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A Review of Bioarcheological Investigations in Iron Age Cambodia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Archeological research within Cambodia is quite extensive, with significant projects led by both Cambodian archeologists and international researchers alike. Many of these projects have uncovered human skeletal remains. This article reviews archeological human skeletal studies in Cambodia, synthesizing published and unpublished data, primarily
Sophorn Nhoem, Kate Domett, Nigel Chang, Louise Shewan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived income stability and financial security among gig workers in Indonesia: a socioeconomic and occupational analysis

Business: Theory and Practice
The gig economy of flexible, platform-mediated, and task-based work has been reshaping the labour markets of countries worldwide, including Indonesia. Gig workers usually operate without formal contracts or social protection and face unique challenges ...
Nurmala Ahmar, Andri Setia Dharma, Dwi Prastowo Darminto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gig economy: Disruption can bring benefits for workers and consumers [PDF]

, 2017
We should be wary of the narrative that flexible jobs are predominantly low wage and low quality, writes Seamus ...
Nevin, Seamus
core  

Reconstructing Early Human Subsistence in Near Oceania: New Insights From Matenkupkum and Matenbek

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The colonization of New Ireland ~44–40,000 years ago represents the earliest evidence of human occupation in Near Oceania. Yet, the precise impacts of climatic changes on subsistence strategies during the Late Pleistocene, Last Glacial Maximum, and Holocene remain poorly understood.
Joëlle den Toom, Glenn Summerhayes, Anne Ford, Karen Greig   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion, Rachel Gaulton, Maria Erica Jamil, Marion Pfeifer, Johan Willem Ferry Slik, Stephen G. Willis, F. Merlin Franco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the influence of HR practices on gig workers engagement: a serial mediation moderation model through IPMA analysis

Cogent Business & Management
Drawing upon Social Exchange Theory and the Job Demands–Resources framework, this study examines the influence of Human Resource Practices (HRP) on gig worker engagement among IT professionals through the serial mediating roles of perceived ...
Indradevi Ramasamy, Sathish A. S.
doaj   +1 more source

Health Implications in Regards to the Changing Nature of Work [PDF]

, 2018
This theoretical paper is relevant to nontraditional workers, traditional employees, and businesses searching for ways to enhance workers’ health and well-being.
Kalis, Carly E.
core   +1 more source

Thinking outside the bag: Worker-led speculation and the future of gig economy delivery platforms

, 2022
Ben Kirman, Oliver Bates, Carolynne Lord, Hayley Alter   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources

The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld, Lauren Coad, Robin C. Whytock, Donald Midoko Iponga, Margeorie Babicka, Sophie Pambo, Paul Loundou, Daniel J. Ingram, Kathryn Jeffery, Mattia Bessone, David S. Wilkie, Malcolm Starkey, Steeve Ngama, Daniel Cornelis, Katharine A. Abernethy   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respect the Hustle: Necessity Entrepreneurship, Returning Citizens, and Social Enterprise Strategies [PDF]

, 2019
This Article will address a pervasive and growing problem for returning citizens—high rates of economic insecurity—and, as a novel solution, propose the creation of Economic Justice Incubators (“EJIs”) as a new, municipally-led social enterprise strategy.
Baskaran, Priya
core   +2 more sources