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Open GeosciencesA new pre-treatment method is described for the disaggregation of fine-grained sedimentary rocks (FSRs). The main steps include (1) heat the samples in a muffle furnace and then put them in a beaker containing sodium sulphate solution of a certain ...
Liu Li’an +3 more
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) to globally impose a one‐time tax, labelled as “Health tax”, on tobacco, alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) aim to achieve a 50% retail price increase to reduce consumption and improve health outcomes.
Hazem Abbas +6 more
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CPRF and CPSU: Problems of Historical Continuity and Search for New Political Identity (1991–2012)
RUDN Journal of Russian History, 2013 The article considers the degree of ideological continuity between the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The author points out a number of significant differences between the two parties and formulates
K D Nikolenko
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The economics of Communist Party membership - The Curious case of rising numbers and wage premium during China’s transition [PDF]
Why is it that, as the Chinese Communist Party has loosened its grip, abandoned its core beliefs, and marketized the economy, its membership has risen markedly along with the economic benefits of joining? We use three national household surveys, spanning
Appleton, Simon +3 more
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Accountability and Hyperaccountability in Child Protection Scandals
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The number of child abuse–related deaths has decreased significantly in the United Kingdom over the past 50 years, but there remains public and political concern about the actual and perceived risk of child deaths, with resultant processes enacted to supervise child protection practice.
Robin Sen, John Devaney
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families.
Dana Sofi, Jonas Stier, Emmie Wahlström
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Job Satisfaction and the Labor Market Institutions in Urban China [PDF]
The determinants of worker job satisfaction are estimated using a representative survey of three major cities in China. Legally segregated migrants, floaters, earn significantly less than otherwise equivalent non-migrants but routinely report greater job
Heywood, John S. +2 more
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Schools as Sites of Activism: Students' Political Socialisation and Activism at School
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores students' political socialisation and activism at school. It draws on research from two datasets: interviews with 24 activists aged 15–25, and data from a national survey of 1600 school students in Wales. Wales offers a unique perspective as a case study for the enactment of young people's civil and political rights, given ...
Rhian Barrance +3 more
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Intergenerational Income Mobility in Urban China [PDF]
This paper estimates the intergenerational income elasticity for urban China, paying careful attention to the potential biases induced by income fluctuations and life cycle effects.
Gong, Cathy Honge +2 more
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