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Interface Charge Induced Multifunctional Manipulations in Metals

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Voltage‑controlled interface charge enables giant, reversible modulation of magnetic anisotropy, magnetization, and resistivity in common metals. Space‑separated ions and electrons accumulate at interfaces, producing strong interfacial capacitor effect and high‑density electrons injection.
Qiang Cao, Yingli Li, Senmiao Liu, Zhen Han, Weixin Liu, Zhaohui Li, Yufeng Tian, Xinglong Ye, Shengshi Li, Qiang Li, Shishen Yan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT RESOLVE THE CHALLENGES ELECTORAL POLITICS IMPOSE ON GOOD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA? THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE, 2015 – 2023.

Journal of South African Democratic Teachers Union
Recent years have witnessed a growing enthusiasm for an accelerated deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to strengthen weak sectors of human endeavour in Africa.
Fie D. Dan-Woniowei
doaj   +1 more source

The electoral consequences of policy-making in coalition governments

Research & Politics, 2023
Does policy-making in coalition governments affect cabinet parties’ electoral performance? Previous research shows that about two thirds of all propositions promised in coalition agreements are actually enacted.
Fabio Ellger, Heike Klüver, Anthea Alberto   +2 more
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regime security and electoral fragility: African perspectives on post-election contestation and the adoption of U.S. Political models

Frontiers in Political Science
Elections are the most vulnerable points in the democratic systems, exposing tensions over legitimacy, institutional capacity and regime security. Many African states have adopted aspects of the United States’ democratic model, including presidentialism,
Winnie Rugutt, Peterson Waweru
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Crop Insurance Design and On‐Farm Risk Adaptation

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States spends billions annually on crop insurance premium subsidies, yet the prevailing distance‐based guarantee design unintentionally rewards risk‐taking by linking subsidies to yield variability. We consider a simple redesign: define guarantees in terms of probability so that coverage reflects a consistent likelihood of indemnity.
Gerald Van Tassell, Alan P. Ker
wiley   +1 more source

Gobernanza y realidades electorales en Marruecos : las legislativas de 2007

Revista de Derecho Político, 2010
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las elecciones legislativas marroquíes de septiembre 2007 a través de una confrontación entre la gobernanza electoral desprendida del cambio del dispositivo normativo e institucional relativo al proceso electoral y
Amina El Messaoudi
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina, Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The comparative study of Electoral Governance

Revista del Instituto Electoral del Estado de México. Apuntes Electorales, 2018
Electoral governance is a crucial variable in securing the credibility of elections in emerging democracies, but remains largely ignored in the comparative study of democratization.
Shaheen Mozaffar, Andreas Schedler
doaj  

The COVID-19 pandemic and the electoral performance of governing parties in electoral democracies

International Political Science Review, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has had tremendous impacts on political, economic and social developments across the globe. Although some studies show that voters tend to hold incumbent parties accountable for managing the pandemic, the results of others suggest that the rally-round-the-flag strategy might be at plan.
Yen-Pin Su, Ekaterina R Rashkova
openaire   +3 more sources