Search results for "Viti"

Economic and structural aspects of vitiviniculture in Sicily

2008

World wine market is among the most dynamic in the agro-food sector and in the last few years it has undergone deep changes concerning production, consumption and trade. The growing presence of new wine-producing countries and the reform of the vitivinicultural Common Market Organization (CMO) have strongly contributed to the changes occurred in this sector. Accounting for 49% of world wine supply, Italy, France and Spain are the three main wine producers in the world. Italian situation is characterised by few wine-producing regions which altogether represent the major part of cultivated areas and wine production. In this scenario Sicily, according to 2004 ISTAT data, is the Italian region …

Effects of a Job Crafting Intervention Program on Work Engagement Among Japanese Employees: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020

Objective The current randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of a job crafting intervention program on work engagement as the primary outcome and job crafting as the secondary outcome among Japanese employees. Methods Participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 138) or a control group (n = 143). The job crafting intervention program provided only to the intervention group consisted of two 120-minute group sessions with e-mail or letter follow-up. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and at 3-month and 6-month follow-up in both groups. Results In the total sample, the job crafting intervention program showed a non-signifi…

Aktywizacja seniorów na przykładzie działalności edukacyjnej i kulturalno-społecznej Uniwersytetu Trzeciego Wieku w Kędzierzynie-Koźlu

2022

Factors behind Leisure-Time Physical Activity Behavior Based on Finnish Twin Studies: The Role of Genetic and Environmental Influences and the Role o…

2014

Different approaches are being taken to clarify the role of various factors in the development of physical activity behaviors. Genetic studies are a new area of physical activity research and also the motives for physical activity have been widely studied. The purpose of this paper is to review the findings emerging from the longitudinal genetic studies on leisure-time physical activity and to evaluate the associations between motivational factors and leisure-time physical activity. The focus is to review recent findings of longitudinal Finnish twin studies. The results of the latest longitudinal Finnish twin studies point to the existence of age-specific genetic and environmental influence…

Young Elderly and Digital Coaching : A Quantitative Intervention Study on Exercise Self-Efficacy

2020

Sport and wellness technology devices are becoming an increasingly relevant topic when discussing health and wellness. This study focuses on the use of a “digital coach”, within a specific population, young elderly people. This research explored how the use of a digital coach would affect self-efficacy related to physical activity and exercise among young elderly. Thisquantitative intervention study provided a digital coaching device to a group of young elderly people ranging from 61-78 in age for 10-weeks. It was found that a digital coach may be useful for this population, particularly in increasing their perceived confidence in exercising independently. However, the participants’ percept…

Validation in Young Soccer Players of the Modified Version of the Harre Circuit Test: The Petrucci Ability Test

2021

The evaluation of soccer players’ physical fitness from youth onward is important for monitoring performance and planning training. While health-related factors present valid and reliable tests, the skill-related component should be studied in depth. An interesting test to evaluate the skill-related factors is the Harre circuit test (HTC); unfortunately, this test includes the somersault, an element not present in soccer. The aim of the present study is the validation of the Petrucci ability test (PAT), a variation of the HTC without the somersault for young soccer players. Children and adolescents (age range 10–13 years old) soccer players concluded the 20-m, the HTC and the PAT. To establ…

A valued partner or a mere support function : the role of marketing in Software-as-a-Service SMEs

2017

Ohjelmistoala on läpikäynyt valtavia muutoksia 2000-luvulla uusien teknologisten innovaatioiden syntyessä ja levitessä kiihtyvällä tahdilla. Pilvipalvelu on yksi tunnetuimmista innovaatioista ja kuvaa internetissä tapahtuvaa tietotekniikan käyttöä. Samaa nimitystä käytetään kaikista pilvessä tarjottavista palveluista, joista Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on saanut laajimman suosion. Enemmistö uusista pilvipalveluorganisaatioista on pieniä tai keskisuuria yrityksiä, joilla on tutkimusten mukaan hyvin omalaatuinen tapa suunnitella ja toteuttaa markkinoinnin toimenpiteitä. Perinteiset suurille organisaatioille sopivat markkinoinnin teoriat ja mallit eivät istu nuorten ja ketterien ohjelmistoyri…

"On-the-go" multispectral imaging system embedded on a track laying tractor to characterize the vine foliage

2015

Mutispectral imaging systems are widely used in remote sensing for Precision Viticulture. In this work, this technique was applied in the proximal sensing context to characterize vine foliage. A mobile terrestrial experimental system is presented, composed of a GPS receiver, a multi-spectral camera acquiring visible and near infrared images, and a Greenseeker RT-100 which measures the Normalized Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI). This optical system observes vine foliage in the trellis plan, in natural sunlight. The experimental field is planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier cultivars in a latin squared pattern. In 2013, six datasets were acquired at various phenological stages.S…

Ārpusklases lasīšanas uzdevumi 8.klases skolēnu mudināšanai lasīt angļu valodā

2016

Diplomdarbs „Ārpusklases lasīšanas uzdevumi 8. klases skolēnu mudināšanai lasīt angļu valodā” tika izstrādāts ar mērķi izpētīt problēmu par skolēnu pamudināšanu lasīt angļu valodā. Tas bija nepieciešams, jo skolēni var gūt ievērojamus labumus no patstāvīgas lasīšanas, kļūstot par prasmīgākiem un pārliecinātākiem valodas lietotājiem. Tā kā mūsdienās pusaudži arvien vairāk pavada brīvo laiku pie datora vai televizora grāmatu lasīšanas vietā, diplomdarba mērķis bija izpētīt kā ārpusklases lasīšanas uzdevumu pielietošana mācību procesā var pamudināt skolēnus lasīt angļu valodā. Mērķa sasniegšanai kā pētījuma metode tika izvēlēts atsevišķa gadījuma pētījums. Divas 8. klases skolēnu grupas, kopum…

The “genetic erosion” of the soil ecosystem

2013

Abstract This paper takes into consideration the influence of human activities on the loss of pedodiversity in a Mediterranean area due to large scale farming. In particular it examines the quantitative and qualitative soil changes in a period of 53 years (from 1955 to 2008) evaluating the loss of soil diversity at soil subgroups level of the USDA Soil Taxonomy system. The following indices were used: richness; Shannon’s diversity index; Simpson diversity index; Shannon’s evenness index; Simpson’s evenness index. In this case study, considering what we observed in time, the human intervention in soil transformation could increase the diversity in the landscape in an initial phase, but forwa…