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Varieties of semi-presidentialism and their impact on nascent democracies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Semi-presidentialism is the situation where the constitution identifies both a directly elected president and a prime minister responsible to the legislature. There are now some 58 countries in the world with a semi-presidential constitution.
Elgie, Robert
core  

Biofilm‐Antagonist Ginger‐Based 3D‐Printable Photoresins for Complex Implant Designs Exhibiting Advanced Multifunctional Biomedical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work offers unique Ginger‐based 3D‐printable resins that can print customizable high‐resolution complex designs. The customizable printing backbone of Zingerol prints also mimics various human bones' strength. Acquisition of in‐vivo biocompatibility in rat model with no severe inflammatory response, along with in‐vitro antioxidant and ex‐vivo anti‐
Simran Jindal   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Semi-presidentialism and democratisation in Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Polish semi-presidentialism evolved from a pacted transition between the leadership of the communist regime and the Solidarity opposition movement.
McMenamin, Iain
core  

Unveiling the Role of Curvature in Carbon for Improved Energy Release of Ammonium Perchlorate

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
High‐curvature carbon materials identified via machine learning and simulation can enhance the heat release and combustion performance of ammonium perchlorate. ABSTRACT The catalytic role of carbon curvature in the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) remains largely unexplored. To address this gap, this study employs machine learning and
Dan Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presidentialisation: One Term, Two Uses – Between Deductive Exercise and Grand Historical Narrative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article focuses on the two main contributions to the contemporary academic debate about the term ‘presidentialisation’, namely the books by Samuels and Shugart and Poguntke and Webb.
Elgie, Robert, Passarelli, Gianluca
core   +1 more source

Bay‐functionalized [7]Helicene Bilayer Nanographenes

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Bay‐functionalized [7]helical bilayer nanographenes are synthesized via a scalable, modular strategy enabling late‐stage diversification. Tailored methoxy, diketone, and phenazine substitutions precisely tune redox, photophysical, and chiroptical properties, delivering strong electronic circular dichroism and bright circularly polarized luminescence ...
Anmol Thanai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

The Radicalization of Neoliberalism in Brazil and the Role of the Ministry of Tourism in Coalition Presidentialism

open access: yesVia@
Based on the premise that the government system influences the institutional capacity of official tourism bodies, policies and public investments, the study aims to analyze how the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism was co-opted by coalition presidentialism ...
Carolina Todesco   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Divided executives and democratisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This article examines the effect of a divided executive on democratisation in mixed systems where presidents are directly elected and prime ministers are responsible to the legislature.
Elgie, Robert, McMenamin, Iain
core   +1 more source

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