Trade unions and collective bargaining [PDF]
The authors assert that changing world markets and new technologies are driving industrial restructuring. The ability of developing countries and the new transitional economies to compete in the global marketplace will depend on their ability to ...
Katz, Harry C. +2 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This study formulated a 5Y‐PSZ zirconia paste for extrusion‐based additive manufacturing via direct ink writing, producing dense ceramic structures for dental applications. A colloidal approach with 47 vol% nanometric powder and tailored additives optimized rheology and printability.
Juliana de Freitas Gouveia Silva +5 more
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Did trade unions protect employees' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic? A mixed effects model using UK data from Understanding Society. [PDF]
BMJ Public HealthKromydas T +4 more
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Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
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Participatory Training Activities in South Asia for Promoting Safety and Health in Informal Economy Workplaces-Roles of Trade Unions and Employer Organizations. [PDF]
Saf Health WorkKawakami T.
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This paper reviews the most significant recent developments in the theory of trade agreements. The paper offers an integrated approach to evaluating trade agreements, and uses the approach to present results on preferential and multilateral trade ...
Carsten Kowalczyk, Raymond Riezman
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Hydrogel Confinement Strategies for 3D Cell Culture in Microfluidic Systems
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Hydrogel confinement structures are key to organizing 3D cell cultures in microfluidic devices. This review classifies five structural strategies (micropillar, phaseguide, porous membrane, stepped‐height, and support‐free) and examines their trade‐offs alongside fabrication methods.
Soohyun Kim, Min Seok Lee, Sung Kyun Lee
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Greening labour? The role of the SDGs in fostering sustainability integration within trade unions. [PDF]
GlobalizationsMontesano FS +3 more
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Multilateral trade liberalization and political disintegration - implications for the evolution of free trade areas and customs unions [PDF]
The author combines two theories - one about how multilateral trade liberalization affects regional integration, the other about how it affects political disintegration - to explain why the ratio of free trade areas to customs unions has increased over ...
Schiff, Maurice
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4D Printing of Multimaterial Flexible Magneto‐Active Polymers
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Magneto‐active polymers are 3D‐printed with tunable mechanical and magnetic properties using both superparamagnetic and hard ferromagnetic fillers. Nano‐CT imaging reveals the spatial distribution of particles within the matrix. Programmable magnetization patterns and soft, flexible architectures enable responsive actuation, offering exciting ...
Naji Tarabay +6 more
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