Maria Przybylska (1923–2008)

Maria Montessori

The figure of Maria Montessori stands out above most of those who were involved in the New Education movement. Rarely have attempts been made to establish a set of educational precepts, which would have such universal validity as hers, and very few others had such a powerful influence on developments in the world as a whole. The all-embracing nature of her ideas is perhaps all the more astonish...

Maria Tollins thesis

Antimicrobial peptides are endogenous antibiotics and effector molecules of innate immunity. These peptides are mainly localised to epithelial linings and circulating neutrophils. They kill microbes by disruption of their membranes. The two main families of mammalian antimicrobial peptides are defensins and cathelicidins. In this thesis, the presence of antimicrobial peptides and proteins in hu...

Maria Della Lucia_Full Paper

Law 135/2001, which deals with the “Reform of national legislation on tourism” recognizes the strategic role of tourism in the economic and occupational development of Italy, which is realized through the competitive growth of the tourist offering at the local, regional and national level. At a local level, the law identifies the tourist offering with the Local Tourist System, and defines it as...

Maria E. Figueiredo-Pereira

José Maria Soares Barata: obituary

Born in Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, he already demonstrated a special affection to insects during his childhood. At the end of his secondary studies, he worked as a technician for the National Department of Rural Endemic Diseases, the institution responsible for combating vectors in Brazil and the precursor of the Superintendence of Public Health Campaigns (SUCAM, a Brazilian public instituti...