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View article: Preliminary Study of Vision-Based Artificial Intelligence Application to Evaluate Occupational Risks in Viticulture
Preliminary Study of Vision-Based Artificial Intelligence Application to Evaluate Occupational Risks in Viticulture Open
The agricultural sector remains one of the most hazardous working environments, with viticulture posing particularly high risks due to repetitive manual tasks, pesticide exposure, and machinery operation. This study explores the potential …
View article: Fatal Asphyxia in the Head-down Position
Fatal Asphyxia in the Head-down Position Open
Positional asphyxia is a rare but potentially fatal condition where an individual’s body assumes a position interfering with normal respiratory movements and leading to asphyxiation. We report a case of an 83-year-old farmer trapped in the…
View article: Preliminary Evaluation of New Wearable Sensors to Study Incongruous Postures Held by Employees in Viticulture
Preliminary Evaluation of New Wearable Sensors to Study Incongruous Postures Held by Employees in Viticulture Open
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) stand as a prominent cause of injuries in modern agriculture. Scientific research has highlighted a causal link between MSDs and awkward working postures. Several methods for the evaluation of working postu…
View article: Applying Spectroscopies, Imaging Analyses, and Other Non-Destructive Techniques to Olives and Extra Virgin Olive Oil: A Systematic Review of Current Knowledge and Future Applications
Applying Spectroscopies, Imaging Analyses, and Other Non-Destructive Techniques to Olives and Extra Virgin Olive Oil: A Systematic Review of Current Knowledge and Future Applications Open
Given its huge economic, nutritional, and social value, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is an essential food. This flagship product of the countries bordering the Mediterranean basin is one of the most frauded products worldwide. Although tr…
View article: Optimization of Drying Kinetics and Stone Milling of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum): An Investigation of Moisture Content and Milling Speed Effects on Mill Operative Parameters, Particle Size Distribution, and Flour Composition
Optimization of Drying Kinetics and Stone Milling of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum): An Investigation of Moisture Content and Milling Speed Effects on Mill Operative Parameters, Particle Size Distribution, and Flour Composition Open
Chickpeas are one of the most widely consumed legumes in the world. Nevertheless, the literature is lacking studies on the effect of drying and milling processes on chickpea flour characteristics, thus motivating this work. The first aim o…
View article: Toward a Dualistic Growth? Population Increase and Land-Use Change in Rome, Italy
Toward a Dualistic Growth? Population Increase and Land-Use Change in Rome, Italy Open
The spatial mismatch between population growth and settlement expansion is at the base of current models of urban growth. Empirical evidence is increasingly required to inform planning measures promoting urban containment in the context of…
View article: Exploring non-linear relationships among redundant variables through non-parametric principal component analysis: An empirical analysis with land-use data
Exploring non-linear relationships among redundant variables through non-parametric principal component analysis: An empirical analysis with land-use data Open
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a widely applied statistical technique aimed at summarising a multidimensional set of input (partly redundant) variables into a restricted number of independent components that are linear combinations …
View article: BUILDING FOR LOCAL RESILIENCE AND THE LATENT NEXUS BETWEEN VULNERABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN METROPOLITAN REGIONS
BUILDING FOR LOCAL RESILIENCE AND THE LATENT NEXUS BETWEEN VULNERABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN METROPOLITAN REGIONS Open
Providing a review of theoretical and empirical studies with a specific coverage on Europe, this paper focuses on the concept of 'metropolitan resilience' in light of public governance and regional planning, making some distinctions with t…
View article: From Rural Spaces to Peri-Urban Districts: Metropolitan Growth, Sparse Settlements and Demographic Dynamics in a Mediterranean Region
From Rural Spaces to Peri-Urban Districts: Metropolitan Growth, Sparse Settlements and Demographic Dynamics in a Mediterranean Region Open
Considering settlement characteristics and population dynamics together over multiple spatio-temporal scales, the present study analyzes the spatial distribution of sparse settlements and population surrounding a large city in Southern Eur…
View article: Unraveling Latent Aspects of Urban Expansion: Desertification Risk Reveals More
Unraveling Latent Aspects of Urban Expansion: Desertification Risk Reveals More Open
Urban expansion results in socioeconomic transformations with relevant impacts for peri-urban soils, leading to environmental concerns about land degradation and increased desertification risk in ecologically fragile districts. Spatial pla…
View article: Unraveling the (Uneven) Linkage? A Reflection on Population Aging and Suburbanization in a Mediterranean Perspective
Unraveling the (Uneven) Linkage? A Reflection on Population Aging and Suburbanization in a Mediterranean Perspective Open
A complex interplay between socioeconomic transformations and demographic dynamics has characterized the long-term development of European countries. As a characteristic example of such linkage, the present study focuses on the spatial rel…
View article: Spatial Planning, Urban Governance and the Economic Context: The Case of ‘Mehr’ Housing Plan, Iran
Spatial Planning, Urban Governance and the Economic Context: The Case of ‘Mehr’ Housing Plan, Iran Open
With the increasing concentration of population and economic activities in metropolitan regions, dwelling shortages and housing quality have become critical issues in urban management. Town plans considering social, economic, political, an…
View article: Rapidity of Change in Population Age Structures: A Local Approach Based on Multiway Factor Analysis
Rapidity of Change in Population Age Structures: A Local Approach Based on Multiway Factor Analysis Open
