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State and culture in sustainability transformations: structural power, democracy, and the promise of a Marcusian cultural politics of critical meaning-making

open access: yesSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
The concept of sustainability transformation highlights the need not merely for new environmental policies but for transformational change of societal systems in response to the ecological crisis, including a profound shift in values, ideas, and cultural
Marit Hammond
doaj   +1 more source

A preventive strategy for the control of aphids in sweet pepper using lacewings and micrococcinelid beetles

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glass ceiling effects: the case of taiwanese top executives [PDF]

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Gender discrimination in labor markets has been an important issue in labor economics. The main purpose of this paper is to empirically study glass ceiling effects, and investigate whether female workers are indeed being discriminated against ...
Jennjou Chen, Tzu-i Wang
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Greek ΜΝΗΣΘΗ and Aramaic DKYR in the Near East: A Comparative Epigraphic Study

open access: yesArabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past studies of graffiti containing the word ΜΝΗΣΘΗ have never fully established its intrinsic meaning. However, due to the existence of the Aramaic term DKYR, which carries a seemingly identical meaning to ΜΝΗΣΘΗ, in similar contexts in the Roman Near East, a comparison between both words is possible. Four distinct sites where the coexistence
Sebastien Mazurek
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐reported outcomes and visual function after four refractive strategies in cataract surgery: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) and visual function across four groups of public cataract patients: emmetropia, mini‐monovision, monovision with partial‐range of field (RoF) narrow intraocular lenses (IOLs) and patients implanted with partial‐RoF extended IOLs.
Anne Guldhammer Skov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The triple glass ceiling: FinTech gender inequalities

open access: yesFinance and Society
While FinTech gets promoted as an innovative and progressive solution to meeting financial needs globally, it is afflicted by pervasive gender inequalities, only recently noticed in research.
Chloe Fox-Robertson, Dariusz Wójcik
doaj   +1 more source

Examining associations between foundational and complex mathematics skills in people with Down syndrome and typically developing children

open access: yesBritish Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Acquiring mathematical competence is essential to independent living. In this study, we investigated the mathematics profile in young people with Down syndrome (DS), and the relations between foundational and more complex mathematics skills.
Su Morris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential effects of ketamine enantiomers on EEG parameters including the gamma‐delta shift phenomenon

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Ketamine consists of two enantiomers, (R)‐ketamine and (S)‐ketamine, which exhibit distinct pharmacological properties. Currently, only the (S)‐enantiomer has been approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder, whereas recent clinical studies have failed to demonstrate an antidepressant effect for (R)‐ketamine.
Szabolcs Koncz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forget the Glass Ceiling; Conquer the Broken Rung! [PDF]

open access: yesJ Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect, 2023
Anees A, Spector ND.
europepmc   +1 more source

Raising Women's Pay: An Agenda For Equity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
An agenda and series of recommendations that offer concrete solutions to the problems of unequal pay, occupational segregation, glass ceiling discrimination, and low-wage and temporary work.More reports like this one are available on WE's website under ...

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