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Enhancing the Capability of Central Finance Agencies [PDF]

A well-organized and effective finance ministry and its associated central finance agencies (CFAs) are essential to good fiscal outcomes. Recent studies of CFAs in selected low-income countries demonstrate that their organizational structure varies ...
Allen, Richard, Grigoli, Francesco
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A Minimal Formulation of Agency as an Operational Semantics Fixed Point.

This note presents a minimal formulation in which an agent is the fixed point of a semantic operational law acting on the task structure and its graft. Task structure specifies the abstract organization of activity; graft provides the pragmatic linguistic action required for situated use Identity, lifecycle, narrative continuity, and attestation arise ...
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Semantic Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering With Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology 3.0

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The community‐driven Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology (PMDco) 3.0 is introduced as a Basic Formal Ontology‐aligned semantic backbone for the processing–structure–properties paradigm in Materials Science and Engineering. Modular engineering, automated releases, and validation workflows are highlighted and key semantic patterns for materials ...
Markus Schilling, Philipp von Hartrott, Jörg Waitelonis, Thomas Hanke, Henk Birkholz, Hossein Beygi Nasrabadi, Khashayar Razghandi, Kamilla Zaripova, Felix Thonagel, Fabian Neuhaus, Martin Glauer, Lars Vogt, Harald Sack, Lutz Mädler, Bernd Bayerlein, Chris Eberl   +15 more
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Enhancing policy and design tools for the coexistence of new and old architectural objects in historic precincts by exploring conservation principles and design approaches

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
New designs in historic precincts often spark considerable discourse, but there has been limited research into quality and relational aspects that allow communities to perceive the new architectural objects.
Ejeng Bassey Ukabi, Ayten Özsavaş Akçay   +1 more
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Superlubricity and Corrosion Inhibition Properties of Solvate Ionic Liquids in Hybrid Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic–Steel Interfaces

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Solvate ionic liquids lubrication reduced the coefficient of friction by ∼60% compared to dry sliding, reaching steady‐state values as low as 0.04–0.05. Corrosion weight‐loss measurements in 1 M HCl further demonstrated significant inhibition behavior, with only 100 ppm of [Li(G3)][TFSI] (∼68.5 μL/L) reducing corrosion‐product weight loss by 63 ...
Sameh Dabees, Timothy Harte, Bhagya Dharmasiri, Y. Athulya Wickramasingha, David J. Hayne, Daniel J. Eyckens, Luke C. Henderson   +6 more
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Urban Deer Management Status within the United States: A Synthesis of State Wildlife Agencies’ Urban Deer Management Resources [PDF]

Across the U.S., the presence of white-tailed deer (deer; Odocoileus virginianus) in urban areas can create conflicts with residents (e.g., ornamental plant damage). State wildlife agencies approach urban deer management differently from traditional deer
Boehne, Shane D., Boley, B. Bynum, D’Angelo, Gino J., Van Buskirk, Amanda N., Goode, Kaitlin O., Johannsen, Kristina L., Killmaster, Charlie H.   +6 more
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Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
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Non‐Additive Criteria Assessment in Sustainability Evaluation of High Entropy Alloys: A Toxicity‐Weighted Framework

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Sustainability assessment requires methodologies that appropriately distinguish between additive and non‐additive material properties. A toxicity‐weighted scoring system is developed and applied that accounts for the disproportionate influence of highly toxic constituents through nonlinear weighting functions, providing more realistic estimates than ...
Seth Mehalic, Oladele A. Ogunseitan, Julie M. Schoenung   +2 more
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Conflicts of interest’s management within credit rating agencies [PDF]

The recent financial crisis triggered by the spectacular drop of the prices of financial instruments backed by subprime loans brought back into spotlight the role played by the credit rating agencies (CRAs) in the structured finance field.
Cristian MARZAVAN, Tănase STAMULE
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Residential real estate price prediction based on adaptive loss function and feature embedding optimization

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
As a crucial sector underpinning national economic growth and social stability, accurately predicting real estate prices holds immense significance in directing regional development planning and refining resource allocation.
Hongqin Zhang
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