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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
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The Severance Pay Reform in Austria ("Abfertigung neu") [PDF]
Abfindung, Reform, Betriebliche Sozialleistungen, Österreich, Redundancy pay, Reform, Fringe benefits ...
Helmut Hofer
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton +4 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan +2 more
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BMEMat, EarlyView.The effects of NETs on regeneration of various diabetic tissues, and strategies targeting NETs for diabetes tissue regeneration. In the diabetic environment, NETs undergo complex metabolic and immune reprogramming, leading to dynamic changes in antibacterial and proinflammatory functions, and affecting regeneration of multiple systemic tissues.
Xinyi Jiang +6 more
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Severance pay programs around the world : history, rationale, status, and reforms [PDF]
The paper examines severance pay programs around the world by providing the first ever overview of existing programs, examining their historic development, assessing their economic rationale and describing current reform attempts.
Holzmann, Robert +3 more
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Worker Rights Consortium Assessment re Hugger de Honduras and Vision Tex (Honduras): Findings, Recommendations and Status Report [PDF]
, 2009 WRC report on its investigation of the failure of two factories in Honduras to provide compensation to their workers.
Worker Rights Consortium
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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey +5 more
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Interim Summary Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding Hermosa Manufacturing, El Salvador [PDF]
, 2006 Interim summary report detailing workers’ rights violations at Hermosa Manufacturing, a factory located in Apopa, El Salvador. The complainant, Christliche Initiative Romero (CIR), an NGO based in Germany, alleged that the factory had suddenly closed in
Fair Labor Association
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu +2 more
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