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    La valorizzazione dei sottoprodotti agricoli: il caso del cacao

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    Cocoa is produced from the seeds of the Theobroma Cacao, an arboreal plant of the Sterculiacee family. It not only provides us with a pleasant beverage, appreciated all over the world and a wide diversity of chocolate products, but also a lot of interesting by – products. In fact, these last mentioned, are merely considered waste products from the traditional production cycles. Their use as raw material for new products is very limited and is largely confined to the producer countries themselves. A greater understanding of composition of these by –products could increase their value. At the same time, it could allow the producer countries, who are often situated in the most poor areas of the world, to implement new production cycles in order to realize the potential added - value products. This could provide obvious positive benefits of local economics. In this paper, after an analysis of the various by – products from a chemical and commodity science point of view, their potential various uses in food and no-food sectors are examined

    I sottoprodotti del cacao come fonte di materie prime e di merci e valorizzazione energetica dei tegumenti

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    Cocoa is produced from the seeds of the Theobroma Cacao, an arboreal plant of the Sterculiacee family. It not only provides us with a pleasant beverage, appreciated all over the world and a wide diversity of chocolate products, but also a lot of interesting by – products. In fact, these last mentioned, are merely considered waste products from the traditional production cycles. Their use as raw material for new products is very limited and is largely confined to the producer countries themselves. A greater understanding of composition of these by –products could increase their value. At the same time, it could allow the producer countries, who are often situated in the most poor areas of the world, to implement new production cycles in order to realize the potential added - value products. This could provide obvious positive benefits of local economics. In this paper, after an analysis of the various by – products from a chemical and commodity science point of view, their potential various uses in food and no-food sectors are examined

    Detection of cell swelling by optical tunnel effect

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    The optical tunnel effect allows the measurement of distances between two media separated by an optically less dense medium. Variations of distance by fractions of a nanometer can be detected. A general theory of the effect has been developed in order to design different experimental setups for biophysical applications. An optimum agreement has been achieved between theoretical and experimental data. A first attempt to detect the swelling of cells in suitable biological samples has been performed

    Valutazione dei danni causati alle coltivazioni agricole in Puglia dallo Storno (Sturnus vulgaris L)

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    IL VOLUME SI OCCUPA DEL MONITORAGGIO DELLA FUANA SELVATICA E DELLA VALUTAZIONE DEI DANNI ALL'AGRICOLTURA. METODI E CASI STUDIO

    Assessment of the economic impact from extreme events

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    In recent decades, the intensification of unpredictable events including the COVID- 19 outbreak, Brexit, trade warfare, religion- inspired terrorism and civil wars, and climate change has resulted in serious loss of human lives and property, a decrease in biodiversity and natural hazards (with long- term negative impacts on environment), and impeded social and economic development. Economics and Engineering of Unpredictable Events: Modelling, Planning and Policies provides an integrated view of the management of unpredictable events incorporating three major perspectives: economic management, environmental planning, and engineering models. Contributors from economics, planning, regional science, and engineering address key questions including: How resilient are human societies and their habitats? What should societies do to shift from being vulnerable to being more resilient? And what role should planning and policies play to protect communities and the natural environment? The chapters cover academic debates, conceptual reflections, case studies, methods, and strategy development with particular reference to mitigation and adaptation in face of unpredictable events. This book is of particular interest to readers of economic policy, urban and regional planning and engineering
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