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Remaking State Power Through a Paraquat Ban in Malaysia
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of the state in its ability to enact environmental regulations. Specifically, this study investigates how Malaysian state actors changed, shifted and betrayed various, oftentimes competing interests to ban paraquat, an acutely toxic herbicide.
Caitlyn Sears
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Occupational kinesiology: back pain and load lifting techniques
Sigurnost : časopis za sigurnost u radnoj i životnoj okolini, 2018 Iako razne vrste zanimanja različito utječu na ljudsko zdravlje, nepravilni načini držanja tijela i bolovi u leđima povezuju veliki broj radnika i zanimanja. Bolovi u leđima česta su pojava i kod radnika u trgovinama. Njihov posao prvenstveno je okarakteriziran velikim brojem ponavljanja spuštanja i podizanja trupa prilikom slaganja robe.
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Scientific ReportsHigher task-specific pain-related fear has been linked to restricted lumbar spine range of motion (ROM) during lightweight object lifting in chronic low back pain (LBP) patients and reduced lumbar spine flexion angles in healthy individuals, suggesting protective movement strategies.
Bangerter, Christian +6 more
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Beyond the Sober State: The Work of Drunkenness in British Bureaucracy
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reports the drinking stories of British civil service clerical workers based at a large civil service office complex located in Newcastle upon Tyne between 1968 and 1993. It uses these stories to develop an account of state formation that takes seriously the place of joy, solidarity, contention, and exhaustion within public sector
Michael Vine
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The Dynamics of Social Insurance in Egypt
LABOUR, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Social insurance coverage is low and declining in Egypt. This paper uses panel data, spanning 1998–2023, to assess the dynamics behind these trends in social insurance coverage. The results highlight not only the decline of social insurance coverage but an informality trap: over time workers are less likely to gain social insurance at entry or
Caroline Krafft, Cyrine Hannafi
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New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the nuclear and border control services had to reorganise their work, both on‐site and remotely, to continue their activities. Whereas employees came to work at the power plants and border posts every day, the health rules introduced by the public authorities and those relating to the lockdown of populations ...
Laure Bonnaud, Tania Navarro Rodríguez
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Biomechanical analysis of different lifting speeds when using an active exoskeleton
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyIntroductionMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), especially lower back pain, are common consequences of repetitive and long-term mechanical stress. Exoskeletons offer a promising approach to reduce this stress by supporting the wearer during physical labour.
Dominik Mayer +5 more
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Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, EarlyView.Aim The COVID‐19 pandemic had substantial effects on youth mental health. Most previous studies focused on the initial pandemic years, leaving the post‐restriction period underexplored. We examined trajectories of newly recorded psychiatric diagnoses among Japanese youths across two policy shifts: March 2020 school closures and May 2023 ...
Naomi Matsumoto +7 more
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Mapping Organized Crime as a Stakeholder: A Risk‐Based and Responsive Governance Perspective
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Organized crime (OC) can influence firms through coercion, collusion, financial ties, and supply‐chain relationships, yet these interactions remain underexamined in stakeholder theory. This article conceptualizes organized crime as an analytically relevant but non‐normatively legitimate stakeholder and develops a risk‐based framework combining
Giovanni Scirè, Enzo Bivona
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