Synthesis of Statistical Indicators to Evaluate Quality of Life in the Italian Provinces

This work remarks the need to carefully evaluate the real importance of each variable used in a multivariate analysis context, with particular regard to cases when an overall performance ranking is the main final purpose. In particular, both a preliminary transformation of variables – aimed at reducing asymmetry and variability of their variation ranges – and the evaluation of their intrinsic explicative power – through redundancy analysis and weighting methods – are proposed. Theoretical and empirical considerations are developed in the frame of quality of life evaluation, carried out at the Italian provinces level on the basis of a yearly survey managed by the Italian economic newspaper "Il Sole24ore". A particular emphasis is given to some normalisation criteria and the case when original variables are grouped "a priori" into logical blocks. A final comparison between the actual ranking method and a series of alternatives is proposed as well.multivariate analysis, principal components analysis, ranking, redundant variable, weighing system.

IL RUOLO DELL'UNIONE EUROPEA NEL CONTESTO DEL TURISMO INTERNAZIONALE

Il lavoro propone una raccolta organica di dati statistici relativi agli spostamenti internazionali di viaggiatori da e verso stati europei e, in particolare, stati aderenti all'Unione Europea. Sulla base della sistematizzazione concettuale delle informazioni attualmente disponibili da varie fonti, si è tentato di quantificare, in chiave comparativa, i livelli di tali spostamenti e le variazioni intercorse negli ultimi anni. In generale, gli stati entrati nell'Unione più recentemente presentano trend di visitatori in entrata superiori a quelli degli stati dell'Unione più anziani.

How future surgery will benefit from SARS-COV-2-related measures: a SPIGC survey conveying the perspective of Italian surgeons

COVID-19 negatively affected surgical activity, but the potential benefits resulting from adopted measures remain unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in surgical activity and potential benefit from COVID-19 measures in perspective of Italian surgeons on behalf of SPIGC. A nationwide online survey on surgical practice before, during, and after COVID-19 pandemic was conducted in March-April 2022 (NCT:05323851). Effects of COVID-19 hospital-related measures on surgical patients' management and personal professional development across surgical specialties were explored. Data on demographics, pre-operative/peri-operative/post-operative management, and professional development were collected. Outcomes were matched with the corresponding volume. Four hundred and seventy-three respondents were included in final analysis across 14 surgical specialties. Since SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, application of telematic consultations (4.1% vs. 21.6%; p < 0.0001) and diagnostic evaluations (16.4% vs. 42.2%; p < 0.0001) increased. Elective surgical activities significantly reduced and surgeons opted more frequently for conservative management with a possible indication for elective (26.3% vs. 35.7%; p < 0.0001) or urgent (20.4% vs. 38.5%; p < 0.0001) surgery. All new COVID-related measures are perceived to be maintained in the future. Surgeons' personal education online increased from 12.6% (pre-COVID) to 86.6% (post-COVID; p < 0.0001). Online educational activities are considered a beneficial effect from COVID pandemic (56.4%). COVID-19 had a great impact on surgical specialties, with significant reduction of operation volume. However, some forced changes turned out to be benefits. Isolation measures pushed the use of telemedicine and telemetric devices for outpatient practice and favored communication for educational purposes and surgeon-patient/family communication. From the Italian surgeons' perspective, COVID-related measures will continue to influence future surgical clinical practice

Gender Gap in Parental Leave Intentions: Evidence from 37 Countries

Despite global commitments and efforts, a gender-based division of paid and unpaid work persists. To identify how psychological factors, national policies, and the broader sociocultural context contribute to this inequality, we assessed parental-leave intentions in young adults (18–30 years old) planning to have children (N = 13,942; 8,880 identified as women; 5,062 identified as men) across 37 countries that varied in parental-leave policies and societal gender equality. In all countries, women intended to take longer leave than men. National parental-leave policies and women’s political representation partially explained cross-national variations in the gender gap. Gender gaps in leave intentions were paradoxically larger in countries with more gender-egalitarian parental-leave policies (i.e., longer leave available to both fathers and mothers). Interestingly, this cross-national variation in the gender gap was driven by cross-national variations in women’s (rather than men’s) leave intentions. Financially generous leave and gender-egalitarian policies (linked to men’s higher uptake in prior research) were not associated with leave intentions in men. Rather, men’s leave intentions were related to their individual gender attitudes. Leave intentions were inversely related to career ambitions. The potential for existing policies to foster gender equality in paid and unpaid work is discussed.Gender Gap in Parental Leave Intentions: Evidence from 37 CountriespublishedVersio

Gender Gap in Parental Leave Intentions: Evidence from 37 Countries

Despite global commitments and efforts, a gender-based division of paid and unpaid work persists. To identify how psychological factors, national policies, and the broader sociocultural context contribute to this inequality, we assessed parental-leave intentions in young adults (18–30 years old) planning to have children (N = 13,942; 8,880 identified as women; 5,062 identified as men) across 37 countries that varied in parental-leave policies and societal gender equality. In all countries, women intended to take longer leave than men. National parental-leave policies and women’s political representation partially explained cross-national variations in the gender gap. Gender gaps in leave intentions were paradoxically larger in countries with more gender-egalitarian parental-leave policies (i.e., longer leave available to both fathers and mothers). Interestingly, this cross-national variation in the gender gap was driven by cross-national variations in women’s (rather than men’s) leave intentions. Financially generous leave and gender-egalitarian policies (linked to men’s higher uptake in prior research) were not associated with leave intentions in men. Rather, men’s leave intentions were related to their individual gender attitudes. Leave intentions were inversely related to career ambitions. The potential for existing policies to foster gender equality in paid and unpaid work is discussed

