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Dima
No full textVoce Dima
Ora Wikitecnica (www.wikitecnica.com), a cura di G. Carbonara, G. Strappa, Wolters Kluwer Italia, 2013-2014, ISSN: 2284-001
Constraints and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries: a relational perspective
No full textPurpose: this purpose of the paper to examine the interplay of constraints and opportunities affecting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. The paper integrates salient micro- and macro-level perspectives and provides a rounded account of opportunities and constraints as part of a holistic interdependent system.Design/methodology/approach: the paper adopts an integrative multi-level research design and an interpretive research methodology, capitalizing on in-depth interviews with ten women entrepreneurs to explore their perceptions and interpretations of constraints and opportunities facing female entrepreneurship in the Lebanese context.Findings: the findings presented in this paper clearly illustrate the relevance of micro-, meso-, and macro-level factors in entrepreneurship research and the usefulness of integrating multiple lens and units of analysis to capture the complexity of the women entrepreneurship experience in any particular context.Originality/value: the value added of this research lies in adapting a framework recently popularized in the context of diversity management for use in entrepreneurship research, helping to capture in turn the dynamic interplay of multiple levels of analysis and objective/subjective factors influencing female entrepreneurshi
Dima hirtipennis Platia 2011
No full textDima hirtipennis Platia, 2011 Figs 45, 136, 167, 231, 246. Dima hirtipennis Platia, 2011: 49. Type depository. Holotype, ♀ (PCGP). Type locality. Greece: nom. Lakonia, Taigetos Mts., Profitis Ilias [Prof. Elias], 1940 m. Diagnosis. Dima hirtipennis is an easily recognizable species by its very long semi-erect to erect pubescence all over the body (Figs 45, 136, 167). The similar pubescence is known only in D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934 from Mt. Olympus, but that species has two types of hairs on the elytra (long erect and short decumbent; Fig. 169). Several Dima species from the Peloponnese have also erect pubescence on the pronotum, but shorter (Figs 120, 146, 157). Additionally, they have decumbent to semi-erect short pubescence on the elytra (Figs 6–9, 67–74, 105– 108). Dima hirtipennis has tiny antennae with long antennal segments (more than 2 times longer than wide in antennomeres IV–X), and the sclerites of bursa copulatrix which are distinctly thinner than in other known Dima species (Fig. 231). Distribution. Greece (Peloponnese: Taygetos Mts.; Fig. 246). Remark. This species is known only from the female holotype (Fig. 45). There is a single male specimen collected in the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, with the following data: " Peloponnese [Peloponnesus], Mani peninsula, nr. Langada village, 350 m, 16.II.1991, ♂, G. Kakiopoulos leg." (PCGK) (Fig. 45; male genitalia as in Fig. 189). This specimen resembles D. hirtipennis by its long, semi-erect to erect body vestiture and elongate antennomeres IV–X (Figs 45–46), but can be distinguished by having a darker body (light brown in D. hirtipennis), different shape of pronotum, with slightly longer pubescence on the pronotal sides, and straight frontal margin of scutellum (distinctly emarginate in D. hirtipennis). Since we have only two specimens from different sexes available for the study, we cannot assess what is the the sexual dimorphism and what is the interspecific difference. Therefore, it seems the best approach is to postpone any taxonomic decision until more material from the southern Peloponnese is available.Published as part of Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 4220 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4220.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/467078
Dima isabellae Dajoz 1973
No full textDima isabellae Dajoz, 1973 Dima isabellae Dajoz, 1973: 103. Type depository. Holotype, female (MHNP?; see the Remark). Type locality. Greece: Euboea, Mt. Dirphys [Ile d'Eubée, mont Dirphys vers 1400 m]. Distribution. Greece. Literature. Dajoz (1973): original description; Chassain (1984): remark; Schimmel (1996a): catalogue; Wurst (1997): remark; Cate (2007): catalogue; Schimmel & Platia (2008): review; Mertlik et al. (2017): revision. Remark. Despite the intensive search by the author RK, A. Mantilleri (MHNP), and several other colleagues, the holotype has not been found in the collection of MHNP.Published as part of Kundrata, Robin, Musalkova, Marketa & Kubaczkova, Magdalena, 2018, Annotated catalogue of the click-beetle tribe Dimini (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae), pp. 1-75 in Zootaxa 4412 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4412.1, http://zenodo.org/record/122188
Carini e Dima
No full textVoce nel Dizionario. Ricostruzione storica dell'attività editoriale di Carini e Dima con particolare riguardo ai libri di testo per la scuola e libri educativi nonchè la determinazione dei principi pedagogici e dei modelli formativi interni a detta produzione nel corso del tempo
The location advantages of efficiency-seeking firms in the era of Industry 4.0: a study on the relocations of second degree
No full textThe cross-border investments of efficiency-seeking firms are driven by the continuous search for better host-country location advantages in terms of either lower production costs or higher productivity. This is confirmed by recent evidence showing that these firms prefer to relocate to third countries when undertaking relocation of second degrees (RSDs), i.e. when modifying a prior location decision.
