, 2017 Smart contracts are self-executing digital transactions using decentralized cryptographic mechanisms for enforcement. They were theorized more than twenty years ago, but the recent development of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies has rekindled ...
Kevin Werbach, Nicolas Cornell
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Tactile Interactions with a Humanoid Robot : Novel Play Scenario Implementations with Children with Autism [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgments: This work has been partially supported by the European Commission under contract number FP7-231500-ROBOSKIN. Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use ...
A Rozzo +36 more
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A Systematic Comparison of Alpha‐Synuclein Seed Amplification Assays for Increasing Reproducibility
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Seed amplification assays (SAAs) enable ultrasensitive detection of misfolded α‐synuclein across biofluids and tissues. Yet, heterogeneity in protocols limits cross‐study comparability and clinical translation. Here, we review α‐synuclein SAA methods and their performance across various biological matrices.
Manuela Amaral‐do‐Nascimento +3 more
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Contract production as a method to reduce welfare loss caused by market uncertainty of seed potato
Agricultural and Food Science, 2008 The aim of this study is to show whether contract production between seed and food potato producers lessens market uncertainty, reduce welfare losses for both parties and increase efficiency in the entire potato chain. These problems were approached from
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Studia i Materiały, 2016 The analysis carried out in the article considers the amount of net remuneration obtained by an employment contract, civil contracts (contract of work and service contract) and individual economic activity.
Igor Postuła, Olga Augustyniak
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Plant Species Protection Contracts: Modelling Contract Choice for Specialised Dairy Farms and Mixed Dairy Pig Fattening Farms in the Netherlands [PDF]
Proposals of the European Commission stress the future importance of agri-environmental payments within the rural development policy of the European Union.
Peerlings, Jack H.M., Polman, Nico B.P.
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Sustainable infrastructure procurement in Australia: Standard vs. project practices [PDF]
, 2013 The Australian Government and most Australian road authorities have set ambitious greenhouse gas emission (GHGe) reduction targets for the near future, many of which have translated into action plans. However, previous research has shown that the various
Hampson, Keith +3 more
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Actors and Actions in Prenups and Capitulaciones Matrimoniales: A Cross-Cultural Study [PDF]
, 2011 The investigation of a corpus of American prenuptial agreements and Spanish capitulaciones matrimoniales shows how the popularity of premarital contracts is spreading everywhere. The American and the Spanish documents, juridically diverse in many aspects,
Denti, Olga, Giordano, Michela
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X‐ALD) is a neurometabolic disorder caused by pathogenic variants in ABCD1, leading to slowly progressive spinal cord disease in nearly all affected men. Sensitive biomarkers to quantify disease severity and predict progression are needed for clinical care and trial design.
Eda G. Kabak +4 more
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The Suitability of the Remedy of Specific Performance to Breach of a "Player's Contract" with Specific Reference to the Mapoe and Santos cases [PDF]
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2011 During the 1990s, rugby union formation in the Republic of South Africa developed rapidly from a system of strict amateurism to one of professionalism.
K Mould
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