Sustainable Guar Initiative, Social Impact Characterization of an Integrated Sustainable Project

2019 ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Vuaillat ◽  
Alain Wathelet ◽  
Paul Arsac
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact

scholarly journals Coal to Biomass Conversion as a Path to Sustainability: A Hypothetical Scenario at Pego Power Plant (Abrantes, Portugal)

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Margarida Casau ◽  
Diana C. M. Cancela ◽  
João C. O. Matias ◽  
Marta Ferreira Dias ◽  
Leonel J. R. Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Biomass Conversion ◽  
Hypothetical Scenario ◽  
Coal Power Plants ◽  
Low Levels

Energy consumption is associated with economic growth, but it comes with a toll regarding the environment. Renewable energies can be considered substitutes for fossil fuels and may contribute to reducing the environmental degradation that the world is presently facing. With this research, we aimed to offer a broader view of the state-of-the-art in this field, particularly regarding coal and biomass. The main objective is to present a viable and sustainable solution for the coal power plants still in operation, using as a hypothetical example the Pego Power Plant, the last operating coal fueled power plant in Portugal. After the characterization of land use and energy production in Portugal, and more particularly in the Médio Tejo region, where the power plant is located, the availability of biomass was assessed and it was concluded that the volume of biomass needed to keep the Pego power plant working exclusively with biomass is much lower than the yearly growth volume of biomass in the region, which means that this transition would be viable in a sustainable way. This path is aligned with policies to fight climate change, since the use of biomass for energy is characterized by low levels of GHGs emissions when compared to coal. The risk of rural fires would be reduced, and the economic and social impact for this region would be positive.

scholarly journals Flash floods in Catalonia: a recurrent situation

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Llasat ◽  
M. Llasat-Botija ◽  
A. Rodriguez ◽  
S. Lindbergh
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
Flood Effects ◽  
Data Flood ◽  
Insurance Data

Abstract. This work focuses on the analysis and characterization of the flash flood events occurring during summer in Catalonia. To this aim, a database with information about the social impact produced by all flood events recorded in Catalonia between 1982 and 2007 has been built. The social impact was obtained systematically on the basis of news press data and, occasionally, on the basis of insurance data. Flood events have been classified into ordinary, extraordinary and catastrophic floods, following the proposal of Llasat et al.~(2005). However, bearing in mind flash flood effects, some new categories concerning casualties and car damage have also been introduced. The spatial and temporal distribution of these flood events has been analyzed and, in an effort to better estimate the social impact and vulnerability, some indicators have been defined and analyzed for a specific region. These indicators allow an analysis of spacial and temporal trends as well as characterization of the events. Results show a flash-flood increase in summer and early autumn, mainly due to inter-annual and intra-annual changes in population density.

scholarly journals Naturally Occurence Of Wolbachia Spp. Infection In Populations Of Aedes Albopictus In The City of Valencia, Spain

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Marcilla ◽  
MARÍA TRELIS ◽  
FERMÍN QUERO DE LERA ◽  
RUBÉN BUENO-MARÍ
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The City ◽  
Potential Use

Abstract Background: The presence of Aedes albopictus was first reported in Valencia (Eastern Spain) in 2015, having a high sanitary and social impact. Innovative tools for its control include the use of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis, which suppress Ae. albopictus populations. The release of mosquito males infected with the bacteria has proven effective as a control strategy in similar urban areas in Rome, Italy. Before this strategy could be implemented in Valencia, it is crucial to know whether natural local populations of Ae. albopictus are infected with Wolbachia pipientis and if so, identifying the bacteria strains/supergroups. Methods: Eggs were collected from water basins from the 19 districts of the city of Valencia between May and October 2019. A total of 50 Ae. albopictus reared mosquito adults were processed and analyzed for the presence Wolbachia by selected markers for 16S rDNA and surface protein (wsp) genes, under optimized PCR conditions and sequenced.Results: Our study reveal that 94,7% of the samples carried the endosymbiont, with no differences among sexes. In relation to the Wolbachia strains, both wAlbA and wAlbB strains were identified in the mosquitoes analyzed, with some samples carrying mixed infections. Conclusions: These data provide the first characterization of endosymbionts present in natural populations of Ae. albopictus in the Mediterranean area of Spain, and offers relevant information to evaluate the potential use of Wolbachia strains in order to achieve mosquito populations suppression through massive releases of males artificially infected.

Contesting the social impact of marketing: A re-characterization of women’s fashion advertising

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Phillips ◽  
Edward F. McQuarrie
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
Women's Fashion

scholarly journals Opening Fields: A Methodological Contribution to the Identification of Heterogeneous Actors in Unbounded Relational Orders

M n gement ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 4-18
Author(s):  
Mohamed Benabdelkrim ◽  
Clément Levallois ◽  
Jean Savinien ◽  
Céline Robardet
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Organizational Fields ◽  
Organizational Attributes ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Organizational Relations ◽  
Industry Membership

