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Parties with Policy Preferences and Uncertainty over Voter Behavior [PDF]

Social Choice and Welfare, 2006
The equilibrium redistributive policy proposals of two parties with policy preferences are studied. Each party’s ideal policy coincides with that of citizens having a particular income level, and the party’s utility function reflects its attitude to the trade-off between the choice of preferred policy and the likelihood of victory.
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From patient advocacy to patient‐driven research: Building active partnerships beginning at the bench to reach the bedside

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Research is strongest when conducted alongside patients, not just about them. Patient research organizations help integrate patient perspectives into research priorities, study design, and scientific meetings, leading to meaningful patient outcomes and development of relevant therapies.
Jenica H. Kakadia, Rachel Heilmann, Maximiliano Barrientos, Laura MacNeill, Ingrid Vallee, Sarah K. Schultz, Patrick O'Donoghue, Angelica A. Moresco, Victoria M. Siu, Ilka U. Heinemann   +9 more
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Five‐Year Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sphincter‐Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Study in Elderly Vietnamese Patients

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This prospective study demonstrates that laparoscopic sphincter‐preserving surgery is feasible for elderly patients. While overall survival reaches 70% at 5 years, advanced T‐stage and the omission of neoadjuvant therapy significantly drive recurrence, highlighting the need for personalized geriatric protocols despite logistical challenges.
Huu Duc Ho, Quang Le, Ngoc Thach Tran, Van Viet Ung, Loc Vu   +4 more
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Understanding Further the Phenotypic Spectrum of Central Nervous System Inflammatory Demyelinating Disorders Using Unsupervised Clustering

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory demyelinating syndromes, including multiple sclerosis (MS), aquaporin‐4 antibody–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4 + NMOSD), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), occasionally overlap.
Bade Gulec, Elif Everest, Melih Tutuncu, Ugur Bilge, Sabahattin Saip, Ugur Uygunoglu, Aksel Siva   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Drives Voting Behavior in Southeast Asia? Evidence from Candidate Choice Experiments in Five Countries

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Research on voting behavior in Southeast Asia has yielded numerous valuable insights, but it relies on observational data and rarely adopts a comparative approach.
Diego Fossati
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The Relationship Between Religiosity and Preference for Leaders with Integrity: A Perspective on Religious Dimensions and Political Ethics

Millati: Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities
This study aims to analyze the relationship between religiosity and the preference for leaders with integrity, as well as examine the role of political ethics as a moderator in this relationship.
Luluk Mashluchah, Nuzulul Ulum, Ahmad Halid, Machfudz   +3 more
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Bi‐ and Mono‐Allelic RFC1 Expansion in a North American Cohort With Idiopathic Axonal Neuropathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective RFC1 biallelic repeat expansion is increasingly recognized as a cause of chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP), but it remains challenging to know who to test. This study aims to determine the prevalence of biallelic and monoallelic RFC1 expansions and their corresponding neuropathy phenotypes in CIAP patients and identify ...
Amro M. Stino, Lavanya Muthukumar, Evan L. Reynolds, Peter Todd, Sinem Ovunc, Sheng Chih Jin, Zitian Tang, Simone Thomas, PNRR Study Group, Ahmet Höke, Brian C. Callaghan, Sarah Berth, Vinay Chaudhry, David Cornblath, Leana Doherty, Lindsey Hayes, Hristelina Ilieva, Thomas Lloyd, Mohammad Khoshnoodi, Brett McCray, Brett Morrison, Bipasha Mukherjee‐Clavin, Lyle Ostrow, Michael Polydefkis, Ricardo Roda, Charlotte Sumner   +25 more
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Voter Preferences, Polarization, and Electoral Policies [PDF]

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2014
In most variants of the Hotelling-Downs model of election, it is assumed that voters have concave utility functions. This assumption is arguably justified in issues such as economic policies, but convex utilities are perhaps more appropriate in others, such as moral or religious issues.
Yuichiro Kamada Jr., Fuhito Kojima Jr.
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Quantitative MRI Uncovers Subtle Cortical Damage in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody‐Associated Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether myelin‐sensitive quantitative MRI reveals microstructural abnormalities in normal‐appearing cortex (NACtx) in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), indicating that conventional MRI underestimates remission residual cortical injury.
Valentina Camera, Agnese Tamanti, Silvia Messina, Nicola Dall'Osto, Teresa Maltempo, Stefano Ziccardi, Matteo Foschi, Maria Grazia Piscaglia, Diana Ferraro, Francesco Crescenzo, Francesca Rossi, Albulena Bajrami, Sabrina Marangoni, Damiano Marastoni, Francesca Benedetta Pizzini, Maria Isabel Leite, Roberta Magliozzi, Patrick Waters, Massimiliano Calabrese, Jacqueline Palace, Ruth Geraldes   +20 more
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Surfing the Latin American Pink Tide: Secular Trends or Sudden Change in Public Opinion? An Oaxaca–Blinder Approach

Economía
The Pink Tide had a profound political and economic impact on Latin America. While the existing literature explores its drivers and reversal, this article addresses a gap by combining two decomposition methods with a dataset on values and perceptions ...
Matías Brum, Paola Cazulo, Horacio Rueda, Sabrina Siniscalchi   +3 more
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