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Measuring the Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability of Short Food Supply Chains
2019
The production and distribution of food are among the hot topics debated in the context of sustainable development. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are now widely believed to be more sustainable in comparison to mass food delivery systems. To date, very little quantitative evidence exists on the impacts of various types of food supply chains. Using a cross-sectional quantitative approach, this study assesses the sustainability of distribution channels in short and long food supply chains based on 208 food producers across seven countries: France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. Ten distribution channel types are used in this study. To provide a comprehensiv…
Kā jaunās tehnoloģijas ietekmē ekonomikas izaugsmi?
2021
Tēma Kā jaunās tehnoloģijas ietekmē ekonomikas attīstību? novērtē jauno tehnoloģiju ietekmi uz šo jauno revolūciju, ar kuru mēs saskaramies jau dažus gadus. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir izpētīt un analizēt faktorus, kas ietekmē ekonomisko attīstību. Darbā iekļautie statistikas dati ir analizēti, izmantojot dažādas metodes. Pēdējā gadsimta ceturkšņa ekonomisko izaugsmi noteikti ir pavadījušas vēl nebijušas ekonomiskās pārmaiņas. Dramatiskā pasaules ekonomikas atvēršanās apvienojumā ar straujo tehnoloģiju attīstību ir uzlabojusi miljardiem cilvēku labklājību un dzīves līmeni visā pasaulē, īpaši starp nabadzīgākajiem cilvēkiem, bet šo procesu noteikti ir papildinājušas ekonomikas un darba tirgus …
Dynamic Sustainability Assessment Tool: Case Study of Green Biorefineries in Danish Agriculture
2020
In this work, a novel, dynamic sustainability assessment tool is presented and validated in a case study. This tool combines two methods&mdash
Las interacciones CTSA como oportunidad para la implementación de una propuesta de Aprendizaje-Servicio sobre consumo responsable en Educación Secund…
2022
Desde hace décadas, son numerosas las investigaciones, por parte de especialistas y organismos internacionales, que señalan la necesidad de proporcionar al alumnado una visión global de la actual situación de emergencia planetaria con la finalidad de implicar a las nuevas generaciones en la construcción de sociedades más justas y sostenibles. Este Trabajo de Fin de Máster pretende dar respuesta a estos llamamientos abordando, en particular, las posibilidades que ofrece el currículo de las asignaturas del ámbito científico-tecnológico de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato para trabajar el impacto socioambiental asociado a la tecnología a partir de las interacciones CTSA, así com…
Modeling of female human body shapes for apparel design based on cross mean sets
2014
This paper is concerned with a method to build prototypes of human bodies that can be used for apparel design. One of the most important issues in the apparel development process is to define a sizing system to provide a good fitting for the majority of the population. Since anthropometric measures do not present the same linear growth with size in each dimension, it is very important to find a prototype that represents as accurately as possible each class in the sizing system. In this paper we propose a method based on the concept of random compact mean set to define prototypes in apparel design. From a cloud of 3D points obtained with a 3D scanner a solid that represents the human body is…
Ranking of small scale proposals for water system repair using the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM)
2014
Abstract Environmental impacts of small scale projects are often assessed poorly, or not assessed at all. This paper examines the usability of the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) as a tool to prioritize project proposals for small scale water restoration projects in relation to proposals' potential to improve the environment. The RIAM scoring system was used to assess and rank the proposals based on their environmental impacts, the costs of the projects to repair the harmful impacts, and the size of human population living around the sites. A four-member assessment group (The expert panel) gave the RIAM-scores to the proposals. The assumed impacts of the studied projects at the Easter…
Coauthorship networks and institutional collaboration patterns in reproductive biology.
2007
Objective Reproductive biology is a highly productive area. By analyzing papers published in the major journals in the period 2003–2005, the collaborative patterns were characterized. Design Original research papers published in 2004 in the journals included in the first quartile of the category "Reproductive Biology" of the Journal Citation Reports (2005) were selected. A bibliometric analysis was carried out with the information obtained, thus building up the networks of coauthorship and institutional collaboration. Result(s) A total of 4,702 papers were analyzed, 96.75% signed in collaboration by two or more authors, the authors per paper index being 5.24; 73.73% of the papers were colla…
Ecological study of the wood mouse helminth community in a burned Mediterranean ecosystem in regeneration five years after a wildfire
2007
AbstractParasites are used as biological tags in environmental impact studies. However, terrestrial systems in general and small mammals in particular are rarely considered in these ecological studies. Based on the effects of a wildfire which occurred in the Spanish Serra Calderona Natural Park — a typical Mediterranean ecosystem — the regeneration process of the wood mouse population and its helminth community is analysed. A total of 217 individuals of Apodemus sylvaticus were studied in a five year period, from the second to the fifth post-fire year: 152 mice originating from the burned area and 65 from the control — non-burned — area. The helminth community for both burned and non-burned…
Incidence, severity and orthodontic treatment difficulty index of impacted canines in Saudi population
2018
Background The objective of this study was to assess the incidence, severity and orthodontic treatment difficulty of impacted maxillary canines in Saudi population. Material and methods This retrospective study included an investigation of panoramic radiographs for patients attended College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. The incidence of canine impaction and orthodontic treatment difficulty index of maxillary canine impaction was assessed based on; (1) patient age, (2) vertical position, (3) buccolingual position, (4) horizontal position, (5) incisors alignment, (6) canine space, (7) midline coincidence, (8) rotation of impacted tooth. Statistical analyses were calculated by …
Neuromuscular disorders and non compaction: How much is the strength of the association and how can it be suspected?
2009
In many reports Finsterer and Stöllberger reported a strong association between non compaction of the left ventricle and neuromuscular disorders. In the same report the authors described a neurological involvement in more than 50%. Recently we published our personal experience, about 21 paediatric patients: only 4 patients (19%) showed a neuromuscular disorder, and only 1 of them showed an increased plasmatic level of CK, and in particular of MM isoform, with a normal level of CK-MB. None presented high levels of troponine. Through the experience of 3 centres we collected 61 patients affected by non compaction that performed a neurological control, and only 14 (21%) were affected by neuromu…