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El estado unitario descentralizado: una crítica del enfoque constitucional The decentralized unitary State: A critique of Colombian constitutionalism

Cuadernos de Economía, 2001
Este artículo argüye que la Constitución colombiana de 1991 no contiene mecanismos apropiados para articular las dimensiones unitarias y descentralizadas del Estado. Esta circunstancia afecta adversamente la democracia y obstaculiza el logro de los fines
Rodríguez Jorge Armando
doaj  

Devolution Plan: New Insights for Actualizing Local Level Empowerment [PDF]

, 2014
This paper is written with aim to point out the local level hurdles and socio-cultural factors responsible for malfunctioning of Devolution Plan The authors have their professional impression on the basis of empirical data from local level community ...
Aftab Ahmed
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Unsupervised Machine Learning Identifies Shared Biomechanical and Clinical Variation in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis and High BMI: A Secondary Analysis of the IDEA Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective High body mass index (BMI≥27 kg/m2) and aberrant gait biomechanics are primary risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), yet the specific loading patterns linked to clinical disease features remain unclear. Unsupervised machine learning (ML) was used to identify vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) waveform modes of variation and ...
Ashley N. Buck, J. Elyse Borgert, Hyeon Lee, Liubov Arbeeva, Yvonne M. Golightly, Richard F. Loeser, Leigh F. Callahan, Stephen P. Messier, Brian Pietrosimone, Amanda E. Nelson, James S. Marron   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observer‐Based Adaptive Event‐Triggered Tracking Control for Fuzzy TS Systems With Premise Mismatch

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This paper presents an adaptive logistic event‐triggered observer‐based tracking controller for Takagi‐Sugeno fuzzy systems under constrained inputs and network delays. Leveraging a hybrid LMI and Secretary Bird Optimization approach, this strategy significantly minimizes communication overhead and computational burden while ensuring optimal reference ...
Oussama Djadane, Salama Makni, Mourad Kchaou, Ahmed El Hajjaji   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

dynoGP: Deep Gaussian Processes for Dynamic System Identification

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel class of deep models for system identification, dynamical deep Gaussian processes, which combine the strengths of data‐driven methods, such as those based on neural network architectures, with the ability to output a probability distribution for uncertainty representation.
Alessio Benavoli, Marco Forgione, Dario Piga, Marco Zaffalon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Devolution, Accountability, and Service Delivery in Pakistan [PDF]

This paper examines into the relationship between devolution, accountability, and service delivery in Pakistan by examining the degree of accessibility of local policy-makers and the level of competition in local elections, the expenditure patterns of ...
Zahid Hasnain
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Effects of Mg on Microstructure and Solidification of a Hypereutectic Zn–8 wt.%Al Alloy

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An appreciable set of results involving thermal data, microstructure, chemical composition, and microstructural growth laws is reported for ZnAlMg alloys. Such results demonstrate that ZnAlMg alloys have high potential for applications in automotive self‐lubricating components, batteries, and electrical systems.
Raí B. de Sousa, Jeverton L. Paixão, Daylla S. Silva, Bruno S. Sobral, Mucio D. de Medeiros, José E. Spinelli, Bismarck L. Silva   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Devolution and the Quest for Peace and National Cohesion in Zimbabwe

Modern Africa
This article investigates whether devolution, as currently implemented in Zimbabwe by the Mnangagwa administration, will project the nation towards peace and national cohesion.
Charles Moyo
doaj   +1 more source

Amphoteric Cu‐Doping Leading to High Thermoelectric Performance in p‐Type Bismuth Antimony Telluride

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study shows that Cu plays two opposite roles in p‐type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 depending on the processing route. Under thermodynamic‐equilibrium bulk‐synthesis, Cu mainly occupies cation sites, increases hole concentration, preserves mobility, and slightly reduces lattice heat transport. The best‐performing composition among the investigated series reaches
Moritz Thiem, Zhiyuan Li, Minsu Heo, Fangyi Hu, Tian Lan, Youngdeog Koh, Ruiwen Xie, Chuanmu Tian, Marc Widenmeyer, Hyun‐Sik Kim, Jan P. Hofmann, Yuan Yu, Hongbin Zhang, Anke Weidenkaff, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Wenjie Xie   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Hydrogels with Broadly Programmable Mechanics for Soft‐Tissue Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sea cucumber‐inspired gelatin hydrogels are formed by directional freezing and mechanically programmed through subsequent ionic treatment. Multiscale characterization and modeling link ion‐regulated chain interactions to directional load transfer within the aligned hierarchical architecture.
Youchao Teng, TzuChun Chung, Katpady Akhil Tantry, Siyu Wu, Jing Tian, Yunqi Cui, Lanyu Li, Yongzan Zhou, Zhilei Zhang, Zhe Su, Gaili Cao, Kun‐Wei Yeh, Ruipeng Li, Xianghui Xiao, Adam F. G. Leontowich, Yuan‐Yu Hsueh, Zhao Pan, Kam C. Tam, Badri Narayanan, Song Li, Yimin. A. Wu   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source