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Electoral observation and integrity in Andean democracies: challenges and insights from Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
Electoral integrity has become a central procedural benchmark for assessing democratic quality in the Andean region, where competitive elections coexist with persistent distrust, post-electoral polarization, and recurring allegations of fraud.
Santiago Carranco-Paredes, Ariel Merino
doaj   +1 more source

Protecting the Integrity of the Electoral Process

open access: yesKabarak Journal of Law and Ethics, 2021
This article interrogates the rationale and promise of the judgment by theCourt of Appeal in the Maina Kiai judgment. It is argued that by the MainaKiai court affirming the finality of results at the polling station, the MainaKiai judgment has the impact of imbuing a positive perception on fairnessof elections and the legitimacy of electoral outcomes ...
openaire   +1 more source

From Insight to Theory: Advancing Sentiment Evaluation for Diaspora Development Projects

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of “sentiment evaluation,” drawing on a mid‐term evaluation by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) of its program supporting Somali diaspora activism in Somaliland. Conducted in 2014, the evaluation revealed that “sentiment,” the emotional, identity‐based attachment linking diaspora actors to their homeland ...
Valeria Saggiomo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parascaris spp. induced surgical colic in juvenile horses—A Scandinavian perspective

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Parascaris spp. commonly infects foals, and high burdens can cause fatal small intestinal impactions. Progressive anthelmintic resistance poses a risk for an increase of Parascaris spp. related disease in juvenile horses. Objectives To investigate Parascaris‐related surgical intestinal lesions, with special emphasis on ascarid ...
E. Tydén   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Uncertainty on Forecasting the US Economy

open access: yesJournal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the predictive value of uncertainty measures for key macroeconomic indicators across multiple forecast horizons. We evaluate how different uncertainty proxies—economic policy uncertainty (EPU), VIX, geopolitical risk, and measures of macroeconomic and financial uncertainty—enhance forecast accuracy for industrial production,
Angelica Ghiselli
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Global Politics: How AI and ML Influence Power, Governance, Democracy, International Relations, Misinformation and Polarization?

open access: yesSocial Science Chronicle
This article theorizes artificial intelligence as a power-bearing political infrastructure that re-configures authority, legitimacy, representation, and strategic order across contemporary polities.
Félix Carrillo
doaj   +1 more source

Nitrogen‐Based Bisphosphonate Use and Risk of Cancer in Women Aged 50 Years and Older: A National Data Linkage Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Bisphosphonates are widely used to treat osteoporosis and to manage bone metastases in patients with breast cancer. Nitrogen‐based bisphosphonates may also broadly reduce cancer risk, but evidence remains inconsistent. This large population‐based data linkage study in women aged > 50 years found that, compared to no use of osteoporosis medicines ...
Karen M. Tuesley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poverty and Perceptions of Electoral Integrity in the USA

open access: yesEconomics & Politics
ABSTRACT We propose two opposing forces that impact the relation between electoral integrity and poverty. On the one hand, it is more costly to provide electoral integrity in states where there is more poverty due to transaction costs and opportunity costs.
Douglas Cumming   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Brexit and Its Impact on EU Financial Markets

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of Brexit on volatility spillovers across the EU countries. We introduce a Brexit intensity measure that assigns an intensity score reflective of the financial markets' reaction to the events that occurred as Brexit negotiations began to unfold.
Marwan Izzeldin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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