Not just ‘friends and neighbours’: Canvassing,geographic proximity and voter choice

The impact of local campaigning on voter choice has been studied within the theme of mobilisation. Grassroots effort can attract votes efficiently, but campaign contact is (potentially) endogenous, so results showing positive effects could be flawed. Experimental solutions to this problem are possible, but could also have low external validity. Drawing on the electoral geography literature, this article suggests that endogeneity concerns can be addressed through so‐called ‘friends and neighbours voting’. One source of endogeneity is that that candidates may tend to canvass those living close to their own homes, and those canvassed would be expected in any case to be prone to support local candidates. The problem of endogeneity is reframed and treated as an omitted variable bias. Using unique Irish data on the geographic location of the homes of candidates, as well as data on the location of the voters, the analysis confirms that canvassing has a positive impact on candidate choice independent of the effect of geographic distance. More importantly, these two variables interact. The results point to the relevance of the geographic dimension of electoral politics in driving the endogeneity bias in local campaigning studies.     

Explaining preferences for redistribution: A unified framework to account for institutional approaches and economic self‐interest for the case of monetary transfers for families and children

Explanations of different patterns of preferences for redistribution either highlight the role of the institutional framework in a country or highlight the importance of self‐interest and rational expectations. The study introduces a unified approach to explain differences in preferences for redistributive measures for the case of intergenerational monetary transfers for families and children. Both explanatory approaches are integrated into the action‐based Model of Frame Selection that incorporates normative motives and economic self‐interest into the process of decision making. Using a large sample that deals with questions on the approval of public policies for families and accounts for the normative importance of children and family life in Germany, evidence is provided that both approaches are valid in explaining preferences for government transfers.     

Watch for those fragments of evidence: the use of an automatic timepiece to help correlate a helicopter crash site from the Vietnam War

This case study illustrates the use of the date function on an automatic wristwatch to help identify a Vietnam War helicopter crash site. The location of a crash incident can sometimes be uncertain because of inadequate or inaccurate wartime records and the passage of time. Artifacts recovered from a prospective crash scene are regularly used to correlate the loss incident. In this case study, a recovered automatic watch displayed a date 2 days later than the reported loss incident. Although the date conflicts with the aircraft crash incident report, it is observed that a fully wound automatic watch continues to work for c. 2 days after movement of the watch ceases. Thus, the watch's date in fact correlates with the aircraft crash incident report. It is noted that automatic watches may also be used to date scenes of crime.     

管辖选择权：行政案件管辖制度改革之一剂良方——基于行政诉讼中“官官相护”滋生“告状难”现象的分析

从行政诉讼原被告及法官三方力量博弈的角度看,受制于现行行政案件管辖制度,"当地法院管辖"、"法院裁定管辖"使得强势的行政权与次强势的司法权强强联合成为现实,进而导致弱势的原告"告状难"。司法权行使去当地化,阻断行政权对司法权的不当干扰;司法权行使去裁定化,杜绝司法权不当行使;赋予原告充分的案件管辖选择权,提升其对抗行政权、司法权的能力,促成三方力量平衡,是解决民告官"告状难"的一剂良方。     

加强大学生马克思主义信仰教育

在多元经济、政治、文化的影响下,我国当代大学生的信仰逐步呈现多元化的发展趋势,因此,加强大学生马克思主义信仰教育,已成为我国高校当前一项极其重要而迫切的任务。高校教师要从自身出发,做到思想和行为相统一,在教育内容的选择上做到科学和价值相统一,在教育方式的运用上做到原则和灵活相统一,在教育效果的考核上做到理论和实践相统一,从而使更多的大学生逐步树立马克思主义信仰。     

96孔过滤板在接触性DNA自动化检验中的应用

目的将96孔过滤板用于自动化工作站,对接触性DNA进行检验。方法收集553份现场提取的附着在烟蒂、饮料瓶、门窗把手、电源网线头、作案工具、手套上的微量接触性生物检材,在96孔过滤板上进行裂解后整体离心,分离载体与裂解液;应用自动化核酸提取纯化仪结合M48磁珠纯化试剂盒提取纯化DNA,采用IdentifilerPlus试剂盒进行扩增,3500XL测序仪电泳分型,ID-X专家系统分析结果。结果在553份检材中,成功获得STR分型的有271份,检验成功率在31.6%~97.3%之间,烟蒂、饮料瓶检材的成功率均在90%以上,提取纯化过程约90min。结论将96孔过滤板用于自动化工作站,可在实现批量接触性DNA的快速、自动化提取的同时,有效提高接触性DNA检出率。     

磁珠法对混合斑中精子DNA批量自动提取的应用研究

目的 建立混合斑中精子DNA批量自动提取的方法.方法 对56例混合斑经第一步消化后的精子沉淀用DNA IQ试剂盒和Biomek（R）2000全自动核酸工作站自动提取纯化,3130xl型遗传分析仪分析结果.结果 56例混合斑检材均得到较好的STR分型结果.结论 DNA IQ试剂盒和Biomek（R）2000全自动核酸工作站批量自动提取纯化混合斑的方法快速简便,可应用于法庭科学实践.     

现代政府建设的方向选择

在新一轮政府体制改革中 ,政府职能转变是被当作主题和重点凸显的。在新的形势下 ,如何通过政府职能转变塑造一个行为规范、运转协调、公正透明、廉洁高效的现代政府 ,这是一个需要进行深层研究和探析的问题。     

历史发展的多元选择观

基于对当前文化的多元理解，赫勒呼吁建立一种开放的、多元的历史发展选择理论，提出自由是历史研究的最高价值观，强调多种多样的价值追求，并且以不同的方式做出基本的历史选择。     

深化我国乡镇管理体制改革的职能模式探析——安徽省乡镇管理体制改革全面试点透视

以当今我国全面推进乡镇管理体制改革试点为背景,动态地阐释职能模式抉择在乡镇公共管理职能转变中特殊的关键意义,以及此一选择的主要类型和应遵循的基本原则,是当下中国农村全面深化改革的迫切诉求,更是学界的理论责任。