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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The transition from cryogenic distillation to polymeric sorbents for light hydrocarbon purification is crucial for energy and environmental sustainability. The polymeric sorbents are engineered to separate gas mixtures based on their specific properties.
Kelechi Festus +9 more
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Domestic Work: Challenges for Decent Work
Revista Estudos Feministas, 2009 This article presents an overview of the situation of the domestic workers and focuses on some issues related to its dimension in the world and in Brazil, to their conditions of work and its importance to the labor market and to the households.
Solange Sanches
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Une pratique située : étudiante et travailleuse domestique
ItinérairesThis article will address the possibility of reflecting on the domestic work of care by highlighting how the work of some women is being erased, when those women are not considered as true “domestic workers”.
Michelle Franco Redondo
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“This is the Life I Want”: 'Au pairs’ perceptions of life in the global city'
Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 2016 London is an important destination for au pairs, who, like many other young migrants, are attracted by the social, cultural and economic opportunities the city offers.
Rosie Cox, Nicky Busch
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Im/possible Careers. Gendered Perspectives on Scholarly Personae around 1900
European Journal of Life Writing, 2022 In German-speaking countries as elsewhere, women, especially from the middle classes, demanded entry into the male-dominated academic world with growing vehemence around 1900.
Johanna Gehmacher
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang +8 more
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Cahiers des Amériques LatinesIn Bolivia and Peru, the three branches of government have historically been in the hands of upper-class criollo men, all of whom employed domestic workforce. The first legal instruments regulating this activity bear the imprint of the class interests of
Laura Carpentier-Goffre
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Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza +3 more
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Images du Travail, Travail des Images, 2023 How to capture domestic work? The Time Use Surveys are a powerful tool for measuring and characterizing domestic production. However, by being based on diaries for activity recording, they record more activities requiring physical effort than those ...
Sebastián Pizarro Erazo
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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