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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Tensions and Contradictions: The Everyday Negotiation of Militant Research

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This paper explores the tensions and contradictions generated when conducting militant research from within academia. More specifically, it focuses on how they play out and shape militant research on an everyday basis, and how they are constantly negotiated by militant researchers and mediated by their diverse positionalities.
Sergio Ruiz Cayuela
wiley   +1 more source

Survey describing the perspectives and practices of Australian veterinarians to pain management in horses

open access: yesAustralian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Objective To describe Australian practices and attitudes regarding equine analgesia. Study Design Cross‐sectional anonymous, voluntary survey of Australian veterinarians treating equine patients. Methods Australian veterinarians in equine or mixed practices completed a six‐section, 60‐question survey between November 2019 to August 2020.
A Whitelock   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demystifying the mist: Why do individuals hesitate to accept AI educational services?

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Rapid advances in AI technology are fuelling the proliferation of AI applications across industries, including educational services. With the allure of intelligent tutoring, individuals now face the choice of their educational approach—either parental engagement or utilizing AI educational services. This research employs an experimental design
Aiping Shao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring England's Palliative and End‐of‐Life Care Systems for People With Learning Disabilities: The Perspectives of Senior Health and Social Care Professionals and Commissioners

open access: yesBritish Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There are many challenges to delivering effective palliative and end‐of‐life care for people with learning disabilities in England, with governmental and policy‐driven directives aiming to address this. This study aimed to explore how these directives are impacting care systems by investigating commissioning priorities, models of ...
Ned Redmore   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An extension of the basic local independence model to multiple observed classifications

open access: yesBritish Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The basic local independence model (BLIM) is appropriate in situations where populations do not differ in the probabilities of the knowledge states and the probabilities of careless errors and lucky guesses of the items. In some situations, this is not the case. This work introduces the multiple observed classification local independence model
Pasquale Anselmi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability measures in knowledge structure theory

open access: yesBritish Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In knowledge structure theory (KST) framework, this study evaluates the reliability of knowledge state estimation by introducing two key measures: the expected accuracy rate and the expected discrepancy. The accuracy rate quantifies the likelihood that the estimated knowledge state aligns with the true state, while the expected discrepancy ...
Debora de Chiusole   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Sporting Talent: Other Determinants of Football Clubs’ Wage Bills

open access: yesBulletin of Economic Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article delves into the understanding of how football clubs determine wage bills to compensate talent. Using data from first‐division teams in elite European leagues, we estimate wage models based on indicators of sporting performance, “Elo ratings” as a proxy for clubs’ historical achievements and brand strength, and “media visibility ...
Alice Aguiar‐Noury   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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