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Local Solutions to Structural Issues: The Fetishization of Custom in Rural Development Interventions in Côte d'Ivoire

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the paradox of seeking local solutions in rural development when conflicts result from structural transformations of the agrarian economy driven by national political choices. Since the 1990s, participatory approaches inspired by neo‐institutionalist theories of local governance have encouraged development actors to view ...
Toni‐Giovanni Pegurri
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of State Capitalism: Political Regime Shifts and Divergent Outcomes in SOE Performance

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The extent to which governments should intervene in state‐owned enterprises (SOEs), and the consequences of such intervention for firm performance, remain subjects of ongoing scholarly debate. Building on competing perspectives that view the state as either a strategist or a liability, we argue that the effects of state intervention depend on ...
Adam Tatarynowicz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reinforcement Learning for Jump‐Diffusions, With Financial Applications

open access: yesMathematical Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study continuous‐time reinforcement learning (RL) for stochastic control in which system dynamics are governed by jump‐diffusion processes. We formulate an entropy‐regularized exploratory control problem with stochastic policies to capture the exploration–exploitation balance essential for RL.
Xuefeng Gao, Lingfei Li, Xun Yu Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

The cyanobacterium Anabaena uses pleomorphism as an acclimation strategy to high‐light stress

open access: yesNew Phytologist, EarlyView.
The cyanobacterium Anabaena exhibits remarkable morphological plasticity in response to changes in light intensity. These reversible changes are associated with the repositioning of thylakoids within the cytoplasm. Here, we show that cell morphology is determined by the balance between the activities of two peptidoglycan assembly systems, the ...
Cristina Velázquez‐Suárez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence in Orthodontics: Part 1—Basic Concepts

open access: yesOrthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into orthodontic research and clinical practice. This review paper consists of three parts and aims to establish a foundational understanding of AI concepts for readers from non‐technical backgrounds while familiarising them with its applications and challenges within the field of ...
Fatemeh Sohrabniya   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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