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The agency of a marmalade machine: Gender, class and mechanical gadgets in the British Kitchen, c.1870–1938

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the marmalade machine, a mechanical device designed to slice orange peel. These niche objects were manufactured between roughly 1870 and 1938 in Britain. As a so‐called ‘labour‐saving’ gadget, the marmalade machine sliced orange peel quickly and effectively, removing the tedious process of slicing orange peel by hand ...
Katie Carpenter
wiley   +1 more source

Code 672 observational science branch computer networks [PDF]

In general, networking increases productivity due to the speed of transmission, easy access to remote computers, ability to share files, and increased availability of peripherals.
Hancock, D. W., Shirk, H. G.
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Riding Through Norms: Creating and Performing Athletic Femininity at American Ladies’ Equestrian Exhibitions, 1850–1890

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

Wage Transparency and Performance: A Real-Effort Experiment [PDF]

Without transparency about peer wages in a real effort experiment, a change of wages does not affect performance. With transparency, however, higher paid workers tend to work more accurately, and lower paid workers shirk more under piece rates.labor ...
Axel Ockenfels, Ben Greiner, Peter Werner   +2 more
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‘A Sort of Armed Argument’: Ireland's Civil War of Words

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article sets out to contribute to the study of the languages of European civil wars through outlining and analysing the deployment of language as a weapon by the opposing sides of the Irish independence movement that split over the terms of the Anglo‐Irish Treaty of December 1921.
DONAL Ó DRISCEOIL
wiley   +1 more source

Tinjauan Syirik dalam Perspektif Ibnu Qoyyim Al-Jauziyah Tentang Akulturasi Budaya Lokal Terhadap Ajaran Islam

Jurnal Multidisiplin Ibrahimy
This research aims to criticize the forms of syirikk in the traditions of Indonesian society due to the acculturation of local culture with Islamic teachings, using the framework of Ibn Qoyyim Al-Jauziyah's thought.
Husen Alfaruq, Roni Ali Rahman
doaj   +1 more source

CHINESE UNIVERSITIES AS URBAN DEVELOPERS: The Tale of Two Innovation Complexes in Nanjing, China

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Chinese universities are important but undertheorized players in the production of urban built environments. Most work focuses on purpose‐built university towns, neglecting the redevelopment of underutilized downtown campuses. Therefore, this article considers how two publicly funded universities in Nanjing attempted to establish ‘innovation ...
Hao Chen, Yunpeng Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

MUHAMMADIYAH DAN GERAKAN PENCERAHAN

Tajdida, 2016
Muhammadiyah is the Islamic movements that make Islam as the soul in any aspects of life. complexity of the faith problems dan Muamalah that hit people make Muhammadiyah should be able to be creative in da'wah.
Dartim Dartim, Dodi Afianto
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« Arrêtez de m’appeler sire !!! ». Les enjeux du refus du pouvoir à travers la fantasy médiévaliste

L'Atelier du CRH, 2018
In a great majority of fantasy novels, rejection of power is one of the main feature of heroes: they shirk responsibility, they abandon their thrones, they refuse their titles and they disguise themselves as wandering knights.
Florian Besson
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Workers' Trust Funds and the Logic of Wage Profiles [PDF]

This paper defines a concept, a worker's trust fund, which is useful in analyzing optimal age-earnings profiles. The trust fund represents what a worker loses if dismissed from a job for shirking.
George A. Akerlof, Lawrence F. Katz
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