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Polarization or upgrading? Evolution of employment in transitional Russia

Russian Journal of Economics, 2016
This paper discusses the structural changes in Russian employment and explores whether the evolution of employment from 2000 to 2012 followed the scenario of progressive upgrading in job quality or brought about the polarization of jobs in terms of ...
Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov   +1 more
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Psychosocial job quality and mental health among young workers: a fixed-effects regression analysis using 13 waves of annual data

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Entry into employment may be a time when a young person’s well-being and mental health is challenged. Specifically, we examined the difference in mental health when a young person was “not in the labor force” (NILF) (ie, non-working activity ...
Allison Milner, Lauren Krnjacki, Anthony D LaMontagne   +2 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
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Poor-Quality Employment: Who Is Deprived in Our Labour Markets?

LSE Public Policy Review
Job quality is becoming a higher policy priority among governments in both developing and advanced economies. In public policy and economics a ‘good’ job tends to mean a well-paid job.
Kirsten Sehnbruch, Mauricio Apablaza, James Foster   +2 more
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The Digitalization Boost of the Covid‐19 Pandemic and Changes in Job Quality

Social Inclusion, 2023
The Covid‐19 pandemic caused a digitalization boost, mainly through the rise of telework. Even before the pandemic, advancing digital transformation restructured the way of working and thereby changed the quality of jobs—albeit at a different pace across
Teresa Sophie Friedrich, Basha Vicari
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Desigualdades territoriales en las condiciones del empleo en Chile: una aplicación del Índice de Mejores Trabajos a nivel subnacional

Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo
This article estimates, for the first time, the Better Jobs Index at the subnational level in Chile, incorporating indicators of employment quantity and quality.
Ignacio Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Patricio Ramírez-Ramírez   +1 more
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Teleworking and Job Quality in Latin American Countries: A Comparison from an Impact Approach in 2021

Social Sciences, 2023
This article studies the relationship between teleworking and job quality in 2021 for reference countries in Latin America, namely, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.
Yanira Marcela Oviedo-Gil, Favio Ernesto Cala Vitery   +1 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Job quality and fertility intentions among Chinese migrant workers: the role of traditional fertility beliefs

Frontiers in Psychology
Under conditions of low fertility, the association between overall working conditions and fertility intention, and the extent to which this association is accompanied by changes in traditional fertility beliefs, remain insufficiently understood ...
Huihui Liu, Augustine Adira
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