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Local government reform: problematic aspects

Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ, 2014
In the article the actual problems aspects of realization of reform of local self-government are worked up, namely: reformation of institute of local state administrations, creation of executive branches of local Rada, «technology» of realization of ...
Y. P. Sharov
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Factors contributing to municipal splits in Slovenia

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2020
Slovenian communities were eager to re-establish autonomous local governments after the introduction of democracy. These newly established municipalities corresponded territorially to the previous regime’s local communities; however, only 194 ...
Brajnik Irena Bačlija, Lavtar Roman
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Advanced Manufacturing of Composite‐Based Systems for Energy Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Advanced manufacturing enables the integration of polymers, ceramics, metal oxides, and composites into architected microstructures with tailored transport pathways. By coupling material selection, manufacturing strategy, and structural design, multifunctional energy systems can simultaneously improve electrochemical performance, thermal management ...
Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Dhanush Patil, Libin Yang, M. Taylor Sobczak, Anshul Kulkarni, Xiao Sun, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Tiantian Li, Ramaraja P. Ramasamy, Jason J. Locklin, Yanyu Chen, Xianqiao Wang, Arunachala Mada Kannan, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Zemstvo Self-Government in Eastern Siberia

Сибирское юридическое обозрение
The article focuses on the project aimed at implementing zemstvo self-government in the provinces and regions of Eastern Siberia, formulated by the Tsarist government in 1916–1917.
D. O. Tarabara
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Institutions and government efficiency: decentralized Irrigation management in China

International Journal of the Commons, 2016
In order to improve the efficiency of government spending, it is necessary for the decentralized irrigation management to gain support from local institutions.
Ying Chai, Michael Schoon
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Hydro‐ and Lipophilicity of Molecular‐Size‐Controlled Hydrogel Drug Carriers

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
We investigate nano‐sized hydrogel drug carriers with tailored hydro‐ and lipophilicity. We design their encapsulation and structure‐forming capabilities and follow them in real time during fabrication using time‐resolved and in situ grazing incidence x‐ray scattering.
Elisabeth Erbes, Naireeta Biswas, Calvin J. Gavillet, Matthias Schwartzkopf, Krishnayan Basuroy, Qing Chen, Andrei Chumakov, Susann Frenzke, Marc Gensch, Korneliya Gordeyeva, Patrycja Kielb, Sonja Kirchner, Volker Körstgens, Peter Müller‐Buschbaum, Henrike M. Müller‐Werkmeister, Jan Rubeck, Sreevidya Thekku Veedu, Jose de Jesus Velazquez‐Garcia, Vivian Waclawek, Daniel Söderberg, Stephan V. Roth, Simone Techert   +21 more
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Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
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3D Printing of Self‐Healing Polymers by Material Extrusion: A Process‐Centric Review of Setups, Parameters, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in material extrusion 3D printing of self‐healing polymers, focusing on the interplay between material chemistry, rheology, hardware customization, and process optimization. Filament‐ and ink‐based extrusion strategies, multimaterial architectures, and postprocessing approaches are discussed for applications in ...
Antonio Pavone, Gianni Stano, Gianluca Percoco   +2 more
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Actual Challenges to Local Self-Government Development in Russia and Norway

Управленческое консультирование, 2018
The article examines the systems of local self-government in Norway and Russia considering specificity of external and internal conditions of local authorities functioning. The authors compared main stages of local self-government development, management
Anna Nikolaevna Leontyeva, Maria Vladimirovna Vinogradova, Mikhail Mikhailovich Shumilov, Anton Andreevich Kekkonen   +3 more
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Engineering Approaches to Modify Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs): Tissue Regeneration and Clinical Application

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) show promise for treating immune‐related disorders through immunomodulation and tissue regeneration. This review gives a brief overview of current clinical approval of MSC therapies. It also discussed how bioengineering, including genetic modification, biomaterial delivery, extracellular vesicles, and iPSC‐derived MSCs,
Sichen Yang, Kejia Li, Ning Wang, Zhen Li, Zhiyong Zhang, Rocky S. Tuan, Yangzi Jiang   +6 more
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