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  2. Ephemeral art - Wikipedia

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    Néle Azevedo's Melting human figures in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, UK (2014) are an example of temporary art. Ephemeral art [1] is the name given to all artistic expression conceived under a concept of transience in time, of non-permanence as a material and conservable work of art.

  3. Temporary work - Wikipedia

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    A temporary work agency, temp agency or temporary staffing firm finds and retains workers. Other companies in need of short-term workers contract with the temporary work agency to send temporary workers, or temps, on assignments to work at the other companies. Temporary employees are also used in cyclical work, requiring frequent staffing ...

  4. Glossary of broadcasting terms - Wikipedia

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    Also AM radio or AM. Used interchangeably with kilohertz (kHz) and medium wave. A modulation technique used in electronic communication where the amplitude (signal strength) of the wave is varied in proportion to that of the message signal. Developed in the early 1900s, this technique is most commonly used for transmitting an audio signal via a radio wave measured in kilohertz (kHz). See AM ...

  5. Temporary - Wikipedia

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    Temporary or Temporaries may refer to: Temporaries , also titled Richelieu , a 2023 Canadian drama film directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny Temporary , a TV series created by Cyrina Fiallo and Chrissie Fit in 2017

  6. Layoff - Wikipedia

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    A layoff [1] or downsizing is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees (collective layoff) [2] for business reasons, such as personnel management or downsizing an organization.

  7. Precarious work - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The characterization of temporary work as "precarious" is disputed by some scholars and entrepreneurs who see these changes as positive for individual workers. [4] [5] Precarious work is ultimately a result of a profit driven capitalist organization of work in which employment is largely understood as a cost that needs to be reduced. [6]

  8. Short-term memory - Wikipedia

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    Not all researchers agree that short- and long-term memory are separate systems. The alternative Unitary Model proposes that short-term memory consists of temporary activations of long term representations (that there is one memory that behaves variously over all time scales, from milliseconds to years).

  9. Intermittent river - Wikipedia

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    Intermittent, temporary or seasonal rivers or streams cease to flow every year or at least twice every five years. [1] Such rivers drain large arid and semi-arid areas, covering approximately a third of the Earth's surface. [ 2 ]