We claim that Industry 4.0 factors, with their widely acknowledged potential for decreasing costs and increasing productivity, may indeed alter this localization pattern and favor the relocation of efficiency-seeking firms to their home country (RHC). Our results confirm that efficiency-seeking firms tend to implement a RHC when they have the opportunity to take advantage of Industry 4.0 factors. More specifically, our findings reveal a specular role of technology intensity and policies, with the former influencing the return decisions of cost-saving firms, and the latter being relevant on those of firms that seek productivity enhancements. These results not only shed fresh light on the relationship between Industry 4.0 factors and firms’ RSD decisions, but also raise a debate on how Industry 4.0 may alter the relevance of firm-level and country-level advantages for the location choice of efficiency-seeking firms
CHALLENGING THE HOST COUNTRIES’ LOCATION ADVANTAGES: THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY 4.0 IN FOSTERING THE RESHORING OF EFFICIENCY-SEEKING FIRMS
No full textThe cross-border investments of efficiency-seeking firms are driven by the continuous search for better host-country location advantages in terms of either lower production costs or higher productivity. This is confirmed by recent evidence showing that these firms prefer to relocate to third countries when undertaking relocation of second degrees (RSDs), i.e. when modifying a prior location decision.
We claim that Industry 4.0 factors, with their widely acknowledged potential for decreasing costs and increasing productivity, may indeed alter this localization pattern and favor the relocation of efficiency-seeking firms to their home country (RHC). Our results confirm that efficiency-seeking firms tend to implement a RHC when they have the opportunity to take advantage of Industry 4.0 factors. More specifically, our findings reveal a specular role of technology intensity and policies, with the former influencing the return decisions of cost-saving firms, and the latter being relevant on those of firms that seek productivity enhancements. These results not only shed fresh light on the relationship between Industry 4.0 factors and firms’ RSD decisions, but also raise a debate on how Industry 4.0 may alter the relevance of firm-level and country-level advantages for the location choice of efficiency-seeking firms
Dima pecoudi Fleutiaux 1943
No full textDima pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1943 Figs 85–88, 150, 171, 206–207, 244. Dima pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1943: 40; Cobos 1961: 109; Dajoz 1973: 105; Chassain 1984: 92; Schimmel 1996: 149; Mertlik & Dusanek 2006: 151; Cate 2007: 184; Schimmel & Platia 2008: 585; Platia 2010: 30. Type depository. Holotype, ♂ (MHNP). Type locality. Greece: Mt. Ossa. Redetermined material. GREECE: Ossa Mts., Larisa, 800 m, V.1987, 1 ♂, B. Lassalle leg. (as a paratype of D. evritaniensis in Schimmel & Platia 2008) (PCGP) (Figs 87, 206). New material. GREECE: Thessalien, Larissa, Ossageb., 1200 m, 9.–30. V.1996, 20 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀, T. Lebenbauer leg. (PCME); Ossa Mts., Kokino Nero, 13. V.2005, 1 ex., J. Halada leg. (PCGP); Ossa Mts., 1200–1500 m, 26. IV.2004, 1 ex., C. Busi leg. (PCGP); Thessalien, Larissa, Ossageb., 1200 m, 9.–30. V.1996, 1 ♂, T. Lebenbauer leg. (PCVD); Ossa (Kissavos) Mts., Spilia env., 800 m, 10.–13. VI.2007, 1 ♂, J. Velc leg. (PCBZ); Thessalie, Ossa Óros Mts., Spilia env., 14.