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Telework: A Temporary Adaptation or a Milestone in the Changing World of Work [PDF]

Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics, 2022
The recent rapid surge of telework was enabled by the information and communications technologies but caused by the restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ivailo Kalfin
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When Does Expanded Eligibility Translate into Increased Take-Up? An Examination of Parental Leave Policy in Luxembourg

Social Inclusion, 2021
This article aims to explore the role of eligibility for parental leave as a determinant of access and as an enabler of leave take-up. To analyse the link between eligibility and take-up, we study a unique policy change in Luxembourg’s parental leave ...
Merve Uzunalioglu, Marie Valentova, Margaret O'Brien, Anne-Sophie Genevois   +3 more
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Impact of long-term exposure to PM2.5 and temperature on coronavirus disease mortality: observed trends in France

Environmental Health, 2021
Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) began in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and was declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. This study aimed to assess the effects of temperature and long-term exposure to air pollution on the ...
Anastase Tchicaya, Nathalie Lorentz, Hichem Omrani, Gaetan de Lanchy, Kristell Leduc   +4 more
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Temporal trends in obesity defined by the relative fat mass (RFM) index among adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020: a population-based study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives The body mass index (BMI) largely underestimates excess body fat, suggesting that the prevalence of obesity could be underestimated. Biologically, women are known to have higher body fat than men.
Till Seuring, Orison O Woolcott
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Digital Media Domestication and Job Paths Among Older People: An Ethnographic Investigation

Media and Communication, 2023
While it is true that ageing dramatically affects the sustainability of welfare systems, increasing life expectancy in most Western countries is also seen as an opportunity to live longer and better: The healthiest older people are also the most dynamic ...
Simone Carlo, Giulia Buscicchio
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The impact of economic sanctions on health and health systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction Economic sanctions restrict customary commercial and financial ties between states to induce change in political constitution or conduct of the targeted country.
Marc Suhrcke, Christoph Hamelmann, Matteo Pinna Pintor   +2 more
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Is There a Dose-Response Relationship between Acute Physical Activity and Sleep Length? A Longitudinal Study with Children and Adolescents Living in Sweden

Children, 2021
A declining physical activity (PA) and sleep in children and adolescents have been observed during the previous decades. PA could benefit sleep, but the findings are mixed.
Alexandra Nordman, Marita Friberg, Yvonne Forsell   +2 more
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Excess Mortality in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing the Differences Between the First and the Second Wave, Year 2020

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
COVID-19 dramatically influenced mortality worldwide, in Italy as well, the first European country to experience the Sars-Cov2 epidemic. Many countries reported a two-wave pattern of COVID-19 deaths; however, studies comparing the two waves are limited ...
Maria Dorrucci, Giada Minelli, Stefano Boros, Valerio Manno, Sabrina Prati, Marco Battaglini, Gianni Corsetti, Xanthi Andrianou, Flavia Riccardo, Massimo Fabiani, Maria Fenicia Vescio, Matteo Spuri, Alberto Mateo Urdiales, Del Manso Martina, Graziano Onder, Patrizio Pezzotti, Antonino Bella   +16 more
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Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15–18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden

BMC Psychology, 2021
Introduction Subjective well-being (SWB) is a contributing factor for building resilience and a resource for positive outcomes, e.g. study achievement and work performance.
Regina Winzer, Marjan Vaez, Lene Lindberg, Kimmo Sorjonen   +3 more
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Using financial incentives to increase physical activity among employees as a strategy of workplace health promotion: protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Shifts towards sedentary occupations in high-income countries (HIC) over the last decades and the health burden associated with physical inactivity have led to innovative strategies to promote physical activity (PA) among the working ...
Lara Christianson, Thomas Leonhard Heise, Jennifer Frense, Till Seuring   +3 more
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