Partisan Development in Post-Soviet Ukraine

ABSTRACT

The development of mass partisanship and party identification in post-Soviet societies is a controversial subject of scholarly research. One prevalent view argues that post-Soviet citizens are distrustful of parties and that it will take generations for party identification to appear in these societies. Others argue that partisanship is emerging as a result of citizens perceiving meaningful differences between the parties. If party identification is forming, partisanship should be relatively stable across time at the individual level. This study takes a rare look at 1999 panel data from Ukraine to determine the degree of partisan stability. The findings demonstrate that meaningful party identification appears to be emerging for a significant proportion of the population due to political information and this partisanship is influencing election decision making among Ukrainian voters.     

Effect of Temperature on the Visualization by Digital Color Mapping of Latent Fingerprint Deposits on Metal

Visualization of fingerprint deposits by digital color mapping of light reflected from the surface of heated brass, copper, aluminum, and tin has been investigated using Adobe^® Photoshop^®. Metals were heated to a range of temperatures (T) between 50°C and 500°C in 50°C intervals with enhancement being optimal when the metals are heated to 250°C, 350°C, 50°C, and 300°C, respectively, and the hue values adjusted to 247°, 245°, 5°, and 34°, respectively. Fingerprint visualization after color mapping was not degraded by subsequent washing of the metals and color mapping did not compromise the visibility of the fingerprint for all values of T. The optimum value of T for fingerprint visibility is significantly dependent of the standard reduction potential of the metal with Kendall's Tau (τ) = 0.953 (p < 0.001). For brass, this correlation is obtained when considering the standard reduction potential of zinc rather than copper.     

Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Promotes Regional Economic Integration

正THIS year marks the 25th anniversary of establishment of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC).In the past quarter century,APEC,as an important platform for Asia-Pacific cooperation,has made huge contributions to regional integration and to improving the livelihood of peoples in the locale.China is APEC’s largest developing member nation.In the past 20 or more years since its involvement in APEC,China’s economy has made remarkable achievements throughout its gradual process of integration     

MRI鉴别新鲜与陈旧性椎体压缩性骨折

目的 探讨MRI对新鲜与陈旧性椎体压缩性骨折的鉴别价值.方法 回顾性分析43例胸、腰椎椎体压缩性骨折的MRI表现,MRI检查序列主要为T1WI、T2WI和STIR.结果 本组43例共发现55处胸、腰椎椎体压缩性骨折,其中46处椎体被判定为新鲜骨折,T1WI呈低信号或低信号中混有少许高信号,T2WI呈高信号,STIR呈明...     

卵巢老化相关基因筛选及针刺"肾俞"的干预作用

目的:筛选卵巢老化及针刺“肾俞”干预的相关基因。方法:建立自然的更年期大鼠模型,实验动物包括青年组、更年组、针刺组,采用mRNA差异显示PCR技术,筛选卵巢中差异表达的基因,其中部分进行克隆、测序,并与NCB I相关数据库进行同源性比较。结果:获得16条差异表达明显的cDNA片段,其中已测序的6条均为未知功能基因。结论:卵巢老化及针刺“肾俞”的干预效应可能是多基因参与作用的结果,对分离到的cDNA进一步研究有助于揭示其分子机制。