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Coalition Governments in a Model of Parliamentary Democracy [PDF]
We analyze the relative importance of party ideology and rents from office in the formation of coalitions in a parliamentary democracy. In equilibrium, the types of coalitions that are formed may be minimal winning, minority or surplus and they may be ...
Mandar Oak, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay
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Oak Foundation Belize: Annual Summary Report 2012 [PDF]
, 2013 In 2006 Oak Foundation developed a ten-year strategic plan that guides its grant-making in Belize and the wider Mesoamerica region. The purpose of this report is to provide a detailed description of regional grantmaking in 2012 and inform on the progress
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Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper we describe a technique to make a confined environment of variable stiffness that is suitable for high‐resolution live‐cell imaging. This versatile and adaptable technique enables cell confinement between soft elastic surfaces made from polyacrylamide gels.
Alexia Caillier, Patrick W. Oakes
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Party Formation and Coalitional Bargaining in a Model of Proportional Representation [PDF]
We study a game theoretic model of a parliamentary democracy under proportional representation where `citizen candidates' form parties, voting occurs and governments are formed.
Mandar Oak, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay
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Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cells sense the stiffness of their extracellular matrix (ECM) and adapt their behavior accordingly. We investigated how ECM stiffness affects the spatial organization of talin1, a key mechanosensitive focal adhesion protein. Using polyacrylamide (PA) hydrogels with tunable stiffnesses (0.2–188 kPa), we analyzed cell morphology, migration ...
Joanna Hajduk +5 more
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Quantitative analysis of Polydatin in a Turkish oak: Quercus coccifera L. with HPLC-DAD
International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 2019 In this study, a new, simple, rapid and sensitive HPLC-DAD method was used for analysing polydatin contents of Quercus coccifera (Fagaceae) woody parts extracted with methanol and water. Our results showed that methanol and water extracts of Q. coccifera
Merve Yüzbaşıoğlu Baran +2 more
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, 2015 Thad is a good man. He is old and gnarled like some dying oak tree, and about as hard to uproot and argue with as an oak tree, but Thad is a good man. The last time I saw Thad was in the fall of 1939.
Kessler, Mary Alice
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National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina +6 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeIntroductionThe Mediterranean is the European region with the lowest woody cover and the highest level of habitat degradation, being highly susceptible to climate change effects and desertification risk.
Rafael Silveira Bueno +4 more
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Despite the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence (AI), virtually no research exists examining the psychological impacts of viewing or interacting with AI‐generated images of people. Additionally, it remains relatively unknown whether informing viewers when images are AI‐generated is an effective way to lessen harm or ...
Brooke L. Bennett +5 more
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