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Micropollutants throughout an integrated urban drainage model: Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis

2017

Abstract The paper presents the sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of an integrated urban drainage model which includes micropollutants. Specifically, a bespoke integrated model developed in previous studies has been modified in order to include the micropollutant assessment (namely, sulfamethoxazole – SMX). The model takes into account also the interactions between the three components of the system: sewer system (SS), wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and receiving water body (RWB). The analysis has been applied to an experimental catchment nearby Palermo (Italy): the Nocella catchment. Overall, five scenarios, each characterized by different uncertainty combinations of sub-systems (i.e…

HydrologyMathematical modellingSettore ICAR/03 - Ingegneria Sanitaria-Ambientale0208 environmental biotechnologyContaminants of emerging concerns; Mathematical modelling; Monte Carlo simulations; Sensitivity analysis; Urban water quality; Water Science and TechnologyUrban water qualityEnvironmental engineering02 engineering and technologySorption coefficient010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesContaminants of emerging concern020801 environmental engineeringKey factorsWater bodySensitivity analysiEnvironmental scienceSewage treatmentSensitivity (control systems)DrainageMonte Carlo simulationUncertainty analysisUncertainty reduction theory0105 earth and related environmental sciencesWater Science and TechnologyJournal of Hydrology
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The transition from agricultural to Biosystems Engineering University Studies in Europe

2011

This paper describes the main result produced by the ERABEE (Education & Research in Biosystems Engineering in Europe) Thematic Network. The ERABEE Thematic Network was a follow-up of a previous Thematic Network called USAEE (University Studies of Agricultural Engineering in Europe) and both were co-financed by the European Community in the framework of the LLP Programme (Lifelong Learning Programme). The innovative and novel goal of the ERABEE Network was to promote the critical and inevitable transition from the traditional discipline of Agricultural Engineering to the emerging discipline of Biosystems Engineering, exploiting along this direction the outcomes accomplished by the the earli…

Innovation in European University Engineering Studies Emerging Discipline of Biosystems Engineering Agricultural Engineering
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HOME COUNTRY INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS ON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

2023

La qualità delle istituzioni di un Paese ha un effetto significativo sulla sua performance economica. Istituzioni forti possono garantire un'allocazione efficiente delle risorse, ridurre l'incertezza e gli attriti e favorire il coordinamento tra gli agenti economici. Al contrario, istituzioni deboli determinano una riduzione degli investimenti, un rallentamento della crescita della produttività e una minore crescita del PIL. Buone istituzioni favoriscono le sinergie tra gli investimenti diretti esteri e le imprese locali, nonché le ricadute di produttività. Al contrario, istituzioni poco sviluppate possono interferire con le attività produttive e impedire lo sfruttamento delle ricadute di c…

Institutions Institutional Quality Emerging Economies System Dynamics PLS-SEM Modeling International Competitiveness.Settore SECS-P/01 - Economia Politica
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Internationalization via strategic alliances in family businesses.

2004

It has been observed in previous studies that certain characteristics of family businesses may impede internationalization. These characteristics include the concentration of decision-making in the hands of a single shareholder or small group of shareholders, delays in the succession process, aversion to internationalization, etc. Despite these obstacles, a large number of family businesses have chosen to internationalize as a means of revitalizing themselves. The results of the study reported here indicate three important pre-requisites for family businesses that are seriously considering internationalization as an aid to growth: they need to have a market-leading product, adequate financi…

Internationalizationfamily business; strategic alliances; internationalization; emerging economies;CommerceShareholderProcess (engineering)Field (Bourdieu)Survival of the fittestOrganizational structureBusinessProduct (category theory)Emerging marketsIndustrial organization
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IMF lending arrangements in emerging and developing countries – participation and prediction

2016

AbstractThe literature on determinants of International Monetary Fund (IMF) interventions in emerging and developing countries shows that the IMF’s decisions are determined by political and economic causes. This article empirically investigates economic factors, showing that a country’s probability to sign an IMF arrangement can be predicted by looking at a core group of macroeconomic variables. Using discriminant analysis we develop a score function that allows us to predict a country’s future participation in IMF programmes. The study covers 153 emerging and developing countries, over more than 30 years (1980–2011) and 654 agreements, for both non-concessional and concessional loans. The …

MacroeconomicsEconomics and EconometricsPoliticsIMF lending arrangements; emerging and developing countries; participation; predictionEconomicsDeveloping countryInternational economicsInternational monetary fundEconomic research - Ekonomska istraživanja
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Emergence of tularemia in France: paradigm of the Burgundy region

