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  2. Manual labour - Wikipedia

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    Manual labour. Manual labour (in Commonwealth English, manual labor in American English) or manual work is physical work done by humans, in contrast to labour by machines and working animals. It is most literally work done with the hands (the word manual coming from the Latin word for hand) and, by figurative extension, it is work done with any ...

  3. Wikipedia:Short description - Wikipedia

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    The short description of a Wikipedia article or of another namespace page is a concise explanation of the scope of the page. These descriptions appear in Wikipedia mobile and some desktop searches, note 1 and help users identify the desired article. When viewing an article, some mobile Wikipedia apps also display the description below the page ...

  4. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    In science, work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement. In its simplest form, for a constant force aligned with the direction of motion, the work equals the product of the force strength and the distance traveled. A force is said to do positive work if it has a component in the ...

  5. Wikipedia:WikiProject Short descriptions - Wikipedia

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    If a short description already exists you can Edit it, or click on Export to push the text, as-is, to Wikidata. If Wikipedia has no short description, but there is an existing Wikidata description, you have the option to Import the Wikidata text as-is into Wikipedia ( not generally recommended ), or to Import and Edit (preferred).

  6. Labour economics - Wikipedia

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    Labour is a measure of the work done by human beings. It is conventionally contrasted with other factors of production, such as land and capital. Some theories focus on human capital, or entrepreneurship, (which refers to the skills that workers possess and not necessarily the actual work that they produce). Labour is unique to study because it ...

  7. Health care - Wikipedia

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    Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry ...

  8. Work (human activity) - Wikipedia

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    Work or labor (or labour in British English) is the intentional activity people perform to support the needs and wants of themselves, others, or a wider community. [1] In the context of economics, work can be viewed as the human activity that contributes (along with other factors of production) towards the goods and services within an economy.

  9. Job description - Wikipedia

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    A job description or JD is a written narrative that describes the general tasks, or other related duties, and responsibilities of a position. It may specify the functionary to whom the position reports, specifications such as the qualifications or skills needed by the person in the job, information about the equipment, tools and work aids used, working conditions, physical demands, and a ...