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The role of agricultural cooperatives in improving mechanization levels: Differences between outsourcing machinery services and household‐owned machines

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Although mechanization is reshaping rural and agricultural development by reducing drudgery through substituting farm labourers, improving input use efficiency and increasing farm productivity, the level of mechanization in developing countries still needs improvements.
Wanglin Ma, Junpeng Li, Amaka Precious Nnaji, Edinam Dope Setsoafia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caregiving activities causing occupational low back pain in Japanese social welfare facilities and hospitals. [PDF]

PLoS One
Iwakiri K, Miki K, Sasaki T.
europepmc   +1 more source

The institutional paradox of a substantivist conception of the economy in public policy: Insights from public procurement for solidarity economy in Ecuador

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecuador's 2008 Constitution advanced an ambitious substantive economic vision through Buen Vivir (Good Living), recognizing a plural economy which encompasses private, public and solidarity economy (SE) sectors. This paper aims to analyze public procurement programs in Ecuador, one of the flagship Buen Vivir policies for SE promotion.
Maria‐José Ruiz‐Rivera, Andreia Lemaître   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and occupational risk of hip osteoarthritis and rotator cuff lesions - claims data analysis. [PDF]

Int J Occup Med Environ Health
Hagenström K, Müller K, Klinger T, Augustin M, Nienhaus A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Conference‐Based Method: Interviewing Elites at Intergovernmental Conferences

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Conferences have increasingly featured within geographical research as sites of knowledge production, performance and contestation. However, this article explores how intergovernmental conferences can be productive sites for geographical fieldwork through elite interviews on research topics such as climate geopolitics and disaster risk ...
Liam Saddington, Katie Peters
wiley   +1 more source

How Can Female Directors' Influence on Responsible Production Become More Consequential?

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, despite having the greatest linkage to other goals, remains underexplored. We examine the impact of female directors on SDG 12 (responsible production) by addressing two debates: whether their presence reflects genuine board diversity and whether they serve merely as token leaders.
Muhammad Taufik, Fiona Vinelia
wiley   +1 more source

Safer at school? Experiences of families on school closure during COVID-19 in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. [PDF]

Int Health
Echoka E, Wanjihia V, Otambo P, Nyandieka L, Bukania Z.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Simultaneous Concept Analysis to Provide Clarity Between Obstetric Violence and Birth Trauma

Birth, EarlyView.
There are critical gaps and conceptual confusion between the subjective trauma arising from childbirth experiences (birth trauma) and the trauma specifically resulting from abuse, coercion, and neglect by healthcare providers (obstetric violence); we propose a new term, “obstetric trauma” Obstetric trauma would specifically indicate the consequences of
Kripalini Patel, Liz Newnham, Kathrine Gillett, Allison Cummins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability and validity of a brief assessment tool measuring children’s energetic play in early childhood education and care

Adams EK, Christian H, Trost SG.
europepmc   +1 more source

A plan forward: an assessment of workforce concerns and supportive initiatives for dermatologist parents and caregivers. [PDF]

Int J Womens Dermatol
Nugent ST, Miller J, Balk R, Miller J, Yang S, Jones E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source