Institutional scholarship studies how individuals coexist and interact with social structures. Organizations and inter-organizational relations within industries are a central focus of these studies. Hence, empirical research has so far largely relied on the observation of individual actors identified by their organizational attributes, and organizations identified by their industry characteristics. The flourishing of new types of social structures has sent an invitation to observe a broader range of actors beyond organizations stricto sensu, and to define the arena of interest beyond the boundaries of industry membership. However, in practice, these remain a favorite starting point of empirical investigations. In this article, we present a new method for the study of organizational fields that facilitates the identification of a large number and varied types of actors in a given field, provides a characterization of the relational structure of the field, and offers a content analysis on different sub-regions of the field. We test the method by replicating a previous study in the field of ‘social impact of nonprofits’, and show how it can contribute to operationalize mechanisms at play in the field. We conclude by noting that the principles of this method can extend beyond the dataset it is originally built on and facilitate a comparative approach to the study of fields. This contribution should enhance the value of the field as a theoretical construct by extending its operational reach.

scholarly journals Mathematical Modeling Projects Oriented towards Social Impact as Generators of Learning Opportunities: A Case Study

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2034
Author(s):  
Lluís Albarracín ◽  
Núria Gorgorió
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Mathematical Learning ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents a case study carried out at an elementary school that led to a characterization of mathematical modeling projects aimed at generating social impact. It shows their potential as generators of mathematical learning opportunities. In the school project, upper-grade students (sixth grade, 11-year-olds) studied the way in which the rest of the students at the institution traveled from their homes to school. Its purpose was to identify risk points from the standpoint of road safety and to develop a set of recommendations so that all the children could walk safely to school. In our study, we identified, on the one hand, the mathematical learning opportunities that emerged during the development of the project and, on the other, the mathematical models created by the students. We discuss the impact of the project on the different groups in the school community (other students, parents, and teachers). We conclude with a characterization of the mathematical modeling projects oriented towards social impact and affirm that they can be generators of mathematical learning opportunities.

scholarly journals Characterization of "Xisto" as a Way to Promote its Use as Natural Stone

2013 ◽  
Vol 548 ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Noronha ◽  
Cristina Carvalho ◽  
Silvia Aires ◽  
Antonio Casal Moura ◽  
Joao Farinha Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Natural Stone ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Variscan Basement

The main objective of this work was to contribute to the knowledge of the geological resources of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (TMAD) region, in particular of its “Xisto” (Portuguese word for “schist”, lato sensum), considering its economic and social impact. The target area is characterized by the abundant occurrence of different types of “schist”, belonging to the Variscan basement. This work is a contribution to improve the knowledge about mineralogy, fabric, chemistry and technology of the “schist”, in order to promote its exploitation and use as a natural stone. It was possible to identify the main factors that have an influence on the characteristics of all types of “schist”, conditioning its use as natural stone.

scholarly journals Caracterização dos impactos ambientais e sociais na exploração de rochas e minerais industriais no desenvolvimento local no município de Sumbe (Angola) / Characterization of environmental and social impacts...

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Januário Cacilda André ◽  
Fidel Luis Alvarez ◽  
Jose Francisco Lastra Rivero
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Industrial Minerals ◽  
Community Members

O objectivo do trabalho é avaliar de forma preliminar a relação dos impactos ambientais e sociais da exploração de rochas e minerais industriais no desenvolvimento local do município do Sumbe. Para isso, partimos das análises das causas e da identificação dos principais elementos que impactam nas comunidades do município. A metodologia utilizada constou de revisão bibliográfica; visitas a pedreiras em plena extracção e processamento de rochas e minerais industriais; e consulta aos responsáveis, empregados e membros da comunidade por meio de entrevistas e inquéritos, para revelar as causas dos impactos ambientais e sociais e sua relação no desenvolvimento local do município do Sumbe.Palavras-chave: Extração; Rochas minerais e industriais; Impacto ambiental e social: desenvolvimento local. ABSTRACT: The objective of this work is to evaluate in a preliminary way the relation of the environmental and social impacts of the exploration of rocks and industrial minerals in the local development of the municipality of Sumbe. For this, we start from the analysis of the causes and the identification of the main elements that impact the communities of the municipality. The methodology used consisted of a bibliographical review; visits to quarries in full extraction and processing of rocks and industrial minerals; and to consult with stakeholders, employees and community members through interviews and surveys to reveal the causes of environmental and social impacts and their relationship to local development in the Sumbe municipality.Keywords: Extraction; Mineral and industrial rocks; Environmental and social impact; Local development.

scholarly journals Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Mexico using data mining

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Enrique Luna-Ramírez ◽  
Jorge Soria-Cruz ◽  
Apolinar Velarde-Martínez ◽  
Edgar Aurelio Taya-Acosta
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Using Data

In this paper, it is realized an analysis of the data published by the Federal Government of Mexico on the cases related to the test for detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that originates the COVID-19 disease. More than a million cases were analyzed, most of which were positive to the test. For this study, twenty-one significant variables were considered, included the result of the test and the cases of death, going through the different factors that complicate a person’s health such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, hypertension, obesity and smoking, among others. At the beginning of the study, the preparation of the data was carried out so that they could be treated using data mining techniques, based on the CRISP-DM methodology for extraction of knowledge. Thus, with the help of this type of techniques, data models were generated to characterize the development of the COVID-19 disease in the national and local (by States) panorama. As an important part of the models, various rules or correlations were observed among the different variables, which could be used to predict, in part, the future development of the COVID-19 disease in Mexico and, consequently, to establish best practices that target to reduce its social impact.

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