On the Construction of 24 Hours Care for the Elderly in the Swiss Media
Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2018 This article analyses Swiss media coverage of 24 hours care between 2003 and 2013. Based on a discourse analysis we observe that the dominant media discourse speaks of a booming market that criticises agencies, victimises carers and idealises home care ...
Schwiter Karin +2 more
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Efficiency in Family Bargaining: Living Arrangements and Caregiving Decisions of Adult Children and Disabled Elderly Parents [PDF]
In this paper, we use a two-stage bargaining model to analyze the living arrangement of a disabled elderly parent and the assistance provided to the parent by her adult children. The first stage determines the living arrangement: the parent can live in a
Barbara S. Schone +2 more
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Role Of Processed And Natural Cotton On Aedes Aegypti Egg Hatching [PDF]
, 2018 Ae. aegypti is an invasive species and playing a crucial role in disseminating the infectious diseases like dengue and Zika fever. This mosquito, prefers to live in areas close to humans where blood is easily accessible (Powell, et al. 2013).
Drame, Papa +4 more
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Identification and localization of transmission lines for live working in distribution network
AIP AdvancesIn this paper, aiming at the current distribution network with power operation in the presence of outdoor bright light, the operating scene is complex and not fixed, the transmission lines and lead samples are small and uneven, leading to poor accuracy ...
Jinbin Li +6 more
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The Impact of Virtual Reality on Technical Training: A Case Study in Live-Line Maintenance
IEEE AccessThis paper presents an evaluation of the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a training tool for electricians working in high-risk environments within the energy infrastructure sector.
Filip Gorski +8 more
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On the record: Baby boomers face a changing retirement landscape: a conversation with Anil Kumar [PDF]
Many baby boom era workers, those born between 1946 and 1962, count on various retirement benefits accumulated during their working years to ensure adequate resources as they grow older. A man turning 65 today can expect to live to age 83; a woman to age
Anil Kumar
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Two Steps Forward and Three Steps Back: The "Cliff Effect" - Colorado's Curious Penalty for Increased Earnings [PDF]
, 2007 Simply being employed does not mean economic self-sufficiency for women in Colorado. In fact, it may actually work against them. Currently in Colorado, public assistance for the working poor isn't designed to allow women the opportunity to incrementally ...
Kinsey Dinan +2 more
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The super challenge of retirement income policy [PDF]
Examines the economic impacts of Australia\u27s ageing population and decreasing housing affordability. Executive Summary Australia’s three-pillar approach to retirement income is internationally well regarded.
David Knox +4 more
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The impact of computer use, computer skills and computer use intensity: evidence from WERS 2004 [PDF]
, 2007 Computers and ICT have changed the way we live and work. The latest WERS 2004 provides a snapshot of how using ICT at the workplace has changed our working lives.
Dolton, P., Pelkonen, P.
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Co-producing a live fieldwork broadcast in the biosciences
Frontiers in EducationMost live broadcast work in education operates with an expert to novice delivery mode, and in indoor settings such as surgical teaching environments. Those few examples of live broadcasts from outdoor locations have heavy resource requirements, limiting ...
Janine Maddison +5 more
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