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Elective Surgical Care Pathways Are Associated With Lower Fracture Rates at Presentation and Contribute to Superior Clinical Outcomes in Metastatic Bone Disease

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Metastatic bone disease (MBD) often necessitates orthopaedic surgical intervention, which occurs through either emergent or elective care pathways. This study compared post‐operative outcomes between patients undergoing elective versus emergent surgery for MBD involving the pelvis and appendicular skeleton. Methods We
Annalise G Abbott   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Agent Reinforcement Learning for Joint Police Patrol and Dispatch

open access: yesNaval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Police patrol units need to split their time between performing preventive patrol and being dispatched to serve emergency incidents. In the existing literature, patrol and dispatch decisions are often studied separately. We consider joint optimization of these two decisions to improve police operations efficiency and reduce response time to ...
Matthew Repasky, He Wang, Yao Xie
wiley   +1 more source

Best Practices for Scientific Collaboration and Ethical Considerations When Working With Human Remains in Southeast Asia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The roles and responsibilities we occupy as scientists working directly with human remains are diverse, requiring careful ethical consideration. In Southeast Asian contexts, it has been important for us experts and scholars to be in constant correspondence and collaboration, deriving scientific insights into human health, life histories, and ...
Michael Rivera   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large Tuberculosis Outbreaks - United States, 2017-2023. [PDF]

open access: yesMMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Raz KM   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Universal jurisdiction and the principle of aut dedere aut judicare

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis deals with the topic of universal jurisdiction and the aut dedere aut judicare principle. It also marginally deals with issues of immunity of the perpetrators of international crimes, in relation of them enjoying leading functions of the ...
Kseničová, Anna
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State Capacity and Path Dependence in Cape Verde's Supreme Audit Institution

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines state capacity and path dependence in the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Cape Verde, focussing on the performance and governance of the Court of Auditors. Drawing on a mixed‐methods longitudinal design covering the period from 2010 to 2024, the analysis combines international governance indicators, documentary analysis,
Ana Lúcia Romão
wiley   +1 more source

Universal Jurisdiction: A Means to End Impunity or a Threat to Friendly International Relations?

open access: yes, 2012
Ending impunity for perpetrators of serious international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes is considered important because convictions may achieve justice and deter future acts.
Lantz, Karinne
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Conceptualizing the Street‐Level Bureaucrat Construct

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Differences among street‐level bureaucrats—across professions, institutional settings, regions, and countries—are largely overlooked in research. We propose conceptualizing the street‐level bureaucrat construct as a general variable that varies across institutional settings, professions, cultures, times, and locations. We analyze variations in
Faisal S. Cheema   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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