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LA LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT APPLICATA AL SETTORE AGROALIMENTARE: IL CASO STUDIO DI TRE PRODOTTI SICILIANI
2018
Il settore agro – alimentare rappresenta uno dei settori economici più significativi a livello europeo in termini di impatti ambientali e di consumo di risorse. Esso è responsabile di circa il 5,3% del consumo finale di energia delle industrie europee, di circa l’1,8% del consumo di acqua, e di circa il 20-30% degli impatti ambientali (Tukker et al., 2006). La quantità di energia necessaria per coltivare, trasformare, confezionare e distribuire i prodotti ai consumatori ha rappresentato, nel 2013, una quota pari al 26% del consumo di energia finale europeo, di cui circa un terzo è causato dalla coltivazione e dall’allevamento del bestiame. Inoltre, nel 2010, le emissioni di gas a effetto se…
A recommended practical approach to the management of anthracycline-based chemotherapy cardiotoxicity: an opinion paper of the working group on drug …
2016
Anthracyclines are the mainstay of treatment of a variety of haematological malignancies and solid tumours. Unfortunately, the clinical use of these drugs is limited by cumulative, dose-related cardiotoxicity which may ultimately lead to a severe and irreversible form of cardiomyopathy. Thus, there is an increasing need for close cooperation among cardiologists, oncologists and haemato-oncologists. As anthracyclines save lives, the logical goal of this cooperation, besides preventing or mitigating cardiotoxicity, is to promote an acceptable balance between the potential cardiac side effects and the vital benefit of anticancer treatment. This manuscript, which is specifically addressed to th…
The frail patient with heart disease: An emerging and challenging issue
2018
Frailty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are two common conditions that may affect clinical outcomes in older people. Epidemiological studies suggest that CVD is one of the most important contributor to the development of frailty in the aged patient, and the latter can therefore be considered a potential CVD risk factor. Moreover, traditional CVD risk factors are also known to be important for developing frailty. This close relationship between CVD and frailty is due, in part, to the shared etiological factors, which include low-grade inflammation, cellular senescence, and endocrine dysregulation. Therefore, the early detection of frailty is important in the management of patients with CVD …
Lifestyle and impact on cardiovascular risk factor control in coronary patients across 27 countries: Results from the European Society of Cardiology …
2019
Aims The aim of this study was to determine whether the Joint European Societies guidelines on secondary cardiovascular prevention are followed in everyday practice. Design A cross-sectional ESC-EORP survey (EUROASPIRE V) at 131 centres in 81 regions in 27 countries. Methods Patients (<80 years old) with verified coronary artery events or interventions were interviewed and examined ≥6 months later. Results A total of 8261 patients (females 26%) were interviewed. Nineteen per cent smoked and 55% of them were persistent smokers, 38% were obese (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2), 59% were centrally obese (waist circumference: men ≥102 cm; women ≥88 cm) while 66% were physically active <30 min 5…
Asymptomatic carotid lesions add to cardiovascular risk prediction.
2010
AIM To show that subclinical atherosclerosis (subclinical-ATS) of carotid arteries [intima-media thickness (IMT) or asymptomatic carotid plaque (ACP)], may provide additional information for risk stratification, in asymptomatic patients, aged greater than 45 years, with a cluster of risk factors (RFs). METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 558 asymptomatic patients (235 males). RFs for atherosclerosis were assessed and the 10-year-risk was calculated according to the Italian risk score. Doppler ultrasound of carotid arteries identified the presence of IMT greater than 0.9 mm in 183 patients and ACP in 147 patients. One hundred and fifty-three patients developed cerebrovascular or cardiovascular (C…
Cardiovascular risk assessment beyond Systemic Coronary Risk Estimation: A role for organ damage markers
2012
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular risk assessment in the clinical practice is mostly based on risk charts, such as Framingham risk score and Systemic Coronary Risk Estimation (SCORE). These enable clinicians to estimate the impact of cardiovascular risk factors and assess individual cardiovascular risk profile. Risk charts, however, do not take into account subclinical organ damage, which exerts independent influence on risk and may amplify the estimated risk profile. Inclusion of organ damage markers in the assessment may thus contribute to improve this process. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate the influence of implementation of SCORE charts with widely available indexes of organ damage, with t…
Reliability and Validity of The Finnish Version of The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire among Surgically Treated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients
2019
Background and Aims: The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire is the most commonly used outcome measure in the assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome. The purpose of this study was to translate the original Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire into Finnish and validate its psychometric properties. Materials and Methods: We translated and culturally adapted the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire into Finnish. Subsequently, 193 patients completed the Finnish version of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire, 6-Item CTS Symptoms Scale, and EuroQol 5 Dimensions 12 months after carpal tunnel release. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire was re-administered after a 2-week interval. We calculated cons…
Can Do and Cannot Do – CEFR inspired examination and assessment in a Swedish higher education context
2018
The focus in this paper is on the introduction and implementation of learning outcomes based on the descriptors in the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR). It discusses reaction to the introduction by teacher educators as well as the influence on teacher assessment practice in courses for prospective teachers of English as a foreign language. The paper presents some of the results from a case study concerning changes made in connection with the Bologna process in a department of education within a university college in Sweden. The results show that the adoption of the CEFR descriptors was contested and had a minimal influence on assessment practice. The aim of the p…
Klases projektos balstīta mācīšanās skolēnu komunikācijas prasmju uzlabošanai 8. klasē
2019
Šajā diplomdarbā tā autors pēta projektos balstītu mācīšanos kā skolēnu orālo komunikācijas prasmju uzlabošanas metodi. Šīs prasmes skolēniem nepieciešamas, jo 9. klases noslēgumā viņiem jākārto valsts eksāmens, kura vērtēšanas kritērijos iekļautas komunikācijas prasmes. Pētījumā laikā tika izmantots gadījuma pētījums, kurš koncentrējās uz divām 8. klašu grupām. Pirms un pēc gadījuma pētījuma skolēni aizpildīja aptaujas, kuras, kopā ar aizpildītajām pašrefleksijām atklāja, ka skolēnuprāt, projekta laikā uzlabojās gan viņu komunikācijas, gan grupu darba organizēšanas prasmes. Novērojums, kopā ar summatīvo vērtējumu, parādīja, ka skolēni ir vairāk motivēti aktīvi komunicēt diskusijās un uzdev…
Runāšanas prasmju attīstīšana pamatskolas skolēniem
2019
Šī bakalaura darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, kā, pielietojot dažādus runāšanas uzdevumus angļu valodas stundās, varētu attīstīt un uzlabot pamatskolas skolēnu runāšanas prasmes. Pirmā nodaļa sniedz ieskatu teorijā par pusaudžu vecumposmu. Otrajā nodaļā aplūkoti runāšanas prasmju teorētiskie avoti, kā arī runāšanas prasmju prasības pamatskolas skolēniem. Trešajā nodaļā ir aplūkotas dažādas valodas mācīšanas metodes un uzdevumi. Ceturtā nodaļa atklāj pētījuma empīriskās daļas rezultātus. Darbā izmantota gadījuma izpētes metode un tā tika veikta 5. klases skolēniem kādā no Rīgas pamatskolām. Datu iegūšanai izmantoti klases novērojumi, testi un aptauja. Darba autore secina, ka, izmantojot dažādus r…