Macro Implications of Micro-Participation: Participatory Management of Electricity Distribution in Eastern India [PDF]
, 2011 Electrification has become a pivotal development issue in the developing countries, as it provides a huge range of social and developmental advantages. At the same time it has been realised that delivering electricity in the rural areas, particularly to ...
Swain, Ashwini
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Participative democracy. Does democracy needs active citizens?
Anali Hrvatskog Politološkog Društva, 2014 The article shows basic characteristics of participative democracy. First part is devoted to its theoretical foundations that are derived from its criticism of liberalism and parliamentary democracy.
Tihomir Cipek
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Therapeutic Extracellular Vesicles from Synovial Fibroblast‐Primed MSCs for Osteoarthritis Treatment
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.EVs derived from the microenvironment of SFs transferred MSCs (miSF‐MSC‐EVs) enhanced the expression of miRNAs that regulate cell migration, cell adhesion, and the TGF‐β signaling pathway, demonstrating superior anti‐inflammatory and cartilage regeneration effects compared to conventional MSC‐EVs.
Seo Jeong Kim +5 more
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A Model of Participatory Democracy: Understanding the Case of Porto Alegre [PDF]
Participatory Democracy is a process of collective decision making that combines elements from both Direct and Representative Democracy: Citizens have the ultimate power to decide on policy and politicians assume the role of policy implementation.
Enriqueta Aragones +1 more
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From Representation to Participation: A More Democratic European Union?
EIRP Proceedings, 2012 The present paper analyzes the evolution and characteristics of the democratic process in theEuropean Union from the perspective of political science using the recent theories in this field. Following theentry into force, the Treaty of Lisbon establishes
Marcela Monica Stoica
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Spin‐Split Edge States in Metal‐Supported Graphene Nanoislands Obtained by CVD
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Combining STM measurements and ab‐initio calculations, we show that zig‐zag edges in graphene nanoislands grown on Ni(111) by CVD retrieve their spin‐polarized edge states after intercalation of a few monolayers of Au. ABSTRACT Spin‐split states localized on zigzag edges have been predicted for different free‐standing graphene nanostructures.
Michele Gastaldo +6 more
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Participatory Policy-Making Toolkit: A toolkit for community-led decision-making [PDF]
, 2021 This toolkit provides an overview of participatory democracy practices focused on policy-making, shares the results of a participatory policy-making (PPM) process focused on safety in four co-located Brooklyn schools, and offers guidance for organizers,
Antonnet Johnson, Kate Hamaji
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"Stars in the Arena?" Democracy Theory and its Implications for Participatory Research
Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2012 Participatory methods aim to democratize and critique societies. However, their understanding of democracy has never been questioned. It is crucial to undertake such an analysis in order to fullyrecognize the critical potential of research employing a ...
Monika Götsch +2 more
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All‐Optical Reconfigurable Physical Unclonable Function for Sustainable Security
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.An all‐optical reconfigurable physical unclonable function (PUF) is demonstrated using plasmonic coupling–induced sintering of optically trapped gold nanoparticles, where Brownian motion serves as a robust entropy source. The resulting optical PUF exhibits high encoding density, strong resistance to modeling attacks, and practical authentication ...
Jang‐Kyun Kwak +4 more
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