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Integrating Merit and Equality to Address Gender Inequality at Work

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although the extant literature provides a comprehensive account of workplace gender inequalities, the mechanisms that produce inequalities, and the underlying assumptions and principles of those mechanisms, remain opaque. The concept of “merit,” although morally persuasive and ubiquitous in organizational contexts, is a significant point of ...
Paula McDonald, Gill Kirton, Diane van den Broek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PFAS from a Discrete‐Event Terrestrial Source Migrates with Groundwater to Intertidal Seepages

Groundwater, EarlyView.
PFAS is conveyed to the coastal intertidal zone from sources across the terrestrial landscape. Discharge of PFAS into the coastal ecosystem is complicated in space and time by the ongoing bi‐directional exchange of terrestrial groundwater and ocean water driven by tidal pumping within discharge areas.
Martin A. Briggs, Eric A. White, Patrick T. Scordato, Hayley G. Lind, Zachary O. O'Neal, David M. Rey, Timothy D. McCobb, Christopher T. Green, Denis R. LeBlanc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Palisades Fire of Los Angeles: Lessons to Be Learned

Fire
In 1961, Los Angeles experienced the disastrous Bel Air fire, which swept through an affluent neighborhood situated in a hilly, WUI (wildland–urban interface) location.
Vytenis Babrauskas
doaj   +1 more source

Work values and volunteers : an investigation into the work values of New Zealand volunteer firefighters : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
Declining populations in smaller rural areas in New Zealand over the past 30 years have resulted in significant reductions in many services and an increased reliance on volunteer labour to provide these services.
Stark, Caroline Maree
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Demonstration of a High‐Resolution Passive Profiler for Characterizing the Distribution of PFAS in Groundwater: A Comparison of Methods in the Field

Groundwater Monitoring &Remediation, EarlyView.
Abstract Characterizing the concentration and mass flux spatial distributions at sites with complex hydrogeologic conditions is critical to evaluate the fate and transport of contaminants, as well as to design effective remediation programs. PFAS (per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances)‐contaminated sites are even more complex due to the large number of ...
W. Andrew Jackson, Morgan Eldridge, Jessica LaFond, Micaela Vavra, Graig Lavorgna, David Lippincott, Paul Hatzinger, Jennifer Guelfo, Todd Anderson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Condensed Aerosol Generators in Fire Safety of Buildings. Part 1 – Analysis of Normative and Legal Documents [PDF]

Safety & Fire Technology
Aim: The aim of this paper is to present the construction and principle of operation of condensed aerosol generators, as well as a review of their selected characteristics, confirmed in the process of assessment and verification of constancy of ...
Robart Śliwiński
doaj   +1 more source

Fighting to Save a Nation: Volunteerism and London’s Auxiliary Fire Service in the Blitz [PDF]

, 2015
The London Blitz of 1940 is one of the most horrifying events of World War 2. For the first time, citizens were the primary target in an attempt to shock Britain into surrender. The Blitz opened a new chapter in the book of WWII.
Giso, Michael
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Leaders' Functional Specialization and Responses to Institutional Shifts during Crises: Evidence from the Pandemic

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior studies on crisis management often highlight the adaptiveness of generalist leaders, whose diverse functional experiences allow for flexible and innovative responses. However, we propose that in situations where crises lead to abrupt shifts in dominant institutional pressures, leaders with specialized functional backgrounds potentially ...
Yidi Guo, Danqing Wang, Shuo Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Design and assessment of a virtual reality learning environment for firefighters

Frontiers in Computer Science
The use of virtual reality (VR) in firefighter training is promising because it provides cost-effective, safe environments that arouse similar behavioral responses to real-life scenarios.
Steven G. Wheeler, Simon Hoermann, Simon Hoermann, Stephan Lukosch, Robert W. Lindeman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

MEASUREMENTS OF PARAMETERS OF WATER AEROSOL OBTAINED BY EXPLOSIVE METHOD

Informatyka, Automatyka, Pomiary w Gospodarce i Ochronie Środowiska, 2016
In this article we have presented the results of the military training area measurements concerning the water aerosol obtained by explosive method, which is very good medium to extinguish an intermediate area fire.
Grzegorz Śmigielski, Roman Dygdała, Michał Kaczorowski, Grzegorz Serejko   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source