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Age-related shifts in bacterial diversity in a reef coral [PDF]
, 2015 This study investigated the relationship between microbial communities in differently sized colonies of the massive coral Coelastrea aspera at Phuket, Thailand where colony size could be used as a proxy for age.
Brown, Barbara E. +3 more
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Precarious Care Labor: Contradictory Work Regulations and Practices for Au Pairs in Sweden
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 This paper focuses on the rules and regulations relating to au pair work in Sweden, and how these rules correlate with au pairing practices. The precarious position of au pairs has been highlighted before, but in addition, au pairs coming to Sweden also ...
Terese Anving, Sara Eldén
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 Due to the segregated labor market, gender differences in health are often confounded by factors such as sector or occupation. This study explored similarities and differences in work climate and health complaints among women and men working in the same ...
Helena Falkenberg +3 more
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 It is a well-known fact that workplace restructuring has undesirable effects on the psychosocial work environment, health, and sick leave, but no attention has been given to the health effects of work environments characterized by restructuring, a ...
Heidi Enehaug, Svenn-Erik Mamelund
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Aging and T-cell diversity☆ [PDF]
Experimental Gerontology, 2007 Naïve and memory CD4 and CD8 T cells constitute a highly dynamic system with constant homeostatic and antigen-driven proliferation, influx, and loss of T cells. Thymic activity dwindles with age and essentially ceases in the later decades of life, severely constraining the generation of new T cells.
Jörg J, Goronzy +2 more
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Managing ‘difference’: understanding age diversity in practice [PDF]
, 2009 This article explores how human resource (HR) managers discuss, classify and justify age diversity as both a concept and practice within the UK. The findings from 33 in-depth interviews with HR managers reveal difficulty in translating age diversity as ...
Age Positive +65 more
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Entrepreneurship and Gender Equality in Academia – a Complex Combination in Practice
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 This article takes as its starting point two current trends in academia – the promotion of academic entrepreneurship and innovation and the promotion of gender equality – and discusses how different gender equality perspectives are interwoven, or not ...
Britt-Inger Keisu +2 more
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The performance effects of board heterogeneity: What works for EU banks? [PDF]
, 2018 We examine the impact of board heterogeneity on the performance of EU listed banks in the wake of the global financial crisis. In a comprehensive set-up, we consider standard board features (type, tenure, size, and age of board members) as well as board ...
Arnaboldi, F. +3 more
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Choosing to Work? Mothers Return-to-Work Decisions, Social Class, and the Local Labor Market
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 The aim of this study is to examine the ways in which social class shapes the return-to-work decisions of Finnish working-class and middle-class mothers, and how these decisions are structured by the constraints and opportunities mothers face in the ...
Tiina Sihto
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Changing Structures and Women’s Role as Labor Force
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 The objective of this paper is to analyze changes in the development of women’s role as labor force over a 40-year period. This is done by presenting research results that concern the restructuring of the labor market over different time periods.
Lena Gonäs, Arja Tyrkkö
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