Renovation and development of the «Fortress of Bard» monument complex by Giuseppe Cacozza

“…The Fortress of Bard offers visitors privileged access into the heritage of the Valley of Aosta and the lower valley, with the Vallée Culture space, the Info Lounge and the many initiatives related to the Bard/Donnas/Pont Saint-Martin, microsystem, in which Bard plays an integral role.…”
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« Par les sentiers de la montagne enneigée… » Perspectives historiques sur les parcours migratoires à travers la frontière franco-italienne (1945-1960) by Philippe Hanus

“…Beyond the analysis of public policies aimed at selecting and managing “desirable migrants”, the study of individual journeys made through a cross-border micro-area – that is, the Aosta and Suse valleys, Beaufortain, Briançonnais and Maurienne – enriches our understanding of mobility phenomena. …”
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Irrigation systems as common-pool resources by Giangiacomo Bravo, Beatrice Marelli

“…This paper shortly discusses the "theory of the commons", as developed in the last 20 years by Elinor Ostrom and her colleagues, and illustrates it by mean of case studies regarding a number of irrigation systems in Northern Italy (Lombardy and Aosta Valley). We show that that different social mechanisms, like the shared values e the social network existing inside the community of users, play a significant role in influencing the outcomes of the institutional schemes for the commons management.…”
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Svolta ambientale, istituzionalizzazione e valorizzazione nella gestione dei beni comuni nei contesti fluviali e alpini dell’Italia settentrionale (xii-xiii secolo) by Riccardo Rao

“…This paper focuses on the management of the commons between the 12th and 13th centuries in three areas of great importance for the environmental resources in Northern Italy: the Sesia and Po river area near Vercelli and the alpine areas of Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina. The aim is to demonstrate that the strong environmental pressure on commons did not imply their disappearance, but rather their transformation and enhancement. …”
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‘Along Footpaths over Snow-Covered Mountains…’ Historical Perspectives on Migration Journeys across the France–Italy Border (1945-1960) by Philippe Hanus

“…Beyond the analysis of public policies aimed at selecting and managing “desirable migrants”, the study of individual journeys made through a cross-border micro-area – that is, the Aosta and Suse valleys, Beaufortain, Briançonnais and Maurienne – enriches our understanding of mobility phenomena. …”
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A mesoscale severe storm at Genoa: Considerations in reference to the prediction problem by Sabino Palmieri, Pio Bersani, Allesandro Piotti, Anna Maria Siani

“…An extreme event, which caused the absolute maximum in the yearly peak discharge time series of the Dora Baltea River (Aosta Valley) for the period 1925-1995 together with the absolute maximum of hourly rainfall at Genoa, is analysed. …”
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Gemme romane in Italia settentrionale. Collezioni, studi, rinvenimenti: una ricognizione by Gemma Sena Chiesa

“…One particular case can be put forward: the abundance of gems in the necropolises located alongside the major arterial roads of the Alpine passes, as in the Verbano Tessino, the Valley of Ossola, the Valley of Aosta, the Grand Saint Bernard pass and the Adige Valley.…”
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Testing Screening Mechanisms with Mass Profiles of Galaxy Clusters by Lorenzo Pizzuti

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Subcutaneous Ticks in Wild Carnivores: Any Host-Related Differences? by Barbara Moroni, Fabrizio Coenda, Aitor Garcia-Vozmediano, Arturo Nicoletti, Paola Pregel, Alessandra Mina, Laura Tomassone, Luca Rossi, Frine Eleonora Scaglione

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The Verrès Castle Access Project by Tito Berti Nulli

“…The article describes the access project of the Verrès castle, located in Aosta Valley in Italy, underlining some urban and transport planning and design elements. …”
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Multiproxy bioarchaeological data reveals interplay between growth, diet and population dynamics across the transition to farming in the central Mediterranean by E. W. Parkinson, S. Stoddart, V. Sparacello, F. Bertoldi, O. Fonzo, C. Malone, E. Marini, F. Martinet, J. Moggi-Cecchi, E. Pacciani, L. Raiteri, J. T. Stock

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Prokaryotic Diversity of Ruminal Content and Its Relationship with Methane Emissions in Cattle from Kazakhstan by Aida Daugaliyeva, Saule Daugaliyeva, Alexander Ashanin, Chiara Beltramo, Latipa Mamyrova, Zinagul Yessembekova, Simone Peletto

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Mapping Asbestos-Cement Roofing with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing over a Large Mountain Region of the Italian Western Alps by Federico Frassy, Gabriele Candiani, Marco Rusmini, Pieralberto Maianti, Andrea Marchesi, Francesco Rota Nodari, Giorgio Dalla Via, Carlo Albonico, Marco Gianinetto

“…A very large data set made up of 61 airborne transect strips covering 3263 km2 were processed to support the identification of buildings with asbestos-cement roofing, promoted by the Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region with the support of the Regional Environmental Protection Agency. …”
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Characterization of D-17 Canine Osteosarcoma Cell Line and Evaluation of Its Ability to Response to Infective Stressor Used as Alternative Anticancer Therapy by Paola Modesto, Jordi Leonardo Castrillo Fernandez, Isabella Martini, Roberto Zoccola, Maria Concetta Pugliano, Chiara Grazia De Ciucis, Maria Goria, Angelo Ferrari, Elisabetta Razzuoli

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Standardization Challenges, Opportunities and Recent Evolutions for the G3-PLC Technology by Cédric Lavenu, Cédric Chauvenet, Paolo Treffiletti, Matteo Varesio, Klaus Hueske

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A New Version of “The Ways on Earth” by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex by Carlo M. Bajetta

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Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): Evidences from Laboratory and In-Field Studies by Maristella Gussoni, Sarah Moretti, Alessandra Vezzoli, Valerio Genitoni, Guido Giardini, Costantino Balestra, Gerardo Bosco, Lorenza Pratali, Elisabetta Spagnolo, Michela Montorsi, Simona Mrakic-Sposta

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Microplastics and leaf litter decomposition dynamics: New insights from a lotic ecosystem (Northeastern Italy) by Marco Bertoli, Monia Renzi, Paolo Pastorino, Davide Lesa, Antonella Mele, Serena Anselmi, Damià Barceló, Marino Prearo, Elisabetta Pizzul

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Multifactorial Evaluation of Regrouping Effects on Performance and Welfare in Two Italian Dual-Purpose Chicken Breeds: <i>Bianca di Saluzzo</i> and <i>Bionda Piemontese</i> by Sihem Dabbou, Cecilia Mugnai, Dominga Soglia, Martina Tarantola, Elisabetta Macchi, Stefano Sartore, Stefania Bergagna, Giulia Pagliasso, Achille Schiavone

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Comparative Phenotypic and Functional Analyses of the Effects of IL-10 or TGF-β on Porcine Macrophages by Tania Carta, Elisabetta Razzuoli, Floriana Fruscione, Susanna Zinellu, Dionigia Meloni, Antonio Anfossi, Bernardo Chessa, Silvia Dei Giudici, Simon P. Graham, Annalisa Oggiano, Giulia Franzoni

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