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E-governance at the Local Government Level in the Philippines: An Assessment of City Government Websites [PDF]

open access: yes
The application of information and communication technology for improving governance by enhancing government's role in service delivery, public administration, and promotion of participatory democracy has been gaining momentum in many parts of the world.
Siar, Sheila V.
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Where do participatory approaches meet social learning systems in the context of environmental decision making? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
About the book: Changes in market organisation, climatic conditions and societal demands on food quality, animal welfare and environmental quality have created new conditions for farming families as well as for researchers and policy makers.
Blackmore, Chris
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Plecstatin inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis and invasion through cytolinker plectin

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The ruthenium‐based metallodrug plecstatin exerts its anticancer effect in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) primarily through selective targeting of plectin. By disrupting plectin‐mediated cytoskeletal organization, plecstatin inhibits anchorage‐dependent growth, cell polarization, and tumor cell dissemination.
Zuzana Outla   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explainable AI in education: A multi-stakeholder approach to transparency and ethical practice

open access: yesIUL Research
Integrating AI into education makes explainability an ethical imperative. This analysis examines competency requirements for 5 stakeholder groups – learners, educators, parents, system leaders, and developers – while evaluating capacity-building ...
Jessica Niewint-Gori
doaj   +1 more source

Review of factors influencing social learning within participatory environmental governance

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2019
Participatory environmental governance might foster social learning, which could lead to the necessary process of social change toward sustainable development.
Anna Ernst
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic strategies for MMAE‐resistant bladder cancer through DPP4 inhibition

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We established monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE)‐resistant bladder cancer (BC) cell lines by exposure to progressively increasing concentrations of MMAE in vitro. RNA sequencing showed DPP4 expression was increased in MMAE‐resistant BC cells. Both si‐DPP4 and the DPP4 inhibitor sitagliptin suppressed the viability of MMAE‐resistant BC cells.
Gang Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participation, power and sustainable water resource management, a case study of the rainfed desert region of Matruh, Egypt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Water resources are under dire social, economic and environmental threats, especially in developing countries. Stakeholders' participation in water resource management is widely advocated to address these needs but its outcomes are difficult to trace ...
Alary, Véronique   +4 more
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Infrared laser sampling of low volumes combined with shotgun lipidomics reveals lipid markers in palatine tonsil carcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Nanosecond infrared laser (NIRL) low‐volume sampling combined with shotgun lipidomics uncovers distinct lipidome alterations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) of the palatine tonsil. Several lipid species consistently differentiate tumor from healthy tissue, highlighting their potential as diagnostic markers.
Leonard Kerkhoff   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The power mapping tool: A method for the empirical research of power relations [PDF]

open access: yes
"This paper presents an innovative participatory method to visualize, discuss and analyze the power of different actors in a given governance field.
Schiffer, Eva
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Blurring the Boundaries Citizen Action Across States and Societies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Taking a "citizen's perspective", looking upwards and outwards, these studies offer a unique insight into how citizens see and experience states and other institutions which affect their lives, as well as how they engage, mobilise and participate to make
Nicholas Benequista
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