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The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
wiley   +1 more source

Research on overdyeing process of indigo and turmeric on nylon knitted fabrics. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wu Y, Yuan X, Chen X, Li X, Shi X, Dong F, Zhang J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wages and Working Conditions in Global Value Chains: The Relevance of Foreign Ownership in New Sourcing Countries

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The debate on the relationship between labour conditions in manufacturing sectors and global value chain (GVC) participation takes a new turn with the emergence of sub‐Saharan African (SSA) economies as important sourcing destinations. With lower levels of economic development, and significantly lower wages than most other exporting countries,
Luc Fransen, Khadija van der Straaten, Ans Kolk, Victor Hartman, Kea Tijdens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adolescent mental health in Hong Kong: a longitudinal analysis of positive self‐evaluation, contextual influences and adverse experiences (2009–2014)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background To examine whether positive self‐evaluation and contextual variables—such as those created by family, peers and schools—serve as promotive factors or protective factors in the context of adversity. Methods Data were drawn from two waves of the youth survey of a population‐representative cohort in Hong Kong.
Yanyan Ni, Ying Chen, Xiao Xiao, Corine S.M. Wong, Sunita M. Stewart, Michael Y. Ni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technical, Cultural and Religious: Risks for Children in Minority Religious Communities as Seen in the Ultra‐Orthodox Jewish Community During COVID‐19

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child development research predominantly focuses on Western secular contexts and does not adequately consider non‐Western religious contexts. The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected children worldwide in various dimensions, with children from minority populations being disproportionately impacted.
Netanel Gemara
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid Finite Element Model for Predicting the Interface Pressure of Medical Compression Stockings. [PDF]

Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng
Pita Miguélez I, Labanieh AR, Soulat D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding the Link Between Social Support Networks, Self‐Efficacy and Future Orientation During Emerging Adulthood: A Comparison of At‐Risk and Non‐at‐Risk Emerging Adults

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At‐risk emerging adults may be less inclined to invest in future goals, yet the mechanisms underlying their future orientation (FO) remain unclear. Therefore, this study examined how social support network attributes contribute to FO in at‐risk and non‐at‐risk emerging adults and the mediating role of self‐efficacy.
Eran P. Melkman, Yafit Sulimani‐Aidan
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanics-informed fabric actuators with aligned fiber crossings. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Zhang H, Shea H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparative Study on Conductive Knitted Fabric Electrodes for Long-Term Electrocardiography Monitoring: Silver-Plated and PEDOT:PSS Coated Fabrics. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2018
Ankhili A, Tao X, Cochrane C, Koncar V, Coulon D, Tarlet JM.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fabrication and Sewability of Knitted Fabric

Sen'i Kikai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan), 1976
Y. Kubota, M. Ohishi
openaire   +2 more sources