1961–1990 monthly high-resolution solar radiation climatologies for Italy

Abstract. We present a methodology for estimating solar radiation climatologies from a sparse network of global radiation and/or sunshine duration records: it allows to obtain high-resolution grids of monthly normal values for global radiation (and for the direct and diffuse components), atmospheric turbidity, and surface absorbed radiation. We discuss the application of the methodology to a preliminary version of an Italian global radiation and sunshine duration data set, which completion is still in progress and present the resulting 1961–1990 monthly radiation climatologies

Estimating local records for Northern and Central Italy from a sparse secular temperature network and from 1961–1990 climatologies

The paper presents monthly 30-arc-second-resolution Northern and Central Italy temperature climatologies and discusses the procedure we adopt to superimpose the information of temperature secular records onto these climatologies. The climatologies are obtained by means of a step-wise linear regression method which aims at determining the temperature dependence on geographical and morphological variables. Such a method is applied to a database of about 800 monthly 1961–1990 temperature normals. In the first regression (temperature vs. elevation) the recorded data are considered; the further regressions concern the residuals obtained after taking into account the effect of each variable, in order of importance. An estimated secular anomaly record can be obtained for each point of the climatology grid by means of a distance-weighted average of the temperature anomaly records of the stations surrounding the grid point

Evidence of tectonic control on active arc volcanism: the Panarea-Stromboli tectonic link inferred by submarine hydrothermal vents monitoring (Aeolian arc, Italy)

The combination of the latest geophysical instruments and geochemical methods applied to the arc volcanism (Aeolian islands, Italy) has given new insights on the role of active tectonics on fluids migration. A continuous monitoring of the hydrothermal system off the island of Panarea has shown contemporaneous modifications of the vented fluids and the seismic activity of the nearby Stromboli volcano. The almost contemporary start of the last volcanic crisis at Panarea and Stromboli in 2002, besides the contemporary variation of the 3He/4He ratios at both the islands and the large number of submarine crater-shaped structures at Panarea, bears testimony to interconnections between the volcanic edifices. To confirm a tectonic drive of magmatic fluids over volcanic arcs implies that episodes of volcanic unrest can be triggered by the tectonic activity increasing the volcanic risk for the whole area, and this might be the case of the Stromboli-Panarea volcanic comple

Determinants of Metabolic Health Across Body Mass Index Categories in Central Europe: A Comparison Between Swiss and Czech Populations.

Comparisons among countries can help to identify opportunities for the reduction of inequalities in cardiometabolic health. The present cross-sectional analysis and meta-analysis aim to address to what extent obesity traits, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors determine poor metabolic health across body mass index (BMI) categories in two urban population-based samples from Central Europe. Data from the CoLaus (~6,000 participants; Lausanne, Switzerland) and the Kardiovize Brno 2030 (~2,000 participants; Brno, Czech Republic) cohorts. For each cohort, logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the main determinants of poor metabolic health overall and stratified by body mass index (BMI) categories. The results of each cohort were then combined in a meta-analysis. We first observed that waist circumference and body fat mass were associated with metabolic health, especially in non-obese individuals. Moreover, increasing age, being male, having low-medium educational level, abdominal obesity, and high body fat mass were the main determinants of the metabolically unhealthy profile in both cohorts. Meta-analysis stratified by BMI categories confirmed the previous results with slight differences across BMI categories. In fact, increasing age and being male were the main determinants of poor metabolic health independent of obesity status. In contrast, low educational level and current smoking were associated with poor metabolic health only in non-obese individuals. In line, public health strategies against obesity and related comorbidities should aim to improve social conditions and to promote healthy lifestyles before the progression of metabolic disorders

Un juego que de(s)borde: una intervención psicoanalítica en la escuela

En esta ponencia nos ocuparemos de presentar una intervención en una escuela primaria. Dicho pedido de intervención, proviene de la institución y sus actores: docentes, Equipo de Orientación Escolar (EOE) y directivos, para tratar el malestar que genera las manifestaciones súbitas de violencia de un niño de doce años, tanto con pares como con algunos docentes. Por otro lado, asistimos en este caso, a lazos familiares poco disponibles para el niño. La intervención, en esta oportunidad, es doble: por un lado, se realiza un taller lúdico en el aula, con los alumnos y la docente responsable; por otro, se realizan algunas entrevistas con el equipo de orientación. Estas últimas son de suma importancia, en la medida en que muestran en acto al EOE soluciones que ellos mismos implementan sin saberlo o que podrían comenzar a implementar, en general a partir del uso del juego como algo transicional entre la posición del niño que produce malestar y una nueva posición posible. El abordaje del síntoma escolar muestra una de las posibilidades del Psicoanálisis aplicado (Rubinstein, 2003), la de intervenir en territorio, a pesar de su extraterritorialidad (Lacan, 1955).Lectura de la demanda e intervención del síntoma en instituciones educativas: perspectivas en extensión universitariaFacultad de Psicologí

