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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Woody breast compromises meat quality leading to reduced consumer appeal. Although its causes are unclear, improvements observed with certain dietary supplements suggest that gut health may influence woody breast development. Ribonucleotide reductase subunit RRM2 is vital for mitochondrial function and gastrointestinal integrity, and alteration in its ...
Majid Shakeri +8 more
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Uber Effort: The Production of Worker Consent in Online Ride Sharing Platforms [PDF]
, 2019 The rise of the online gig economy alters ways of working. Mediated by algorithmically programmed mobile apps, platforms such as Uber and Lyft allow workers to work by driving and completing rides at any time or in any place that the drivers choose. This
Wang, Ruotong
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett +5 more
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Non-Standard Forms of Employment: Recent Trends and Future Prospects [PDF]
, 2017 [Excerpt] The main focus of this paper is the growth of non-standard employment over the last decade. It finds that, apart from part-time work, there has not been an increase in non-standard employment during this time.
Eurofound
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On the road: travelling salesmen and experiences of mobility in Britain before 1939 [PDF]
, 2010 Mobility has been a significant influence in the formation of identities for individuals and for certain occupations. Recent studies emphasises the associations of mobility with a sense of autonomy and personal freedom.
French, M.
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Designing Sousveillance Tools for Gig Workers
CoRRPublished as a conference paper at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2024, 3 figures, 30 ...
Maya De Los Santos +3 more
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Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
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Leveraging brand reputation for job engagement in the digital food delivery context
Acta PsychologicaThe rise of alternative work arrangements, driven by technological advancements, has become a significant aspect of the gig economy, particularly in the digital food delivery sector.
Nimisha Singh +2 more
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After a Global Platform Leaves: Understanding the Heterogeneity of Gig Workers through Capital Mobility [PDF]
, 2021 Youngrong Lee
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen +15 more
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