We use a special Canadian dataset containing both literacy test scores and standard labour market variables to examine the impact of literacy on immigrant earnings. Having a literacy measure allows us to examine issues related to discrimination and the sources of lower returns to foreign acquired education and experience among immigrants. We find that the native-born literacy distribution (asse...

This study introduces the concept of ‘digital diversity’ to refer to the increasing workforce heterogeneity that stems from the recent rise of digital natives in the workforce. While digital diversity is expected to promise innovation and efficiency, it may also give rise to organizational challenges. The nature of the promise and challenge of digital diversity as well as how it is perceived ac...

This article reports key findings of a study which investigated the use of technology by 569 'digital natives' students for English Language learning and recreational purposes. Their views on the applicability of technological tools such as facebook, blogging and skype for English Language teaching and learning were also investigated. The findings showed that although the students expressed pos...

The feral cat (Felis catus) is recognised as a significant threat to fauna conservation in Western Australia, particularly in arid and semi arid regions of the State. Not only do feral cats prey on native fauna and have the potential to spread diseases, but they have proven to be an obstacle to fauna reintroduction programs. Western Shield fox baiting strategies have been ineffective against fe...

Alan Wilton is not included in the author byline. He should be listed as the 23rd author and affiliated with School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. The contributions of this author are as follows: sample collection. The following sentence should also be included in the acknowledgements. "The authors al...

In this paper, we present DOG (Dynamic Observant Guard), an efficient information flow tracing and program monitoring system. Our system is based on dynamic binary rewriting. We proposed a number of novel techniques such as memory mapping to reduce overhead in tracing of data and monitoring of program execution. We have demonstrated that our system is effective in protecting against various kin...

BACKGROUND Meniscectomy will lead to articular cartilage degeneration in the long term. Therefore, the authors developed an implant to replace the native meniscus. HYPOTHESIS The porous polymer meniscus implant develops into a neomeniscus and protects the cartilage from degeneration. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS In a dog model, a porous polymer scaffold with optimal p...