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Comprehensive quantitative evaluation of municipal budget allocation efficiency: The Portuguese case [PDF]
Public and Municipal FinanceType of the article: Research Article AbstractThe study provides a comprehensive quantitative evaluation of municipal budget allocation efficiency in Portugal over the period 2018–2022, based on a comparative and longitudinal analysis of financial data ...
Ricardo de Moraes e Soares +4 more
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Unbalanced Books: How to Improve Toronto’s Fiscal Accountability [PDF]
As Toronto gears up for a municipal election this fall, the city's poor record on fiscal accountability promises to be a central issue. As the sixth largest government in Canada, with a budget of over $11 billion annually, Toronto city hall should have ...
Benjamin Dachis +2 more
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Nutrient budgeting for trace elements: Examples from Scottish organic farms [PDF]
, 2002 This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Farmgate nutrient budgets have been calculated for Cu, Co and Mo for six farms in NE Scotland.
Owens, Katie, Watson, Christine
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Impact of Oxygen Plasma Pre‐Treatment on Thermal Oxidation and Reliability of SiO2 on 4H‐SiC
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.We investigate how oxygen plasma pre‐treatment affects the thermal oxidation of silicon carbide. While plasma modification increases growth rates by 84%, it reduces dielectric breakdown strength by 18%. Our findings reveal that although plasma improves the interface state density, it introduces structural damage, highlighting a critical trade‐off ...
Chezhiyan Nanjappan +3 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Plasma‐sequence‐engineered ALD (PSE‐ALD), based on sequential NH3 and N2 plasma pulses, enables ultrathin, dense SiNx films. ToF‐MS analysis confirms ligand removal via HCl evolution, while increased film density indicates network densification. The resulting SiNx coating provides robust protection of graphite under H2 plasma exposure.
Hye‐Young Kim +7 more
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Reforming Home Care Provision in Germany: Evidence from a Social Experiment [PDF]
In a long-run social experiment, personal budgets have been tested as an alternative to the home care programs of the German long-term care insurance (LTCI).
Arntz, Melanie, Thomsen, Stephan L.
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Evolution of Materials and Device Stacks for HfO2‐Based Ferroelectric Memories
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.This review summarizes engineering strategies for HfO2 based ferroelectric memories with focus on FeCAP and FeFET structures. It describes how dopant design, stress effects, and interface engineering improve the bulk ferroelectric response. It further discusses how channel engineering supports reliable memory characteristics and scalable integration ...
Eunjin Kim, Jiyong Woo
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Exploring the Potential of Microwave Annealing for Enhancing Si‐based GeSn Lasers
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.We explore low‐thermal‐budget microwave annealing to enhance the performance of group‐IV GeSn lasers on Si. Microwave annealing under optimal conditions can simultaneously relax unwanted compressive strain and enhance the material quality of the GeSn active layer, thereby reducing the threshold and increasing the laser operating temperature.
Yue‐Tong Jheng +8 more
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Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Relaţii Internaţionale şi Studii EuropeneThe events produced at the international level today demonstrate and track the recent evolution of the security environment of each member state of the European Union and beyond.
Laurențiu PETRILA +2 more
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Crowding out Informal Care? Evidence from a Social Experiment in Germany [PDF]
This paper evaluates the effects of a professionally assisted consumer-directed program (Personal Budgets) compared to the standard home care programs of the German long-term care insurance.
Arntz, Melanie, Thomsen, Stephan L.
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