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Globalization and labor market integration in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Asia
No full textThis chapter uses new data sets to analyze labor market integration between 1882 and 1936 in an area of Asia stretching from South India to Southeastern China and encompassing the three Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Malaya, and Thailand. We find that by the late nineteenth century, globalization, of which a principal feature was the mass migration of Indians and Chinese to Southeast Asia, gave rise to both an integrated Asian labor market and a period of real wage convergence. Integration did not, however, extend beyond Asia to include core industrial countries. Asian and core areas, in contrast to globally integrated commodity markets, showed divergent trends in unskilled real wages
Letter from Fred W. Dickens to Harold G. Lynch (June 22, 1964)
No full textThis is a one-page letter written by Fred W. Dickens to Harold G. Lynch dated June 22, 1964. In the letter, Dickens writes about the Springfield College Football team here and a job offer from Dr. James Huff McCurdy and how he had to refuse it
The life and work of Carter G. Woodson, 1875-1950, 1977
No full textThis thesis considers the life and work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History,.the Journal of Negro History, the Negro History Bulletin and the Associated Publishers. The contributions of this major black scholar are appraised. The salient facts of his life are presented. Woodson's pub-lications are enumerated, summarized, and evaluated. Special attention is paid to Woodson's role in the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and to his views on the function and importance of black history
Currency Boards and Chinese Banking Development in pre-World War II Southeast Asia: Malaya and the Philippines
No full textThis article examines the relationship between currency boards and the development of local Chinese deposit banking in pre-World War II Malaya and the Philippines. While in both countries Chinese banks filled an important gap in financial intermediation, the currency board system - an especially strict version of the classical gold standard - virtually ensured that these institutions remained small. Moreover, in the 1930s slump the currency board system's preclusion of a central bank and requirement to pay depositors in 100 per cent metropolitan currency, together with the volatility of highly staple-dependent export economies, pushed Chinese banks to the verge of bankruptcy or beyond. Examination of the 1930s crisis in Southeast Asia and role of banks in it reveals more differences from than parallels with 1990s experience.
An Archival Analysis of ACIS Research Papers
No full textThe Australasian Conference in Information Systems (ACIS) has been a significant outlet for the research of Information Systems academics and practitioners for nearly two decades. This paper reports on the collection and archiving in electronic form of all the papers from the eighteen ACIS conferences held since the first conference in 1990. While there has been a very large increase over time in the number of research papers submitted to ACIS, reflecting the growth in IS research in Australasia, the percentage of papers accepted for presentation has declined. An analysis of the ACIS papers shows changes in subject matter reflecting changes in the IS discipline over time. Interesting patterns are revealed with regard to the body of work presented at ACIS by institutions across Australia and New Zealand as well as increasing contributions by researchers from outside Australasia
Stability of Narrative Comprehension Across Age and Education: The Pictorial Advantage and Resilience to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
No full textThis is a data repository for the article: Varkentin, E., Brich, I. R., Sünkel, U., von Thaler, A. K., Eschweiler, G. W., & Huff, M. (2025). Inference generation in older adults: Comparing pictorial and textual comprehension in the context of cognitive decline. Memory & Cognition. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-025-01736-7
and for the preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/knpv
Stability of Narrative Comprehension Across Age and Education: The Pictorial Advantage and Resilience to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
No full textThis is a data repository for the article: Varkentin, E., Brich, I. R., Sünkel, U., von Thaler, A. K., Eschweiler, G. W., & Huff, M. (2025). Inference generation in older adults: Comparing pictorial and textual comprehension in the context of cognitive decline. Memory & Cognition. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-025-01736-7
and for the preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/knpv
Bacteriophages for prophylaxis and therapy in cattle, poultry and pigs
No full textThe successful use of virulent (lytic) bacteriophages (phages) in preventing and treating neonatal enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in calves, lambs and pigs has prompted investigation of other applications of phage therapy in food animals. While results have been very variable, some indicate that phage therapy is potentially useful in virulent Salmonella and E. coli infections in chickens, calves and pigs, and in control of the food-borne pathogens Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni in chickens and E. coli O157:H7 in cattle. However, more rigorous and comprehensive research is required to determine the true potential of phage therapy. Particular challenges include the selection and characterization of phages, practical modes of administration, and development of formulations that maintain the viability of phages for administration. Also, meaningful evaluation of phage therapy will require animal studies that closely represent the intended use, and will include thorough investigation of the emergence and characteristics of phage resistant bacteria. As well, effective use will require understanding the ecology and dynamics of the endemic and therapeutic phages and their interactions with target bacteria in the farm environment. In the event that the potential of phage therapy is realized, adoption will depend on its efficacy and complementarity relative to other interventions. Another potential challenge will be regulatory approval
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