2011

International audience; We report three consecutive cases of tularemia occurring in Burgundy, France, a region previously considered not endemic for tularemia. The patients presented with varied and unspecific clinical manifestations. The epidemiological circumstances, especially the mode of contamination, were not particularly suggestive of tularemia. Serological diagnosis was delayed in two cases because of the lack of significant antibody titers at the time of admission. In contrast, a diagnosis could readily be obtained in all three cases by detection of Francisella tularensis DNA from clinical samples using PCR-based methods. These cases highlight the increased incidence and geographic…

MaleEpidemiologyMESH: Lymph NodesCommunicable Diseases EmergingSerologyTularemia0302 clinical medicineMESH: Early DiagnosisEpidemiologyDiagnosisMESH: Communicable Diseases Emerging030212 general & internal medicineMESH: DoxycyclineFrancisella tularensisTularemia0303 health sciencesMESH: TularemiaMESH: Middle AgedbiologyMESH: Real-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionIncidence (epidemiology)[SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]Antibody titerGeneral Medicinerespiratory systemMiddle Aged3. Good healthAnti-Bacterial AgentsInfectious DiseasesFrancisella tularensis DNADoxycyclineFemaleFranceFluoroquinolonesAdultDNA BacterialMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reactioncomplex mixtures03 medical and health sciencesMESH: Francisella tularensisMESH: Anti-Bacterial AgentsmedicineHumansFrancisella tularensisMESH: Humans030306 microbiologyMESH: AdultMESH: Fluoroquinolonesbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseasebacterial infections and mycosesVirologyMESH: DNA BacterialMESH: MaleMESH: FranceEarly DiagnosisbacteriaLymph NodesMESH: FemaleReal-time PCRInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Prevention of nosocomial infections and surveillance of emerging resistances in NICU

2011

Neonates hospitalized in NICU are at risk for healthcare associated infections because of their poor immune defenses, related to gestational age, colonization of mucous membranes and skin with nosocomial microorganisms, exposure to antibiotics, invasive procedures and frequent contacts with healthcare workers (HCWs). Healthcare associated infections are the major source of morbidity and mortality in NICU in the developed world. Most infections are caused by Gram-positive organisms, fulminant sepsis are often associated to Gram-negative organisms, fungal sepsis occurs frequently in ELBW infants. Hand hygiene is the most important preventive procedure, nevertheless hand hygiene compliance amo…

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusmedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.drug_classprevention surveillance nosocomial infections resistance neonate multidrug resistant organisms methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureusmedia_common.quotation_subjectAntibioticsDrug resistancemedicine.disease_causeCommunicable Diseases EmergingSepsisSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaHygieneIntensive Care Units NeonatalHumansMedicineIntensive care medicinemedia_commonCross InfectionInfection Controlbusiness.industryTransmission (medicine)Infant NewbornObstetrics and GynecologyDrug Resistance Microbialmedicine.diseaseAntimicrobialMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusDrug Resistance MultiplePopulation SurveillancePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthbusinessFluconazolemedicine.drugThe Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
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The socio-ecology of zoonotic infections

2011

The resurgence of infectious diseases of zoonotic origin observed in recent years imposes a major morbidity/mortality burden worldwide, and also a major economic burden that extends beyond pure medical costs. The resurgence and epidemiology of zoonoses are complex and dynamic, being influenced by varying parameters that can roughly be categorized as human-related, pathogen-related, and climate/environment-related; however, there is significant interplay between these factors. Human-related factors include modern life trends such as ecotourism, increased exposure through hunting or pet owning, and culinary habits, industrialization sequelae such as farming/food chain intensification, globali…

Microbiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyDisease reservoirSettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveClimate ChangeEmergenceReviewDiseaseBiologyCommunicable Diseases EmergingClimate changes; Ecology; Emergence; Outbreak; Review; Zoonotic infections; Agriculture; Animals; Climate Change; Communicable Disease Control; Communicable Diseases Emerging; Disease Reservoirs; Emigration and Immigration; Humans; Travel; Zoonoses; Microbiology (medical); Infectious DiseasesClimate changesGlobalizationZoonosesUrbanizationmedicineAnimalsHumansZoonoseDisease ReservoirsTravelEcologyZoonotic InfectionAnimalEcologyPublic healthZoonotic infectionOutbreakAgricultureGeneral MedicineEmigration and Immigrationzoonotic infectionsIndustrialisationInfectious DiseasesEcotourismCommunicable Disease ControlDisease ReservoirHuman
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Viaggi nell’immaginario: il turismo virtuale nel sito UNESCO di Tarragona

