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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth
Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni +2 more
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DiversityThe Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean) has been a focal point for numerous interventions aimed at restoring Posidonia oceanica meadows. The success of pioneer restoration actions in France during the 1970s stimulated similar initiatives across the ...
Chiara Robello +5 more
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A Cross‐Sectional Study on Parakeets Feeding and Housing Practices in Italy
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Italy has one of the largest companion bird populations in Europe. This study aimed to investigate feeding and housing practices among Italian parakeet owners. An online questionnaire was distributed, yielding 433 voluntary responses. Participants were classified as hobbyists (HBY; ≤ 13 birds owned) or breeders (BRD; > 13 birds owned) to ...
Erdem Danyer +4 more
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Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2014 The use of veterinary drugs may cause the presence of residues in food of animal origin if appropriate withdrawal periods are not respected. A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been developed for the simultaneous detection of 11 ...
Marilena Gili +4 more
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Abandoned villages in Liguria: chronicles of a fragile area
ArcHistoR Architettura Storia Restauro: Architecture History Restoration, 2020 In Liguria, the problem of abandoned minor towns and villages has long been present. There are many reasons behind this, one of which could be the specific characteristics and conditions of the land. This study is based on an analysis of both natural and
Rita Vecchiattini
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The Heterogeneous Regional Employment Effects of Environmental Policies
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of Environmental Policies—measured by the OECD Environmental Policy Stringency Index (EPS)—on employment in 349 regions across 26 countries from 1990 to 2020. We find that more stringent EPS have short‐term negative effects on regional employment, which disappear in the medium term.
Luca Bettarelli +4 more
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Transparency or Access? E‐Procurement's Two Paths to Integrity: Evidence From Italy
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines whether e‐procurement adoption is associated with procedural competition and transparency, two core components of procurement integrity. Using award‐level microdata for Italian regional contracting authorities (2019–2023), we analyze a period preceding the legal obligation of full‐cycle digital procurement, when the use of ...
Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta +2 more
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Sarcocystis spp. prevalence in bovine minced meat: a histological and molecular study
Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2015 Sarcosporidiosis is caused by ingestion of contaminated raw or undercooked bovine meat and, although considered a minor zoonosis, it can represent a threath for immunocompromised people.
Serena Meistro +10 more
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Pituitary Tumour Apoplexy as Cause of Death of Simonetta Vespucci, the Venus by Botticelli
Endocrinology, Diabetes &Metabolism, Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2026.A reassessment of Simonetta Vespucci, muse of Sandro Botticelli, attributes her long‐mysterious death to a pituitary adenoma. Clinical reinterpretation of historical accounts suggests tumour expansion led to sellar destruction, severe haemorrhage, and pulmonary complications, offering a coherent medical explanation for her sudden death at twenty‐three.
Domiziana Nardelli +3 more
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Beyond Average Hive Performance: Tail Risk Measurement in Italian Apiculture With Honey‐at‐Risk
Environmetrics, Volume 37, Issue 5, July 2026.ABSTRACT This paper provides a framework for measuring honey‐production risk that complements standard mean‐based analyses by explicitly targeting downside tail risk. Using hive‐weight data from a large sample of Italian hives over the period 2021–2024, downside tail risk is quantified through the Honey‐at‐Risk (HaR) metric, defined as the quantile of ...
Alessio Brini +3 more
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