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Credit Support and Infrastructure Investment: The Case of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program [PDF]
69A3551847103Infrastructure project development in the United States frequently relies on debt financing. Project sponsors typically borrow money for project design and construction through private capital markets, but the Transportation Infrastructure ...
Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) (UTC) +3 more
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines transformations in contemporary global migration governance, with a particular focus on the effectiveness, robustness and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees. We examine valuable innovations, such as the workings of regularly organised platforms, which adopt a ‘whole of society ...
Felix Peerboom +2 more
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The law of AI knowledge distillation
American Business Law Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Knowledge distillation—the practice of training a compact student model on the outputs of a larger teacher model—has emerged as the fastest‐growing technique for replicating and disseminating frontier artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Taorui Guan
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Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study traces how gambling in Australia changed from a simple form of leisure, enjoyed by all social classes in colonial times, to a billion‐dollar industry driven by political and economic imperatives. Using a case study, it links vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI), caused by changes to the state‐federal taxation structure, to the ...
Barbara Kinder, Michael B. Charles
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Payment Systems in Malaysia: Recent Developments and Issues [PDF]
Payment systems in Malaysia have been undergoing changes in recent years. Among the notable changes is the emergence of electronic-based payment systems.
Basir, Amir Akmar
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Burying Futures: Artisanal Mining Deaths and the Politics of Negligence in Zimbabwe
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the gold‐mining town of Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe, injury and death are a constant presence. Collapsing shafts, sudden explosions, gang fights, and neglected health infrastructure characterize the everyday lives of the town's impoverished residents.
Melusi Nkomo
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The Effects of External Macroeconomic Shocks and Uncertainty on Bangladesh's Fiscal Sustainability
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, Bangladesh has adopted a deficit‐biased fiscal policy, supported by robust GDP growth and relatively low interest rates, capitalizing on its access to concessional financing. However, Bangladesh's graduation to lower‐middle‐income status and its gradual integration into the global economy have exposed the country to external ...
Mohammad Mahabub Alam
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Frayed Rope and Resilient Threads: Fijian Healthcare and the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In April 2021, Fiji faced international scrutiny due to ‘horrific’ hospital conditions, including staff and patients lacking food, non‐operational operating theatres, and critical shortages of beds, medicine, and equipment. After successfully avoiding a major outbreak in 2020, a sudden surge in COVID‐19 cases in 2021 overwhelmed the public ...
Sharon McLennan +3 more
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Sustainability at Puntacana Resort & Club : environmental and social programs
This factsheet summarizes the main sustainability actions implemented by Puntacana Resort & Club through its foundation. It outlines initiatives in biodiversity conservation, water management, waste handling, renewable energy, and environmental education.
Puntacana Resort & Club
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Individual Risk Management for Digital Payment Systems [PDF]
Despite existing security standards and security technologies, such as secure hardware, gaps between users’ demand for security and the security offered by a payment system can still remain. These security gaps imply risks for users.
M. Reichenbach +3 more
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