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PROFITABILITY OF SMALL LOQUAT FARMS IN SICILY
2015
The northern Sicilian coastline, known for its favorable soil and climatic conditions, represents the main production area in Italy for loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.). Over the years, the absence of process innovation and appropriate marketing strategies caused a gradual decline of loquat cultivation. This study estimates the profitability of some representative Sicilian farms that grow loquat in the area of Trabia (Palermo Province), where this crop is important for the local economy. The results highlighted a productive scenario characterized by high production costs, where only a family farm that supplies much of its own labor can survive.
Environmental impact of Recover cotton in textile industry
2017
A comparative evaluation of the life cycle assessment (LCA) of Recover cotton, obtained from recycled garments, and virgin one, cultivated from traditional and organic crops, has been made based on the quantification of environmental impact categories, such as abiotic depletion, global warming, water use, acidification and eutrophication potential. LCA data reported in the literature for the steps of cultivation, ginning/cutting, and dyeing were compared in order to clearly show the environmental advantages of moving from traditional practices, to organic cultivation and the use of Recover cotton, a novel procedure that involves the production of cotton yarns from coloured and well characte…
Role of alternative food networks in Sicilian farms
2014
Today the short supply chain can be carried out through several typologies which are called as alternative food networks (AFNs). In fact, according to some studies, it is an 'alternative' response to the dominant agro-food system, which offers the possibility to produce food products through supply chains that are opposed to long, complex and rationally organised industrial chains. In the last years many European farmers adopted short supply chain to commercialise their agro-food products and Italy is one of the EU members in which AFNs are developed, thanks to its numerous typical an local products. The aim of this paper has been to analyse the role that AFNs play in Sicilian farms and how…
La filiera corta: una possibile strategia per migliorare la competitività dell'azienda agraria
2013
The paper aims to determine the possible competitive advantage for farms thatadopt a short supply-chain strategy. In particular, by carriying out an analysis of asample of fruit and vegetable farms, we wanted to find out how the business relatesto the market and the reasons that induced the entrepreneur to move into a shortsupply-chain set up. The study was prompted by the wish to determine, empirically,the economic benefits arising from the adoption of the short supply chain. In fact,there is a vast literature on the economic benefits produced by the short supply chainsuch as the demand stability due to customer loyalty and the ability to influencedirectly the price through the reduction o…
Electric mobility in the Sicilian short food supply chain
2019
This paper is the first study to explore the intention of entrepreneurs operating in the Short Food Supply Chain to adopt electric mobility inside their business. For this purpose, a case study approach was chosen, employing a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the New Ecological Paradigm to investigate the determinants affecting this intentional behaviour. The empirical analysis has been carried out in the city of Palermo (Italy), involving 42 entrepreneurs who participate in farmer's markets. Results show that entrepreneurs with higher levels of intention to introduce sustainable means of transport, such as electric vehicles, are the most concerned about the enviro…
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AS A FIRST STEP IN THE EVALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS
2013
ABSTRACT The ecosystems offer to the socio-economic system a series of goods and services derived from their processes and biodiversity. Ecosystem services offered by a river are at their highest potential when the river status is close to the natural one. Once the river is affected by human impact due to resources exploitation, hydro technical works, water abstraction or improper land use, the ecological status declines and the ecosystem services become scarce. This is why an ecological assessment is necessary in order to establish the connection between the ecosystem services and the human impact. In this paper, the ecological assessment of Timiș River was done, allowing the classificatio…
Implantación de un programa de prevención de drogodependencias
2003
Un plan de prevención está compuesto por un conjunto de estrategias destinadas a anticiparse a la aparición de usos inadecuados de las drogas. Se trata de reducir los factores de riesgo relacionados con el consumo a la vez que se trabajan factores de protección.En este trabajo se presenta el proceso de implantación de plan de prevención asumido en un centro, desde infantil hasta bachillerato, primando cualidades imprescindibles como la autonomía, el autocontrol, la autoestima e incidiendo sobre todo en las drogas que gozan de una mayor tolerancia social como el alcohol y el tabaco.La implantación del plan, que estuvo a cargo DE LA DIRECCIÓN Y del departamento de orientación, fue progresiva …
Prevención VIH/SIDA en la adolescencia y juventud en el marco integral de la educación para la salud
2002
La Pandemia del Sida, ha hecho que du¬rante los últimos 20 años se haya introduci¬do la educación sexual, no por considerarla una materia básica en la información y for¬mación de nuestros adolescentes y jóvenes, sino que con demasiada frecuencia, y desde estos últimos 7 años, limitándose únicamen¬te a los aspectos perniciosos de las prácticas sexuales: enfermedades de transmisión sexual, embarazos no deseados, sexo seguro, hepatitis B y VIH/SIDA., etc. .Vistos los resultados, la evolución de la incidencia yprevalencia en jóvenes y adolescentes, desde hace años, en nuestro país, fallan sin duda, las estrategias, el abordaje, los mensajes y las campañas. Todo esto nos tendría que hacer reflex…
Globalizācijas ietekme uz uzņēmumu konkurētspēju farmācijas nozarē Eiropas Savienībā
2018
Bakalaura darbā “Globalizācijas ietekme uz uzņēmumu konkurētspēju farmācijas nozarē Eiropas Savienībā” ir izpētīta un novērtēta farmācijas uzņēmumu konkurētspēja un konkurētspējas uzlabošanas veidi mainīgajā globalizācijas vidē. Darba izpētes objekti ir konkurētspēja, globalizācija un Eiropas Savienības farmācijas nozare. Darbā mērķis ir izpētīt konkurētspēju farmācijas nozarē Eiropas Savienībā globalizācijas ietekmē. Analīzes rezultātā ir atklāti farmācijas nozares konkurētspēju ietekmējošie būtiskākie faktori, kā arī tiek izvirzīti secinājumi par konkurētspējas vidi Eiropas Savienībā un izteikti priekšlikumi konkurētspējas uzlabošanai nozarē. Bakalaura darbs sastāv no 3. nodaļām, darba ap…
Latvijas farmaceitu un farmācijas speciālistu viedoklis par papildpakalpojumu lomu farmaceitiskajā aprūpē
2020
Farmaceitiskā aprūpe balstās uz attiecībām starp pacientu un veselības aprūpes sniedzējiem, kuri uzņemas atbildību par pacienta aprūpes nodrošināšanu. Farmaceitiskā aprūpe nozīmē gan pacienta, gan veselības aprūpes sniedzēja aktīvu līdzdalību lēmumu pieņemšanā par zāļu terapiju. Farmaceitiskā aprūpe ietver medikamentu izsniegšanu, nodrošina informāciju par zālēm, pacientu konsultēšanu, zāļu uzraudzību, zāļu blakusparādību uzraudzību un zāļu saskaņošanu. Mūsdienās arvien biežāk ir sastopami dažādi papildus pakalpojumi, ko aptiekas piedāvā saviem pacientiem, ar mērķi piesaistīt klientus un veicināt pacienta-farmaceita attiecību uzlabošanu, kā arī nodrošināt maksimāli kvalitatīvu pacientu vaja…