Antioxidant responses to variations in dissolved oxygen of Scapharca inaequivalvis and Tapes philippinarum, two bivalve species from the lagoon of Venice     

Irato P  Piccinni E  Cassini A  Santovito G 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(7):1020-1030

The aim of the present work was to determine the activities of selected antioxidant enzymes (SOD, Se-GPX, CAT) in two species of bivalves, Scapharca inaequivalvis and Tapes philippinarum, from two sites of the lagoon of Venice that are characterized by different pO(2) (Marghera and Chioggia). The specimens were collected at four times during a 1-year period. In the two species studied, enzyme activities were found to be present in both digestive glands and gills, but with some species-specific differences that may also represent a different adaptation to seasonal variations. The presence of high SOD activities in the gills of both species may be related to their physiological role in respiration. Scapharca inaequivalvis is less sensitive than T. philippinarum to environmental changes, perhaps due to the presence of hemoglobins in this species. Moreover, in the digestive gland of T. philippinarum we found a significant negative correlation between the activities of SOD and GPX that may indicate the presence of oxidative stress. Some correlations between temperature/dissolved oxygen and antioxidant enzyme activity were present in specimens sampled in Marghera. Only GPX adequately responded to changes in dissolved oxygen and temperature, while the decrease in the activity of SOD and CAT in winter may be directly responsible for an enhanced susceptibility of mussels to oxidative stress during this period. We can conclude that the observed differences between Chioggia and Marghera are due to different concentrations of dissolved oxygen. Marghera is an appropriate location to study seasonal variations in water temperature. In fact, in this site, the differences between hot and cold months are quite evident.  相似文献   

A simple numerical procedure for timely prediction of precipitation-induced landslides in unsaturated pyroclastic soils   总被引：4，自引：4，他引：0  

Luca Pagano  Luciano Picarelli  Guido Rianna  Gianfranco Urciuoli 《Landslides》2010,7(3):273-289

In the last 20 years, several catastrophic precipitation-induced landslides have hit villages, towns and roads in Campania (southern Italy), causing extensive damage and many fatalities. Although such phenomena have occurred since time immemorial, recent urbanisation and infrastructural development have produced a major increase in landslide risk. Due to climatic changes and further unavoidable increases in exposure, in the near future, the risk will become even greater. It is therefore high time to develop reliable criteria for landslide prediction. The paper discusses the main factors which affect the triggering of precipitation-induced landslides, highlighting the key role played by antecedent rainfalls which cannot be precisely accounted for using empirical criteria. We propose a simple 1D numerical approach able to predict the evolution of the key factors governing slope stability as a tool to predict the onset of slope failure, with potential benefits for early warning systems. The approach is calibrated through a well-documented case history.  相似文献   

3-D high-resolution multi-channel radar investigation of a Roman village in Northern Italy     

Roberto G. Francese  Ermanno Finzi  Gianfranco Morelli 《Journal of Applied Geophysics》2009,67(1):44-51

A fast and efficient subsurface radar imaging procedure, based on a multi-channel cart system, has been developed and tested within the framework of a large-scale archaeological investigation project in northern Italy.The tested cart comprises 14 closely-spaced dipoles, rotated by 45° with respect to the dragging direction, and allows unidirectional scanning operations. Using this approach, an area of approximately 75 000m² was surveyed daytime via recording of a dense grid of about 490km of radar profiles. Geo-referencing of the scanning trajectories was achieved operating a separate on-board differential Global Positioning System in real-time kinematic mode. In this configuration the final positioning error of the radar sweeps was less than 0.05m.The large amount of collected data, of the order of tens of GBytes, was processed, using an open-source software package, on a workstation-based environment. A set of specific codes was developed to fully automate the data processing and the image generation procedure. Critical steps during code development were the integration of positioning and radar data, the referencing of the single radar sweeps and the correction for changes in the spectral amplitude of the different channels.The processed data volume displays high signal coherency and reveals several well-defined reflectors, clearly visible both on vertical profiles and horizontal time slices. The plan of the Roman settlement could be revealed in detail proving the potential of the tested approach for assisting high-resolution archaeological investigations of large areas.  相似文献   

The star formation history of redshift z~2 galaxies:the role of the infrared prior     

Lu-Lu Fan  Andrea Lapi  Alessandro Bressan  Mario Nonino  Gianfranco De Zotti  Luigi Danese 《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2014,(1):15-34