Campo Experimental Potrok Aike : resultado de 15 años de labor técnica

Libro de edición impresa publicado en 2005 y con edición electrónica en el año 2016.Al crearse, en el año 1985, la Estación Experimental Santa Cruz en el marco del convenio entre el INTA y la provincia de Santa Cruz surgió la necesidad de contar con un campo donde se pudieran desarrollar trabajos de investigación en ganadería, fundamentalmente ovina, y en pastizales naturales con el necesario control de diferentes variables productivas y ambientales. El gobierno provincial cedió un predio ubicado al sur de la provincia de Santa Cruz, en una zona representativa de la Estepa magallánica seca, en el extremo austral de la Patagonia. Esta publicación recopiló y organizó los datos e información dispersa resultante de más de 15 años de trabajo, y transformó esa materia prima en información accesible para técnicos y productores. Conformada por el aporte de distintos autores ofrece la información de base para describir el ambiente del Campo Experimental Potrok Aike, más las conclusiones de ensayos y experiencias llevadas a cabo en el lugar, que son perfectamente extrapolables a todo el sur provincial.EEA Santa CruzFil: Alegre, María Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Alegre, María Beatriz. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Alegre, María Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Anglesio, Francisco. Secretaría de Medio Ambiente. Provincia de Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Baetti, Carlos. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Baetti, Carlos. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Barría, Julio. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Battini, Alberto. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Baumann, Osvaldo. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Borrelli, Pablo. Consultor privado. Buenos Aires; Argentina.Fil: Camejo, Ana María. Consultor privado. Trelew; Argentina.Fil: Castillo, Miguel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Cibils, Andrés. New México State University. Department of Animal and Range Sciences; Estados UnidosFil: Ciurca, Lorena. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Clifton, Guillermo Raimundo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Clifton, Guillermo Raimundo. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Culun, Victor Pascual. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Escalada, Julián. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Ferrante, Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Ferrante, Daniela. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Gismondi, Daniel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: González, Liliana. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Grima, Daniel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Humano, Gervasio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Iacomini, Mónica. Secretaría de la Producción. Provincia de Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Iglesias, Roberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chubut; Argentina.Fil: Kofalt, Bustamante Rosa. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Kofalt, Bustamante Rosa. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Kofalt, Bustamante Rosa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Lamoureux, Mabel Noemi. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Lamoureux, Mabel Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Larrosa, José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Manero, Amanda. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Manero, Amanda. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Marcolín, Arrigo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina.Fil: Mascó, Mercedes. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Mascó, Mercedes. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Mascó, Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Migliora, Horacio. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Milicevic, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Montes, Leopoldo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina.Fil: Oliva, Gabriel Esteban. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Oliva, Gabriel Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Osses, Julio Angel. Consejo Agrario Provincial- Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Paredes, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peinetti, Raúl. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina.Fil: Rial, Pablo Eduardo. Ministerio de Economía y Obras Públicas. Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Rial, Pablo Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Romero, Rubén. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Rosales, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Salazar, Daniel. LU85 TV Canal 9. Auxiliar en Control de Erosión de Suelos. Provincia de Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Tapia, Hector Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chubut; Argentina.Fil: Torra, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Zerpa, Débora. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina

PANC Study (Pancreatitis: A National Cohort Study): national cohort study examining the first 30 days from presentation of acute pancreatitis in the UK

Abstract Background Acute pancreatitis is a common, yet complex, emergency surgical presentation. Multiple guidelines exist and management can vary significantly. The aim of this first UK, multicentre, prospective cohort study was to assess the variation in management of acute pancreatitis to guide resource planning and optimize treatment. Methods All patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years presenting with acute pancreatitis, as per the Atlanta criteria, from March to April 2021 were eligible for inclusion and followed up for 30 days. Anonymized data were uploaded to a secure electronic database in line with local governance approvals. Results A total of 113 hospitals contributed data on 2580 patients, with an equal sex distribution and a mean age of 57 years. The aetiology was gallstones in 50.6 per cent, with idiopathic the next most common (22.4 per cent). In addition to the 7.6 per cent with a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis, 20.1 per cent of patients had a previous episode of acute pancreatitis. One in 20 patients were classed as having severe pancreatitis, as per the Atlanta criteria. The overall mortality rate was 2.3 per cent at 30 days, but rose to one in three in the severe group. Predictors of death included male sex, increased age, and frailty; previous acute pancreatitis and gallstones as aetiologies were protective. Smoking status and body mass index did not affect death. Conclusion Most patients presenting with acute pancreatitis have a mild, self-limiting disease. Rates of patients with idiopathic pancreatitis are high. Recurrent attacks of pancreatitis are common, but are likely to have reduced risk of death on subsequent admissions. </jats:sec

Improving robust ratio estimation in longitudinal surveys with outlier observations

The Hulliger’s robust estimation technique consists in the re-weighting of units identified as outliers through a Robustified Ratio Estimator (RRE), according to which outliers contribute to the final estimate with a sample weight reduced with respect to the original one. Outlier observations are identified through a standardised function founded on the difference between observed and expected values. A crucial aspect concerns the choice of the acceptation threshold, which plays a role in the re-weighting process as well. In this context, we propose some potential improvements of the RRE, concerning the use of an objective criterion for fixing the threshold and the re-weighting rules. Results of two empirical attempts based on real data derived from longitudinal surveys show that, in the most part of case studies, the proposed changes contribute to improve efficiency of estimates with respect to the ordinary ratio estimator