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Fiscal decentralization and development: How crucial is local politics? [PDF]
, 2010 Does fiscal decentralization in a politically decentralized less developed country help strengthen democratic institutions at the grass root level? And is the impact of such decentralization on local politics important in determining local development ...
Pal, S, Roy, J
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The relative electoral impact of central party co-ordination and size of party membership at constituency level [PDF]
, 2006 Over the past decade, clear evidence has been produced showing that effective constituency campaigning in British general elections can lead to better electoral performance.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Light reflectance increases along incidence angle and transmittance significantly drops around 90‐degree incidence angle. Here, we report two‐photon laser printed micro mirrors that redirect the skimming light beam into normal light absorption. Using this technique, light‐driven micro walkers and grippers are demonstrated by using grazing incidence ...
Leilei Song, Jianfeng Yang, Hao Zeng
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Voting and Values: Grassroots Elections in Rural and Urban China
Politics and Governance, 2018 Authoritarian leaders often claim that they promote democratic institutions such as elections and democratic values. In China, the central propaganda often promotes the right and duty of citizens to vote in local elections as well as the importance of ...
John James Kennedy +2 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Zinc‐containing bioactive glass (ZnBG) promotes diabetic wound healing by regulating macrophage extracellular traps (METs). Specifically, ZnBG reduces oxidative stress and inhibits the PAD4 and NLRP3/caspase‐1/GSDMD signaling pathways, thereby suppressing MET formation.
RuiYang Sun +11 more
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Voting under threat: Evidence from the 2020 French local elections. [PDF]
Eur J Polit Econ, 2022 Leromain E, Vannoorenberghe G.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino +7 more
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Otoritas: Jurnal Ilmu PemerintahanThe lack of political education for the people of Ciamis Regency in local head elections has an impact on the lack of voter information on local head candidates, so that political behavior is based on assumptions and non-rational factors.
Kiki Endah +2 more
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THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT CROSS-PARTY COALITIONS ON THE OUTCOME OF LOCAL ELECTIONS IN ROMANIA. CASE-STUDY: THE 2024 ELECTIONS IN CONSTANTA COUNTY [PDF]
Annals of the "Ovidius" University of Constanţa. Political Science SeriesLocal elections constitute an opportunity for voters to express their political choices in a more authentic way, closer to their party preferences and ideological convictions, as opposed to other types of elections where they have to act strategically
Mihaela IVĂNESCU, Luiza-Maria FILIMON
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Post-election survey data: Local democracy and the 2018 local elections in the Czech Republic. [PDF]
Data Brief, 2021 Šaradín P +5 more
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