We build a sample of 298 spectroscopically-confirmed galaxies at redshift z~2,selected in the z850-band from the GOODS-MUSIC catalog.By utilizing the rest frame 8μm luminosity as a proxy of the star formation rate(SFR),we check the accuracy of the standard SED-fitting technique,finding it is not accurate enough to provide reliable estimates of the physical parameters of galaxies.We then develop a new SED-fitting method that includes the IR luminosity as a prior and a generalized Calzetti law with a variable RV.Then we exploit the new method to re-analyze our galaxy sample,and to robustly determine SFRs,stellar masses and ages.We find that there is a general trend of increasing attenuation with the SFR.Moreover,we find that the SFRs range between a few to 103M yr 1,the masses from 109to 4×1011M,and the ages from a few tens of Myr to more than 1 Gyr.We discuss how individual age measurements of highly attenuated objects indicate that dust must have formed within a few tens of Myr and already been copious at≤100 Myr.In addition,we find that low luminosity galaxies harbor,on average,significantly older stellar populations and are also less massive than brighter ones;we discuss how these findings and the well known‘downsizing’scenario are consistent in a framework where less massive galaxies form first,but their star formation lasts longer.Finally,we find that the near-IR attenuation is not scarce for luminous objects,contrary to what is customarily assumed;we discuss how this affects the interpretation of the observed M/L ratios.  相似文献   

Cores of dark matter haloes correlate with stellar scalelengths     

Fiorenza Donato  Gianfranco Gentile  Paolo Salucci 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,353(2):L17-L22

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Dark matter: the connection with gamma-ray astrophysics     

Gianfranco Bertone 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2007,309(1-4):505-515

We review the status of indirect Dark Matter searches, focusing in particular on the connection with gamma-ray Astrophysics. After a brief introduction where we review the strong motivations for indirect searches, we tackle the question of how one can “discover” Dark Matter particles with astrophysical observations. To this purpose, I will discuss some recent conflicting claims that have generated some confusion in the field, and present new strategies that may provide robust enough evidence to claim discovery, based only on astrophysical observations.  相似文献   

Towards a Flux-Partitioning Procedure Based on the Direct Use of High-Frequency Eddy-Covariance Data     

Luigi Palatella  Gianfranco Rana  Domenico Vitale 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2014,153(2):327-337

Scanlon and Sahu (Water Resour Res 44(10):W10418, 2008) proposed an interesting method to estimate assimilation, respiration, evaporation and transpiration directly using high-frequency eddy-covariance measurements. In this note we critically revise this method and, in particular, using the Descartes’ rule of sign, we show that one branch of solutions can be directly neglected reducing the analytical complexity of the procedure. We also discuss the stability of the results of the method with respect to the input parameters, especially to the water-use efficiency.  相似文献   

Dioxin Like Compounds Bulk Deposition on Corn (Zea mais) and Alfa Alfa (Medicago sativa): Modelled Levels on Derived Silage and Hay and Their Relevance for Dairy Production     

Gianfranco Brambilla  Stefania Paola De Filippis  Vittorio Esposito  Gaetano Settimo 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2013,41(2):113-118

Dioxin‐like compounds from regular, occasional or fugitive airborne sources of emission may fall out on fodders close to be harvested for silage and hay production. In this way, a prolonged long‐term intake of contaminated forages in dairy animals may be envisaged, able to determine a rise of the background contamination in milk. We simulated different risk scenarios taking into account the inventoried bulk dry depositions in rural areas of the aforesaid contaminants, silage and hay biomass production per hectare, forages regimen in dairy animals, and the congeners carry‐over rate (COR) from forages to milk. Considering atmospheric depositions >10 pg I‐TE m^?2 day^?1 and accounting for a 30% COR, dairy milk could rise up to the PCDD/F level of 3 pg WHO₁₉₉₈‐TE g^?1 fat. The modelling indicates that in rural areas bulk emissions should be selectively minimised, accounting for the calendar of the different agricultural practices, because of their potential impact on the fodders. Since environmental factors play a non‐negligible role in food production, a stronger harmonisation between I‐TE and WHO_1998–2005‐TE scales with respect to dioxin‐like polychlorobiphenyl congeners inclusion is envisaged. This will allow the prevention of the human indirect exposure to such contaminants when released in the air.  相似文献   

Preface     

Gianfranco De Zotti  E. Giallongo  G. Giobbi  N. Menci 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2004,294(1-2):1-2

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An extension of Szebehely's problem to holonomic systems     

A. Melis  B. Piras 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1984,32(1):87-92

We study the problem of the determination of the potential function of forces generating a given family of orbits in the n-dimensional configuration space of the representative point of a holonomic system. We obtain first-order partial differential equations to solve the problem and we discuss some particular examples.

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Sunto Si studia il problema della determinazione del potenziale delle forze atte a far descrivere al punto rappresentativo di un sistema olonomo ad n gradi di libertà una traiettoria appartenente ad una assegnata famiglia di curve. Si scrivono le equazioni differenziali alle derivate parziali del primo ordine che reggono il problema e si considerano alcuni esempi particolari.

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