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How does decentralisation affect health sector planning and financial management? a case study of early effects of devolution in Kilifi County, Kenya

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
BackgroundA common challenge for health sector planning and budgeting has been the misalignment between policies, technical planning and budgetary allocation; and inadequate community involvement in priority setting.
B. Tsofa   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non Thermal‐Driven Photocatalytic Ammonia Decomposition at Near‐Room Temperature on a Plasmonic Nanocone Array

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Plasmonic photocatalytic ammonia decomposition occurs at near‐room temperature on a plasmonic Au nanocone array under visible light illumination. The nanostructure efficiently harnesses plasmonic modes, leading to increased reaction rates upon plasmon decay.
Thanh‐Lam Bui   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralisation in the blockchain space

open access: yesInternet Policy Review, 2021
The rapidly evolving blockchain technology space has put decentralisation back into the focus of the design of techno-social systems, and the role of decentralised technological infrastructures in achieving particular social, economic, or political goals.
Balázs Bodó   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The dynamics of poverty, employment and access to amenities in polycentric cities: Measuring the decentralisation of poverty and its impacts in England and Wales

open access: yesUrban studies, 2019
A growing number of studies of European and North American cities have shown that poverty is moving away from urban centres in a process known as the decentralisation (or suburbanisation) of poverty.
M. Zhang, G. Pryce
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Device Integration Technology for Practical Flexible Electronics Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Flexible device integration technologies are essential for realizing practical flexible electronic systems. In this review paper, wiring and bonding techniques critical for the industrial‐scale manufacturing of wearable devices are emphasized based on flexible electronics.
Masahito Takakuwa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical integration for climate change adaptation in the water sector: lessons from decentralisation in Africa and India

open access: yesRegional Environmental Change, 2019
Vertical integration, which creates strategic linkages between national and sub-national levels, is being promoted as important for climate change adaptation. Decentralisation, which transfers authority and responsibility to lower levels of organisation,
Gina Ziervogel   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralization for improving the provision of public services in developing countries: A critical review

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance, 2020
Decentralisation, which sends power and resources from the Central to local governments, comes with several theoretical promises. One such promise is the improvement in local service provision.
Christopher Dick-Sagoe
doaj   +1 more source

Well-being, Political Decentralisation and Governance Quality in Europe

open access: yesJournal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2019
European nations allocate public sector resources with the general aim of increasing the well-being and welfare of their citizens through a fair and efficient distribution of these public goods and services.
A. Rodríguez‐Pose, Vassilis Tselios
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrative Approaches for DNA Sequence‐Controlled Functional Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
DNA is emerging as a programmable building block for functional materials with applications in biomimicry, biochemical, and mechanical information processing. The integration of simulations, experiments, and machine learning is explored as a means to bridge DNA sequences with macroscopic material properties, highlighting current advances and providing ...
Aaron Gadzekpo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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