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Journal articles on the topic "Bio-ecological aspects"
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Sardà, Francisco. "Bio-ecological aspects of the decapod crustacean fisheries in the Western Mediterranean." Aquatic Living Resources 6, no. 4 (October 1993): 299–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/alr:1993031.
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Sun, Hongfeng, and Hongwei Luan. "Summary of SC TCM Agricultural Soil Ecological Restoration Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Engineering Technology." Research on World Agricultural Economy 1, no. 1 (October 21, 2020): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.36956/rwae.v1i1.163.
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The paper focuses on the major scientific and technological innovation engineering technology of SC TCM agricultural land ecological restoration. The core technology system of SC TCM agricultural soil ecological restoration major scientific and technological innovation project consists of a number of cutting-edge advanced technologies from four aspects: “Century Tianwang” high-concentration nano-bio-organic fertilizer, high-concentration nano-bio-organic-inorganic slow-release compound fertilizer, “Century Tianwang” nano-soil special repair material; “Century Tianwang” botanical pesticide residue degradation agent; SOD rumex planting and breeding cycle technology.
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Yasnolob, I. O., T. O. Chayka, O. A. Galych, O. S. Kolodii, S. E. Moroz, N. Yu Protsiuk, and I. I. Lotych. "Stimulating the increasing of natural soil fertility: economic and environmental aspects." Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 9, no. 3 (October 29, 2019): 267–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/2019_89.
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The necessity to increase soil fertility by identifying their critical condition, which is associated with developing erosion processes, increasing acidity and decreasing humus, has been proven in the article. The requirement of introducing crop rotations and their legal regulation in Ukraine has been determined. The practice connected with the questions of supporting soil quality and crop rotations in different countries, members of the EU has been presented. The assessment of modern farming systems (intensive, organic, no-till, strip-till, precise, bio-enzyme, biogenic) taking into account economic, ecological, technological-energy, and social factors aimed at determining their impact on the natural soil fertility has been conducted. The expediency of improving soil quality in terms of its evaluation has been revealed. The necessity of introducing economic incentives or penalties to landowners or land users for agro-ecological condition of farmlands basing on the methods of land money value has been substantiated.
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Biagi, Renata, Andrea L. Meireles, and Fernando L. Mantelatto. "Bio-ecological aspects of the hermit crab Paguristes calliopsis (Crustacea, Diogenidae) from Anchieta Island, Brazil." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 78, no. 3 (September 2006): 451–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0001-37652006000300006.
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In southern Atlantic studies on hermit crab biology are scanty considering the local biodiversity. In this way, some population features of Paguristes calliopsis Forest and Saint Laurent, 1968 such as size frequency distribution, sex ratio and shell occupation in the natural environment were studied. Specimens were collected by means of scuba methods in the infralittoral area of the Anchieta Island. A total of 116 individuals were analyzed. Size measurements (minimum; maximum; mean shield length ± sd, respectively) were 0.8; 4.5; 2.76 ± 0.79 mm for males and 2.28 ± 0.36 mm for females. The sex ratio was 1.47:1 in favor of males which prevailed in the largest size classes. The hermit crabs occupied shells from eleven gastropod species and Cerithium atratum (Born 1778) was significantly the most occupied one (75.86%). Significant correlations were not obtained in all regression analysis, demonstrating sexual differences on fitting of the occupied shells. In the studied area P. calliopsis population is small if compared with the other hermit crab populations. The shell utilization varies as a function of shell availability and hermit crabs interspecific competition, in relation to the other coexistent species.
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Gudewar, JG, BW Narladkar, and HY Palampalle. "Bio-ecological aspects and density of Haematobia exigua species in cattle and buffaloes of Maharashtra state." International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry 8, no. 3 (May 1, 2023): 76–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.22271/veterinary.2023.v8.i3b.524.
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Falsone, Fabio, Gioacchino Bono, Salvatore Gancitano, Mar Bosch-Belmar, Giovan Battista Giusto, Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Danilo Scannella, and Michele Luca Geraci. "Occurrence of two rare species from order Lampriformes: Crestfish Lophotus lacepede (Giorna, 1809) and scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus(Bonelli, 1819) in the northern coast of Sicily, Italy." Acta Adriatica 58, no. 1 (June 21, 2017): 137–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.32582/aa.58.1.11.
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The bony fish Lophotus lacepede (Giorna, 1809) and Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) are the two species rarely recorded within the Mediterranean basin, usually reported as accidentally captured in depth (mesopelagic) fishing operations. In the current work, we present the first record of L. lacepede and Z. cristatus in fishing catches from southwestern Tyrrhenian Sea. Moreover, in order to improve existent biological/ ecological knowledge, some bio-related aspects such as feeding aspect, sexual maturity and age estimate have been discussed.
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Iozus, A. P., A. A. Zavyalov, and S. N. Kryuchkov. "BIO-ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROJECT «HEALTH OF THE VOLGA» IN THE VOLGOGRAD REGION." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 4 2020 (2020): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37358.
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Firmansyah, Adi, Sumardjo Sumardjo, Anna Fatchiya, and Dwi Sadono. "Unraveling the Impact of Social Innovation Based on Biocycle Farming: The Path to Sustainable Development." E3S Web of Conferences 454 (2023): 02012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202345402012.
