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The 'presence' of absent seafarers: predicaments of Chinese seafarer-partners [PDF]

, 2007
This paper examines the difficulties experienced by a group of relatively young seafarer-partners. Drawing upon online observation and interview data, it suggests that these seafarer-partners suffer emotional loneliness, stigmatization and social ...
Tang, Lijun
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Understanding Seafarers’ Acceptance of the Transition to Alternative Fuels in Shipping Through the Technology Acceptance Model

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
According to the International Maritime Organization, transitioning to alternative fuels is essential to achieving net-zero carbon emissions. Seafarers are at the frontline of this transition, and in this study, their attitude toward this strategy is ...
Kyunghwan Kim, Chang-hee Lee, Dongnyeok Lim   +2 more
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Brain Functional Plasticity Driven by Career Experience: A Resting-State fMRI Study of the Seafarer

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
The functional connectome derived from BOLD resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data represents meaningful functional organizations and a shift between distinct cognitive states.
Nizhuan Wang, Nizhuan Wang, Weiming Zeng, Yuhu Shi, Hongjie Yan   +4 more
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Professional standards in marine industry: historical development of the legal regulation and modern renewal [PDF]

Lex Portus, 2018
The article is devoted to the research of forming of genesis of professional standards for seafarers, and also, their next fixing in the national legislation of states and international agreements.
Sergiy Kivalov
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Hindered, Overlooked, and Undervalued: Gender Equality in Nordic Blue Economies

Ocean and Society
The Nordic countries are ranked among the most gender equal countries worldwide. Equality, political, and civil rights, leading to the high participation of women in the workforce, have paved the way for this egalitarian view.
Josefin Ekstedt, Kristina Svels, Magnus Boström, Madeleine Gustavsson, Kristen Ounanian, Katrina Rønningen, Milena Arias Schreiber, Sunniva Midthaug Solnør, Cecilia Österman   +8 more
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Patterns of seafarer injuries

, 2010
In this paper, secondary analyses derived from injury data obtained from 16 maritime administrations are presented. Evidence of issues effecting reporting which argue against the aggregation of datasets of different administrations is examined.
Bloor, Michael John, Sampson, Helen, Ellis, Neil   +2 more
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Visualisation and bibliometric analysis of worldwide research trend of stress among seafarer: an extensive publication analysis

, 2021
Stress is the most predominant and worldwide psychological human condition that undoubtedly impedes the state of mind of the individuals. During the last few years, a tremendous change and growth in the global publishing trend for human stress have been ...
Sharma, Manik; Department of CSA, DAV University Jalandhar, India
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Seafarers’ certification in Ukraine: towards an effective model

Lex Portus, 2020
The article is focused on the issues of administrative and corruption obstacles in the sphere of acknowledgement a qualification of seafarers in Ukraine.
Sergiy Kivalov
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Mental Health Risks and Protective Personality Traits among Multinational Seafarers

Journal of Eta Maritime Science
The maritime profession is characterized by high psychosocial stress and isolation, posing significant risks to the mental health of seafarers. This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of psychological symptoms among a large multinational ...
Fatih Sana, Ersan Başar
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Empowering or Disempowering? Online Support Among Seafarer-Partners [PDF]

Past research in sociology and social psychology has revealed two aspects of online support. This mutual support among members of online support groups brings about empowerment as well as produces common values.
Lijun Tang
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