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Empowering Small Donors in Federal Elections [PDF]
, 2012 An effective new public matching funds system in which citizens direct the distribution of public funds to candidates would fundamentally change the way our campaigns are financed.
Adam Skaggs, Fred Wertheimer
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A new small‐molecule acceptor (SMA‐Ph‐CF3) is developed using a dual side chain functionalization strategy that incorporates trifluoromethyl and phenyl groups. This approach enables precise tuning of blend morphology, leading to the fabrication of high‐performance organic solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 18.5%.
Shinbee Oh +5 more
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Does Democracy Make You Happy? Multilevel Analysis of Self-rated Happiness in Indonesia
Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan, 2016 The linkage between democracy and citizen happiness in developing countries is rarely examined. This study examines the link between democracy and citizen happiness in Indonesia, a new emerging democratic country in South East Asia.
SUJARWOTO SUJARWOTO
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The Effect of Direct Democratic Institutions on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland [PDF]
There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution
Feld, Lars P. +2 more
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Direct democracy: obstacle to reform? [PDF]
, 2018 Swiss direct democracy is often accused of being an obstacle to reforms, with the strong influence of interest groups being the reason. Actually, the referendum has a retarding effect: it implies a status quo bias.
Kirchgässner, Gebhard
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Eco‐friendly nanowave‐textured implants produced via femtosecond laser fabrication enhance bone regeneration by orchestrating a precise mechanotransduction cascade. This nanotopography directs mesenchymal stem cell alignment and cytoskeletal organization, triggering changes in nuclear shape and chromatin acetylation that prime cells for osteogenesis ...
Bosu Jeong +15 more
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Does Satisfaction with Democracy Really Increase Happiness? Direct Democracy and Individual Satisfaction in Switzerland [PDF]
, 2011 Isabelle Stadelmann‐Steffen +1 more
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Direct democracy and constitutional change: institutional learning from state laboratories in the USA [PDF]
, 2014 Although the federal constitutional amendment procedure in Article V of the U.S. Constitution has not been altered since its adoption 226 years ago, constitutional tradition in the 50 states has substantially evolved. For instance, popular referenda were
Goossens, Jurgen
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Tuning the Hydrogen Bond Network Inside the Helmholtz Plane for Industrial Hydrogen Evolution
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The hydrogen bond network within the Helmholtz plane, a key component affecting the hydrogen evolution kinetics, remains far from having a consensus owing to the lack of fundamental understanding. Herein, it is discovered that the introduction of the atomic electric field generated by the weak Ru─Ga bonds can further improve the proportion of 4 ...
Xinyu Chen +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Diffusion in Direct Democracy: The Effect of Political Information on Proposals for Tax and Expenditure Limits in the U.S. States [PDF]
, 2011 Ellen Seljan, Nicholas Weller
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