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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

Cuttings, Combings, Fettlings and Flock: Gender and Australian Wool ‘Waste’, 1900–1950

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As Australia's wool industry produced vast amounts of fine fleece from the nineteenth century, the wool processing and clothes manufacturing industries generated waste – products like cuttings, combings, fettlings and flock. Salvaged and then sold to waste merchants, these and other materials had a second life.
Lorinda Cramer
wiley   +1 more source

Microbially Induced Corrosion: A Hidden Risk in Industrial Accidents. [PDF]

open access: yesACS Omega
Vítěz T   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Accounting Rules and the Labor Market for Accountants

open access: yesJournal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, I explore how accounting rules—in particular the restrictiveness of GAAP—have impacted the labor market for accountants. I find that when the rules become more restrictive, there are fewer students majoring in accounting and fewer accountants and auditors overall. The overall number of accounting positions that firms recruit for
ANTHONY LE
wiley   +1 more source

Convergence of Energy Intensity Across ASEAN‐5 Countries: A Wavelet‐Based Perspective

open access: yesNatural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The convergence hypothesis, which emphasizes the attainment of income equality among nations, has recently gained prominence in energy studies due to its pivotal role in addressing the pressing challenges at the intersection of economic development and energy sustainability.
Havanur Ergün Tatar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Frameworks and Economic Incentives to Effectively Stimulate the Renewable Hydrogen Market in Australia*

open access: yesEconomic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, EarlyView.
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of policies and economic incentives aimed at developing a renewable hydrogen industry in Australia. As global decarbonisation efforts intensify, renewable hydrogen is emerging as a potential substitute for fossil fuels.
Tahlia Nolan, Tim Nelson
wiley   +1 more source

Swelling Mechanism of Rubber Sealing Materials in Methanol Transportation Pipelines. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel)
Jiang Z   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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