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Determinants of agricultural protection from an international perspective: The role of political institutions [PDF]

"This paper explores the role of political institutions in determining the ability of agriculture to avoid taxation in developing countries or attract government transfers in industrialized countries. The utilized model is based on a probabilistic voting
Henning, Christian H.C.A.
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SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza, Arun Meyyazhagan, Eliseo Picchi, Gustavo Ribas, Ingrid Faber, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Preethi Basavaraju, Paolo Eusebi, Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla, Mario Stasi, Fabrizio Gaudiello, Francesco Patti, Filippo Maria Santorelli, Marcondes Cavalcante França Jr, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive, Peter Henry St George‐Hyslop, Toshitaka Kawarai, Antonio Orlacchio   +19 more
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Timely initiation of postpartum contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women of child bearing age in Aroressa District, Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Globally, more than 90% of women during the first year of postpartum period want to either delay or avoid future pregnancies. The first year postpartum period is more crucial time to use modern contraceptives that enhance maternal and child ...
Aregahegn Dona, Muluemebet Abera, Tsedach Alemu, Dawit Hawaria   +3 more
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Beyond the Veil of Ignorance: The Influence of Direct Democracy on the Shadow Economy [PDF]

In this paper we analyze the influence of direct democratic institutions on the size and development of the shadow economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the shadow ...
Désirée Teobaldelli, Friedrich Schneider   +1 more
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Institutional incentives for strategic voting : the case of Portugal [PDF]

, 2005
Looking more closely at the way people form expectations about the possible outcome of the election in their electoral district I will provide evidence for the first time that strategic voting can be observed and predicted even in PR systems with large ...
Gschwend, Thomas
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Preferences for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury. Methods Participants with a history of
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
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Response to Allopurinol and Febuxostat According to the Fractional Excretion of Urate in Men With Gout

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Body mass index (BMI), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and pretreatment urate levels have been reported to influence the urate‐lowering response to allopurinol. We investigated whether the fractional excretion of uric acid (FEUA) also modulates this response and relates to oxypurinol concentrations.
Pascal Richette, Anouk Walter‐Petrich, Quang Dinh Nguyen, Matthieu Resche‐Rigon, Quang Huy Dinh Nguyen, Minh Duc Do, Thao Phuong Mai, Tuan Duc Nguyen, Fernando Perez‐Ruiz, Emmanuel Letavernier, Tristan Pascart, Augustin Latourte, Hang Korng Ea, Thomas Bardin   +13 more
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Contextual Risk Factors of Stunting and Severe Stunting among Indonesian Children Under 2 Years: Based on Cross-sectional Data from Basic Health Research

Indian Journal of Public Health
Background: Stunting is the most common form of chronic malnutrition in children that continues to be a public health concern in Indonesia. Local capacity at district, subdistrict, and village levels is still insufficient and remains a major constraint ...
Sri Poedji Hastoety Djaiman, Anissa Rizkianti, Rika Rachmalina, Komang Ayu Henny Achjar, Agus Sri Lestari, Idewa Made Ruspawan   +5 more
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Citizens’ Freedom to Choose Representatives: Ballot Structure, Proportionality and “Fragmented” Parliaments [PDF]

The analysis of the political consequences of electoral laws has emphasized how individual characteristics of the electoral system (electoral formulas, district magnitude, ballot structure) affect the degree of parliament “fragmentation” and ...
João Andrade e Silva, Paulo Trigo Pereira   +1 more
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Who stands in the way of women? Open vs. closed lists and candidate gender in Estonia [PDF]

, 2015
The literature on women's descriptive representation has looked at the debate on open and closed lists as a choice between electoral systems. This article instead focuses on whether voters or the parties are biased against female candidates.
Biin Helen, Darcy Robert, Dreman Niina, Duverger Maurice, Jaquette Jane S., Kittilson Miki Caul, Matland Richard E., Mõttus Aaro, Norris Pippa, Raitviir Tiina, Raitviir Tiina, Sikk Allan, Taagepera Rein, Vainu Vaike, Young Lisa   +14 more
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