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Post-EQA Accountability: A Menu of Policy Options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In 2007, the Massachusetts Legislature decided to phase out the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). Legislators and policymakers began exploring options for establishing a new accountability function for the Commonwealth's school ...

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Creative accounting, aggressive accounting and accounting fraud – auditors’ perception

open access: yesPrace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu, 2022
Creative accounting and aggressive accounting are perceived differently among researchers. On the one hand, they are treated as the same concepts, while on the other as independent, or are presented as similar points. In Polish publications, one can find an approach that aggressive accounting is convergent with accounting fraud, and is a negative part ...
Justyna Dobroszek, Adrianna Wnuk
openaire   +2 more sources

NFDI MatWerk Ontology (MWO): A BFO‐Compliant Ontology for Research Data Management in Materials Science and Engineering

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents the NFDI‐MatWerk Ontology (MWO), a Basic Formal Ontology‐based framework for interoperable research data management in materials science and engineering (MSE). Covering consortium structures, research data management resources, services, and instruments, MWO enables semantic integration, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and ...
Hossein Beygi Nasrabadi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional environmental input-output analysis for Wales

open access: yesWelsh Economic Review, 2002
No ...
Max Munday, Annette Roberts
doaj   +1 more source

Aspects of accountability and assessment in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article describes aspects of test-based accountability in the Netherlands. It provides a description of the design of the Educational system in the Netherlands, it gives a short introduction to the role of the Dutch Inspectorate of Education in the ...
beguin, anton, Ehren, Melanie
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Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decision-making at the sharp end: a survey of literature related to decision-making in humanitarian contexts

open access: yesJournal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020
In a humanitarian response, leaders are often tasked with making large numbers of decisions, many of which have significant consequences, in situations of urgency and uncertainty. These conditions have an impact on the decision-maker (causing stress, for
Paul Knox Clarke, Leah Campbell
doaj   +1 more source

Effective Accountability Mechanisms for New York State's English Language Learners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In September 2011, the New York State Department of Education convened a School and District Accountability Think Tank to provide public input regarding the creation of a second generation educational accountability system for the State's Elementary and ...
Gisela Alvarez, Khin Mai Aung
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Self‐Powered Permeable Electronic Dressing for Exudate Management, Electrostimulation and Drug Delivery in Chronic Wound Healing

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study develops a self‐powered permeable electronic dressing (SPED) that synergistically integrates exudate management, electrical stimulation, and on‐demand drug delivery. The dressing effectively absorbs exudate while demonstrating potent antibacterial activity and accelerated tissue regeneration in diabetic mouse models, thereby promoting ...
Jiaheng Liang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Instrument for Assessing Disposition for Contextual Learning of Science of Students in East Africa

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2013
Attempts to make classroom science relevant to the real worlds of students can be enhanced by understanding their ways of learning and knowing. This study, which investigated East African (EA) students’ ways of knowing in science discourses, discusses ...
Samson Madera Nashon, Ebby K. Madera
doaj   +1 more source

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