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Policy approaches regarding technology transfer: Portugal and Switzerland compared [PDF]

open access: yes
The environment in which technology transfer takes place plays a key role in defining the best approaches and, ultimately, their success. In the present paper we analyse the extent to which Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) efficiency is influenced by ...
Maria das Dores B. Moura Oliveira   +1 more
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Mobilising Urban Policies: The Policy Transfer of US Business Improvement Districts to England and Wales

open access: yes, 2008
This paper examines the ways in which policies are transferred between places: how they are disembedded from, and re-embedded into, new political, economic and social contexts. To do this, the paper will draw upon a case study of the transfer of Business
Cook, Ian
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transfer Issues and Directions for Reform: Australian Transfer Policy in Comparative Perspective

open access: yes, 2015
Tax-transfer systems in developed countries balance a range of competing objectives, including 'poverty alleviation' and redistribution to the poor, and protection more broadly against a range of social risks, either through redistribution across the ...
Whiteford, Peter
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ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kenya Diaspora Policy 2024

open access: yes
The finalization of the Diaspora Policy 2024 marks a milestone achievement for our nation in renewing our commitment to protecting, promoting and engaging our diaspora in the nation-building processes.
Office of the Prime Cabinet Sectretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs
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Data‐Driven Bulldozer Blade Control for Autonomous Terrain Leveling

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A simulation‐driven framework for autonomous bulldozer leveling is presented, combining high‐fidelity terramechanics simulation with a neural‐network‐based reduced‐order model. Gradient‐based optimization enables efficient, low‐level blade control that balances leveling quality and operation time.
Harry Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Third time is the charm? Adoption and recontextualisation of the German dual model in Mexico

open access: yesCogent Education
This article examines the adoption and recontextualisation of the German dual apprenticeship model into the Mexican dual apprenticeship model (MMFD in Spanish) through a cultural political economy approach to policy analysis.
Víctor Aramburu Cano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Policy transfer in European Union governance: regulating the utilities

open access: yes, 2007
This new book presents a clear conceptual framework for understanding the transfer of policy ideas between EU states, together with an empirical study of regulatory change within European ...
Padgett, S.A.   +3 more
core  

Cross‐Scale Hierarchical Targeted Delivery System Based on Small‐Scale Magnetic Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article reviews a cross‐scale hierarchical targeted delivery system that integrates magnetic continuum robots and magnetic microrobots. By combining rapid long‐range navigation with precise microscale targeting, the system overcomes key limitations of single‐scale approaches.
Junjian Zhou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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