In the light of complex adaptive system thinking, population age structures in Europe have increasingly reflected the interplay between ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ socioeconomic dynamics driven by natural population growth and migration. Assuming th…
View article: Factors Underlying Life Quality in Urban Contexts: Evidence from an Industrial City (Arak, Iran)
Factors Underlying Life Quality in Urban Contexts: Evidence from an Industrial City (Arak, Iran) Open
Cities play a vital role in local development providing a high education level, specialized jobs and advanced services. When assessing living conditions and wellbeing in cities, economic indicators alone are generally unable to evaluate th…
View article: Population Dynamics and Agglomeration Factors: A Non-Linear Threshold Estimation of Density Effects
Population Dynamics and Agglomeration Factors: A Non-Linear Threshold Estimation of Density Effects Open
Although Southern Europe is relatively homogeneous in terms of settlement characteristics and urban dynamics, spatial heterogeneity in its population distribution is still high, and differences across regions outline specific demographic p…
View article: Rural in Town: Traditional Agriculture, Population Trends, and Long-Term Urban Expansion in Metropolitan Rome
Rural in Town: Traditional Agriculture, Population Trends, and Long-Term Urban Expansion in Metropolitan Rome Open
Mediterranean regions have experienced a shift from accelerated urban growth typical of a post-industrial phase to a more recent spatial delocalization of population and economic activities reflecting discontinuous settlement expansion, la…
View article: Revisiting the “City Life Cycle”: Global Urbanization and Implications for Regional Development
Revisiting the “City Life Cycle”: Global Urbanization and Implications for Regional Development Open
A comparative, diachronic analysis of urban population dynamics allows for the identification of specific demographic trajectories influencing metropolitan expansion worldwide. However, a wide-ranging characterization of long-term populati…
View article: Towards Local Forms of Sprawl: A Brief Reflection on Mediterranean Urbanization
Towards Local Forms of Sprawl: A Brief Reflection on Mediterranean Urbanization Open
Urban sprawl is a complex phenomenon that requires a comprehensive reflection on the most significant patterns and underlying processes. While the “sprawl” notion parallels hegemonic concepts such as economic competitiveness, social cohesi…
View article: Evaluating the Degree of Uncertainty of Research Activities in Industry 4.0
Evaluating the Degree of Uncertainty of Research Activities in Industry 4.0 Open
Research and development (R&D) are always oriented towards new discoveries, based on original terms or hypotheses, and their concluding outcomes are often uncertain. The present work focused on the degree of uncertainty for R&D activities.…
View article: Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs
Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs Open
Industry 4.0 designates the recent digital revolution in the industrial sector, evolving from the comprehensive networking and automation of all the productive areas. Equipment, machinery, materials and products permit to (i) distinguish d…
View article: A Time-Series Analysis of Climate Variability in Urban and Agricultural Sites (Rome, Italy)
A Time-Series Analysis of Climate Variability in Urban and Agricultural Sites (Rome, Italy) Open
Identifying early signals of climate change and latent patterns of meteorological variability requires tools analyzing time series data and multidimensional measures. By focusing on air temperature and precipitation, the present study comp…
View article: Population Age Structure, Complex Socio-Demographic Systems and Resilience Potential: A Spatio-Temporal, Evenness-Based Approach
Population Age Structure, Complex Socio-Demographic Systems and Resilience Potential: A Spatio-Temporal, Evenness-Based Approach Open
The present study illustrates an original approach grounded on entropy theory and complex system thinking with the aim to investigate changes over time and space in population structure by age in Italy, in light of socioeconomic resilience…
View article: The (Evolving) Vineyard’s Age Structure in the Valencian Community, Spain: A New Demographic Approach for Rural Development and Landscape Analysis
The (Evolving) Vineyard’s Age Structure in the Valencian Community, Spain: A New Demographic Approach for Rural Development and Landscape Analysis Open
Vineyards have assumed a key role as rural landmarks in recent decades. Investigating vineyard dynamics and contexts may reveal various economic, cultural, and environmental aspects of rural landscapes, which can be linked to land-use chan…
View article: The Stakeholders’ Perspective within the B Corp Certification for a Circular Approach
The Stakeholders’ Perspective within the B Corp Certification for a Circular Approach Open
A circular economy has been gaining momentum as the most innovative approach in business. Its proposed model, based on sustainability and new product-driven differentiated strategies of production and organizational exchange, has brought t…
View article: Building Energy Opportunity with a Supply Chain Based on the Local Fuel-Producing Capacity
Building Energy Opportunity with a Supply Chain Based on the Local Fuel-Producing Capacity Open
Studying and modeling plants for producing electric power obtained from vegetal wood cellulose biomass can become an opportunity for building a supply chain based on the local fuel-producing capacity. Focusing on energy-producing technolog…
View article: Agricultural Health and Safety Survey in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Agricultural Health and Safety Survey in Friuli Venezia Giulia Open
The work in the agricultural sector has taken on a fundamental role in the last decades, due to the still too high rate of fatal injuries, workplace accidents, and dangerous occurrences reported each year. The average old age of agricultur…
View article: Definition of a Methodology for Gradual and Sustainable Safety Improvements on Farms and Its Preliminary Applications
Definition of a Methodology for Gradual and Sustainable Safety Improvements on Farms and Its Preliminary Applications Open
In many productive sectors, ensuring a safe working environment is still an underestimated problem, and especially so in farming. A lack of attention to safety and poor risk awareness by operators represents a crucial problem, which result…