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Marketization in Public Purchasing as a Route to Business Corporations' Institutional Power: The Case of Outsourcing Social Services in Israel

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What are the conditions under which business corporations expand their institutional power? This paper argues that institutional power is affected by the architecture of the “acquisition regime”—the set of formal (and informal) rules that govern how states purchase public services.
Reut Marciano, Shir Gal
wiley   +1 more source

Concentrated Ground Plane Booster Antenna Technology for Multiband Operation in Handset Devices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The current demand in the handset antenna field requires multiband antennas due to the existence of multiple communication standards and the emergence of new ones.
Andujar, A.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

How Different Patterns of Policy Attention Drive Policy Diffusion: Evidence From China's River Chief System

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on policy diffusion, the ways in which policy attention influences this process remain underexplored. This study addressed this gap by distinguishing between three types of policy attention—political speeches, policy issuance and field visits—and investigating their differential impacts when delivered by central and ...
Xiangning Chen, Yahua Wang
wiley   +1 more source

A review of the Japanese longline fishery for tunas and billfishes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 1967-1970 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
ENGLISH: This report deals with the Japanese longline fishery for tunas and billfishes from 1967 through 1970, extending the studies made by Kume and Joseph (1969a, 1969b).
Peterson, Clifford L.   +2 more
core  

‘I'm Dead!’: Action, Homicide and Denied Catharsis in Early Modern Spanish Drama

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In early modern Spanish drama, the expression ‘¡Muerto soy!’ (‘I'm dead!’) is commonly used to indicate a literal death or to figuratively express a character's extreme fear or passion. Recent studies, even one collection published under the title of ‘¡Muerto soy!’, have paid scant attention to the phrase in context, a serious omission when ...
Ted Bergman
wiley   +1 more source

Structural Analysis of Cuban Typical Model of Telecommunication Self-Supporting Towers under Seismic Load

open access: yesRevista Cubana de Ingeniería, 2012
Self-supporting lattice towers are slender structures with low damping and high flexibility. They are sensitive to dynamic loads such as wind and earthquake.
Patricia Martín Rodríguez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identificación de la corriente inrush en un transformador utilizando análisis modal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
En este artículo se describe un método para identificar corrientes inrush en transformadores de potencia con la intención de inhibir la operación de la protección diferencial durante condiciones transitorias. El método propuesto utiliza el análisis modal
Andrade Soto, Manuel Antonio   +2 more
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Forecasting volcanic ash dispersal and coeval resuspension during the April-May 2015 Calbuco eruption [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Atmospheric dispersion of volcanic ash from explosive eruptions or from subsequent fallout deposit resuspension causes a range of impacts and disruptions on human activities and ecosystems.
Baez, Walter Ariel   +9 more
core   +1 more source

ABCA12 Frameshift Deletion in Domestic Cats With Ichthyosis Fetalis

open access: yesVeterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ichthyosis fetalis (IF), also known as harlequin ichthyosis, is a rare and often fatal autosomal recessive congenital skin disorder. It is characterized by thickened, hard skin plaques and deep skin fissures that limit mobility and cause malformations of the eyes, lips and ears.
Jeanna M. Blake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Análisis modal comparado entre modelos virtuales 2d y 3d aplicado a un Cube Sat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
El siguiente trabajo presenta un análisis modal comparado entre modelos virtuales 2D y 3D, para validar la sistematización de una metodología de análisis completo de Ingeniería Asistida por Computadora, ejemplificada en la aplicación a un modelo de nano ...
Arizpe Islas, Jorge Luis   +4 more
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