Social Reform in Costa Rica: Social Security and the Presidency of Rafael Angel Calderón [PDF]
Mark B. Rosenberg
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Innovative Approach to Recycle Lithium‐Ion Battery Electrolytes via Sequential Chemical Processes
A chemical separation method is developed to recycle and purify nonaqueous electrolytes from spent lithium‐ion batteries. The new process consists of a sequence of precipitation in tandem with each distillation and solvent‐assisted vacuum extraction to obtain high‐quality electrolyte precursors.
Ting‐Wei Hsu+2 more
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Exploring the Reform and Development Pathways of AIIB's Climate Accountability Mechanism in the Context of Global Climate Governance [PDF]
After the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) revised its Environmental and Social Framework, it has committed to certain climate-related objectives, yet an independent climate accountability mechanism has not been established. The absence of clear evaluation principles and procedural rules presents challenges in effectively addressing ...
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Working-Class Attitudes to Social Reform: Black Country Chainmakers and Anti-Sweating Legislation, 1880–1930 [PDF]
Sheila Blackburn
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US employment exposure to domestic and foreign tariff changes under NAFTA
Abstract Literature examining the effects of changes in trade agreements and import competition on US employment and wages has focused primarily on non‐agricultural industries and changes in US import tariffs. We propose a method for measuring worker exposure to changes in agricultural tariffs using a newly developed county‐level dataset of employment ...
Diane E. Charlton+3 more
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The health impact on children affected by parental imprisonment
Sarah Beresford+2 more
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FINKEL, Alvin, Business and Social Reform in the Thirties. Toronto, James Lorimer, 1979, 244 p. $19.95. [PDF]
Peter Southam
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The future of dispute resolution in international trade
Abstract Given ongoing dysfunction of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, the focus of this article is on the future of trade dispute resolution, with evaluation of two questions: (i) What is the current status of WTO dispute resolution as compared to that conducted through existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs)? and (ii) What are the
Ian Sheldon, Daniel C. K. Chow
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Evidence of What, for Whom? The Socially Contested Role of Algorithmic Bias in a Predictive Policing Tool [PDF]
This paper presents a critical, qualitative study of the social role of algorithmic bias in the context of the Chicago crime prediction algorithm, a predictive policing tool that forecasts when and where in the city crime is most likely to occur. Through interviews with 18 Chicago-area community organizations, academic researchers, and public sector ...
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