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Multidisciplinary Approach to Rainfall-Triggered Rockfalls: the Case Study of the Disaster of the Ancient Hydrothermal Sclafani Spa (Madonie Mts., No…
2017
Abstract. In 1851, the region of Sicily experienced many rainstorm-induced landslides. On 13 March 1851, a rainstorm brought about a severe rockfall disaster near the small town of Sclafani (Madonie Mountains, northern-central Sicily, Italy). Rocks detached from the carbonate crest of Mt. Sclafani (813 m above sea level) fell downslope, causing the collapse of the ancient hydrothermal spa (about 430 m above sea level) and burying it under their fragments. Fortunately, the event did not cause injuries or victims. Given its geological, geomorphological and structural features, the calcareous-dolomitic and carbonate-siliciclastic relief of Mt. Sclafani is extremely prone to landsliding. This s…
Corrigendum: Fire Responses to the 2010 and 2015/2016 Amazonian Droughts
2019
Evaluation of cliff recession in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento (Sicily)
2015
Abstract The sacral complex of the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento, added in the UNESCO Heritage Site List, stands over the crest of a rigid calcarenite cuesta, which overlies a layer of partially saturated (S = 6–12%) carbonate sand. In turn, the sand stratum lies on a thick stratum of clays. The environment is highly prone to landslides as highlighted by several previous studies that identify the undermining of slopes and the discontinuity pattern, occurred in the late Neotectonic phase, as causes of cliff failure. For wider and less exposed areas, where the undermining local instabilities can be present because of the specific morphology of the site, a recent research has proposed a new in…
Pantelleria island (Strait of Sicily): volcanic history and geomorphological landscape
2017
Pantelleria is a volcanic island located in the Strait of Sicily, 95 km far from the Sicilian coastline and 67 km from Cape Bon (Tunisia). The volcanological history of the island begins approximately 324 ka BP and the last eruptive event was a submarine eruption that occurred on 1891 A.D. Eruptive activity was characterized by seven very intense explosive events, the latest being the Green Tuff (44 ka). They have all produced ignimbrite sheets that covered large sectors of the island. The landscape of the island mirrors the variety of the eruptive styles and their interplay with volcano-tectonics. The most evident geomorphological features are represented by: (i) the mantle-like distributi…
Mobility of plume-derived volcanogenic elements in meteoric water at Nyiragongo volcano (Congo) inferred from the chemical composition of single rain…
2017
The chemical composition of single rainfall events was investigated at Nyiragongo volcano (Democratic Republic of Congo) with the aim of determining the relative contributions of plume-derived elements. The different locations of the sampling sites allowed both plume-affected samples (hereafter referred to as “fumigated samples”) and samples representative of the local background to be collected. The chemical composition of the local background reflects the peculiar geographic features of the area, being influenced by biomass burning, geogenic dust, and biological activity. Conversely, fumigated samples contain large amounts of volcanogenic elements that can be clearly distinguished from th…
Fragmentation during Rock Falls: Two Italian Case Studies of Hard and Soft Rocks
2008
In recent years, rock fall phenomena in Italy have received considerable attention for risk mitigation through in situ observations and experimental data. This paper reports the study conducted at Camaldoli Hill, in the urban area of Naples, and at Monte Pellegrino, Palermo, Italy. The rocks involved are volcanic Neapolitan yellow tuff (NYT) in the former area and dolomitic limestone in the latter. Both rocks, even though with different strength characteristics, have shown a significant tendency towards rock fragmentation during run out. This behavior was first investigated by comparing the volumes of removable blocks on the cliff faces (V 0) and fallen blocks on the slopes (V f). It was as…
Gli effetti dell'apertura del fallimento (o della liquidazione giudiziale) sul procedimento ex art. 2409 c.c.
2020
È tuttora una questione controversa se tra il procedimento di controllo di cui all’art. 2409 e il procedimento fallimentare (in futuro, di liquidazione giudiziale) sussista un rapporto di incompatibilità o, invece, di reciproca autonomia, stante la completa assenza di disposizioni normative che regolino il caso in cui i due procedimenti siano simultaneamente pendenti nei confronti della medesima società. In questa prospettiva, occorre esaminare se la denuncia per gravi irregolarità nella gestione ex art. 2409 c.c. sia pur sempre proponibile nel caso in cui la medesima sia già stata dichiarata fallita (o ne sia stata aperta la liquidazione giudiziale); e, nell’ipotesi inversa in cui tale den…
Muntlig och skriftlig feedback på gymnasienivå : en fallstudie
2016
Opettajan antamalla palautteella on keskeinen rooli opetuksessa, sillä sen avulla oppilas saa tietää, miten hän etenee omassa oppimisprosessissansa. Lisäksi palautteella on vaikutus oppilaan motivaatioon ja itsetuntoon. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, miten lukiolaiset haluavat saada suullista ja kirjallista palautetta ruotsin ja englannin opetuksessa. Tarkastelin myös, miten opettajat antavat palautetta oppilaillensa ja onko kielten välissä havaittavissa mitään eroja. Tutkimusaineistoni muodostui 45 lukiolaisesta ja kahdesta opettajasta. Observoin kolme tuntia ruotsin opetusta ja kolme tuntia englannin opetusta, minkä jälkeen sekä lukiolaiset että opettajat vastasivat kyselyyn…
Musik och lärarsamarbete som resurs i svenskundervisningen : möjligheter och utmaningar vid ett musikgymnasium
2014
Tämän tutkielman tarkoitus on tarkastella, minkälaisia mahdollisuuksia ja haasteita sisältävät musiikin käyttö ruotsinopetuksessa, ruotsin- ja musiikinopetuksen integrointi sekä ruotsin- ja musiikinopettajien yhteistyö. Tutkielma valottaa näitä mahdollisuuksia ja rajoitteita erään suomalaisen musiikkilukion näkökulmasta. Lisäksi tutkielman tarkoitus on tarjota näkökulmia siihen, kuinka kyseisessä lukiossa käytetty oppikirja Galleri tukee musiikin käyttöä ruotsinopetuksessa sekä ruotsin ja musiikin integrointia oppiaineina. Tutkielman aineisto kerättiin puolistrukturoitujen teemahaastattelujen avulla ja analysoitiin laadullisesti sisällönanalyysillä. Tutkimusta varten haastateltiin musiikkil…
Radar-rain gauges intercomparison for the estimation of high resolution rainfall.
2015
An accurate rainfall estimation is essential for many applications like precision viticulture. Rainfall is most of the time estimated by two methods:radar and rain gauges. High resolution rain gauges network Hydravitis was installed in 2014. Data coming from radar,composite product and the network was extracted for the 2014 3 to 4 November event. Data from the network were kriged tocompare with the other products. Results show that PANTHERE radar image well reproduces the spatial variability ofrainfall but underestimates rainfall amounts over a 4 mm/h intensité. Composite product ANTILOPE gives a goodvisualization of spatial variability and intensity of rainfall. Expectations of viticulture…