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Transparency and accountability in AI systems: safeguarding wellbeing in the age of algorithmic decision-making

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Dynamics
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems into various domains has raised concerns about their impact on individual and societal wellbeing, particularly due to the lack of transparency and accountability in their decision-making ...
Ben Chester Cheong
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accounting and accountability practices in times of crisis: a Foucauldian perspective on the UK government's response to COVID-19 for England

open access: yesAccounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2021
PurposeThis paper considers the accounting and accountability practices of the UK government’s response to COVID-19 for England, focussing on the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.Design/methodology/approachBased on a close reading of the news media and
T. Ahrens, L. Ferry
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accounting before Accountability

open access: yesEstudios sobre Educación, 1970
In this article, we will review several issues relating to the definition of “adequate yearly progress” (AYP), and its measurement, and offer some reasons why it may be prudent to separate the definition and measurement of AYP from its use in accountability.
openaire   +4 more sources

Accounting, performance and accountability challenges in hybrid organisations: a value creation perspective

open access: yesAccounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2021
PurposeDrawing upon theoretical insights on value creation perspectives, the authors aim to advance the understanding of performance and accountability in different hybrid organisations.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conceptualise common ...
G. Grossi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Constraining Governments: New Indices of Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Accountability

open access: yesAmerican Political Science Review, 2020
Accountability—constraints on a government’s use of political power—is one of the cornerstones of good governance. However, conceptual stretching and a lack of reliable measures have limited cross-national research on this concept.
Anna Lührmann   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

School accountability and teacher stress: international evidence from the OECD TALIS study

open access: yesEducational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2021
Accountability—the monitoring and use of student performance data to make judgements about school and teacher effectiveness—is increasing within school systems across the globe.
John Jerrim, Sam Sims
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nonprofit Board Accountability: A Literature Review and Critique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Accountability is a buzzword in today’s nonprofit society. The press is full of stories detailing the sordid affairs of nonprofit organizations that have betrayed the confidence and trust of the public.
Doyle, Lynne M
core   +2 more sources

PYCR1 inhibition in bone marrow stromal cells enhances bortezomib sensitivity in multiple myeloma cells by altering their metabolism

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study investigated how PYCR1 inhibition in bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) indirectly affects multiple myeloma (MM) cell metabolism and viability. Culturing MM cells in conditioned medium from PYCR1‐silenced BMSCs impaired oxidative phosphorylation and increased sensitivity to bortezomib.
Inge Oudaert   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Care Coverage: Job Lock and the Potential Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
[Excerpt] The majority of Americans—about 55 percent in 2010—rely on employer-sponsored health care coverage, which is largely subsidized by most employers and thus less costly to employees than coverage purchased by individuals on their own.
United States Government Accountability Office
core   +2 more sources

In vitro properties of patient serum predict clinical outcome after high dose rate brachytherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Following high dose rate brachytherapy (HDR‐BT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), patients were classified as responders and nonresponders. Post‐therapy serum induced increased BrdU incorporation and Cyclin E expression of Huh7 and HepG2 cells in nonresponders, but decreased levels in responders.
Lukas Salvermoser   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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