scholarly journals Sustainable viticulture: how to evaluate and record it on a wine estate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Zahm ◽  
Marine Lévêque ◽  
Frédéric Auriol ◽  
Bernard Del’homme ◽  
Sydney Girard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Farm Sustainability ◽  
Societal Expectations

Sustainable viticulture is being developed to meet the challenges of current societal expectations. Numerous assessment tools have emerged in recent years. The IDEA method (Indicateurs de Durabilité des Exploitations Agricoles or Farm Sustainability Indicators) is one of these assessment tools. Using the 4th version of IDEA (IDEA4), this article assesses the overall performance (level of sustainability) of a wine estate in Bordeaux in partnership with the company Ekylibre.

scholarly journals Transformer-based artificial neural networks for the conversion between chemical notations

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lev Krasnov ◽  
Ivan Khokhlov ◽  
Maxim V. Fedorov ◽  
Sergey Sosnin
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Artificial Neural

AbstractWe developed a Transformer-based artificial neural approach to translate between SMILES and IUPAC chemical notations: Struct2IUPAC and IUPAC2Struct. The overall performance level of our model is comparable to the rule-based solutions. We proved that the accuracy and speed of computations as well as the robustness of the model allow to use it in production. Our showcase demonstrates that a neural-based solution can facilitate rapid development keeping the required level of accuracy. We believe that our findings will inspire other developers to reduce development costs by replacing complex rule-based solutions with neural-based ones.

Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources and the Need for Stakeholder Participation for the Developing of Appropriate Sustainability Indicators

2012 ◽  
pp. 632-665
Author(s):  
Konstantinos N. Baginetas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Agricultural Ecosystems ◽  
Agricultural Resources

The past 20 years have seen the rapid expansion of one development theory, that of sustainable development. This theory provided the opportunity for all stakeholders to be able to be involved in development projects. However, regarding issues of sustainable development, there is a historical tendency for these issues to be driven by top-down and technocratic agendas. Nevertheless, it is argued that the various stakeholders should be brought together and allowed to express their perspectives and perceptions, and that they should actively be involved in any developmental process. Within this context, this chapter argues that the adoption of a participatory, inter-disciplinary approach by the scientists/researchers in the development of sustainability indicators (with a focus on soil quality sustainability indicators) for use in agricultural ecosystems, can lead to the development of appropriate assessment tools that are meaningful to farmers and related to their understandings.

Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources and the Need for Stakeholder Participation for the Developing of Appropriate Sustainability Indicators

2011 ◽  
pp. 227-261
Author(s):  
Konstantinos N. Baginetas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Agricultural Ecosystems ◽  
Agricultural Resources

The past 20 years have seen the rapid expansion of one development theory, that of sustainable development. This theory provided the opportunity for all stakeholders to be able to be involved in development projects. However, regarding issues of sustainable development, there is a historical tendency for these issues to be driven by top-down and technocratic agendas. Nevertheless, it is argued that the various stakeholders should be brought together and allowed to express their perspectives and perceptions, and that they should actively be involved in any developmental process. Within this context, this chapter argues that the adoption of a participatory, inter-disciplinary approach by the scientists/researchers in the development of sustainability indicators (with a focus on soil quality sustainability indicators) for use in agricultural ecosystems, can lead to the development of appropriate assessment tools that are meaningful to farmers and related to their understandings.

Speech Perception with a Single-Channel Cochlear Implant

1990 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Earley Carney ◽  
Marjorie Kienle ◽  
Richard T. Miyamoto
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Overall Performance

Suprasegmental and segmental speech perception tasks were administered to 8 patients with single-channel cochlear implants. Suprasegmental tasks included the recognition of syllable number, syllabic stress, and intonation. Segmental tasks included the recognition of vowels and consonants in three modalities: visual only, implant only, and visual + implant. Results were compared to those obtained from artificially deafened adults using a single-channel vibrotactile device (Carney, 1988; Carney & Beachler, 1986). The patterns of responses for both suprasegmental and segmental tasks were highly similar for both groups of subjects, despite differences between the characteristics of the subject samples. These results suggest that single-channel sensory devices, whether they be cochlear implants or vibrotactile aids, produce similar patterns of speech perception errors, even when differences are observed in overall performance level.

scholarly journals The adoption of sustainable development indicators in agricultural practices in the Gharb region (Morocco)

2021 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 00098
Author(s):  
Sami Chbika ◽  
El Mahjoub Aouane
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Market Gardening ◽  
Farm Sustainability ◽  
Chemical Inputs

Many studies were carried out in Morocco to show that the dynamics of the market gardening is characterized by frequent use and often uncontrolled use of chemical inputs to the detriment of the preservation of natural resources, the health of consumers and the producers themselves. This reality, calls for appropriate structural actions, based on the levels of sustainability of the sector. The IDEA method (Farm Sustainability Indicators) is one way of giving practical expression to the concept of sustainable farms. Based on 40 sustainability indicators covering the three dimensions of sustainability: agro-ecological, socio- territorial, and economic. Using the IDEA method, we conducted this research with a view to analyze the sustainability of market gardening exploitations in three rural communities: Mnasra, Sidi Mohamed Benmansour, and Benmansour. We conducted questionnaire interviews with 180 producers. The results obtained have generally shown that the market gardening farms in this region have low sustainability scores. The sustainability of farms is lowest on the socio-territorial scale due to the absence of product quality approaches, poor human development, and poor employment conditions and services. On the economic scale, the low viability stands out. The agro-ecological scale shows higher values due to the good organization of space and diversified systems.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABILITY INDEX WITH INTEGRATED INDICATOR DEPENDENCIES

