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Biographical Work as a Mechanism of Dealing with Precarity and Precariousness

Qualitative Sociology Review, 2022
The article aims to explore the relationship between biographical work and the strategies of managing precarity (low-paid and unstable employment) and precariousness (insecurity and insta­bility of life conditions in general) in Poland’s new capitalism ...
Jacek Burski, Adam Mrozowicki, Aleksandra Drabina-Różewicz, Agata Krasowska   +3 more
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Teenage Work: Its Precarious and Gendered Nature

Revue Interventions Économiques, 2013
This paper examines the changes in the work of teenagers over time in Canada and relates this to policy changes in a neoliberal era. This focus on teenage work was prompted by the deterioration in public policy protections afforded all workers, but ...
Marjorie Griffin Cohen
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Prekérní práce pečujících žen v kontextu ekonomické krize [PDF]

Gender a Výzkum, 2014
In this article the authors examine the forms and experiences of insecure and precarious work by Czech women caring for a child or a dependent family member.
Radka Dudová, Hana Hašková
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HISTÓRIA, MEMÓRIAS E CENÁRIO ATUAL DA INTENSIFICAÇÃO DO TRABALHO DOCENTE NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA PAULISTA: apontamentos de pesquisa

História, 2017
RESUMO Este texto apresenta a problemática das jornadas de trabalho como um dos elementos históricos de precarização do trabalho docente, processo histórico caracterizado pela degradação das condições de trabalho dos professores.
Mariana Esteves de OLIVEIRA
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Relationships among burnout, job dissatisfaction, psychosocial work conditions and minor mental disorders of precarious employment in Taiwan

Journal of Men's Health, 2022
Background: Precarious employment is a major determinant of mental health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic and development of digital economic platforms have enhanced the ratio of precarious employment relationship.
Ching-Mei Hsieh, Sheryl Chen, Tsu-Te Peng, Po-Han Chen, Albert Chen, Chieh-Jan Chen   +5 more
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Workers’ compensation claims for precariously employed workers in Ontario: employer resistance and workers’ limited voice

Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé, 2021
The policies and practices of workers’ compensation have barely kept pace with the changing worker and employer needs created by the growth of precarious forms of employment.
Ellen MacEachen, Sonja Senthanar, Katherine Lippel   +2 more
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Constructing Work and Subjectivities in Precarious Conditions: Psycho-Discursive Practices in Young People’s Interviews in Greece

Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2016
Precarity is becoming the paradigmatic description of young people’s work conditions in crisis-ridden Greece, but also in other European countries. Focusing on interview data on the work experiences of young adults (18-26 years old), in urban centres of ...
Georgios Kesisoglou, Evangelia Figgou, Maria Dikaiou   +2 more
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Evaluation of the Dual Impact of Nanotechnologies on Health and Environment Through Alternative Bridging Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how alternative invertebrate and small‐vertebrate models advance the evaluation of nanomaterials across medicine and environmental science. By bridging cellular and organismal levels, these models enable integrated assessment of toxicity, biodistribution, and therapeutic performance.
Marie Celine Lefevre, Margherita Bernardeschi, Matteo Battaglini, Gianni Ciofani   +3 more
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Lattice Structures for Bone Replacement: The Intersection of Bone Biomechanics, Lattice Design, and Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review outlines how understanding bone's biology, hierarchical architecture, and mechanical anisotropy informs the design of lattice structures that replicate bone morphology and mechanical behavior. Additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of orthopedic implants that incorporate such structures using a range of engineering materials ...
Stylianos Kechagias, Maxwell J. Munford, Frederik C.H. Masure, Richard J. van Arkel, Reece N Oosterbeek   +4 more
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The Future of Research in Cognitive Robotics: Foundation Models or Developmental Cognitive Models?

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Research in cognitive robotics founded on principles of developmental psychology and enactive cognitive science would yield what we seek in autonomous robots: the ability to perceive its environment, learn from experience, anticipate the outcome of events, act to pursue goals, and adapt to changing circumstances without resorting to training with ...
David Vernon
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