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Social innovation is a community empowerment activity based on the community’s social needs to encourage the improvement of capabilities and social relations, as well as better utilization of assets and resources. Social innovation based on bio cyclo farming system aims to introduce the community to environmentally friendly agricultural businesses. This study aims to 1) analyze social innovations based on bio cyclo farming, 2) measure the impact of bio cyclo farming on social, economic, and ecological aspects, including contributions to achieving the SDGs. This research was conducted using qualitative methods supported by quantitative data. The social innovation analysis method includes aspects of the fulfillment of community needs, the element of novelty as a solution to community problems, the existence of social change, and the increase in community capacity. The research location is in Majalengka Regency. The results showed that bio cyclo farming was implemented through agricultural waste and household waste into agricultural inputs, optimization of the use of vacant land, and development of a businessoriented agricultural system. The economic impact of this community empowerment program includes producing several organic products that provide additional assistance to the group. The social impact of the program can be seen in the formation of new institutions, the change in science and skills, and the increasing cohesiveness of society. The perceived environmental impact is in the form of using agricultural waste and household waste as well as optimizing the use of vacant land. Bio cyclo farming-based community empowerment also contributes to achieving the SDGs, especially waste management and food security.
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Li, Changyan, Wenjun Zha, Wei Li, Jianyu Wang, and Aiqing You. "Advances in the Biosynthesis of Terpenoids and Their Ecological Functions in Plant Resistance." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 14 (July 17, 2023): 11561. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411561.
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Secondary metabolism plays an important role in the adaptation of plants to their environments, particularly by mediating bio-interactions and protecting plants from herbivores, insects, and pathogens. Terpenoids form the largest group of plant secondary metabolites, and their biosynthesis and regulation are extremely complicated. Terpenoids are key players in the interactions and defense reactions between plants, microorganisms, and animals. Terpene compounds are of great significance both to plants themselves and the ecological environment. On the one hand, while protecting plants themselves, they can also have an impact on the environment, thereby affecting the evolution of plant communities and even ecosystems. On the other hand, their economic value is gradually becoming clear in various aspects of human life; their potential is enormous, and they have broad application prospects. Therefore, research on terpenoids is crucial for plants, especially crops. This review paper is mainly focused on the following six aspects: plant terpenes (especially terpene volatiles and plant defense); their ecological functions; their biosynthesis and transport; related synthesis genes and their regulation; terpene homologues; and research and application prospects. We will provide readers with a systematic introduction to terpenoids covering the above aspects.
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NURHAYATI, Atikah, Pringgo Kusuma Dwi Noor Yadi PUTRA, and Asep K. SUPRIATNA. "THE ROLE OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE MARINE TOURISM BASED ON BIO-ECOREGION (CASE STUDY IN BALI, INDONESIA)." GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites 41, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 477–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.30892/gtg.41219-853.
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Sea turtle conservation management is part of natural tourism activities which are often referred to as ecotourism based on bio-ecoregion. Conservation activities by taking into account environmental, socio-cultural and economic aspects receive special attention by the community, especially sea turtle conservation. In Indonesia, one of the areas that conducts sea turtle conservation in Bali. This research aim to analysis the role of sea turtle conservation education for sustainable marine tourism based on bio-ecoregion (Case Study in Bali, Indonesia). The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive. The data used in this research primary and secondary data. The data collection technique used purposive sampling with 60 respondents consisting of tourists. Based on the research results of sea turtle conservation management in Bali tourism area from the ecological, social and institutional aspects it has a low value while from the economic aspect it has a high value. Lessons learned from the management of sea turtle conservation in Bali by emphasizing the socio-cultural aspects are able to produce modern sea turtle conservation management with the concept of ecotourism based on bio-ecoregion and able to improve the economy of the local community. The results of the activity showed that tourists who visit the sea turtle conservation area are provided with information about the sea turtle population that has decreased and is included in the protected animals. Conservation education aims to introduce tourists to raising awareness of the sustainability of sea turtle resources.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Bio-ecological aspects"
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Basnet, Kumar. "Enzyme-based detection of pesticide tolerance in the sucking tea pest, helopeltis theivora waterhouse (insecta: heteroptera: miridae) with a study on bio-ecological aspects of its common spider predator from the terai tea plantations of Darjeeling foothills and plains." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2626.
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Evangelisti, Francesca <1978>. "Mediterranean brachiopods: morphological, ecological and phylogenetic aspects." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2738/1/Evangelisti_Francesca_Tesi.pdf.
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The Brachiopoda of the Marine Protected Area “Secche di Tor Paterno”, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, have been investigated in order to give a first glance of the diversity of the brachiopods of this area and provide a new report on the Mediterranean Brachiopod fauna. Four species were reported: Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776), Megathiris detruncata (Gmelin, 1790), Joania cordata (Risso,1826) and Argyrotheca cuneata (Risso,1826). For all the four species a morphological analysis was carried out. For the two most abundant species, J.cordata and A. cuneata, a morphometric study, based on thickness/width and length/width scattergrams, was carried out, in order to investigate their variability. Size-frequency distributions relative to the three dimensions of the shell were also computed, aimed at a evaluation of population dynamics of these two species. The results showed that, for both species, the parameters which most determine the rise of the shell during the growth of animal are width and length and that frequency distributions are mainly bi- or plurymodal and that they are difficult to interpret, as reported by other studies. Analysis of drill holes found on the shell of some specimens of the two same species revealed a predatory origin and that three different predators are responsible for them. Partial sequences of two different genetic markers, the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) and the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI), were used to investigate the phylogenetic relationship between two populations of the eurybathic brachiopod species Gryphus vitreus (Born,1778) across the strait of Gibraltar. This represents the first genetic population study on brachiopods. Results from AMOVA and Bayesian analysis performed on 31 specimens highlighted no genetic differentiation indicating a likely panmixia, dispite the lecitotrophic development of the species.
