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Miniaturized Multifunctional Valves for Intelligent Pneumatic Systems in Soft Robotics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Miniaturized multifunctional pneumatic valves in normally closed (NC) and normally open (NO) configurations enable reconfigurable and programmable fluidic logic—including AND, OR, NAND, and NOR gates—with/without physical replumbing. These valves integrate sensing, logic, and actuation within a unified architecture, demonstrated through an electronics ...
J. Xu, X. Z. Niu, J. Andersson, D./G. Broo, K. Hjort   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling tax decentralisation and regional growth [PDF]

The aim of this paper is to determine a theoretical linkage between tax decentralisation and regional growth. For this purpose a two fiscal tiers growth model is specified.
Ramiro Gil-Serrate, Julio López-Laborda
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Modulating Covalent Organic Framework Nanochannel Microenvironments for Sustainable Hydrogen Peroxide Photosynthesis

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Alkoxy side chains regulate hydrazone‐linked COF nanochannel microenvironments by tuning pore polarity, reactant adsorption, and charge‐separation behavior. The optimized framework facilitates oxygen activation and hydrogen peroxide photosynthesis in real water and a 1 L natural‐sunlight reactor. LCA further shows that natural sunlight and larger‐scale
Ruixue Sun, Shaoyang Gao, Luqiao Feng, Peixuan Xie, Wenyu Shen, Nikita Rog, Marwan Mohammed, Qi Huang, Giulio Santori, Xianfeng Fan, Bien Tan, Cher Hon Lau   +11 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Decentralised oncology trials: decentralisation as a tool, not the goal. [PDF]

BMJ Oncol
Cohen JE, Taylor N, Webster AC, Liu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Graph Neural Network‐Based Reinforcement Learning for Decentralized Multi‐Robot Manipulation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Robot arms lifting a large object face a trade‐off: centralized controllers explode in parameters, while decentralized ones cannot coordinate. A GNN resolves this—each arm runs its own network but acts on the full team state, achieving centralized‐level coordination with decentralized execution. Trained across team sizes, a single policy scales to four‐
Tong Chen, Bo Fu, Dawn Tilbury, Kira Barton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Having and eating the cake? The centralisation paradox in decentralised healthcare governance: a scoping review. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Ohrling M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Fiscal decentralisation, efficiency, and growth [PDF]

Much of the recent worldwide trend towards devolution has been driven by the belief that fiscal decentralization is likely to have a positive effect on government efficiency and economic growth.
Adala Bwire, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Sylvia A. R. Tijmstra   +2 more
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Barriers and enablers for health system reform. [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Chavez-Montoya D, Main C, Satish K, Müller B, Gill J, Kanavos P.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unravelling the Referendum: An Analysis of the 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum Outcomes Across Capital Cities

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source