1,720,989 research outputs found
The potential benefits of an ecomuseum for cycle tourism: Social, economic and environmental effects
No full textCycle tourism is a sustainable type of tourism from a social, economic and environmental point of view. The ecomuseum is an ‘instrument’ to share interests and to protect the cultural, historical and natural heritage of a region. The purpose of this research is to determine how an ecomuseum can improve the potential of cycle tourism as a type of tourism that maintains conservation of natural areas and common property. First, we review the literature with regard to cycle tourism and the ecomuseum phenomenon and then pay specific attention to the literature focusing on the social, economic and environmental effects. Considering that the research topic has been under-investigated until now, we selected a case-study approach. The selected case study includes all the study aspects: protection of the common property and natural areas; development of sustainable tourism; and organisation of a complex management system. It will be shown that an ecomuseum can be beneficial by attracting more cycle tourists and by having significant and favourable effects on sustainability. The research describes how many and what businesses can be developed thanks to an ecomuseum that combines the provision of cycle tourism in a natural setting with protection of the cultural heritage of a region. In addition, this research identifies the other stakeholders that may be connected with the project and may affect the environment and society, particularly the citizens. Finally, the results may be used in strategic planning by the involved municipalities
Efficacia clinica e ruolo preventivo della visita di idoneità medico sportiva in Italia
No full textThe medical supervision of athletes is a primary task of the sports medicine; a basic tool to accomplish this is the pre-participation physical examination (PPE). The purpose of the PPE as conducted in Italy in order to give specific sports eligibility (VIMeS, Visita di Idoneità Medico Sportiva) is not to disqualify unfit individuals from practicing sports, but rather to ensure that subjects predisposed to or affected by a disease can practice sports safely. In the present study we evaluated factors predisposing to disease and determined which diseases, while not necessarily inducing to non-eligibility for sports activities, may be revealed by the VIMeS. Variables included medical history, anthropometric and functional characteristics (height, weight, body mass index, heart rate, blood pressure). A total of 32 652 athletes (80% males, 20% females) underwent a physical examination and diagnostic procedures (ECG, spirometry, urine tests, etc.) according to the Italian PPE (VIMeS) protocol at the 19 Sport Medicine Operative Units associated with the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine (FMSI). The results showed that the VIMeS, as conducted according to the compulsory protocol (including examination by a sports medicine specialist, ECG, spirometry, etc.), was able to detect a not insignificant percentage of subjects unfit for sports (1.3%) and, more importantly, in high-lighting: A) the presence of many risk factors such as smoking (0.8% of subjects 11-15 years old and 27.4% of those 26-30 years old) and alcohol consumption (11.7%); B) the presence of positive family history for diseases (endocrine-metabolic disorders [61.8%], vascular disorders [16.7%], cardiac disorders [12.8%]); C) a relevant proportion of disorders diagnosed at the VIMeS (20.8%). This subjects were subsequently referred to appropriate therapy and/or monitoring programs. Taken together, this study shows that the VIMeS is an effective filter for health care, epidemiology and prevention)
Patologia oculare ad eziologia traumatica: considerazioni in tema di prevenzione negli ambienti di lavoro
No full text
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Normalità e potenziale di fertilità: valutazioni diverse per una corretta lettura dell'esame seminale
No full text- …
