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Equity How and Equity for Whom? Incorporating Equity Into Local Government Budgeting Processes

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social equity is politically polarized, with advocates contending that it is a governance mandate and opponents claiming that it promotes reverse discrimination and inefficiencies. When implementing policies and programs, local bureaucrats must maneuver within this legal, ethical, normative, and political battlefield.
Alexis R. Kennedy, Youngsung Kim, Taryn Moran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weaponizing Kinship: A Demographic Analysis of Bereavement in the Colombian Conflict

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The ongoing Colombian armed conflict has produced widespread homicides and enforced disappearances, as armed actors used violence to terrorize communities and consolidate power. Family bereavement—one of the most pervasive and enduring consequences of this violence—remains critically understudied from a quantitative perspective.
Enrique Acosta, Diego Alburez‐Gutierrez, Maria Gargiulo, Catalina Torres   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving lateral track strength after ballast maintenance [PDF]

Railway Sciences
Purpose – MxV Rail conducted multiple single tie push tests (STPTs) between 2020 and 2023 to assess the changes in lateral tie resistance from tonnage accumulation, dynamic track stabilizers (DTS), tie type and ballast condition.
Stephen Wilk, Dingqing Li
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Acousto-optic modulation in lithium niobate on sapphire

APL Photonics, 2020
We demonstrate the first acousto-optic modulators in lithium niobate films on sapphire, detailing the dependence of the piezoelectric and optomechanical coupling coefficients on the crystal orientation.
Christopher J. Sarabalis, Timothy P. McKenna, Rishi N. Patel, Raphaël Van Laer, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini   +4 more
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Mapping the rights‐implementation gap in Forest Landscape Restoration: evidence from Mexico

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is central to international agendas. Yet, the understanding of how national frameworks operationalize this principle through concrete mechanisms for IPLC participation and rights recognition remains limited.
Mariana Hernandez‐Montilla, Rose Pritchard, Tim Foster, Johan A. Oldekop   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The carbon intensity of well-being and presidential politics in the United States, 1960–2023

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
The carbon intensity of well-being (CIWB) captures the amount of stress that societies place on the environment to produce human well-being. This Brief Report provides a description of the CIWB in the United States from 1960 to 2023 and analyzes how it ...
Michael D. Briscoe
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‘I'm Dead!’: Action, Homicide and Denied Catharsis in Early Modern Spanish Drama

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In early modern Spanish drama, the expression ‘¡Muerto soy!’ (‘I'm dead!’) is commonly used to indicate a literal death or to figuratively express a character's extreme fear or passion. Recent studies, even one collection published under the title of ‘¡Muerto soy!’, have paid scant attention to the phrase in context, a serious omission when ...
Ted Bergman
wiley   +1 more source

Frente por la Unidad del Pueblo

Revista Controversia, 1977
La ANAPO de Piedrahita Cardona y Jaramillo Giraldo convocó el primer Foro Nacional de la Oposición Democrática y Revolucionaria para el 18 de febrero de 1977.
Frente por la Unidad del Pueblo
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Tudor England and Stewart Scotland Through Spanish Eyes: A Complete Transcription and Translation of Pedro de Ayala's Letter of 1498 to King Ferdinand of Castile and Queen Isabella of Aragon

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, Valeria Tapia Cruz, Mairi Cowan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embracing Liberating Worldviews in Gifted Education

Education Sciences
At a time marked by deepening socio-political divides and systemic inequities, this paper revisits findings from a previously conducted interpretive phenomenological research study and offers new critical reflections on the transformative potential of ...
Vicki Boley
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