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Efficiencies of and Motivations for Contracting Out in the Public Sector: The Case of Social Services in Spain

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Debates on contracting out to the private sector is primarily focused on the cost efficiency of its provision, drawing on experiences with hard or technical services such as waste and water management. This paper focuses on a growing interest in the role and impact of sourcing decisions in softer or more human‐centered services, such as social
Danny Chow, Juan Carlos Garrido‐Rodríguez, José Luis Zafra‐Gómez   +2 more
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Zhedanov's Algebra AW(3) and the Double Affine Hecke Algebra in the Rank One Case. II. The Spherical Subalgebra

Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications, 2008
This paper builds on the previous paper by the author, where a relationship between Zhedanov's algebra AW(3) and the double affine Hecke algebra (DAHA) corresponding to the Askey-Wilson polynomials was established.
Tom H. Koornwinder
doaj   +1 more source

Solutions to the Associated q-Askey-Wilson Polynomial Recurrence Relation [PDF]

, 1994
Dharma P. Gupta, David R. Masson
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Taxing Language: Do Interpreting Fees Affect Immigrant Healthcare Usage? Evidence From a Regression Discontinuity Design

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research has shown that administrative burdens significantly influence benefit uptake across various welfare programs in the U.S. and beyond. However, much of the existing research has focused primarily on program take‐up, leaving a gap in our understanding of how burdens affect the ongoing use of welfare benefits.
Aske Halling
wiley   +1 more source

Zeros and orthogonality of the Askey-Wilson polynomials for q a root of unity [PDF]

, 1997
V. P. Spiridonov, Alexei Zhedanov
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Restored wetlands show rapid vegetation recovery and substantial surface‐water expansion

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Ecological restoration is essential for improving the ecological integrity of degraded ecosystems to enhance ecosystem services and biodiversity. In this study, we assessed the effectiveness of wetland restoration on retired cranberry farms by analyzing vegetation recovery and surface‐water dynamics using the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) and ...
Thilina D. Surasinghe, Yin‐Hsuen Chen, Kunwar K. Singh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An expansion formula for the Askey-Wilson function [PDF]

arXiv, 2001
The Askey-Wilson function transform is a q-analogue of the Jacobi function transform with kernel given by an explicit non-polynomial eigenfunction of the Askey-Wilson second order q-difference operator. The kernel is called the Askey-Wilson function.
arxiv  

Turán Inequalities for Symmetric Askey-Wilson Polynomials [PDF]

, 2000
Luís Daniel Abreu, J. Bustoz
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Giant graviton expansion for general Wilson line operator indices

Journal of High Energy Physics
We propose a giant graviton expansion for Wilson line operator indices in general representations. The inserted line operators are specified by power sum symmetric polynomials p λ labeled by partitions λ.
Yosuke Imamura, Akihiro Sei, Daisuke Yokoyama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Feels Looked Down Upon? Sources of “Symbolic Violence” in the United States

Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
This paper explores the factors increasing the chances of thinking one's cultural tastes and interests would be looked down upon by others, a sentiment put under the label of “symbolic violence” by Pierre Bourdieu. Using data from a survey fielded in the US in 2017–18 (n = 2,514), it examines the role of social position, lifestyle, family status and ...
Will Atkinson
wiley   +1 more source