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Leveling the Playing Field: Evidence on Permanent Resident Access to Public Service Jobs

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior to the recent amendments to the Public Service Employment Act, landed immigrants were eligible to work in the public sector; however, Canadian citizens were given preference in the hiring process. Amendments to the Act in 2021, made through Bill C‐30, were intended to remove some of the potential barriers to employment from the hiring ...
Massoud M. Khazabi
wiley   +1 more source

The Responsibiligated Status: Exploring the Experiences of Hearing Children With Deaf Parents

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An individual with a disability influences every member of a family. While research on families with children with disabilities is extensive, studies focusing on families with parents with disabilities remain limited. A common situation in the deaf community is a family with deaf parents and hearing children.
Carolina Tannenbaum‐Baruchi, Limor Aharonson‐Daniel, Paula Feder‐Bubis   +2 more
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Can Parental Love and Harm Coexist? The Perceptions of Child Protective Social Workers in Israel

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the undeniable significance of love in parent–child relationships, there is a gap in empirical research on this topic. Love's mythological, abstract and subjective nature complicates its academic investigation, often overshadowed by the presumption of its universal presence.
Ayelet Guy Menashe, Bella Klebanov, Carmit Katz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Consequences of Parents' Trust and Distrust of Social Workers in Child Welfare Services: Social Workers' Perspectives in Finland

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we explore the consequences of parents' trust and distrust of social workers in child welfare services. We collected data via qualitative surveys administered in 2022, to which 29 Finnish social workers responded. We used thematic analysis to identify the key themes of the consequences of trust in our data.
Eveliina Heino, Anne‐Mari Jaakola, Tuuli Lamponen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non‐epileptic paroxysmal events in Rett syndrome: A systematic review of case‐based and observational evidence

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This systematic review identifies and categorizes the spectrum of non‐epileptic paroxysmal events in Rett syndrome. Respiratory disturbances, behavioural episodes, and motor events were the most commonly reported. Improving clinician awareness and diagnostic clarity is key to avoiding unnecessary treatment and enhancing quality of life for individuals ...
Natasha Bhatti, Daniel E. Lumsden
wiley   +1 more source

The cost of the consumer revolution: Prices, material living standards, and real inequality in Amsterdam (1630‒1805)

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article measures the cost of the early modern consumer revolution through a quantitative analysis of product and process innovations in Amsterdam and examines their variegated social impact in two distinct datasets of probate inventories.
Bas Spliet, Anne E. C. McCants
wiley   +1 more source

Full-Vehicle Experimental Investigation of Propeller Icing on a Hovering Quadcopter

Drones
This study investigated the ice accretion process on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propeller blades rotating under various conditions. The experimental tests were carried out in the cold chamber laboratory, and two typical icing scenarios were applied ...
Hamdi Ercan, Ahmet Dalkın
doaj   +1 more source

Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Floral resource strips within apple orchards increased parasitoid abundance and influenced community composition, enhancing local biodiversity in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve's transition zone. Ruderal and natural fynbos habitats supported higher parasitoid richness and abundance, emphasising the importance of conserving semi‐natural habitats ...
Fabrizia Ratto, Peter Steward, Steven M. Sait, Julien M. Haran, Rene Gaigher, James S. Pryke, Michael J. Samways, William Kunin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the effects of luster glazes on chamotte bodies

European Mechanical Science
Luster is a thin film layer that forms on the glaze surface when metal ions migrate toward the surface in a reducing atmosphere. This film refracts light and disperses it into spectral colors, producing metallic and rainbow-like effects.
Nermin Demirkol, Merve Öztorun
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Health‐Related Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer—A Prospective Study

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse sex differences in health‐related quality of life (HRQL) before, during and up to 3 months posttreatment of head and neck cancer, and to examine the importance of salivary secretion rate for HRQL posttreatment. Methods Patients were recruited before starting curative oncologic treatment.
Niklas Bohm, Charlott Karlsson, Caterina Finizia, Jessica Skoogh Andersson, Annica Almståhl   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source