scholarly journals Are Coworkers in the Italian Peripheral Areas Performing Better? A Counterfactual Analysis

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 550
Author(s):  
Ilaria Mariotti ◽  
Dante Di Matteo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Counterfactual Analysis ◽  
Urban Center ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
Coworking Spaces

Coworking spaces are “serendipity accelerators” designed to host creative people and entrepreneurs. While recent literature has started exploring the indirect effects of coworking spaces on the local context, little is still known on how coworking spaces may directly affect the coworkers’ economic performance and wellbeing. Using a novel dataset based on a survey of 326 CWs working in the Italian coworking spaces in 2018, this paper explores the potential economic impact for coworkers, depending on whether a coworking space is localized in a peripheral or an urban area. Through a propensity-score matching approach, we found that being located in a peripheral area for coworkers may represent an opportunity to earn more than working in an urban center. The same holds for the organization coworkers belong to.

scholarly journals Coworking Spaces and New Social Relations: A Focus on the Social Streets in Italy

Urban Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Akhavan ◽  
Ilaria Mariotti ◽  
Lisa Astolfi ◽  
Annapaola Canevari
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
Coworking Spaces ◽  
Corporate Office

The late 2000s witnessed a wide diffusion of innovative workplaces, named coworking spaces, designed to host creative people and entrepreneurs: the coworkers. Sharing the same space may provide a collaborative community to those kinds of workers who otherwise would not enjoy the relational component associated with a traditional corporate office. Coworking spaces can bring several benefits to freelancers and independent workers, such as knowledge transfer, informal exchange, cooperation, and forms of horizontal interaction with others, as well as business opportunities. Moreover, additional effects may concern the urban context: from community building, with the subsequent creation of social streets, and the improvement of the surrounding public space, to a wider urban revitalization, both from an economic and spatial point of view. These “indirect” effects are neglected by the literature, which mainly focuses on the positive impact on the workers’ performance. The present paper aimed to fill the gap in the literature by exploring the effects of coworking spaces in Italy on the local context, devoting particular attention to the relation with social streets. To reach this goal, the answers (320) to an on-line questionnaire addressed to coworkers were analysed. The results showed that three quarters of the coworkers reported a positive impact of coworking on the urban and local context, where 10 out of 100 coworking spaces developed and/or participated in social streets located in Italian cities, but also in the suburban and peripheral areas.

Unit Activity in the Abdominal Nerve Cord of a Dragonfly NYMPH

1962 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
ANN FIELDEN ◽  
G. M. HUGHES
Keyword(s):  
Action Potentials ◽  
The Body ◽  
Peripheral Stimulus ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Nerve Fibres ◽  
Dragonfly Nymph ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Segmental Ganglion ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
Stimulation Of

1. Electrical activity of single units has been studied in small bundles of nerve fibres split off from the connectives between abdominal ganglia of the dragonfly nymph. Many units showed a resting discharge but activity of other units was only found when the insect was stimulated mechanically. 2. In some fibres the resting discharge was unaffected by mechanical stimulation and such spontaneous activity showed different patterns. These units were identified as interneurones and a prominent feature of their discharge was an irregular firing over long periods and the formation of characteristic intermittent bursts. 3. Responses to tactile or proprioceptive stimulation were investigated in primary sensory fibres and interneurones. The latter showed excitatory and inhibitory effects which were often related to the site of the peripheral stimulus. 4. Primary sensory fibres generally gave action potentials of smaller amplitude and were excited by stimulation of more localized areas. Many fibres traverse at least one connective after they enter a segmental ganglion and most ascend or descend ipsilaterally, but some crossing-over of sensory fibres occurs in the ganglia. 5. Interneurones were classified according to the nature of the peripheral areas from which they received their input. Ipsilateral, contralateral, and bilateral fibres have all been found but so far there is no evidence for any asymmetric fibres. Fibres responding to stimulation of a single segment or of many segments were found. Some of the latter extended over the whole length of the body and it is clear that spikes may be initiated in many of the ganglia through which an interneurone passes. 6. It is evident from this work that a given peripheral area is represented centrally by many interneurones and a great deal of convergence from different areas may occur on individual interneurones.

