names as markers of identity are a source of a wide variety of information. this paper explores the names of characters to show the sociocultural factors which influence the choice of names and the effects that the names of these characters have on the roles they play. using a variety of personal names from ayi kwei armah’s fragments, buchi emecheta’s the joys of motherhood, and nawal el sadaaw...

OBJECTIVE To review how countries of the WHO European Region address issues related to the catering sector in their nutrition policy plans. DESIGN Documentary analysis of national nutrition policy documents from the policy database of the WHO Regional Office for Europe by a multidisciplinary research team. Recurring themes were identified and related information extracted in an analysis matri...

The relevance of the study lies in fact that context development regions country, tourism and hotel business contributes to activation national economy. provision hospitality services stimulates creation additional direct indirect jobs, increasing tourist attractiveness destination, intensifying incoming and, accordingly, financial traffic. With evolution society, technical technological progre...

Although much has been learned about the role firms play in the labor market, whether establishments within the same firm adopt similar labor-market practices is an open question. This question is particularly relevant for firms with establishments in different locales and industries. For example, a finding that wages within a firm have a common component across unrelated workers and industries...

A National Initiative sponsored by The Getty Art History Information Program The American Council of Learned Societies The Coalition for Networked Information This working report was developed by the Getty Art History Information Program (AHIP), an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, as a joint project with the American Council of Learned Societies and the Coalition for Networked Info...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate whether organic conversion in catering has positive effects on the nutritional quality of menus offered. DESIGN The methodology was based on a self-administered questionnaire. The self-declared priority given to the use of organic foods was measured as the basis for assigning catering managers to one of two groups: 'green' or 'non-green' catere...

Workers in the catering industry are at greater risk of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) when smoke-free workplace policies are not in force. We determined the exposure of catering workers to SHS in Hong Kong and their risk of death from heart disease and lung cancer. Nonsmoking catering workers were provided with screening at their workplaces and at a central clinic. Participants reported wo...

We use longitudinal micro data to estimate the urban density premium for U.S. establishments, controlling for observed establishment characteristics and dynamic establishment behavior. We find that a doubling of urban density increases the average earnings of establishments by between 6 and 10 percent. The result holds after controlling for endogeneity issues and with the use of alternative mea...

in literal, geographical and historical books, one can find the names of old and historical places. writers, editors and translators sometimes make mistakes in recording the names of these places because of the destruction and ruining these places and/or changes in their names. the writers of this paper have explained and suggest some corrections related to historical and old places of balkh re...