaret Atwood on palkittu ja rakastettu kirjailija ympäri maailman. Atwood on todennut, että ruoka ja syöminen ovat elämämme perustavia ja ensimmäisiä asioita. Me syömme ennen kuin ymmärrämme kieltä, sukupuoltamme tai kansallisuuttamme. Ehkä hieman ilkikurisesti Atwood väittää, että ateriat ovat kirjallisuuden peruselementtejä: lähes yhtä yleisiä ja tärke…