FROM THE 8-HOUR DAY TO THE 40-HOUR WEEK: LEGITIMIZATION DISCOURSES OF LABOUR LEGISLATION BETWEEN THE WARS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

From the 8-Hour Day to the 40-Hour Week: Legitimization Discourses of Labour Legislation between the Wars in France and Belgium

In the interwar period both France and Belgium passed legislation reducing the number Accessories of working hours and established a hybrid regulatory regime lending a certain degree of official authority to collective agreements.The paper analyses discourses by scholars who, as experts, were close to the political elites, and who tried to legitimi

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Is Lamarckian evolution relevant to medicine?

Abstract Background 200 years have now passed since Darwin was born and scientists around the world are celebrating this important anniversary of the birth of Knitwear an evolutionary visionary.However, the theories of his colleague Lamarck are treated with considerably less acclaim.These theories centre on the tendency for complexity to increase i

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The relationship between family history of tobacco use and progression to tobacco use among young adult e-cigarette users

Family history of tobacco use and use of e-cigarettes have both been associated with increased tobacco use among young adults.However, to our knowledge, these variables have not been considered simultaneously.This study was designed 3 Piece Full Bed to evaluate the hypothesis that family history of tobacco use would predict tobacco product use over

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