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Democratic cultural policy : democratic forms and policy consequences [PDF]

, 2012
The forms that are adopted to give practical meaning to democracy are assessed to identify what their implications are for the production of public policies in general and cultural policies in particular.
Alexander V., Beetham D., Beetham D., Bennett T.M., Budge I., Bulpitt J., Bunting C., Catt H., Clive Gray, Colomer J., Cowley P., Dahl R., Diesing P., Dryzek J., Duelund P., Elstub S., Frey B., Fung A., Harrop M., Heywood A., Hindmoor A., Hutchinson R., Jenkins H., Kjaer A., Kleiman M., Magleby D., Mangset P., Peters B., Qvortrup M., Sabatier P., Schumpeter J., Shugart M., Smith G., Smith L., Stevens A., Watson S.   +35 more
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Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Strength of 3D‐Printed Iron Polylactic Acid for Marine Applications via Laser Surface Texturing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Laser surface texturing significantly improves the corrosion resistance and mechanical strength of 3D‐printed iron polylactic acid (Ir‐PLA) for marine applications. Optimal laser parameters reduce corrosion by 80% and enhance tensile strength by 25% and ductility by 15%.
Mohammad Rezayat, Mojtaba Karamimoghadam, Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki, Ali Zolfagharian, Giuseppe Casalino, Antonio Mateo, Mahdi Bodaghi   +6 more
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Endogenous Lobbying [PDF]

In this paper we present a citizen-candidate model of representative democracy with endogenous lobbying. We find that lobbying induces policy compromise and always affects equilibrium policy outcomes.
Antonio Merlo, Leonardo Felli
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3D‐Printed Architected Material for the Generation of Foam‐Based Protective Equipment

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates 3D‐printed architected structures as alternatives to traditional foams in protective gear. It focuses on customizing impact strength and damping through design and manufacturing integration. Testing shows these structures outperform conventional foams, offering enhanced customizability, lower weight, and tunable performance ...
Ali Zolfagharian, Gerard Bel Català, Daniel Saakes, Bernard Rolfe, Ian Gibson, Mehrshad Mehrpouya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tribology of ZrC Coatings and Spherical Tips Acquired with Extraordinarily Stiff, Metal Atomic Force Microscopy Probes

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
In this research, ZrC coatings are evaluated against various counterprobes at the microscale using novel super‐stiff atomic force microscopy cantilevers. The chemical composition of the coating is shown to be an important factor influencing coating hardness and Young's modulus, while surface roughness, counterprobe hardness, and surface energy are the ...
Piotr Jenczyk, Marcin Michałowski, Bogdan Warcholiński, Michał Milczarek, Adam Gilewicz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Restoring the Right to Vote [PDF]

, 2008
The right to vote forms the core of American democracy. Our history is marked by successful struggles to expand the franchise, to include those previously barred from the electorate because of race, class, or gender.
Erika Wood
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Fabrication of a Stable, Low‐Cost, Patient‐Specific, Brain Phantom with Ventricles for Ultrasound Imaging

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Patient‐specific brain phantoms can replace animal trials, aid presurgical training, and enable in silico disease research on cerebrospinal fluid and ventricles. This study presents a method to create ventricular brain phantoms from three‐dimensional magnetic resonance images brain scans, resulting in durable, tunable, reproducible models that mimic ...
Kajal Chandraprakash Jain, Ana Belen Amado Rey, Ana Carolina Gonçalves Seabra, Thomas Stieglitz   +3 more
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Michels e la crisi della democrazia – ieri e oggi

Quaderni di Sociologia, 2013
The article investigates the relation between the crisis of the democratic institutions and Michel’s political thought. In particular it analyses the shortcomings of the priciple of representation, described in Michel’s book “La sociologia del partito ...
Patricia Chiantera-Stutte
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The Effect of Direct Democracy on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland [PDF]

There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution
Gebhard Kirchgässner, Justina A.V. Fischer, Lars P. Feld   +2 more
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The multiple hierarchical legislatures in representative democracy [PDF]

, 2012
Multiple hierarchical models of representative democracies in which, for instance, voters elect county representatives, county representatives elect district representatives, district representatives elect state representatives and state representatives ...
Kobayashi, Katsuya, Tasnádi, Attila
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