10 research outputs found
Beyond and Behind Platforms and Algorithms: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Gig Workers
No full textWhile the literature on gig work is expanding rapidly, many are the issues that need to be answered in order to fully understand the lived experiences of gig workers and illuminate the dynamics of gig work. Despite it is widely recognized that gig workers constitute an heterogenous workforce, for instance, seminal works have focused on finding similarities among gig workers across platforms, while the mechanisms behind different gig workers’ behaviors and perceptions are still widely obscure. Moreover, most of the literature focuses on what gig workers do individually on platforms, but not – or only cursorily – on how these workers manage the interplay between their online and offline activities. Specifically, comprehending how the online dimensions of work blur or integrate with offline aspects of gig workers’ lives – such as family condition or family needs, the presence of alternative, offline jobs, the cultural context of the community and country of origin – is of significant importance. This symposium addresses these issues by examining what happens behind and beyond platforms, and by presenting four papers looking at different gig workers’ experiences and different forms of interplay between online and offline aspects of gig work.
A Multi-National Ethnography of Ride-Hailing in the Global South
Author: Lindsey Cameron; The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania
Author: Bobbi Thomason; Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Understanding African Digital Platform Workers’ Behaviours through the Lens of Omoluwabi Ethos
Author: Ayomikun Idowu; U. of Sussex Business School
Gig workers and Wellbeing: How is Algorithmic Work related to Work-Life Balance?
Author: Francesca Bellesia; Dep. of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, U. of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Author: Fabiola Bertolotti; U. of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Author: Elisa Mattarelli; San Jose State U.
Gig work in organizations: Trends and perspectives from Human Resource Management professionals
Author: Ksenia Keplinger; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Author: Aizhan Tursunbayeva; Parthenope U. of Naples
Author: Vindhya Singh; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Author: Stefano Di Lauro; U. Mercatoru
Sex trafficking of girls and women : Evidence from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
No full textA crucial gap in the trafficking literature from India is the dearth of primary data and micro studies that could be used for vulnerability mapping of the source areas and addressing the identified risk factors. The present paper is a small attempt to contribute to plugging the gap in the context of Andhra Pradesh, identified as a hot spot in the trafficking literature. This paper is based on case studies of 78 women who had been trafficked from their places of origin in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh to metropolitan cities across India and who have since returned to their homes. The paper attempted to identify the individual and family circumstances that contribute to the causes of trafficking, to highlight in particular the gendered vulnerabilities that set these women up for trafficking, and to capture the process of the trafficking experience. The findings of the study are located in the dynamic interplay of the social structural context and specificities of the district that contribute to causes of trafficking and the individual circumstances and agency of the women. The case studies reported in this paper are a pointer to the compelling urgency of interventions that will go beyond the forced / voluntary divide in trafficking and sex work.Andhra Pradesh, India, trafficking
FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME EVALUATION OF PHALANGEAL AND METACARPAL FRACTURES TREATED WITH JESS FIXATION
No full textEffect of Polyphenols from Coffee Pulp Effluents on Plants.
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
HARVESTING OF SEED COCOONS ON DIFFERENT HOURS OF PUPATION AND ITS EFFECT ON COCOON AND GRANAGE PARAMETERS IN SILKWORM BOMBYX MORI L.
No full textThe effect of harvesting of seed cocoons on different hours of pupation in one multivoltine breed (BL 67) and two bivoltine breeds (CSR2 & CSR4) and its effect on cocoon and grainage parameters was tested. In BL67, the cocoons were harvested on 42-45, 66-69, 90-93, 114-117, 138-141 hours (control) after mounting and in CSR2 & CSR4, the cocoons were harvested on 6669,90-93, 114-117, 138-141, 162-165 hours (control) after mounting. Different day\u27s harvested cocoons were kept horizontally in a single layer in trays. On 6-7" day the cocoons were assessed for cocoon characters. Later, the cocoons were processed for silkworm seed production. The data revealed that in both the races, melting %, percentage of tail shrunken pupa was reduced significantly and percentage of normal pupa, egg recovery percentage and fecundity was significantly increased in early harvested batches when compared to control. In addition, sex separation was easier in early harvested batches. Hence, the present observation concludes that harvesting of mulivoltine seed cocoons between 42-45 hrs and bivoltine cocoons between 60-72 hrs after mounting and preserving them in a single layer in horizontal position improves the % of clear pupal sexual marking, egg recovery, fecundity and reduction in melting percentage. Further, it also helps in easy sex separation.
