Mobile Work: Handcart and Bicycle Workers Across the Urban Economy of Greater Accra Region
Short Abstract This article explores the role of handcart and bicycle workers—mobile workers—in the urban economy of Accra and Tema, Ghana. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, it shows how their practices of food vending, e‐waste collection and mobile trade exemplify a form of relational infrastructure that sustains urban life through improvisation ...
Kauê Lopes dos Santos +1 more
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Placement-Dependent Accuracy of a Smartphone-Based Sensor Application Compared to an Accelerometer-Based System for Measuring Physical Activity in Healthy Adults: A Validation Study. [PDF]
Garval M +6 more
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Seeing the Hazard: Effects of Visual Communication in Flood Warning Messages
ABSTRACT Early warning messages (EWMs) are a crisis communication tool to prepare citizens to take action, save lives, and prevent damage in case of an approaching flood. They should be simple, but at the same time sufficient, inform recipients about the magnitude, timing, and possible impacts, and offer recommendations on actions to take.
Sarah Lindenlaub +2 more
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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Wearable Tumor Treating Fields Device for Breast Cancer Therapy. [PDF]
Lan Y +10 more
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Abstract Purpose Cognitive‐behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) achieves small to modest effect sizes, which invites the question, ‘What clinical modifications might improve outcomes?’ This paper proposes an integration of CBTp with a neuropsychoanalytic approach that in clinical practice might extend the gains achieved by CBTp alone.
Michael Garrett
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Walking Speed Modulates Neck-Shoulder Strain During Smartphone Use with Backpack Load. [PDF]
Chen YL, Nguyen DD.
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ABSTRACT Male‐sterile systems are pivotal for maize hybrid seed production, yet existing systems are constrained by significant limitations. Here, we identified a novel single‐gene‐controlled recessive genic male sterility (GMS) mutant, defective in filament elongation 1 (def1), which exhibits non‐elongated filaments, unopened glumes, and non‐exserted ...
Chuan Li +12 more
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School Bag Design and Weight: A Narrative Review of Their Impact on Children's Posture and Musculoskeletal Health. [PDF]
Singh V +4 more
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ABSTRACT Monogeneans are among the most problematic ectoparasites in finfish aquaculture. Plant‐derived compounds have been widely explored as therapeutic agents, yet their efficacy and safety have not been quantitatively synthesized across studies. This study provides a meta‐analysis of plant‐based treatments against monogeneans, integrating 453 in ...
Francisco Neptalí Morales‐Serna
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Gender-specific biomechanical effects of smartphone use with backpack load during standing and walking. [PDF]
Chen YL, Tang WH, Guan YX.
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