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Linguistic Evidence Suggests that Xiōng‐nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo‐Siberian Language
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract The Xiōng‐nú were a tribal confederation who dominated Inner Asia from the third century BC to the second century AD. Xiōng‐nú descendants later constituted the ethnic core of the European Huns. It has been argued that the Xiōng‐nú spoke an Iranian, Turkic, Mongolic or Yeniseian language, but the linguistic affiliation of the Xiōng‐nú and the ...
Svenja Bonmann, Simon Fries
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Unveiling the Current Extent of the Gig Economy Engagement in Developing Asian Countries
Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesBackground: The gig economy, driven by technological advancements, has shifted the labour market from traditional jobs to mainstream freelance and contract work via online platforms.
Chamod Dilmith +5 more
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Continuity and change: Reflections on over a decade of research on platform-mediated gig work
Work Organisation, Labour and GlobalisationThis article reports on a Roundtable Workshop organised to reflect on the continuities and changes in the geographically variegated development of the gig economy and to assess the state of the art in gig economy research.
Niels van Doorn +3 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Work mediated by digital labour platforms is often framed as flexible and autonomous, yet accessing paid tasks commonly requires extensive unpaid effort. Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project‐based platforms (including Airtasker, Fiverr and Freelancer), we develop the concept of anticipatory labour: the unpaid,
Brendan Churchill +2 more
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Gig qualifications for the gig economy: micro-credentials and the 'hungry mile'. [PDF]
High Educ (Dordr), 2022 Wheelahan L, Moodie G.
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The Guidance for International Growth Standards (GIGS) project aims to improve and promote appropriate application of international growth standards across clinical, research and public health settings. Design A guidance document providing historical and conceptual context to support the appropriate application of international ...
Eric O. Ohuma +4 more
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Foundations of ManagementGig economy, in the 21st century, defined as an economy model based on digital platforms, is a concept that has been present in the economy for at least a dozen years.
ZELMA Emil
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Growth charts are commonly used for monitoring attained size at a specified age relative to a population average considered to represent expected growth. Objectives To evaluate the impact of the application of international growth charts for children under five on common growth metrics when compared to national reference charts ...
Bancy Ngatia, Linda Vesel, Eric O. Ohuma
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Exploring factors influencing entry into the gig economy: A study of Chinese workers
Acta PsychologicaThis study explores the factors influencing the choices of Chinese workers to enter the gig economy using data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) for the years 2014, 2016, and 2018.
Mingming Li +3 more
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Arbeit per App – neue Abhängigkeiten in der Gig Economy. [PDF]
Standort (Berl), 2021 Plöger J, Keuneke F.
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