scholarly journals Differences in the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in the epicenter and peripheral areas of the pandemic from China: a retrospective, large-sample, comparative analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Wang ◽  
Feng Ming Luo ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Jia Shen Liu ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Lower Airway ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Illness Onset ◽  
Icu Admission ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Airway Symptoms ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Prolonged Duration ◽  
Peripheral Areas

Abstract Background: There is limited information on difference of epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of the initial outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan (the epicenter) and Sichuan (the peripheral area) in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted to investigate the differences in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 between the epicenter and peripheral areas of pandemic and thereby generate information that would be potentially helpful in formulating clinical practice recommendations to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: The Sichuan & Wuhan Collaboration Research Group for COVID-19 established two retrospective cohorts that separately reflect the epicenter and peripheral area during the early pandemic. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients in the two groups were compared. Multivariate regression analyses were used to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with regard to the outcomes.Results: The Wuhan (epicenter) cohort included 710 randomly selected patients, and the peripheral (Sichuan) cohort included 474 consecutive patients. A higher proportion of patients from the periphery had upper airway symptoms, whereas a lower proportion of patients in the epicenter had lower airway symptoms and comorbidities. Patients in the epicenter had a higher risk of death (aOR=7.64), intensive care unit (ICU) admission (aOR=1.66), delayed time from illness onset to hospital and ICU admission (aOR=6.29 and aOR=8.03, respectively), and prolonged duration of viral shedding (aOR=1.64). Conclusions: The worse outcomes in the epicenter could be explained by the prolonged time from illness onset to hospital and ICU admission. This could potentially have been associated with elevated systemic inflammation secondary to organ dysfunction and prolonged duration of virus shedding independent of age and comorbidities. Thus, early supportive care could achieve better clinical outcomes.

Counseling Supervision for Counselor Development in Malaysia

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafidah Aga Mohd Jaladin ◽  
Noh Amit ◽  
Melati Sumari
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Counselor Development ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Counseling Supervision ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Theoretical Approaches

A mounting body of research confirms the clinical wisdom that supervision is a critical component of counselor development. Recent supervision research has unraveled some of the important elements of supervision that can contribute to the effectiveness of and satisfaction with counseling supervision. The process and characteristics of counseling supervision have been extensively studied in the western countries and many theoretical approaches and models of supervision have been developed. Notwithstanding the broad acceptance of supervision, there has been little empirical investigation in the local context that explores this topic. This lack of normative information makes it difficult for Malaysia to develop its own model of counseling supervision that is agreed upon by most institutions. Encouraging news for the supervisors is that the Malaysian Board of Counselors or Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia has taken the initial step in training supervisors suggesting an awareness of the importance of quality supervision. This paper draws on recent literature to illustrate the need for quality research in counseling supervision to contribute to counselor development. Some issues and challenges in developing the Malaysian model of supervision are also discussed. Suggestions for future research are also presented to tie-up the whole discussion.   Keyword - Counselor Education, Supervision, Malaysian counseling, professional development.

Economic performance of Brazilian manufacturing firms: a counterfactual analysis of innovation impacts

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Kannebley ◽  
Júlia Valeri Sekkel ◽  
Bruno C. Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Counterfactual Analysis

scholarly journals Nutraceuticals and Herbal Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Is There a Prebiotic Role in the Mechanism of Action?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2427
Author(s):  
Alexander Bertuccioli ◽  
Marco Cardinali ◽  
Marco Biagi ◽  
Sara Moricoli ◽  
Ilaria Morganti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Metabolic Profile ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Food Supplements ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Lactobacillus Spp

