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Citizens’ Satisfaction with “Citizens’ Initiatives”: The Case of the Municipality of Ljubljana

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
Abstract Based on a survey, this article analyses the satisfaction with communication between citizens and public servants in the Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL). It highlights the potential of a citizen relations management tool to emphasise the importance of effective communication between the municipality and citizens, the role of ...
Kozjek, Tatjana, Verbič, Miha, Umek, Lan   +2 more
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Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné, Pedro Ferrer‐Rosende, Maria Feijoo‐Cid, Sergio Salas‐Nicás, Laura Esteve‐Matalí, Valeria Stuardo‐Ávila, María Isabel Fernández‐Cano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

HamSCI HF multipath propagation mode analysis using amateur radios and audio waveforms sensitive to time difference of arrival

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
This study describes a method to deduce the ionization layer virtual height and propagation path geometry responsible for communication between two HF radio stations a fixed distance apart.
Stephen A. Cerwin, Jesse T. McMahan, Alexandros S. Papadopoulos, Alexandros S. Papadopoulos, Gerard N. Piccini, Gerard N. Piccini, Nathaniel A. Frissell, Nathaniel A. Frissell, Kristina V. Collins, Kristina V. Collins, Aidan Montare, Paul Bilberry, Samuel Blackshear, David R. Themens, David R. Themens   +14 more
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

Factors of geriatric syndrome associated with low physical function in older patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background Poor physical function in older patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant concern, as it affects their prognosis.
Aki Tabata, Hiroki Yabe, Takehide Katogi, Yuya Mitake, Shunta Oono, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Takayuki Fujii   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Global Human Settlement Layer From Optical HR/VHR RS Data: Concept and First Results

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2013
A general framework for processing high and very-high resolution imagery in support of a Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) is presented together with a discussion on the results of the first operational test of the production workflow.
Martino Pesaresi, Guo Huadong, Xavier Blaes, Daniele Ehrlich, Stefano Ferri, Lionel Gueguen, Matina Halkia, Mayeul Kauffmann, Thomas Kemper, Linlin Lu, Mario A. Marin-Herrera, Georgios K. Ouzounis, Marco Scavazzon, Pierre Soille, Vasileios Syrris, Luigi Zanchetta   +15 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building momentum for adoption of UP-state policy on lines of WHO FCTC Article 5.3

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Since India ratified the WHO FCTC, it is obligated to follow WHO FCTC Article 5.3 as well. Indian court too has recognized obligations of India to not violate Article 5.3 of FCTC for instance.
Rahul Kumar Dwivedi, Bobby Ramakant, Satish Tripathi, Shobha Shukla, Dr Rama Kant   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement of Postoperative Apical Vertebral Rotation Using Radiographic Images in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis―Quantitative Evaluation Using Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Spine Surgery and Related Research
Introduction: Conventional methods for analyzing vertebral rotation are limited to postoperative patients who underwent posterior fusion. A previous methodology calculated vertebral rotation using inverse trigonometric functions based on the length of ...
Shun Okuwaki, Toshiaki Kotani, Shuhei Ohyama, Shuhei Iwata, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Tsutomu Akazawa, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Shohei Minami, Seiji Ohtori, Masashi Yamazaki   +11 more
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