Mathematical Development and Evaluation of Forecasting Models for Accuracy of Inflation in Developing Countries: A Case of Vietnam by Nhu-Ty Nguyen, Thanh-Tuyen Tran

“…Thus, appropriate tools for forecasting inflation variables are crucial significant for policy making. In this study, both clarified value calculation and use of a genetic algorithm to find the optimal parameters are adopted simultaneously to construct improved models: ARIMA, GM(1,1), Verhulst, DGM(1,1), and DGM(2,1) by using data of Vietnamese inflation output from January 2005 to November 2013. …”
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Legitimate and Peaceful Activism in Civil Disobedience: An Explanation and Evaluation of “Civil Disobedience” in John Rawls’ Theory of Justice by Seyed Ali Mahmoudi

“…Civil disobedience in John Rawls’ theory of justice is protesting actions of citizens against some unjust laws and policy making in a democratic governments. The objective of such actions is reform and change on the basis of a constitution through rational and peaceful manners. …”
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Commuter cycling policy in Singapore: a farecard data analytics based approach by Nguyen, Viet Anh, Teo, Kwong Meng, Kumar, Ashwani

“…It uses farecard data to assess the commuter cycling potential and develops a data-driven approach to policy making. A spatio-temporal analysis of farecard data helps in finding patterns in the potential demand for first-mile as well as end-to-end cycling. …”
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The effort to cut out-of-pocket medical expenses and the political constraints : examples from the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in China by Li, Shourou

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Identifying Heterogeneity in Decision-Making by Lim, Justin

“…In many real-world scenarios, understanding where this variation occurs is critical to inform research and policy-making. For instance, in a clinical context, it is important to identify the types of patients on which the treatment they receive depends greatly on which doctor they visit. …”
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A physics-based emissions model for aircraft gas turbine combustors by Allaire, Douglas L

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Impact of culture on the pursuit of beauty : evidence from five countries by Madan, Shilpa, Basu, Shankha, Ng, Sharon, Lim, Elison Ai Ching

“…This research offers actionable insights into the pursuit of beauty, marketing of beauty brands, policy making, and consumer well-being.…”
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Challenges in English-medium instruction (EMI) at a Japanese university by Toh, Glenn

“…The issues surfaced have implications for EMI policy making and implementation, bearing in mind the negotiations that need to take place given the workings of opposing forces: (1) those which reify homogenizing discourses about language, power and education; versus (2) those which accommodate the contextually particularized aspects of teaching and learning and the characteristically heterogeneous and intersectional nature of teacher and learner subjectivities.…”
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TRUST DALAM IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN BEA PEROLEHAN HAK ATAS TANAH DAN BANGUNAN DI KABUPATEN SLEMAN by AFRISAL, ADE FERRY

“…In order to increase the level of trust in collecting land and building tax, what need to be done are through public participation in policy making, to prevent imbalance of information between tax authorities and taxpayers, good public services, and the law enforcement through giving strict sanctions to ensure that the trust given can still run well, even thought is a forced trust.…”

IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PHBM DI KPH BLORA : WAJAH BARU DOMINASI PENGELOLAAN HUTAN by , ENDAH ARUM PRATIWI, , Dr. Haryanto, MA.

“…The process of dominance had begun when any policy making to implementation of this dominance is still enveloped. …”

Policing of ethnic minorities in Britain by Otoyo, Eddie

“…This study therefore suggests a move away from the notion that black young people are criminals to involving them as contributors to social policy by giving them a true voice in policing and social policy making process.…”
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Impact of technology uncertainty on future low-carbon pathways in the UK by Fais, B, Keppo, I, Zeyringer, M, Usher, W, Daly, H

“…Energy and climate policy-making requires strong quantitative scientific evidence to devise robust and consistent long-term decarbonisation strategies. …”

The ambivalent ally by Menon, A

“…Both the prevalent belief system in France - the so-called consensus on defence and foreign policy - and the nature of the policy-making process acted in such a way as to restrict the possibility of policy adaptation. …”

Characterising and mapping potential and experienced tranquillity: from a state of mind to a cultural ecosystem service by Purves, RS, Wartmann, FM

“…Finally, we call for a more holistic inclusion of tranquillity in <i>policy-making and planning</i>, where a focus on tranquillity and associated positive landscape and soundscape elements could help extend the focus beyond simply protection from noise, towards creating liveable and healthy environments for the future.…”

A comparison of aggregation methods for probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States by Taylor, KS, Taylor, JW

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has placed forecasting models at the forefront of health policy making. Predictions of mortality and hospitalization help governments meet planning and resource allocation challenges. …”

Social indicators: the EU and social inclusion by Atkinson, T, Cantillon, B, Marlier, E, Nolan, B

“…The purpose of this book is to make a scientific contribution to the development of social indicators for the purposes of European policy‐making. It considers the principles underlying the construction of policy‐relevant indicators, the definition of indicators, and the issues that arise in their implementation, including that of the statistical data required. …”

Institutional challenges in putting ecosystem service knowledge in practice by Saarikoski, H, Primmer, E, Saarela, S-R, Antunes, P, Aszalós, R, Baró, F, Berry, P, Blanko, GG, Goméz-Baggethun, E, Carvalho, L, Dick, J, Dunford, R, Hanzu, M, Harrison, PA, Izakovicova, Z, Kertész, M, Kopperoinen, L, Köhler, B, Langemeyer, J, Lapola, D, Liquete, C, Luque, S, Mederly, P, Niemelä, J, Palomo, I, Pastur, GM, Peri, PL, Preda, E, Priess, JA, Santos, R, Schleyer, C, Turkelboom, F, Vadineanu, A, Verheyden, W, Vikström, S, Young, J

“…Ecosystem knowledge played a small role particularly in those planning and policy-making situations where it challenged established interests and the current distribution of benefits from ecosystems. …”

Ideology or pragmatism: the Conservative Party in opposition, 1974-79 by Caines, E

“…In particular, it analyses the programme proposed by Sir Keith Joseph, the leading advocate of New Conservatism, within the context of the policy-making processes adopted by the Party in those years and the outcome of those processes. …”

Revised estimates of personal sector wealth for South Africa by Aron, J, Muellbauer, J

“…Behavioural equations for these variables are key components of central banks' macro-econometric models, used in forecasting and policy-making. Understanding the domestic asset value channel of the monetary policy transmission mechanism is especially important for inflation targeting countries. …”

Revised estimates of personal sector wealth for South Africa by Aron, J, Muellbauer, J

“…Behavioural equations for these variables are key components of central banks�� macro-econometric models, used in forecasting and policy-making. Understanding the domestic asset value channel of the monetary policy transmission mechanism is especially important for inflation targeting countries. …”