Living standards and forced labour: A comparative study of colonial Africa, 1918–74
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Despite significant advances in the quantitative study of African history, the Portuguese colonial empire remains an underexplored topic. This paper provides the first quantitative assessment of worker living standards in Angola and Mozambique, contextualized within a broader comparison of colonial African empires.
Leo Dolan
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Comprehensive Review: High-Performance Positioning Systems for Navigation and Wayfinding for Visually Impaired People. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Feghali JM +3 more
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Addressing Food Affordability in Italy: An Analysis of Food Inflation Dynamics Using Open Data
International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic and the Russia‐Ukraine conflict have worsened global food insecurity and deepened inequalities. Disruptions in food supply chains have led to rising prices and food insecurity worldwide. In Italy and other European countries, high inflation rates have underscored the need for real‐time data to inform economic research and
Ilaria Benedetti
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Comparison of the vertical accuracy of satellite-based correction service and the PPK GNSS method for obtaining sensor positions on a multibeam bathymetric survey. [PDF]
Sci Repde Andrade Neto WP +3 more
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Decent and Precarious Work Among Nursing and Care Workers: A Mixed‐Method Systematic Review
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To identify and describe evidence from original studies on the contextual factors, dimensions, and outcomes of decent and precarious work among nursing and care workers. Design This is a mixed‐methods systematic review. Data Sources The Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO and SocINDEX databases were searched on January 11 ...
Marja Hult +3 more
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The paper offers a hitherto‐lacking comprehensive appraisal of solidaristic transfers by European Union Member States (EUMS) during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic. These transfers include bilateral assistance, collective burden‐sharing on the EU level and even external EU aid.
Péter Marton, Balázs Szent‐Iványi
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Regulatory Talk About Climate Policies: National Plans or Commission Streamlining
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract National energy and climate plans (NECPs) are a cornerstone of European Union (EU) climate policy. As ‘hard’ soft governance instruments, NECPs allow comparison of member state policies and monitoring of whether they reach EU aims. My argument is that NECPs can be analysed as regulatory talk, with both member states and the Commission using ...
Simon Fink
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Exploring Latent Constructs through Multimodal Data Analysis
Journal of Educational Measurement, EarlyView.Abstract This study presents a comprehensive analysis of three types of multimodal data‐response accuracy, response times, and eye‐tracking data‐derived from a computer‐based spatial rotation test. To tackle the complexity of high‐dimensional data analysis challenges, we have developed a methodological framework incorporating various statistical and ...
Shiyu Wang +5 more
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Evaluation methods of BDS-3 ground-segment defensive capability oriented to satellite navigation countermeasures. [PDF]
HeliyonWang Y, Sun F, Wang X, Gao S.
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