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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Drawing on the ethnography of migrant care workers in eldercare in Shanghai, this article reveals the evolving landscape of caregiving and kinship practices in contemporary China. The ethnography presents the emic perspective of care workers, who actively develop symbolic trajectories for claiming kinship through ‘filial heart’ in caregiving.
Xinyuan Wang
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Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer, 2018 Cancer is the second common cause of death worldwide and a significant ratio of all cancers is related to occupational and living environments. On the other side, cancer prevalence could be controlled and prevented via policies to improve occupational ...
Saeed Yari +3 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.In Alpine chamois, the complete wear of the first molar coincides with the beginning of senescence and the progress of tooth wear on calcareous substrate is slower than the one on other substrates, increasing life expectancy. Thus, the first molar wear may actually be considered as an effective descriptor of senescence stage.
Roberta Chirichella, Marco Apollonio
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Інтродукція Рослин, 2003 Characterize peculiarities of life-forms of shrubly species genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) and Juncus L. (Juncaceae), which grow on the wetland. The peculiarities of forming hillocks are described in Juncus inflexus L.
G.A. Chorna
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A multiple profile approach to the palynological reconstruction of Norse landscapes in Greenland's Eastern Settlement [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgments The Leverhulme Trust is thanked for financial support. Gordon Cook provided radiocarbon dates. Thanks are also due to Andy McMullen for botanical identifications and assistance in the field, and to Sikuu Motzfeld for hospitality during ...
Edwards, Kevin J +2 more
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An Explanation of Path Analysis and Recommendations for Best Practice
Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Path analysis has become increasingly popular, but many studies do not show a deep understanding of how path analysis works or the assumptions on which it relies. In this paper, we explain that path analysis is statistically equivalent to either OLS when the researcher assumes uncorrelated errors, or instrumental variable (IV) estimation when ...
Clive Lennox, Carmen Payne‐Mann
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Vegetation of montane bogs in east-flowing catchments of northern New England, New South Wales [PDF]
, 2013 The floristics of the montane bogs in east-flowing catchments of northern New England, north-eastern New South Wales (lat 28° 47’–31° 25’ S; long 151° 50’–152° 30’ E), are described from 62 full floristic survey sites (20 x 20 m in area).
Bell, Dorothy, Hunter, John T.
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin +14 more
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Ecological study of Barrett Domain, New Plymouth [PDF]
, 2012 An ecological survey of Barrett Domain (New Plymouth) was conducted by the Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, for the New Plymouth District Council.
Bylsma, Rebecca Johanna +1 more
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Boreas, EarlyView.Palaeoecological studies reporting long‐term development histories of subarctic fens—explicitly, orohemiarctic peatlands—are scarce, and overall, permafrost‐free peatlands located in the immediate vicinity of permafrost zones have received little attention in Fennoscandia. Here, we use a multiproxy approach to study the millennial‐scale dynamics of two
Sanna R. Piilo +6 more
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