A resilient response to the social-economic implications of coronavirus. The case of Snodi Solidali in Turin

The emergency created by the COVID-19 has shattered the world, with impacts in all countries. The restrictions introduced to reduce and contain the virus’ spread have changed lifestyles, illustrating the inequalities of our societies. Cities had to find rapid solutions to limit the socio-economic consequences, relying on their ability to react and adapt. This paper describes a local project that guaranteed food access to the most vulnerable population during the lockdown phase. Snodi solidali constituted a fast and responsive way for the local authority and the third sector’s network to offer an immediate reaction to an urgent need

SVILUPPO LOCALE E TURISMO IN TERRITORI COLLINARI: DUE CASI A CONFRONTO NELLA FASCIA PEDEMONTANA DELL'ITALIA DEL NORD

La tesi individua come fine ultimo quello di comprendere quale ruolo può svolgere il turismo nel favorire lo sviluppo socio-economico in aree che presentano elementi di marginalità. Si intende quindi verificare se e a quali condizioni la promozione di programmi/progetti di sviluppo incentrati sull’aumento dei flussi turistici possa migliorare il grado di integrazione orizzontale e verticale dei sistemi locali e favorire l’innesco di processi di auto-scoperta e auto-organizzazione. In seconda battuta la tesi individua alcuni obiettivi di carattere metodologico: (i) si intende in primo luogo migliorare l’impianto metodologico per l’analisi delle capacità auto-organizzative dei territori, messo a punto nell’ambito delle ricerche sui sistemi locali territoriali (modello SLoT); (ii) in secondo luogo si vuole verificare se e in che modo attraverso la ricerca-azione sia possibile ottenere risultati sia sul piano dell’avanzamento teorico e metodologico che sul piano della promozione dello sviluppo. L’impianto della tesi è articolato in sette capitoli: il capitolo 1, 2 e 3 compongono il quadro concettuale che struttura l’impianto della ricerca; il capitolo 4 descrive e analizza l’impianto metodologico che sottende al lavoro di ricerca empirico; capitoli 5, 6 e 7 sono dedicati all’analisi empirica; le conclusioni riprendono i diversi focus tematici, rispondendo alle domande di ricerca.The final aim of the thesis is to understand which role can tourism play in furthering the socio-economic development in areas presenting elements of marginality. The aim is also to verify whether and under which conditions the promotion of development programs/projects focused on increasing tourism flows can improve the degree of horizontal and vertical integration of local systems and facilitate the development of self-discovery and self-organization processes. Subsequently, the thesis identifies some methodological objectives: (i) to improve the methodological framework for the analysis of self-organizing capacity of places, developed within the researches conducted on Local Territorial Systems (Slot model), (ii) to verify if and how is it possible through action-research to obtain results both in terms of theoretical and methodological progress and in terms of development promotion. The layout of the thesis is divided into seven chapters: chapter 1, 2 and 3 make up the conceptual framework that structures the research; chapter 4 describes and analyzes the methodological framework underlying the work, chapters 5, 6 and 7 are devoted to the empirical analysis; conclusions summarize the main arguments of the thesis, answering the research questions

AuroraLAB: l’Università entra nelle periferie

In 2018, some professors and researchers of the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (Politecnico e Università di Torino), have launched a pilot project of innovative teaching (learning by doing) and action-research in the Aurora district of Turin, which led to the opening of a physical space: a meeting place between University and the neighborhood, where to share ideas and imagine common projects. After framing the meaning of this work in the more general context of a new way of understanding the so-called University “Third Mission” in terms of a “direct” involvement in processes aimed at fostering changes in local communities, the chapter explores the different implications of the daily exercise of “context immersion”, which often took shape in many neighborhood walks that have been organized. While, from a pedagogical point of view “getting into the context” helps to strengthen the ability to listen and dialogue with local actors, from a perspective of the researcher’s work, being in the field implies a greater involvement with the object studied (the territory), stimulating the relational attitudes of those involved in the research activities and expressing the need to establish a dialogue “between peers” with local actors

Pengaruh Pertumbuhan Aktiva Produktif, Dana Pihak Ketiga dan Ukuran Perusahaan Terhadap Profitabilitas Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (LPD) di Kecamatan Mengwi

This study aims to determine the effect of earning assets, third party funds and company size on LPD profitability in Mengwi District from 2015-2017. The number of Village Credit Institutions (LPDs) which were sampled were 37 LPDs using 3 years of observation, so that 111 observation samples were obtained. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear analysis techniques which are processed using the SPSS program. The results of this study use two stages, the first stage with a total sample of 111 but the data are not normally distributed, there is autocorrelation and heterocedasticity, so the data is released so that no symptoms occur so that the data amounts to 44. The second stage shows the results of the negative asset variable significant to LPD profitability with t count value of -0.025 and significance level of 0.000, third party fund variables have a positive and insignificant effect on LPD profitability with t count value of 0.005 and significance level of 0.194 and firm size variables have a significant positive effect on LPD profitability with the value of t count is 0.002 and the significance level is 0.001

Sguardi su Aurora: tra centro e periferia

Sintesi delle indagini svolte da AuroraLAB nel primo anno di attività. Fornisce alcune fotografie del territorio, delle sue caratteristiche, delle sue risorse, delle criticità

Impact of safety-related dose reductions or discontinuations on sustained virologic response in HCV-infected patients: Results from the GUARD-C Cohort

BACKGROUND: Despite the introduction of direct-acting antiviral agents for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, peginterferon alfa/ribavirin remains relevant in many resource-constrained settings. The non-randomized GUARD-C cohort investigated baseline predictors of safety-related dose reductions or discontinuations (sr-RD) and their impact on sustained virologic response (SVR) in patients receiving peginterferon alfa/ribavirin in routine practice. METHODS: A total of 3181 HCV-mono-infected treatment-naive patients were assigned to 24 or 48 weeks of peginterferon alfa/ribavirin by their physician. Patients were categorized by time-to-first sr-RD (Week 4/12). Detailed analyses of the impact of sr-RD on SVR24 (HCV RNA <50 IU/mL) were conducted in 951 Caucasian, noncirrhotic genotype (G)1 patients assigned to peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin for 48 weeks. The probability of SVR24 was identified by a baseline scoring system (range: 0-9 points) on which scores of 5 to 9 and <5 represent high and low probability of SVR24, respectively. RESULTS: SVR24 rates were 46.1% (754/1634), 77.1% (279/362), 68.0% (514/756), and 51.3% (203/396), respectively, in G1, 2, 3, and 4 patients. Overall, 16.9% and 21.8% patients experienced 651 sr-RD for peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, respectively. Among Caucasian noncirrhotic G1 patients: female sex, lower body mass index, pre-existing cardiovascular/pulmonary disease, and low hematological indices were prognostic factors of sr-RD; SVR24 was lower in patients with 651 vs. no sr-RD by Week 4 (37.9% vs. 54.4%; P = 0.0046) and Week 12 (41.7% vs. 55.3%; P = 0.0016); sr-RD by Week 4/12 significantly reduced SVR24 in patients with scores <5 but not 655. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, sr-RD to peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin significantly impacts on SVR24 rates in treatment-naive G1 noncirrhotic Caucasian patients. Baseline characteristics can help select patients with a high probability of SVR24 and a low probability of sr-RD with peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin