Teaching in the Suburbs: Participatory Action Research Against Educational Wastage
If teaching is a stressful job, it can be even more so in schools in disadvantaged areas, such as the metropolitan suburbs, where the rates of educational wastage are high.
Santa Parrello+3 more
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Low‐Irradiance Antimicrobial Blue Light‐Bathing Therapy for Wound Infection Control
Antimicrobial blue light has been shown as an appealing non‐pharmacological antimicrobial alternative. However, its clinical applications have been hindered by high irradiance‐associated photothermal risks. In this work, a low‐irradiance blue light‐bathing concept and a wearable photonic wound patch are established to address this challenge in terms of
Jie Hui+12 more
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COVID‐19 in the Pacific territories: Isolation, borders and the complexities of governance
Abstract Early experience of COVID‐19 in seven Pacific politically dependent territories (Guam, American Samoa, Pitcairn, Tokelau, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia) emphasises a diversity of contexts, responses, outcomes and possible futures.
John Connell
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Looking for the Workforce - the Elderly, Discouraged Workers, Minorities, and Students in the Baltic Labour Markets [PDF]
This paper looks at the evolution of the labour markets in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since the beginning of transition until 2003, with a particular focus on labour force participation. Do the marked differences in labour market policies between the
Mihails Hazans
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Laser‐Enabled Fabrication of Flexible Printed Electronics with Integrated Functional Devices
The developed laser‐enabled selectively electroplated laser‐induced graphene fabrication process enables double‐sided, large‐area, flexible printed electronics with integrated functional devices. This additive method achieves precise circuit patterning, robust via interconnects, and is easy to transfer to various substrates.
Wedyan Babatain+3 more
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Abstract Using the Philippinesʼ first nationally representative survey designed to characterise digital commercial and non‐commercial engagements, including the use of information and communications technology (ICT), the digital economy, and technology‐enabled activities, we investigate the presence of gendered disparities in online marketplaces.
Connie Bayudan‐Dacuycuy+1 more
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A Promising MM–Fe–Al–Ga–B Permanent Material with Substantially Boosted Magnetic Performance
A facile two‐step strategy, Al‐doping toward high‐(BH)max followed by Nd/Pr‐based grain boundary diffusion processing toward high‐Hcj, endows the microcrystalline MM–Fe–Al–Ga–B magnet with substantially boosted magnetic performance [(BH)max = 28.02 MGOe, Hcj = 10.14 kOe].
Wang Chen+9 more
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Separating aggregate discouraged and added worker effects: the case of a former transition country
Research background: We analyse the added worker effect (AWE) and the discouraged worker effect (DWE) from an aggregate perspective. The first effect refers to an increase in labour force participation in response to a decrease in the wage rate. The second effect refers to the decision by workers who have been unsuccessful in their job search to leave ...
Emilio Congregado+3 more
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The effect of import competition on firm productivity and innovation: does the distance to technology frontier matter? [PDF]
How does foreign competition affect growth and innovation in China? Using our unique measures of proximity of Chinese firms and industries to the world technology frontier, we find that despite vast sectoral heterogeneity, Chinese manufacturing ...
Ding, Sai, Jiang, Wei, Sun, Puyang
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Entrepreneurship is a worldwide phenomenon with economic growth across the globe that is rendered by the emergence of new and innovative business start-ups. Thus, the main objective of this research was to model the impact of entrepreneurial attitudes on
Mesfin Mulu Ayalew, Shumet Amare Zeleke
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