11 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
Mapping Absence, Making Presence: Hydrosocial Repair Along Proctor Creek in West Atlanta
No full textMapping Absence, Making Presence, analyses how ecological restoration can serve as a reparative framework for landscapes shaped by systemic neglect and forms of erasure. The Proctor Creek Watershed in Atlanta, Georgia, woven into the everyday life of Westside neighbourhoods was buried and reduced to a piped conduit, essentially severing both its ecological function and its role in community life. Its absence is materially expressed through recurrent flash flooding, water quality decline, and widespread vacancy and blight, material presence of symptoms drawn from redlining, disinvestment, and environmental injustice. This thesis argues that restoration must go beyond ecological metrics to confront histories of displacement and spatial inequalities. Through layered mapping of water, race, and land, tracing buried hydrology, redlined neighbourhoods, and demographic shifts leading to patterns of vacancy, the project indicates how systemic absences are embedded in the urban landscape. By analyzing and mapping eight past plans and visions for these neighbourhoods including the Proctor North Avenue Vision, it identifies recurring goals such as flood control, green infrastructure implementation, and community revitalization, alongside gaps in implementation, concerns about community displacement, and missed opportunities to integrate ecological restoration with neighbourhood redevelopment. This analysis informs a delicate incremental approach which is grounded in exisiting conditions and community priorities. Methodologically it brings together watershed-scale analysis, story mapping, and ecological sectioning to locate opportunities for intervention that balance hydrological performance with cultural and spatial sensitivity.
Daylighting Proctor Creek is reimagined not as a scale of infrastructural reconditioning but as a series of non-invasive, almost surgical acts that are targeted exposures of the buried creek that stitch water back into the redlined neighbourhoods of English Avenue, Vine City, and Bankhead. These interventions are not confined to vacant or blighted parcels of land but function across a range of conditions within these marginalized areas. Daylighted stream sections, bioswales, rain gardens, and micro-wetlands across the area form a distributed network of living infrastructure that performs both ecologically and socially. By making present what has long been absent, this thesis positions Proctor Creek as more than a piped stream flowing beneath but as a conduit of memory, resistance, and renewal. Through this action, based on community-identified needs, the design offers a model for reparative urbanism, advancing the role of water as a medium for justice and resilience of the Proctor Creek Watershed Community, which is grounded in care.
Keywords: reclamation, ecological time, environmental justice, belonging, creek daylighting, urban voids, community identity, ecological design, public space, urban hydrology
Prevalence and risk factors of anemia among pregnant women attending a public-sector hospital in Bangalore, South India
No full textBackground: Anemia affects almost two-thirds of pregnant women in developing countries and contributes to maternal mortality and low birthweight. According to the National Family Health Survey-4 reports, maternal anemia continues to be a public health problem. Objective: To study the prevalence of anemia and its risk factors among pregnant women attending a public-sector hospital. Materials and Methods: This study was nested within an ongoing cohort study “ÇASCADE” which is exploring the effect of prenatal exposure to maternal cortisol and psychological distress on infant development in Bangalore. The respondents were enrolled from the antenatal clinic at Jayanagar General Hospital, which is a sub-district hospital. A total of 280 women who fulfilled the eligibility criteria were enrolled. Results: The prevalence of anemia was observed to be 33.9%; proportion of mild and moderate anemia was almost similar (48.4 and 49.5%). The mean hemoglobin level of all the participants was 11.33 ± 1.460 g/dl. The mean hemoglobin level concentration was high during early gestation with a slight decrease by 21–24 weeks. Prenatal depression but not anxiety appeared to be a strong predictor of anemia on bivariate as well as multivariate analysis. No association was observed with socio-demographic and obstetric variables. Conclusion: The burden of maternal anemia was considerably high in the study population. Although iron-folic acid supplementation is available under the national health program to address this issue, it is important to consider and address other risk factors when designing and implementing target interventions for anemia control in selected populations
Effect 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
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
Fatigue behaviour of damaged RC beams strengthened with ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete
No full textThis paper critically examines the performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams retrofitted with a thin strip of ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) under cyclic loading. RC beams were preloaded under static loading approximately to 70%, 80% and 90% of maximum load of control beams and then tested under fatigue loading with a stress ratio of 0.1 and frequency 2 Hz after retrofitting with a UHPFRC thin strip of 10 mm thickness. It has been found that the damaged RC beams can be successfully strengthened and rehabilitated by using a thin precast UHPFRC strip adhesively bonded to the prepared tensile surface of the damaged beams. No de-lamination of the strip was observed in any of the retrofitted beams. A finite element model was developed to predict the number of cycles to failure and load-deflection behavior of the retrofitted RC beams. The model accounts for the (i) degree of pre-damage, (ii) fracture behavior of concrete and UHPFRC through their respective specific fracture energy and stress-crack opening relation, and (iii) elasto-plastic behavior of the reinforcing steel. The model predictions are in very good agreement with the corresponding test results. It can be concluded that this UHPFRC is an excellent candidate for the repair and rehabilitation of damaged RC flexural elements
Effect of Magnetite Nano Particles on p-n-Alkyl Benzoic Acid Mesogens
No full textThe magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (0.5 wt%) of size less than 20 nm doped in p-n-alkyl benzoic acids where n varies from heptyl (7) to nonyl (9) are prepared and the presence of Fe+3 is confirmed through UV-Visible spectrophotometer. Textural and phase transition temperature studies are carried out using polarizing optical microscopy on pure and nano doped p-n-alkyl benzoic acids. These results are further confirmed by DSC at a scan rate of 5ºC/min and dielectric studies. Dielectric studies are carried out, in which the variation of dielectric constant, loss and the conductivity are analyzed with respect to temperatures and frequencies. Increment of relaxation times for nano doped heptyl and nonyl benzoic acids are observed which implies that the dielectric nature is strengthened for the nano doped mesogens. The preference of nano doped p-n-alkyl benzoic acids is discussed
Sociodemographic, obstetric and psychological determinants of obesity among women in early to mid-pregnancy in South India
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Background:
Worldwide, the occurrence of obesity has markedly increased over the past decades with serious public health consequences. Obese pregnant women are more likely to develop hypertension, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes, resulting in obstetric complications which in turn may contribute to an increase in adverse child outcomes and maternal mortality. The present study was done to determine the prevalence of obesity and its association with socio-demographic variables, obstetric history and mental health.
Methods:
This study was nested within an ongoing cohort study, CASCADE, in a public hospital in Bangalore. The study participants comprised of 280 pregnant women who were 18 years of age and above, with a gestational age of less than 24 weeks, enrolled between a period of August 1
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, 2017 until April 30
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, 2018. Weight and height were measured using calibrated devices to calculate the body mass index.
Results:
The prevalence of obesity was observed to be 33.9% among the pregnant mothers. Obesity was found to be significantly associated with age, history of abortion, gravidity on multivariate logistic regression. No association was found with depression and anxiety.
Conclusions:
Obesity is an important health concern among urban pregnant women in the region of South India. The prevalence is much higher than that reported in other studies. Increasing age, multigravidity and past history of abortion were significantly associated with maternal obesity.
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