Voices of Occupiers/Liberators: The BBC's Radio Propaganda in Italy between 1942 and 1945

The ambiguity of the role played by British propaganda in Italy during the Second World War is clearly reflected in the phenomenon of Radio London. While Radio London raised the morale of the Italian civilians living under the Fascist regime and provided them with alternative information on the conflict, the microphones of the BBC were also used by the British government to address a country they were planning to occupy. In this article, I will analyse the occupation/liberation operations that were run at the BBC Italian Service from two separate angles. On the one hand, the analysis of the programmes broadcast between the months preceding the Allies’ landing in Sicily and the actual occupation shows how the Allies built their image as liberators and guarantors of better living conditions. On the other, the analysis of the relationships between the Foreign Office and the anti-Fascist exiles reveals that the Italian BBC broadcasters were not always allowed to freely express their political opinion or to dispose of their own lives.

Cool roofs for passive cooling: performance in different climates and for different insulation levels in Italy

Roofs are severely hit by solar radiation in summer; hence the use of cool materials on the finishing layer provides a significant reduction in the heat flow entering the building, with sensible attenuation in the building cooling load. In this paper, a case study is presented, based on the dynamic simulation of an existing office building in Catania (southern Italy). Here, a part of the roof has been recently treated with a commercial cool paint, with the aim of improving thermal comfort in summer. Hence, the simulations represent a preliminary study that will allow assessing the expected effectiveness of the intervention. More in detail, the results of the simulations will be discussed in terms of both thermal comfort and energy savings, through the evaluation of parameters such as the roof surface temperature, the operative temperature and the cooling load for both conditions, i.e. with and without the cool paint. The paper also discusses the potential increase in the energy needs for winter heating, and looks at the overall annual balance in terms of primary energy; this is made by considering different climatic conditions and envelope characteristics. These aspects are usually not well highlighted in the current scientific literature.

Report on IEA Task-14 activities on solar collector systems conference in Rome, 25-29 Jan. 1993

The memebers of IEA (International Energy Agency) Task 14 (Advaced Active Solar Systems) met in Rome during January 1993. The latest developments in several countries were presented and discussed during this meeting. This report describes briefly the recent work carried out on small scale systems in the Domestic Hot Water (DHW) working group of Task 14, as reported by the representatives from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Holland and Switzerland. Klaus Lorenz, SERC, attended the meeting as observer and presented our work on small-tube heat exchangers. Several participants expressed their interest. A summary of his presentation is included in this report.

Estimativa de retenção de carbono orgânico na Lagoa do Araçá, RS, Brasil, através da taxa de sedimentação média, morfologia de fundo e padrões de circulação hídrica

Nos últimos anos, os processos sedimentares em corpos de água vêm merecendo particular atenção, principalmente no que diz respeito ao transporte dos sedimentos em suspensão e padrões de circulação hídrica, tendo em vista à necessidade de vários estudos para o manejo racional dos recursos hídricos. Também os processos sedimentares atuantes nos corpos de água em geral, principalmente os relacionados às taxas de sedimentação, são os mecanismos responsáveis diretos pela retenção de carbono orgânico nos mananciais hídricos, servindo de indicadores para a captura ou seqüestro e CO2 da atmosfera. Na planície costeira do Rio Grande do Sul, localiza-se um dos maiores sistemas lagunares do planeta. O maior desses sistemas, a laguna dos Patos, possui em sua extremidade nordeste corpos de água ainda pouco explorados. Toda essa região requer um estudo completo e minucioso, com acompanhamento sistemático de monitoramento interdisciplinar, na busca de uma análise e entendimento integrado das condições que regulam os mecanismos de transporte e deposição de sedimento e sua circulação hídrica. A área de estudo desse trabalho compreende a Lagoa do Araçá. Esta lagoa constitui-se no braço nordeste da Laguna dos Patos, apresentando uma superfície alagada de aproximadamente 20,77 km2. A lagoa drena a planície costeira entre os paralelos 30o11’ e 30o15’ S, a oeste do meridiano 50o31’. O objetivo do presente trabalho é estimar a contribuição relativa de sistemas límnicos rasos no processo de retenção de carbono orgânico em regiões de clima subtropical, identificar a deposição de sedimentos na Lagoa do Araçá para a quantificação do carbono orgânico retido; analisar os padrões morfológicos e sedimentológicos de fundo relacionando-os aos padrões de circulação hídrica, visando elaborar uma metodologia que possa ser aplicada em corpos de água límnicos rasos na retenção de carbono orgânico. Para a consecução dos objetivos propostos foram realizadas coletas de amostras na superfície de fundo na área de estudo, tendo por base uma matriz cartesiana disposta regularmente a cada 500 metros ao longo de paralelos de latitude e meridianos de longitude de forma a abranger toda a superfície da lagoa, totalizando 86 pontos amostrais relativos a granulometria, batimetria e teor de matéria orgânica. Dados referentes a ventos na região de estudo foram coletados através de um anemógrafo gráfico, na localidade de Solidão, município de Palmares do Sul, com objetivo de simular os padrões de circulação hídrica e velocidade orbital de onda na Lagoa do Araçá Para a estimativa da taxa de sedimentação média e a retenção de carbono orgânico na lagoa foi perfurado um testemunho, tendo como referencia os produtos cartográficos de superfície de fundo e teor de matéria orgânica elaborados, sendo realizada sua datação geocronológica através do método de Radiocarbono (14C). A taxa de sedimentação média obtida foi 0,0876 mm.ano-1 sendo a taxa histórica de retenção de carbono orgânico retido estimado em 624,59 Kg.Km-2.ano-1 e para a superfície da lagoa de 12.972,75 kg.ano-1 ou 12,9 t.ano-1. A presente pesquisa demonstra que lagos, lagoas e outros corpos de água têm um papel importante na contribuição de retenção de carbono orgânico, mostrando-se de grande importância em seu ciclo. Evidentemente isso não compensa as emissões de gases causadas por atividades antrópicas nos dias de hoje.

