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Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Workers in Leisure and Hospitality Businesses: Massachusetts and New England [PDF]

, 2010
This report examines the role and impact of immigrant entrepreneurs and workers on Leisure and Hospitality businesses in New England, particularly Massachusetts. A significant portion of state economies in New England, especially in Massachusetts, relies
C. Eduardo Siqueira, Gia E. Barboza, James Jennings, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Jordan-Zachery, Mary Jo Marion   +5 more
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From Ship to Shore: A Review of Vessel‐To‐Grid Bidirectional Charging for Sustainable Maritime Transport

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
As maritime transport electrifies, bidirectional charging (V2G) offers a dual‐purpose solution for energy resilience and economic viability. This work identifies key technological advancements and lifecycle challenges utilizing practical case studies to demonstrate how V2G systems can drive decarbonization and grid stability in the marine sector ...
Jonathan Bloor, Tamer Kamel, Sarah Fear, Lee J. Durndell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open Space Policy‐Making and Planning in Urban Regions: Towards a Theoretical Approach Based on the Multiple Streams Framework

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Open space networks provide multiple ecosystem services and other benefits which are particularly important to urban regions. Accordingly, there are many examples around the world of urban‐regional open space policies such as regional parks and green belts that connect non‐built‐up areas over several municipalities. Yet it is still unclear how
Gerd Lintz, Mariam Diagayété
wiley   +1 more source

Orchestration of Climate Action in Municipalities: A Collective Capacity Approach

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Municipalities are increasingly positioned as key actors in enabling local climate action, yet their ability to mobilise societal actors remains insufficiently understood. This study examines how municipal officials in six Finnish municipalities from different local contexts understand and operationalise collective capacity for climate action,
Maija Faehnle, Hanna Nieminen, Jani P. Lukkarinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intra-household Work Time Synchronization [PDF]

If partners derive utility from joint leisure time, it is expected that they will coordinate their work schedules in order to increase the amount of joint leisure time.
Chris van Klaveren, Henriette Maassen van den Brink   +1 more
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Appraising Policies Through Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Applications

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to renewed interest in analytical tools that address complex policy problems and move beyond linear‐rational approaches in policy appraisal, Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) integrates participatory approaches with multi‐criteria analysis (MCA), thereby incorporating specialised knowledge and diverse social values and ...
Egle Basyte Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the Third Agers: An Analysis of British Retirees' Leisure Pursuits [PDF]

Despite the recent theoretical focus on the emergence of the Third Age as a period of fulfilment and an ongoing engagement with an active leisure lifestyle, there is a dearth of quantitative studies on how older people spend their time.
Sara Arber, Stella Chatzitheochari
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Characterizing early behavioral and social–emotional problems in young children with SCN1A+ Dravet syndrome: Findings from the ENVISION prospective natural history study

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) is the prototypic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, characterized by drug‐resistant seizures, developmental slowing, and many other morbidities. Detailed characterization of behavioral phenotypes and social–emotional skill development are limited.
Ingrid E. Scheffer, M. Scott Perry, Joseph Sullivan, Susana Boronat, James Wheless, Andreas Brunklaus, Linda Laux, Anup D. Patel, Colin Roberts, Dennis Dlugos, Deborah Holder, Kelly Knupp, Matt Lallas, Steven Phillips, Eric Segal, Dennis Lal, Elaine Wirrell, Sameer M. Zuberi, Rebecca Shaffer, Mary Wojnaroski, Madison M. Berl, Sarah Christensen, Emma S. James, Maria Candida Vila, Norman Huang, Jacqueline S. Gofshteyn, Salvador Rico   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations of Medical School Students for Leisure Time Activities

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Objective: This study aimed to examine the expectations of medical students towards leisure time activities, reasons for participation, barriers they face, and their attitudes towards leisure time management within the framework of semester differences ...
Sabriye Ercan, Fatih Uğur Taş, Esma Arslan, Mehtap Savran, Nilgün Şenol   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental health impacts experienced by caregivers of people with Dravet syndrome: A systematic literature review

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract for the systematic literature review. Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) places tremendous burden on caregivers owing to the extent of required assistance and impact on daily living, as well as the risk to the individual with DS of premature mortality from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and morbidity associated with ...
Adam Strzelczyk, Mary Anne Meskis, Galia Wilson, Bobby Jacob, Christoph Helmstaedter, Jane von Gaudecker, Veronica Hood, Ceri Hughes, Michael Scott Perry   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source