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Peacebuilding through Public Participation Mechanisms in Local Government: The Case Study of Mbizana Local Municipality, South Africa

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2021
This article asserts the importance of public participation in local government, through social action research, in order to achieve good governance.
Christine Dube, Lukhona Mnguni, Alain Tschudin   +2 more
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Insurgent participation: consensus and contestation in planning the redevelopment of Berlin-Tempelhof airport [PDF]

, 2016
Despite decades of debate, participatory planning continues to be contested. More recently, research has revealed a relationship between participation and neoliberalism, in which participation works as a post-political tool—a means to depoliticize ...
Hilbrandt, Hanna
core   +2 more sources

Towards Participatory E-Government?: Learning from E-Government Project Evaluations [PDF]

, 2017
The question is whether citizens are sufficiently involved in the development of the facilities used to support e-Government, so they can safeguard the quality of these facilities. It is a relevant issue, as the projects in which these facilities are created often provide insufficient functionality.
Bronsgeest, Wouter, Arendsen, Rex, van Dijk, Jan   +2 more
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Rapid Response to Trametinib Combined With Chemotherapy for Infant BRAF‐Fused Chiasmatic Glioma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infants, less than 1 year, with chiasmatic gliomas (ICG) present a major therapeutic challenge due to large tumor size, decreased vision, rapid progression, and poor response to vincristine/carboplatin chemotherapy. The majority have a BRAF fusion, which may respond to downstream MEK inhibitors but response time is slow. There are no safety or
Helen Toledano, Alexander Yelak, Walid Kaadan, Shlomo Caduri, Rivka Friedland, Orli Michaeli, Gad Dotan, Osnat Konen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital governance and civic inclusion to enhance public participation in political decision-making processes

Frontiers in Political Science
IntroductionDigital transformation has significantly influenced public governance, requiring new approaches to accountability, transparency, and participatory decision-making.
Anwar Sadat
doaj   +1 more source

Upacicalcet: A Novel Intravenous Calcimimetic Agent for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication in patients receiving maintenance dialysis, driven by calcium and phosphate metabolism disturbances. Calcimimetics are central to the management of SHPT by enhancing calcium‐sensing receptor sensitivity and reducing parathyroid hormone secretion.
Fumihiko Koiwa, Daisuke Honda, Seigo Akari, Tadao Akizawa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Good Governance Indicators of the Millennium Challenge Account: How many dimensions are really being measured [PDF]

This paper assesses the validity of the perception-based governance indicators used by the US Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) for aid allocation decisions.
Knoll, Martin, Zloczysti, Petra
core   +3 more sources

Engagement in a Public Forum: Knowledge, Action, and Cosmopolitanism [PDF]

, 2017
Facing challenges to the civic purpose of higher education, some scholars and administrators turn to the rhetoric of engagement. Simultaneously, the political philosophy of cosmopolitanism has gained intellectual favor, advocating openness to the lived ...
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Adjunctive Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Refractory Adult‐Onset Still's Disease Complicated by Secondary Macrophage Activation Syndrome: A Single‐Center Experience

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adult‐onset Still's disease (AOSD) complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) carries substantial mortality. The role of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) remains uncertain. Methods We retrospectively analyzed patients with AOSD‐MAS treated with TPE at a single‐center.
Masataka Ueda, Tomohiro Saito, Masahide Mizobuchi, Tomoki Shimomura, Saki Kawamori, Mitsuru Kawanishi, Natsuko Hattori, Jo Sugiyama, Satoshi Tsubata, Hanami Horiguchi, Kazuki Abe, Nao Iida, Yuki Kajio, Nao Oguro, Ryo Yanai, Hirokazu Honda   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source