Occupational therapy and return to work: a systematic literature review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The primary aim of this review study was to gather evidence on the effectiveness in terms of return to work (RTW) of occupational therapy interventions (OTIs) in rehabilitation patients with non-congenital disorders. A secondary aim was to be able to select the most efficient OTI.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A systematic literature review of peer-reviewed papers was conducted using electronic databases (Cinahl, Cochrane Library, Ebsco, Medline (Pubmed), and PsycInfo). The search focussed on randomised controlled trials and cohort studies published in English from 1980 until September 2010. Scientific validity of the studies was assessed.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Starting from 1532 papers with pertinent titles, six studies met the quality criteria. Results show systematic reviewing of OTIs on RTW was challenging due to varying populations, different outcome measures, and poor descriptions of methodology. There is evidence that OTIs as part of rehabilitation programs, increase RTW rates, although the methodological evidence of most studies is weak.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Analysis of the selected papers indicated that OTIs positively influence RTW; two studies described precisely what the content of their OTI was. In order to identify the added value of OTIs on RTW, studies with well-defined OT intervention protocols are necessary.</p

Potential frontiers of wine tourism marketing in the main countries of the old world of wine

A systematic and partly bibliometric literature review was operated about wine tourism in Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, main players in the Old World of Wine, in the period from 2010 to 2020, extracting the related data from Google Scholar; a following affinity analysis was implemented on the 51 documents of interest. The study aims to detect the emerging topics about wine tourism in the countries under investigation, selected because of their relevance in terms of wine production, to determine the potential marketing issues for recovering and relaunching wine tourism during and / or after the COVID-19 pandemic. The data analysis shows at least six emerging topics, namely tourism management, service management, stakeholder management, sales management, consumer / tourist behavior, and rural development and branding. These topics can be associated, for potential affinity, with three fundamental marketing issues, such as marketing management, consumer marketing, and territory / territorial marketing. In the overall scarcity of systematic literature reviews on wine tourism, which seem limited to few investigations, this study is the first to propose a specific focus on Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, i.e., the largest wine producing countries in Europe, universally known as the Old World of Wine. The results of the survey have been catalogued firstly as emerging topics, and secondly as scientific issues, to emphasize the potential key levers for wine tourism growth and development, most of all considering the pandemic crisis

Marketing Wine Tourism in Europe: Key Levers from a Literature Review on Italy, France, Spain, and Germany

Design/Methodology/Approach: A systematic and partly bibliometric literature review was operated on wine tourism in Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, in the period from 2010 to 2020, with data collection based on a survey on Google Scholar. A following affinity analysis was carried out on the resulted 51 documents. Purpose: The study aims to detect the emerging topics about wine tourism in the countries under investigation, whose selection was due to their relevance in terms of wine production, to determine the potential marketing issues by which empowering the recovery and the relaunch of wine tourism during and / or after the Covid-19 pandemic. Findings: Analysis of the data shows six emerging topics, namely tourism management, service management, stakeholder management, sales management, consumer / tourist behavior, and rural development and branding. These topics can be associated, for potential affinity, with three fundamental marketing issues, such as marketing management, consumer marketing, and territory / territorial marketing. Originality/value: In the overall scarcity of systematic literature reviews on wine tourism, which seem limited to few investigations, this study is the first to propose a specific focus on Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, i.e., the largest wine producing countries in Europe. The results of the survey have been catalogued firstly as emerging topics, and secondly as scientific issues, to emphasize the potential key levers for wine tourism growth and development, most of all considering the pandemic crisis

Geophysical and Sedimentological Assessment of Urban Impacts in a Lake Ontario Watershed and Lagoon: Frenchman's Bay, Pickering, Ontario

Managing the environmental impacts of urbanization on watersheds is a major problem facing Canadian communities. Meeting this challenge requires that municipal planning departments have access to good quality environmental information allowing them to develop effective land use plans and remediation policies. Managing such problems demands an interdisciplinary approach involving a range of scientific disciplines including geology, geochemistry, sedimentology, hydrogeology, hydrology, geophysics and aquatic ecology. Geoscientists from the University of Toronto and McMaster University are working with the City of Pickering, Ontario on remediation of a Lake Ontario lagoon and urbanized watershed (Frenchman's Bay) experiencing large stormwater flows and enhanced sediment erosion and transportation. Throughout the watershed, the hydrological cycle has been dramatically changed as a result of 'hardening' by roads and buildings - greatly restricting infiltration and promoting surface runoff. The urban-impacted watershed empties into the shallow, semi-enclosed coastal lagoon of Frenchman's Bay - serving as a trap for fine-grained contaminated sediment. A wide range of geophysical techniques have been employed in Frenchman's Bay lagoon to determine the geology of the lagoon, physical characteristics of bottom sediments and the distribution of contaminated sediment on its floor. Sommaire La gestion des répercussions environnementales de l'urbanisation sur les bassins de drainage constitue un problème de taille confrontant les collectivités canadiennes. Pour y faire face convenablement, les services de planification urbaine doivent pouvoir compter sur des données environnementales de qualité pour espérer pouvoiré laborer des politiques efficaces de réhabilitation et d'utilisation des sols. Le traitement de ce genre de problème exige que l'on adopte une approche multidisciplinaire intégrant une gamme de disciplines scientifiques, dont la géologie, la géochimie, la sédimcntologie, l'hydrogéologie, l'hydrologie, la géophysique ainsi que l'hydro-écologie. Des géoscientifiques de l'Université de Toronto et de l'Université McMaster travaillent de concert avec la ville de Pickering (Ontario) à la réhabilitation d'une lagune du lac Ontario et son bassin de drainage urbanisé (baie de Frenchman), lesquels sont soumis à de forts volumes d'eaux de ruissellement et à une érosion et un transport sédimentaire accrus. Dans l'ensemble du bassin de drainage, le cycle hydrologique a été considérablement changé par une « induration » des sols découlant de la construction de routes et d'édifices, limitant d'autant l'infiltration de l'eau et favorisant son ruissellement. Ces eaux de bassin de drainage « urbanisé » se déversent dans la lagune côtière peu profonde et quasi fermée de la baie de Frenchman, piégeant ainsi les sédiments à grains fins contaminés. Un gamme étendue de techniques géophysiques ont été mises à profit dans la lagune de la baie de Frenchman pour définir la géologie de la lagune, les caractéristiques physiques des sédiments du fond ainsi que la distribution des sédiments contaminés sur le fond

I movimenti per l'unità europea 1970-1986

L'opera raccoglie numerosi contributi che cercano di ricostruire l'attività dei movimenti e delle personalità che vi agirono per l'unità europea tra il 1970 e il 1986 cioè tra la fase di rilancio del processo di costruzione europea degli anni Settanta che pur in un contesto di profonda crisi vedono il lancio di politiche europee e di innovazioni istituzionali e la fase immediatamente precedente all'Atto Unico, anche questa caratterizzata da crisi e conflitti fra i vari membri della CE