Un juego que de(s)borde: una intervención psicoanalítica en la escuela

En esta ponencia nos ocuparemos de presentar una intervención en una escuela primaria. Dicho pedido de intervención, proviene de la institución y sus actores: docentes, Equipo de Orientación Escolar (EOE) y directivos, para tratar el malestar que genera las manifestaciones súbitas de violencia de un niño de doce años, tanto con pares como con algunos docentes. Por otro lado, asistimos en este caso, a lazos familiares poco disponibles para el niño. La intervención, en esta oportunidad, es doble: por un lado, se realiza un taller lúdico en el aula, con los alumnos y la docente responsable; por otro, se realizan algunas entrevistas con el equipo de orientación. Estas últimas son de suma importancia, en la medida en que muestran en acto al EOE soluciones que ellos mismos implementan sin saberlo o que podrían comenzar a implementar, en general a partir del uso del juego como algo transicional entre la posición del niño que produce malestar y una nueva posición posible. El abordaje del síntoma escolar muestra una de las posibilidades del Psicoanálisis aplicado (Rubinstein, 2003), la de intervenir en territorio, a pesar de su extraterritorialidad (Lacan, 1955).Lectura de la demanda e intervención del síntoma en instituciones educativas: perspectivas en extensión universitariaFacultad de Psicologí

Un juego que de(s)borde: una intervención psicoanalítica en la escuela

En esta ponencia nos ocuparemos de presentar una intervención en una escuela primaria. Dicho pedido de intervención, proviene de la institución y sus actores: docentes, Equipo de Orientación Escolar (EOE) y directivos, para tratar el malestar que genera las manifestaciones súbitas de violencia de un niño de doce años, tanto con pares como con algunos docentes. Por otro lado, asistimos en este caso, a lazos familiares poco disponibles para el niño. La intervención, en esta oportunidad, es doble: por un lado, se realiza un taller lúdico en el aula, con los alumnos y la docente responsable; por otro, se realizan algunas entrevistas con el equipo de orientación. Estas últimas son de suma importancia, en la medida en que muestran en acto al EOE soluciones que ellos mismos implementan sin saberlo o que podrían comenzar a implementar, en general a partir del uso del juego como algo transicional entre la posición del niño que produce malestar y una nueva posición posible. El abordaje del síntoma escolar muestra una de las posibilidades del Psicoanálisis aplicado (Rubinstein, 2003), la de intervenir en territorio, a pesar de su extraterritorialidad (Lacan, 1955).Lectura de la demanda e intervención del síntoma en instituciones educativas: perspectivas en extensión universitariaFacultad de Psicologí

New Cretaceous empidoids and the Mesozoic dance fly revolution (Diptera: Empidoidea)

Dance flies and relatives (Empidoidea) are a diverse and ecologically important group of Diptera in nearly all modern terrestrial ecosystems. Their fossil record, despite being scattered, attests to a long evolutionary history dating back to the early Mesozoic. Here, we describe seven new species of Empidoidea from Cretaceous Kachin amber inclusions, assigning them to the new genus Electrochoreutes gen.n. (type species: Electrochoreutes trisetigerus sp.n.) based on unique apomorphies among known Diptera. Like many extant dance flies, the males of Electrochoreutes are characterized by species-specific sexually dimorphic traits, which are likely to have played a role in courtship. The fine anatomy of the fossils was investigated through high-resolution X-ray phase-contrast microtomography to reconstruct their phylogenetic affinities within the empidoid clade, using cladistic reasoning. Morphology-based phylogenetic analyses including a selection of all extant family- and subfamily-ranked empidoid clades along with representatives of all extinct Mesozoic genera, were performed using a broad range of analytical methods (maximum parsimony, maximum-likelihood and Bayesian inference). These analyses converged in reconstructing Electrochoreutes as a stem-group representative of the Dolichopodidae, suggesting that complex mating rituals evolved in this lineage during the Cretaceous

The International Surface Pressure Databank version 2

The International Surface Pressure Databank (ISPD) is the world's largest collection of global surface and sea-level pressure observations. It was developed by extracting observations from established international archives, through international cooperation with data recovery facilitated by the Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE) initiative, and directly by contributing universities, organizations, and countries. The dataset period is currently 1768–2012 and consists of three data components: observations from land stations, marine observing systems, and tropical cyclone best track pressure reports. Version 2 of the ISPD (ISPDv2) was created to be observational input for the Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project (20CR) and contains the quality control and assimilation feedback metadata from the 20CR. Since then, it has been used for various general climate and weather studies, and an updated version 3 (ISPDv3) has been used in the ERA-20C reanalysis in connection with the European Reanalysis of Global Climate Observations project (ERA-CLIM). The focus of this paper is on the ISPDv2 and the inclusion of the 20CR feedback metadata. The Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research provides data collection and access for the ISPDv2, and will provide access to future versions