Results 61 to 70 of about 164,151 (312)
How relevant are engineering samples in the management of personal dust exposure?
International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2018 A directive, legislated by the South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) in 1997, was introduced to reduce the dust exposures of continuous miner (CM) operators to below 5 mg/m3, when measured at the operator’s cab position. The focus of this
B. Belle
doaj +1 more source
Lucy Salyer, Associate Professor of History, travels to England and Ireland [PDF]
, 2007 Professor Lucy Salyer traveled this summer to England and Ireland. While in England, she presented a paper at the Anglo-American Conference of Historians held in London and conducted research at the National Archives of the United Kingdom located in Kew.
Slayer, Lucy
core +2 more sources
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Trigeminal‐mediated headshaking (TMHS) in horses shares clinical features with human trigeminal neuralgia (HTN). Increased levels of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) have been found in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of HTN patients. Inhibition of CGRP in humans has shown promise for pain relief.
Lisa Annabel Weber +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Making the business case? Intercultural differences in framing economic rationality related to environmental issues [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to challenge the assumptions prominent in the Anglo-American context that the objective of a business is to increase its profits or/and that managers have to make 'the business case' in order to implement ...
Molthan-Hill, P
core +1 more source
Caught in the fire: An accidental ethnography of discomfort in researching sex work
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on fifteen years of engagement with researching Israel's sex industry, this article uses accidental ethnography to propose discomfort‐as‐method for feminist anthropology. I argue that discomfort is not a by‐product of fieldwork but a constitutive condition that disciplines researchers and shapes what can be known.
Yeela Lahav‐Raz
wiley +1 more source
Civilize Them with Indian Boarding Schools [PDF]
, 2016 Indigenous communities continue to be pressured to conform to Anglo-American culture. Through the use of Indian boarding schools, Indigenous communities were interrupted in a myriad of detrimental ways related to their culture, especially in regard to ...
Meisch, Kelsey C.
core +1 more source
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley +1 more source
The Anglo-American Hyphen [PDF]
, 1995 When Queen Victoria was offered a choice of four names for one of her newer overseas possessions, she opted for Fiji as she linked its three dots. In contrast to this word-loving monarch (who is credited with having invented the double acrostic), a ...
Newby, Peter
core +1 more source
Will There Be a Science of Law in the Twenty-First Century? [PDF]
, 1991 The skepticism of the American Legal Realists and their heirs threatens to make a politically neutral science of law impossible and thus to undermine the liberal polity which needs such a science. Ronald Dworkin attempts to refute the skeptics and defend
Stith, Richard
core +2 more sources
Group Agency and Egalitarian Corporate Structure: The Epistemic, Incentive, and Control Dimensions
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT What constitutes a good corporate agent? The article answers this question by critically applying List and Pettit's theory of group agency, which emphasizes three crucial dimensions of organizational design: epistemic quality, incentive compatibility, and control.
Chi Kwok, Chris Man‐Kong Li
wiley +1 more source