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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461448603321 |
Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789719503321 |
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Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808352003321 |
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Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Babies by Design : The Ethics of Genetic Choice / / Ronald M. Green
| Babies by Design : The Ethics of Genetic Choice / / Ronald M. Green |
| Autore | Green Ronald M. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical genetics - Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects Prenatal diagnosis - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic disorders in children - Moral and ethical aspects - Prevention Genetic counseling - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic Techniques Morals Religion Genetics Medicine Psychology, Social Humanities Health Occupations Investigative Techniques Biology Biological Science Disciplines Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Disciplines and Occupations Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Natural Science Disciplines Psychiatry and Psychology Genetics, Medical Ethics Genetic Engineering Religion and Medicine Health & Biological Sciences Pathology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-300-13857-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Creating the Superathlete -- 2. How Will We Do It? -- 3. Drawing Lines -- 4. Challenges and Risks -- 5. Parents: Guardians or Gardeners? -- 6. Will We Create a "Genobility"? -- 7. Playing God -- 8. The Choices Ahead -- Notes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452849403321 |
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Green Ronald M.
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] | ||
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Babies by Design : The Ethics of Genetic Choice / / Ronald M. Green
| Babies by Design : The Ethics of Genetic Choice / / Ronald M. Green |
| Autore | Green Ronald Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical genetics - Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects Prenatal diagnosis - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic disorders in children - Moral and ethical aspects - Prevention Genetic counseling - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic Techniques Morals Religion Genetics Medicine Psychology, Social Humanities Health Occupations Investigative Techniques Biology Biological Science Disciplines Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Natural Science Disciplines Genetics, Medical Ethics Genetic Engineering Religion and Medicine Health & Biological Sciences Pathology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-300-13857-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Creating the Superathlete -- 2. How Will We Do It? -- 3. Drawing Lines -- 4. Challenges and Risks -- 5. Parents: Guardians or Gardeners? -- 6. Will We Create a "Genobility"? -- 7. Playing God -- 8. The Choices Ahead -- Notes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779244203321 |
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Green Ronald Michael
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Born well : prenatal genetics and the future of having children / / Megan A. Allyse, Marsha Michie, editors
| Born well : prenatal genetics and the future of having children / / Megan A. Allyse, Marsha Michie, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 pages) |
| Disciplina | 174.957 |
| Collana | International library of bioethics |
| Soggetto topico | Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN | 3-030-82536-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Introduction -- Contents -- Part I Clinical Background -- 1 Women, Children, Families and the Translation of Genomics in Reproductive Medicine -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Genetic Testing in the Reproductive Context -- 1.3 Translating Genomics from the Bench to the Bedside -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Practicing Prenatal Medicine in a Genomic Future: How the Practice of Pediatrics May (Or May Not) Change with the Introduction of Widespread Prenatal Sequencing -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Drivers of Genomic Testing Implementation -- 2.3 Historical Review of Impact of Prenatal Genetic Testing -- 2.4 Effects of Next-Generation Genomic Technologies on Prenatal Diagnosis -- 2.5 Carrier Screening -- 2.6 Regional and Global Differences in Contextual Factors -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Voices of Disability -- 3 Eugenics or Not, Prenatal Genetic Testing's Common Issues Need to Be Addressed -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Expressivist Critique of Prenatal Genetic Testing -- 3.3 Distinctions with the Eugenics Movement -- 3.4 Eugenic Distinctions and Modern Administration of Prenatal Genetic Testing -- 3.5 Eugenics Concerns and Common Ground -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 The Impact of Prenatal Screening on Disability Communities and the Meaning of Disability -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Attitudes of Disabled People to the Rise of Prenatal Screening -- 4.3 Attitudes of Families -- 4.4 Changing Responses to Disability as a Consequence of Screening -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 An Expressivist Disability Critique of the Expansion of Prenatal Genomics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Concerns About Consequences -- 5.2.1 Pathologization and Unintended Consequences -- 5.3 Expressing a Message: Claims and Examples -- 5.3.1 "Official" Messages -- 5.3.2 Statements Made by Professionals -- 5.3.3 The Message Received by People with Disabilities.
