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ActuatorsThis paper introduces an almost disturbance decoupling approach to address the disturbance problem for a class of underactuated nonlinear systems. First, a residual system is constructed using a virtual controller and partial differential equations. Next,
Renhan Wu +4 more
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The Globalization of Inequality
, 2015 In The Globalization of Inequality, distinguished economist and policymaker François Bourguignon examines the complex and paradoxical links between a vibrant world economy that has raised the living standard of over half a billion people in emerging ...
Bourguignon, François +1 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens +6 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Situating the study within an ecological perspective on language education, this article examines how secondary schools in England present Modern Languages (MLs) on official school websites. Focusing on 44 schools in Local Authorities with the lowest percentage average entry for the Languages pillar of the EBacc, we built a text database ...
Zhu Hua, Yunpeng Du, Elin Arfon
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Violent Conflict and Inequality [PDF]
This paper analyzes the distributive impacts of violent conflicts, which is in contrast to previous literature that has focused on the other direction.
Brück, Tilman +2 more
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Fractional inequalities of Milne type for twice differentiable m-convex and (α,m)-convex functions [PDF]
Electronic Journal of MathematicsSinan Aslan, Ahmet Ocak Akdemir
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Fractional Error Bounds for Lobatto Quadrature: A Convexity Approach via Riemann–Liouville Integrals
AxiomsIn this paper, we establish a new fractional integral identity linked to the 4-point Lobatto quadrature rule within the Riemann–Liouville fractional calculus framework.
Li Liao +4 more
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Inequality of opportunity and growth [PDF]
Theoretical and empirical studies exploring the effects of income inequality upon growth reach a disappointing inconclusive result. This paper postulates that one reason for this ambiguity is that income inequality is actually a composite measure of at ...
Juan G. Rodríguez, Gustavo A. Marrero
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
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