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Study of Free‐Space Optical Quantum Network: Review and Prospectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Free from the constraints of fiber connections, free‐space quantum network enables longer and more flexible quantum network connections. This review summarizes and comparatively analyzes free‐space quantum network experiments based on ground stations, satellites, and mobile platforms.
Hua‐Ying Liu, Zhenda Xie, Shining Zhu
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the concordance between individual-level and area-level measures of socio-economic deprivation in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Most research on health inequalities uses aggregated deprivation scores assigned to the small area where the patient lives; however, the concordance between aggregate area-level deprivation measures and personal deprivation experienced by ...
Lucy Elliss-Brookes, Aurélien Belot, Matthew Baker, Fiona C Ingleby, Iain Atherton, Laura M Woods   +5 more
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Determining the parameters in a social welfare function using stated preference data: an application to health [PDF]

, 2002
One way in which economists might determine how best to balance the competing objectives of efficiency and equity is to specify a social welfare function (SWF).
Dolan, P., Shaw, R., Smith, P., Tsuchiya, A., Williams, A.   +4 more
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Confronting poverty and educational inequalities: Madrasas as a strategy for contesting dominant literacy in rural Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2011
In a context of globalisation and the rapid expansion of low-paid ‘global’ jobs, formal schooling is no longer perceived as contributing to the acquisition of skills that are appropriate or even relevant to active engagement with the new opportunities ...
Rao, Nitya
core   +1 more source

Cluster‐Mediated Solute Stabilization and Shear‐Bypass Synergistic Strengthening in High‐Alloyed Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that in high‐alloy systems, nanoclusters with high solute tolerance can effectively suppress compositional segregation. This mitigation leads to a concurrent 18.7% increase in strength and 41.5% improvement in ductility, which is attributed to a shear‐bypass synergistic strengthening mechanism. The findings provide a new pathway
Wei Yu, Yu Bai, Jiawen Li, Kaixi Jiang, Hai Hao, Tao Jiang, Shunan Zhang, Yong Li, Zhaodong Wang, Kai Zhao, Shiwei Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Return migration and embedding: through the lens of Brexit as an unsettling event

Comparative Migration Studies
This introductory paper, reflecting the Thematic Cluster of four papers, brings together two themes that are important for migration studies: return migration and embedding.
Izabela Grabowska, Louise Ryan
doaj   +1 more source

Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background The growing demand for labour flexibility has resulted in decreasing employment stability that could be associated with poor mental health status.
Imma Cortès-Franch, Vicenta Escribà-Agüir, Joan Benach, Lucía Artazcoz   +3 more
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Redistribution and the alleviation of income inequalities: the case of the European Union

Ekonomia i Prawo, 2020
Motivation: The income inequalities are considered an important economic and social problem, because increasing income inequalities may make it difficult to achieve such policy goals as: social cohesion and inclusive development.
Małgorzata Szczepaniak
doaj   +1 more source

Stable Diffusion Models Reveal a Persisting Human–AI Gap in Visual Creativity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study examines visual creativity in humans and generative AI using the TCIA framework. Human artists outperform AI overall, yet structured human guidance substantially improves AI outputs and evaluations. Findings reveal that alignment with human creativity depends critically on contextual framing, highlighting both the promise and current ...
Silvia Rondini, Claudia Alvarez‐Martin, Paula Angermair‐Barkai, Olivier Penacchio, Marc Paz, Matthew Pelowski, Dan Dediu, Antoni Rodriguez‐Fornells, Xim Cerda‐Company   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source