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The Work Environment Index: Technical Background Paper [PDF]

open access: yes
The vast majority of Americans work for a living. The track record of different states varies widely when it comes to providing decent opportunities for working people.
James Heintz   +2 more
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2007 Labour Overview: Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Abstract] In summary, as the 2007 Labour Overview which I am pleased to present demonstrates, Latin America and the Caribbean have made progress in improving some key labour market indicators, especially in reducing unemployment, but significant gaps ...
International Labour Office
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On‐Demand Activation of Thin Alginate Shell Encapsulated Volatile Liquid for Untethered Pneumatic Soft Actuation

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Phase‐changing liquids enable untethered pneumatic actuation in soft robotics but suffer from volatility and storage challenges. This work reports a simple method to encapsulate Novec 7000 within micron‐thin alginate shells via in situ injection and ionic crosslinking.
Rayan A. M. Basodan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The East Midlands in 2010: housing in the East Midlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The East Midlands in 2010 is the updated evidence base that supports the regional economic strategy, A Flourishing Region.
Lawton, C
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Cu‐Based MOF/TiO2 Composite Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and the Role of Copper

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
HKUST‐1/TiO2 composite materials show a very high photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate which increases as a function of the irradiation time until reaching a plateau and even surpasses the performance of the 1%Pt/TiO2 material after three photocatalytic cycles.
Alisha Khan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing Employment Conditions of the Indian Workforce and Implications for Decent Work

open access: yesGlobal Labour Journal, 2012
This paper analyses recent macro employment trends in India. Analysis of recent data shows increasing informalisation and flexibilisation of labour and challenges the notion that casualisation is the only manner in which flexibilisation and ...
Ravi Srivastava
doaj   +1 more source

Decent Work in America: The 2005 Work Environment Index [PDF]

open access: yes
What are the factors that make for a decent work environment and how do the conditions of work vary in different parts of the United States? To address these and similarly important questions in a clear and accessible way, we have developed a new ...
James Heintz   +2 more
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Global Employment Trends for Youth: October 2008 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Excerpt] An intensified focus on youth at the international level in recent years has brought a greater understanding of youth labour markets and led to development of a growing number of national action plans for youth employment as well as other more ...
International Labour Office
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Atomic Size Misfit for Electrocatalytic Small Molecule Activation

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the application and mechanisms of atomic size misfit in catalysis for small molecule activation, focusing on how structural defects and electronic properties can effectively lower the energy barriers of chemical bonds in molecules like H2O, CO2, and N2.
Ping Hong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimalisiasi Wakaf Produktif dalam Mendukung Upaya Pencapaian SDGs Melalui Pemberdayaan Peternakan

open access: yesAl-Intaj
This study aims to analyze the role of productive waqf through the livestock empowerment program to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia which focuses on the first goal, namely no poverty and goal eight, namely decent work and ...
Riska Widya Abiba, Eko Suprayitno
doaj   +1 more source

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