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Nanodiamond Modification of Kevlar Fabric to Enhance Surface Activity and Eliminate PFAS

open access: yesMacromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
A surface functionalization approach was developed to impart durable hydrophobicity to Kevlar fabric using polyacrylic acid (PAA) as a coupling agent to improve the adhesion of nanodiamonds (ND) followed by treatment with n‐dodecyl tri‐methoxy silane.
Aisha Rehman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Draft and the Quality of Military Personnel [PDF]

open access: yes
It has been argued the draft may enable the military to attract more able individuals than a volunteer military, and thus increase welfare. In our theoretical model, we find this may be the case if a volunteer military simply takes the least able ...
Timothy J. Perri
core  

Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
wiley   +1 more source

Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
wiley   +1 more source

CHAPTER 15. MODERN TRENDS IN THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA LITERACY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

open access: yesЕпістемологічні дослідження у філософії, соціальних і політичних науках
Modern trends in the formation and development of media literacy of military personnel have been recorded. It has been proven that today information is a powerful weapon, therefore, in current realities, media literacy of military personnel is of ...
Кристина ЯНДОЛА
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating the Rapids: How Non‐Governmental Organization Managers Develop Strategic Adaptation to Repressive Political Environments

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

General Order Number 43: Headquarters, Eastern District of Louisiana, August 9th, 1865 [PDF]

open access: yes
This General Order amends Paragraph III of General Order 40 in reference to seven (7) court-martialed military personnel. By order of Brevet Major General T.W. Sherman via B.B. Campbell, Captain, Assistant Adjutant General. 14 x 21 cm.

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Long-term Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Deployed Military Personnel: A 10-year prospective study [PDF]

open access: green, 2023
Xandra Plas   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

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