Madden, Evan
The shortage of skilled workers, specifically engineers, in New Zealand is well published (Freeman-Greene, 2020). To recruit the best talent into engineering careers and address the increasing shortfall of highly skilled workers across the industry, my enquiry explores the influences, needs and motivators specific or unique to engineering careers. ...
Nwakasi, Candidus C Roberts, Amy R
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Journal of aging & social policy
The probate court may appoint legal guardians to make decisions on behalf of older adults regarding medical needs, living arrangements, or finances. This study aims to highlight the challenges of guardianship for older adults and ways to improve practice at the county level. Focus group discussions were comprised of probate court judges and other c...
Johnson, Katie L Brown, Emily C B Feldman, Kenneth W Qu, Pingping Lindberg, Daniel M
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Child maltreatment
The aim of this study was to examine the frequency with which child abuse pediatricians (CAPs) assess consultations as low versus high likelihood of abuse. In this retrospective secondary analysis of data from the Examining Siblings to Recognize Abuse (ExSTRA) study, the likelihood of abuse score for 2890 consultations at 20 medical centers was col...
Dwyer, Dan B. Kempe, Matthias Knobbe, Arno
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Maravić, Daria Redek, Tjaša Čater, Tomaž
The aim of this study was to develop a model that links the motives, obstacles and expected outcomes of Industry 4.0 implementation. First, it aimed to determine the extent of use of Industry 4.0 technologies and then to investigate the motives, expected outcomes (short and long-term), and the relationship between them. Obstacles to the implementat...
Vastaranta, Mikko Wulder, Michael A. Hamari, Juho Hyyppä, Juha Junttila, Samuli
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Daron, J. Soares, M. B. Janes, T. Colledge, F. Srinivasan, G. Agarwal, A. Hewitt, C. Richardson, K. Nepal, Santosh Shrestha, M. S.
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Many communities in South Asia are highly exposed and vulnerable to weather and climate hazards, and climate services play an important role in managing present and future climate risks. Here we take stock of ongoing climate service activities under the Asia Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARRCC) Met Office Partnership programme. ARRCC a...
Yin, Han Jiang, Cheng Shi, Xiaohe Chen, Yilin Yu, Xueju Wang, Yu Li, Weiya Ma, Huan Geng, Qingshan
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Frontiers in Psychology
Background Prehospital delay is associated with non-modifiable factors such as age, residential region, and disease severity. However, the impact of psychosocial factors especially for job burnout on prehospital decision delay is still little understood. Method This internet-based survey was conducted between 14 February 2021 and 5 March 2021 in Ch...
Williams, Emma Constance Polito, Vince
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Frontiers in Psychology
Mindfulness is becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. This likely relates to a growing body of research linking mindfulness to a range of psychological outcomes such as reduced anxiety, depression and increased subjective wellbeing. However, while mindfulness has received a great deal of attention in clinical research, the evidence for wor...
Attia, Sameh Mausbach, Katharina Klugar, Miloslav Howaldt, Hans-Peter Riad, Abanoub
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Frontiers in Public Health
COVID-19 booster hesitancy (VBH) is a serious public health challenge which acts simultaneously with the waning vaccine-elicited immunity and the emerging viral variants to prolong the pandemic interval. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of COVID-19 VBH among a highly educated subset of the German population and to explore the ...