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Graph Neural Network‐Based Reinforcement Learning for Decentralized Multi‐Robot Manipulation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Robot arms lifting a large object face a trade‐off: centralized controllers explode in parameters, while decentralized ones cannot coordinate. A GNN resolves this—each arm runs its own network but acts on the full team state, achieving centralized‐level coordination with decentralized execution. Trained across team sizes, a single policy scales to four‐
Tong Chen, Bo Fu, Dawn Tilbury, Kira Barton   +3 more
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Unravelling the Referendum: An Analysis of the 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum Outcomes Across Capital Cities

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
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Australian Activists as Storytellers in Digital Spaces: Acquiring Skills, Producing Content and Getting the Message Out

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl, Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Yating Hu, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Bergen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leadership; Decentralization; Local governance

Leadership is a critical factor in determining the effectiveness of governance, public service delivery, and local development in decentralized political systems. Across Southeast Asia, countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Timor-Leste have experienced decentralization reforms that have expanded the responsibilities of ...
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Local governments and the decentralization process

, 2004
Uno de los déficits o carencias más preocupantes del actual proceso de descentralización es el bajo nivel de participación o protagonismo de los gobiernos locales en el diseño, concertación y aprobación de los marcos normativos y políticas nacionales orientadoras de esta reforma del Estado.
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Essential work, invisible workers: The role of digital curation in COVID‐19 Open Science

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 703-717, April 2025.
Abstract In this paper, we examine the role digital curation practices and practitioners played in facilitating open science (OS) initiatives amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. In Summer 2023, we conducted a content analysis of available information regarding 50 OS initiatives that emerged—or substantially shifted their focus—between 2020 and 2022 to address ...
Irene V. Pasquetto, Amina A. Abdu, Natascha Chtena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling and parameter estimation for fractional large‐scale interconnected Hammerstein systems

Asian Journal of Control, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper addresses the challenge of modeling and identifying large‐scale interconnected systems exhibiting memory effects, hereditary properties, and non‐local interactions. We propose a fractional‐order extension of the Hammerstein architecture that incorporates Grünwald–Letnikov operators to capture complex dynamics through multiple ...
Mourad Elloumi, Omar Naifar, Imed Bouzida   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory harmonization: Evolution, globalization and future directions

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Regulatory harmonization has become an increasingly important and accepted approach to streamline regulatory review processes and expedite access to safe, effective and high‐quality medicines globally. This review explores the evolution and current status of regulatory harmonization, convergence and reliance initiatives.
Orin Chisholm, Elaine Y. L. Blair, Christine Y. Lu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Self’ and ‘othering’ as a byproduct of large‐scale assessment: An investigation into the Gaokao retake policy

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
wiley   +1 more source