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Evangelisti, Francesca <1978>. "Mediterranean brachiopods: morphological, ecological and phylogenetic aspects." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2738/.
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The Brachiopoda of the Marine Protected Area “Secche di Tor Paterno”, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, have been investigated in order to give a first glance of the diversity of the brachiopods of this area and provide a new report on the Mediterranean Brachiopod fauna. Four species were reported: Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776), Megathiris detruncata (Gmelin, 1790), Joania cordata (Risso,1826) and Argyrotheca cuneata (Risso,1826). For all the four species a morphological analysis was carried out. For the two most abundant species, J.cordata and A. cuneata, a morphometric study, based on thickness/width and length/width scattergrams, was carried out, in order to investigate their variability. Size-frequency distributions relative to the three dimensions of the shell were also computed, aimed at a evaluation of population dynamics of these two species. The results showed that, for both species, the parameters which most determine the rise of the shell during the growth of animal are width and length and that frequency distributions are mainly bi- or plurymodal and that they are difficult to interpret, as reported by other studies. Analysis of drill holes found on the shell of some specimens of the two same species revealed a predatory origin and that three different predators are responsible for them. Partial sequences of two different genetic markers, the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) and the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI), were used to investigate the phylogenetic relationship between two populations of the eurybathic brachiopod species Gryphus vitreus (Born,1778) across the strait of Gibraltar. This represents the first genetic population study on brachiopods. Results from AMOVA and Bayesian analysis performed on 31 specimens highlighted no genetic differentiation indicating a likely panmixia, dispite the lecitotrophic development of the species.
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Campese, Caterina <1996>. "Comparative analysis of social and ecological aspects of the farms joining the local organization Paniere Flegreo. How the countryside cultivates values." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/16066.
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Research objective: This study aims to explore and evaluate the soil quality in 9 farms joining the local organization Paniere Flegreo in Campi Flegrei (NA), Campania, Italy. At the same time, social relations between companies and other institutions, competitors or clients have been evaluated, aiming to find out if and how the social environment mirror in the ecological one.
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Are the Soil Biological Quality Indexes efficient tools to analyse soil quality in cultivated Mediterranean areas?
Does the Social Network Analysis enable to detect relational goods between farms and different actors?
Does the sociological environment impact in any ways the ecological environment (and/or vice versa) of the farms joining the local organization Paniere Flegreo?
This study tries to investigate “ecosystemly” the outputs produced by 9 nine farms joining the local organization called Paniere Flegreo in Campi Flegrei’s area, Campania, Italy. Indeed, as an ecosystem needs many inputs to be balanced, in order to work properly and assure the well-being of its components, this analysis tries to evaluate the multiple aspects needed to work in a natural environment respecting it, protecting it and profiting from it.
Two main tracks have driven this multidisciplinary studio: the soil ecological analysis and the sociological analysis. Eventually, the results from these analyses will be compared.
To evaluate the soil quality QBS-ar and QBS-c indicators have been used. These indicators relate the microarthropods sensitivity to land management practices with the soil quality.
All the farms studied follow the integrated crop management according to the Regione Campania guidelines. The last farm to join the Paniere Flegreo group, which also adopted the integrated management for less than one year, is used as control.
To analyse social nets a first phase of questionnaires administration and data gathering was performed. The obtained results suggest that the farms seem quite homogeneous about social indicators, meaning that Paniere Flegreo connects sufficiently these companies, without letting any of them truly excluded or isolated. On the other side, the QBSs calculated have shown averagely good scores for cultivated lands, confirming their validity as tools to evaluate Mediterranean and European ecological soil quality.
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DE, SIMONE LEOPOLDO. "Ecological aspects of plants inhabiting Mediterranean cliffs. Challenges and prospects of life in vertical environments." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10447/443140.
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This thesis investigates opportunities, challenges and limitations for plant ecological research in the context of Mediterranean cliffs. In particular, chasmophytic species, whose natural habitats are very steep, limestone mountain slopes in the proximity of the sea, in the Central and Western part of the Mediterranean area are considered as study objects. Studies were carried out in the coastal mountain belts of both North-western Sicily and Dianic coasts in the Valencian Community (Spain).
The first chapter, entitled “The complexity of environmental factors: cliff microclimate”, investigates the variability of cliff microclimate in three different areas in Sicily and Spain, analysing the environmental conditions created by the cliff at very fine scale. Six independent and comparable datasets including the main meteorological variables were compiled in a total period of 18 months. The resulting spectra of environmental conditions are compared pairwise along two key environmental gradients: North/South cliff orientation and proximity to the sea. Intraspecific leaf traits are used in order to investigate variations in the functional response of plants living on opposite orientations. The resulting variation is then correlated with the influence of microclimatic conditions created by slope and functional aspects of the aforementioned plant traits.
