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Gender Mainstreaming Case Study - India: Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Project Goals and Results • The Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project (CIDP) aimed to increase agricultural productivity, improve rural livelihoods, and reduce poverty by improving irrigation delivery, enhancing agricultural practices, and ...
Asian Development Bank
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In Vivo Skin 3‐D Surface Reconstruction and Wrinkle Depth Estimation Using Handheld High Resolution Tactile Sensing

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A compact handheld GelSight probe reconstructs in vivo 3‐D skin topography with micron‐level precision using a custom elastic gel and a learning‐based surface normal to height map pipeline. The device quantifies wrinkle depth across various body locations and detects changes in wrinkle depth following moisturizer application.
Akhil Padmanabha   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Study of the Impact of the Banking System on the Sustainable Development of the National Economy

open access: yesQubahan Academic Journal
The purpose of the study is to assess the degree of influence of systemically important banks on the stability of the financial system of Kazakhstan, which determines the level of development and stability of the national economy as a whole, based on ...
Kazanbayeva Zhanar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building Economic Security in America's Cities: New Municipal Strategies for Asset Building and Financial Empowerment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Outlines city governments' role in poverty alleviation and emerging financial empowerment strategies, including better access to supports and tax credits; safe, affordable financial products and services; and opportunities to leverage savings into ...

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Use of STONE Score to Predict Urolithiasis in an Asian Emergency Department.

open access: yesJournal of acute medicine
The STONE score was developed to predict uncomplicated ureteral stones in patients so that they can be managed without imaging. Validation studies had been conducted previously but the results were varied. This study aims to investigate the utility of the STONE score in an emergency department in Singapore.We retrospectively analyzed the records of ...
Joo Shiang, Ang   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Ultra‐Improved Interfacial Strength Between Metallic Surface and Polyurethane via Cost‐Effective Anodizing Process

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
SAA significantly enhanced Al/PU bonding, increasing SLSS by up to 920% and fracture energy by 15 100% through optimized micro‐nano porous surfaces. RSM identified the optimal anodizing conditions, while ML confirmed sulfuric acid concentration and roughness as dominant predictors of strength.
Umut Bakhbergen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Segregating California's Future: Inequality and Its Alternative, 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
California has had serious issues of separation and discrimination in its schools since it became a state. It was little affected by the Brown decision, which was directed primarily at the 17 states that had laws mandating the segregation of African ...
Gary Orfield, Jongyeon Ee
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Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Guide to Australia’s national security capability [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper provides a single consolidated picture of the capabilities that enable Australia to achieve national security outcomes in a range of environments, including domestically, at the border, offshore and in cyberspace.

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An Analysis of Race and Ethnicity Patterns in Boston Police Department Field Interrogation, Observation, Frisk, and/or Search Reports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The report, authored by researchers from Columbia, Rutgers and the University of Massachusetts, analyzed 200,000+ encounters between BPD officers and civilians from 2007–2010.
Anthony A. Braga   +3 more
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