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- Lapsley, Irvine, et al.
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Concluding comments : The reflective manager in action
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In: Managing Public Services : Making Informed Choices - Making Informed Choices. - London : Routledge. - 9780367723255 - 9780367723248 - 9781003154389 ; 2022, s. 187-197
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- This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book argues that a vision can make explicit values and priorities in an organization. It elaborates on the use of strategic cost management and how it can be used, not solely but in connection with other more qualitative data. The book discusses performance management. It elaborates on challenges related to the implementation of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions. The book argues that uncritically introducing branding concepts from the private sector into public services. It focuses on Lean Management questions whether a tool devised by and for a major vehicle manufacturer is also applicable to public services. The book also focuses on resilience explains how resilient management may be constituted and understood by discussing resilience and sensemaking. It describes the risks of risk management.
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- Mattisson, Ola, et al.
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Introduction
- 2021
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In: Manging Public services : Making Informed Choices - Making Informed Choices. - London : Routledge. - 9780367723255 ; , s. 3-11
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this chapter management of public services is introduced as a topic. The tasks and general challenges for management are described. Also, the specific setting for public services is elaborated on and discussed. In this uncertain environment management needs to be flexible and responsive to new ideas and practices to fulfil its purpose. The ability to adapt quickly to unpredictable changes in circumstances is crucial. This is not a simple question of selecting the appropriate means to achieve a given end. We argue that this mission requires steering away from recipe management and instead emphasizing and encouraging reflective managers with a critical mindset. The chapter ends with a plan for the rest of the book.
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- Bravo, L, et al.
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- Tabiri, S, et al.
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- 2021
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- Abdalla, A. M., et al.
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NdBaMn2O5+delta layered perovskite as an active cathode material for solid oxide fuel cells
- 2017
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In: Ceramics International. - : Elsevier BV. - 0272-8842. ; 43:17, s. 15932-15938
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A layered perovskite, NdBaMn2O5+delta (NBMO), was synthesized by solid state reaction method in air. Rietveld analysis of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) data showed the material crystallizing in orthorhombic symmetry (Pmmm space group). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to check the morphology and, the analysis of the micrographs exhibited a porous structure with in-situ growth of nanoparticles. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) measurements from 600 degrees C to 800 degrees C shows the highest conductivity value of 1.17 x 10(-1) S/cm obtained at 800 degrees C with low activation energy (Ea) of 0.3 eV in air. In 5% H-2/Ar gas mixture, the conductivity and activation energy values were 1.97 x 10(-2) S/cm and 0.4 eV, respectively at 800 degrees C. The DC conductivity measurements also showed that this material is highly conductive in air with a conductivity value of 0.75 S/cm at 850 degrees C. Dual chamber fuel cell measurements on Ni-YSZ/YSZ/NBMO cell using 5% H-2/Ar as fuel (from 700 degrees C to 800 degrees C) showed a maximum power density of 0.202 W/cm(2) at 800 degrees C. The relatively high conductivity of the material in air and low activation energy makes it a potential candidate as cathode for solid oxide fuel cells.
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- Abe, K., et al.
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Neutron tagging following atmospheric neutrino events in a water Cherenkov detector
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In: Journal of Instrumentation. - : Institute of Physics (IOP). - 1748-0221 .- 1748-0221. ; 17:10
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- We present the development of neutron-tagging techniques in Super-Kamiokande IV using a neural network analysis. The detection efficiency of neutron capture on hydrogen is estimated to be 26%, with a mis-tag rate of 0.016 per neutrino event. The uncertainty of the tagging efficiency is estimated to be 9.0%. Measurement of the tagging efficiency with data from an Americium-Beryllium calibration agrees with this value within 10%. The tagging procedure was performed on 3,244.4 days of SK-IV atmospheric neutrino data, identifying 18,091 neutrons in 26,473 neutrino events. The fitted neutron capture lifetime was measured as 218 +/- 9 mu s.
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- Abila, R., et al.
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Oil extraction imperils Africa’s Great Lakes
- 2016
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 354:6312, s. 561-562
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- As the world's demands for hydrocarbons increase (1), remote areas previously made inaccessible by technological limitations are now being prospected for oil and gas deposits. Virtually unnoticed by the public, such activities are ongoing in the East African Great Lakes region, threatening these ecosystems famed for their hyper-diverse biota, including the unique adaptive radiations of cichlid fishes (2). Countries in the region see exploitation of hydrocarbon reserves as a vital economic opportunity. In the Lake Albert region of Uganda, for example, the government foresees a $3.6 billion oil profit per year starting in 2018—a sum almost as high as the country's current annual budget (3). However, oil extraction in the East African Great Lakes region poses grave risks to the environment and local communities.
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