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Politicians “on board”! Do political connections affect banking activities in Italy? [PDF]
This paper analyzes the effects of political presence in the boards of directors of cooperative banks. We refer our analysis to all politicians (almost 160.000) belonging to a political body in Italy.
Farina, Vincenzo +3 more
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Label‐Free Super‐Resolution Imaging Using Non‐Linear Exogenous Photon Avalanche Backlight
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Transmission avalanche backlight (TAB) microscopy turns a photon‐avalanching Tm3+:LiYF4 crystal into a nonlinear luminescent backlight. Weak attenuation by a transparent sample is amplified into strong emission modulation: image contrast increases with sample attenuation and avalanche nonlinearity (N), while the effective point spread function narrows ...
S. Karmegam +5 more
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How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms [PDF]
How does anti-immigrant rhetoric by mainstream politicians affect norms of tolerance? How does this compare to similar statements made by radical-right politicians?
Daniel Ziblatt +2 more
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Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.A compact passive engineered surface converts changes in microwave frequency into many distinct illumination patterns, allowing nearby objects to be imaged without mechanical scanning, active tuning, or a large antenna array. Operating from 18 to 28 GHz, the single‐port system uses measured field patterns to reconstruct metallic targets and distinguish
Mohammed H. Arif +6 more
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The Transparency of Politics and the Quality of Politicians [PDF]
In this paper, we analyze the relationship between the transparency of politics and the quality of politicians in a model of parties’ political recruitment.
Antonio Merlo, Andrea Mattozzi
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Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.This review provides a bottom‐up evaluation of sodium‐ion battery safety, linking material degradation mechanisms, cell engineering parameters, and module/pack assembly. It emphasizes that understanding intrinsic material stability and establishing coordinated engineering control across hierarchical levels are vital for preventing degradation coupling ...
Won‐Gwang Lim +5 more
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The Effect of SNAP Purchasing Power on Diet Quality
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits millions of eligible low‐income Americans by increasing access to food, helping to reduce food insecurity. Previous studies have documented that the geographical variation in local food prices leads to significant differences in SNAP's purchasing power.
Farah Khan, Augustine Denteh
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The Limits of Labor Legislation Reforms: Rigidity, Growth, and Employment in Brazil (1995–2010)
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2016 The literature addressing market dynamics typically assumes that reforming labor legislation has a direct impact on economic performance, the configuration of labor markets, and the strength of labor organizations.
Jean François Mayer
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Election cycles in MPs' outside interests? The UK House of Commons, 2005-2010 [PDF]
Politicians often implement popular changes in public policies prior to elections, with the aim of improving their Election Day outcome. This research note evaluates whether such electioneering carries over also into politicians' extra-parliamentary ...
Geys, Benny
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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone +5 more
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