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Temperature and work: Time allocated to work under varying climate and labor market conditions.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Workers in climate exposed industries such as agriculture, construction, and manufacturing face increased health risks of working on high temperature days and may make decisions to reduce work on high-heat days to mitigate this risk.
Matthew Neidell   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avoiding the ‘McJobs’: unemployed job seekers and attitudes to service work

open access: yes, 2004
Service employment plays an increasingly important role in the UK economy. However, it has been suggested that some forms of service work are unattractive for many unemployed job seekers, and particularly those formerly employed in ‘traditional’ sectors.
Lindsay, Colin   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Interdisciplinary learning for corporate social responsibility and sustainability across business and psychology

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and responsible management are inherently interdisciplinary fields. However, higher education often remains monodisciplinary, limiting students' ability to integrate multiple perspectives.
Mirjam Braßler
doaj   +1 more source

Public health professionals perceptions of mental health services in Equatorial Guinea, Central-West Africa

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
INTRODUCTION: mental health disorders constitute 13% of global disease burden, the impacts of which are disproportionality felt in sub-Saharan Africa. Equatorial Guinea, located in Central-West Africa, has the highest per-capita investment in healthcare ...
Peter Robert Reuter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
wiley   +1 more source

İNSANA YAKIŞIR İŞ VE ÇALIŞAN YOKSULLAR: İŞGÜCÜ PİYASASI ÇERÇEVESİNDE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

open access: yesEkonomi Maliye İşletme Dergisi, 2021
The concept of decent work aims to offer individuals a better life. It is briefly defined as the work in which the conditions of freedom, equality, security, and dignity are ensured; and it emphasized that human dignity and productivity should be ...
Gülşen ÇETİN AYDIN
doaj   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young people and the post-recession labour market in the context of Europe 2020 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article examines how the recent global recession, together with the general flexibilization of labour markets, is affecting young people. We examine different forms of social exclusion, including unemployment, temporary employment contracts and ...
Houwing, Hester   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Dignity and work: global market and self-sustenance

open access: yesThe Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2007
It is argued here that market fundamentalistic theories ignore the issue of human agency in work, and the different types of work, because – focussing on the market mechanism, supply, demand, and price - they have lost track of that which economic ...
J.J. (Ponti) Venter
doaj   +1 more source

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