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Local interest groups and the perception of power in Spanish cities

Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 2018
Studies on local interest groups have generated a considerable number of theories on urban power that have eventually become the basis of far-reaching approaches on democracy and collective action.
Joaquim M. Molins, Iván Medina
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Disarming charisma? Mayoralty, gender and power in Medellín, Colombia [PDF]

, 2017
The ‘Urban Century’ has seen a rise in power of cities, and the emergence of city mayors as significant political actors both nationally and globally. The power of city mayors, which unifies pragmatic, techno-managerial leadership with the authority and ...
Maclean, Kate
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Evaluation of a Novel Electric Health Record Sidecar Application to Display Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Outcomes During Clinic Visits: Results of a Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We developed a novel electronic health record sidecar application to visualize key rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes, including disease activity, physical function, and pain, via a patient‐facing graphical interface designed for use during outpatient visits (“RA PRO dashboard”).
Gabriela Schmajuk, Jing Li, Cathy Nasrallah, Cherish Wilson, Alicia Hamblin, Christine Hariz, Cammie Young, Stephen Shiboski, Emma Kersey, Mary Nakamura, Judith F. Ashouri, Mehrdad Matloubian, Andrew J. Gross, Jennifer Barton, Beth Berrean, Jonathan Prugh, Jinoos Yazdany   +16 more
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Closer or More Distant? The Congruence Between Elites and Voters on Swiss–EU Relations

Politics and Governance
Elite-citizen congruence is central to normative theories of representation. This article compares the preferences of Swiss elites and citizens about relations with the EU, examining whether patterns of elite-citizen divergence documented in EU member ...
Lukas Lauener, Laurent Bernhard
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Change management: The case of the elite sport performance team [PDF]

, 2012
The effective and efficient implementation of change is often required for both successful performance and management survival across a host of contemporary domains.
Amis J., Andrew Cruickshank, Balogun J., Bee C. C., Bowes I., Collins D., Collins D., Cunningham G. B., Dave Collins, Edwards T., Erwin D. G., Gould D., Hardy L., Harris N., Holt N. L., Hutchins B., Jones R. L., Kikulis L. M., Kim W. Chan, Kotter J. P., Kotter J. P., League Managers Association, Luecke R., Patton M. Q., Pedersen P. M., Rose J., Schein E. H., Schroeder P. J., Sisjord M. K., Smart D. L., Smith A. T.C., Strauss A., Sénecal J., Warriner K., Wischnevsky J. D.   +34 more
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Use of a Molecular Signature Response Classifier to Inform Treatment Selection Improves Clinical Disease Activity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie, Timothy Beukelman, Nicholas P. McCormick, Jeffrey R. Curtis   +3 more
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Nativist cosmopolitans: institutional reflexivity and the decline of “double-consciousness” in American nationalist thought [PDF]

, 2001
Debate in the field of historical sociology on the subject of American citizenship and nationality tends to support one of two theories. The exceptionalist argument holds that American nationalist discourse has historically been based on the universal ...
Kaufmann, Eric P.
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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The Weberian Foundations of Modern Elite Theory and Democratic Elitism

, 2012
Max Weber's portrayal of modern elftes shows clear proximity to 'classical elite theory,' modern 'elite perspective,' and 'democratic elitism.' This portrayal - stressing power concentration in the state apparata, legitimacy of rule, centrality of leadership groups, and the capacity of these groups to form cohesive power actors - anticipates many ...
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The Political Economy of Financial Liberalisation [PDF]

Political economy theories of financial development argue that in countries where a narrow elite controls political decisions, financial development may be deliberately obstructed to deny access to finance to potential competitors. This paper empirically
Anja Shortland, Sourafel Girma
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