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Leisure time and the sectoral composition of employment [PDF]
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018 We observe the following patterns in the US economy during the period 1965-2015: (i) the rise of the service sector, (ii) the increase in leisure time, and (iii) the increase in recreational services. To show the last pattern, we measure the fraction of the value added of the service sector explained by the consumption of recreational services and we ...
Cruz, Edgar, Raurich, Xavier
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The role and importance of leisure time in the life of the young [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2019 In this paper, we consider leisure time as a social phenomenon which requires thorough approach in all spheres of life. Leisure time represents one of significant elements of personal development of children and youth, offering the young the abilities to
Radojević Tatjana S. +2 more
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Cellular Monads from Positive GSOS Specifications [PDF]
EPTCS 300, 2019, pp. 1-18, 2019 We give a leisurely introduction to our abstract framework for operational semantics based on cellular monads on transition categories. Furthermore, we relate it for the first time to an existing format, by showing that all Positive GSOS specifications generate cellular monads whose free algebras are all compositional.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 462-483, January 2023., 2023 Abstract The assurance of sustainability information by small and medium‐sized entities (SMEs) has not attracted much research interest to date. To rectify this, we draw on a sample of European firms (from the EU, the United Kingdom and Norway) extracted from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) database and explore the disclosure variable in relation
Antonio Somoza
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Most studies on day-to-day patterns of physical behaviours (i.e. physical activities and sedentary behaviour) are based on adults with high socioeconomic status (SES) and without differentiating between work and leisure time. Thus, we aimed to
Charlotte Lund Rasmussen +6 more
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Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management, 2019 Understanding your user's daily life and interests is essential in providing insights that can be leveraged to define new design opportunities. However, when designing for older adults, this can be challenging because, users may find it complicated to express themselves; designers may have difficulties to take their perspective and empathize with them.
Yuan Lu +2 more
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Semantic Implications of Leisure among Isfahani Citizens: A Qualitative Research [PDF]
جامعه شناسی کاربردی, 2017 Introduction As a new concept is emerging from separation of work and home, technological advances, and the social division of labor, leisure time has provided people with the opportunity of turning away from the limits and constraints of modern social ...
Yaser Rastegar +3 more
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Supporting Piggybacked Co-Located Leisure Activities via Augmented Reality [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Technology, especially the smartphone, is villainized for taking meaning and time away from in-person interactions and secluding people into "digital bubbles". We believe this is not an intrinsic property of digital gadgets, but evidence of a lack of imagination in technology design. Leveraging augmented reality (AR) toward this end allows us to create
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Grade Inflation and Stunted Effort in a Curved Economics Course [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 To protect his teaching evaluations, an economics professor uses the following exam curve: if the class average falls below a known target, $m$, then all students will receive an equal number of free points so as to bring the mean up to $m$. If the average is above $m$ then there is no curve; curved grades above $100\%$ will never be truncated to $100\%
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Gambling and crime: An exploration of gambling availability and culture in an English prison
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 32, Issue 6, Page 389-403, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Background There is evidence that prisoners have the highest rate of problem gambling in any population, but little is known about the nature of in‐prison gambling, the motives for it or how it relates to prior gambling behaviour. Aims To investigate the prevalence and type of gambling prior to prison and the prevalence, type, and reasons for ...
Lauren Rebecca Smith +2 more
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