Disseminated avian tuberculosis in captive Ara macao

Avian mycobacteriosis was diagnosed in a captive scarlet macaw (Ara macao) that presented multifocal granulomas on subcutaneous tissue, sciatic nerves, infraorbital sinus, trachea, air sacs, muscles, spleen and liver. Microscopically, central areas of caseous necrosis surrounded by epithelioid macrophage, multinucleated giant cells, and lymphocytes were observed. Acid-fast bacilli were demonstrated by Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Inoculation into Lowenstein-Jensen, Stonebrink and Petragnani media, yielded Mycobacterium spp, which was identified as Mycobacterium avium by polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR).

Occurrence of Tetrameres confusa (Nematoda, Tetrameridae) in Ara ararauna (Psittacidae)

Relata-se a ocorrência de Tetrameres confusa Travassos 1917 (= T. americana (Cram, 1927) Baylis, 1929) (Nematoda, Tetrameridae) em um novo hospedeiro, Ara ararauna Linnaeus, 1758 (Aves, Psittacidae). Este é o primeiro registro da ocorrência do nematódeo em psitacídeos no Brasil.

Thermal behavior of ara double dagger a oil (Psidium cattleianum Sabine)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Africans in the Southern European countries: Italy, Spain and Portugal

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Chemical and biochemical characterization of guava and araçá fruits from different regions of Brazil

Guava and araçá, species of the Psidium genus, are important options for Brazilian agribusiness, especially the former species, due to their fruit characteristics, such as appearance, taste and richness in minerals and phenolic compounds. These fruits can be consumed in natura or in several processed forms. The active germplasm bank is an important tool for genetic resource characterization and plant breeding studies. Sixty guava and ten araçá accessions of the Psidium active germplasm, sampled in 44 different Brazilian regions and grown at Embrapa Semiarid, were chemically and biochemically characterized in order to support breeding programs. The accessions were grown in a randomized block design, with two replications and three plants/plot. The sugar, proteins, soluble solids, titratable acidity, calcium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus contents were determined. Large variations were observed in the analyzed compounds, which could be attributed to the diversity of genotypes and also to the environmental conditions, which affect the plant metabolism. The high variability observed in most parameters of the accessions is an important factor for the improvement of these species. Most guava accessions showed higher titratable acidity and soluble solids than those found in commercial cultivars and, in araçá, these levels were even higher, which makes them promising for commercial exploitation. Moreover, fruits of the guava and araçá accessions present good sources of sugars and minerals. Special attention should be given to some guava and araçá accessions from Maranhão and Pernambuco States, respectively, which showed high levels for titratable acidity, soluble solids, SS/TA ratio, total soluble sugars, calcium, magnesium and iron, should be targets of breeding programs for new Psidium cultivars. © ISHS.

Admisión de Italia como miembro de la CEPAL = Admission of Italy as a member of ECLAC = Admission de l'Italie en qualité de membre de la CEPALC

Presenta la solicitud de admisión de Italia como miembro asociado de la CEPAL.

The co-ordination of hydro and thermal production: the situation in Italy and the experiences of the Edison Group

Includes bibliography