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Ciesielska, Katarzyna, and Mariusz Ciesielski. "Forest cover in territorial profiles in Poland." Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician 62, no. 5 (May 26, 2017): 62–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.0919.
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The aim of the article is to present changes in forest cover within 2002—2014 in different territorial profiles. The analysis was conducted on the basis of CSO data concerning forest land, population and changes in administrative division, which were compared in relation to gminas, voivodships and urban agglomerations. The results indicate an increase in forest land area by 290000 ha in the period analysed, which implies an increase in the forest cover indicator by 0.9% across the country. The forest area per 1000 inhabitants also increased (on average by 5.7 ha in Poland). The differences in both indicators were the most visible at a lower territorial level.
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Rozinov, V. M., D. A. Morozov, S. A. Rumyantsev, N. N. Vaganov, A. K. Fedorov, and O. S. Gorbachev. "INTERREGIONAL CENTERS FOR SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC SURGICAL AID IN RUSSIA – PROFILE AND DISLOCATION." Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care 9, no. 1 (May 10, 2019): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.30946/2219-4061-2019-9-1-8-16.
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Introduction. Russia needs to reform the stepwise model for delivering medical aid to children with surgical diseases and traumas mobilizing patients and those injured at specialized Interregional Centers (IRC). Purpose. To substantiate profiles and dislocation of IRC providing surgical aid to children in Russia. Material and methods. 103 specialists from 85 territorial entities of the Russian Federation presented their expert reviews concerning profiles and dislocation of IRC that provide surgical aid to children in accordance with the nomenclature of professions and administrative structure of the country. The expert reviews were analyzed using the methods of descriptive statistics to rate IRC profiles, their territorial dislocation, and focus on interaction of those surveyed with certain medical organizations. Consistency of expert opinions was estimated using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance. Results. Experts indicated 14 activity profiles of IRC providing surgical aid to children. According to rating results, more than a half of positive estimates belonged to five priority profiles including surgery of neonates, neurosurgery, oncology, thoracic surgery and combustiolgy. As far as IRC dislocation is concerned, experts mainly considered medical organizations within a federal district of territorial entities of the Russian Federation. Total number (287) of references (by priority profiles) to hospitals within territorial entities of Russia was 4 times more than the respective estimate (66) for federally governed healthcare providers. Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology that served as a base for potential IRC (oncology) was the most in-demand (19 requests) federal structure. Conclusion. Community of professionals has come to a consolidated opinion according to which buildup of IRC providing care in neonatal surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, thoracic surgery, and combustiology at children’s hospitals in territorial entities of the Russian Federation and 13 federally governed clinical research centers is a significant factor of providing affordable and qualitative medical aid.
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Marques, Teresa Sá, Márcio Ferreira, Miguel Saraiva, Teresa Forte, and Gonçalo Santinha. "Mapping health vulnerabilities: exploring territorial profiles to support health policies." Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 26, suppl 1 (June 2021): 2459–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232021266.1.40862020.
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Abstract Vulnerability processes and effects, albeit of great importance to cohesion and territorial policies, are nonetheless still underexplored and narrowly operationalized in scientific research. In particular, most assessments rely on economic indicators and a limited territorial scale, which do not have the same analytic potential of a broader view at a national level with regional/municipal similarities, specificities, and inter-connections. This gap also applies to health-related vulnerabilities, which, stemming from a lack of socioeconomic and environmental resources, has increased during and after the economic crisis of the past decade. This paper aims to analyze the health vulnerability phenomena in Portugal from a spatial perspective. Following a Multiple Correspondence Analysis, different territorial profiles of social vulnerability associated with the population health condition and access to and use of “health services” are identified. We conclude by outlining the importance of adding the spatial context to health policies addressing vulnerabilities and suggest avenues for future research.
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Jawor, Jodie M. "Testosterone in Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis Cardinalis): Possible Influence of Prolonged Territorial Behavior." Auk 124, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 331–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/124.1.331.
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Abstract Two attributes of many temperate passerine species are short-term territoriality and strongly fluctuating annual testosterone (T) profiles. Circulating T of temperate passerines can vary from undetectable levels in the nonbreeding season to higher, but fluctuating, levels during the breeding season. Males of many temperate species respond to territorial instability during the breeding season with transitory increases in T. In females, the hormonal response to aggression is more complex. Most temperate-zone passerine species that have been studied exhibit territoriality for less than three months. Here, I describe the year-round T profile of male and female Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), a temperate-zone species with prolonged territorial behavior (7+ months). Circulating levels of T in female Northern Cardinals is relatively stable. Males show variation in T levels over the year and they may respond to territorial intrusions with increases in T. Of particular interest are the relatively high levels of T observed in female Northern Cardinals throughout the year, and measurable amounts of T in both sexes in the winter. Testosterona en Cardinalis cardinalis: Posible Influencia del Comportamiento Territorial Prolongado
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Azaryan, E. M., D. E. Voziyanov, A. N. Beketov, and V. A. Kaderova. "The Origin of Territory Marketing." Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics 20, no. 1 (February 7, 2023): 200–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2023-1-200-210.
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Today’s world is subjected to fast and deep changes, which is caused both by global transformations, their local specific features and profiles and wide proliferation of digitalization affecting all spheres of life for individuals, society and whole territories. Nowadays territories themselves need marketing so that entities of management could attain goals of different level. The goal of the article is to substantiate conceptual approach to territory marketing as a factor of social and economic city development in conditions of economy digitalization. The research used such general academic methods as analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction; specific methods – from abstract to concrete; systematization and generalization; economic-logical analysis; modeling. The proposed conceptual approach of territory marketing within the frames of social and economic development of territorial structures does not contradict to current views on theory and practice of managing social and economic development of territories but acts as their logical extension. Its implementation could provide continuous improvement of managerial processes in view of new comprehension of territory essence as a self-organizing system and as a summarizing, exhaustive resource identified on the basis of finding new signs of territorial product in the marketing-mix complex.
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Marneweck, Courtney, Andreas Jürgens, and Adrian M. Shrader. "Dung odours signal sex, age, territorial and oestrous state in white rhinos." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284, no. 1846 (January 11, 2017): 20162376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2376.
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Mammals commonly communicate olfactorily via urine. However, the extent to which they communicate via dung, another waste product, is unknown. Behavioural studies suggest that mammals can obtain information from dung odours but are unclear about the information transmitted. Moreover, an understanding of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from dung is limited. To address this, we analysed the odours emitted from the dung of free-ranging white rhinos, and found that 2,3-dimethylundecane signalled an individual's sex, heptanal discriminated age class, nonane defined male territorial status and 2,6-dimethylundecane indicated female oestrous state. To validate these findings, we artificially reproduced key elements of the territorial and oestrous odour profiles (i.e. profiles likely to elicit behavioural responses from receivers). We then exposed free-ranging territorial males to these odours. In response, males elicited behaviours associated with the specific odours (e.g. territorial male (potential threat): reduced latency in assuming vigilance; oestrous female (potential mate): increased investigation). These results indicate that the VOCs identified from the dung of free-ranging individuals do transmit key information. Moreover, as white rhinos of all ages and sexes defecate communally, middens probably act as information centres. Furthermore, as many other mammals defecate communally, olfactory communication via dung odours is likely a widespread phenomenon.
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Stehnei, Marianna, Nataliia Mykhalchynets, Ruslan Prokopets, Svitlana Smochko, and Iryna Zahrebelna. "Innovative principles of territorial development." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics and Technology 8, no. 4 (October 25, 2023): 233–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2023-4-38.
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The features of applying innovative approaches in the system of territorial development have been investigated. The fundamental theoretical principles of innovative socio-economic development of regions and territorial communities have been identified. The preconditions for innovative development of regions and the problems of implementing regional innovation projects are characterized. Virtualization has been characterized as a distinct direction in innovative territorial development. The profiles of IT development in Ukrainian regions as of the end of 2021 have been analyzed. The dynamics of the proportion of state institutions in Ukraine with Internet access have been examined. General directions and possibilities of utilizing virtualization in territorial development have been delineated and characterized. In general, innovations in territorial development are necessary not only to achieve specific goals but also to create reserves for adaptation to changes in the modern world. The use of innovative principles is becoming an essential tool in the structure of modern territorial development management. Territorial development virtualization is an effective tool that can be used to improve the analysis, planning, and implementation of regional projects. It has significant potential to improve the efficiency of regional development management. The analysis indicates that innovations are becoming a key factor determining the competitiveness and sustainability of territorial communities. Using innovative approaches in developing infrastructure, economy, and socio-cultural spheres is extremely important in modern conditions. It is important to emphasize that innovations are not limited to introducing new technologies but also cover efficient resource management, developing educational programs, and creating conditions for developing entrepreneurship and attracting investment. Keywords: territorial development, innovative development, innovations, virtualization.
