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Voter turnout and fiscal policy [PDF]

European Economic Review, 2011
Though a large literature on the determinants of turnout has flourished, there is scant evidence on the causal impact of turnout on policies implemented in practice. Using data on French municipalities and instrumental variables for turnout based on temperature and influenza variations, we show that a one percent increase in turnout decreases on ...
Godefroy, Raphael, Henry, Emeric
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Examining Voter Turnout: A Look at Participatory Budgeting and Political Participation in Romania

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
The gap between elected authorities and citizens is widening in many democracies due to declining political engagement. This article examines wheth­er participatory budgeting (PB) is linked to voter turnout in Romania.
Alexandru Andrei Ivan, Sorana Alexandra Constantinescu, Gabriel Bădescu   +2 more
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The Full Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Political Participation

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2020
This article examines the impact of both the Medicaid expansion and the private insurance-related components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on voter turnout and registration.
Charles Courtemanche, James Marton, Aaron Yelowitz   +2 more
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Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voter Turnout

, 2013
Participating in elections is an essential component of democracy: citizens in democratic political systems are expected to be able to vote and to choose their representatives. Through their vote, either directly in presidential elections or indirectly in parliamentary elections, citizens also select among competing government alternatives.
André Blais, Eva Anduiza
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PancDS in Real‐World Practice: A Prospective Multicenter Validation of a Clinical Decision‐Support System Bridging Experience Gaps in Pancreatic Lesion Diagnosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A biomimetic artificial intelligence system, PancDS, has been developed to distinguish pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from mass‐forming pancreatitis by adaptively integrating clinical data, radiomics, and deep learning features. Validated across multicenter, reader‐study, and prospective settings, PancDS improves diagnostic accuracy, particularly for
Zhibo Wang, Weinuo Qu, Wenwen Cai, Chuhuai Wang, Chenxi Lyu, Qingguo Xie, Qian Chu, Yaqi Shen, Peng Xiao, Feng Li, Qingpeng Zhang, Jiali Li, Jeong Min Lee, Zhen Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and social conformity: Do men and women respond differently to social pressure to vote?

Social Influence, 2018
In this paper, we re-analyze data from a large-scale field experiment (N = 344,084) on voter turnout in order to determine whether men and women respond differently to social pressure aimed at voter mobilization.
Aaron C. Weinschenk, Costas Panagopoulos, Karly Drabot, Sander van der Linden   +3 more
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A Phase‐Resolved Geometric Deep Learning Framework Maps Structural Determinants of Disease‐Associated Protein Aggregation and Guides Suppressor Design

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
SKALE 2.0 maps disease‐associated protein aggregation as a phase‐resolved structural process, linking mutation‐induced geometric perturbations to nucleation, elongation, and suppressor design. Across neurodegenerative proteins, the framework reveals cryptic aggregation vulnerabilities, separates phase‐concordant and phase‐switching mutations, and ...
Jia Shen Sio, Wei Xuan Wilson Loo, Yan Shan Loo, Wen Xin Tan, Hui Xuan Lim, Huitao Liu, Chen Seng Ng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the Election Systems for Overseas Constituency Representatives in Multiple Countries

Social Sciences
Although electoral systems are a traditional focus in political science, limited research exists on the characteristics of overseas constituency representation.
Shuji Yamauchi, Takashi Sekiyama
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Ranked Choice Voting and Youth Voter Turnout: The Roles of Campaign Civility and Candidate Contact

Politics and Governance, 2021
Ranked choice voting (RCV) has become increasing popular in the United States as more cities and states begin allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
Courtney L. Juelich, Joseph A. Coll
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