Numerous nutraceuticals and botanical food supplements are used with the intention of modulating body weight. A recent review examined the main food supplements used in weight loss, dividing them according to the main effects for which they were investigated. The direct or indirect effects exerted on the intestinal microbiota can also contribute to the effectiveness of these substances. The aim of this review is to evaluate whether any prebiotic effects, which could help to explain their efficacy or ineffectiveness, are documented in the recent literature for the main nutraceuticals and herbal food supplements used for weight loss management. Several prebiotic effects have been reported for various nutraceutical substances, which have shown activity on Bifidobacterium spp., Lactobacillus spp., Akkermansia muciniphila, Faecalibacterium prausnitzi, Roseburia spp., and the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. Different prebiotics have beneficial effects on weight and the related metabolic profile, in some cases even acting on the microbiota with mechanisms that are completely independent from those nutraceuticals for which certain products are normally used. Further studies are necessary to clarify the different levels at which a nutraceutical substance can exert its action.

scholarly journals Differences in the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in the epicenter and peripheral areas of the pandemic from China: a retrospective, large-sample, comparative analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Wang ◽  
Feng Ming Luo ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Jia Sheng Liu ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Lower Airway ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Illness Onset ◽  
Icu Admission ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Airway Symptoms ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Prolonged Duration ◽  
Peripheral Areas

Abstract Background: There is limited information on the difference in epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of the initial outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan (the epicenter) and Sichuan (the peripheral area) in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted to investigate the differences in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 between the epicenter and peripheral areas of pandemic and thereby generate information that would be potentially helpful in formulating clinical practice recommendations to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: The Sichuan & Wuhan Collaboration Research Group for COVID-19 established two retrospective cohorts that separately reflect the epicenter and peripheral area during the early pandemic. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients in the two groups were compared. Multivariate regression analyses were used to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with regard to the outcomes.Results: The Wuhan (epicenter) cohort included 710 randomly selected patients, and the peripheral (Sichuan) cohort included 474 consecutive patients. A higher proportion of patients from the periphery had upper airway symptoms, whereas a lower proportion of patients in the epicenter had lower airway symptoms and comorbidities. Patients in the epicenter had a higher risk of death (aOR=7.64), intensive care unit (ICU) admission (aOR=1.66), delayed time from illness onset to hospital and ICU admission (aOR=6.29 and aOR=8.03, respectively), and prolonged duration of viral shedding (aOR=1.64). Conclusions: The worse outcomes in the epicenter could be explained by the prolonged time from illness onset to hospital and ICU admission. This could potentially have been associated with elevated systemic inflammation secondary to organ dysfunction and prolonged duration of virus shedding independent of age and comorbidities. Thus, early supportive care could achieve better clinical outcomes.

scholarly journals Wide-field Swept-source OCT Analysis of Interocular Symmetry of Choroidal Thickness in Subjects with Uncomplicated Pachychoroid

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Su Kim ◽  
Hyung-Bin Lim ◽  
Woo-Hyuk Lee ◽  
Yeo-Kyoung Won ◽  
Gi-Yup Nam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Choroidal Thickness ◽  
Anatomical Variation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Macular Area ◽  
Clinical Factor ◽  
Swept Source ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
The Right

Abstract Purpose: To study the bilateral choroidal thickness (CT) symmetry and difference in uncomplicated pachychoroid subjects using wide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT).Methods: All subjects underwent a wide-field 16-mm 1-line scan using SS-OCT. Bilateral CT was measured at, and compared among, the following 12 points: 3 points at 900-µm intervals from the nasal optic disc margin (nasal peripapillary area), 1 point at the subfovea, 6 points at 900-µm intervals from the fovea to the nasal and temporal areas (macular area), and 2 peripheral points 5,400 and 8,100 µm from the fovea (peripheral area). Associations between interocular CT differences in the various measurement areas and clinical factors were analyzed.Results: There was no statistically significant differences in CT between the right and left eyes in any area (all p > 0.05); they all showed significant positive correlations (all p < 0.01). However, the correlation coefficients (ρ) were smaller for the nasal peripapillary and peripheral areas compared to the macular area. In addition, the interocular axial length differences were significantly associated with interocular CT differences in the macular area, but not in the nasal peripapillary or peripheral area. No other clinical factor was associated with interocular CT differences in any area.Conclusions: The CTs in each region were bilaterally symmetrical in subjects with uncomplicated pachychoroid. However, interocular difference in CT increased from the center to the periphery, indicating that the anatomical variation of the nasal peripapillary and peripheral choroid was greater than that of the macula.

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