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ZABLODSKA, Inna, and Svitlana HRECHANA. "METHODICAL APPROACHES TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF AMALGAMATED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES." Economy of Ukraine 2021, no. 2 (February 20, 2021): 52–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/economyukr.2021.02.052.
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The role in ensuring the development of the territory of the identification of amalgamated territorial communities is studied, which is to establish the similarities and differences of a particular ATC that reflect its uniqueness. It is noted that the results of identification are a source of formation of strategic and operational goals in the development or update of the strategy of socio-economic development of ATC, the basis for creating a positive image and further promotion of the community. The low demand for the procedure of ATC identification by local governments and the lack of appropriate organizational and methodological content for its implementation is stated. Methodical approaches to identification of ATCs based on a unified adaptive system of criteria are proposed. The result of their application should be the creation of an identification profile of the community, which reflects the main components of its uniqueness and enables dynamic assessment of the actual or projected results of the strategy of its development, contributing to their further successful development. The stages of identification of the amalgamated territorial community are determined, the algorithms of their basic procedures are revealed. An open system of criteria for the identification of united territorial communities is formed, which contains spatial-administrative, financial-budgetary, social and special components. It is emphasized that the last group of criteria determines the adaptability of the system, allowing experts to add certain criteria that reflect the specifics of the life of communities in the region. On the basis of the proposed methodical recommendations, the current identification profile of Bilokurakynska ATC is constructed and its improve-identification profile in the medium term. A special component is formed by such a criterion as “remoteness of an ATC from the line of demarcation,” which is relevant for Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The comparison of the current and improve-identification profiles allows for the possibility of obtaining a positive result from the implementation of the ATC development strategy in the baseline scenario, but its insufficient efficiency is noted. It is proposed to make certain adjustments to the approved community development programs, as well as to initiate new projects in accordance with the identified issues.
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Chernyshev, Konstantin Anatolevich. "Profiles in the social network of university students as a source of migration data (on the example of RUDN University)." Социодинамика, no. 10 (October 2023): 72–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-7144.2023.10.44063.
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The subject of the research is the territorial origin of students and graduates of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The purpose of the work implies the study of the internal Russian educational migration of persons who entered the university in question at different times. The research method was the analysis of digital traces of users of the VKontakte social network. The information basis of the work covered data on the regions of origin indicated in user profiles. It is indicated that the study of educational and youth migration based on social network data is becoming widespread in Russian science. Migration processes in specific regions of the country or the participation of certain universities in the organization of educational mobility are investigated. The novelty of the work is associated with the use of an unconventional source of information about migration processes. It is shown that, despite the positioning of the RUDN as an internationally oriented university, the students of the university are mainly Russian citizens. As a result of studying the profiles of VKontakte users, it was revealed that most of those who indicated RUDN as a place of study are natives of Moscow. Among the persons who marked other regions of the Russian Federation as origin in VKontakte profiles the largest number of students and graduates of RUDN are from Chukotka and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, the Moscow and Magadan regions, several national-territorial subjects of the Russian Federation. The main factors determining the origin of educational migrants' are the territorial accessibility of the university city and the insufficient level of higher school development in the regions of educational migrants.
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Young, Rebecca L., Michael H. Ferkin, Nina F. Ockendon-Powell, Veronica N. Orr, Steven M. Phelps, Ákos Pogány, Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki, et al. "Conserved transcriptomic profiles underpin monogamy across vertebrates." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116, no. 4 (January 7, 2019): 1331–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813775116.
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Social monogamy, typically characterized by the formation of a pair bond, increased territorial defense, and often biparental care, has independently evolved multiple times in animals. Despite the independent evolutionary origins of monogamous mating systems, several homologous brain regions and neuropeptides and their receptors have been shown to play a conserved role in regulating social affiliation and parental care, but little is known about the neuromolecular mechanisms underlying monogamy on a genomic scale. Here, we compare neural transcriptomes of reproductive males in monogamous and nonmonogamous species pairs ofPeromyscusmice,Microtusvoles, parid songbirds, dendrobatid frogs, andXenotilapiaspecies of cichlid fishes. We find that, while evolutionary divergence time between species or clades did not explain gene expression similarity, characteristics of the mating system correlated with neural gene expression patterns, and neural gene expression varied concordantly across vertebrates when species transition to monogamy. Our study provides evidence of a universal transcriptomic mechanism underlying the evolution of monogamy in vertebrates.
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Caudron, A. K., S. S. Negro, M. Fowler, L. Boren, P. Poncin, B. C. Robertson, and N. J. Gemmell. "Alternative mating tactics in the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri): when non-territorial males are successful too." Australian Journal of Zoology 57, no. 6 (2009): 409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo09024.
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In polygynous mammals, the status of many males does not allow them to have a high social rank and theory predicts selection for alternative mating tactics. Alternative tactics were suggested to explain discrepancies between mating and paternity successes in several pinniped species. However, information on alternative tactics in fur seals is limited. Here, we focus on the polygynous New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri, predicting that competition for females is likely to cause a diversification of male mating tactics and that non-territorial tactics can yield reproductive success. We describe the behaviour of 38 males in a medium to large colony. Paternity success was assessed using CERVUS and PASOS, from a pool of 82 pups sampled at the study site and at neighbouring breeding areas. To see whether size is correlated with mating tactic, the length of 17 males was estimated using photogrammetry. Cluster analysis identified three male behavioural profiles: one corresponding to large territorial males and two illustrating alternative tactics employed by smaller non-territorial males. Of the 13 pups born at the study site that were assigned a father, eight were sired by three territorial males and five were sired by non-territorial males. Our study highlights that holding a territory is not a necessary condition for reproductive success in all otariids.
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Mkrtchyan, Nikita V. "Migration in rural areas of Russia: territorial differences." Population and Economics 3, no. 1 (April 12, 2019): 39–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/popecon.3.e34780.
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Abstract The article analyzes indicators of intensity of migration growth of municipal formations of the rank of district or urban district with completely rural or predominantly rural population. Rural areas in the suburbs of regional capitals and intraregional periphery, as well as those located in the South, the Non-Chernozem region, the South of Siberia and the Far East, the territories of the Far North and its equivalent areas, are considered separately. Both general indicators of the intensity of migration population growth (decline) and by 5-year age groups are compared. The source was data on long-term migration for 2012-2016, published in the Indicators of Municipal Entities databases of Rosstat. The analysis showed that suburban/peripheral differences in the migration balance of rural areas are more pronounced than spatial-geographical (zonal). Age profiles of migratory growth (loss) by geographical zones are similar, but differ in intensity — in the north and east outflow is higher. Suburban and peripheral rural areas in terms of intensity of migration balance differ fundamentally: the most intense migratory growth in all ages except for the youngest is noted in the suburbs.
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Leone, Federica, Francesco Reda, Ala Hasan, Hassam ur Rehman, Fausto Carmelo Nigrelli, Francesco Nocera, and Vincenzo Costanzo. "Lessons Learned from Positive Energy District (PED) Projects: Cataloguing and Analysing Technology Solutions in Different Geographical Areas in Europe." Energies 16, no. 1 (December 28, 2022): 356. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16010356.
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A Positive Energy District (PED) is a portion of urban area with defined boundaries that can produce energy in excess of its own consumption. The aim of this study is to analyse design variations among the six projects (12 case studies) of PED belonging to the European Smart Cities and Communities programme. Thus, it will be possible to identify the reasons behind the energy choices related to generation, storage and distribution that appear in the different geographical areas. To achieve this, different data were collected by consulting official documents and creating questionnaires that were communicated with the project representatives. Thus, the result of this study is a catalogue of the energy system solutions adopted in the studied PEDs with a critical analysis of the different motivations behind them in order to outline general trends in the geographical areas with similar characteristics. In conclusion, this study defined which technological choices are the most common in territories with similar profiles and how divergent those with different profiles are. Furthermore, applied to a large catalogue of PED, the methodology identified would make it possible to create different operating models for different territorial types and urban settlements.
