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Fascia-Level Temperature Kinetics During Multi-Wavelength Diode Laser Irradiation: A Cadaveric Study. [PDF]

J Cosmet Dermatol
ABSTRACT Background Thermal energy‐based technologies are widely used for noninvasive body contouring; however, quantitative characterization of fascia‐level heat propagation in body tissues during multi‐wavelength diode laser irradiation remains limited.
Yi KH, Park Y, Cartier H, Garson S, Ascher B.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Explicit Methodologies for Normative Evaluation in Public Policy, as Applied to Carbon Budgets

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What could philosophical or justice perspectives contribute to climate (and other applied philosophy) policy discussions? This question is important for philosophers on government policy committees. This article identifies two novel concerns about such contexts (which I call ‘contingent selection’ and ‘committee deference’) and systematizes ...
Kian Mintz‐Woo
wiley   +1 more source

Scrutinising Frontex: The European Parliament and Accountability through Discharge

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how the European Parliament (EP) has leveraged the budgetary discharge procedure to enhance the political accountability of the EU's Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex. Whilst the procedure is formally limited to budget implementation, the EP has used it as an accountability tool that goes far beyond financial ...
Magnus G. Schoeller, Peter Slominski
wiley   +1 more source

Source over Quantity? The Effect of Civil Society Funding on Access to the EU Commission

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The European Commission builds relationships with civil society organisations (CSOs) through policy‐relevant meetings and funding. Through these relationships, the Commission seeks to obtain expertise, efficient input and legitimacy for its policy initiatives.
Sandra Martinez‐Böhme
wiley   +1 more source

Does public participation foster stakeholder support for policy proposals? Evidence from the European Union

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine whether and how public participation in policymaking contributes towards fostering stakeholder support for policy proposals formulated in the bureaucratic arena. We explain how key markers of procedural fairness describing both the participation process and policymakers' presentations of it during the decision justification stage co‐
Adriana Bunea, Idunn Nørbech
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory Agency Reputation Acquisition With Regulatees: A Q Methodology Analysis

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Empirical studies examining how independent regulatory agencies acquire their reputation with regulatees are scarce. This gap is notable given established links between regulator reputation and regulatee compliance. To address this, this paper presents results of an online, self‐administered Q methodology study with 286 regulatees of 10 Dutch ...
Lauren A. Fahy, Erik‐Hans Klijn
wiley   +1 more source

Is That a Threat? How Types of Stakeholder and Reputational Threat Matter for Gaining Influence in Regulatory Rulemaking

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper assesses what type of comments are most useful to what type of stakeholder in gaining influence during public consultations. Theoretically, the paper approaches stakeholders' consultation comments as reputational threats from key audiences that the agency needs to respond to.
Rik Joosen
wiley   +1 more source

Turning Vulnerability Into Strength: How Independent Regulatory Agencies Enhance Accountability and Build Stakeholder Trust

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trustable environments are highly appreciated for regulatory performance, but difficult to emerge. A condition for making trust work is to accept vulnerability, and this holds both for stakeholders and agencies in public governance. Trust‐related vulnerability can be understood as a dynamic perception of potential harm derived from entering ...
Jacint Jordana, Juan Carlos Triviño‐Salazar   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Turf Protection or Policy Expansion? How European Agencies Shape Their Reputation Through Social Media Communication

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We approach public communication of bureaucratic organizations as a means of reputation management and argue that social media communication that abstains from making reference to other agencies is in line with a turf‐protective strategy, whereas communication that seeks to establish a link to other agencies is in line with a strategy to ...
Karina Shyrokykh, Sandra Eckert, Kristin Olofsson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Standards as Authority: Self‐Legitimation in the European Union's Global Forest Governance

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how the EU's introduction of binding sustainability standards through the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) constitutes an authoritative claim and how this claim is legitimized. Using qualitative content analysis, the paper examines three interconnected self‐legitimation strategies: (1) framing standards as optimal ...
Julia Drubel
wiley   +1 more source