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Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Building on prior research about the heterogeneous impact of labor shocks on individuals' propensity to start businesses, we explore how local labor market frictions affect individuals' selection into platform‐based entrepreneurship.
Ruiqing Cao, Yifan Lyu
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Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: Affirmative Action in Local Elite Colleges and Subject Choice
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Women are largely underrepresented in STEM careers associated with higher labor market returns. This gender gap is even more stark in a context where societal biases are prevalent and female role models are lacking. This paper investigates the impact of an affirmative action (AA) policy implemented in an elite educational institution in India ...
Ritika Gupta
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The urban East Midlands in 2008 [PDF]
, 2007 The aim of this evidence base is to highlight key challenges and build a common understanding of the performance of the urban East Midlands on a range of demographic, economic, labour market, physical and environmental ...
Bickerton, C, Townsend, C
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Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, the boundary between activism and extremism blurred, with election officials reporting violent threats and false accusations of election fraud. From a symbolic interactionist perspective, these attacks provide a unique lens for examining the consequences of being falsely labeled a criminal.
Steven Windisch
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Volatile anaesthetic agents contribute to climate change, and reducing this impact is a commendable ambition. We evaluated the efficiency of a veterinary capture device for isoflurane (VET‐can/VET‐dock, SageTech Veterinary) in anaesthetised cats and dogs.
Florence Hillen, David Yates, Kate White
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Commuting to Palmerston North : an examination of some aspects of the journey to work in the Palmerston North urban area : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University [PDF]
, 1970 While this study could have been undertaken by another whose competence was in some other field, it is offered in the hope that the geographer's point of view may illuminate an area of knowledge about the Manawatu of which we were formerly ignorant.
Bang, Bryan Desmond
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Ontogeny of foraging behaviour in an opportunistic gull inhabiting urban marine ecosystems
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Urbanization affects ecosystems by reducing biodiversity and displacing species from native habitats. While some suffer, others, like urban wildlife, adapt through innovative feeding and behaviours that improve their fitness in human‐altered settings. Despite research on wildlife in urban areas, the development of foraging behaviour in urban species is
Joan Navarro +7 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Abundant deer populations often cause conflicts in suburban communities, yet traditional population reduction methods, such as controlled hunting, can be challenging to implement. Fertility control, specifically through ovariectomy, can limit reproduction and reduce populations in certain settings, but its effect on movement behavior remains poorly ...
Vickie DeNicola +2 more
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Association of Walking and Biking to School Policies and Active Commuting to School in Children. [PDF]
J Phys Act Health, 2023 Ganzar LA +5 more
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Wages, Benefits, Hours, Commuting Time, and License Renewal for Iowa Registered Nurses [PDF]
The Iowa Board of Nursing licensing database for Registered Nurses (RNs) contains information on Registered Nurses who have renewed their licenses including age, race, gender, education, and location of employment.
Imerman, Mark D. +3 more
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