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Ici-bas!

open access: yes, 2018
High school student Moses King isn\u27t a goody two-shoes, but the bully Samuel doesn\u27t understand (or care) about this fact. In this story written by Nicholas Koloian, Moses finds his retribution through his bold friend, Henry, who must overcome his ...
Koloian, Nicholas A.
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Foot strike patterns in runners wearing floating heel, minimalist and conventional footwear [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The purpose of this study was investigate the vertical loading rate and footstrike angles when running in floating heel shoes (a new concept called FBR (Faster and Better Runners) compared to conventional and minimalist shoes.
Barnes, Andrew   +3 more
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Decoding Emotional Signatures of Ethical Ads: An Analysis of Actor‐Viewer Synchrony

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine whether ethical advertisements differ from conventional ads in their on‐screen emotional signatures and whether those signatures transfer to actor‐viewer synchrony. Study 1 analyses 138 professionally produced YouTube ads using Automated Facial Expression Recognition (AFER) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) to quantify actor ...
Vik Naidoo, Nicolas Hamelin
wiley   +1 more source

Motivation and hygiene factors for curriculum (re)development and the embedding of technology in accounting programmes

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Using Herzberg's two‐factor theory, this paper examines the hygiene and motivation factors that drive (re)development in accounting higher education programmes. Interviews with accounting educators and discipline leaders demonstrate a range of factors at play in the (re)development of accounting programmes in pursuit of embedding relevant ...
Esin Ozdil   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

TED Case Study: NIKE: Nike Shoes and Child Labor in Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
China Labor Watch
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Framing Modern Slavery: Do Stakeholders Talk Past Each Other?

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern slavery literature has thus far mostly adopted a downstream perspective, in the sense that researchers investigated corporate actors' responses after the enactment of transparency legislation. The common finding is that corporate disclosure is poor and ineffective, contributing to a failure to eradicate modern slavery.
Sylvain Durocher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of midsole hardness on joint angles and plantar loading during running at multiple running velocities

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionSuitable midsoles of running shoes provide better protection for the feet. However, previous studies on the effect of midsole hardness on running biomechanics have ignored the important factor of running velocity and have not reached ...
Luming Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Heat is Off [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Deborah Herridge slaps on her snow shoes and wraps up warm for a chilly look at life in the freezer...
Herridge, Deborah
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Resilience Practices and Post‐Traumatic Growth Among Sudanese IDPs

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we examine the resilience of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan who have endured various forms of suffering resulting from being targeted or trapped by militants involved in large‐scale violence. Upon escaping the conflict zones, the civilians exhibit strength, adaptability, and wisdom in the face of various threats to ...
Karina Korostelina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GaIn‐Induced Polarization Control in PVDF for High‐Efficiency Energy Harvesting and Instantaneous Wireless Sensing

open access: yesENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This study presents a liquid metal–engineered β‐PVDF composite enabling high‐performance piezoelectric–triboelectric nanogenerators. Guided by MD/DFT simulations, GaIn doping promotes β‐phase formation and dipole alignment, while native oxides enhance charge retention.
Jiaqi Lu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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