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conference interpreters in Japan: Exploring status through the sociology of work and of professions

Interpreting and Society, 2022
This article investigates the professional status of conference interpreters in Japan, by focusing on interpreters employed as haken , that is, dispatched temporary workers. Combining the perspectives of interpreting studies and the sociology of work, it
Deborah Giustini
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Proteins, Processing, and Properties of Adhesive Fluid Condensates Purified from Mussels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mussels exhibit an unmatched proficiency for adhering to wet surfaces in salty environments—a remarkable ability that could inspire new biomedical and technical glues. The fluid protein condensates used to form the underwater mussel glue are extracted, reconstituted and characterized with advanced spectroscopy and nanomechanical analysis, revealing ...
Mathieu D. Rivard, Max Renner‐Rao, Nahid Hassanpour, Franziska Jehle, Chang‐Sheng Wang, Duy Anh Pham, Daniel J. Jackson, Xavier Banquy, Matthew J. Harrington   +8 more
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Trajectories of precarious employment and the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke among middle-aged workers in Sweden: A register-based cohort study

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2022
Summary: Background: The aim is to identify trajectories of precarious employment (PE) over time in Sweden to examine associations of these with the subsequent risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke.
Nuria Matilla-Santander, Carles Muntaner, Bertina Kreshpaj, Virginia Gunn, Johanna Jonsson, Lauri Kokkinen, Jenny Selander, Sherry L Baron, Cecilia Orellana, Per-Olof Östergren, Tomas Hemmingsson, David H. Wegman, Theo Bodin   +12 more
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All‐Aqueous Pullulan Fibers Enabling Visible‐to‐Near‐Infrared Waveguiding with Mechanical and Thermal Resilience

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Pullulan, a biomass‐derived polysaccharide, is transformed into transparent optical fibers using a solvent‐free borax hydrogel‐spinning method. The fibers outperform PMMA with ≈200 MPa tensile strength and 200 °C stability, while uniquely guiding visible‐to‐NIR light and enabling additive‐free humidity sensing.
Yuya Fukata, Aayush Kumar Jaiswal, Ari Hokkanen, Hannes Orelma, Tadahisa Iwata   +4 more
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Blue-collar temporary agency workers’ social interactions and relations, workplace social support and occupational well-being in different work arrangements: a qualitative study of the Swedish manufacturing industry

Cogent Psychology
Temporary agency work is growing in European countries. Blue-collar temporary agency workers (BC-TAWs) in the manufacturing industry are described as subject to unfavourable work conditions and low occupational well-being.
Andreas Kjörling, Tuukka Kaidesoja, Eva L. Bergsten   +2 more
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Dual‐Interface‐Dominant Cathode Architectures Enabling Fast Sulfur Redox and Stable Interfaces in All‐Solid‐State Li‐S Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An optimized carbon host nanostructure enables a dual‐interface‐dominant architecture in sulfur cathodes of solid‐state Li‐S batteries by selectively forming sulfur|carbon and sulfur|solid electrolyte interfaces. This tailored interfacial configuration accelerates sulfur redox kinetics by establishing enriched Li+/e– transport networks, while ...
Zhao Yang, Yuxiao Zhang, Yihong Liu, Geng Xie, Yu Dou, Jeremy Dawkins, Lijia Liu, Yixiang Wang, Lingzi Sang, Mohsen Shakouri, Sixu Deng, Karim Zaghib, Tsun‐Kong Sham, Xia Li   +13 more
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Regulation of temporary agency work and the modern labor market: a case study of Slovenia

Stanovništvo
Temporary Agency Work (TAW) is a unique employment model involving a three-way relationship between a posted worker, an employment agency, and a client organization, enabling clients to adjust their labour force in response to fluctuating demands, but ...
Katarina Krapež
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The Implementation of Principle of Equal Treatment by the Directive on Temporary Agency Work [PDF]

Societas et Iurisprudentia, 2013
Through adoption of the Directive 2008/104/EC the European legal framework for temporary agency work has been set. The long duration of the legislative process by this form of atypical employment can be explained quite substantially through the ...
Maximilian Fuchs
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Cost-effectiveness of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency workers and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders: design of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2010
Background Within the working population there is a vulnerable group: workers without an employment contract and workers with a flexible labour market arrangement, e.g. temporary agency workers.
Schellart Antonius JM, Anema Johannes R, Vermeulen Sylvia J, van Mechelen Willem, van der Beek Allard J   +4 more
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Biointerface Membranes Orchestrating Site‐Specific Osteoimmunomodulatory and Antibacterial Effects for Enhanced Osseous Regeneration in Periodontal Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, a biointerface membrane engineered with site‐specific interfacial properties is developed. During implantation between gingival and bone defect, the membrane creates a pro‐osteogenic microenvironment, precisely modulates cellular activities at each biointerface, and facilitates the orchestration of complex healing events, ultimately leading to ...
Yuwei Zhu, Tingting Wang, Jing Zhu, Bingtian Zhao, Bingyang Dai, Xiaoyue Zhang, Wei Liu, Cheng Yang, Cheng Dong, Ren Liu, Lei Zhao, Jun Wang, Peilei Shi, To Ngai   +13 more
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