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Selfish and Prospective. Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting [PDF]

open access: yes
We present and test a theory of prospective and retrospective pocketbook voting. Focusing on two large reforms in Sweden, we establish a causal chain from policies to sizeable individual gains and losses and then to voting.
Mikael Elinder   +2 more
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Combinatorial and computational aspects of multiple weighted voting games [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Weighted voting games are ubiquitous mathematical models which are used in economics, political science, neuroscience, threshold logic, reliability theory and distributed systems.
Paterson, Michael S.   +2 more
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Cross‐Species Single‐Cell Comparative Analysis Reveals Gluconeogenic Features of Hepatocytes in Ruminants

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
In this study, we used cross‐species comparisons to identify ruminant hepatocyte features. We also identified potential genes and TFs involved in coordinating gluconeogenesis in ruminant hepatocytes. By integrating single‐cell data with population genetic analyses, we further identified candidate genetic variation in glucose metabolism and ...
Yaqi Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compulsory voting and tax revenues [PDF]

open access: yes
Using a panel-model approach, this paper investigates the validity of the relationship between level of tax revenues and type of voting. The data-set covers the period 2000-2010, and includes 135 countries.
Mutascu, Mihai
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The American College of Rheumatology Updated Recommended Methods for Development of Disease Classification and Response Criteria

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Disease classification criteria and response criteria are important tools in the conduct of observational studies and clinical trials for rheumatic diseases. This paper updates methodologic guidance for classification and response criteria funded, developed and/or endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), incorporating contemporary ...
Sindhu R. Johnson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

INFORMATION AGGREGATION, COSTLY VOTING AND COMMON VALUES [PDF]

open access: yes
In a model of majority voting with common values and costly but voluntary participation, we show that in the vicinity of equilibrium, it is always Pareto-improving for more agents, on the average, to vote.
Ghosal, Sayantan, Lockwood, Ben
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Student and staff experiences of interactive digital models when learning animal anatomy

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to human medical sciences, digital models of animals are rare, often behind subscription services and are comparatively lacking in interactivity and accessibility features. This study explores how digital models are currently being used to teach animal anatomy, providing the data required to construct the best anatomical models ...
Alice Leavey, Sarah Channon
wiley   +1 more source

A CRITICAL REAPPRAISAL OF SOME VOTING POWER PARADOXES [PDF]

open access: yes
Power indices are meant to assess the power that a voting rule confers a priori to each of the decision makers who use it. In order to test and compare them, some authors have proposed "natural" postulates that a measure of a priori voting power "should"
Annick Laruelle, Federico Valenciano
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The gift remembered: The Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) Anatomical Donor Stewardship's ethical and practical handbook for anatomy donor tributes

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Providing students with a way to honor human body donors during or after an anatomy course has been shown to help provide a sense of closure and comfort to students and, when present, donor families. Gestures of gratitude for donors can also emphasize humanistic values of respect, empathy, and professionalism.
Bobbie J. Leeper   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Satisfaction approval voting [PDF]

open access: yes
We propose a new voting system, satisfaction approval voting (SAV), for multiwinner elections, in which voters can approve of as many candidates or as many parties as they like.
Brams, Steven J, Kilgour, D. Marc
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