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Smirnov, Andrey V. "“Digital Twin” of the Arctic Population in Demographic Research and Territorial Development Management." Arctic and North, no. 53 (December 26, 2023): 260–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2023.53.260.
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The article considers “digital twins” of the population as a tool for socio-demographic research and territorial management. The experience of creating digital twins of the population and interactive web-sites devoted to demographic issues is systematized. A methodology for creating a digital twin of the Arctic population is proposed, based on three methodological principles: consideration of the hierarchy of territories, spatial representation of data, and combining demographic statistics with new digital data sources. The author has developed the Digital twin of the Arctic population — an interactive website (dashboard) containing detailed data on the Arctic population, including municipal and settlement levels. It includes demographic statistics, census results and data from digital platforms. The Digital twin of the Arctic population covers such issues as the size, dynamics and composition of the population, resettlement, natural and migration movement, labor and employment, transport movements, science and education, and the impact of the pandemic on demographic processes. Tools of ranking, multivariate analysis, clustering and forecasting of indicator values are implemented for researchers. From the viewpoint of state and municipal management, the main interest is the demographic profiles of regions and territories, reflecting up-to-date information about the demographic situation. Using the Digital twin of the Arctic population, the author draws conclusions about the spatial patterns of the demographic development of the Russian Arctic.
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Meniri, Magali, Florence Gohon, Ophélie Gning, Gaétan Glauser, Armelle Vallat, Nicolas J. Fasel, and Fabrice Helfenstein. "Experimental manipulation of reproductive tactics in Seba’s short-tailed bats: consequences on sperm quality and oxidative status." Current Zoology 65, no. 6 (March 23, 2019): 609–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoz011.
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AbstractTo reproduce, males have to fertilize the female’s eggs, sometimes in competition with ejaculates of other males. In species where males display alternative reproductive tactics, whereby territorial males secure mating and non-territorial males have to sneak copulations, the latter might be expected to invest relatively more resources towards sperm quality compared with the territorial males. Sperm cells are especially vulnerable to oxidative stress, which reduces male fertility. Therefore, antioxidant resources are expected to modulate sperm quality, and might be allocated differently between reproductive tactics. To test the link between reproductive tactics, redox profile and sperm quality, we experimentally induced changes in the reproductive tactics of 39 captive males Seba’s short-tailed bats Carollia perspicillata. We monitored the blood and ejaculate oxidative balance, and the sperm quality before, 7 days and 21 days after the manipulation of reproductive tactic. Although ejaculates’ oxidative damage was negatively related to sperm velocity, males exhibited similar blood and ejaculates redox profiles and similar sperm quality, regardless of their reproductive tactic. Possibly, these results arise as a consequence of some constraints having been lifted during the experiment. Our results also suggest that, in Seba’s short-tailed bats, the expression of alternative reproductive tactics is not subjected to strong oxidative constraints. Furthermore, our results could reflect an absence of trade-off between pre- and post-copulatory traits in harem males, as they could be selected to invest both in female attraction and sperm quality, as a consequence of their inability to fully monopolize females.
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Selva, Nuria, Ainara Cortés-Avizanda, Jesús A. Lemus, Guillermo Blanco, Thomas Mueller, Bernd Heinrich, and José A. Donázar. "Stress associated with group living in a long-lived bird." Biology Letters 7, no. 4 (February 9, 2011): 608–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.1204.
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Many long-lived avian species adopt life strategies that involve a gregarious way of life at juvenile and sub-adult stages and territoriality during adulthood. However, the potential associated costs of these life styles, such as stress, are poorly understood. We examined the effects of group living, sex and parasite load on the baseline concentration of faecal stress hormone (corticosterone) metabolites in a wild population of common ravens ( Corvus corax ). Corticosterone concentrations were significantly higher in non-breeding gregarious ravens than in territorial adults. Among territorial birds, males showed higher stress levels than their mates. Parasite burdens did not affect hormone levels. Our results suggest a key role of the social context in the stress profiles of the two population fractions, and that group living may be more energetically demanding than maintaining a territory. These findings have implications for understanding hormonal mechanisms under different life styles and may inspire further research on the link between hormone levels and selective pressures modulating gregarious and territorial strategies in long-lived birds.
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Augustynek, Stanisław. "Prowincja Polska Towarzystwa Jezusowego (1918–1926)." Textus et Studia, no. 1(21) (July 26, 2021): 55–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.15633/tes.06104.
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The aim of this article is to present the historical outline of the Polish Province of the Society of Jesus in the years 1918–1926. The article will present the following topics: the structure and houses of the provinces, the profiles of the provinces, the number of religious in particular years, and the pastoral work carried out in the province and beyond its territorial borders.
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Curtis, K. Amber, and Steven V. Miller. "A (supra)nationalist personality? The Big Five’s effects on political-territorial identification." European Union Politics 22, no. 2 (February 2, 2021): 202–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1465116520988907.
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Recent work suggests personality affects the subjective psychological weight one attaches to an identity. This study extends prior findings showing a static effect on European identification in a single country by investigating whether a similar systematic relationship exists for a wider range of political-territorial identities (regional, national, supranational, and exclusively nationalist) across different country contexts (Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom) and over time (2012–2018). Original cross-national and panel survey data show that different traits predict both the type and degree of inclusivity of individuals’ identity attachments. These results contribute to the growing scholarship surrounding personality’s effects on EU support while underscoring the impact predispositions have on citizens’ sociopolitical orientations. They especially illuminate the contrasting profiles associated with those who identify as exclusively nationalist versus supranational European.
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Yeshurun, Reuven, and Guy Bar-Oz. "Ungulate skeletal element profiles: A possible marker for territorial contraction and sedentism in the Levantine Epipaleolithic." Quaternary International 464 (January 2018): 173–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.04.036.
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Carrión-Mero, Paúl, Josué Briones-Bitar, Fernando Morante-Carballo, David Stay-Coello, Roberto Blanco-Torrens, and Edgar Berrezueta. "Evaluation of Slope Stability in an Urban Area as a Basis for Territorial Planning: A Case Study." Applied Sciences 11, no. 11 (May 28, 2021): 5013. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11115013.
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Slope stability is determined by pre-conditioning and triggering factors. The evaluation of the stability by scientific criteria provides crucial input into land-use planning and development. This work aimed to evaluate the slope stability of “Las Cabras” hill (Duran, Ecuador) through geological and geotechnical analysis and a susceptibility assessment that allowed the definition of areas potentially susceptible to landslide and detachment for land planning recommendations. The methodology included (i) analysis of background information about the study area; (ii) fieldwork, sampling and laboratory tests; (iii) assessment of susceptibility to landslides and detachment through a theoretical–practical evaluation (using suggestions by various authors); (iv) a safety factor assessment employing the simplified Bishop method; and (v) analysis of the relationship between susceptibility and stability. Sixteen geomechanical stations were evaluated. Of these, seven stations are characterised as category III (medium susceptibility), six stations as category IV (high susceptibility) and three stations as category V (very high susceptibility). According to the susceptibility zoning map, 58.09% of the total area (36.36 Ha) is in the high to very high susceptibility category. The stability analysis based on 16 critical profiles shows that three of these profiles have safety factor values of less than one (0.86, 0.82 and 0.76, respectively), and two profiles have values close to one (1.02 and 1.00). The northern area is conditioned mainly by a vertical slope with an outcrop of fractured and weathered sandstones, thereby favouring rockfall. The landslide vulnerability in the case of the southern zone is principally conditioned by the fact that the slope and dip are parallel. The described characterisation and susceptibility analysis provide a basis for security measures and territorial planning.
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Lu, Guoping. "Peculiarities of Planning and Building of Scientific and Technological Parks in Conditions of the Shanxi and Gansu Provinces in the People's Republic of China." Science & Technique 17, no. 6 (December 13, 2018): 489–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.21122/2227-1031-2018-17-6-489-496.
