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Runoff vs. plurality:the effects of the electoral system on local and central government behaviour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Plurality and runoff systems oer very different incentives to parties and coalition of voters, and demand different political strategies from potential candidates and chief executives.
Bracco, Emanuele, Brugnoli, Alberto
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OPTRACE: Optical Imaging–Guided Transplantation and Tracking of Cells in the Mouse Brain

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
OPTRACE establishes an optical, two‐step platform for intracerebral cell therapy. Transparent glass pipettes enable real‐time, image‐guided delivery, while multiplex genetic labeling with two‐photon and bioluminescence readouts supports longitudinal single‐cell tracking and host–graft dynamics.
Jinghui Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diferenciación ideológica y coordinación estratégica en elecciones presidenciales en América Latina

open access: yesColombia Internacional, 2020
Objective/context: This article estimates the effect of ideological differentiation on the level of electoral coordination in presidential elections in Latin America.
Diego Luján
doaj   +1 more source

Electoral reform in Asia: institutional engineering against "money politics" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper argues that the concept of intraparty competition – as opposed to interparty competition – provides the most useful lens through which to understand recent cases of electoral reform in East Asia. Various democracies in the region have over the
Borwornsak   +25 more
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Oxygen‐Regulated GaN‐Based Sensors Fabricated by MOCVD for Switchable Gas Detection: Exhaled Gas Smart Platform for Non‐Invasive Disease Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents highly consistent GaN‐based thin‐film gas sensors prepared by MOCVD for non‐invasive breath analysis. The sensors exhibit tunable selectivity from oxidizing to reducing gases by incorporating In composition, ultra‐low detection limits and humidity resistance.
Yuxuan Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in Alcohol Retail Laws and Foot Traffic at Liquor Stores

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how expanding alcohol availability at grocery and convenience stores affects consumer traffic in liquor stores by leveraging recent changes in state‐level alcohol distribution laws in a difference‐in‐difference quasi‐experimental design.
Nathan Palardy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Malapportionment in Mongolian elections: Does institutional structure matter?

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2023
This article examines malapportionment in Mongolia from the introduction of a unicameral parliament in 1992 to the parliamentary elections in 2016. We especially address the question whether the level of malapportionment was significantly influenced by ...
Pavel Maškarinec
doaj   +1 more source

Electoral reform in local government: alternative systems and key issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The Government plans a full modernisation of local government, including annual elections and a stronger scrutiny role for elected representatives.
Dunleavy, Patrick, Margetts, Helen
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