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Mediterranean diet and the metabolic syndrome
, 2009 Mediterranean diet and the metabolic syndrome Background: The metabolic syndrome refers to a clustering of risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycaemia, low HDL-cholesterol, hypertriglyceridaemia, and hypertension and it is a risk factor ...
Bos, M.B.
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Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation: Enlarging and Widening the Perspective. ZEI Discussion Paper: 2004, C 131 [PDF]
, 2004 [Table of Contents]. Introduction, by Andreas Jacobs; The Future of Euro-Mediterranean Relations: the Vision of Malta, by H.E. President Guido de Marco; The Euro-Med Partnership Needs a Strong Push, by Stephen Calleya/Eberhard Rhein; European Enlargement
de Marco, Guido +10 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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, 2016 The present volume aims at offering a less detailed but chronologically broader survey of the agents of the above mentioned matrix of communications across the Mediterranean basin from the early Medieval to the Modern era.
Zavagno, Luca
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Democratic conditionality within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partenership. JMWP No.55.04, November 2004 [PDF]
, 2004 This study is aimed to analyse the role played by the so called “democratic conditionality clause” into the Bilateral Association Agreements signed by the EU and the Mediterranean Partners, within the broader framework of the EU’s Development Policy and ...
Scalambrieri, Vania.
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck +14 more
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“The Mediterranean, cradle of cultures”
, 2023 this presentation explores the rich cultural heritage of the Mediterranean region as a significant center of civilization. Focusing on the Roman Empire, then Byzantine Empire and the dynamic interactions between the Christian West, Byzantium, and the ...
Francesca Galgano
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Design per città intelligenti del mediterraneo
Narrare i Gruppi, 2020 Design for mediterranean smart cities ----- Abstract --- The specific objective of my text is to define the contribution of the design discipline - in its broadest sense of the product, of communication and service design - to the scenario of ...
Giuseppe Lotti
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios +2 more
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Palaeodietary records of coastal Mediterranean populations
, 2006 Stable isotope analysis of archaeological bones can be used to reconstruct an individual's long-term dietary record. This emerging technique is particularly suited for distinguishing marine from terrestrial consumers and has been extensively applied to ...
O. E. Craig +2 more
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