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The private finance initiative (PFI) and finance capital: A note on gaps in the "accountability" debate [PDF]

, 2007
During recent years, a wide spectrum of research has questioned whether public services/infrastructure procurement through private finance, as exemplified by the UK Private Finance Initiative (PFI), meets minimum standard of democratic accountability ...
Asenova, D., Beck, M.
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Establishing SPV for power projects in Asia: an analysis of critical financial and legal factors

Journal of Business Economics and Management, 2012
One of the main reasons for the success of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects is the creation of separate commercial venture named ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ (SPV).
Abu Naser Chowdhury, Po-Han Chen, Robert Lee Kong Tiong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Arterial Pressure Variation as a Biomarker of Preload Dependency in Spontaneously Breathing Subjects - A Proof of Principle. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Pulse (PPV) and systolic pressure variation (SPV) quantify variations in arterial pressure related to heart-lung interactions and have been introduced as biomarkers of preload dependency to guide fluid treatment in mechanically ventilated patients ...
Anne-Sophie G T Bronzwaer, Dagmar M Ouweneel, Wim J Stok, Berend E Westerhof, Johannes J van Lieshout   +4 more
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Dilaton transformation under abelian and non-abelian T-duality in the path integral approach [PDF]

, 1998
We present a convenient method for deriving the transformation of the dilaton under T-duality in the path-integral approach. Subtleties arising in performing the integral over the gauge fields are carefully analysed using Pauli-Villars regularization ...
A. Sevrin, Alvarez, Alvarez, Alvarez, Alvarez, Balog, Buscher, Choquet-Bruhat, de la Ossa, Diaz, Gilkey, Giveon, Hull, J. De Jaegher, J. Raeymaekers, Kaloper, Quevedo, Roček, Schwarz, Sfetsos, Tseytlin, W. Troost   +21 more
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Overcoming Printing and Interfacial Challenges in Liquid Metal Direct Writing for Integrated Stretchable Electronics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Liquid metal direct writing is advanced from a technological and fundamental point. Utilizing a kinematic bed, printing on large surfaces with irregularities is enabled. Furthermore, a pressure‐driven flow during printing is discovered that affects the thickness of traces.
Maximilian Krack, Lennert Purnal, Parth Vinayakrao Sewlikar, Sam Cuyvers, Gus Geurts, Rathul Nengminza Sangma, Derese Desta, Dieter Reenaers, Bart Ruttens, Iris De Graeve, Tom Hauffman, Seppe Terryn, Bram Vanderborght, Michaël Daenen, Wim Deferme, Monika Rai   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large-ensemble assessment of the Arctic stratospheric polar vortex morphology and disruptions [PDF]

Weather and Climate Dynamics
The stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) comprises strong westerly winds during winter in each hemisphere. Despite ample knowledge on the SPV's high variability and its frequent disruptions by sudden stratospheric warmings (SSWs) in the Northern Hemisphere ...
A. Kuchar, A. Kuchar, M. Öhlert, R. Eichinger, R. Eichinger, C. Jacobi   +5 more
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Ramifications of Optical Pumping on the Interpretation of Time-Resolved Photoemission Experiments on Graphene [PDF]

, 2015
In pump-probe time and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES) experiments the presence of the pump pulse adds a new level of complexity to the photoemission process in comparison to conventional ARPES.
Cacho, Cephise, Chapman, Richard T., Cilento, Federico, Crepaldi, Alberto, Fromm, Felix, Grioni, Marco, Hofmann, Philip, Johannsen, Jens Christian, King, Phil D. C., Miwa, Jill A., Parmigiani, Fulvio, Raidel, Christian, Seyller, Thomas, Springate, Emma, Ulstrup, Søren, Zacchigna, Michele   +15 more
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Mechanical Fatigue in Liquid‐Metal Interconnects: Failure Mechanism Analysis and Validation of Improvement Strategies

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Multi‐million cycle reliability for liquid metal stretchable electronics is achieved through a continuous cycle of mechanical testing, failure mode and mechanism analysis and implementing subsequent mitigation strategies. ABSTRACT Stretchable electronics that combine mechanical compliance with reliable electrical performance are essential for ...
Lennert Purnal, Maximilian Krack, Parth Vinayakrao Sewlikar, Bart Ruttens, Tom Hauffman, Iris De Graeve, Wim Deferme, Michaël Daenen, Monika Rai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A stretched polar vortex increased mid-latitude climate variability during the Last Glacial Maximum [PDF]

Climate of the Past
The Arctic stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) is a key driver of winter weather and has been found to modify winter climate variability and its predictability in Eurasia and North America on inter-annual and decadal timescales. However, to what extent this
Y. Zhang, H. Renssen, H. Seppä, Z. Li, X. Li   +4 more
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Highlighting Recent Progress in Fiber Energy Harvesters: From Working Principles to Future Perspectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang, Junseong Ahn, Yongrok Jeong, Sohee Jeon, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Min‐Wook Oh, Jun‐Ho Jeong, Inkyu Park, Yeon Sik Jung   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source