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Toward a Consensus on Centralization in Surgery [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVES To critically assess centralization policies for highly specialized surgeries in Europe and North America and propose recommendations. BACKGROUND/METHODS Most countries are increasingly forced to maintain quality medicine at a reasonable cost.
Vonlanthen, René +6 more
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Centralized Management For Effective Public Diplomacy: Case of Hasabara
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2015 The following paper is the first in the series dedicated to review and analysis of cases of centralization of public diplomacy affairs management for better promoting the agenda of the state.
Vitaliy V. Kabernik
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CONCEPT OF THE CLOUD INFORMATION SPACE OF EXECUTIVE BODIES OF REGION
Статистика и экономика, 2016 The article discusses the features of building theInformation Space of St. Petersburg. It was statedthat there is strong inefficiency of investments inthe existing information systems in St.
Vladimir F. Minakov, Oleg S. Lobanov
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Formation Control of Multi‐Agent System with Local Interaction and Artificial Potential Field
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article proposes a local interaction‐based formation control method for Multi‐Agent system, integrating consensus and leader‐follower strategies with a stress response mechanism—artificial potential field to reduce communication overhead and enable obstacle avoidance. Experimental results on triangular, square, and hexagonal formations confirm its
Luoyin Zhao +3 more
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Federalism With and Without Political Centralization: China Versus Russia [PDF]
In China, local governments have actively contributed to the growth of new firms. In Russia, local governments have typically stood in the way, be it through taxation, regulation, or corruption.
Olivier Blanchard, Andrei Shleifer
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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker +2 more
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Partial decentralization as a safeguard against favoritism [PDF]
In this paper I investigate the optimal level of decentralization of tasks for theprovision of a local public good. I enrich the well-known trade-off between internalization of spillovers (that favors centralization) and accountability (that favors ...
Darwin Cortés
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New centrality measure: ksi-centrality
CoRRWe introduce new centrality measures, called ksi-centrality and normalized ksi-centrality measure the importance of a node up to the importance of its neighbors. First, we show that normalized ksi-centrality can be rewritten in terms of the Laplacian matrix such that its expression is similar to the local clustering coefficient. After that we introduce
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings +6 more
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