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Consultants, consultancy and consultocracy in education policymaking in England

open access: yesPolicy Actors, 2015
The role and contribution of consultants and consultancy in public services has grown rapidly and the power of consultants suggests the emergence of a ‘consultocracy’.
H. Gunter, D. Hall, C. Mills
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Circulating tumor cells: advancing personalized therapy in small cell lung cancer patients

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive form of lung cancer that spreads rapidly to secondary sites such as the brain and liver. Cancer cells circulating in the blood, “circulating tumor cells” (CTCs), have demonstrated prognostic value in SCLC, and evaluating biomarkers on CTCs could guide treatment decisions such as for PARP inhibitors ...
Prajwol Shrestha   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response to "The digital pound: a new form of money for households and businesses" [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
This document constitutes a response to a Consultation Paper published by the Bank of England and HM Treasury, "The digital pound: a new form of money for households and businesses?", the latest document in a series that includes "Central Bank Digital Currency: opportunities, challenges and design" in 2020 and "New forms of digital money" in 2021.
arxiv  

Contractor project estimates vs. consultant project estimates in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Ten projects constructed in Ghana between 2003 and 2010 are examined and analysed to ascertain the reliability of estimated costs provided for the projects. Cost estimates for five of the projects were calculated by consultants and cost estimates for the
Laryea, Samuel
core  

Unpacking the client(s): constructions, positions and client–consultant dynamics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Research on management consultancy usually emphasizes the role and perspective of the consultants. Whilst important, consultants are only one element in a dynamic relationship involving both consultants and their clients.
Alvesson, Mats   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Cellular liquid biopsy provides unique chances for disease monitoring, preclinical model generation and therapy adjustment in rare salivary gland cancer patients

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We quantified and cultured circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of 62 patients with various cancer types and generated CTC‐derived tumoroid models from two salivary gland cancer patients. Cellular liquid biopsy‐derived information enabled molecular genetic assessment of systemic disease heterogeneity and functional testing for therapy selection in both ...
Nataša Stojanović Gužvić   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consultants and firm-level innovation performances: a doubly robust estimation approach [PDF]

open access: yesEastern Journal of European Studies, 2020
This paper examines firms use of external consultants and commercial labs as an essential source of knowledge for innovation performance and activities in the IT and other information service firms.
Samuel AMPONSAH ODEI   +2 more
doaj  

25 vs. 27-gauge micro-incision vitrectomy surgery for visually significant macular membranes and full-thickness macular holes: a retrospective study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2020
Background To evaluate visual and safety outcomes for 25-gauge (25G) and 27-gauge (27G) micro-incision vitrectomy platforms (MIVS) for the treatment of epiretinal membrane and full-thickness macular holes.
Gordon T. Brown   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compensation Consultants and Executive Pay (CRI 2009-010) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This chapter provides a review of the recent literature on compensation consultants and executive pay. Six major pay consulting firms dominate the market.
Conyon, Martin J.
core   +1 more source

A multi-agent cooperative reinforcement learning model using a hierarchy of consultants, tutors and workers

open access: yesVietnam Journal of Computer Science, 2015
The hierarchical organisation of distributed systems can provide an efficient decomposition for machine learning. This paper proposes an algorithm for cooperative policy construction for independent learners, named Q-learning with aggregation (QA ...
Bilal H. Abed-alguni   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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