196,172 research outputs found
Internet for Supporting and Promoting Accessible Tourism: Evidence from Italy,
No full textIn the last 10 years “accessible tourism” represents one topic that has been becoming more and more relevant, not only because of the increasing attention paid to civic and social values, but also because this tourism segment represents an undoubted economic opportunity able to create added value over time and, consequently, to increase profits. This conceptual study provides a deep analysis of “accessible tourism” phenomenon through a description of the evolution process of the regulatory system. Also, the role of the internet and new technologies to the dissemination of information analyzing tourist websites has been investigated with focus on the Italian context
The Adoption of Additive Technologies in Manufacturing: An Economic and Organizational Outlook
No full textThis article explores the potential of additive manufacturing (AM) from an economic and organizational perspective. It builds on existing literature and on in-depth interviews with: i) entrepreneurs and managers of technology supplier companies; ii) early-adopters in manufacturing; iii) specialized service-providers; iv) “makers”; and v) experts. The economic and organizational implications of AM are relevant since it can lead to: a) changes in stock management and logistics; b) changes in the logic of technical design; c) changes in materials; and d) more opportunities for customization. We focus on the implications of AM for industrial uses in the aerospace, biomedical, automotive, dental and jewellery sectors. The reputed disruptive potential of AM would appear to be a misleading concern as AM’s adoption does not always imply radical changes to the consolidated systems of production in manufacturing. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs and managers should break established conventions and grasp the actual competitive value of this innovation
Trigger finger after partial flexor tendon laceration: Two case reports and review of the literature
No full text[No abstract available]FREWIN PR, 1989, J HAND SURG-BRIT EUR, V14B, P419, DOI 10.1016-0266-7681(89)90159-9; Fujiwara M, 2005, ARCH ORTHOP TRAUM SU, V125, P430, DOI 10.1007-s00402-005-0823-5; JANECKI CJ, 1976, J BONE JOINT SURG AM, V58, P1174; Tohyama Masahiko, 2005, Hand Surg, V10, P105, DOI 10.1142-S02188104050024371
Evaluating the potential of marginal lands available for sustainable cellulosic biofuel production in Italy
No full textThe European Union aims to provide as much as one quarter of its transportation fuels via biofuels derived from renewable sources by 2030. To put this into perspective, the Italian government has recently established an ambitious goal to support the wider uptake of advanced second-generation biofuels, including cellulosic biofuels for the transportation sector. A sustainable way forward is to grow perennial biomass crops on marginal lands, however the nationwide availability of those lands for lignocellulosic feedstock production remains uncertain. We identify and evaluate the potential of marginal lands in Italy to produce sizeable amounts of biomass for sustainable cellulosic biofuel production while limiting land use conflicts and negative ecological impacts. We applied spatial multi-criteria decision analysis techniques in geographic information systems to ultimately generate spatially-explicit national land suitability and availability maps at a fine resolution (250-m). We selected a broad range of leading cellulosic biomass crops that includes poplar (Populus × canadensis Moench), willow (Salix alba Linnaeus), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia Linnaeus), giant reed (Arundo donax Linnaeus), and vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides Linnaeus). Based on marginality criteria, our results suggest that such biomass plantations of perennial grasses and short rotation trees may produce 3.1–27.4 billion liters of cellulosic ethanol per year from 462,265 to 2,811,064 million hectares of available marginal lands. This estimated production may fulfill 7.8–69.1% of Italy's current liquid transportation fuel consumption, constrained by the requirement that each modelled location be within 70 km of a potential cellulosic biorefinery. Collectively, this study provides the cornerstone of efforts to rationally meet Italy's need for renewable fuels in a sustainable low-carbon economy future
Accelerating the domestication of forest trees in a changing world
No full textIn light of impending water and arable land shortages, population growth and climate change, it is more important than ever to examine how forest tree domestication can be accelerated to sustainably meet future demands for wood, biomass, paper, fuel and biomaterials. Because of long breeding cycles, tree domestication cannot be rapidly achieved through traditional genetic improvement methods alone. Integrating modern genetic and genomic techniques with conventional breeding will expedite tree domestication. Breeders will only embrace these technologies if they are cost-effective and readily accessible, and forest landowners will only adopt end-products that meet with regulatory approval and public acceptance. All parties involved must work together to achieve these objectives for the benefit of society
sj-pdf-1-cpj-10.1177_00099228211044842 – Supplemental material for COVID-19 Restrictions Are Associated With a Significant Decrease of All Common Respiratory Viral Illnesses in Children
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-cpj-10.1177_00099228211044842 for COVID-19 Restrictions Are Associated With a Significant Decrease of All Common Respiratory Viral Illnesses in Children by Melanie M. Randall, Fairuz Despujos Harfouche, Jennifer Raae-Nielsen, Brian G. Chen, Miryah Chen and Lance A. Brown in Clinical Pediatrics</p
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Web Platform and Corporate Welfare: An Inclusive Organizational Solution
No full textThe latest economic trend necessitates a reconsideration of welfare as a place where public authorities and private companies collaborate to satisfy social needs, that are growing in quantities and varieties. Enterprises have a pivotal role in this new welfare system, the so-called “Second Welfare”, by adopting for their workers a win-win model that combines their corporate social responsibility with a welfare society. By corporate welfare, indeed, the Government can meet citizens’ needs more efficiently and effectively, people can increase their well-being and companies can improve performances and productivity. Firstly, those practices seemed a privilege for bigger companies but recently also workers of smaller companies have been included. At this aim, a case of a welfare platform created by an Italian non-profit organization is presented. ICT has a fundamental role to coordinate the supply of corporate welfare services and include SMEs, allowing them to catch opportunities that otherwise would be a prerogative of big ones
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
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