Possible and necessary winners of partial tournaments by Harrenstein, B, Brill, M, Lang, J, Aziz, H, Fischer, F, Seedig, H

“…This problem arises naturally in elections with incompletely specified votes, partially completed sports competitions, and more generally in any scenario where the outcome of some pairwise comparisons is not yet fully known. …”

Infographics by Allen, WL, Amit-Danhi, ER

“…Finally, we highlight how questions of power run through political examinations of infographics, and illustrate this with reference to the domains of categorization, elections and campaigning, policymaking, and social movements.…”

17.32 Environmental Politics and Policy, Spring 2003 by Meyer, Steve

“…Why do political factors - economic interests, social and political values, bureaucratic styles, ideologies, elections, etc. - always seem to overwhelm sound scientific and engineering judgment in determining policy outcomes? …”
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Demonstration of elliptic curve cryptography calculations by Kan, Yao

“…Cryptography and Network Security is one of the course under the elective focus of cybersecurity. The aim is to help students understand the difficult mathematic concepts behind Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Calculation and Encryption/Decryption by implementing a simple and easy use demonstrator as teaching tools…”
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Beyond ‘The Global War On Terrorism’: Russia’s Ambitions And Prospects by Skidelsky, Robert

“…Vladimir Putin’s massive electoral triumph in the Duma elections of 2007 has put the lie to that notion. His shameless manipulation of the voting system confirms the view that the Kremlin has ceased to care what the West thinks about its internal political processes.…”
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Acute herpes hepatitis in pregnancy. by Fink, C, Read, S, Hopkin, J, Peto, T, Gould, S, Kurtz, J

“…Progressive deterioration obliged an elective delivery of twins, stillborn at 25 weeks of gestation. …”

Electoral system incentives for a party-serving personal vote: How can high personalization occur under PR? by Popescu, M, Chiru, M

“…Our analysis of the degree and determinants of personalization in the 2012 parliamentary elections illustrates that electoral system incentives were key factors driving campaign personalization as a party-congruent rather than adversarial campaign strategy. …”

The political consequences of housing (un)affordability by Cansunar, A, Ansell, B

“…This paper explores the relationship between housing affordability - house prices relative to incomes - and the demand for redistributive and housing policy, using data drawn from European and British social surveys and an analysis of British elections. It shows that, as unaffordability rises, citizens appear in aggregate to become less supportive of redistribution, interventionist housing policy, and left-wing parties. …”

Effects of propofol and thiopentone, and benzodiazepine premedication on heart rate variability measured by spectral analysis. by Howell, S, Wanigasekera, V, Young, J, Gavaghan, D, Sear, J, Garrard, C

“…We studied the effects of temazepam premedication and induction of anaesthesia with thiopentone or propofol on the heart rate power spectrum in 47 patients undergoing elective minor surgery. Eighteen patients received temazepam 20 mg orally as premedication. …”

Electoral system incentives for a party-serving personal vote: How can high personalization occur under PR? by Popescu, M, Chiru, M

“…Our analysis of the degree and determinants of personalization in the 2012 parliamentary elections illustrates that electoral system incentives were key factors driving campaign personalization as a party-congruent rather than adversarial campaign strategy.…”

Journalism, media and technology trends and predictions 2017 by Newman, N

“…The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House and elections in France and Germany will highlight the increasing power of new communication channels as traditional media continues to lose both influence and money. …”

The impact of cohabitation at democracy sustainability in mixed electoral countries: Comparative study between Lithuania and Palestine by Odah, Ramzi, Yatiban, Aminurraasyid, Rajanthiran, Sivaperegasam

“…The authors have found a gap in studies regarding the relation between cohabitation and mixed electoral system in Lithuania and Palestine.Elgie & McMenamin (2011) has argued that cohabitation is less likely to occur when there are few or many parties in electoral system; against this statement, we argue that cohabitation is more likely to occur when electoral fractionalization is high.In the present study, by comparative method among three samples of mixed legislative elections, Lithuanian 1992, Lithuanian 1996 and Palestinian 2006, we find evidence about relation between electoral fractionalization and polarization toward big parties. …”
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Magnetic thickness measurement for various iron steels using magnetic sensor and effect of electromagnetic characteristics by Tsukada, Keiji, Hayashi, Minoru, Kawakami, Taisei, Adachi, Shoya, Sakai, Kenji, Kiwa, Toshihiko, Ishikawa, Toshiyuki, Mohd Mawardi, Saari, Hori, Kengo, Hisazumi, Kazumasa, Tominaga, Tomonori

“…The thickness measurement technique (extremely low-frequency eddy current testing (ELECT)) using a magnetic sensor for detecting steel corrosion at extreme frequency ranges has been previously reported. …”
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Essays on political economy by Garcia-Arenas, Javier

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Essays in dynamic political economy by Gieczewski, Germán Sergio

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The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery on respiratory function in the early postoperative period by Chiarenza, F, Tsoutsouras, T, Cassisi, C, Santonocito, C, Gerry, S, Astuto, M, George, S, Sanfilippo, F

“…Consecutive data on 339 patients undergoing elective CABG (n=215 ONCABG, n=124 OPCABG) were collected for one-year from the ICU electronic medical records. …”

Hospital at home versus in-patient hospital care. by Shepperd, S, Iliffe, S

“…Trials evaluating hospital at home for elderly patients with a mix of medical conditions and those recovering from elective surgery failed to detect a difference for patient health outcomes. …”

Preoperative blood transfusions for sickle cell disease by Estcourt, L, Fortin, P, Trivella, M, Hopewell, S

“…</p> <h4>Objectives</h4> <p>To determine whether there is evidence that preoperative blood transfusion in people with sickle cell disease undergoing elective or emergency surgery reduces mortality and perioperative or sickle cell-related serious adverse events.…”

Failure to rescue patients after reintervention in gastroesophageal cancer surgery in England. by Almoudaris, A, Mamidanna, R, Bottle, A, Aylin, P, Vincent, C, Faiz, O, Hanna, G

“…PARTICIPANTS: Patients who underwent esophageal and gastric resections for cancer. EXPOSURE: Elective esophageal and gastric resections for cancer, with reoperations and nonoperative reinterventions following complications. …”

Essays in political economy by Torres Raposo, F

“…The study was conducted just before the municipal elections in 116 out of 345 communes in Chile.</p> <p>Paper 2 focuses on the importance of informational architecture and how it affects the way citizens assess the reliability and trustworthiness of the information provided. …”