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Locally-led maladaptation as a configuration of responsibilities: ethnographic photo essay of a bamboo wall in Bangladesh. [PDF]

Disasters
Ji H, Ranon RJK.
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Information Transmission Strategies for Self‐Organized Robotic Aggregation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss how information transmission influences the neighbor‐based self‐organized aggregation of swarm robots. We focus specifically on local interactions regarding information transfer and categorize previous studies based on the functions of the information exchanged.
Shu Leng, Zihan Li, Yifeng Shao, Jinhao Liu, Li Yu, Shuguang Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The politics of local government and development in Sri Lanka: An analysis of the contribution of non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

, 2014
Sri Lanka has inherited a unitary state structure and a highly centralised approach to government administration. Since independence in 1948, various proposals to restructure government, including decentralising powers to provincial and local levels ...
Akurugoda, Indi Ruwangi
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Quality in postgraduate medical education: A contested idea. [PDF]

Clin Med (Lond)
Grant J.
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local Government, ‘Race’ and Sports Policy Implementation: Demystifying Equal Opportunities in Local Government.

, 2003
This thesis takes as its starting point the position that equal opportunities as a concept and practice have been conceptualised and operationalised inconsistently in local government (Nanton 1989, Young 1990, 1992, Bagilhole 1997).
Hylton, K
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Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms and Health: Awareness, Behaviors, Perceptions, and Communication Preferences Among U.S. Adults. [PDF]

J Environ Health
Jacobi A, Rutt C, Berry B, Mariani AC, Thummalapally S, Aina T.   +5 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating community efforts, innovative government interventions and data in the fight against kala-azar: lessons from Dumka, India. [PDF]

Int Health
Arora N, Shukla RS, Pandey D, Paul A.
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