Assessment of toxicological status of a SW Mediterranean segment population of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) using skin biopsy     

M. Cristina Fossi  Letizia Marsili  Giancarlo Lauriano  Caterina Fortuna  Simone Canese  Stefania Ancora  Claudio Leonzio  Teresa Romeo  Ruben Merino  Esteban Abad  Begoa Jimnez 《Marine environmental research》2004,58(2-5):269

Various studies have revealed high concentrations of contaminants such as organochlorines (OCs) and heavy metals in Mediterranean cetaceans. A geographical trend of contamination (PCBs and DDTs) has been found for striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). In this study we used a non-lethal approach (skin biopsy) to investigate bioaccumulation of OCs, including polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), DDTs, polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorodibenzofurans (PCDFs), trace elements (Hg, Cd, Pb) and CYP1A activity (BPMO) in nine striped dolphins sampled in the Aeolian area (Sicily – Italy) in summer 2002. The arithmetic mean value of BPMO activity in this group was 43.46 AUF/g tissue/h. This value is approximately 3 times and 5 times lower, respectively, than the value found in the Ionian and in the Ligurian groups. Skin biopsies of striped dolphins emerged as a suitable material for assessing the toxicological status of the various Mediterranean groups.  相似文献   

Pliocene–Quaternary contourite depositional system along the south-western Adriatic margin: changes in sedimentary stacking pattern and associated bottom currents     

Claudio Pellegrini  Vittorio Maselli  Fabio Trincardi 《Geo-Marine Letters》2016,36(1):67-79

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Contrasting surface active faults and deep seismogenic sources unveiled by the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake sequence (Italy)     

Sabina Bigi  Piero Casero  Claudio Chiarabba  Daniela Di Bucci 《地学学报》2013,25(1):21-29

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Spatial collinear restricted four-body problem with repulsive Manev potential     

Esther Barrabés  Josep M. Cors  Claudio Vidal 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》2017,129(1-2):153-176

We outline some aspects of the dynamics of an infinitesimal mass under the Newtonian attraction of three point masses in a symmetric collinear relative equilibria configuration when a repulsive Manev potential (\(-1/r +e/r^{2}\)), \(e>0\), is applied to the central mass. We investigate the relative equilibria of the infinitesimal mass and their linear stability as a function of the mass parameter \(\beta \), the ratio of mass of the central body to the mass of one of two remaining bodies, and e. We also prove the nonexistence of binary collisions between the central body and the infinitesimal mass.  相似文献   

Editorial to the special issue on <Emphasis Type="Italic">Particle background for space instrumentation in the context of the Athena mission</Emphasis>     

Lorenzo Natalucci  Claudio Macculi 《Experimental Astronomy》2017,44(3):261-261

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Laboratory experiments of slab break‐off and slab dip reversal: insight into the Alpine Oligocene reorganization     

Vincent Regard  Claudio Faccenna  Olivier Bellier  Joseph Martinod 《地学学报》2008,20(4):267-273

We present laboratory experiments to study the consequence of the rupture of a subducting slab on the deep geometry of the subduction zone. In our experiments, slab break‐off occurs after the entrance of buoyant material at trench causing a slowing down of the subduction and producing an increase of the shortening rate and a transient episode of subduction dip reversal. We discuss the potential application of these processes to the recent collisional evolution of the Alps proposing that the rupture of the slab produced a reorganization of the belt with a transition from one sided to a doubly vergent orogen.  相似文献   

Modelling of coupled fluid‐mechanical problems in fractured geological media using enriched finite elements          下载免费PDF全文

Jose Roberto Silvestre  Euripedes do Amaral Vargas Jr.  Luiz Eloy Vaz  Antonio Claudio Soares 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》2015,39(10):1104-1140

Geological environments, such as petroleum reservoirs, normally exhibit physical discontinuities, for example, fractures and faults. Because of the reduced thickness of these discontinuities, finite element formulations with strong discontinuity have been applied to the numerical modelling of geological environments. Until now, two relevant characteristics of petroleum reservoirs have not been addressed by these formulations. The first is the pore pressure jump in the direction normal to a discontinuity in a fluid‐mechanical coupling condition, which is present primarily in sealing faults owing to the contrast of permeability with the porous medium. The absence of this jump can affect the prediction of the deformability of a physical discontinuity. Furthermore, reservoir models frequently use coarse meshes. Thus, the method used to evaluate the pore pressure in the discontinuity may exhibit a strong dependence relative to the mesh refinement. Based on these characteristics, in this study, a formulation of an enriched finite element for application to coupled fluid‐mechanical problems with pre‐existing physical discontinuities saturated by a single fluid is presented. The formulation employs discontinuous interpolation functions and enables the reproduction of jumps of displacement and pore pressure associated with a discontinuity inside the element without the need to discretise it. An approximation to estimate the pore pressure in the discontinuity was developed, one which seeks to minimise the influence of refinement. The element's response is verified by comparison with a one‐dimensional analytical solution and simple examples that are simulated using commercial software. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Phylogeography of Ophryotrocha labronica (Polychaeta,Dorvilleidae) along the Italian coasts          下载免费PDF全文

Piero Cossu  Ferruccio Maltagliati  Federica G. Pannacciulli  Roberto Simonini  Gloria Massamba‐N'Siala  Marco Casu  Claudio Lardicci  Daniela Prevedelli  Alberto Castelli 《Marine Ecology》2015,36(4):1088-1097

Species of the genus Ophryotrocha are a well‐studied group of organisms but, despite the relatively large body of biological studies, little is known about their intra‐specific patterns of genetic diversity. In the present study, we analysed the patterns of genetic variation in samples of Ophryotrocha labronica (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae) collected along the Italian coasts within three regions with different thermal regimes: the Northern Adriatic Sea (NAS), the Ligurian Sea (LS), and the South/Southeast Sicilian Sea (SS). A partial sequence of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene was used as a genetic marker. An analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed significant genetic differentiation between the NAS and the other regions. Conversely, little or no genetic structuring was found between the LS and the SS or amongst locations within a given region. A Bayesian phylogenetic tree and a median‐joining network provided evidence for the occurrence of two highly divergent genetic lineages characterized by a high average sequence divergence (17.2%, Kimura two‐parameter distance). The spatial patterns of genetic variation found in O. labronica may reflect the signature of past expansion events of the two genetic lineages. Although the high sequence divergence suggested that cryptic speciation within O. labronica may have occurred, other traits such as the absence of reproductive isolation, pattern of phenotypic variation and habitat specificity prompted us to regard the two groups as distinct COI lineages of O. labronica.  相似文献   

On a planar circular restricted charged three-body problem     

Abimael Bengochea  Claudio Vidal 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2015,357(1):1-15

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The trapezoidal collinear four-body problem     

Martha Alvarez-Ramírez  Mario Medina  Claudio Vidal 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2015,358(1):1-18

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