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Creation and development of scientific and technological parks in the People's Republic of China is used as a means of activating areas in need of socio-economic development, for example such territories as along the New Silk Road in Shanxi and Gansu provinces. Five types of basic planning models recommended for creation of scientific and technological parks of different functional profiles have been developed in the paper. Model A comprises scientific and technological parks with a compact layout (area of less than 2 square kilometers) located in the peripheral zones of large cities built into the city's infrastructure and they do not have practically reserves for territorial development. The model is recommended for creation of educational and scientific parks and high-tech parks. Model B comprises scientific and technological parks of medium size (area of their territory – 2–10 square kilometers) located in the nearest suburbs of large cities (up to 10 km) and these parks partially use urban infrastructure having the possibility for territorial development. The model is recommended for creation parks of industrial-logistics, high technology, light industry, precision engineering. Model C comprises scientific and technological parks of medium size (area of 10–20 square kilometers) located in the suburbs of large cities (up to 30 km), geographically and infra-structurally interconnected with international airports. The model is recommended for creating parks of high-tech, precision engineering, biochemistry that produce products which are economically expedient to be transported by airplanes (smart phones, optical fiber equipment, other high-tech devices, cosmetics, medicines, etc.). Model D comprises scientific and technological park of medium size (area of 10–20 square kilometers) located in the suburbs of large cities (up to 30 km) along transport and communication corridors of national and regional importance with its own infrastructure and territorial development opportunities. The model is recommended for creation of parks in construction industry, transport engineering, bio- and agro-technologies. Model E comprises large-scale scientific and technological parks (with area of more than 20 square kilometers) located in inter-settlement territories along transport and communication corridors of international and national importance with its own infrastructure and territorial development opportunities. The model is recommended for creation of parks for chemical industry, heavy and transport engineering. The paper has made it possible to identify common types of functionalplanning zones formed on the territory of scientific and technological parks and it provides recommendations on their correlation. Analysis of the layout for existing and projected scientific and technological parks has allowed to develop characteristic schemes of their planning organization: band, compact, dispersed.
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Salvati, Luca, Margherita Carlucci, and Pere Serra. "Unraveling latent dimensions of the urban mosaic: A multi-criteria spatial approach to metropolitan transformations." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 50, no. 1 (October 12, 2017): 93–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x17736313.
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We investigated local-scale urban profiles by analysing the spatial structure of 124 territorial indicators to identify possibly relevant dimensions influencing urban evolution and promoting socioeconomic transformation. To assess patterns and processes of urban expansion, Athens (Greece) was taken as a prototype of metropolitan systems with a diversified morphology and entropic functions. Exploratory spatial data analysis identified six dimensions of urban evolution: population concentration, sprawl, social segregation, income growth, specialization in commerce/retail/logistics and industrial decline. Urban centres were profiled according to the dominant dimension(s). Cluster analysis identified the urban hierarchy in the Athens metropolitan region based on population density, highlighting more subtle gradients associated with settlement morphology, social diversification, local development and economic performance. The proposed methodology stems from the ‘factorial ecology' approach, providing a coherent overview of the recent transformations that impact dimensions of urban sustainability.
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Nunez, Steven C., Thomas A. Jenssen, and Kasey Ersland. "Female Activity Profile of a Polygynous Lizard (Anolis Carolinensis): Evidence of Intersexual Asymmetry." Behaviour 134, no. 3-4 (1997): 205–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853997x00458.
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Abstract1. The activity profile of free-ranging individuals should reflect how females and males are optimizing their respective reproductive efforts. By using the polygynous, sexually dimorphic lizard, Anolis carolinensis, we expected to find an example of pronounced intersexual asymmetry in daily activity patterns. 2. In contrast to males who should focus on blocking consexual access to resident females, we expected females to strategically facilitate egg production by minimizing conspicuous and unnecessary behavior, while feeding frequently from a defended food resource optimal to their needs. 3. During a 56 day period, we made a 90 h record of focal animal observations on 22 unmanipulated, reproductive females; then we compared this activity profile to a known profile for males. We found the following. 4. Females were 1.6 times more stationary (82% of day), moved 1/7th the distance (< 40 m/day), displayed at 1/8th the overall rate (< 14 displays/h), and used < 1/35th the number of displays in non-directed advertisement (1.6 displays/h) as males. 5. Females spent 1/30th the time (0.3% of day) in overt defense of territories 1/9th the volume (8 m3) as males. 6. However, both females and males had equivalent feeding rates (1.2 times/h), suggesting that the energetic needs of female egg production and male territorial maintenance are comparable. 7. The small, lightly defended territories and low feeding rates of females (along with their reptilian metabolism and insectivorous diet) indicate that females have a wide latitude in which to meet their energetic costs. 8. As expected, the proportion of intersexual contacts was similar between female and male profiles. Courtship and copulations occupied 3.2% and 3.9% of the females' day, respectively, with copula averaging 26 min in duration. 9. In a female activity profile which de-emphasized conspicuousness, we found little evidence for a pheromone-based alternative to visual signalling. 10. Predation, as an immediate threat to lizard activities, was not seen during three months of observations. We noted only four instances of avoidance behavior.
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Mukai, Motoko, Kirstin Replogle, Jenny Drnevich, Gang Wang, Douglas Wacker, Mark Band, David F. Clayton, and John C. Wingfield. "Seasonal Differences of Gene Expression Profiles in Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Hypothalamus in Relation to Territorial Aggression." PLoS ONE 4, no. 12 (December 4, 2009): e8182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008182.
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Bénard-Sora, Fiona, and Jean Philippe Praene. "Territorial analysis of energy consumption of a small remote island: Proposal for classification and highlighting consumption profiles." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 59 (June 2016): 636–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.008.
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Nicolae, Mariana, Irina Ion, and Elena Nicolae. "Regional differences in entrepreneurial perceptions and implications for the Romanian competitiveness policy." Management & Marketing 11, no. 1 (April 1, 2016): 394–409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mmcks-2016-0005.
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Abstract Understanding entrepreneurship as being spatially rooted transforms it in a regional and national competitiveness factor. Despite the increasing importance of the territorial dimension in supporting economic growth at policy and declarative levels, in practice, in Romania, the territorial structure and spatial organization of the economy contributes little to the national value added. In this context, we study regional differences in entrepreneurial initiative and perception and their possible impact on the national competitiveness strategy. We use primary data collected in three Romanian regions (Centre, North-East, Bucureşti-Ilfov) and conduct a statistical analysis of the data. The results indicate different comparative regional profiles. The regional differences in the intentions, motivations, barriers and limitation for entrepreneurship confirm the theoretical view that personal motivations of becoming an entrepreneur are determined by environmental conditions. We conclude that the regional differences should be taken into account in the elaboration of the competitiveness policy, corroborated with the results of other similar studies.
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Van Duyse, Els, Marcel Eens, and Rianne Pinxten. "DOES TESTOSTERONE AFFECT THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN INVESTMENT IN SEXUAL/TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOUR AND PARENTAL CARE IN MALE GREAT TITS?" Behaviour 137, no. 11 (2000): 1503–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853900502691.
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AbstractBreeding testosterone (T) profiles of free-living male birds are hypothesized to reflect a trade-off between investment in competitive behaviour for mates or territories, typically accompanied by high T-levels, and investment in paternal care, typically accompanied by low T-levels. To test this hypothesis we monitored song activity, as a measure of territorial advertisement or mate attraction, and feeding efforts, as a measure of paternal care, in great tit Parus major males that either received T-filled or empty implants in the middle of the feeding phase, a period of high paternal commitment and low T-levels. In support of the trade-off hypothesis, T-implanted males sang significantly more than controls. However, we found no significant effect of the elevated T-levels on male and female feeding behaviour despite the large increase in T following implantation. Also, no short-term effects on male fitness were found. Taken together these results do not support the trade-off hypothesis. We discuss that the low overall responsiveness in our study might be related to a high fitness cost of neglecting offspring in favour of T-enhanced behaviour.
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Bell, Alison M., Syed Abbas Bukhari, and Yibayiri Osee Sanogo. "Natural variation in brain gene expression profiles of aggressive and nonaggressive individual sticklebacks." Behaviour 153, no. 13-14 (2016): 1723–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539x-00003393.
