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Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A central aim of contracting is to introduce competition into public service delivery. Public organizations are facing calls to generate more competition for their contracts, yet there is conflicting evidence about the effects of competition in practice. This research aims to explain some of those mixed findings by investigating the effects of
Alice Moore
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Spartan Daily, October 31, 1934 [PDF]
, 1934 Volume 23, Issue 29https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/2208/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Ecosystem recovery in restored saltmarshes detected through invertebrate communities
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Saltmarsh ecosystems support rich biodiversity and provide key ecosystem services. Invertebrate communities underpin essential processes such as nutrient cycling and decomposition. However, saltmarshes have been widely degraded by land use change.
Agustina Quadri‐Adrogue +3 more
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime +2 more
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Bandwidth choice for nonparametric classification
, 2005 It is shown that, for kernel-based classification with univariate distributions and two populations, optimal bandwidth choice has a dichotomous character.
Hall, Peter, Kang, Kee-Hoon
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Sedimentology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Subaerial Pyroclastic Density Currents (PDCs) and Subaqueous Eruption‐Fed Density Currents (SEFDCs) produced during volcanic eruptions can present major hazards to surrounding communities and ecosystems. The bedforms deposited by these volcanic density currents can provide insights into the nature of transport and depositional processes, which
Shannon E. Frey +2 more
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Beyond the Adult Mind: A Developmental Framework for Predictive Processing in Infancy
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Predictive Processing has been proposed as the single unifying computation underlying all of cognition, and proponents argue that all psychological phenomena can be explained as consequences of this principle. This theoretical framework has inspired many cognitive scientists and neuroscientists, but it currently has no developmental mechanism ...
Emma K. Ward +4 more
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Spartan Daily, February 2, 1944 [PDF]
, 1944 Volume 32, Issue 71https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/10877/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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