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When invasions go unnoticed: Public perception of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii in Europe

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux, Kristína Slovák Švolíková, Barbora Števove, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Daniela Giannetto, Cristina Preda, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Maciej K. Mańko, András Abonyi, Álmos Becz, Massimo Morpurgo, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Levan Mumladze, Mar Bosch‐Belmar, Aino Hosia, Patricia Ventura, Jamileh Javidpour, Florian Lüskow   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gig Workers, Financial Resilience and Financial Literacy in Supporting Decent Work and Economic Inclusion [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This study aims to analyze the effects of gig work characteristics and financial literacy on financial resilience among young gig workers in Magelang, Indonesia to supporting decent work and economic inclusion.
Hidayah Nur, Maharani Betari, Faizah Rayinda, Dewi Veni Soraya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Employment and Working Conditions of Selected Types of Platform Work [PDF]

, 2018
Platform work is a form of employment that uses an online platform to match the supply of and demand for paid labour. In Europe, platform work is still small in scale but is rapidly developing.
de Groen, Willem Pieter, Kilhoffer, Zachary, Lenaerts, Karolien, Mandl, Irene   +3 more
core   +1 more source

School Disruption and Classroom Climate on Teachers’ Burnout and Wellbeing

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teachers with high levels of burnout and reduced levels of wellbeing are twice as likely to leave the teaching profession. For those that stay, it can result in strained relationships with their pupils and a difficulty to effectively manage classroom behavior.
Julia R. Badger, Andrew J. Maile, Paul Thompson, Lucy Bowes, Judy Hutchings, Matthew R. Broome   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Game Design for a Fiverr: Precarity, Regionality, and Platform-Mediation in the Gig Economy

Media Industries
In this article, we investigate users who sell complete design services (i.e., ostensibly creating a full, original game for a client) on the gig economy platform Fiverr.
Michael Iantorno, Scott DeJong
doaj   +2 more sources

Omics Insights Into the Effects of Highbush Blueberry and Cranberry Crop Agroecosystems on Honey Bee Health and Physiology

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are vital pollinators in fruit‐producing agroecosystems like highbush blueberry (HBB) and cranberry (CRA). However, their health is threatened by multiple interacting stressors, including pesticides, pathogens, and nutritional changes.
Huan Zhong, Yuming Shi, Aleksandra Kozlova, Renata Moravcova, Jason C. Rogalski, Aidan Jamieson, Lance Lansing, Kyung‐Mee Moon, Xiaojing Yuan, Amanda S. Gregoris, Heather Higo, Julia Common, Ida M. Conflitti, Mateus Pepinelli, Lan Tran, Morgan Cunningham, Hosna Jabbari, Syed Abbas Bukhari, Sarah K. French, Rodrigo Ortega Polo, Shelley E. Hoover, Stephen F. Pernal, Pierre Giovenazzo, M. Marta Guarna, Amro Zayed, Leonard J. Foster   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education level as a catalyst: exploring the relationship between job autonomy, joy of work, and performance among low-skilled physical gig workers in Malaysia

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
The gig economy has experienced a rise due to the prominence of digital platforms and the worldwide pandemic, leading to many individuals losing their regular income and joining the gig economy.
Mei Peng Low, Mumtaz Ali Memon
doaj   +1 more source

Two Narratives of Platform Capitalism [PDF]

, 2016
Mainstream economists tend to pride themselves on the discipline\u27s resem­blance to science. But growing concerns about the reproducibility of economic research are undermining that source of legitimacy.
Pasquale, Frank A.
core   +3 more sources

Gig Economy

, 2021
Grado en ...
openaire   +1 more source

Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper, Hester M. Steyn, Cláudia Baider, Benny Bytebier, Anisha Dayaram, F. B. Vincent Florens, Nivohenintsoa Rakotonirina, Domitilla Raimondo, Marc Sosef, M. Marianne le Roux   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source