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The choice argument for proportional representation
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract What electoral system should a democracy choose? I argue for proportional representation (PR). My main empirical premise is Duverger's law: Under PR there are more viable candidates in district‐level elections than there are under single‐member plurality (SMP) systems.
Adam Lovett
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Alliances are typically understood as agreements intended to deter aggression from enemy states. By signaling an ally's commitment to a protégé state, a shared enemy may be deterred from attacking. In light of this signaling logic, secret alliances are puzzling.
Peter Bils, Bradley C. Smith
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Allergy, EarlyView.BL‐Predictor has emerged as a new tool for delabeling penicillin allergy. External validation has shown a specificity of 93% for detecting low‐risk patients. This score could potentially reduce diagnostic costs and the negative consequences associated with incorrect antibiotic allergy labels.
Marina Labella +14 more
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Andrology, EarlyView.Abstract Background Poor semen quality is a well‐known feature in patients with testicular germ cell tumours (GCTs) at the time of diagnosis but the underlying biological reasons are incompletely understood. Objectives This study aimed to identify GCT‐specific clinical factors that are involved with poor semen quality in GCT patients.
Klaus‐Peter Dieckmann +9 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Anti‐reflux and paraoesophageal hernia surgery rates in Australia rose markedly from 2000 to 2024, especially among females and older adults. Hiatal closure procedures increased while isolated fundoplasty declined, highlighting shifting surgical practice and notable sex‐ and age‐related differences in treatment patterns.
Christopher Goubar +3 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To examine the prevalence of severe psychiatric morbidity among gender‐referred adolescents, focusing on gender differences and outcomes related to medical gender reassignment. Methods Finnish nationwide cohort of all under‐23‐year‐old gender‐referred individuals between 1996 and 2019 (n = 2 083) and 16 643 matched controls.
Sami‐Matti Ruuska +3 more
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British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The Tower of London (TOL) is a planning task frequently used in clinical settings and research. Planning and execution times are the most common outcome variables despite yielding lower effect sizes in clinical group comparisons and lower test–retest reliability than planning accuracy. Here, it is proposed that planning time be analysed not in
Lena V. Schumacher +5 more
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A probabilistic framework for modelling false Title IX ‘convictions’ under the preponderance of the evidence standard [PDF]
Law, Probability and Risk, 2016 openaire +1 more source