1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009117630403321

Autore

Lapidge, Michael

Titolo

The anglo-saxon library / Michael Lapidge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : Oxford University press, c2006

ISBN

979-0-19-923969-6

Descrizione fisica

XIV, 407 p. ; 21 cm

Disciplina

027.042

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

027.042 LAP 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOB007949

Autore

Monti, Raffaele

Titolo

Raffaello / Raffaele Monti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze, : Sadea/Sansoni, 1966

Descrizione fisica

39 p. : 79 ill. ; 18 cm

Collana

<I >diamanti dell'arte ; 9

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458578203321

Autore

Newton Ian

Titolo

The migration ecology of birds [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-05560-3

9786611055608

0-08-055483-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (985 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrockieKeith

Disciplina

598.1568

Soggetti

Birds - Migration

Birds - Ecology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Migration Ecology of Birds; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; TYPES OF BIRD MOVEMENTS; ADAPTATIONS FOR MIGRATION; THE DIVERSITY OF MIGRATION; SEDENTARY POPULATIONS; HIBERNATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 2 Methodology; OBSERVATIONS OF BIRDS ON MIGRATION; RADAR AND OTHER DEVICES; DISTRIBUTION STUDIES; RINGING; RADIO-TRACKING; ISOTOPES AND OTHER MARKERS; CONNECTIVITY; STOPOVER ECOLOGY; LABORATORY RESEARCH ON PHYSIOLOGY, MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS AND DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCES; BREEDING PROGRAMMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY

PART ONE: THE MIGRATORY PROCESS Chapter 3 Migratory flight; BODY WEIGHT, SPEED AND FLIGHT MODE; FLAPPING AND SOARING FLIGHT; THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY HEIGHT; CONCLUSIONS ON THE ROLE OF BODY SIZE IN BIRD MIGRATION; THE NEED FOR REST; MIGRATION BY WALKING OR SWIMMING; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 4 Weather effects and other aspects; MIGRATION AND WEATHER; ALTITUDE OF MIGRATION; DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL FLIGHT; SOCIAL FACTORS; REVERSE MIGRATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 5 Fueling the flights; ENERGY NEEDS AND BODY COMPOSITION; MIGRATION MODE;



MECHANISMS OF FUEL DEPOSITION; DAILY RATES OF WEIGHT GAIN

EXAMPLES OF CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION FAT CHICKS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; APPENDIX 5.1 CALCULATION OF FLIGHT RANGES; Chapter 6 Incredible journeys; SEA-CROSSINGS; DESERT CROSSINGS; HIGH MOUNTAINS; OTHER BARRIERS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; POSTSCRIPT; Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds; USE OF THERMALS AND OTHER UPDRAFTS; EXTENSION OF MIGRATION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SOARING; SOCIAL FACTORS; COUNTS IN ISRAEL; NUMBERS ENTERING AFRICA; MIGRATION AT OTHER SITES; ENERGY RESERVES; SUMMARY; Chapter 8 Speed and duration of journeys; THEORETICAL BASIS; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES

PROPORTION OF MIGRATION SPENT IN FLIGHT APPARENT NON-STOP SEA-CROSSINGS; PENGUINS; MIGRATION WITHIN THE ANNUAL CYCLE; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 9 Finding the way; COMPASS ORIENTATION AND BI-COORDINATE NAVIGATION; CUES USED IN DIRECTION FINDING; SOCIAL FACTORS; LOXODROMES AND ORTHODROMES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 10 Vagrancy; PROBABILITY OF ARRIVAL; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL; EFFECT OF POPULATION SIZE; DRIFT BY WIND; OVERSHOOTING; DEVIANT DIRECTIONAL TENDENCIES; MIRROR-IMAGE MIGRATION; REVERSED-DIRECTION MIGRATION; NEW ROUTES AND RANGE EXPANSION; HUMAN-ASSISTED VAGRANCY

EVIDENCE FROM RINGING CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART TWO: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION; Chapter 11 Annual cycles; VARIATIONS IN ANNUAL CYCLES; INTERNAL TIME KEEPING; FLEXIBLE CYCLES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 12 Control mechanisms; OBLIGATE AND FACULTATIVE MODES; MIGRATION TIMING, DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS; AUTUMN MIGRATION; SPRING MIGRATION; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPRING ARRIVAL, BREEDING AND AUTUMN DEPARTURE; DEFERRED RETURN TO BREEDING AREAS; HORMONAL ISSUES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART THREE: LARGE-SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS; Chapter 13 Geographical patterns

LATITUDINAL TRENDS

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an up-to-date, detailed and thorough review of the most fascinating ecological findings of bird migration. It deals with all aspects of this absorbing subject, including the problems of navigation and vagrancy, the timing and physiological control of migration, the factors that limit their populations, and more. Author, Ian Newton, reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe, including current climate change. This adventurous book places emphasis on ecological aspects, which have received only scant attention in pr



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298294703321

Titolo

Human and Mosquito Lysozymes : Old Molecules for New Approaches Against Malaria / / edited by Mauro Prato

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-09432-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

610

616.9041

616.96

616079

Soggetti

Parasitology

Medical microbiology

Immunology

Medical Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Etiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of malaria -- Malaria diagnosis, therapy, vaccines and vector control -- Lysozymes in the animal kingdom -- Role of lysozymes of Anopheles mosquitoes in Plasmodium development -- Effects of malaria products on human monocyte and neutrophil degranulation and lysozyme release -- Human lysozyme in malaria patients -- Beyond lysozyme.

