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The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

2017

In recent decades, Mediterranean landscapes have been affected by human-induced drivers, such as land use and climate change. Forest ecosystems and landscapes have been particularly affected in mountainous regions due to limited management and stewardship, especially in remote areas. Therefore, there is a need to set up new strategies to enhance ecosystem services in forested areas which, in turn, will benefit local communities and economies. In this study, we implemented a new approach—Multiscale Mapping of Ecosystem Services (MIMOSE)—to assess ecosystem services in Mediterranean forests located in a mountainous region of Italy. We spatially assessed timber provision and carbon sequestrati…

Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Decreased Quality of Life and Work Ability in Currently Working Health Care Workers With Recurrent Low Back P…

2022

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between depressive symptoms and multisite pain and health-related quality of life and work ability in currently employed health care workers with recurrent low back pain (LBP). METHODS: Multisite pain, depressive symptoms, quality of life, and work ability were assessed by validated questionnaires. A generalized linear model was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Notably, 28% of female health care workers with LBP had at least moderate levels of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with decreased health-related quality of life and work ability. Multisite pain was not significantly associated with work …

Assessment of Occupational Health and Job Satisfaction in Workers with Intellectual Disability: A Job Demands–Resources Perspective

2021

In the contexts where people with intellectual disability work, there are factors that determine their job satisfaction. The objective of this study was to test the adequacy of the central assumptions of the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) theory in workers with intellectual disability employed in different work alternatives. Data from 362 workers in sheltered workshops and 192 workers in supported employment were utilized. The model was contrasted using a structural equation model and a multi-group analysis. The results supported the suitability of the model and confirmed that job demands and job resources evoke two relatively independent processes such as health impairment and motivational p…

The Effect of Emotional Dissonance and Mental Load on Need for Recovery and Work Engagement among Italian Fixed-Term Researchers

2020

Although many studies have been conducted to evaluate the risk and protective factors on psychological health among academic staff, little attention has been paid to fixed-term researchers, the weakest figures in the academic context. By using the Job Demands&ndash

Illegitimate tasks in health care: Illegitimate task types and associations with occupational well-being.

2021

Aims and objectives: The aims of the study were to identify content categories of unreasonable and unnecessary illegitimate tasks and to investigate how unreasonable and unnecessary tasks relate to occupational wellbeing. Background: Illegitimate tasks are a common stressor among healthcare professionals, and they have been shown to have negative associations with occupational well-being. Despite this evidence, research has not yet uncovered what kinds of tasks healthcare professionals consider illegitimate. Design and method: The data gathered by means of an online survey consisted of 1024 municipal healthcare organisation employees. A theory-driven qualitative content analysis was used to…

"Shiner the sun?" : question development in the writing of Finnish learners of English

2008

Western Australian students' alcohol consumption and expenditure intentions for Schoolies.

2016

In Australia, the immediate post-school period (known as ‘Schoolies’) is associated with heavy drinking and high levels of alcohol-related harm. This study investigated students’ intended alcohol consumption during Schoolies to inform interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm among this group. An online survey was administered to students in their senior year of schooling. Included items related to intended daily alcohol consumption during Schoolies, amount of money intended to be spent on alcohol over the Schoolies period, and past drinking behaviour. On average, participants (n=187) anticipated that they would consume eight standard drinks per day, which is substantially higher than t…

Évaluer un document numérique : Principes et méthodes

2010

International audience; Lors d'une démarche d'évaluation, il est nécessaire de définir ce que l'on souhaite évaluer. Pour cela, il convient de considérer que l'utilisation d'un document numérique se situe dans le contexte d'une activité menée par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif technique. L'utilisateur se trouve donc exposé à une double contrainte, celle de devoir trouver des informations, intégrer des connaissances nouvelles sur un domaine donné, résoudre un problème, et pour ce faire, utiliser, en même temps, un dispositif technique (un document numérique développé à cet effet). On comprend que cette double contrainte et cette structure de buts vont rendre ce type de …

I MONUMENTI AI SOVRANI SPAGNOLI IN SICILIA NELLA SECONDA METÀ DEL SEICENTO: IL CASO DI FILIPPO IV A PALERMO E DI CARLO II A MESSINA

2018

I MONUMENTI AI SOVRANI SPAGNOLI IN SICILIA NELLA SECONDA METÀ DEL SEICENTO: IL CASO DI FILIPPO IV A PALERMO E DI CARLO II A MESSINA-Nella seconda metà del Settecento vennero eretti in Sicilia due grandiosi monumenti per celebrare gli ultimi re di Spagna della Casa d'Asburgo: il “teatro” di Filippo IV nel piano del palazzo Reale di Palermo (dal 1661) e il gruppo scultoreo con la statua equestre di Carlo II (dal 1680) nella piazza della cattedrale di Messina. I due monumenti rendevano omaggio in Sicilia, nei luoghi eletti simbolo del potere della corona spagnola, i trionfi di sovrani ancora in vita e secondo parametri compositivi articolati e meritevoli di attenzione. L’adozione di un reperto…

Historia della perdita e riacquisto della Spagna occupata da' Mori del P. Bartolameo de Rogatis

The work tells the story of the Muslim conquest of Spain starting in 711 and of the following Christian Reconquista by the Spanish. The second part of the work deals with the Reconquista.