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Regional inequalities and economic downturns

2011

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of economic downturns on regional inequalities. From a theoretical point of view regional inequalities may change in the aftermath of economic downturns if different regions have a different degree of resilience to a common shock or/and a different speed of adjustment. To test for this hypothesis we estimate the dynamic response of regional inequalities to economic downturns, controlling and interacting for country’s structural and policy variables associated to regional inequalities. The set of such variables includes, among others, the share of rural population, demographic changes, educational disparities, production diversification, the l…

Determination of the enantiomeric composition of amphetamine, methamphetamine and 3,4-methylendioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) in seized street drug …

2021

Amphetamine (speed), methamphetamine (crystal meth), and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) represent the most frequently abused amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). Differences in pharmacological potency and metabolism have been shown for the enantiomers of all three stimulants. Legal consequences in cases of drug possession may also differ according to the German law depending on the enantiomeric composition of the seized drug. Therefore, enantioselective monitoring of seized specimens is crucial for legal and forensic casework. Various kinds of samples of amphetamine (n = 143), MDMA (n = 94), and methamphetamine (n = 528) that were seized in southern Germany in 2019 and…

The impact of polypharmacy and drug interactions among the elderly population in Western Sicily, Italy.

2017

Aim: Primary endpoint was to report polypharmacy distribution in the general population vs ≥65 years old people and to examine the frequency of drug–drug interactions (DDIs) in the Health Local Unit of Palermo, Italy, in relationship with patients’ age. Methods: Drug prescription data for the year 2014 were extracted from the database of the Local Health Unit of Palermo Province, Italy. Patients were divided into five age groups (0–13, 14–64, 65–69, 70–74, and ≥75 year old). The detection of potential DDIs in polypharmacy profiles was performed with NavFarma software (Infologic srl, Padova, Italia), with DDI classification provided by tool Micromedex Drug Reax (Truven Health Analitics, Mich…

Similarity of GPS Trajectories Using Dynamic Time Warping: An Application to Cruise Tourism

2019

The aim of this research is to propose an analysis of the trajectories of cruise passengers at their destination using Dynamic Time Warping algorithm. Data collected by means of GPS devices relating to the behavior of cruise passengers in the port of Palermo have been analyzed in order to show similarities and differences among their spatial trajectories at destination. A cluster analysis has been performed in order to identify segments of cruise passengers, based on the similarity of their trajectories. The results have been compared in terms of several metrics derived from GPS tracking data in order to validate the proposed approach. Our findings are of interest from a methodological pers…

From Marketing Mix to e-Marketing Mix: a literature overview and classification

2009

The marketing mix paradigm, in its famous version of the 4Ps, went all the way through the evolution of marketing theory: from the marketing concept, through relationship marketing, to digital economy, being object of discussion both in academic literature and managerial practice. If it is a fact that the 4Ps marketing mix is a milestone of marketing theory, it is also true that the evolution of business contexts has created, in many fields, the need to review the "controllable factors" which form the marketing mix. The digital business represents the more recent of the business contexts and the one with the greater needs of differentiation of the mix. Throughout this evolutionary process, …

E-Marketing. Analisi dei cambiamenti dai modelli di business al mix operativo

2009

Se il XX secolo ha visto la radio e la televisione come principali strumenti della comunicazione, il XXI secolo sembra rivolgersi a Internet. Le tecnologie digitali consentono più alti livelli di interazione con l'utente grazie a nuove modalità di comunicazione. Le possibilità offerte dai nuovi media hanno determinato mutamenti nel contesto socio-economico che coinvolgono le strategie dell'impresa, istituto centrico dell'operare economico, inserito con vaste funzioni nel contesto sociale. La diffusione capillare di Internet e delle tecnologie digitali ha trasformato non solo le strategie di business ma anche il sistema di relazioni tra imprese e consumatori. Il marketing, nella sua funzione…

E-Government's Role in Shifting the Paradigm of Performance in the Public Sector

2015

The emergence of e-government changed the world of the Public Administration (PA) and the discipline of Public Management dramatically. Through the presentation of a case- study of the municipality of Palermo, this article attempts to discuss the renewed need for assessing performance of e-government services in a local government and to disclose the main critical issues in accomplishing this evaluation. Palermo is experiencing the implementation of a second- generation e-government project that is embodied in the realization of a web portal. The conceptualization of a framework to assess the performance of the digital services appears to be crucial in order to improve the system and to avo…

E-tourism economics: Editorial for the special issue

2019

Emission Trading in a High Dimensional Context: To What Extent Carbon Markets are Integrated with the Broader System?

2023

The following work will provide further insights into the influence of European Emission Allowance (EUA) prices on carbon dioxide trends and relevant variables of the economic-financial climate-environmental system considering a large set of time series. The methodological approach will employ Hierarchical Vector Autoregression by W. B. Nicholson et al. (2020) deal with a high-dimensional context. Results of the two specifications highlighted how CO2 appears to be more influenced by commodity prices, climate variables, along with past industrial performances. Furthermore, a shock of carbon prices could potentially exert significant turbulence on the carbon dioxide series, fading in intensit…

Le dinamiche del terziario nei Paesi europei: una riflessione sulla base dei dati ufficiali

2009

La maggiore rilevanza assunta dal settore terziario, in concomitanza ad un costante processo di deindustrializzazione, ci ha indotto ad analizzare il fenomeno la cui evoluzione è fortemente legata ai cambiamenti che negli ultimi decenni hanno caratterizzato la struttura produttiva dei sistemi economici più avanzati. Dopo una breve considerazione delle differenti teorie formulate in anni recenti, il presente lavoro esamina, sia a livello globale che con un maggiore dettaglio, le dinamiche della terziarizzazione nell’ambito dell’EU13 per il decennio 1996-2005. A questo scopo si è fatto ricorso ai dati EUROSTAT, riguardanti il manifatturiero e un sub-insieme del terziario privato, derivandone …