–17. VI.2010, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Jiří Plecháč leg. (PCJM); dtto, 2 ♂♂ (PCBZ); Thessalia, Ossa Oros Mts., NE slope W Stomio, 550 m, 30. V.2012, 7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, fagetum, Tomáš Sitek leg. (PCTS); distr. Lárissa, Ossa Mts., 6.3 km NE of Spilia, 953 m (39°50'16.08"N, 22°41'49.62"E), beechwood, 16. VI.2012, 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, J. Mertlik leg. (PCJM); dtto, 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀♀, V. Dušánek leg. (PCVD); dtto, 1 ♀, M. Samek leg. (PCMS); distr. Lárissa, Ossa Mts., 6 km NE of Spilia, 975 m (39°50'12.89"N, 22°41'48.04"E), beechwood, 1. VI.2014, 10 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀, J. Mertlik leg. (PCJM); dtto, 4 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, B. Zbuzek leg. (PCBZ); dtto, 4 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀, P. Brůha leg. (PCPB); Greece SE, Greece SE, Mavrovouni Mts., 35 km N Volos, 12. V.2005, 1 ♀, M. Kadlecová leg. (PCPB); Thessalia, Mavrovouni Mts., 800 m, W of Sklithro, 14.–15. VI.2014, 1 ♀, fagetum, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); Ossa Mts., N slopes (39°50'21.47''N, 22°42'34''E), ca. 820 m, 17.–18. V.2015, 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, David Král leg. (PCBZ); Larisa env., Ossa Mts., 6 km E Spilea, beech forest, singled at night, 1000 m, 14. V.2011, 5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, leg. T. Németh (HNHM); dtto, 18 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, leg. A. Kotán (PCAK); dtto, 9 ♂♂, 1 ♀, leg. A. Márkus (PCAM); dtto, 2 ♀♀ (PCBS); dtto, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (PCJM); Larisa env., Ossa Mts., 10 km W Stomio, beech forest, singled at night, 1000 m, 10. VI.2014, 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, leg. A. Kotán, Gy. Németh, B. Szelenczey & V. Szénási (PCRK); dtto, 16 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀(PCBS); dtto, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (PCRK); Larisa env., Ossa Mts., 5 km N Stomio, stream valley, sifted, 150 m, 14. V.2011, 1 ♂, leg. A. Kotán, A. Márkus & T. Németh (PCRK); Thessalia, Stomio, 18. VI.2011, 1 ♂, Pavel Štěpánek leg. (PCJM); Ossa Mts., N. slopes, ca. 820 m (39°50'21.47''N, 22°42'34''E), 17.–18. V.2015, 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, David Král leg. (PCBZ); prov. Makedonia, distr. Larissa, Mt. Ossa, 4 km S Stomio, mixed forest, 39°50'15.57"N; 22°42'50.62"E, 965 m, swept & singled, 23.–24. V.2015, 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, leg. A. Kotán, Gy. Németh, B. Szelenczey & V. Szénási (PCRK); prov. Makedonia, distr. Larissa, Ossa Mts., 6 km E Spilea, mixed forest, 39°50'0.20"N; 22°41'2.83"E, 1060 m, singled, 10. V.2013, 1 ♂, leg. A. Kotán, P. Nemes, Gy. Németh, T. Németh & V. Szénási (RKPC). Diagnosis. Dima pecoudi is a large species (body length: 13.0– 15.7 mm), with typical very short, thin and decumbent body pubescence, clinging to the pronotal sides (Fig. 150), very dense pronotal punctation with matt intervals, and elytra matt, with small, dense, fine punctures, with intervals microreticulated (Figs 85–88, 171). Male genitalia is as in Figs 206–207. Dima pelikani sp. nov. shares with D. pecoudi the similar surface of elytra but differs in the semi-erect pubescence on the sides of pronotum (Fig. 151). Distribution. Greece (Ossa Mts., Olympus Mts., Mavrovouni Mts.; Fig. 244). Remark. Two female specimens in the collection of G. Platia (PCPG) bear labels " Greece, Col de Katara, 15.V.2000, G. Dubault leg.". The occurrence of this species near Katara Pass is very improbable and we suppose that these specimens were mislabelled.Published as part of Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 4220 (1) on page 27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4220.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/467078
Dima dalmatina Kuster 1844
No full text<i>Dima dalmatina</i> Küster, 1844 <p>Figs 14–19, 122, 179–180, 243.</p> <p> <i>Dima dalmatina</i> Küster, 1844: 13; Schwarz 1906: 247; Petri 1912: 196; Schenkling 1927: 419; Depoli 1928: 223; Fleutiaux 1943: 40; Novak 1952: 135; Cobos 1961: 109; Novak 1970: 21; Dajoz 1973: 105; Schimmel 1987: 42; Platia 1994: 121; Schimmel 1996: 138; Mertlik & Dusanek 2006: 151; Cate 2007: 183; Schimmel & Platia 2008: 566.</p> <p> <b>Type depository.</b> Syntype, male (BMNH). Other type material unknown.</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Croatia: Omiš [Dalmatien: Almissa].</p> <p> <b>New material.