 
Impact of JICA Programme on Sericulture Development in Tamil Nadu
No full textSericulture is a highly remunerative agro-based enterprise, characterized by fast income turnover. It provides regular employment to rural households, has a shorter gestation period and provides higher returns as compared to major agriculture crops. Sericulture has been adjudged as one of the means of rural development by the planners (Raveendra Mattigatti & Iyengar, 1995). The commercial silkworms are generally classified as multivotine and bivoltine. The multivoltines are those which complete more than two life cycles in a year in natural conditions. The bivoltine completes two life cycles in a year in natural conditions and is considered to be providing raw silk which is qualitatively superio
Teaching Technical Skills in Sericulture
No full textThe Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka offers a training course for extension staff to effectively transfer the technology in the field and the sericulturists to set up and look after their own silkworm rearing programmes. The course generally consists of 50 per cent of theory inputs and 50 per cent of practical inputs (teaching skills / practical sessions). During the course, the participants have to attend to silkworm rearing under the supervision of experienced trainers in the morning and evening hours for a period of one hour in the early stages of silkworm to 2 hours in the later stages. They may have to spend the entire day sometimes during silkworm spinning stage to deliver the matured larvae to mountages for spinning. The participants also attend the theory classes, which enable them to blend their skills learnt during rearin
Disorder induced in p-n-hexyloxybenzylidene- p1-n-butylaniline liquid crystal by Fe2O3 nanoparticles
No full textTransfer of ESTs in international law: A climate justice approach
No full textEarly industrialization of the developed countries has enabled their leadership in technological innovation, including environmentally sound technologies. ESTs are technologies that help prevent, control, or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Endorsed as an integral part of climate action, a binding obligation to ensure access for global south to these technologies remains missing from international environment law and international intellectual property rights law. Transfer of technology also faces certain economic barriers such as lack of infrastructure and human resources that enable adoption and absorption of ESTs. Moreover, there exists ideological differences between developed countries and developing and least developed countries regarding mechanism of technology transfer, creating an impasse in international negotiations to achieve EST transfer. In this paper the author has attempted to reframe the discussion on transfer of ESTs through a climate justice perspective. An incorporation of the practical aspects of the common but differentiated responsibilities of the developed countries into the TRIPS regime, in the form of binding obligations to technology transfer and financial assistance, or relaxations in patent protections, may provide adequate resolution. A balanced and rational approach to EST transfer, beyond the exigencies of global politics, is necessary for the continued prosperity of the Earth
EFFECT OF FEEDING LEAVES GROWN UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEM OF MULBERRY CULTIVATION ON SEED CROP REARING OF BOMBYX MORI L.
No full textAn experiment was conducted to analyse and evaluate the leaf quality of mulberry grown under three systems of mulberry cultivation viz. 2"x2", 3\u27x3\u27 spacings and tree plantation for seed crop rearing of B. mori. Rearing and grainage parameters like larval duration, larval weight, survival rate, shell ratio, melting cocoon percentage, moth emergence percentage, laying recovery percentage, fecundity and hatching percentage was studied in both bivoltine (NB4D2) and multivoltine (Pure Mysore) races. For all the parameters 3\u27x3\u27 spacing has given better results during summer and winter seasons compared to other spacing and was significantly higher for low melting cocoon percentage and laying recovery percentage. Whereas tree leaf was found better during rainy season. Hence, it is concluded that 3\u27x3\u27 spacing of mulberry cultivation is better than 2 X 2 spacing during summer and winter seasons whereas tree leaves are recommended during rainy season for seed crop rearing