The second chapter, entitled “Compositional data and analyses of areas and plant communities in the coastal cliffs of the Valencian Community (Spain)”, presents an ordination of the study sites and of the plant species inhabiting the cliff zones of the mountain belt along the coasts of the Dianic region in Eastern Spain. The study revealed significant correlations between the vegetation units and the sites with reference to the broad North/South geographical orientation. However, it was poorly informative in respect to reveal the major differences observed in the structure of the plant assemblage related to the micro- topographic variations recorded in the dataset.
In the third chapter, entitled “UAV (drone) surveys for the study of plant- microtopography relationships and for the conservation of rare species”, a proposed survey methodology for investigating inaccessible vertical environments is described. Challenges and opportunities of plant ecological research in these typically inaccessible areas were also analysed. A first set of data is comprised of partial and total visual census of two narrow endemic cliff species in the Spanish and Italian study areas. Through the use of aerial close- range photogrammetry and 3D modelling, it was possible to study the effects of micro- topography on niche segregation, both at community and species level. Ordination methods were used to correlate selected endemic species and entire plant assemblages to environmental factors such as local and global aspect, slope and distance from cliff edges.
The fourth chapter, entitled “Distribution, ecology, conservation status and phylogeography of Pseudoscabiosa limonifolia, a paleo-endemic chasmophytic species from Sicily (Italy)”, is addressed to analyse in details the phylogeographic structure of a cliff narrow endemic species, Pseudoscabiosa limonifolia (VAHL) DEVESA (Caprifoliaceae, subfamily Dipsacaceae), also taking in consideration its closest sister taxa. Furthermore, its total distribution was determined by field surveys, characterizing its habitat, and assessing its conservation status as Vulnerable according to IUCN red list guidelines.
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Tayob, Hawa. "Understanding primary school teachers' knowledge and attitudes around HIV and AIDS." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5398.
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Thesis (MEdPsych))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.Bibliography
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Teachers have been strategically positioned to mediate information that might lead to increased HIV and AIDS knowledge and preventative measures among school-based youth. This study attempted to understand such teachers' knowledge and attitudes within a particular social context using the Bio-ecological systems model of Bronfenbrenner. The systems model provided the framework for understanding teachers' knowledge and attitudes of HIV and AIDS given their choices in terms of background, knowledge, attitude, and their links with multiple systems. The study was conducted within the qualitative paradigm. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen intermediate phase primary school teachers from seven primary schools in Phillipi, Cape Town. This study showed that teachers were aware of being part of complex systems. They expressed their difficulties with teaching HIV and AIDS education in the classroom, particularly conditioned by cultural taboos. This study further showed that teachers. interactions, particularly with people living with HIV and AIDS, changed their knowledge of, and attitudes towards, HIV and AIDS and the teaching thereof. It also pointed to the dissonance between teachers' beliefs and behaviours in serving people living with HIV and AIDS. For some teachers, religious beliefs provided the means with which to deal with the HIV and AIDS pandemic. For others, particularly some female teachers, unequal gendered roles and expectations with regard to sex and sexuality in their communities had a direct impact on the spread of HIV and AIDS and safe-sex practices (knowledge) in their communities. Finally, teachers were actively and critically engaged with systems that impact upon them; particularly, the Macrosystem of the Education Department (in this case, the Western Cape), and the Microsystems of the societies and communities within which their schools were located. In summary, the study showed that a contextual, system-related approach to teachers in the classroom highlighted how they related to HIV and AIDS. Such complex, and inter-connected relations cannot be ignored by teachers, educators, policy-makers, material developers and trainers. More studies will give us a better model of the challenges and opportunities facing those who are helping stem the tide of the pandemic.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Onderwysers is in 'n strategiese posisie om inligting oor te dra aan jong leerders wat sal lei tot meer kennis van MIV en ook sal voorkom dat dit versprei. In hierdie studie is onderneem om onderwysers se kennis en denkwyse in 'n besondere sosiale verband te verstaan, deur gebruik te maak van die Bio-ekologiese stelsels-model van Bronfenbrenner. Die stelsels-model voorsien die raamwerk om onderwysers se kennis en houdings van MIV/VIGS te verstaan, aangesien hulle keuses maak in terme van hulle agtergrond, kennis, denkwyse en hulle kontak met meervoudige stelsels. Hierdie studie is uitgevoer in die kwalitatiewe paradigma. Halfgestruktureerde onderhoude is uitgevoer met dertien intermediêre fase primêre-skool onderwysers by sewe primêre skole in Philippi, Kaapstad. Hierdie studie het bewys dat onderwysers bewus is daarvan dat hulle deel vorm van ingewikkelde stelsels. Hulle het te kenne gegee dat hulle dit moeilik vind om MIV/VIGS opvoeding te gee in die klaskamer, veral as gevolg van kulturele taboes. Hierdie studie het ook bewys dat onderwysers se interaksie, veral met mense wat met MIV/VIGS saamleef, hulle kennis van en houding teenoor MIV/VIGS, en die onderrig daarvan, verander het. Dit het ook die verskil tussen onderwysers se godsdienstige oortuigings en houdings uitgewys wanneer hulle in kontak kom met mense wat met MIV/VIGS saamleef. Sommige onderwysers het hulle godsdienstige oortuigings gebruik wanneer hulle met die MIV/VIGS pandemie gewerk het. Sommige onderwyseresse veral, het gevind dat ongelyke geslagsrolle en verwagtinge ten opsigte van seks en seksualiteit in hulle gemeenskappe 'n direkte invloed gehad het op die verspreiding van MIV/VIGS en veilige sekspraktyke in hulle gemeenskappe. Onderwysers was aktief betrokke by stelsels wat 'n invloed op hulle gehad het, veral die Makrostelsel van die Onderwysdepartement (in hierdie geval die Wes-Kaap), en die Mikrostelsels van die samelewings en gemeenskappe waar die skole hulself bevind. In opsomming, het hierdie studie bewys hoedat 'n kontekstuele, stelsel- verwante benadering tot onderwysers in die klaskamer in verhouding staan met kennis en houdings teenoor MIV/VIGS. Sulke komplekse en onderlinge verhoudings kan nie deur onderwysers, beleidmakers, materiële ontwikkelaars en afrigters geïgnoreer word nie. Verdere navorsing en studies sal vir ons 'n meer effektiewe model bied van die uitdagings en geleenthede wat onderwysers in die gesig staar en wat sal help om die pandemie hok te slaan.
