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How quorum rules distort referendum outcomes: evidence from a pivotal voter model [PDF]

In many jurisdictions, whether referendum results are binding depend on certain legally defined quorum requirements. With a pivotal-voter model, we examine how quorum requirements affect voter’s behavior.
Luís Francisco Aguiar, Pedro C. Magalhães   +1 more
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Electoral Participation and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

African Journal of Political Science
The quality of democracy is largely determined by the level and nature of citizens’ political participation. In Nigeria, however, democratic participation continues to face challenges linked to institutional weakness, electoral malpractice, insecurity ...
Amobi Chiamogu, Uchechukwu P. Chiamogu
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
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Information Seeking Behaviour of Voters

Emerging Library & Information Perspectives
Canada has experienced a steady decline in voter turnout for the last several decades. The majority of studies have sought to understand how voters use the information, rather than how they find said information. By analyzing the information behaviour of voters during elections using Wilson’s Revised General Model this paper seeks to understand what ...
openaire   +1 more source

Integration of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain and Cortical Dysfunction Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in ALS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether integration of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) and cortical dysfunction improves diagnostic accuracy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when applied alongside the Gold Coast criteria (GCC). Methods In this prospective study, 148 participants with suspected ALS were recruited (101 ALS and 47 with ALS ...
Aicee Dawn Calma, Nathan Pavey, Yukiko Tsuji, Amirul Ab Ghapar, Mehdi A.J. van den Bos, Bronwen Orden, Grace Lee, Linda Mekhael, Julie Ryder, Cláudia Santos Silva, David McDonald, Fakhria Kakar, Con Yiannikas, Matthew C. Kiernan, David A. Brown, Parvathi Menon, Steve Vucic   +16 more
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Ideological Misalignment in Britain

Statistics and Public Policy
The correlation structure of attitudes is a critical feature for characterising the ideological beliefs of an electorate. Recent research has shown that, contrary to conventional wisdom, social and economic conservatism are negatively correlated in most ...
James Ackland, Lee de-Wit
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Effects of Add‐On Icosapent Ethyl With Standard Treatment on Functional Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand, Seyed Hossein Aghamiri, Saeed Mohmammad Soleymani, Shadiyeh Bararpoor Poshkohi, Samaneh Masoudi, Hadi Esmaily   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating the potential impact of nonvoters on outcomes of parlimentary elections in proportional systems with the applications to German national elections from 1949 to 2005 [PDF]

"If [voter] turnout was 100%, would it affect the election result?" (Bernhagen and Marsh 2007) is a frequently asked research question. So far, the question has been primarily answered regarding the changes in the distribution of votes.
Kohler, Ulrich
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Clinical and Modifiable Factors Associated With Disability and Relapse in MOGAD: A Multicentre Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Factors associated with relapse course and disability in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody‐associated disease (MOGAD) remain incompletely understood. Objectives To identify clinical and modifiable factors associated with relapse and disability in MOGAD. Methods In this ambispective multicentre cohort study using data from
Yingtao Wang, Shaoxin Tao, Qiujia Wang, Xiaoyu Xu, Hui Yao, Zheng Liu, Dawei Li, Zhandong Qiu, Jinming Han, Jiangwei Xia, Qi Wang, Jun Sun, Kai Shao, Jiao Li, Shishuang Ruan, Yi Zhong, Jun Guo, Shougang Guo, Yue Huang, Guoliang Chai, Tao Jin, Hongyu Zhou, Junwei Hao, Yinan Zhao   +23 more
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Elite behaviour and citizen mobilization

, 2015
This paper studies the relation between self-serving elite behaviour and citizen political participation. We use a fixed effects approach to analyze the association between portfolio investment in tax havens and voter turnout, using data from 213 ...
Wiig, Arne, Kolstad, Ivar
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