</b> BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Prenj planina, no date, 1 ex. [without head] (PCGP); CROATIA: Zaostorog, Rilič [vápencové škrapy Riliče], 20. III.2000, 1 ♂, on the ground between stones [skalní lesostep, na zemi mezi kameny], R. Gabzdil leg. (PCRG); Zaostorog, 22.– 24. III.2001, 1 ♀, P. Arpáš leg. (PCJM); MONTENEGRO: Jugoslavia, Petrovac, 16. VI.1974, 1 ♀, J. Hladil leg. (PCRS); Bar distr., Mt.. Vrsouta, Sutorman, mixed forest (42°9'18.32"N, 19°5'52.81"E), 1.–2. VI.2014, 2 ♀♀, singled at night, swept and beaten, V. Dušánek leg. (PCVD); dtto, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, T. Németh leg. (PCRK), dtto, 2 ♀♀, Kundrata lgt. (PCRK); Dalmatien, Budva, coll. Reitter, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Dalmatia, coll. E. Frivaldszky, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Dalmatia, coll. Lichtn., 1 ♀ (HNHM).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Dima dalmatina</i> is a medium-sized species (body length: 11.5–13.5 mm) easily recognizable by its elongate body, relatively long antennae (surpassing hind angles by about 3.5 segments in males), shiny pronotum with sides with the short semi-erect setae along the whole length, elytra with short dense decumbent pubescence, and elytral interstices matt, microreticulated (Figs 14–19, 122). This species is very like <i>D. marvani</i> Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006 (Figs 62–65). The typical representatives of <i>D. dalmatina</i> differ from the typical <i>D. marvani</i> by more distinctly defined keel between frons and clypeus, shorter antennae in males (about 55% of body length in <i>D. dalmatina</i>, more than 60 % in <i>D. marvani</i>), wider pronotum (1.4 times wider than long in <i>D. dalmatina</i>, 1.3 times wider than long in <i>D. marvani</i>), pronotal pubescence denser, near sides directed towards posterior angles (Figs 122, 144), and apical lobe of paramera shorter (Figs 180, 198).</p> <p> <b>Intraspecific variability.</b> There are two distinct <i>Dima</i> populations in Rumija Mts. in Montenegro; one resembles more <i>D. dalmatina</i> and the second is more like <i>D. marvani</i>. However, they both differ from the typical representatives of respective species (Figs 18–19, 64–65). Both of these local forms have a darker body and slightly more convex and longer pronotum than most of the typical specimens. The specimens similar in most aspects to <i>D. dalmatina</i> have longer apical lobes of paramera like those found in <i>D. marvani</i> (Fig. 179). Unfortunatelly, without larger series of both species collected from more localities we are unable to make any taxonomical conclusions and we keep the populations from Rumija Mts. in <i>D. dalmatina</i> and <i>D. marvani</i>.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro (Fig. 243). First record for Bosnia and Herzegovina.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> The syntype of <i>D</i>. <i>dalmatina</i> deposited in the BMNH, London, is clearly a male, but without genitalia neither inside the abdomen nor glued on a label (Figs 14–15); there is a label "Abdomen seems to be empty, R. Schimmel 19 85".</p> <p> A specimen from Greece (Florina, 1100 m, 11.VII.1981, Osella leg.), which is mentioned under <i>D</i>. <i>dalmatina</i> by Guglielmi & Platia (1985: 194), is probably an erroneously identified specimen. That specimen was identified by Dr. Guglielmi and should be deposited in the Verona museum (G. Platia, pers. comm.), however it is probably misplaced in the collection (R. Salmaso, pers. comm.). It might be conspecific with <i>D</i>. <i>florinensis</i> Platia, 2012, which occurs in that area (Platia 2012).</p> <p> One specimen from Rumija Mts. recorded under <i>D</i>. <i>dalmatina</i> in Schimmel & Platia (2008) was redetermined as <i>D</i>. <i>marvani</i>.</p>Published as part of <i>Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 4220 (1)</i> on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4220.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4670787">http://zenodo.org/record/4670787</a>
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