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Kramer, Karen Etresia Helena. "The imagery of nature in the prose works of K. Paustovsky." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8472.
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1 online resource (181 leaves)This study relies on ecocriticism as the discipline benefitting the analysis of the imagery of nature in Konstantin Paustovsky’s prose. The objective of this approach is to demonstrate that Paustovsky’s prose goes beyond of what was expected from a Soviet writer by the socialist realist dogma. This thesis attempts to prove that an ecocritical approach validates his prose as being universal in its message and thus relevant to contemporary readers. Scholars of ecocriticism ask the following questions when analysing a nature-orientated prose: what values are expressed in nature-orientated literature, does the portrayal of nature reflects the cultural values of a nation as well as the way in which a person’s interaction with his natural environment enhances or hampers his spiritual development. The timeframe, within which Paustovsky wrote his prose, should be taken into account, because it coincides with the Lenin and Stalin regimes, when any criticism of the government including its nature conservation policies was impossible. The analysis of attitudes of the Russian people towards nature in Paustovksy’prose demonstrates that it evolved from the acceptance of the official stand to the one of criticism. This research resulted in the following conclusions: Firstly Paustovsky’s view with regard to ecological problems and his solutions to these problems are on par with those of modern ecologists. The writer, for example, proposes a holistic way to undertake nature conservation, such as replacing ruined forests by the same type of trees, not interfering in the cycles of nature and stresses the importance of scientific information on how to care of the natural environment. Secondly, it is through his presentation of nature that the author familiarises the reader with the essence of the Russian culture, which is totally intertwined with the manifestations of Russian nature, such as folklore, superstitions, cultural traditions and values attached to certain animals and trees Thirdly, it has been established that the ‘external’ natural landscape of a person namely his environment, undoubtedly influences his ‘internal landscape’, his psyche. This implies that the natural environment of a person will have an influence on his psychological make-up. It is assumed that this study, in particular the use of ecocriticism as a tool to analyse literature where nature plays a role, will shed new light on the role of nature in Russian prose. This is especially the case with regard to the way in which ecological issues such as nature conservation are treated.
Classics & World Languages
D. Litt. et Phil. (Russian)
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Dongola, Edzani Onica. "Living with a sibling diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25467.
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This qualitative study explored the experiences of individuals living with a sibling diagnosed
with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how these individuals make meaning of this
experience. The data for this study was collected from five (5) individuals between the ages of
12 and 19, who shared their experience of living with siblings diagnosed with ASD. The data
was analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis method (IPA). I conclude that
although living with a sibling diagnosed with ASD is a challenging experience, the way one
makes meaning from the experience contributes greatly to their interpretation of their experience
thereof; and therefore, making it a positive experience. The participants in this study showed
great maturity and resilience. The findings of this study will be useful to parents, professionals
and those who engage with individuals living with a sibling diagnosed with ASD.Psychology
M.A. (Psychology in Research Consultation)
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Viljoen, Tasme. "Social-emotional competency : enhancing the achievement abilities of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons." Diss., 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27737.
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South Africa has a dearth of deaf appropriate assistive resources – giving rise to deaf adolescents leaving school early and poor adult outcomes.
These factors are negatively influenced by the interaction of other
elements such as the inadequate cultural and social nurturing and lack of support. Approached from a bio-ecological model, to pro-actively address the support needed by deaf and hard-of-hearing persons to empower them to develop the capacity to withstand the challenges they have to endure, to stand up to and resist the negative ideas about what they are capable of.
In this study, major risk factors were identified as communication
deprivation and unpreparedness of parents to raise a deaf child
appropriately where mediating factors were identified as social-emotional competence and deaf teaching assistants at South African Schools for the Deaf. The main findings of this study were that the need for early training of parents, access to Sign Language, deaf role models and social-emotional training in SA schools for the Deaf are proposed pathways to well-being.Psychology
M.A. (Psychology)
Books on the topic "Bio-ecological aspects"
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The people of the Himalayas: Bio-cultural and ecological aspects. Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India, 1995.
