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Career pathways in Scottish social services : a pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The main aim of this study, commissioned by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), was to explore social workers' career pathways, in order to inform future workforce planning.
Stalker, K., Walker, M., Wilson, M.
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Workers\u27 Perceptions of Family Preservation Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The passage of the Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997, with its focus on child safety and concurrent planning, has presented family preservation workers with new challenges and new opportunities.
Anderson, Lorie E.   +5 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Social Security: The Windfall Benefit Provision [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This report discusses the windfall elimination provision, which reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security.
Haltzel, Laura
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Recruiting and retaining children and families' social workers. The potential of work discussion groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Current difficulties with the recruitment and retention of children and families' social workers have been formally acknowledged. However, although initiatives which focus on remuneration and career progression are clearly welcome, research and evidence ...
Andrea Warman   +8 more
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
wiley   +1 more source

Street-Level Workers’ Discretion in the Changing Welfare

open access: yesCambio, 2019
A crisis and deep re-organisation of European welfare systems started in the 1970s. Both the demand for and supply of welfare intervention are involved in relevant transformations, and the street-level workers are placed right at the crucial point where ...
Tatiana Saruis
doaj   +1 more source

The social worker as a worker in the Social Assistance Policy

open access: yesServiço Social em Revista, 2017
This article aims to reflect on the professional reality of the social worker as a worker in social welfare policy. Analyzes the changes operated on public social policy, especially in Social Assistance, part of the tensioned field of Social Security in conservative reaction times and capital crisis. Points out the challenges posed to professionals and
openaire   +1 more source

Maintaining and Improving Social Security for Direct Care Workers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
America's more than three million direct care workers (DCWs) -- a category that includes nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal and home care aides -- play a crucial role in maintaining the health and economic security of elderly retirees ...
Shawn Fremstad
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