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Determinants of Employee Victory in Telecommuting Labor Disputes: A Configurational Approach

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of telecommuting during the COVID‐19 pandemic created novel disputes over remote‐work conditions that existing laws did not clearly regulate. This study investigates the configurational determinants of employee victory in these disputes. Drawing on resource‐based and institutional theories of litigation outcomes, we propose
Zhenwu Jiang, Yuhua Xie, Mingwei Liu, Yiming Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and genetic diversity analysis of human coronaviruses among cross-border children

Virology Journal, 2017
Background More than a decade after the outbreak of human coronaviruses (HCoVs) SARS in Guangdong province and Hong Kong SAR of China in 2002, there is still no reoccurrence, but the evolution and recombination of the coronaviruses in this region are ...
Peilin Liu, Lei Shi, Wei Zhang, Jianan He, Chunxiao Liu, Chunzhong Zhao, Siu Kai Kong, Jacky Fong Chuen Loo, Dayong Gu, Longfei Hu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Common Bacterial Pathogens to Antibiotics in Northern Ghana

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed and compared antimicrobial resistance patterns of common bacterial pathogens before (October 2018–March 2020) and during (April 2020–December 2022) the COVID‐19 pandemic in Ghana's Northern Region. Amoxiclav (p = 0.027), ceftazidime (p = 0.002), ciprofloxacin (p = 0.001), gentamycin (p = 0.035), and meropenem (p < 0 ...
Hisham Alhassan Osumanu, Oliver Nangkuu Deberu, Abass Abdul‐Karim, Ahmed Alhassan, Ebenezer Kojo Addae, Stephen Opoku Afriyie, Stebleson Azure, Sadia Alimatu Lawal, Daron Davies Agboyie, Valentine Cheba Koyiri, Hudu Yakubu, Enoch Weikem Weyori, Kennedy Mensah Osei, Benjamin Demah Nuertey, Godfred Acheampong   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sampling and analysis methods of air-borne microorganisms in hospital air: a review

BioTechniques
Pathogenic microorganisms can spread in the air as bioaerosols. When the human body is exposed to different bioaerosols, various infectious diseases may occur.
Xinyan Wei, Xuezheng Ma, Feng Tian, Zhaohui Wei, Liping Zhang, Kongxin Hu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Human Health Risk Assessment of Trace Elements Present in Chinese Wine

Molecules, 2019
The concentrations of trace elements in wines and health risk assessment via wine consumption were investigated in 315 wines. Samples were collected from eight major wine-producing regions in China.
Zhi-Hao Deng, Ang Zhang, Zhi-Wei Yang, Ya-Li Zhong, Jian Mu, Fei Wang, Ya-Xin Liu, Jin-Jie Zhang, Yu-Lin Fang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The regulatory frameworks surrounding CRISPR‐edited papaya and their impact on international commerce

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract The papaya tree (Carica papaya L.), native to the Americas, is cultivated in tropical regions and holds substantial economic importance, with an estimated export volume of 365 000 t in 2023. However, diseases caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, and nematodes can lead to severe losses.
Luíza Favaratto, Mirielson L da Silva, David S Buss, Oeber F Quadros, Raul Tapia‐Tussell, José A Ventura, Antonio Alberto R Fernandes, Patricia M B Fernandes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Trade and Welfare Impact of Australian Quarantine Policies: The Case of Pigmeat [PDF]

: We analyze the trade and welfare impact of quarantine measures imposed by Australiaon imports of pigmeat. In particular, we account for changes to Australia’s pigmeat quarantinepolicy over time including those changes related to the recent resolution ...
Beghin, John C., Melatos, Mark
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Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimated Emergency and Observational/Quarantine Capacity Need for the US Homeless Population Related to COVID-19 Exposure by County; Projected Hospitalizations, Intensive Care Units and Mortality [PDF]

, 2020
This report estimates the potential hospitalization, ICU use and mortality rates associated with COVID-19 infection among the homeless population in the United States, as well as unmet need for emergency and observational/quarantine beds/units.
Byrne, Thomas, Culhane, Dennis, Kuhn, Randall, Steif, Kenneth, Treglia, Dan   +4 more
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Epistemic diversity and the politics of knowledge in plant disease management: Insights from the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in southern Italy

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti, David Ludwig, Phil Macnaghten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source