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High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Infrared and visible image registration is a key task in automated distribution network inspection. Previous approaches typically apply a single homography to align infrared and visible images leading to local misalignment. To address this, this study proposes a novel region‐based registration algorithm specifically designed for wide‐depth ...
Yingchen Zhang, Bo Wang, Fei Tang
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High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnosing high‐impedance ground faults (HIGFs) in distribution networks is extremely challenging because high transition resistance significantly reduces electrical signal strength and unpredictable initial fault phase angles coupled with asymmetric voltage disturbances often lead to misclassification.
Zhengyang Li +5 more
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Designing Deliberative Lobbying: Three Institutional Solutions for an Open Lobby Democracy
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Debates on lobbying regulation have focused overwhelmingly on transparency, yet disclosure alone does little to address the deeper democratic challenges of unequal power, narrow representation and public distrust. This article argues that lobbying regulation should be designed not only to make influence visible, but also to make it fairer and ...
Alberto Bitonti
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James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
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Multidimensional Approaches to Ranking State‐Level Rurality to Enhance Comparisons Across States
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points Single indicators such as rural population percentage can misrepresent a state's rural character, leading to flawed policy comparisons and resource allocation. This study introduces a multidimensional rurality index that combines population share, land area, and population density to create a more comprehensive ranking of US states ...
DANIEL BASLOCK, NARI YOO
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STREETS AS STAGES: Traffic Enforcement and the Competition for Cultural Growth in China
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In keeping with China’s desire to build soft power to parallel its economic growth, the policing of city streets has moved to the forefront as a mechanism for moral regulation and improving urban prestige. Under pressure to civilize their citizenry, many Chinese cities have become entrepreneurial cities within a type of cultural growth ...
Gregory Fayard
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THE LEGITIMACY TRAP: Street Vending Heterogeneity and Selective Enforcement in San Francisco
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Literature on street vending regulation often emphasizes the challenges in enforcing legal frameworks due to unclear laws or insufficient state capacity. However, it tends to overlook diversity among vendors themselves along crucial parameters such as spatial location, community ties and processes of goods procurement.
Irene Farah
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract We investigate how the affordances of an online context shape the processes of social learning. Using a dataset of more than 11,000 posts from the fraud subdread on the dark web forum Dread, we examine how affordances of platform governance, connectivity, anonymity, invisibility, asynchronicity, and limited oversight influence the components ...
Fangzhou Wang, Timothy Dickinson
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, 2006 We present the cryptographic primitives needed in the construction of electronic voting systems based on homomorphic encryptions and on verifiable secret sharing. Then "The theory and implementation of an electronic voting system" by Ivan Damgård, Jens Groth and Gorm Salomonsen is presented as an example of electronic voting systems based on ...
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Advancing Employee Voice Through Insights From Democratic Innovations
Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Employee voice has long attracted interest from academics, policymakers, and practitioners in light of its myriad benefits. To date, employee voice researchers have identified a wide array of voice practices that are organized and understood through a core set of dimensions.
Simon Pek, Lorin Busaan
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