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Within many species, some individuals are consistently more aggressive than others. We examine whether there are differences in brain gene expression between aggressive versus nonaggressive behavioural types of individuals within a natural population of male three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). We compared gene expression profiles of aggressive male sticklebacks to nonaggressive males in four regions of the brain (brainstem, cerebellum, diencephalon and telencephalon). Relatively few genes were differentially expressed between behavioural types in telencephalon, cerebellum and diencephalon, but hundreds of genes were differentially expressed in brainstem, a brain area involved in detecting threats. Six genes that were differentially expressed in response to a territorial intrusion in a previous study were also differentially expressed between behavioural types in this study, implying primarily non-shared but some shared molecular mechanisms. Our findings offer new insights into the molecular causes and correlates of behavioural plasticity and individual variation in behaviour.
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Specht, Specht, Wąż, Dąbrowski, Skóra, and Marchel. "Determining the Variability of the Territorial Sea Baseline on the Example of Waterbody Adjacent to the Municipal Beach in Gdynia." Applied Sciences 9, no. 18 (September 14, 2019): 3867. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9183867.
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The purpose of this publication is to analyze the spatial and temporal variability of the territorial sea baseline in sand bottom waterbodies, which were determined twice, in 2016 and 2018, by the Real Time Kinematic (RTK) method. This involves direct measurement of sea bottom coordinates on planned hydrographic sounding profiles using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver mounted on a pole. The data were the basis for creating Digital Terrain Models (DTM), which were then used to determine the baseline for both measurement campaigns. Subsequently, terrain surface models were compared to determine bathymetry changes in the area under analysis, and an assessment was made of the baseline spatial position change over the previous two years. The measurements have shown considerable spatial and temporal variability of the baseline course along a short section of sandy beach. The territorial sea baseline was very unstable; in some places, it moved by even 20–25 m, landwards and seawards. Therefore, one can suppose that these changes are periodic, and one can conclude that the reliability of the baseline measurements can decrease quite quickly.
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Bartsh, Sherie S., Shirley D. Johnston, and Donald B. Siniff. "Territorial behavior and breeding frequency of male Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) in relation to age, size, and concentrations of serum testosterone and cortisol." Canadian Journal of Zoology 70, no. 4 (April 1, 1992): 680–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z92-102.
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The onset of sexual maturity and changes in weight and serum testosterone and cortisol concentrations were studied in male Weddell seals during October–December, 1986, at a breeding colony in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Ages were estimated from length or known from tagging history. Underwater copulatory and territorial activities were monitored by colored grease transfer and radiotelemetry, respectively. Hormone concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay. Of 37 male seals visiting the colony, 22 were resident for ~5 weeks. About one-third of the male residents defended territories into estrus and were called territorial (T). Another one-third appeared unsuccessful at defending a territory and were called transitional (TN). The remaining one-third were nonterritorial (N). Males were closely matched in size (coefficient of variation ≤ 15% for length, girth, and weight). Most N males were 5–7 years old. T males (≥ 7 years old), being older (P < 0.05) than N males, attained 19 of 20 observed copulations. T males were heavier initially (P < 0.10) than TN or N males, and they lost more weight during the breeding season (P = 0.08, 3.2 vs. 2.1 kg/day) than N males. In all males, serum testosterone and cortisol concentrations declined, approaching nadir as estrus and the breeding season ended. Mean (±SE) daily concentrations ranged from 6.8 ± 2.4 ng/mL to nondetectable concentrations for testosterone and from 104.8 ± 13.2 to 54.7 ± 4.5 μg/dL for cortisol. Concentrations of both hormones were higher in T males than in N males. Hormone profiles of TN males initially resembled those of T males, but at estrus resembled those of N males. Coincident with a change in competitive behavior was a transient rise in cortisol accompanied by a drop in testosterone.
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Camarero, Luis, and Rosario Sampedro. "Despoblación y ruralidad transnacional: crisis y arraigo rural en Castilla y León." Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 19, no. 1 (June 28, 2019): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.7201/earn.2019.01.04.
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<div data-canvas-width="529.2655333333335">The arrival of foreign immigrants has been considered as an opportunity to stop the depopulation and decline of some rural areas in Spain. Previous research has suggested that the ability of the rural environment to retain population depends both on the characteristics of the rural settlements and on the new residents’ profiles. In the context of the impact of the economic crisis of 2008, we explored the role played by rural places as a destination in the migratory strategies of foreign immigrants and the territorial and social factors that may favor their settlement.</div>
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Rodríguez-Torres, Inmaculada, Ana Martín Carrillo, María del Pilar Ramírez, Francisco Jesus Gómez Gálvez, Leonardo Velasco Arjona, Carlos Padilla, and Enrico Cretazzo. "Genotypic and Sanitary Characterization of Minority Grapevine Varieties Prospected in Andalusia, Spain." Horticulturae 9, no. 7 (July 1, 2023): 759. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9070759.
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Andalusia is a Spanish region that is home to numerous minority varieties due to its diversity and territorial extension, offering the local viticulture the possibility of diversifying its wine production. The genotypic characterization of 98 specimens from six areas with a winemaking tradition in Andalusia was carried out between the years 2020 and 2022, by means of thirteen microsatellite markers, including the nine recommended by the OIV. A total of 33 different genotypes were obtained, 20 of which corresponded to profiles of already described varieties (11 of them are of 6 minority cultivars in Andalusia: ‘Rojal Tinto’, ‘Beba’, ‘Zurieles’, ‘Rome’, ‘Hebén’, ‘Mollar Cano’, ‘Listán Prieto’, ‘Listán del Condado’, ‘Jarrosuelto’, ‘Negra Dorada’, and ‘Mantúo de Pilas’), while the other 12 profiles did not match with previously identified varieties. These profiles were registered in the database of the IFAPA “Rancho de la Merced” Germplasm Bank. The eco-geographical groups of the new identified genotypes were determined through an analysis of genetic diversity. The presence of grapevine fanleaf virus, grapevine fleck virus, and grapevine leafroll-associated viruses was also determined due to the requirement of healthy clones of the new varieties for their potential interest to be authorized for cultivation in Spain.
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Mikhaylov, Andrey S., Anna A. Mikhaylova, and Dmitry V. Hvaley. "Three-Dimensional Assessment of the Knowledge Production System: Region-City-Organization." Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management 19, no. 2 (September 24, 2021): pp118–132. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ejkm.19.2.2410.
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Conceptualization of the region as an integral territorial system of knowledge production has formed a widely used research strategy for innovation studies within regional boundaries. Regional level studies are supported by detailed innovation statistics, which is unavailable for smaller administrative-territorial units, such as municipalities or settlements. The development of spatial scientometrics gave impetus for a new round of research on knowledge and innovation geography with a closer approximation in the context of cities and urban agglomerations. The scope of recent research also includes individual organizations that generate new knowledge or innovation. Despite the topic prominence, the entire array of studies is fragmented, and connections between different levels are not established: region – city – organization. Whereas this is critically important for the implementation of an effective innovation policy. In this regard, in this study, we test the hypothesis that the aggregate data obscures a wide variety of knowledge nodes, which are represented by a dominant knowledge centre. In the case of the region, such centres are often the largest cities, and in the case of cities – the largest organizations. The research design is focused on assessing the knowledge production at a multiscale level – organization, city and region, using the method of spatial scientometrics. The example of the Russian Federation illustrates well the territorial and institutional diversity in the distribution of knowledge production centres of different levels due to its great length and complexity of the structure of the national innovation system. This fact determines the high degree of heterogeneity of the Russian innovation space at the interregional, intercity and inter-organizational levels. The research results show a strong correlation between the knowledge profiles of regions and their primary knowledge-generating cities (KGCs). In cases of a strong central-peripheral structure of the regional knowledge production system, the regional profile completely coincides with the profile of its primary KGC. The knowledge capacity of second-tier cities remains hidden. At the city level, the identified trend is exacerbated. The absence of a pronounced leader among knowledge-intensive organizations (KIOs) against organizational diversity leads to a strong blur of the effectiveness of the knowledge production capabilities of a city. The example of Khabarovsk shows that the research profile of a city in a given situation may not repeat the most productive KIO, but, on the contrary, a weak one. Thus, the three-dimensional region-city-organization approach captures local specifics and organizational diversity, encompassing the entire set of elements of a regional knowledge production system. The study concludes with recommendations for a knowledge management policy at a tiered level.
