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Punishing Local Incumbents for the Local Economy
Economic Voting in the 2012 Belgian Municipal Elections
(2016-03)
After decennia of research on economic voting, it is now established that the state of the economy affects voting behaviour. Nevertheless, this conclusion is the result of a focus on predominantly national-level economies ...
Election Forecasting under Opaque Conditions
A Model for Francophone Belgium, 1981-2010
(2012)
Election forecasting models assume retrospective economic voting and clear mechanisms of accountability. Previous research indeed indicates that incumbent political parties are being held accountable for the state of the ...
Characterization, description, and considerations for the use of funding acknowledgement data in Web of Science
(Springer, 2016-04-22)
Funding acknowledgements found in scientific publications have been used to study the impact of funding on research since the 1970s. However, no broad scale indexation of that paratextual element was done until 2008, when ...
The effect of collaborators on institutions’ scientific impact
(Springer, 2016-11)
The effect of collaborators on institutions scientific impact was examined for 81 institutions
with different degrees of impact and collaboration. Not only collaborators including both core and
peripheral collaborators ...
On the effects of the reunification on German researchers’ publication patterns
(Springer, 2017-01-28)
After developing independently following World War II, the research systems of East and West
Germany reunited at the end of the Cold War, resulting in Westernization of East German
Research institutions. Using data from ...
Predictors and Consequences of Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabis Use in Adolescents
(2011-07)
Background/Aims: The simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis is common among adolescents, but has been
little studied. In this study, we examine predictors and consequences of this behavior in a population-based
sample ...
A Reading of the conception of man in Hans Jonas’ works: Between Nature and Responsibility. An Environmental Ethics Approach
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2004)
Hans Jonas is considered one of the principal leaders of the ecological doctrine that fights against the hegemony of technical power upon society. We will study the conception of man in Jonas’ ideology through the lens of ...
Interview of Richard B. HOWARTH
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2004)
The Rules of the Game. A Commentary on the Bombardier Ski-Doo Case
(Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal, 2004)
Twin’s birth-order differences in height and body mass index from birth to old age: a pooled study of 26 twin cohorts participated in the CODATwins project
(Australian Academic Press, 2016-04)
We analyzed birth order differences in means and variances of height and body mass index (BMI) in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins from infancy to old age. The data were derived from the international CODATwins ...