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Bio-cultural diversity conserved by indigenous peoples & local communities-- examples & analysis: Companion document to IUCN/CEESP briefing note no. 10, 2010. [Teheran: ICCA Consortium, 2010.
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Naskar, Kumudranjan, and Rathindranath Mandal. Ecology and Bio Diversity of Indian Mongroves. Daya Publishing House,India, 2000.
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Bay, Christian, Niko Nagengast, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Frank Döpper, and Christian Neuber. "Environmental Assessment of Recycled Petroleum and Bio Based Additively Manufactured Parts via LCA." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 669–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28839-5_75.
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AbstractAdditive Manufacturing (AM) as much as sustainability aspects gained increasing attention in the last couple of years. The vision of resource-efficient manufacturing at batch size one is often claimed as an outstanding property of AM. Fused Filament Fabrication, as one of the most used AM technologies, satisfies this statement only in a restricted sense, through simple handling for non-experts and low-cost materials and machines. Next to performance-driven and process-influencing attributes, the question of a general ecological improvement through thermo-mechanical recycling rises. Therefore, recycling options of the thermoplastics are mandatory to explore. Based on the ISO 14040/44 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology two different geometries were environmentally assessed during a primary process cycle, using, and recycling. Each geometry was manufactured by a bio-based polymer and internationally produced (PLA) and petroleum-based locally produced polymer (PP) with a corresponding support filament. The methodological approach demonstrates an option how to evaluate the field of AM and recycling regarding environmental aspects. Furthermore, an adaption of the sensitivity towards industrial parameters (material/energy efficiency) showed an ecological benefit concerning recycling.
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Meier, Trixi, Michael Lermer, Daniel Gross, and Nico Hanenkamp. "Influence of Additivation of Bio-Based Lubricants on Sprayability and Solubility for Cryogenic Minimum Quantity Lubrication." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 139–47. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28839-5_16.
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AbstractThe development of innovative cooling lubrication strategies is significantly driven by the need to machine materials resistant to high temperatures while taking into account both ecological and economic aspects. Cryogenic minimum quantity lubrication (CMQL) represents a compromise satisfying both efficiency and sustainability in the manufacturing process. A minimal amount of oil is added to the cryogenic medium carbon dioxide (CO2) to ensure both cooling and lubrication during tool engagement. In this context, vegetable oils, so-called triglycerides, can be used with respect to the cooling lubrication concept. The aim of this paper is to analyze various bio-based oils with regard to their solubility, spraying and flow behavior and to investigate the influence of additives on the performance. During the lubrication tests, the additives have shown no influence on the lubricating effects. Thus the chemical properties of the base oils primarily influence the properties with regard to solubility and spray behavior. Finally, the collected results were correlated with machining tests showing only a limited correlation with the aforementioned lubrication tests.
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Moradei, Clizia. "Fashion Education: Cultivating Fashion Designers-Plants." In Springer Series in Design and Innovation, 443–51. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49811-4_42.
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AbstractIn the context of the contemporary social and ecological crisis, this contribution proposes a reinterpretation of current fashion design educational programs through a bio-inspired perspective, with the intent of guiding next generation fashion designers to successfully face such issues. The investigation delineates the theoretical subsoil to frame the topic by illustrating some key concepts connected to ‘fashion futuring’, ‘making kin’, plant neurobiology, collective authorship and co-design, translated within fashion studies. Specific plant neurobiology and botanical definitions are then applied to the qualitative analysis of two peculiar didactical case studies: the Master in Co-diseño de Moda y Sostenibilidad at the Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny de Valencia (Spain); the course in Biomoda at the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Proven the evidence that nowadays the needs of the planet and those of the fashion labour market must be realigned, the ultimate goal in education must be to train professionals capable of pursuing principles of sustainability. This is possible implementing redirection practices in a ‘futuring’ perspective, by operating as a collective parental-like organism establishing multidisciplinary dialogues. The vegetal metaphor allows weaving analogies between specific plant attitudes and today’s essential design requirements. Such aspects are not only useful to visualize and guide the creation of collective paths and sharing dynamics, but also to enhance the structuring of emerging experimental academic fashion curricula on the model of the fashion designer-plant hybridization.
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Egan, Suzanne M., Jennifer Pope, Chloé Beatty, and Clara Hoyne. "12. How Young Children Played during the Covid-19 Lockdown in 2020 in Ireland." In Play in a Covid Frame, 265–84. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.11647/obp.0326.12.
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The Covid-19 measures put in place by governments around the world to restrict the movement of people and limit the spread of the virus also impacted on children’s play. The importance of play in children’s lives has been well documented and research shows it plays a role in all aspects of development, including physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development. This chapter reports some key findings on changes in young children’s play in an Irish context based on parental responses to an online survey, gathered during the first Covid-19 lockdown in Spring 2020. Over five hundred parents of children aged one to ten years responded to the survey during May and June 2020, approximately two months into the first lockdown in Ireland, when all schools, preschools, playgrounds and non-essential businesses were closed. The findings of the survey shed light on the types and amounts of play that young Irish children engaged in during this time. Young children in Ireland spent a considerable amount of time in multiple types of play, in rich home play environments with parents who valued and facilitated their play, both in terms of the physical resources they provided and the social support they engaged in while playing with their child. The findings also highlight the inclusion of the virus and restrictions in all types of children’s play, with approximately one-third of the children bringing pandemic-related information into their play (e.g. corona chasing, LEGO ventilators). Interpreting these results and other international research through a bio-ecological lens offers a good approach to make sense of, and learn from, these findings.
