G. Puggioni

Epidemiologic study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sardinia, Italy

ABSTRACT From 1957 to 1980 in Sardinia, 182 cases of ALS with a mean annual incidence of 0.51 per 100,000 inhabitants and a prevalence rate of 3.65 per 100,000 inhabitants (prevalence day 21.10.1971) were observed. The disease was found to be more common in males, in subjects aged 50 to 70 years and in farmers and shepherds. Incidence in various areas of the island was found to be different. The common form was more frequent, had earlier onset and greater median survival rate.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sardinia (Italy): Epidemiologic features from 1957 to 2000

To evaluate epidemiological variables of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Sardinia (Italy) in the 1991–2000 periods and compare them with the preceding decades.

The Transition from University to the Job Market. An Emigration Analysis of the University of Cagliari Graduates

In this work, we analyze data provided by official records on graduates of Sardinian universities in the period 1991–2001 with the aim of obtaining contextually relevant information for the realisation of a survey on the transition from university to the job market. Examining data from the survey, we looked in particular at certain aspects of the conditions of graduates in search of employment, their postgraduate education and the opportunities for entering the labour market. We also present some initial results regarding the emigration of graduates and the evaluation of human capital.

The Determinants of Graduates' Placement. Analysis of Interactions Using Boolean Logit Models

In this analysis of the occupational placement of graduates, we define the role played by some covariates assembled to predict the dichotomous event occupied/unoccupied. These covariates influence the response variable singularly and jointly. This work aims to evaluate this joint effect by means of a recently developed technique known as Boolean logit. We applied an exploratory binary segmentation analysis to support the analysis.