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Biocarbon Suitability Evaluation for Direct Injection in Blast Furnace Ironmaking

steel research international, EarlyView.
This study examines densified biocarbon for direct injection in blast furnace ironmaking to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG). Enhanced burnout performance, along with favorable reactivity and carbon structure of the combustion residue, supports its suitability for blast furnace injection. Modeling results indicate that up to a 27% reduction in GHG emissions
Xianai Huang, Ka Wing Ng, Ted Todoschuk, Graeme Scott   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Airbnb\u27s Effect on the Hospitality Industry

, 2018
I examined the effect that Airbnb’s entrance into and disruption of the hospitality market in 2011 had on hotel room rates across the world by 2017.
Douglas, Eric A.
core  

Study to gather evidence on the working conditions of platform workers VT/2018/032 Final Report 13 December 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
Platform work is a type of work using an online platform to intermediate between platform workers, who provide services, and paying clients. Platform work seems to be growing in size and importance.
De Groen, Willem Pieter, Giacumacatos, Elisa, Hauben, Harald, Kilhoffer, Zachary, Lenaerts, Karolien, Lhernould, Jean-Philippe, Robin-Olivier, Sophie, Smits, Ine, Waeyaert, Willem   +8 more
core  

Gig Economy in Europe

Italian Labour Law e-Journal, 2019
Italian Labour Law e-Journal, Vol 12, No 2 (2019)
openaire   +2 more sources

“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Overview of Attempts to Measure The Gig Economy with Considering The Role of Data in Making Managerial Decisions

Foundations of Management
Gig 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
doaj   +1 more source

Arbeit per App – neue Abhängigkeiten in der Gig Economy. [PDF]

Standort (Berl), 2021
Plöger J, Keuneke F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Distance sampling: comparing walked transects and road transects for rock ptarmigan densities and population trends

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
We compared population trends for rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta densities (2003‒2019) derived from walked transects and driven road transects in Mosfellsheiði and Slétta in southwest and northeast Iceland, respectively. The walked transects were laid out according to a random rule.
Matteo Ferrarini, Ólafur K. Nielsen
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring factors influencing entry into the gig economy: A study of Chinese workers

Acta Psychologica
This 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, Xinyun Hu, Keyan Jin, Jiachen Han   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Plea for the Need to Investigate the Health Effects of Gig-Economy. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2021
Freni-Sterrantino A, Salerno V.
europepmc   +1 more source