Il cardinale Giovanni Benelli, arcivescovo di Firenze dal 3 luglio 1977 al 26 ottobre 1982, è stato una figura di primo piano nella Chiesa del post-Concilio, come emerge dalle testimonianze raccolte da Antonio Lovascio nel trentennale della morte. Considerato “la mano destra” di Giovanni Battista Montini: suo segretario particolare in Vaticano nel periodo pacelliano; poi, per dieci anni, come Sostituto alla Segreteria di Stato, dove la quasi ventennale esperienza diplomatica nelle Nunziatu...

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The eff...

The European or Mediterranean cultivated olive (Olea europaea L., subsp. europaea, var. europaea) is an ancient crop notable for its early domestication. Today, hundreds of olive varieties are grown to produce high-quality fruit for oil and table olives for human consumption. Over the last 30 years, the olive industry has undergone profound innovation due to scientific and technical advances, particularly in genomics, breeding, orchard management, mechanization and agro-ecology. Not all th...

This book gathers contributions by 39 international specialists on well-known but neglected mosquito-borne diseases. The authors highlight pathogens that are increasingly being spread worldwide by various mosquito species, a situation worsened further by migration and tourism.The book addresses significant agents of diseases like AIDS, dengue, Zika virus, malaria and even cancer, and the risk of transmission via mosquito-related vectors. In addition, it examines important means of ...