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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
wiley   +1 more source

Path planning for manipulators based on the planar constraint RRT* algorithm. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li M, Jiang W, Luo Z, Wang Y, Yang L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Home foreclosure discounts in auctions without reserve prices

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article estimates foreclosure discounts in Cape Town, South Africa, where, until 2019, foreclosure auctions occurred without reserve prices. Using newly constructed data linking sheriff auction notices to the universe of property transactions, rich property characteristics, and municipal service‐request records, I document large ...
Allan Davids
wiley   +1 more source

YOLOv8-PnP fusion architecture for non-contact robotic pollination: a 6D pose estimation approach for autonomous greenhouse operations. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Singh R, Kaur M, Gadade AM, Hussain I.
europepmc   +1 more source

The wider network of social relationships and desistance from crime

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior research has focused on marriage as a key relationship associated with crime cessation. Yet particularly within the contemporary context, relationships with parents, peers, and other family members may also foster or inhibit progress toward desistance.
Peggy C. Giordano, Jennifer E. Copp, Megan Swinehart, Wendy D. Manning, Monica A. Longmore   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptable cavity exploration: Bioinspired vibration-propelled PufferFace Robot with a morphable body. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Nguyen LV, Kim H, Nguyen KT, Alambeigi F, Ho VA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The informal prisoner justice system: Classification, identification, and punishment of sex offenders behind bars

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on 576 interviews with incarcerated men and 131 correctional staff across five Western Canadian prisons, we reconceptualize the prison code as subcultural law, documenting the “informal prisoner justice system” as its enforcement arm. Although scholars have treated the code primarily as cultural values prescribing loyalty, silence, and
Luca Berardi, Justin E. C. Tetrault, Kevin D. Haggerty, Sandra Bucerius   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edible agents with perceptible minds: A psychological study of human perception in human-food interaction. [PDF]

PLoS One
Shimoyama T, Kume Y, Yamagata M, Takahashi H, Nakata Y.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

BirdNET: Automated Detection for Monitoring Critically Endangered Lemurs from the Maromizaha Forest

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of integrating PAM with BirdNET, a convolutional neural network originally developed for avian vocalization detection, to monitor two critically endangered lemurs, Indri indri and Varecia variegata, in Madagascar's Maromizaha rainforest.
Valeria Ferrario, Giacomo Versaci, Giulia Dall'Ava, Chiara De Gregorio, Filippo Carugati, Walter Cristiano, Valeria Torti, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Cristina Giacoma, Marco Gamba, Daria Valente   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trajectory planning method for pipeline installation robots based on AS-DTRRT. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liu Z, Hu W, Xie C.
europepmc   +1 more source