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Nekova, Mariela, Galin Petrov, and Rumen Yankov. "Recreational functions of settlement formations of local importance." Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 49 (November 30, 2023): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jbgs.e115062.
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Settlement formations are a specific and relative new category of territorial units in Bulgaria. They were introduced by law in 1995. According to the Act of Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Republic of Bulgaria, settlement formations are built-up areas outside the construction boundaries of settlements. Unlike settlements, settlement formations have no permanent population. They serve specific functions—residential, industrial, transport, etc. They are differentiated into settlement formations of national importance and those of local importance. So far, no special scientific studies have been conducted on the settlement formations in the country. This study focuses on the settlement formations of local importance with recreational functions. Settlement formations with potential for tourist supply are identified. An analysis of tourist resources and accommodation facilities as factors for their formation and functional development is conducted. On this basis, a classification of settlement formations of local importance is proposed, in which they are differentiated into six types. Examples of settlement formations with different recreational profiles are provided. The study presents the current state of settlement formations of local importance in Bulgaria, because they are a dynamic category of settlement structures. The results of the study are illustrated by relevant maps.
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Fabi, Viola, Maria Pilar Vettori, and Emilio Faroldi. "Adaptive Reuse Practices and Sustainable Urban Development: Perspectives of Innovation for European Historic Spa Towns." Sustainability 13, no. 10 (May 15, 2021): 5531. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13105531.
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Spa towns represented, for decades, a point of reference for the European panorama of health, tourism and cultural exchange. They have been the first tourist destination in the modern sense, as well as a manifesto for a renewed demand of quality and laboratories for architectural and urban experimentations. A product of territorial relations, they have been able to aggregate ideas, capital and skills in a generative logic. However, from the second half of the 20th Century, these cities underwent a series of structural changes related to health and tourism trends that deeply affected all levels of their local systems. Today, these places are witnessing numerous episodes of degradation and abandonment of their built cultural heritage. Promoting a place-based approach, this paper argues that spa towns could be reconsidered as strategic resources in the construction of the territorial capital and that adaptive reuse practices, if integrated into strategic visions, can represent a driver for the activation of a sustainability transition based on ‘fully circular’ processes. Here, the abandoned built cultural heritage represents an opportunity space, a potential catalyst of innovative synergies, and a meeting point between local and territorial interests. While referring both to theoretical profiles and applied research experiences, the paper frames urban transformation and adaptive reuse processes as an integrated challenge within change management logics. Finally, the paper proposes a set of thematic recommendations in order to stimulate the creation of receptive environments for change and deal with the different times, scales, actors and the economic and non-economic interests involved.
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Malone, Antoine, David Laplanche, Sylia Mokrani, and Sandra Gomez. "Towards an Integrated Care System in France: the "Pioneer Territories" experiment." International Journal of Integrated Care 23, S1 (December 28, 2023): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.icic23052.
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Starting in 2018, the French Hospitals Federation (FHF) has developped a clinical integration model based on "Responsabilité Populationnelle" (accountabilty towards a population).
The model rellies on localy developped "action plans" covering targeted populations, from "at risk" people to severly ill patients.
The model is developped and tested in five "Pioneer Territories", covering 1.3M habitants, and built around Territorial Hospital Groups.
The Five Territories ""share"" two common target populations : people at risk or suffering from Type 2 diabetes and Heart Failure. These populations represent around 60 000 ill persons, and 300 000 ""at risk"" individuals, in the Five regions.
They share a common methodology, developped by FHF's teams and leading medical experts in the fields of diabetology, cardiology and public health.
The model relies on extensive use of healthcare data, in particular the ability to ""stratify"" target populations into clinical profiles. To each profiles are attached clinical guidelines that must be executed for every patient, according to its profile.
It is up to local actors to create their "actions plans", leveraging local assets to create local pathways, and local ressources to adress local needs.
Large scale deployment started in January 2022. In September 2022, more than 700 healthcare professionals, as well as 60 ""patient/partners"" were actively involved in the program. More than 450 outreach/prevention actions had been performed, and more than 5 300 at risk individuals had been screend for T2D or HF. More than 1 700 patients were included in ""clinical programs"", according to their clinical profiles.
We are already measuring impacts in terms of hospital use for these populations : reduced ER utilization, reduced lenght of stay, increased planned admissions.
Key Takeaways: The model is inspired by other Integrated health systems. However, FHF having no regulatory power, the model is primarely built around clinical practices and intrinsic motivations. We rely on the ability of local healthcare professionals and actors to develop actions plans that will improve coordination between them and the timely use of healthcare ressources for the benefit of the populations.
So far, the model is producing positive results in five very different regions, providing valuable insight as to the scalabilty of the model in other regions, and/or for other target populations.
The Five regions have shown tremedous ability to mobilize their local ecosystems, ranging from community groceries to local authorities, to patient organizations and other community assets.
Data analysis and utilization, in particular the stratification methods developped for the program, are based on DRG's, making them highly transferable to other HC organizations that use ICD-10 coding. These tools were well received by local HC professionals and are used on a daily basis in the Five Territories.
Among the key challenges at this stage, the question of a unified Information System is the most pressing. At this stage, there is still no single EHR in France, making the connection between hospitals and ambulatory providers cumbersome.
Morevoer, if we want to model to endure and to be generalyzed in France, regulatory intervention by National authorities will be necessary.
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Mariana Cruz Rojas, Ilse. "New contributions of the Inter-American Human Rights system to the needs of private interest of migratory flows." Latin American Journal of European Studies 3, no. 1 (June 2023): 113–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.51799/2763-8685v3n1004.
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The article addresses the study of the transformation in migratory profiles, categories in which people are placed as migrants, which due to the globalization of migratory flows have created new challenges of migratory regulation. The countries belonging to the Inter-American Human Rights System, in order to face these challenges, have developed tools that codify the application of conventional instruments to once again open the possibility of a more dynamic normative unification. The control of conventionality is one of the key points on which the analysis of the internal application of the national regulations of the countries is in harmony with the international criteria and that has undoubtedly materialized in the unified codification of the internal law of the members. , so that it is relevant for migration policy, because the migrant as a global citizen will not have a single legal framework, but rather starts from a particular territorial area, to later move beyond the traditional spheres of power, for the capacity it has to relate to other subjects of international law. Thus, the study finally moves to those tools of conventional interpretation and those created with the objective of governing the private relations of migratory flows in the territories of the members of the community.
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Boussaada, Djelloul, and Houari Yerou. "Sustainability’s Indicators of sheep farming systems in the eastern steppe ecosystem of Algeria." GABJ 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 16–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.46325/gabj.v6i1.193.
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Sheep farming systems in the steppe of M'sila eastern Algeria play a key role in the red meat production chain. The aim of this contribution is to assess the sustainability of sheep farms in relation to the current functioning of the breeding and to describe the strong and weak points limiting improvement of productivity in a perspective of sustainability. The method of indicators of sustainability of farms (IDEA) was used to evaluate sustainability. The typological results allowed us to distinguish two main types of livestock farming, namely agro pastoral and pastoral, which have different sustainability profiles. The agro pastoral type is characterized by sustainability scores of 69.4/100, 43.6/100 and 36.4/100 respectively for agro ecological, socio-territorial and economic sustainability. The pastoral type shows the same trend with superiority in the economic scale. The comparison of the sustainability scales in relation to the type of livestock showed that the two livestock systems are significantly different for agro-ecological and socio-territorial scale (P<0.05) in contrast to the economic scale. Consequently, each type requires particular improvements, according to its functioning and the threshold of the scores realized at the level of the global sustainability in order to guarantee a profitability of the breeding at the level of the Algerian steppe region.
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Dubrovskaya, Julia, and Elena Kosonogova. "The impact of digitalization on the demand for labor in the context of working specialties: Spatial analysis." St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies 37, no. 3 (2021): 395–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu05.2021.302.
