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The King's Evil Without the King: The Royal Touch during the Interregnum
This article examines how far, and in what ways, the traditional belief that English monarchs could cure scrofula (the “King's Evil”) by royal touch survived during the eleven years of the Interregnum (1649–1660). Charles I had been executed and the monarchy abolished, and Charles II was in exile for the vast majority of this period. It might seem that
David L. Smith
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Collective investment in a common pool resource: Grower associations and food safety guidelines
Abstract Common pool resources often face overexploitation, but collective action can counteract that tendency. We investigate collective investment in reputation for produce food safety, a common pool resource because of limited branding and traceability, by U.S. commodity organizations.
Aaron Adalja+2 more
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Examining ethno-racial attitudes of the public in Twitter discourses related to the United States Supreme Court Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling: A machine learning approach. [PDF]
Ujah OI+4 more
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The Act to Regulate Commerce Construed by the Supreme Court [PDF]
Charles K. Burdick, Hubert Bruce Fuller
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Positive Spillovers from Negative Campaigning
Abstract Negative advertising is frequent in electoral campaigns, despite its ambiguous effectiveness: Negativity may reduce voters' evaluation of the targeted politician but may have a backlash effect for the attacker. We study the effect of negative advertising in electoral races with more than two candidates with a large‐scale field experiment ...
Vincenzo Galasso+2 more
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The two-child limit for benefits in the Supreme Court: implications for public health. [PDF]
Machin R.
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Abstract Past studies of prostitution have mislabelled Mexican women as prostitutes when it is not clear that they had engaged in transactional sex. Here, we examine the history of prostitution between 1750 and 1865, detailing both legal frameworks and judicial evidence to address the reasons for the inflation of prostitution's presence in Mexico ...
Nora E. Jaffary, Luis Londoño
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When Issue Salience Affects Adjudication: Evidence from Swiss Asylum Appeal Decisions
Abstract Immigration is a top concern among citizens across the globe. Research shows that the salience of immigration shapes voters' political behavior, but little is known about whether it influences judicial behavior. This article theorizes that variation in issue salience influences judges' behavior when there is a clear connection between the ...
Judith Spirig
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