A5002683078- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Effects of Vibration on Health
- Traffic and Road Safety
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Forest Management and Policy
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Consorzio Roma Ricerche
2024
National Research Council
2015-2024
Institute for Agricultural and Earthmoving Machines
2012-2021
National Research Council
2015-2020
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2020
Institute for Macromolecular Studies
2018
University of Genoa
2018
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2013-2014
The analysis of the postural attitude workers during interaction with workstation's elements and working environment is essential in evaluation prevention biomechanical overload risk workplaces. RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) REBA Entire Body are two easiest methods for assessment workplace. Few studies investigated forestry sector regard to human⁻machine interaction, particular manually fed wood-chippers. aim this study was evaluate postures assumed by an operator manual feeding a...
This paper analyses current technological innovations in agricultural tractors and their possible future directions. The study here suggests three main trajectories: (a) safety warning systems that inform the driver about dangerous situations communicate any accident to an emergency service (technological trajectory oriented); (b) comfort for operators spend a higher number of hours on difficult environmental conditions (c) on-road travelling speed (greater than 40 kph or 25 mph) is useful...
Vineyards show some of the largest erosion rates reported in agricultural areas Europe. Reported vary considerably under same land use, since processes are highly affected by climate, soil, topography and adopted soil management practices. Literature also shows differences effect conservation practices on reducing from conventional, bare based, management. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) is commonly to estimate water cropland different forms use management, but it requires...
Medicinal plants have always been studied and considered due to their high importance for preserving human health. However, identifying medicinal is very time-consuming, tedious requires an experienced specialist. Hence, a vision-based system can support researchers ordinary people in recognising herb quickly accurately. Thus, this study proposes intelligent identify by developing automatic Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The proposed Deep Learning (DL) model consists of CNN block...
Vineyards represent complex Mediterranean agrosystems that deliver significant ecosystem services to society. Yet, many vine-growers still need assimilate the importance of crop and soil management conservation water resources. The main objective this study was evaluate use balance terms in rainfed irrigated vineyards Italy Portugal, respectively, both cases aiming at sustainability natural resources use. SIMDualKc model is used for sites after calibration validation by fitting content...
Technological innovations in agricultural tractors have revolutionised farming, increased labour productivity and reduced operator's hazards. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relation between tractors' technological farm size, as well users' attitude on environmental impact according their age years activity farm. Results, concerning Italy, highlight that high are associated larger farms, which managed professionally by more efficient sophisticated machineries. Empirical evidence...
The comprehension of safety signs affixed to agricultural machinery is fundamental warning users about the residual risks which cannot be eliminated with design and adoption protections. This particularly relevant for migrant workforce, may encounter some language barriers written communication. present study aimed investigate in a group migrants from both European non-European countries employed Italian agriculture. Thirty-seven farmworkers (12 Indians, 17 Pakistanis, eight Romanians) were...
Soil erosion is affected by rainfall temporal patterns and intensity variability. In vineyards, machine traffic implemented with particular from late spring to harvest, it responsible for soil compaction, which likely affects hydraulic properties, runoff, erosion. Additionally, the physical properties of are highly influenced vineyards’ inter-rows management. The effects on compaction both hydrological erosional processes were investigated a sloping vineyard different inter-row managements...
Smart Farming Technologies (SFTs) have a real potential to deliver more productive and sustainable agricultural production. However, limited empirical research is available on the role played by objective subjective factors in adoption of such disruptive innovations, especially Italian context. This study investigated education, farm size, being sole farmer, perceived barriers affecting use SFTs sample farmers from Piedmont region (North-West Italy). Three hundred ten farming operators were...
The brewing industry is characterized by the large production of by-products. Following fundamentals a circular economy, several attempts to recycle brewers’ spent grain (BSG) have been investigated. However, little information available on its use for composting. Considering main parameters required optimal development composting, objective present review was analyze literature determine whether microbial and physicochemical characteristics BSG make it suitable direct As factors in...
<ja:p>The study compared the effect of chipper type on productivity, power demand, fuel consumption and product quality. Tests were conducted two commercial models, a disc drum chipper. Both chippers had same diameter capacity, applied to tractor fed with feedstock types. Fifteen replications per machine for each four different types, reaching total 120 tests. The higher energy efficiency used 19% less unit product, possibly due its simpler design, integrating comminuting discharge system in...
To perform an ergonomic analysis of work and machinery-related risks in a group Swedish older farmers, investigating farmers' attitudes perceptions about: 1) health status motivation, 2) physical cognitive workload difficulties the interaction with machinery technological innovations, 3) safety practices.Nine male farmers aged 65+ were administered semi-structured interview questionnaire.Participants perceived themselves as being good considered farming proxy their status. They reported...
Abstract In the mountain region of Aosta Valley, NW Italy, grapevine were, in past, traditionally grown on terraces supported by dry stone walls. Since 1960s, terrace systems were gradually abandoned favour an up and down slope row orientation. Tillage chemical weeding are common soil management techniques adopted vineyards with high gradient, to maintain bare soil. Both expose, varying degrees, degradation, favouring runoff losses. Although many studies have focused effects water erosion...
In recent years, agricultural robotics has received great attention in research studies, being considered a way to address some important issues of the sector, such as precision agriculture, resources saving, improvement safety conditions, and shortage human labor. These are particularly relevant greenhouse production systems, where many highly repetitive sometimes dangerous operations still required be performed by humans. The purpose present review is providing an overview conducted years...
Abstract Comminution is a critical process in biomass supply chains and can be conducted with either chippers or grinders. These machines use different work tools(knives hammers, respectively) are applied to feedstock types, but few studies available on the inherent differences between two technologies. A versatile grinder, alternatively equipped hammers knives, was studied investigate effect of tool type machine productivity, fuel consumption, product quality.The powered by an agricultural...
Runoff and soil losses caused by natural rainfall events were monitored over a 10-year observation period in three experimental vineyard plots located Alto Monferrato, vine-growing area Piedmont (NW Italy). The are characterized slope of about 15% classified as Typic Ustorthents, fine-loamy, mixed, calcareous, mesic. Each them was managed with different inter-row management practice: conventional tillage (CT), reduced (RT) controlled grass cover (GC), respectively. characteristics, runoff...