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Main constraints in developing public organic procurement [PDF]
, 2010 The present study investigates how to increase and improve school catering supply chains, to understand hindering factors and their perception in order to reveal drivers and constraints for POP.
Bocchi, Stefano +3 more
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Evaluating commonly used tools to quantify human activity for protected area management
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Recreation in protected areas (PAs) is growing worldwide, potentially conflicting with wildlife and ecosystem protection. Efficiently estimating human activity in PAs is crucial for balancing a dual mandate of supporting visitor access and biodiversity, but managers lack clear recommendations about the conditions under which specific tools are
Alys Granados +17 more
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Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014 INTRODUCTION: In spite of the benefits of autopsies, there has been in recent years a drastic decline in the number of autopsies performed, mainly due to an apparent unattractive cost-benefit ratio and fears of the medico-legal consequences. MATERIAL AND
Sara Sblano +5 more
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The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The Amazon is rapidly approaching an ecological tipping point driven by deforestation, forest degradation and global climate change. These are visible issues that receive increasing political and public attention. However, the accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon, including the extinction of Indigenous languages, the disruption of ...
Torsten Krause +5 more
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Trajectory Design for Energy Savings in Redundant Robotic Cells
Robotics, 2019 This work explores the possibility of exploiting kinematic redundancy as a tool to enhance the energetic performance of a robotic cell. The test case under consideration comprises a three-degree-of-freedom Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA ...
Paolo Boscariol, Dario Richiedei
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Remote sensing studies show that ephemeral forest regeneration is widespread in the tropics, limiting the climate and biodiversity benefits from net increases in forest cover. Socioeconomic, biophysical and landscape variables can help explain the spatial distribution of reforestation reversals.
Francis H. Joyce
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux +17 more
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Effect of perches on morphology, welfare and behaviour of captive reared pheasants
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2017 This study investigated the effect of providing elevated perches in growing pens on the morphology and behaviour of young pheasants. Pheasants reared with perches from one week old were observed roosting off the ground significantly more frequently when ...
Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca
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Potere gestorio e circolazione dell'azienda [PDF]
, 2016 Nel titolo della presente indagine il tema della circolazione dell'azienda si collega a quello della gestione, che \ue8 momento o profilo dell'impresa; ed il riferimento al "potere" gestorio vale a problematizzare l'argomento, in qualche modo ...
Perrino, M.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previously unknown plant species were uncovered, exposing critical gaps in conservation knowledge.
Sven P. Batke +6 more
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