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Clientelismo, privatizzazione del pubblico e governo di partito

Quaderni di Sociologia, 2018
The central theme of this article is clientelism considered as a social and political phenomenon. Our attention is focused on the one hand on clientele as a type of social relationship rooted in territories and communities and, on the other, on the ...
Pietro Fantozzi, Francesco Raniolo
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The demand for military expenditure in authoritarian regimes [PDF]

, 2011
We investigate how the influence of the military differs across authoritarian regimes and verify whether there are actually systematic differences in military expenditures amongst different forms of dictatorships.
Bove, Vincenzo, Brauner, Jennifer
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Respiratory Organ‐on‐a‐Chip for Disease Modeling: From Architecture to Functional Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Respiratory organ‐on‐a‐chip (ROC) models capture key mechanical and cellular cues of the human respiratory system, enabling quantitative dissection of disease mechanisms. This review links ROC architectures to disease modeling, functional integration, and commercialization, and proposes a decision framework that aligns model complexity with mechanistic
Jinzhuo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Sidi Liu, Tao Xu, Qian Liu   +4 more
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Napoli 1993-2016. Da Bassolino a De Magistris: solo andata?

QOE-IJES, 2016
In this paper, we assess whether, and to what extent, the direct election of the mayor generated a break with previous administrative and political traditions in Naples.
Domenico Fruncillo, Michelangelo Gentilini   +1 more
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Social Networking Sites, Personalization, and Trust in Government: Empirical Evidence for a Mediation Model

Social Media + Society, 2020
Political communication via social media might well counter the eroding political trust. In particular, social networking sites (SNS) enable direct flows of communication between citizens and the political elite, thereby reducing social and political ...
Christopher Starke, Frank Marcinkowski, Florian Wintterlin   +2 more
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An Experience-Connected e-Learning System with a Personalization Mechanism for Learners’ Situations and Preferences [PDF]

, 2011
This paper presents an “experience-connected” e- Learning system that facilitates users to learn practical skills of foreign language by associating knowledge and daily-life experiences.
Nagato , KASAKI, Shuichi , KURABAYASHI, Yasushi , KIYOKI   +2 more
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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
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The state-of-the-art in personalized recommender systems for social networking [PDF]

, 2011
With the explosion of Web 2.0 application such as blogs, social and professional networks, and various other types of social media, the rich online information and various new sources of knowledge flood users and hence pose a great challenge in terms of ...
Cox, Clive, Josang, Audun, Li, Yuefeng, Xu, Yue, Zhou, Xujuan   +4 more
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Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang, Atakan Tevlek, Pawel L. Urban, Boaz Mizrahi, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Roshan Deen, Yuanjing Lin, Jagan Mohan Dodda   +7 more
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Fully Wireless and Flexible Valves for Multiplexed and Prolonged Intravesical Liquid Release

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A fundamental mechanism for the simultaneous control of multiple magnetic valves is reported in a miniature soft robotic patch for intravesical drug delivery, enabling fully wireless and programmable liquid release. Integrated with a bioadhesive interface and induction‐coupling‐based liquid volume sensing, the soft robotic patch is promising to enable ...
Boyang Xiao, Yi Zhu, Yusheng Wang, Janene M. Pierce, Jeffrey J. Tosoian, Xiaoguang Dong   +5 more
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