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How can assessment systems be used to evaluate healthcare activities in the care farms? Insights from a systematic literature review
No full textPurpose – to identify in the literature the main activities of Social Agriculture and elaborate a framework easily readable to manage them.
Design/Method/Approach –systematic literature review. Findings. Formulation of an interpretative framework for evaluation and management of the existing Social Agriculture actions trough a systemdescribing pattern.
Theoretical implications. Care farms are the most innovative expressions of the agriculture multifunctional. Through the development of complementary activities related to the production of food, they represent an opportunity to discover the innumerable resources of the rural world. An assessment system of the care farming activities, allows for reaching a clear definition of the services for the citizens. Practical implications. Individuals can use Social Agriculture as a way out of job-related stress. Firms, local, and national authorities should evaluate, support, and manage Social Agriculture.
Originality/Value. This study for the first time concludes that the rural context and agricultural process are the drivers to promote social integration in the communities. Therefore, the meaning of the Social Agriculture assessment systems obtaining a great importance both for the value' increase of the farmer and for the increase of support for social policies in marginal areas. Future research. The prospects for further studies are: future
research about measures to evaluate Social Agriculture activities; tools to improve the decision-making process about future scenarios of the care processes for the society; improved services to avoid the worsening of population health status and thus, improving the process of defining social policies
A GENERALISED PROPENSITY SCORE ANALYSIS TO INVESTIGATE INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS ON GHGS EMISSIONS
No full textFactors affecting consumer purchasing behavior of functional food: a comparative analysis for consumer management
No full textReducing food losses: A (dis)-opportunity cost model
No full textA huge amount of resources used in food production is lost or wasted globally and the same for the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the production of food. A plethora of methodologies to assess economic, environmental and social impacts stands out. The aim of this paper is to analyze the social impacts of food losses along the food chain: the methodology is based on the elaboration of a disopportunity cost taking into account food waste and losses Kcals and Kcals/required per day (to cope with the energy expenditure), U.A.A. (Utilized Agricultural Area) cost. Findings are aimed at highlighting how the food looses reduction is crucial for an intra-generational equity
What is the influence of FDI and international people flows on environment and growth in OECD countries? A panel study
Full text linkRecent years have witnessed an international increase of capital and human flows, this being accelerated by globalization. Several studies show that this phenomenon positively influences growth whilst being detrimental for the environment. This article aims to shed a light on the relationship between environment, growth and international capitalism and human flows. By making use of yearly data in a panel constructed around 36 OECD countries over the timespan 2000–2017, we run Pooled Ordinary Least Squares, Fixed Effects and Random Effects regressions with Driscoll-Kraay standard error correction, as well as the Generalized Method of Moments and the Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares, to obtain both short and long-run relationship. The main results provide evidence supporting the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis in the short-run, while offering some variation in the long-run. The FDI bolster the economic growth by means of no green technologies. The international touristic demand just impacts on the growth, while the migration flows improve the environmental performance both in the short and long-run, implying that international human flows generate positive spill-over in terms of environmental behaviours and growth
The Agriculture’s Role for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
No full textSustainable development is characterized by interconnected social, economic, and ecological aspects
and it is at the core value of the worldwide economy. A participatory and accountable framework
is a prerequisite for inclusive and sustainable development; so power is redistributed, reducing
uncertainty, inequality and promoting shared prosperity. Despite its crucial importance and relevance,
barriers remain in making progress towards its implementation, in particular for the agricultural
sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of agriculture for sustainable and inclusive
development, highlighting environmental, economic and social dimensions. Then, we aim at
providing policy-makers more accessible results on trade-offs of alternative measures for greening
the agri-food system. The research is based on method of analysis based on an extensive review of
research evidence related in particular to Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). Focusing on CSA role,
a set of priority actions for greening systems are drawn up. Results of analysis provide an insight on
a new System Dynamics model able to represent the complex causal relations and non-linear feedback
loops among key dimensions and actors of sustainable development. Furthermore investments/
measures coordination in agriculture and higher farmers’ knowledge are crucial driver in
reaching this ambition
Performance Indicators and Clinical Monitoring: Useful Measures for Improving Quality and Reducing Costs in Healthcare Organizations
Full text linkIn the last few years, increasing attention was captured by the question related to evaluating the performance and to monitoring the clinical activity in the healthcare organizations. Besides to show how accreditation and certification processes have to be performed, recent researches assess the healthcare performance in order to check their efficiency and effectiveness. Such capability is described as the competence to contribute with treatments improving the patient’s health.
This study, dealing with scientific and technological developments, screening programs and well-defined indications for accessing to minimally invasive surgery, focuses on techniques for identifying, through a clinical audit process, the criteria and key performance indicators useful for assessing whether the indication for minimally invasive endovascular surgical treatment was performed in the right way. The research, after having introduced readers to the wide contest on measuring strategies, performance, outcomes indicators and clinical monitoring, aims attention at the clinical audit involving to explain the concept of quality of care in the vascular and endovascular surgery area. Sub-objectives were: (1) verify if according to the evidence-based recommendations, the indication for minimally invasive treatment for EVAR and TEVAR is appropriate; and (2) evaluate the performance of minimally invasive treatment. The results will be able to guide professionals to prescribe the right care to the patient and reduce costs. In conclusion, to confirm the feasibility of performance indicators and clinical monitoring, a practical application defining criteria and indicators for evaluating the indication for the minimally invasive treatment and for assessing the performance of the procedure is proposed
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