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The introduction of mandatory inter-municipal cooperation in small municipalities: preliminary lessons from Italy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
PurposeThis article studies effects of mandatory inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in small Italian municipalities. Data from 280 small Italian municipalities on effects of IMC in terms of higher efficiency, better effectiveness of local public services,
Giacomini, Davide   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Local Self-Government Transformations in Ukraine and Reforms of Social Services: Expectations and Challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
On January 1, 2020, the Law “On Social Services” comes into force in Ukraine. The new legislation sets up the responsibilities for the executive bodies of city councils, councils of cities of regional significance, councils of united territorial ...
Semigina, Tetyana
core   +2 more sources

Self‐Assembly Ordered Layered Gels for Thermochromic Smart Windows With Excellent Electromagnetic Shielding Properties

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Metal‐ion‐coupled self‐assembled layered gels were prepared using a simple sol–gel method, successfully integrating electromagnetic shielding and thermochromic functions into the material. SCa‐1, which exhibits the best overall performance, achieves an electromagnetic shielding efficiency of up to 72.49 dB, while maintaining a visible light ...
Shusheng Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

POPULATION GROWTH AND BOTTLENECKS IN PROVISION OF QUALITATIVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN THANE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness Excellence and Management, 2020
Every municipal corporation must provide civic services to its population. Since liberalization period, the population and urbanization has increased very fast in Thane city.
Sanjay RODE
doaj  

Municipal Employment, Municipal Unions, and Demand for Municipal Services [PDF]

open access: yes
Municipal unions may often use their own votes and those of sympathetic fellow citizens to promote increases in demand for municipal services. If successful, this strategy can increase member employment levels without sacrificing compensation.
Jeffrey S. Zax
core  

Zn(C2H4NO2)2(SO2CH3NH2)2 and Zn(C2H4NO2)2[SO2(NH2)2]: Regulation of Unique ZnO(C2H4NO2)2 Units by Polar Tetrahedrons for Balanced UV Nonlinear Optical Performance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
The modulation of polar tetrahedra enabled the synthesis of an outstanding short‐wave UV NLO crystal, Zn(C2H4NO2)2[SO2(NH2)2], which achieves a rare balance of a large bandgap (5.93 eV), high birefringence (Δn = 0.126 at 546 nm), and strong SHG response (1.36 × KDP), especially achieving excellent phase‐matching throughout the full transparency range ...
Chenjie Cui   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenge of financing physical infrastructure and services in Brihanmumbai municipal corporation [PDF]

open access: yes
Mumbai city is a financial capital of country but at present it is facing acute pressure of rise in population and inadequate infrastructure facilities and services.
Rode, Sanjay
core   +1 more source

Local Government Action and Antitrust Policy: An Economic Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
At least partly as a result of the Supreme Court decision in Community Communications Co. v. City of Boulder, cities are facing antitrust challenges to their rights to franchise cable television systems.
Brennan, Timothy J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Healthcare disparities and models for change. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
With Healthy People 2010 making the goal of eliminating health disparities a national priority, policymakers, researchers, medical centers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and advocacy organizations have been called on to move beyond the historic ...
Baquet, Claudia R   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Mechanically Adaptive Polyimide Interfaces for Stable High‐Voltage NCM–Sulfide All‐Solid‐State Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A mechanically adaptive polyimide interface dynamically stabilizes single‐crystal cathodes in sulfide all‐solid‐state batteries. By integrating robust chemical coordination with viscoelastic compliance, this smart coating suppresses parasitic reactions and accommodates cyclic volume expansion.
Jiatao Wu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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