5.4 The Social Phenomenon of Prenatal Testing -- 5.5 Meaning and Medicalization -- 5.6 The Meaning of the Social Phenomenon of Prenatal Testing -- 5.6.1 Examples of Medicalization in Action -- 5.6.2 The Logic of Medicalization -- 5.7 Autonomy as an Outcome Rather than Termination -- 5.8 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Voices of Social Sciences and the Humanities -- 6 The Hypothetical Healthy Newborn -- 6.1 The Arc of Knowing -- 6.2 The Ethical Paradox of a Patient within a Patient -- 6.3 The Hypothetical Healthy Newborn as Normate Template -- 6.4 Two Ways of Knowing -- 6.5 Vitality -- 7 The Good and the Goal of Pre-conception and Pre-natal Genetic Testing from a Catholic Perspective -- 7.1 The Catholic Church's Historical Approaches to Health Care and Eugenics -- 7.2 Moral Approaches to Genetic Technologies -- 7.3 Conclusion -- 8 Pathways to Affluence: Socioeconomic Incentives in Prenatal Testing and Abortion -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Responsible Motherhood and Its Obligations -- 8.3 Indirect Costs -- 8.4 Public Views on Prenatal Testing and the Cost of Disability -- 8.5 Pathways to Affluence -- 8.6 Profiting From the Pathway -- 8.7 Beyond Down Syndrome -- References -- Part IV The Future? -- 9 An Intelligent Parents Guide to Prenatal Testing: Having a Well-Born Child Without Genomic Selection -- 9.1 Too Much Information, Too Many Choices -- 9.2 Who's Harmed by Not Selecting Against Disease and Disability? Is Anything Wrong with Not Selecting? -- 9.3 Are There Moral Reasons Against Prenatal Selectivity? -- 9.4 Who Bears the Cost of the Child You're Bearing? -- 9.5 Actionable Results: Therapeutic Testing -- 9.6 Conclusion -- Resources for Further Reading -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910523003603321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Brutes or angels [[electronic resource] ] : human possibility in the age of biotechnology / / James T. Bradley
| Brutes or angels [[electronic resource] ] : human possibility in the age of biotechnology / / James T. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley James T. <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8658-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cells and molecules: the unity of life -- Stem cells: embryos, therapeutic cloning, and personhood -- Embryo selection: preimplantation genetic diagnosis -- The human genome project: spin-offs and fallout -- Human diversity, genes, and medicine: richness and dangers -- Genetic enhancement: humankind healing and redesigning itself -- Human reproductive cloning: sameness, uniqueness, and personal identity -- Age retardation: chasing immortality for better or worse -- The mind: neuroenhancement and neuroethics -- Synthetic biology: from cocreator to creator. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462881003321 |
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Bradley James T. <1948->
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| Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Brutes or angels [[electronic resource] ] : human possibility in the age of biotechnology / / James T. Bradley
| Brutes or angels [[electronic resource] ] : human possibility in the age of biotechnology / / James T. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley James T. <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8658-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cells and molecules: the unity of life -- Stem cells: embryos, therapeutic cloning, and personhood -- Embryo selection: preimplantation genetic diagnosis -- The human genome project: spin-offs and fallout -- Human diversity, genes, and medicine: richness and dangers -- Genetic enhancement: humankind healing and redesigning itself -- Human reproductive cloning: sameness, uniqueness, and personal identity -- Age retardation: chasing immortality for better or worse -- The mind: neuroenhancement and neuroethics -- Synthetic biology: from cocreator to creator. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786120503321 |
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Bradley James T. <1948->
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| Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Choosing between possible lives : law and ethics of prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis / / Rosamund Scott
| Choosing between possible lives : law and ethics of prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis / / Rosamund Scott |
| Autore | Scott Rosamund |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.085 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fetus - Legal status, laws, etc
Genetic engineering - Law and legislation Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Human reproductive technology - Law and legislation Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects Prenatal diagnosis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4725-6422-7
1-281-35712-X 9786611357153 1-84731-380-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Ethical Issues in Selection Practices - Whose Interests are at Stake? -- Chapter 2: Selective Abortion - The Interpretation and Operation of the Law -- Chapter 3: Informational Duties - the Impact on Prenatal Screening, Diagnosis and Selective Abortion -- Chapter 4: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - The Interpretation and Operation of the Law -- Chapter 5: The Future Scope of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- Chapter 6: Uses of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Two Particular Cases. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458739303321 |
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Scott Rosamund
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| Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Choosing between possible lives : law and ethics of prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis / / Rosamund Scott
| Choosing between possible lives : law and ethics of prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis / / Rosamund Scott |
| Autore | Scott Rosamund |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.085 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fetus - Legal status, laws, etc
Genetic engineering - Law and legislation Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Human reproductive technology - Law and legislation Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects Prenatal diagnosis |
| ISBN |
1-4725-6422-7
1-281-35712-X 9786611357153 1-84731-380-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Ethical Issues in Selection Practices - Whose Interests are at Stake? -- Chapter 2: Selective Abortion - The Interpretation and Operation of the Law -- Chapter 3: Informational Duties - the Impact on Prenatal Screening, Diagnosis and Selective Abortion -- Chapter 4: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - The Interpretation and Operation of the Law -- Chapter 5: The Future Scope of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- Chapter 6: Uses of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Two Particular Cases. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784766503321 |
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Scott Rosamund
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| Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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