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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh, Archit Gupta, Azhar Perwaiz, Adarsh Chaudhary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How different theories of development address the relationship between the urban informal economy and poverty in the labour market

Discover Global Society
The literature on informality observes a relationship between the informal economy and poverty but there is little theoretical discussion on this relationship. Despite the negative depiction of the informal economy by the modernization theory, and rather
Daniel Kennedy Amoah
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Temporary employment and its impact on wages in Latin America

Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo, 2019
Latin America has experienced a process of significant improvement in the labour market during the new millennium. In spite of these advances, these countries continue to suffer from remarkable deficits in their labour markets.
Roxana MAURIZIO
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Self-employment, wage employment and informality in a developing economy [PDF]

, 2012
We construct a simple model incorporating various urban labour market phenomena obtaining in developing economies. Our initial formulation assumes an integrated labour market and allows for entrepreneurship, self-employment and wage employment.
Bennett, John, Rablen, Matthew D.
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ResearchConnect: An AI‐Powered Platform for Interdisciplinary Research Team Formation and Ideation Development

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
ResearchConnect is an AI‐powered platform that automates researcher profiling, interdisciplinary team formation, and early‐stage research ideation. By extracting keywords from papers and web sources, it quickly clusters researchers into coherent teams and generates collaborative ideas using large language models. Validation on NSF‐funded projects shows
Akshay Vilas Jadhav, Milad Masrouri, Zhao Qin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetric Analysis of Causal Relations in the Informality–Globalisation Nexus in Africa

Economies
This study examines the causal relationship between informality and globalisation in 30 African countries. It deviates from traditional research by adopting a bi-directional framework to address reverse causality.
Segun Thompson Bolarinwa, Munacinga Simatele   +1 more
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Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner, Erica N. Browne, Marissa Raymond‐Flesch, Mary Kate Shapley‐ Quinn, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Alondra Jaime‐Aguilar, Carmen Ramirez, Jessica Huante, Daisy Gallardo, Sue Napierala, Megan Comfort, Alexandra M. Minnis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capturing complexity: developing an integrated approach to analysing HRM in SMEs [PDF]

, 2006
This article presents a framework to evaluate HRM in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using an open systems theoretical perspective. In presenting an open systems perspective the objective is to overcome the limitations of existing theorising ...
Arthur, Bacon, Barrett, Boxall, Boxall, Brand, Brewster, Carroll, Cassell, Child, Cully, Curran, D'Amboise, Den Hartog, DiMaggio, DTI, Duberley, Dundon, Dundon, Edwards, Entrialgo, Ferris, Fuller, Gall, Godard, Goss, Guest, Guest, Guest, Gunnigle, Gunnigle, Hendry, Hendry, Heneman, Hill, Hortsman, Huselid, Jackson, Jaffee, Kaman, Katz, Kinnie, Klass, Little, Marchington, Marchington, Matlay, McMahon, McMahon, Mintzberg, Mintzberg, Nadler, Osterman, Paauwe, Paauwe, Penn, Perrow, Purcell, Purcell, Rainnie, Ram, Ram, Reid, Robinson, Robson, Roy, Rubery, Scase, Schuler, Scott, Sisson, Sparrow, Stace, Storey, Wagar, Way, Welsh, Wilkinson, Williamson, Wood, Wright, Wright, Wright, Zedeck   +83 more
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Bargaining Councils: Non-Union Worker Voice in South Africa’s Informal Economy [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This article explored the dynamics of the voice of non-union workers within South Africa’s informal economy, a vital but institutionally marginalised sector.
William Manga Mokofe
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