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Embodied Knowledge Transfer Comparing inter-firm labor mobility in the music industry and manufacturing industries [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper adds new knowledge to the phenomenon of transferring embodied knowledge through labor mobility by means of a comparative study of the entertainment and manufacturing industries.
Lars Frederiksen, Silvia Rita Sedita
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International Labor Standards and Decent Work: Perspectives From the Developing World [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
[Excerpt] It is a very positive development that the world community has now reached agreement on four core labor standards, described further below. The moral force of this agreement will help slow and possibly even reverse the infamous race to the ...
Fields, Gary S
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Gold Nanorods in Cardiac Millitissues: Assessing Mechanical and Contractile Dynamics in a Living Engineering Myocardium Model

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel platform for assessing the active mechanical behavior of living cardiac microbundles through localized nanoindentation, integrated with temperature regulation and dual‐camera imaging systems. The developed system enables quantitative evaluation of dynamic micromechanics in engineered cardiac tissues in vitro, offering ...
Lihua Lou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agglomeration and interregional mobility of labor in Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between inter-industry, intra-industry and inter-regional clustering and demand for labor by companies in Portugal.
Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues
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Hydrogel Confinement Strategies for 3D Cell Culture in Microfluidic Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hydrogel confinement structures are key to organizing 3D cell cultures in microfluidic devices. This review classifies five structural strategies (micropillar, phaseguide, porous membrane, stepped‐height, and support‐free) and examines their trade‐offs alongside fabrication methods.
Soohyun Kim, Min Seok Lee, Sung Kyun Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure [PDF]

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The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage gap and the corresponding gap in hours worked. Based on
Olivetti, Claudia, Petrongolo, Barbara
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Manufacturing Employment and Wage Differentials After Structural Adjustment Reforms in Colombia: An Efficiency Wages Approach

open access: yesLecturas de Economía, 2011
In the framework of the structural reforms in Colombia one of the most important policy proposals was reducing rigidities in the labor market. A perspective to assess the results of such reforms is the analysis of the relationship between firm employment
Rodrigo Taborda, Juan Carlos Guataquí
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Intra-industry trade and labor costs: The smooth adjustment hypothesis [PDF]

open access: yes
According to the smooth adjustment hypothesis (SAH), the labor-market adjustment costs in the form of unemployed resources will be lower if trade expansion is intra-industry rather than inter-industry in nature.
Horácio Faustino, Nuno Leitão
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Industry 4.0: The Future of Indo-German Industrial Collaboration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Industry 4.0 can be described as the fourth industrial revolution, a mega- trend that affects every company around the world. It envisions interconnections and collaboration between people, products and machines within and across enterprises.
Holtkamp, Bernhard, Iyer, Anandi
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