35 research outputs found
Changes to Airborne Pollen Counts across Europe
A progressive global increase in the burden of allergic diseases has affected the industrialized world over the last half
century and has been reported in the literature. The clinical evidence reveals a general increase in both incidence and
prevalence of respiratory diseases, such as allergic rhinitis (common hay fever) and asthma. Such phenomena may be
related not only to air pollution and changes in lifestyle, but also to an actual increase in airborne quantities of allergenic
pollen. Experimental enhancements of carbon dioxide (CO2) have demonstrated changes in pollen amount and
allergenicity, but this has rarely been shown in the wider environment. The present analysis of a continental-scale pollen
data set reveals an increasing trend in the yearly amount of airborne pollen for many taxa in Europe, which is more
pronounced in urban than semi-rural/rural areas. Climate change may contribute to these changes, however increased
temperatures do not appear to be a major influencing factor. Instead, we suggest the anthropogenic rise of atmospheric
CO2 levels may be influentia
Apigliano. Un villaggio bizantino e medievale in Terra d’Otranto. I Reperti
Vari articoli che trattano le ricerche sul sito del villaggio medievale abbandonato di Apigliano, Martano (LE
Introduzione
Si presenta un ripostiglio di monete romane imperiali custodito presso il Museo di Izmir in Turchi
Il ripostiglio monetale “Vaste 1913”
Ripostiglio rinvenuto nel 1913 nel corso di scavi archeologici, composto da monete greche e magno-greche