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The political economy of minimum wage setting: The Factories and Shops Act of Victoria (Australia), 1896–1913

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The Victorian Factories and Shops Act of 1896, the second minimum wage law in the world, empowered administrative agencies (‘Special Boards’) to set trade‐specific minimum rates on the basis of age, sex, and occupation. Some Victorian supporters of minimum wages looked to end sweating and protect women and children, while others sought to use ...
Andrew J. Seltzer
wiley   +1 more source

Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell

open access: yesIbis, EarlyView.
Our understanding of the functional importance of olfaction to birds has improved over the past 60 years, largely as the result of experimental studies testing how birds use their sense of smell in different contexts. As it is impossible to measure directly which odours birds can detect, we rely on measuring behavioural responses to scent cues or ...
Darcy Creece   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surplus Populations and Socio‐Ecological Conflicts in Latin America: The Case of the Mapuche Struggle in Southern Chile

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT So‐called surplus populations have repeatedly been the focus of critical analyses in recent years. This refers to a large social group that comprises most of the population in the Global South and is characterised by the fact that it is not integrated into the capitalist mode of production to any relevant extent through wage labour.
Jakob Graf
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging a biogeographic 'gap' : microfossil evidence for the quillwort Isoetes on the Cumberland Plain west of Sydney during the early Colonial period [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Fossil spores preserved on historical archaeological sites at Parramatta and Richmond indicate that two or more species of the quillwort genus Isoetes (family Isoetaceae) were growing along rivers on the Cumberland Plain, west of Sydney, during the late ...
Casey, Mary, Macphail, Mike
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Assessing restoration strategies for the recovery of Colombian Moist Forests: a meta‐analysis

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
To mitigate the loss of Colombia's Moist Forests—35% of their original extent by 2021—understanding successional dynamics is critical for effective restoration. This study synthesizes data from 34 peer‐reviewed articles to evaluate the efficacy of restoration methods (natural regeneration, native or exotic plantations, nucleation, remediation ...
Isabel C. Restrepo‐Carvajal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Reading Through Olfactory Stimuli: A Research Agenda to Support Struggling Readers

open access: yesReading Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 4, October/December 2025.
ABSTRACT This conceptual paper argues that for children with reading difficulties, multi‐sensory approaches to learning, especially in literacy, are essential. Drawing on a state‐of‐the‐art review, we propose that olfactory elements of the learning environment, particularly in reading spaces, have significant implications for how struggling readers ...
Jenny M. Thomson   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eucalyptus Oil-Induced Seizures in Children: A Single-Center Prospective Study. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus, 2021
Sai Chandar D   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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