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School Reform: America’s Winchester Mystery House

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2016
This quantitative study examines the correlation between international student achievement test outcomes and national competitiveness rankings. Student achievement data are derived from a variation-adjusted, common metric data set for 74 countries that ...
David Daniel Meyer, Loredana Werth
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Metal Compound‐Based Non‐Enzymatic Electrochemical Cholesterol Sensors: Emerging Materials and Mechanistic Insights

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This review discusses recent progress in metal complex‐based, non‐enzymatic electrochemical sensors for cholesterol detection. We examine metal oxides, metal sulfides, and hybrid nanomaterials, highlighting their catalytic mechanisms and material design strategies.
Longfei (Jack) Yin, Chao‐Tsen (Rora) Chen, Jacopo Giaretta, Thanh‐Qua Nguyen, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Fariba Dehghani, Syamak Farajikhah   +6 more
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Determinants of the international competitiveness of national regions in the global economic environment [PDF]

International Economic Policy, 2007
In this article, the author examines the theoretical principles of international competitiveness of regions, analyzes the basic methods used today for identifying the factors of regional competitiveness, singles out the determinants of the international ...
Iryna Brykova
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New Economy - an analysis of the competitiveness related to education of students and managers

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2004
New Economy deals with competitiveness analysed by international comparative advantage of commodity and regional trade. According to New Economy we are forced to quantify the contribution of tradable goods and services into international competitiveness.
A. Podolák
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Culinary Chemistry as a Platform for Interfacial Materials Design

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Culinary processes control interfaces through heating, shear, gelation, and molecular transport. This Review connects selected gastronomic examples with food‐derived nanomaterials, plasmonic sensing, anthocyanin photovoltaics, and intelligent packaging. Original agar‐based plasmonic films illustrate the proposed translation.
Josep Moreno, I. Brian Becerril‐Castro, Irene Calderon‐Gonzalez, Jaslyn Ru Ting Chen, Zhiming Wang, Alexander O. Govorov, José Manuel Romo‐Herrera, Neus Feliu, Wolfgang J. Parak, Miguel A. Correa‐Duarte, In Yee Phang, Xing Yi Ling, Ramón A. Alvarez‐Puebla   +12 more
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
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Hierarchical Multi‐Material Architectures With Gradient Design for Dynamic‐Range Flexible Tactile Sensing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hierarchical multi‐material TPMS lattices are engineered as flexible tactile sensors by combining soft and stiff elastomeric layers with a conformal conductive coating. The bilayer architecture delivers sensitivity at low pressures while maintaining a broad detectable range under large loads, enabling reliable pressure and vibration monitoring for ...
Reza Noroozi, Domenic Quiquero, Yan Yan Shery Huang, HaoTian Harvey Shi   +3 more
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TRANSITION COUNTRIES TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS [PDF]

Risk in Contemporary Economy, 2013
Most of the transition countries in Europe had significant benefits from the EU enlargement but the positive effects depend also from the structure of the economy and reforms of these countries. It’s important to analyze: if transition countries ensured
Gazmend Qorraj
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Changes In Competitiveness Among The Visegrad Countries After Accession To The European Union: A Comparative Analysis Based On A Generalized Double Diamond Model

Comparative Economic Research, 2013
National competitiveness is a buzzword that awakens much interest and controversy. In its broadest perspective, it is seen as a modern way of describing the development efforts of nations in the times of globalization (Reinert 2001, p. 23-42). This means
Edward Molendowski, Małgorzata Żmuda
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Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang, J. An, X. Zheng, D. Wang, S. Wang, X. Wang, P. Zhu, J. Pei, S. Li, J. Paripurana, Y. Han, Z. Tang, X. Gan, Q. He, X. Ma   +14 more
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