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Do Elections Matter for Economic Performance? [PDF]
In mature democracies, elections discipline leaders to deliver good economic performance. Since the fall of the Soviet Union most developing countries also hold elections, but these are often marred by illicit tactics.
Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler
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Nationalization of U.S. Local Elections
Scholars have documented an upward trajectory of the nationalization of the American electorate, but frequently overlook local elections. The degree to which local elections have nationalized remains unclear.
Francesca Tang
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Evolution of the presence and success of female candidates in Chile, 1989-2009
Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 2016 introduces the explanations that are likely to account for the presence of women in electedoffices. Based on them, we analyze the evolution of women in elected office in Chile between the return of democracy in 1989 and 2009.
Patricio Daniel Navia Lucero
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Arterial Spin‐Labeling MRI at the Cortical‐CSF Interface: A Novel Biomarker in Alzheimer Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background/Objective Arterial spin‐labeling (ASL) MRI can measure perfusion signal adjacent to CSF spaces and may provide information regarding CSF‐adjacent water transport physiology. We developed an automated pipeline to extract cortical‐CSF interface (IF) perfusion for comparison between Alzheimer disease (AD) and cognitively normal ...
Mona Asghariahmadabad +22 more
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100 years of by-elections in New Zealand: 1913-2013 [PDF]
, 2014 Overview: New Zealand’s Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system incorporates 71 electorate seats whose members (electorate MPs) are elected by the first-past-the-post election method, and 49 list seats whose members (list MPs) are elected in ...
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Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son +3 more
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White Matter and Perivascular Imaging Changes in Alzheimer's Disease and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Peak‐width of skeletonized mean diffusivity (PSMD) and diffusion tensor imaging–analysis along the perivascular space (DTI‐ALPS), reflecting white matter integrity and glymphatic function, are altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Debina Laishram +3 more
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Voter turnout history for general elections
, 1960 This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government ...
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Reserves, Injury Severity, and Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury: A CENTER‐TBI Observational Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Reserve refers to the brain's ability to maintain function after an injury and strongly relates to traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes. This study examined (1) whether associations between pre‐injury reserve proxies and outcomes differed across injury severity categories, and (2) whether the impact of injury severity varied across ...
Natascha Ekdahl +6 more
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Growth, Centrism and Semi-Presidentialism: Forecasting the Portuguese General Elections [PDF]
Electoral behaviour in recently established democracies has been more frequently treated from the point of view of its unpredictability, volatility and personalistic elements than that of its "fundamentals".
Pedro C. Magalhães +1 more
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