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Policy Capacity Matters Differently Over Time: The Emergence and Persistence of Participatory Budgeting in China

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The persistence of participatory budgeting (PB) in selected Chinese localities challenges the conventional wisdom that deliberative democratic practices can only take root in liberal political environments. Yet, existing literature has not sufficiently elucidated the factors underpinning the rise and sustained operation of PB in this seemingly
Yifei Yan, Alfred M. Wu, Biao Huang, Fangxin Yi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Progress in Treating Airway Mucus Hypersecretion by Targeting the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathway

Pediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Asthma, chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, and acute respiratory infections are severe respiratory conditions that significantly contribute to global morbidity and mortality. Airway mucus hypersecretion is an important common pathophysiological and clinical manifestation of these diseases and is closely associated ...
Yuanyuan Zhang, Fuping Yang, Chunyu Yan, Yu Deng, Enmei Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testimony Regarding the Central America Free trade Agreement (CAFTA) Prepared by Bama Athreya, Deputy Director [PDF]

, 2005
ILRF_TRADECAFTA.pdf: 18 downloads, before Oct.
Athreya, Bama
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Windowed Mean Drift Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Chart for Monitoring Complex Autocorrelated Processes

Quality and Reliability Engineering International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In modern manufacturing environments, traditional statistical process control (SPC) methods often struggle with complex, dynamic data patterns, particularly when observations are autocorrelated. Control charts are useful tools used in SPC to detect any significant drift in a process.
Jeanette Maria Louw, Jean‐Claude Malela‐Majika, Kayode Samuel Adekeye, Aamir Saghir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong, Massimiliano Cappuccio, Fady Alnajjar, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Essam Debie, Milad Ghasrikhouzani, Alessandro Lanteri, Tate McGregor, Oleksandra Molloy, Alice Plebe, Michael Regan, Eduardo Sandoval, Dongmo Zhang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Regeneration of Industrial Areas: Affordable Housing for Low Income Populations in Cities [PDF]

, 2010
The UK-China Sustainable Development Dialogue (SDD) is a partnership between the UK and Chinese Governments to promote collaboration and good practice on sustainable development. It is framed by a 2004 joint Prime Ministerial declaration and was formally
Clark, G., Liu, H., Shi, N., Webster, D.
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Overcoming Barriers and Solutions for Catalysing Private Capital in Climate Adaptation: A Stakeholder‐Informed Agenda for Hong Kong's Intermediary Role in Southeast Asia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates stakeholder perspectives on mobilising private‐sector finance for climate adaptation in Southeast Asia, emphasising Hong Kong's role as a financial intermediary. Through semi‐structured interviews with diverse stakeholders, including practitioners, policymakers, insurers, and project developers, we employed a grounded ...
Laurence L. Delina, Felice Janice Olivia Boedijanto, Sharon Feliza Ann P. Macagba, Johanne Rei R. Castro, Rainbow Yi Hung Lam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seashore Paspalum [PDF]

, 2008
Often called "nutgrass" in Hawaii, this weed is common in turf and ornamental plantings.
Brosnan, J.T., Deputy, J.
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Advancing Green Human Resource Management Aspects and Practices in Organizations: The Power of Fuzzy Importance Performance Analysis

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on intersections between the Ability–Motivation–Opportunity (AMO) framework and the Resource‐Based View of the Firm (RBV‐F), this research critiques key convergent and divergent theoretical aspects of Green HRM. This approach led to the formulation and implementation of a Fuzzy Importance–Performance Analysis (FIPA) method to evaluate ...
Shah Ridwan Chowdhury, John Mendy, Md Asadul Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source