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Public participation in services delivery projects in Buikwe District Local Government Uganda

open access: yesCommonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2016
Public participation as a democratic right has gained wide acceptance in local governance, both to improve accountability in service delivery and to enhance civic consciousness. Uganda now has two decades’ experience of various forms of decentralisation.
Sylvester Kugonza, Robert Mukobi
doaj   +1 more source

Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In order to meet its mission, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is developing a highly complex system of systems--land-, sea-, and spacebased sensors, interceptors, and
United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Ethical Precision in Nanoscale Brain Interfacing

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
As brain interfaces approach the nanoscale, precision no longer only measures—it knows, predicts, and potentially reshapes the mind. This work argues that traditional ethics fails under such conditions and proposes a shift toward continuous, operation‐based governance using the recovery–discovery framework to track, constrain, and responsibly steer ...
Guilherme Wood
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for killing: Accountability for death

open access: yesAccounting History, 2012
Accounting and the conscious secretive killing of humans are rarely concurrently examined in the contemporary and historical literature. Based on examinations of a rare and formerly highly secretive surviving written record found in the Venice State Archive, and other surviving primary records, as well as secondary sources, this novel study outlines ...
SARGIACOMO, MASSIMO   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Office of Governmental Accountability [web site] [Harvested on 2015: Apr. 18]

open access: yes, 2015
Updated irregularly; Began in 2011.; Title from main search screen (publisher's Web site, viewed Nov. 7, 2011).; At head of title: State of Connecticut.; Official website of the Connecticut Office of Governmental Accountability.

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Legal Services Corporation: Some Progress Made in Addressing Governance and Accountability Weaknesses, But Challenges Remain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In August 2007, GAO reported (GAO-07-993) that Legal Services Corporation (LSC) had not kept up with evolving reforms aimed at strengthening governance, accountability
United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Arrayed Magnetic Accelerator Synergistically Enhances Orthodontic Tooth Movement via Microtubule Assembly‐Mediated Periodontal Remodeling

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanical orthodontic treatment for malocclusion is limited by slow remodeling and risks due to poor biomechanical sensing. This study shows that static magnetic fields (SMFs) enhance mechanical sensation in periodontal ligament cells, promoting inflammation and osteoclast activity.
Yiling Lou   +11 more
wiley   +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
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AHR‐Responsive Carbon Dots Orchestrate Skin Wound Healing and Colonic Mucosal Repair via Treg‐Mediated Macrophage Efferocytosis

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Guided by pharmacophore modeling and molecular docking, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)‐responsive carbon dots were synthesized. They bind directly to AHR and expand gut‐resident regulatory T (Treg) cells. Treg‐derived C‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CCL1) enhances macrophage efferocytosis, creating a pro‐regenetative niche that promotes colonic mucosal ...
Zilu Zhu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Office of Governmental Accountability [web site] [Harvested on 2014: May 1]

open access: yes, 2014
Updated irregularly; Began in 2011.; Title from main search screen (publisher's Web site, viewed Nov. 7, 2011).; At head of title: State of Connecticut.; Official website of the Connecticut Office of Governmental Accountability.

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