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Wagenhals ◽  
Wendy Garner ◽  
Les Duckers ◽  
Katja Kuhn
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Sustain Ability ◽  
A Company ◽  
Selection Of

Sustainability is a growing concern worldwide. While companies used to focus on financial performance, now the focus has shifted to considering envi- ronmental and social performance as well. This trend is not only based on ‘image’, but recent research has proven that a complex approach regarding sustainability could significantly increase a company’s performance. The selection of sustainability indicators as well as the development of sustainabil- ity frameworks has been analysed by researchers already. The authors argue that interdependencies exist between different sustainability indicators and concepts. To address this issue, the fuzzy set method has been used and integrated into as- sessment methods, making it possible to develop a sustainability index which is able to consider the dependencies of the integrated variables. The proposed method can prove that indicator dependencies have a significant influence on the sustain - ability performance of a company and therefore on its overall performance.

scholarly journals The development of SUCCEED: urban sustainability assessment tool for developing countries with focus on Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Job Momoh ◽  
Joseph Chelemu Kangwa ◽  
Chika Udeaja ◽  
Jin Ruoyu ◽  
Rafiu Dimeji Seidu
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Urban Sustainability ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Evaluation ◽  
Project Sustainability

PurposeDeveloping countries are currently on the verge of adopting principles used in achieving a sustainable urban future. As the urban population increases due to factors like urban–rural migration, increase in birth rate, migration, industrialisation, commercialisation, amongst others, there is a drastic need to adopt sustainability principles within urban spaces. To understand how sustainability can be achieved, there is a need to recognise how developed countries have designed assessment tools that work within their context which can inform how developing countries can work on their assessment tool. Urban neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools are used to reflect on the overall goal of the project and the most important indicators needed to be implemented within the project. Sustainability indicators are used to measure the levels and progress at which sustainability has been implemented within a project based on the data collected and these results can be used to make informed decisions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the development of urban sustainability assessment tool.Design/methodology/approachThis research investigates the techniques utilised in developing an urban sustainability assessment tool Sustainable Composite Cities Environmental Evaluation and Design (SUCCEED-ND) tool within the Nigerian context. The data instrument used includes a questionnaire survey that sampled 50 correspondents, and the results were used to develop an urban assessment tool tailored for the Nigerian countries.FindingsThe findings used social, environmental, economic and planning sustainability dimensions in the design of the assessment tool which composes of 21 core sustainability indicators and 105 indicators to develop SUCCEED-ND tool.Originality/valueThis work developed the first urban sustainability assessment tool for the Nigerian urban environment. The result is meant to evaluate and implement sustainability within existing and proposed neighbourhood development.

Sustainability indicators for manufacturing sectors

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamraiz Ahmad ◽  
Kuan Yew Wong ◽  
Srithar Rajoo
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Indicator Sets

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to review the indicators for the three aspects (environment, economy and society) of sustainability (the triple-bottom line (TBL) perspective) for manufacturing sectors. In addition, this paper aimed to: document the sustainability indicators for manufacturing sectors; perform an analysis of these indicators to show their evolutional progress and maturity in terms of their consistent, repeated and standardized usage; and highlight the further work needed to make them mature and more standardized. Design/methodology/approach The following keywords were used to explore and find the relevant articles: sustainable manufacturing evaluation, sustainability indicators, life cycle assessment, tools for sustainability assessment, and economic and social evaluation in industries. To find articles within this sample, the major focus remained on the terms “indicators,” “metrics,” and “performance measures.” This paper systematically reviewed the studies and analyzed the different sustainability indicators from the TBL viewpoint. Following this, the documented indicators were critically discussed along with their evolutional progress and maturity level. Findings The results showed that solid waste was the least used and immature aspect in the environmental category, whereas the more frequently used and developed indicators were related to material used, energy used and air emissions. Economic assessment was most of the time limited to cost-based indicators. From a social viewpoint, most of the reviewed studies were based on workers and local community and society related indicators rather than consumers-based indicators. From a sectoral viewpoint, comparatively, studies for metal manufacturing industries were more focused on all three dimensions of sustainability. On an overall basis, of the 144 discussed indicators, almost 34 percent (49) were used just once. Comparatively, the usage of indicators was more mature in manufacturing activities of developed countries than developing ones. Moreover, the usage of indicators was more common at the product level than at the other levels. Originality/value Unlike previous sustainability indicator sets which were generally long lists of proposed indicators rather than applicable and measurable ones, this paper reported the indicator sets based on studies for manufacturing sectors. Moreover, in contrast to previous reviews on indicators which were mostly based on the environmental dimension, this paper included all three dimensions of sustainability in one comprehensive review while focusing on recent studies published from 2007 to 2017. This paper has explored the recent evolutional progress and maturity of sustainability indicators, and provided insights into their development in manufacturing sectors.

scholarly journals Sensitivity of Racing Tire Sliding Energy to Major Setup Changes: An Estimate Based on Standard Sensors

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 5118
Author(s):  
Daniel Chindamo ◽  
Marco Gadola ◽  
Emanuele Bonera ◽  
Paolo Magri
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Tire Wear ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
High Performance Level ◽  
External Shape

Understanding the amount of energy a tire is subjected to is one of the key elements to perform in motorsport competitions, especially in Formula 1 feeder categories, where the number of tires is limited over the race weekend to contain costs. This forces teams to use worn tires towards the end of the event. Therefore, tires are usually chosen only relying on their external shape or based on the kilometers traveled. Moreover, being aware of how a setup change impacts tires can be a breakthrough in tire management, especially in tracks where tire wear is limiting the overall performance. This paper provides a scientific method aimed at helping race engineers in tire management to maintain a high performance level through the entire race weekend.

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