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Mortality, Temperature, and Public Adaptation Policy: Evidence from Italy
No full textIn 2004, Italy introduced a national program to address heat-related health risks, combining public awareness campaigns, heat-wave warning systems, and hospital protocols. Leveraging administrative mortality data and high-frequency temperature variation, we show that the program reduced heat-related mortality by more than 57% on days at or above 30°C. To identify the mechanisms, we exploit the staggered introduction of heat-wave warning systems across provinces and show that treated areas experienced substantially larger reductions in heat-related mortality. We further document that information disclosure plays a key role in driving these reductions. Overall, our findings underscore the importance of public adaptation policies that rely on information provision to cost-effectively mitigate the health impacts of extreme temperatures
Criteria used by public universities for abandoning patents and unlicensed patent applications.
No full textUniversities have been paying increasing attention to the importance of protecting and managing their intellectual property. Although these institutions strive to protect solutions with great market potential, most patent applications are not licensed, generating significant maintenance and management costs. In this context, the objective was to comparatively analyze the criteria used by public universities for abandoning patents and unlicensed patent applications, aiming to retain in their portfolios only inventions with high licensing potential and to use available public resources more efficiently. No consolidated methodology was found in Brazilian universities in this regard. Ongoing evaluations conducted by institutions abroad revealed the active participation of inventors and the autonomy of the department responsible for managing intellectual property in deciding whether to maintain or abandon protection
Evolution of input prices and labor costs for sugarcane production in the Traditional Center-South region: 2014/15 harvest.
No full textThe survey of agricultural input prices – the main products used in sugarcane production – and labor costs, conducted by the Continuing Education Program in Economics and Business Management – PECEGE, for the 2014/2015 harvest, highlighted the importance of the analyzed items in the variation of sugarcane supplier costs. Although the category of soil amendments showed the greatest price variation (160%), it was the category of fertilizers that generated the greatest impact on input costs (R$0.30/ton). Regarding labor, despite the positive price variation caused by the salary adjustment, the variation in production costs was negative, indicating a possible reduction in the workforce due to increased mechanization of the crop. For the 2015/2016 harvest, it is expected that the drop in international prices of petroleum derivatives will mitigate the impacts of currency appreciation, which has a significant influence on input prices, especially on the fertilizer category
Pathway and Countermeasure of Farmers' Livelihood Transformation in the Ecological Development Area of Northern Guangdong Province from the Perspective of Ecological Protection
No full text[Objectives] To explore pathways and countermeasures for transforming farmers' livelihoods in the way of reducing their dependence on land while promoting sustainable development and alleviating ecological degradation. [Methods] A combination of field research, literature review, and policy analysis was employed to identify key factors affecting farmers' livelihoods and potential strategies for transformation. [Results] The study found that developing ecological agriculture and modern agriculture, promoting agricultural transformation and upgrading, cultivating alternative industries, strengthening ecological engineering construction, and establishing diversified ecological compensation methods and supporting policies are effective strategies for transforming farmers' livelihoods. [Conclusions] Implementing these strategies can help alleviate the contradiction between ecological protection and farmers' livelihood development, promoting coordinated development of both. This approach not only benefits farmers but also contributes to sustainable environmental management and biodiversity conservation
Effects of Light Quality on Growth and Physiological Characteristics of Neopyropia yezoensis Free Living Conchocelis
No full text[Objectives] To study the differences of growth rate, morphology, ultrastructure, pigment content and antioxidant enzyme activity of free-living conchocelis of cultivated type of Neopyropia yezoensis under different light qualities (white, red light, blue, and green light). [Methods] The study was carried out through light quality design and culture, growth rate determination, microstructure and ultrastructure observation, chlorophyll a content and carotenoid content determination, phycobiliprotein content determination, malondialdehyde (MDA) content determination, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity determination. [Results] After 21 d of culture, the specific growth rate (SGR) and chlorophyll a content of free-living conchocelis of N. yezoensis were significantly increased by white light (WL), followed by red light (RL) and green light (GL), and they were the lowest under blue light (BL). Compared with the WL group, the BL group had the highest content of phycoerythrin (PE), and the RL and GL groups had the highest content of phycocyanin (PC). The algal body of WL group was normal black brown, and the cell wall was the thickest. In RL and GL groups, the algal bodies were green, and their diameters and cell wall thicknesses were similar to those in WL group. In BL group, the algal body was bright red, the diameter was the smallest, the cell wall was the thinnest, and the ultrastructure showed that the number of plastoglobulus on the thylakoid was the largest. After BL irradiation, the highest malondialdehyde (MDA) content and the lowest superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were observed. The results revealed that WL is the most beneficial to the growth of free-living conchocelis, followed by RL and GL, while BL has adverse effects. [Conclusions] This study explored the most suitable light quality conditions for the propagation of free-living conchocelis. It is expected to provide germplasm guarantee for the production and seedling of N. yezoensis
