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Perception of Corruption among Officials of Local Government [PDF]

Societas et Iurisprudentia, 2016
The paper is focused on perception of bribery, corruption, and corrupt behaviour of local government officials. The intention is to highlight the knowledge or ignorance of legislation related to the performance of corruption or corrupt actions.
Marie Sciskalová, Soňa Harasimová
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Sodium Ascorbate‐Accelerated Gelling Hydrogels With Rapid Self‐Mineralized Capacity for Chronic Wounds

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An immunoregulatory hydrogel based on sodium ascorbate (SA)‐accelerated gelation and in situ self‐mineralization is prepared here. Such a hydrogel is constructed by mixing benzaldehyde‐ and cyanoacetate‐functionalized dextran with silver nitrate (AgNO3) and SA, enabling the ultrafast solidification and in situ self‐mineralization of silver ...
Xiaoya Ding, Wei Yang, Wenzhao Li, Guifang Xu, Yuanjin Zhao   +4 more
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PROBLEMS OF DISTINGUISHING A BRIBE FROM A PRESENT IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD: PRACTICE AND TRENDS

Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2013
The tradition of giving presents to state and municipal officers is established in Russia and it injects systemic corruption. Basing of the Russian legislation, foreign rules and traditions, the author investigates the problem of distinguishing a bribe ...
I. I. Bikeev
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Optical Windows for Transcranial Brain Imaging in Living Mice: Skull Thinning, Clearing, and Beyond

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Longitudinal, noninvasive in vivo imaging is crucial for studying brain physiology. Advances in transcranial optical windows and multiphoton microscopy have improved imaging depth, but their performance often deteriorates over time. This work investigated various transcranial window approaches and found that skull regrowth limits image quality.
Yiming Fu, Gewei Yan, Zhentao She, Yingzhu He, Kangqi Liu, Jianan Qu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

INFORMATION ABOUT CORRUPTION CRIMES: PROSPECTS OF IMPROVING WITH THE ACCOUNT OF FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2013
The article views the duties of officials to inform about corruption facts, established by the existing Russian legislation. Taking into account the foreign experience, the author analyzes the efficiency of such measure as information about corruption ...
N. V. Khlonova
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An Efficient Detection Platform Based on Mesoporous Au@Cr2O3 Particles with Schwarz P Surface for Precise Periodontitis Metabolite Profiling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A non‐invasive periodontitis diagnosis platform was developed using Au nanoparticles‐decorated mesoporous Cr2O3 (Au@mCr2O3) particles with Schwarz P surface as matrix for saliva metabolic fingerprinting (SMFs) analysis via MALDI‐MS. With the assistance of machine learning of SMFs, this platform enables efficient diagnosis and the screening of potential
Yue Sun, Yan Wang, Fangying Shi, Wenhe Xie, Yiding Zhang, Heyuhan Zhang, Chunhui Deng, Limin Wu, Meihua Chen, Yonghui Deng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extortion or cost-reduction: why do firms pay bribes?

Journal of Applied Economics, 2019
Do firms bribe government officials to reduce their costs or do bribe payments arise because of extortion from government officials? Using three of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance surveys of firms across several countries and ...
Kevin Sylwester
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Bribe & Fork: Cheap Bribing Attacks via Forking Threat

CoRR
In this work, we reexamine the vulnerability of Payment Channel Networks (PCNs) to bribing attacks, where an adversary incentivizes blockchain miners to deliberately ignore a specific transaction to undermine the punishment mechanism of PCNs. While previous studies have posited a prohibitive cost for such attacks, we show that this cost may be ...
Zeta Avarikioti, Pawel Kedzior, Tomasz Lizurej, Tomasz Michalak   +3 more
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StackingNet: Collective Inference Across Independent AI Foundation Models

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) built on large foundation models has transformed language understanding, computer vision, and reasoning, yet these systems remain isolated and cannot readily share their capabilities. Coordinating the complementary strengths of independently developed, black‐box foundation models is essential for trustworthy ...
Siyang Li, Chenhao Liu, Dongrui Wu, Zhigang Zeng, Lieyun Ding   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Membrane‐Active Peptide Protects Against Inflammation by Targeting NLRP3 Activation at the Trans‐Golgi Network

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The membrane‐active peptide Pep19‐2.5 reduces harmful inflammation by blocking activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome at trans‐Golgi network membranes. By targeting key membrane interactions, Pep19‐2.5 suppresses inflammatory IL‐1β production and alleviates allergic airway inflammation in mice, leading to reduced immune cell infiltration and improved ...
Jonas Engelhardt, Nico Kirsch, Aileen Kerfin, Lars P. Lunding, Dominic Ferber, Hannes Buthmann, Ilka Schreier, Carlotta Bosio, Ann‐Kathrin Dobbelstein, Anna Klawonn, Rebecca C. Coll, Lena Bauernhofer, Sandro Keller, Matthias Geyer, Michael Wegmann, Andra B. Schromm, Günther Weindl   +16 more
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