Sommario/riassunto

Malaria remains an alarming emergency in developing countries. It is thus urgent to identify any parasite or host molecules that can serve as new affordable markers for early diagnosis of disease complications or as new targets for vector control. In this context, human and mosquito lysozymes are good candidate molecules, as their involvement in malaria has been recently reported by several independent groups. This book reviews the grounded knowledge on malaria etiology and physiopathology, as well as the current approaches for diagnosis, therapy, and vector control. In addition, the emerging evidence on the involvement of human and mosquito lysozymes in malaria from



available experimental models and clinical studies is thoroughly discussed, as is the potential use of other antimicrobial peptides against malaria. Intriguingly, the contributors propose that old well-known molecules such as lysozymes might be used as new targets for cost-effective strategies to fight malaria. About the Editor Mauro Prato currently works as an Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Torino, Italy. His research activity focuses on the involvement of proteolytic enzymes in malaria. His track-record includes 40 papers published by peer-reviewed journals, 1 book, 7 book chapters, 97 communications in well-established conferences, and 1 patent.

5.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910683351803321

Autore

Lessambo Felix I

Titolo

Fintech Regulation and Supervision Challenges within the Banking Industry : A Comparative Study within the G-20 / / by Felix I. Lessambo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031254284

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, , 2523-3378

Disciplina

346.082

Soggetti

Financial services industry

Financial engineering

Finance - Law and legislation

Financial Services

Financial Technology and Innovation

Financial Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Banking Regulation and Fintech challenges -- Chapter 2: International Standard Setting Boards -- Chapter 3: Banks Regulations and Supervision in the United States -- Chapter 4: The European Banking Authority -- Chapter 5: The Deutsche Bundesbank -- Chapter



6: The Bank of France -- Chapter 7: The Bank of Italy - Banca d’ Italia -- Chapter 8: The Central Bank of Spain - (Banco de España) -- Chapter 9: The Prudential Regulation Authority -- Chapter 10: China Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission -- Chapter 11: The Reserve Bank of India -- Chapter 12: The Bank of “South” Korea -- Chapter 13: Indonesia Bank -- Chapter 14: Bank of Canada -- Chapter 15: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority -- Chapter 16: The Swiss National Bank -- Chapter 17: The Central Bank of Russia -- Chapter 18: Brazil Central Bank -- Chapter 19: Central Bank of Argentina -- Chapter 20: Central Bank of Mexico -- Chapter 21: The Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority -- Chapter 22: The Central Bank of Turkey -- Chapter 23: The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) -- Chapter 24: Sandbox and Innovation testbed case Study.

Sommario/riassunto

Strengthening financial sector regulatory arrangements has been a major focus of the G-20 since the crisis in 2008, and progress in strengthening financial regulations is often cited as its success. Nonetheless, the overall contribution of the G20 as a political forum for the oversight of international financial regulation is diming as FinTech is blurring the boundaries between intermediaries and markets, as well as between digital service providers moving into the financial space, nonbank financial companies, and banks. Along the same line, financial technology is causing paradigm changes to the traditional financial system, presenting both challenges and opportunities. As FinTech grows rapidly, the importance of regulation and supervision becomes more prominent. The three cornerstones of banking: taking deposits, making loans, and facilitating payments are being reassembled functionally and digitally outside of the bank regulatory perimeter by certain firms. Without comprehensive consolidated supervision, no single regulator can see the whole picture and understand how a firm as a whole operates and takes risk. No crypto firm to date is subject to comprehensive consolidated supervision, creating gaps in supervision alongside risks. Countries around the world are taking divergent views on cryptocurrency and other so-called “Web3” technologies based on blockchain. This book aims to provide a comparison between the various available approaches, models, or legislations by identifying certain key legislative policies within the G-20 as they cope with innovative financial technologies, and will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of banking, financial regulation, risk management, and financial technology. Felix I. Lessambo is Adjunct Associate Professor at Fordham University, USA, where he teaches Corporate Tax and Audit & Assurance Services. He was an Associate Professor at Central Connecticut State University School ofBusiness where he taught Financial Statements Analysis, Global Financial Reporting, and Law & Finance. He has practiced international tax, transfer pricing, and alternative investment management where he structured and advised on hedge funds and private equity cross-border transactions. .