On May 7, we are hosting a webinar live from the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum, Germany with resident scholars for a conversation about using online methods to study digital trends, cultures, and communities.
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How much compensation should I receive for my daily tasks, how many days off per year can I expect, what should be my regular work schedule, and other employment commitments are common components of formal written employment contracts. Written contracts play a crucial role in the employer-employee relationship by clearly defining key aspects of the job and providing a framework for resolving potential disputes. However, written contracts often fail to encompass all the promises and responsibilities inherent in an employment agreement.
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Cycling as a mode of transport, especially in cities, is becoming increasingly promoted and popular. It is associated with several benefits, such as improved health, reduced air pollution and congestion in urban areas, while being a relatively low-cost mode of transport. However, cyclists are one of the most vulnerable types of road users. In Europe, they are the only mode of transport where the number of fatalities has not fallen over the last decade.
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In today’s data-driven world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and People Analytics are shaping how organizations understand and manage their workforce. But what do these terms really mean, and how do they impact our workplaces? Let’s break it down in simple terms.
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In 2023, two vaccines were approved for use in Canada for the prevention of lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in people aged 60 years and older; however, their uptake may be hindered by vaccine fatigue, hesitancy, and persisting misconceptions that RSV is largely a concern among children. While hospitalization rates due to RSV are highest among children under the age of 1 year, mortality rates are highest among older adults. Reaching this population with safe and effective vaccines will save lives.
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Remember the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic? Businesses shut down, we were told to stay away from other humans, and people were dying from a disease we did not know or understand. Now imagine that on top of that, you were a healthcare worker (HCW). You perhaps worked in a hospital – one of the businesses that did not shut down, maybe even directly with patients infected with COVID-19. Vaccines to protect against COVID-19 did not exist, personal protective equipment was not always available, you could not access your coping strategies the way you normally would, and you were working long hours, with increased possibility of getting COVID-19 yourself. Would that have impacted your mental health?
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An intriguing discussion is going on in one corner of the world of clinical neuropsychiatry that has implications that are important for how a very common group of disorders are understood and, therefore, treated. ‘Functional disorders’ are conditions where physical symptoms and signs, after very thorough assessment, cannot be attributed to a general medical condition. Individuals with these conditions make up about 22% of all people presenting for primary medical care, and over 30% in some neurology clinics. The matter of debate is whether we know enough to attribute causation of these conditions to underlying psychological distress, or whether we should take an agnostic approach to causation.
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Sage is adapting to the rapidly changing nature of the open access publishing landscape and evolving to better serve the needs of researchers, but throughout, we continue to be a publisher you can trust. Together, we can maximize the potential of you research and make a positive impact society.
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Today, among many Marxists and labor scholars in the Global North, the largest segments of the world’s workforce is, amazingly, rarely considered or conceptualized as part of the working class. The segment of the workers I´m referring to is the world’s informal workers, especially the informal workers in the Global South and in Africa.
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Every spring we take duck eggs from our farm to the local farmers market. One of our ducks usually accompanies us at those trips and greets customers sitting in the wicker basket. While people react very cheerfully to our duck’s presence, one time it was a rather unusual reaction: a young woman teared up when she saw the duck sitting in her basket. When I asked her what was wrong, she answered, smiling through tears, “she made me feel so good just sitting here and preening her feathers, so I cried because she is so sweet...”
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Perhaps more than ever before in recent history, minoritized students need school and mental health counselors who are anti-racist and culturally competent. While my colleagues/co-authors and I focus extensively on gifted and talented students (GATE), our work is relevant to all racial and ethnic students who face individual and institutional barriers to success in school and life.
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Welcome to an exciting new era in neurological care. Our upcoming Special Collection in SAGE Open Medicine, "Advances in Personalized Neurological Interventions: Bridging Transdisciplinary Insights," aims to be at the forefront of this evolution. We're at a unique point where advanced research intertwines with collaborative insights, and your contribution is crucial.
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This blog offers advice on how to maintain wellbeing and address bias in research as a PhD candidate, as well as some broader discussion of how identity and privilege factor into this work.
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Becoming a father often represents a critical milestone in a man’s life. Much of the academic literature has focused on the roles, needs, challenges, and expectations of fathers after the baby is born, but there is a need to better understand what it means to be a father from the time they learn of conception through the opportunity they have to see their child come into the world. Fathers perspectives are important for developing resources and implementing programs to help fathers fulfill their roles, and support the needs of expectant and new mothers.
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The quality and quantity of the generation and dissemination of mis- and disinformation in the form of inaccurate media are unprecedented resulting in the emergence of infodemics (rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about a topic) They often relate to important matters (e.g., elections), and introduce risks that will likely escalate further. Although labeling false information seems logical in fighting false information, and experts call for this approach, findings in the literature on information-related labels are ambivalent.
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Workaholism implies not only an over-investment in work, but also an inability to stop thinking about work, a permanent and uncontrollable need to work, and negative emotions (e.g., frustration, anger) if the employee is unable to work. In this research, we showed that over 40% of the participants surveyed had high levels of workaholism. Furthermore, employees who tended to prioritize their personal life and were not prepared to sacrifice everything to succeed at work were less affected by these high levels of workaholism.
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Disparities exist across all facets of educational programs, including gifted programming. Inequities in gifted education have been described as a symptom of prolonged societal dilemmas leading to lack of gifted identification and limited access to gifted programs for students from underrepresented populations. In essence, awareness and access are the first steps towards equity in gifted education.
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The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented global event that required swift and extraordinary actions to protect people from this new disease. These actions impacted the everyday lived experience of people around the globe. In the United States, an emphasis was placed on reducing human contact by canceling in-person events, transitioning to online school instruction, and requiring mask wearing when social contact was necessary. Therefore, our study sought to determine how sport participation impacted youth health for different populations of adolescents.
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Unlike qualitative studies that test several aspects simultaneously and adapt easily, quantitative research aims to measure something. It gathers data about a set of variables and focuses on testing one central idea. But, if something goes wrong, we may change the whole study.
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