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Productivity and the welfare of nations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We show that the welfare of a countryís infinitely-lived representative consumer is summarized, to a first order, by total factor productivity (TFP) and by the capital stock per capita.
Basu, Susanto   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Views of Swedish Elder Care Personnel on Ongoing Digital Transformation: Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
BackgroundSwedish municipalities are facing demographic challenges due to the growing number of older people and the resulting increased need for health care services.
Baudin, Katarina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Welfare Technologies in Care Work

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019
Welfare technologies have within the last few years become a new mantra for reforming the Nordic public health and social care, and are increasingly making their impact on working life of care professionals.Welfare technologies – a term exclusively used in a Nordic context – is a broad and loosely defined concept that covers a wide array of ...
Annette Kamp   +2 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Students’, teachers’ and professionals’ perceived knowledge, skills and attitudes about welfare technology

open access: yesFinnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
Welfare technology is expected to provide relief especially for the challenges of aging societies. This requires knowledge, skills, and acceptance from health care professionals.
Merja Hoffrén-Mikkola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intramuscular vs. Intradermic Needle-Free Vaccination in Piglets: Relevance for Animal Welfare Based on an Aversion Learning Test and Vocalizations

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
The aim of the present study was to compare intramuscular injection with a needle and intradermic needle-free vaccinations against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in piglets at 28 days old by studying behavioral and physiological ...
Antoni Dalmau   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legal Complexities of Animal Welfare in Australia: Do On-Animal Sensors Offer a Future Option?

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The five freedoms and, more recently, the five domains of animal welfare provide internationally recognised frameworks to evaluate animal welfare practices which recognise both the physical and mental wellbeing needs of animals, providing a balanced view
Jaime Manning, Deborah Power, Amy Cosby
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing uncertainty: care users’ experiences of waiting when receiving video visits from digital home care

open access: yesNordic Social Work Research
Home care has been associated with time pressure and extensive waiting times, affecting care users’ ability to manage their daily activities. In 2023, one Swedish municipality started offering ‘video visits’ to complement home visits.
Gabriella Scaramuzzino
doaj   +1 more source

Interceding role of village saving groups on the welfare impact of agricultural technology adoption in the Upper East Region, Ghana

open access: yesScientific African, 2020
For most developing countries like Ghana, the adoption of productive agricultural technologies in the quest to achieve food security and improve farmers' welfare cannot be overemphasized. Hence, interventions that have the potential to enhance the impact
Gilbert Dagunga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Smart Farming Improve or Damage Animal Welfare? Technology and What Animals Want

open access: yesFrontiers in Animal Science, 2021
“Smart” or “precision” farming has revolutionized crop agriculture but its application to livestock farming has raised ethical concerns because of its possible adverse effects on animal welfare.
Marian Stamp Dawkins
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Risk Factors for Pediatric B‐Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study for China Net Childhood Lymphoma

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B‐LBL) represents a rare variety of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma, with limited research on its biology, progression, and management. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical characteristics of 256 patients aged ≤18 years who received treatment under the China Net Childhood Lymphoma (CNCL)‐
Zhijuan Liu   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

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