Abstract The Jesuit C.F. Milliet Dechales (1621–1678), author of one the most famous early modern mathematical encyclopedias, Cursus seu mundus mathematicus (1674), wrote a hundred-folio-page long treatise devoted to “progress mathematics,” which was published in second, enlarged edition his encyclopedia (1690). His historical covers gamut mixed mathematics—including astronomy, mechanics, optic...

various molecular techniques are available to make differences and to study the genetic divergences among species and populations, of which the most efficient ones are pcr-based markers. one of these methods, molecular fingerprinting, enables the distinction of closely related populations. issr-primers are universal primers that can be used for such studies. the utility of these primers was tes...

Le ceramiche comuni di età romana1 costituiscono di gran lunga la categoria ceramica maggiormente attestata nello scavo di via Sacchi: sono stati identificati complessivamente oltre 12.743 frammenti, di cui 4630 costituiscono il numero minimo individui (NMI), conteggiati sulla base degli orli. Il materiale complessivo è stato suddiviso in differenti classi di materiali secondo i criteri di clas...

Twelve families, 26 genera, and 30 identifiable spider species were found in surveys conducted in apple orchards of western Oregon. The Salticidae, Linyphiidae, Clubionidae, Philodromidae, and Theridiidae comprised 85.56% ofthe total spiders collected. The most common species in order of abundance were Metaphidippus aeneolus Curtis, Spirembolus mundus Chamberlin & Ivie, Cheiracanthium inclusum ...

The type specimens of sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, were examined. Lectotypes are designated and illustrated for the following 32 nominal taxa (preserved in the MNCN collection if not stated otherwise): Tenthredo acutiscutis Konow, 1908; Tenthredo aericeps Konow, 1907; Allantus albipectus Konow, 1907; Athalia bolivari Dusmet, 1896; ...

Welcome to this special issue ofWireless Personal Communications. This special issue comprises a selection of best papers from the First International Conference on Mobility for Life: Technology, Telecommunication and Problem Based Learning (TTPBL) Conference. This three days event provided a dynamic platform for experts, scholars, higher education policy makers and private sector parties from ...

Internationalisation in Library and Information Science (LIS) education, is becoming a key issue for LIS higher education in Europe. The Bologna process framework means the government support for putting together best educational experiences and expertise of European LIS schools. European Commission higher education programs (SOCRATES, TEMPUS and ERASMUS) could provide adequate financement for ...

This research is funded by the Marine, Coastal and Polar Systems (PACES II) of the Hermann von HelmholtzGemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V.. K.S. is funded by the European Commission Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (MESPOM). C.L., O.K. and K.K. received support from the “Modular System for Shelves and Coasts” (MOSSCO) grant provided by th...