Regulating the Autonomy of Gig Workers. A Paternalizing Look into the Consent-Based Platform Work Economy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Santos Silva ◽  
Mijke Houwerzijl
Keyword(s):  
Work Economy

scholarly journals Hand-held mechanical device improves thinning efficiency of peach trees

2020 ◽  
pp. 1519-1524
Author(s):  
Daniel Spagnol ◽  
Marcos Antônio Giovanaz ◽  
Bruno Carra ◽  
Everton Sozo de Abreu ◽  
José Carlos Fachinello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Time Work ◽  
Peach Trees ◽  
Fruit Mass ◽  
Work Economy

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of mechanical-manual thinning (MmT) at different developmental stages in the thinning efficiency and productive performance of ‘Sensação’ peach trees. The experiment was performed during the 2013 and 2014 growing seasons, in a commercial orchard located in Morro Redondo (RS), Brazil. Plant material consisted of 7-year-old peach trees grafted on Capdeboscq rootstock and trained as an open-vase system. The experiment was arranged as a randomized block design, with five three-trees replications. In order to reduce the effect of personal experience, the treatments and measurements were applied by the same person in a set of replications throughout the experiment. Treatments consisted of: control I [without thinning (WT)]; control II [hand thinning (HT) 40 days after full bloom (40 DAFB)]; MmT at full bloom (FB): 50% of open flowers; MmT at the end of bloom (EB): 80-100% of open flowers; MmT at petal fall (PF); and MmT at the green fruit (GF) stage (fruit with ~1 cm of diameter). The MmT was performed using a hand-held portable device. The parameters assessed were: percentage of thinning, fruit set, thinning time, work economy, production per tree, fruit mass, estimated yield and fruit size distribution. The use of the MmT at the stages tested reduces thinning time of ‘Sensação’ peach trees, resulting in labor saving, as well as increases the percentage of fruit in category (CAT) 1. The MmT when performed at GF results in a higher percentage of thinning. The treatment MmT at FB increases the average fruit mass.

Exercise Training and Work Economy in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 281-282
Author(s):  
Zoe Williams ◽  
Lisa M.K. Chin ◽  
Leighton Chan ◽  
Randall Keyser
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Work Economy

The World of the fullo: Work, Economy, and Society in Roman Italy by Miko Flohr

Phoenix ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 378-380
Author(s):  
Margaret L. Laird
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Roman Italy ◽  
Work Economy

The difficulties faced by lalas in China in securing defamilisation and familisation

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 1086-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Kam Yu ◽  
Emma Hongshuo Liu ◽  
Iris Po Yee Lo
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Work ◽  
The Family ◽  
Government Work ◽  
The Government ◽  
Work Economy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the difficulties faced by women with same-sex desire (commonly known as “lalas”) in China in securing defamilisation and familisation. It has two objectives – to show the challenges lalas face in organizing their life in interaction with the family, work economy and government; and to discuss how these challenges make women with same-sex desire difficult to secure defamilisation and familisation. Familisation refers to the extent to which people’s participation in the family is increased; whereas defamilisation refers to the extent to which people’s participation in the family is reduced. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted literature review and in-depth interviews with 20 Chinese women with same-sex desire in Beijing to collect and analyze data for fulfilling the two objectives. Findings Lalas face serious challenges in their daily lives – they receive insufficient support from the government, work economy and family in organizing their life and their freedom is constrained by these three sectors. These challenges render lalas difficult to achieve several types of defamilisation/familisation (the “carer,” “care receiver,” “provider of financial support” and “receiver of financial support”). Originality/value Few defamilisation and familisation studies focus on women with same-sex desire. No studies on defamilisation and familisation of lalas in China have been done before. With the focus on lalas, the paper discovers new causes of the difficulties in securing defamilisation/familisation, and possible solutions to these difficulties.

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