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Kalaimani, S., and C. Kandeepan. "Bio-Ecological Status of Fresh Water Streams and Conservation Status of Fishes in Palani Hills of Southern Tamil Nadu, India." In Research Aspects in Biological Science Vol. 1, 131–40. Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International), 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rabs/v1/3725e.
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Majumder, Swanirbhar, and Smita Majumder. "Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis." In Biometrics, 106–36. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0983-7.ch006.
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Since 1960's digital image processing has been a popular field of research and applications. Among the various applications like physics, security, photonics, biomedical, astronomy, remote sensing, ecological, environmental, etc.; biomedical is one of the many important areas people are focusing on. So for the intelligent analysis of multimedia information like biomedical image has is the thrust area of this chapter. This chapter therefore would aid both biomedical engineers and non-technical people using the tools to get an overview. This chapter mainly concentrates on bio-medical imaging. The medical testing abbreviations and terms like X-ray, MRI, SPECT, PET, Ultrasonography, CFI, optical and IR Imaging SEM, TEM, etc. are discussed here. They mainly concentrate on images of internal structure of living organisms which are not accessible by standard imaging techniques. Moreover, this helps non-technically oriented people to get an overview of the bio-medical aspects.
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Majumder, Swanirbhar, and Smita Majumder. "Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis." In Intelligent Analysis of Multimedia Information, 181–211. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0498-6.ch006.
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Since 1960's digital image processing has been a popular field of research and applications. Among the various applications like physics, security, photonics, biomedical, astronomy, remote sensing, ecological, environmental, etc.; biomedical is one of the many important areas people are focusing on. So for the intelligent analysis of multimedia information like biomedical image has is the thrust area of this chapter. This chapter therefore would aid both biomedical engineers and non-technical people using the tools to get an overview. This chapter mainly concentrates on bio-medical imaging. The medical testing abbreviations and terms like X-ray, MRI, SPECT, PET, Ultrasonography, CFI, optical and IR Imaging SEM, TEM, etc. are discussed here. They mainly concentrate on images of internal structure of living organisms which are not accessible by standard imaging techniques. Moreover, this helps non-technically oriented people to get an overview of the bio-medical aspects.
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Singh, Shivom, Bhupendra Kumar, Neha Sharma, and Kajal S. Rathore. "Organic Farming." In Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies, 408–20. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6111-8.ch022.
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Agriculture is one of the significant factors contributing to the economic growth of India. In order to reap a better harvest, farmers inoculate the soil with fertilizers. These fertilizers include pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc., and are broadly used to control pests and pest-induced diseases. Increasingly high inputs of chemical fertilizers have not only left soils degraded, but it has also increased the adverse effect on aquatic life and other environmental hazards. Organic farming methods would crack these issues and make the ecosystem healthier. Bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides form a link between the biotic and abiotic factors and can be used to supplement the expensive chemical fertilizers. This chapter focuses on agricultural chemicals (fertilizers and pesticides) that impact the aquatic environment. The aim of the chapter is to improve ecological sustainability and to minimize the effects of pesticides on aquatic ecosystems. In addition, the authors attempt to reveal almost all positive aspects of organic farming in special reference to aquatic pollution.
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Michelini, Rinaldo C., and Roberto P. Razzoli. "The Ecological Industrialism Bet." In Sociotechnical Enterprise Information Systems Design and Integration, 1–18. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3664-4.ch001.
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The sustainable growth dilemma requires providing well-matched prosperity to current citizens, aimed at preserving suited life-quality standards. Currently, civilization intentionally alters the surrounding wilderness. The changes include using biological sources (agricultural revolution) and energy supplies (industrial revolution) purposefully promoted and performed by men. The modern growth decisively exploits skilful provisions acquired from fossil and fissile earth stocks, through totally technical and non-conservative ways. The instant disadvantages of this are paid by contamination, inexorably altering the bio-sphere. The engineer’s doings in the new millennium have to cope with ecological quality objectives, curbing the industrialism practices, in view to provide visibility of all induced changes and to apply the responsible recovery measures. Here, the overview of the state of the art is shown, in particular addressing the design of “product-service” items, deliberately considering the early specifications for the lifecycle and the dismissal phases, and the integration prerequisites in the supply chain management, explaining the usefulness of network aids and the connected commercial modifications. The challenge is extraordinary and involves socio-cultural aspects, too. The discussion, although offering sketchy images, concerns technical suggestions, basically limited to assessing the life cycle eco-coherence as total company challenge. The business design conditions embed compulsory legal issues, requiring worldwide management.
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Tiwari, Hansnath, Kulbhushan Samal, Sanjeev Kumar, Kapil Gumpte, and Sachin Rameshrao Geed. "Origin and Historical Perspectives of Green Gasoline." In Green Gasoline, 1–22. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/bk9781837670079-00001.
