A5024618513- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research
2019-2024
Wellcome Trust
2018-2021
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2018-2021
Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea
2020
National Research Council
2020
University of Milan
2019
La Maddalena
2019
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
2019
Christie's
2019
Millennium Engineering and Integration (United States)
2018
Circular economy and sustainability are pivotal concepts in the discourse on synergies between economic growth environmental impact. As resource scarcity degradation intensify, advancements energy conversion technologies become crucial for a sustainable model. Currently dependent fossil fuels, global must shift to framework focused bioenergy. Biomass, renewable source, offers promising solution by converting waste into valuable resources, reducing impact, creating opportunities. Biofuels...
Seed germination is highly temperature sensitive. Climate change factors such as increasing temperatures are likely to have a harmful effect on agriculture, particularly after crop sowing. Better utilisation of indigenous, arid–resilient crops like fonio (Digitaria exilis) commonly proposed solution improving food security. This study develops knowledge requirements and how these correspond future climate conditions across West Africa. We use combined approach; integrating seed experiments...
Background and Aims: Millet crops in the grass genus Digitaria include white black fonio (D. exilis D. iburua), raishan compacta) Polish millet sanguinalis), cultivated across West Africa, India, Europe. Fonio are important to supporting food security subsistence agricultural systems rural communities, while sanguinalis is no longer cultivated. These resilient challenging climates. We aim produce an integrated study of these crops: a phylogeny including all four species, identify key crop...
Societal Impact Statement White fonio ( Digitaria exilis [Kippist] Stapf) is an understudied millet crop, indigenous to West Africa and cultivated in the region largely through traditional practices. This species climate‐resilient, fast‐growing, nutritionally rich, provides livelihoods food security rural communities. Through collaboration with smallholder farmers Fouta Djallon region, Guinea, this study investigates how diversity selection of landraces has changed living memory. research...
Abstract In developing countries, the adoption of effective climate change adaptation strategies can safeguard rural communities’ livelihoods. Using survey data collected in Guinea 2012, paper investigates factors affecting households’ to face adverse impacts. A three‐step methodology is applied: (1) assessment magnitude real climatic trends study area together with farmers’ perception change; (2) identification physical and socioeconomic variables influencing propensity; (3) analysis...
Prion protein (PrP) amyloid formation is a central feature of genetic and acquired prion diseases such as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The major component GSS PrP fragment spanning residues approximately 82-146, which when synthesized peptide, readily forms fibrils featuring amyloid. present study employed surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to characterize the binding events underlying PrP82-146 oligomerization at first stages fibrillization,...
This contribution aims to provide an in-depth outlook of the phase-out coal-fired energy generation in Italy. In particular, this article analyzes state-of-the-art with regard both current role coal and performance main legal regulatory tools as implemented Italy thus far ensure closure all power plants by 2025 announced Italian National Climate Energy Plan. Based on existing data scenarios electricity production demand trends, unfolds marginal played mix. addition, paper highlight...
Among all the emerging contaminants, fragrances are gaining more relevance for their proven allergenic and, in some cases, endocrine-disrupting properties. To date, little information exists on concentration air. This study aims to fill this gap by developing a method determination of semivolatile indoor gaseous phase with sampling protocols usually adopted collection atmospheric particulate matter (sampling time 24 h, flow rate 10 L min−1) and instrumental analysis gas chromatography...
Air pollution and the increasing production of greenhouse gases has prompted greater use renewable energy sources; EU set green at 32 percent by 2030. With this in mind, last 10 years demand for pellets Italy more than doubled making second largest consumer Europe. The quality burned stoves is crucial to indoor outdoor pollution. Among other parameters, moisture ash are used classify according EN ISO 17225:2014. This work involved analysis organic inorganic fraction both some finished...
The depletion of forest resources in developing countries affects more than 1 billion people who depend on forests for their livelihoods. Support to conservation initiatives is increasing, as well the interest studying drivers underpinning projects' success. In this multidisciplinary article, we analyse how and what extent wealth household assets, defined following Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, influences long-term outcomes aimed at promoting improved management practices. Based a...
In Italy, the de-carbonization process descending from National Energy Strategy (NES) of November 2017 and Climate Plans (NECPs) December 2019 has led two specific effects: progressive ending coal use as a fuel for production electricity emanation authorization acts conversion to natural gas existing coal-fired power plants and/or construction new powered by gas. These will be technologically advanced designed guarantee safety national grid in periods greatest energy demand have support...
Environmental pollution and its impact on human health has become a topic of great concern. In recent years, the scientific community significantly increased attention towards protection an increasing number analytical determinations are being carried out food environmental matrices to guarantee their quality. Within these determinations, monitoring air quality, both in indoor outdoor environments, is particular interest. particular, presence micrometric particles, atmospheric particulate...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To validate the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) Classification System in Italian. METHODS In collaboration with ISTAP, classification system was translated into Italian using a forward-back translation process. system, convenience sample of 212 health professionals classified 30 photographs skin tears originally used by ISTAP. The wound images were labeled type 1, 2, or 3 as described system. resulting scores compared ISTAP classification, and reliability...
With its mandate to work on natural resource management; food security; and livelihoods; attention the social, economic, environmental dimensions of sustainable development, Food Agriculture Organization United Nations (FAO) has played a leading role in mountain development for many years. In 1992, FAO was appointed Task Manager Chapter 13 Agenda 21 (Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development) acted as lead agency International Year Mountains 2002. The hosts global...
Air pollution and the increasing production of greenhouse gases has prompted greater use renewable energy sources; EU set a target that green should be at 32 percent by 2030. With this in mind, last 10 years, demand for pellets Italy more than doubled, making second largest consumer Europe. The quality burned stoves is crucial to indoor outdoor pollution. Among other parameters, moisture ash are used classify according EN ISO 17225:2014. This work involved analysis organic inorganic fraction...
Atmospheric pollution is an important task in life sciences and, particular, inorganic fraction characterization considered as issue this field. For many years, researchers have focused their attention on the particulate matter below 10 μm: case, our was also PM2.5 (i.e., particles with a size smaller than 2.5 μm) and PM1 (below 1 μm). This paper would like to investigate whether element accumulation different granulometric fractions similar, or there are behavior dissimilarities. Among...
Scopo del presente articolo e fornire un quadro aggiornato, organico sintetico dell’evoluzione della normativa internazionale/comunitaria/nazionale in materia di pericoli incidenti rilevanti, nei quarant’anni che sono trascorsi dall’incidente occorso nel luglio 1976 all’ICMESA Meda/Seveso ad oggi, evoluzione circolo virtuoso ha tra l’altro contribuito alimentare ed a far crescere la conoscenza, consapevolezza percezione “rischio” sia decisori politici tecnici nell’opinione pubblica. In...