Carbon Emission Measurement and Regional Difference Analysis of China's Construction Industry
No full textGreen and low-carbon development of construction industry is one of the important ways to achieve the "dual carbon" goal in China. This study first measured the carbon emissions of the construction industry in 30 provinces in China, and then used the Dagum Gini coefficient and its decomposition method to explore the regional differences and sources of carbon emissions of the construction industry in China. The results show that the carbon emissions of construction industry in China generally show an upward trend, and there are significant differences in carbon emissions of construction industry among provinces, and the main source of regional differences is inter-regional differences. However, the contribution rate of inter-regional differences showed a significant downward trend, while the contribution rate of hyperbolic density increased day by day, and the contribution rate of intra-regional differences increased slightly. The results of this study will provide a reference for China to formulate more reasonable carbon emission reduction targets and differentiation strategies for the construction industry
Spatial Mismatch of Tourism Resources and Tourism Economy: A Case Study of Ice and Snow Tourism in Altay Region
No full textThe coordinated development of tourism resources and tourism economy is vital improve the quality and efficiency of regional tourism. Taking the ice and snow tourism in Altay region as an example, this study constructed an evaluation indicator system and used the methods of gravity center model, spatial mismatch index model and obstacle degree model to calculate the spatial mismatch index and influencing factors of ice and snow tourism resources and tourism economy in Altay region as a whole and in each county and city. It found in the study period: (i) the ice and snow tourism resources and tourism economy in Altay region was synchronous in the development of time sequence, while the spatial distribution pattern was characterized by regional imbalance; (ii) at the macro scale, the spatial mismatch degree of the ice-snow tourism resource center and the tourism economic center in Altay region was gradually reduced, but they were always separated from the spatial geometric center of Altay region; (iii) at the micro scale, the spatial mismatch index of counties and cities in Altay region was mainly negative mismatch, and the types of spatial mismatch changed in different degrees; (iv) the factors showed certain spatial differentiation characteristics in different counties of Altay region, and there were some differences in the obstacles of different mismatch level areas, and the economic basis was the most frequent obstacle in different mismatch level areas of Altay region
Economic Analysis Study of Agricultural and Solar Complementary System
No full textAgro-photovoltaic complementary system (APCS) is an innovative land use model combining agricultural production with photovoltaic power generation, aiming to realize dual land use and improve land use efficiency and economic benefits by installing photovoltaic panels on farmland. With the growth of global energy demand and the intensification of climate change, agro-photovoltaic (APV) systems have received widespread attention as a sustainable energy solution. Studies have shown that agro-photovoltaic systems exhibit significant economic benefits in different regions and crop types. Through reasonable system design and optimization, the agricultural and photovoltaic complementary system is not only technically feasible, but also has significant economic advantages, which provides a strong support for achieving the goal of sustainable development
Practice and Exploration of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Hubei in Ideological and Political Education of Teachers’ College
No full textThe intangible cultural heritage of south Hubei is rich in profound regional cultural connotations. By integrating such cultural heritage into ideological and political education of teachers’ college, it not only helps its inheritance and protection, but also enriches the forms and contents of education, and promotes the innovative development of ideological and political education. In this paper, the integration of the tea-art creation process of green brick tea in southern Hubei and the practice of ideological and political education in teacher education major is selected as a study case, to deeply analyze the integration mechanism. The following integration strategies are proposed: combining ideological and political theory with practice, and adding courses related to tea culture; strengthening the construction of ideological and political practice bases, and enhancing the professional competence of the teaching team; building a "trinity" collaborative training system to ensure the smooth implementation of ideological and political education practice
The Dairy Industry in Missouri and Kansas
No full textContents: Introduction --- Present State of the Dairy Industry in Missouri and Kansas (Obstacles – Advantages) --- Topography (Missouri – Kansas) --- Methods of Feeding --- Pasture --- Pasturing Harvested Cornfields --- Feeding Corn Fodder --- Feeding Wheat Straw --- Water Supply --- Classification of Dairies (Farm Dairies – Creameries – Cheese Factories – Milk Supply – Dairy Specialties – Inspection – Dairy Substitutes – Dairy Organizations) --- Appendix (Creameries in Missouri–1896 – Cheese Factories in Missouri – Dairy Companies in Missouri – Leading Farm Butter Dairies in Missouri – Creameries in Kansas–1896 – Cheese Factories in Kansas)