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Green gasoline has been considered as a renewable energy source and has attracted significant attention as a clean fuel and alternative energy source. The depletion of fossil fuels and ecological environmental concerns have encouraged the development of renewable green gasoline as an energy source. Green gasoline has major advantages such as decreased emissions, flexibility, compatibility and increased energy security. Continuing research and development have been carried out emphasizing green gasoline production using a variety of feedstocks, processes and green gasoline products for sustainable bio-based energy. The development of catalysts, reactors and process plants depending on the feedstock has been the main focus of green gasoline production. This chapter provides an overview of the origin and historical perspectives of green gasoline, the development of processes involved in biomass conversion, technoeconomic aspects of green gasoline, commercial and environmental considerations and the current status of technologies for green gasoline production.
Conference papers on the topic "Bio-ecological aspects"
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PREDA, Elena, Simona BARA, and Gabriel POPESCU. "INTEGRATED PARKS OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION – A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, BUSINESSES AND INVESTORS." In Competitiveness of Agro-Food and Environmental Economy. Editura ASE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/cafee/2020/9/05.
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Environmental and climate change issues have begun to become points of interest for the financial services industry, due to both global and European policy trend - the Green Deal, the Climate Change Mitigation Treaty, the reduction of companies’ carbon emissions, etc. - as well as for the relevant scientific and regulatory authorities. The process of institutional construction of the new entities represented by the ecological restoration parks was born from the need to encourage the multi and interdisciplinary remediation and integrated monitoring works of some damaged natural areas. The purpose of this paper is to provide a new approach to ecological restoration activities, taking into account not only the technical aspects of restoration works, but also new ways of them integrating economically and socially. The paper is organized on following issues: the need to establish a general institutional framework for ecological restoration; specific technical requirements for establishing future complex ecological restoration parks; financing the ecological restoration parks; advantages of institutional recognition of ecological restoration parks. Ecological restoration parks can become a source for the design and jobs designing in the medium and long term, given the duration of restoration of bio components and / or of relationships affected and subject to ecological restoration.
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Firsova, Anna, and Tao Xi. "Communication of sustainability through the wine label design: an experimental study." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002030.
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The wine culture itself is a very old and complex system that includes nature, territory, culture, tradition and human factor. The main mean of communication between the wine consumer and the producer himself is the wine label. It was in the 17th Century that, for the first time, a wine producer called decided to specify the origin of his wine on the bottle. Nevertheless, the wine label became a fundamental element of wine only in the end of 19th century during the industrial revolution, when a real consumes market was born.Nowadays we must take into consideration the fact that different countries produce wine for different markets, bringing different symbology and cultural meaning to their labels. After underlining how the wine packaging can convey cultural and symbolical meanings, it is then easy to agree that it is also possible to communicate the importance of ecological sustainability through a bottle of wine. Some elements of the packaging may explicitly refer to ecological sustainability, such as the BIO (biological) certificates that a cellar can obtain by respecting some specific standards. In this case the producer will apply this mark to the bottle in order to assure the consumer on the sustainability of the wine he is about to drink.In other cases, the communication of ecological sustainability can be more subtle and can be found in different components of the bottle: the cork, the label, the glass itself. The materials choice is in fact extremely important, because it can communicate a lot about the producer’s point of view.Nevertheless, what most probably will catch the eye of the consumer is the label. The label is like a white canvass and there the producer has the chance to convey all of his credo in ways that can be more or less explicit. The symbology plays a fundamental role in the labels’ design, and many are the already established visual codes which are used.Eco-labels are meant to minimise the information gap that might exist between the producers of eco-products and the consumers. This can be pursued by providing information about a product's environmentally responsible attributes.Generally, attributes such as social and environmental performance are aspects of a product that consumers can hardly identify. An important help often come from eco-labels, which can induce informed purchasing choices by environmentally responsible consumers.The purpose of this study is to investigate how the wine packaging design can be improved in order to enhance the ecological message and to increasingly involve the final consumer.The main objective of this research is to examine the role of wine packaging in making sustainable choices and investigate what is the impact of using sustainable materials in the wine packaging. In particular, within the framework of this research, it will be interesting to investigate if the label design, and sustainability-related elements on it, can have a major influence on the consumer’s choice making.The target group of the experiment is represented by wine shops and supermarkets customers of legal drinking age (21+). The participants declared to buy wine one or more times in a week.An on-line questionnaire was designed in order to explore the perception of consumers toward awareness of sustainability. The second phase of the experiment is to understand the consumers’ wine choices applying a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE). DCEs allow researchers to catch consumers’ stated preferences from hypothetical choice situations using a combination of product attributes. In order to choose the attributes for the discrete choice experiment, a qualitative analysis was conducted together with the focus groups. Analysing the outcomes, it was possible to point out 5 main attributes. The economical aspect plays an important role when purchasing a wine bottle, for this reason, at least 2 bottles from the same group classification but belonging to different price ranges should be used in the experiment. For the experiment a total amount of 10 bottles is used on the DCE and then analysed.This experiment helps to understand and analyse the critical elements that condition the choice making process and understand how to educate wine consumers to sustainability, simply through the label design.Many actions can be taken, starting from the information that a label provides and the tools that should be used in order to more efficiently convey the message to the final consumer.