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Analysis of Voting procedures in One-Seat Elections: Condorcet Efficiency and Borda Efficiency [PDF]

In this paper 16 different voting procedures for one-seat elections are analysed: the rules of Borda, Condorcet, Black, Copeland, Simpson, Hare, Coombs, Baldwin, Nanson and the plurality, anti-plurality, majority, approval and runoff rules.
Dimitri Vandercruyssen
core  

How far behind in number are socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils when they start school in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
wiley   +1 more source

Eudragit®‐engineered pH‐responsive probiotic microspheres with enhanced gastrointestinal resistance and prolonged storage stability for inflammatory bowel disease therapy

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This study reports the development of AMS@Eud core‐shell microspheres, combining calcium alginate and pH‐responsive Eudragit® L100, which exhibit exceptional gastrointestinal resistance and long‐term storage stability (only 5.28%–9.09% viability loss over 35 days at 4–25°C), and effectively alleviate inflammatory bowel disease via gut microbiota ...
Ming Teng, Xiaomin Luo, Peng Zhang, Chen Yang, Yuniel Ma, Xinhua Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune, Barbara A. Caspers, Isabel Damas‐Moreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson, Ellen Wohl, Laura L. Govers, Oscar Franken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Han Olff, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Maryann S. Watson, Luísa M.S. Borges, Tjisse van der Heide   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early evolutionary history of the seed

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman, Alan R. T. Spencer, Jason Hilton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A wireless, skin-integrated system for continuous pressure distribution monitoring to prevent ulcers across various healthcare environments

npj Flexible Electronics
Pressure ulcers remain a persistent challenge in healthcare, particularly for individuals with limited mobility or compromised sensation. Early detection is critical to prevent ischemic damage leading to necrosis, infections, and prolonged hospital stays.
Seonggwang Yoo, Zengyao Lv, Nicholas Fadell, Jae-Young Yoo, Seyong Oh, Kyoung-Ho Ha, William M. Moritz, Jihun Cha, Hanbing Wu, Jihun Park, Sung Soo Kwak, Kyeongha Kwon, Yoonseok Park, Donghwi Cho, Hak-Young Ahn, Chanho Park, Sangjun Kim, Tae Wan Park, Woo-Youl Maeng, Heung Cho Ko, Amanda M. Westman, Matthew MacEwan, Yonggang Huang, Justin Saks, John A. Rogers   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green Banking Practices, Social, Health and Environmental Disclosures and Bank Financial Performance: The Role of Innovations and Corporate Governance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regulators in the banking industry in the Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) region are progressively concentrating on corporate innovation and bank social, health and environmental disclosures (BSHED) as crucial corporate governance (CG) structures to improve bank financial performance (BFP).
Douglas A. Adu, Musa Mangena, Emmanuel Adegbite, Frank Boateng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source