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Hellige bygninger på grænsefladen i dansk kommunalpolitik

open access: yesReligionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2015
Physical space is challenged on the basis of aesthetic, ideological, religious, environmental and economic perspectives. Buildings and structures play a prominent role in the competition for recognition between social groups.
Brian Arly Jacobsen
doaj   +1 more source

Fiscal Decentralization and Development: How Crucial is Local Politics? [PDF]

open access: yes
Does fiscal decentralization in a politically decentralized less developed country help strengthen democratic institutions at the grass root level? And is the impact of such decentralization on local politics important in determining local development ...
Pal, Sarmistha, Roy, Jaideep
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A Q‐Learning Algorithm to Solve the Two‐Player Zero‐Sum Game Problem for Nonlinear Systems

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 566-581, March 2025.
A Q‐learning algorithm to solve the two‐player zero‐sum game problem for nonlinear systems. ABSTRACT This paper deals with the two‐player zero‐sum game problem, which is a bounded L2$$ {L}_2 $$‐gain robust control problem. Finding an analytical solution to the complex Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Issacs (HJI) equation is a challenging task.
Afreen Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Local Politics on Educational Decisions

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Education, 2012
This ex post facto, causal-comparative research study examined student reading performance data within a school district before and after a school district-wide decision to alter the reading curriculum in response to local political pressure from parents.
Gary Bigham, Jan Ray
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Clero y política en La Rioja en los años veinte del siglo XIX. El Teniente de cura Melchor León de la Barra, de revolucionario a "reo de alto crimen"

open access: yesAlmanack
Resumen El presente trabajo se centra en un conflicto político específico, que se desató en La Rioja en 1824, para indagar a través de sus aristas en las relaciones entre la religión y la política y puntualmente en el papel desempeñado por el clero como ...
Fernando Gómez, María Laura Mazzoni
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Some politics is local: the determinants of engagement in local and national politics across Europe

open access: yesQOE-IJES, 2020
Understanding the roots of political engagement has been one of the critical tasks performed by students of comparative political behaviour. This paper adds to the literature by examining the determinants of political discussion about local and national ...
João Cancela
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Characterization of Defect Distribution in an Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg as a Function of Processing Parameters and Correlations with Extreme Value Statistics

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Predicting extreme defects in additive manufacturing remains a key challenge limiting its structural reliability. This study proposes a statistical framework that integrates Extreme Value Theory with advanced process indicators to explore defect–process relationships and improve the estimation of critical defect sizes. The approach provides a basis for
Muhammad Muteeb Butt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Procesos participativos y crisis: ¿participación como respuesta a la crisis o participación recortada por la crisis?

open access: yesMélanges de la Casa de Velázquez, 2017
How have local participatory processes been affected by the grim economic, social and political crisis that has afflicted Spain since 2008? While other consequences of the crisis have been widely discussed, hardly any attention has been paid to this ...
Joan Font   +3 more
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Custom, resistance and politics: local experiences of improvement in early modern England [PDF]

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This thesis discusses popular participation in politics in early modern England and focqses on four inter-related themes that are central to our understanding of this subject: custom, improvement, public policy and resistance.
Falvey, Heather
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A Workflow to Accelerate Microstructure‐Sensitive Fatigue Life Predictions

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a workflow to accelerate predictions of microstructure‐sensitive fatigue life. Results from frameworks with varying levels of simplification are benchmarked against published reference results. The analysis reveals a trade‐off between accuracy and model complexity, offering researchers a practical guide for selecting the optimal ...
Luca Loiodice   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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