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PolitejaINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF THE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION IMPLEMENTED AFTER 2010: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW ARRANGEMENTS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE THEORY OF OPTIMUM CURRENCY AREAS The economic shocks over the last 15 years revealed low effectiveness of ...
Marta Wajda-Lichy
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International Journal of Chinese Education, 2013 How do we govern quality in higher education? “Governance” and “quality” are wicked problems in higher education policy, and there is frequently a disconnect between the formal governance structures and decision-making processes of the university, and ...
Glen A. Jones
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Interlinked Credit and Farm Intensification: Evidence from Kenya [PDF]
This paper addresses the potential for interlinked credit/input/output marketing arrangements for cash crops to promote food crop intensification. Using panel survey data from Kenya, we estimate a household fixed-effects model of fertilizer use per ...
Jayne, Thomas S. +2 more
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Options for solid waste management for Metro Manila, Philippines : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University [PDF]
, 1997 The Government of the Philippines has considered the solid waste crisis as an urgent national concern. Since devolution Local Government Units, especially in Metro Manila, have had difficulties in coping with the collection of large volume of solid waste
Bergonia, Consolacion Paz
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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira +5 more
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Tunable Applicator for Microneedle‐Based Medical Devices
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This paper presents a simple, low‐cost tunable applicator (TAPP) for microneedle array patches that uses a material‐agnostic controlled‐fracture mechanism to ensure reliable skin penetration and uniform array engagement. The scalable, modular design is compatible with injection molding and 3D printing, can be integrated directly into patches, and is ...
Dan Ilyn +9 more
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Water Alternatives, 2022 International targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals or those that are set as part of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) programmes are, on the whole, universally accepted; however, they are often shaped mainly in the Global North.
Evelyn C.G. Lukat +2 more
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An Efficient Diamond Raman Amplification Scheme Based on Adaptive Temporal Synchronization
Advanced Photonics Research, EarlyView.This work reveals an adaptive temporal synchronization effect in delayed diamond Raman amplification, where the Stokes pulse shifts toward the fundamental peak. A periodic amplification scheme based on this phenomenon enables efficient pump recycling and enhanced energy conversion, offering a robust, delay‐tolerant strategy for advanced nonlinear ...
Hao Zheng +7 more
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How Should Subnational Government Borrowing Be Regulated?Some Cross-Country Empirical Evidence [PDF]
Countries have adopted various institutional responses to subnational government borrowing. Using a sample of 43 countries over the period 1982-2000, this paper provides a panel data analysis to determine the most effective borrowing constraints for ...
Alexander Plekhanov, Raju Singh
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