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Reinventing Media Activism: Public Interest Advocacy in the Making of U.S. Communication-Information Policy, 1960-2002 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This report is a long-term analysis of citizens' collective action to influence public policy toward communication and information. The work discusses in greater detail what is meant by communication and information policy (CIP) and why we think it is ...
Brenden Kuerbis   +2 more
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Efficacy and Safety of a Simple Auxiliary Liver Suspension Device in Complex Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel auxiliary liver suspension device in complex laparoscopic hepatectomy. Methods A total of 253 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing complex laparoscopic hepatectomy at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, and ...
Xiao‐Ying Zhu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning Evaluation of the Disability Rights Fund [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) is a partnership between funders and the disability community that provides grants and other support for work at country-level towards the realisation of rights affirmed in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with ...
Charles Lusthaus   +3 more
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What to Make and How to Make It: Combining Machine Learning and Statistical Learning to Design New Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Combining machine learning and probabilistic statistical learning is a powerful way to discover and design new materials. A variety of machine learning approaches can be used to identify promising candidates for target applications, and causal inference can help identify potential ways to make them a reality.
Jonathan Y. C. Ting, Amanda S. Barnard
wiley   +1 more source

The Strengths and Challenges of Community Organizing as an Education Reform Strategy: What the Research Says [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Outlines the advantages of community organizing as a reform strategy, such as its ability to address power relationships and build political will for broad reform; evidence of impact; effective strategies, including working via alliances; and ...
Michelle Renee, Sara McAlister
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Large Language Model‐Based Chatbots in Higher Education

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
The use of large language models (LLMs) in higher education can facilitate personalized learning experiences, advance asynchronized learning, and support instructors, students, and researchers across diverse fields. The development of regulations and guidelines that address ethical and legal issues is essential to ensure safe and responsible adaptation
Defne Yigci   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Handbook of Data Collection Tools: Companion to "A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This handbook of data collection tools is intended to serve as a companion to A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy. Organizational Research Services (ORS) developed this guide on behalf of the Annie E.
Anne Gienapp   +2 more
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Advocacy coalition framework analysis of local government drilling application

open access: yes, 2022
In the early 2010s the development of a shale gas industry was an important and prominent part of the UK government s energy strategy. Despite this government support, very little progress was made, with minimal drilling activity and no commercial production achieved. Government rhetoric blamed underperforming local authorities for this failure.
openaire   +3 more sources

Context Awareness and Human–Robot Interaction Optimization for Museum Intelligent Guide Robot

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a context‐aware human–robot interaction framework designed for intelligent museum guide robots. The system features a three‐layer architecture—perception, understanding, and behavior execution—that enables adaptive and meaningful interactions with museum visitors.
Anna Zou, Yue Meng, Shijing Tong
wiley   +1 more source

Advocacy Coalitions in Transport Policy: A Case of Rail Sector in Croatia

open access: yesCentral European Journal of Public Policy, 2018
The author analyses the transport policy of the rail sector in Croatia and tries to give answers regarding the policy stability and change based on the actors in the rail transport.
Poljak Željko
doaj   +1 more source

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