2023

Le nuove tecnologie hanno trasformato in modo radicale non solo la geografia come disciplina, ma anche le geografie del mondo. Il digitale ha assunto, infatti, un ruolo di mediazione sempre più pervasivo nella produzione dello spazio, come delle conoscenze e degli immaginari geografici. Le possibilità offerte dal virtuale, in particolare, offrono oggi un contributo decisivo nella comunicazione dei significati attribuiti ai luoghi e rispondono in modo sempre più efficace ai bisogni emergenti del settore turistico. Le esperienze di visita mediate dal digitale mirano a coinvolgere i sensi e risultano efficaci quando promuovono immersioni rigorosamente realistiche. Nel quadro di queste riflessi…

New technologies have radically transformed not only geography as a discipline but also the geographies of the world. Indeed the digital has assumed an increasingly pervasive mediating role in the production of space as of geographic knowledge and imaginaries. The possibilities offered by the virtual in particular now offer a decisive contribution in communicating the meanings attributed to places and respond increasingly effectively to the emerging needs of the tourism sector. Digitally mediated visitor experiences aim to engage the senses and are effective when they promote rigorously realistic immersions. Within the framework of these reflections the paper highlights the renewed relevance of authenticity both of the tourism experience and of cultural heritage in relation to its potential for attraction and proposes a contextualization of the theme in light of the unprecedented opportunities granted by technologies for the creation of virtual and augmented spaces. The proposed discussion is therefore also a journey aimed at exploring authenticity as a tool through which new technologies can effectively mediate a sense of place and foster brand communication of a destination. The case study is the UNESCO site of Tarragona whose most relevant image for urban policies is presented. This shared figuration spatially defined and rooted in a precise historical moment is reconstructed on the one hand through the analysis of functional documentation for the candidacy and on the other by means of a review of mobile applications developed for the promotion of the city's cultural heritage. The proposed journey and exploration of the place return in light of the research data and in conclusion the central role played by digital technologies in mediating the UNESCO imaginary. The forms of virtual tourism in Tarragona confirm that to travel is to experience a text enveloped in time and inscribed in space.Settore M-GGR/01 - Geografia
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Cultural institutions as agents of urban and community regeneration in the (post-)pandemic city. The case of the «Laboratorio Zen Insieme» in Palermo

2022

Although all cities in the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts on the territories, yet to be understood, are unevenly distributed, revealing extremely varied imbalances depending on the places. However, it is clear that the virus and its variants have aggravated pre-existing socio-spatial inequalities, creating new ones and bringing attention back to those implications between space, planning, public health and citizenship that are at the origins of contemporary urbanism. In a reference framework in which the crisis is globalized but unequal and in the absence of a welfare system capable of responding to the urgencies of the most marginalized social contexts and g…

Olsen 2018Settore ICAR/21 - UrbanisticaSettore M-GGR/01 - GeografiaSacco and Blessi 2009). In the current (post-) pandemic context and through the lens of a southern European perspective the purpose of this article is to critically reflect about the role of culture as possible vehicle of urban and community regeneration. In particular we will focus on the activities of the no profit organization «Laboratorio Zen Insieme» in ZEN2 one of the last large popular and peripheral neighborhoods built in Palermo at the end of 80s in order to explore and understand how cultural practices work as agent of urban and social transformation capable of addressing emerging issues especially in the pandemic scenario we are experiencing. Thecasestudy has been conducted through analysis of documents participative observations (Honer and Hitzler 2015) and qualitative in-depth interviews with key actors involved in the conception organization and management of the activities carried out by Laboratorio Zen Insieme with representatives of local institutions and non-formal conversations with participants of the workshops heldin the neighborhood. The experience we narrate finds that cultural practices have re-conceptualized their design and functions as strategies of urban and community regeneration and at the same time have contributed to answer to emergent issues in developing proximity and local based strategies facing up to problems inherent civil rights educationalpoverty socio-spatial justice and have changed the image and identity of urban places they inhabit.In this sense the research provides a framework for development of strategies and legitimization for cultural practices and a point of discussionabouttheirrolein urban development.Although all cities in the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic its impacts on the territories yet to be understood are unevenly distributed revealing extremely varied imbalances depending on the places. However it is clear that the virus and its variants have aggravated pre-existing socio-spatial inequalities creating new ones and bringing attention back to those implications between space planning public health and citizenship that are at the origins of contemporary urbanism. In a reference framework in which the crisis is globalized but unequal and in the absence of a welfare system capable of responding to the urgencies of the most marginalized social contexts and groups a response to the new social and individual needs has been offered by cultural institutions that play a role of territorial agency often independently or in the absence of political institutions. Far from the idea of entertainment and divertissement it is in fact increasingly clear how the practices of cultural innovation experimenting with various forms of action and participation can in some cases play a fundamental role in the processes of social cohesion and community building representing an antidote to the worsening of the phenomena of marginalization and socio-spatial inequalities within cities and territories (Colantonio and Dixon 2011
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