One of the main hallmarks of human agglomeration is task specialization and an expanded division of labour and this relationship has been a long-standing topic of inquiry among archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and economists. Recently, researchers investigating contemporary urban systems have proposed a novel explanation for this relationship grounded in a view of human settlement...

introduction: there are major differences in neonatal and obstetrics outcomes of labour among different ethnicities. the present study compared the neonatal and obstetrics outcomes of labour between the iranian and afghan ethnicities. methods: neonatal and obstetrics problems were evaluated in iranian and afghan pregnant women, who had referred to arash educational/treatment center for labour d...

Sectoral Shifts, Diversification and Regional Unemployment: Evidence from Local Labour Systems in Italy Using Local Labour Systems (LLSs) data, this work aims at assessing the effects of sectoral shifts and industry specialization patterns on regional unemployment in Italy over the years 2004-2008, when huge worker reallocation caused by changes in the international division of labour occurred....

Keywords: behavioural plasticity Bombus terrestris bumblebee division of labour experience response threshold model self-organization self-reinforcement thermoregulation Flexible division of labour is a key feature of social insects. Our understanding of individual response behaviour and how it is integrated into a functioning colony is still patchy. Most theoretical studies addressing this que...

Farmers need up to date information on efficient use and management of labour for agricultural production. Yet, they lack adequate and needed information. Hence, this study was undertaken to explore the sources and use of labour information by farmers in southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for the study. Primary data were collected to elicit infor...

WPSAR Vol 2, No 4, 2011 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2011.2.4.008 www.wpro.who.int/wpsar 1 a Offi ce of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Health Science Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan Submitted: 20 October 2011; Published: 23 December 2011 doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2011.2.4.008 Public health response to the combined Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear p...

Abstract How do scientists generate knowledge in groups, and how have they done so the past? epistemically motivated social interactions influence or even drive this process? These questions speak to core interests of both history philosophy science. Idealised models formal arguments been suggested illuminate epistemology science, but their conclusions are not directly applicable scientific pra...