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The spread of digital technologies, as well as the expansion of remote work practices, have a direct impact on the transformation of the labor market. At the same time, there is no wellestablished scholarly consensus about the nature and consequences of this influence. The key premise of the article is that there are relatively few empirical studies on the labor market that account for the influence of the location of regions relative to each other. This article tests a hypothesis about the significance of location and neighborhood of territories on labor demand in the context of economic digitalization, based on the calculation of coefficients of demand localization for specialists of different profiles and methods of spatial econometrics. The assessment is based on the evaluation of the registered unemployment rate heterogeneity for municipalities in the Perm region of the Russian Federation, using the global and local Moran’s indexes. The studies revealed a positive spatial autocorrelation among neighboring municipalities that proved the high spatial heterogeneity of the registered unemployment rate. Centers of localization and development of labor resources (“growth poles”) and territories affected by spillover effects were also identified. This demonstrates that spatial inter-territorial relations have a significant impact on the demand for labor, which makes it necessary to account for spatial effects when modeling dynamics of employment indicators. The method of labor market analysis based on the assessment of spatial heterogeneity of the unemployment rate and the calculation of localization coefficients is universal and can be applied to various taxonomic units.
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Pintilii, Radu-Daniel, Daniel Peptenatu, Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, Sorin George Toma, Ana Maria Grigore, Cristian-Constantin Drăghici, Răzvan-Cătălin Dobrea, et al. "Creative economies in Romania – spatial projections and trends." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 37, no. 37 (September 26, 2017): 95–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bog-2017-0027.
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Abstract Creative economies are at the heart of the knowledge-based economy. The main objectives of the study are to present the spatial design of the regional systems of creativity in Romania and to identify the evolutionary trends, by creating spatial models for key economic indicators, specific to such economic activities. This paper focuses on how creative economies are concentrated in the national network of settlements and how they differentiate in terms of regional profile. Consequently, a yearly nationwide database was created for 2000-2012, which includes four-digit creative economic activities, according to the Classification of National Economy Activities, for each administrative unit in Romania. The analyses, conducted for the same period, show a concentration of creative economies as a national polycentric network which includes the capital city and cities with over 300,000 inhabitants, as well as their structured territorial systems emerging around them, representing the local and regional polycentric networks. The analysis of the economic profiles highlights the growing share of creative economies in the national economy that tends to contribute more and more to the increase of the operational complexity of the local and regional economies.
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Gunko, S. O., N. M. Tsvetkova, and N. O. Neposhivaylenko. "The interpolation of cadmium in soils of an urbanized territory of the steppe Dnieper region using geoinformation modeling methods." Biosystems Diversity 26, no. 2 (May 11, 2018): 145–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/011823.
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We collected data on the content of gross and mobile forms of cadmium in the genetic horizons of the main types of soils of the steppe Dnieper region in anthropogenically contaminated landscapes (for instance, the city of Kamianske). The content and distribution of gross and mobile forms of cadmium are shown laterally and radially. The highest concentration of cadmium content is noted for profiles 1 to 6, in particular for a root-saturated ground horizon (up to 50 cm). For soil horizons located at a depth of 50–150 cm, there is a slight excess (4–6 mg/kg) of the mean (2–4 mg/kg) for all urban systems. Minimal concentrations of gross forms of cadmium are observed along the soil profile of 25–29 (up to 1 mg/kg), but anomalous excesses are noted at intersections of major highways, which is characteristic for all arranged profiles. The distribution of mobile forms of cadmium for each araigned profile usually duplicates the situation of distribution of gross forms of heavy metal content. The ArcGIS Spatial Analyst's software capabilities in assessing the ecological status of the Kamianske soil according to the content of cadmium are demonstrated in the study. The results of interpolation of cadmium concentration (gross and mobile forms) on the territory of the city for the corresponding soil horizons are given. According to the conducted simulation, it has been established that the soils of almost the entire eastern part of the city (east of the soil profile of 1 to 6) are characterized by the content of the gross form of cadmium in the range of 3 to 4 mg/kg, except for the wooded ravine Vodyana, within the territorial boundaries of which the values of 2 to 3 mg/kg are forecast, as well as in the soils of the southern and central parts of the city. The interpolation of the results of measurements of cadmium content indicates that the abnormal zone is gradually decreasing by area, however, it maintains the maximum values for the city's territory.
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Aslaeva, S. S. "Polarization and polarity of the main indicators in the Republic of Bashkortostan." Proceedings of the Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies 81, no. 3 (December 20, 2019): 306–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.20914/2310-1202-2019-3-306-312.
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Currently, the issues of studying the polarity and polarization of the economic space are relevant, as there is an increase in inter-territorial imbalances in the development of territorial entities. The goal is to study the polarity and leveling of polarization according to the main indicators: gross output per capita and industrial production per capita in municipalities (MO) and urban districts (GO) of the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB). The object of research is the economic space of Belarus. The subject of research is the essence of polarity, polarization and leveling of polarization of territorial entities. Methodological tools are based on the dialectical method of cognition. Economic analysis used statistical methods. The methodology for calculating the polarity and polarization is described, the indicators of polarity, polarization and leveling of polarization are found by the main indicators of the republic: gross output per capita and industrial production per capita, cartographic profiles of the polarization of the Republic of Belarus are constructed by these indicators, the groups of MO and GO by polarity are compared and polarization for the same indicators. Polarity shows the direction of economic relations, is determined in statics, polarization characterizes the process of economic relations. The composition of the groups of municipalities and municipalities of the Republic of Belarus in terms of polarity in terms of gross output per capita and industrial products per capita is identical, which is evidence that industrial production makes a great contribution to the gross product of the republic. The highest polarity is demonstrated by the indicator "industrial production per capita." The composition of MO and GO in polarization groups by gross output per capita and industry per capita is different, development occurs at different rates. Polarization leveling occurs in industrial production per worker employed in the industry and in the production of innovative goods.
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Flipo, Aurore, Patricia Lejoux, and Nicolas Ovtracht. "Remote and connected." REGION 9, no. 2 (September 27, 2022): 87–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.18335/region.v9i2.405.
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Originally associated to big cities' centres, coworking spaces and «third-places» have been blooming in rural regions and small towns over the past five years. The development of those places has been critically supported by local and national authorities, with a growing interest from rural localities. Indeed, those places are supposed to provide answers to numerous contemporary territorial challenges, and to tackle several dimensions or rural vulnerability. They are supposed to enhance sustainability by reducing the need to commute and car-dependence, by bringing both workplaces and services closer from home. They are also mobilised to tackle the issue of the digital gap between centres and peripheries, providing digital infrastructures and hardware. Finally, they are supposed to reduce territorial inequalities by strenghtening rural entrepreneurship, safeguarding local jobs, facilitating professional retraining and attract new residents by providing an easier access to telework.
Conducted between 2018 and 2020 in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, our study provides some elements to evaluate the effects of those places on territorial vulnerability and marginality. Based on the study of 17 coworking spaces situated in rural areas, their funders’ trajectories and their users’ profiles, we discuss the motives and the expected returns of those places, and their actual potentialities and limits.
We first present the definitions of coworking spaces and third-places, the origin of their recent spread in the rural areas and the main features of their geographical locations. Then, we present the rationales behind the creation and attendance to those places, by analysing funders and users’ trajectories and motives. We then present the potentialities and limits of third-places on territorial vulnerability. In the discussion, we interrogate the notion of marginality at the light of those places, that can be defined essentially as spatial and social networks. Indeed, our study enlights the diversity of lifestyles in the rural areas. Coworkers display particular spatial anchorages, with local resources being valued, though combined with forms of plural and multilocalized belongings. Their relationship with the margin is chosen, controlled and reversible, sometimes even yearned for. Their connectedness is not so much defined by where they live rather than by who they know, embodying the predominantly social dimension of marginality.
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Miodownik, Dan, and Ravi Bhavnani. "Ethnic Minority Rule and Civil War Onset How Identity Salience, Fiscal Policy, and Natural Resource Profiles Moderate Outcomes." Conflict Management and Peace Science 28, no. 5 (November 2011): 438–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0738894211418426.
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Using an agent-based computational framework designed to explore the incidence of conflict between two nominally rival ethnic groups, we demonstrate that the impact of ethnic minority rule on civil war onset could be more nuanced than posited in the literature. By testing the effects of three key moderating variables on ethnic minority rule, our analysis demonstrates that: (i) when ethnicity is assumed to be salient for all individuals, conflict onset increases with size of the minority in power, although when salience is permitted to vary, onset decreases as minority and majority approach parity; (ii) fiscal policy—the spending and investment decisions of the minority EGIP—moderates conflict; conflict decreases when leaders make sound decisions, increases under corrupt regimes, and peaks under ethno-nationalist regimes that place a premium on territorial conquest; and lastly (iii) natural resources—their type and distribution—affect the level of conflict which is lowest in agrarian economies, higher in the presence of lootable resources, and still higher when lootable resource are “diffuse”. Our analysis generates a set of propositions to be tested empirically, subject to data availability.
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Pisano, Giuditta, Nayeem Chowdhury, Massimiliano Coppo, Nicola Natale, Giacomo Petretto, Gian Giuseppe Soma, Roberto Turri, and Fabrizio Pilo. "Synthetic Models of Distribution Networks Based on Open Data and Georeferenced Information." Energies 12, no. 23 (November 26, 2019): 4500. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12234500.
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Many planning and operation studies that aim at fully assessing and optimizing the performance of the distribution grids, in response to the current trends, cannot ignore grid limitations. Modelling the distribution system, by including the electrical characteristics of the network (e.g., topology) and end user behaviors, has become complex, but essential, for all conventional and emerging actors/players of power systems (i.e., system and market operators, regulators, new market parties as service providers, aggregators, researchers, etc.). This paper deals with a methodology that, starting from publicly available open data on the energy consumption of a region or wider area, is capable to obtain reasonable load and generation profiles for the network supplied by each primary substation in the region/area. Furthermore, by combining these profiles with territorial and socio-economic information, the proposed methodology is able to model the network in terms of lines, conductors, loads and generators. The results of this procedure are the synthetic networks of the real distribution networks, that do not correspond exactly to the actual networks, but can characterize them in a realistic way. Such models can be used for all the kind of optimization studies that need to check the grid limitations. Results derived from Italian test cases are presented and discussed.
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Shakirova, Diana, Svetlana Badina, and Alexey Pankratov. "Approaches to the typology of Russian Arctic zone municipalities annotation." InterCarto. InterGIS 28, no. 2 (2022): 69–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.35595/2414-9179-2022-2-28-69-85.
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The article proposes a methodological approach to the typology of municipalities in the Russian Arctic based on spatially and temporally stable parameters and characteristics. Within the framework of the methodological approach, the factors of spatial typology are natural-climatic, geographical, socio-economic, infrastructural parameters, as well as the characteristics of the territorial development. The municipalities of the Russian Arctic are differentiated by the level of economic development, the prevailing economic specialization, the level of transport accessibility, the development of the settlement system, the density of the urban network, the natural and climatic conditions for the population, and the spread of permafrost. The research logical basis of the proposed methodological approach is the ABC-analysis method, through which natural-geographical and socio-economic profiles are formed for various Arctic municipalities. The combination of various types of typologies of the territory forms an integral typology of the Russian Arctic municipalities, within which four main groups are distinguished, arranged from the maximum (best) values of the studied indicators and characteristics to the minimum (worst). Resulting typology is created primarily for decision makers — officials of different territorial levels, as well as existing and potential investors who need quick and timely information in order to make decisions when there is no possibility of long-term analysis and interpretation of many disparate data for sixty-one Russian Arctic municipalities. Another possible area of application, already for narrower specialists, including scientists, is the use of a typology of Arctic municipalities for spatial development monitoring.
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Nicolosi, Agata, Valentina Rosa Laganà, Donatella Di Gregorio, and Donatella Privitera. "Social Farming in the Virtuous System of the Circular Economy. An Exploratory Research." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (January 19, 2021): 989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020989.
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Multifunctionality and social farming represent forms of resilience and innovation within urban and rural systems, making use of agricultural, rural, natural, and cultural resources to produce multiple benefits and eco-systemic services. Social farming (SF) introduces innovative activities capable of representing a factor supporting the competitiveness of the production system and represents a tool for responding to the growing needs of urban and rural populations in social, economic, and environmental terms, in relation to the offer of social- health, social-work, recreative and educational services. SF is an innovative model of territorial, participatory, relational, and community service development that looks to an inclusive, sustainable, fair, and supportive society. Its success is linked to the ability to spread within the economic system and become a circular economy model highlighting good practices and as a virtuous example for other companies. The purpose of this work is to examine the role and social impact that Social Farming has in the environmental, social, and cultural changes of the territories where they are located. Case studies in an area of Southern Italy—the Calabria region—were examined with multicriteria methodologies (social network analysis; multiple correspondence analysis) to identify the type of social activity carried out and the propensity to introduce innovations based on services ecosystems on farms. The results show the potential and value of the companies that carry out these social innovation activities. The analysis carried out has drawn some indicative profiles of socially oriented multifunctional companies.
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Zvereva, A. А. A., and I. S. Tikhotskaya. "CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN MAJOR CITIES OF JAPAN." Ser-5_2023_4 78, no. 4 (2023) (September 18, 2023): 75–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.55959/10.55959/msu0579-9414.5.78.4.7.
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The article seeks to identify the features of creative industries in Japanese cities with a population over 1 million people. Since there is no universal definition of creative industries in Japan and no officially adopted classification, we analyzed and aggregated various sources of information to develop a classification of creative industries, which takes into account specific features of Japanese culture and traditions. The analysis of creative industries in the largest cities has revealed that the advanced creative industry, i. e. “IT and computer services”, is the most developed creative sector in Japan. The most widely spread traditional industries include “crafts and applied arts” and “architecture”. For all 12 cities included in the analysis we calculated specialization coefficients, i.e. the ratio of the share of creative organizations and employed in the creative industries in a city to the corresponding shares of the industry in the country, and built petal diagrams for all creative industries. As a result, we have obtained an understanding about creative profiles of all largest Japanese cities. We applied a comparative-geographical method to identify territorial differences in the development of creative industries in Japanese cities, and a cartographic method to reveal the territorial structure of creative industries at the national level. The study has shown that the creative industries are unevenly distributed over the country and the territorial structure of creative industries in Japan is monocentric with hyperconcentration in Tokyo, the “creative hub” of the whole country, which is intended to become a creative center of Asia. Our study revealed that as the city’s population decreases, the number of creative organizations and people employed in creative industries is declining quite steadily. The progress of the creative sector is an important component of the “Cool Japan” national policy, which views Japanese traditions and cultural heritage as innovations for economic growth and the development of creative industries. Depending on the number of found creative industries we identified first-, second-, and third-order “creative cores” which have a potential to become creative centers in their regions.
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Agnello, Maria Carmen. "Communication Risk: Preventive Measures and Proactive Value-Based Health-Oriented Tools." Journal of Medical Research and Surgery 1, no. 2 (March 17, 2020): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.52916/jmrs204009.
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This article analyses the different profiles related to communication risk, such as all errors, adverse events, that occur within the care path. In this respect, an analysis of a variety of factors shows a twofold trend. Innovation is a level that can positively influence communication risk, on the other hand, towards deospedalization towards multiple forms of taking charge at territorial level require a multi-factorial communication based on different channels. Based on this dual perspective, the article analyzes the set of organizational measures planned and implemented in a preventive and proactive key in the different dimensions of communication both and public. This analytical path is to be modulated concerning the different objectives pursued by communication in health both in ordinary times and emergency through the management of information in the different institutional and organizational levels involved.
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Magnussen, Steen, and Stephen W. Taylor. "Inter- and intra-annual profiles of fire regimes in the managed forests of Canada and implications for resource sharing." International Journal of Wildland Fire 21, no. 4 (2012): 328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf11026.
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Year-to-year variation in fire activity in Canada constitutes a key challenge for fire management agencies. Interagency sharing of fire management resources has been ongoing on regional, national and international scales in Canada for several decades to better cope with peaks in resource demand. Inherent stressors on these schemes determined by the fire regimes in constituent jurisdictions are not well known, nor described by averages. We developed a statistical framework to examine the likelihood of regional synchrony of peaks in fire activity at a timescale of 1 week. Year-to-year variations in important fire regime variables and 48 regions in Canada are quantified by a joint distribution and profiled at the Provincial or Territorial level. The fire regime variables capture the timing of the fire season, the average number of fires, area burned, and the timing and extent of annual maxima. The onset of the fire season was strongly correlated with latitude and longitude. Regional synchrony in the timing of the maximum burned area within fire seasons delineates opportunities for and limitations to sharing of fire suppression resources during periods of stress that were quantified in Monte Carlo simulations from the joint distribution.