The election timing advantage: Empirical fact or fiction?

Do non-fixed election dates in Westminster parliamentary democracies create an unfair incumbent advantage? The consensus in the literature is that the incumbent party can gain an advantage at the ballot box by controlling election timing (Bakvis, 2001; Docherty, 2010; Smith, 2004; White, 2005; Wolinetz, 2005). Surprisingly, however, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support this claim. We address this lacuna by providing an empirical test of whether the election-timing power matters for incumbent vote support. We do so by employing an innovative web-based voting experiment. Our findings show that the government does gain an advantage by timing an election when it is to their advantage, but the context is limited to conditions where the election follows immediately after a heightened level of positive government coverage.     

探索和谐网络交往的伦理原则

交往是人的实践活动的一个方面，是人的社会存在的基本方式。互联网的发明和广泛使用，给人们带来一种全新的交往方式——网络交往。这种新的交往方式的出现，在对人类社会产生深远影响的同时，也带来了诸多伦理道德问题。为此，针对这些问题构建合理的网络交往的伦理原则，规范人们的交往行为，在减少问题出现的同时，也有助于交往理论的进一步完善和深化。     

Understanding Date Rape Attitudes and Behaviors: Exploring the Influence of Race,Gender, and Prior Sexual Victimization

This exploratory investigation examines the influence of race, gender, and prior sexual victimization on attitudes and behaviors related to date rape from a large sample of college students (n = 3,084) in the United States. The results of this study indicate that gender was a salient factor, with males more likely to subscribe to undesirable attitudes toward date rape and to engage in behaviors that increase the risk of both men and women perpetrating date rape. Findings also indicate that racial differences exist in that black students were less likely to subscribe to undesirable attitudes and to engage in sexual behaviors that increase the risk of perpetrating date rape than were white students. Finally, the analyses found previous sexual victimization experiences unexpectedly increased undesirable attitudes toward and behaviors associated with date rape. Implications of the results are discussed.     

构建担保物权期间制度的几点设想

我国目前担保物权期间制度的立法现状存在不足,需对担保物权期间制度中的担保期间的约定、期间届满后法律后果以及起算等问题予以重构。     

寺村塬革命委员会有关史实考辨

关于寺村塬革命委员会成立的时间、正式名称均存在两种说法。本文认为，寺村塬革命委员会成立的时间应为1932年4月上旬，正式名称应为“正宁县革命委员会”。     

中国船厂处理造船合同争议之对策

对合约法的生疏以及在合约履行方面的漏洞,导致中国船厂在因造船合同争议提起的伦敦仲裁中几乎无一胜诉。为扭转此种不利局面,在介绍造船合同仲裁案件的代表性争议的基础上,提出中国船厂处理造船合同争议时应区分不同事由,分别采取对策加以应对。     

Enhancement of microcrystalline identification of gamma-hydroxybutyrate

An enhancement of the microcrystalline test for the detection of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is described. The original test used a silver/copper reagent which consisted of 0.1 g of silver nitrate and 0.1 g of copper nitrate in 10 mL water. The enhanced test utilizes lanthanum nitrate in place of copper nitrate. A detection limit of 0.5 mg/mL was achieved and the visual discrimination was improved because of larger sized crystals. Transient crystals were observed between 0.1 and 0.4 mg/mL. Silver nitrate alone appeared to be suitable for GHB detection but was not specific as other hydroxyl acids, such as glycolic acid, produced a similar crystal pattern. Tests conducted on chemical precursors of GHB and substances with similar biological activity highlight the specificity of the enhanced test. The reagent is therefore selective and sensitive for GHB in aqueous solutions. However, in beverage testing, crystal formation appeared to be inhibited for some drinks. Citric acid was identified as a possible interference depending on its concentration relative to GHB.     

法律适用中的时间要素 中日东海争端关键日期和时际法问题考察

中日东海争端中真正的法律问题指向的是大陆架权利制度。这一制度在过去大半个世纪中发生了很大变化,在法律适用时必须考虑时间要素。时间要素中的关键日期、時际法和现行法分别解决的是何时为止的法律关系需要判断、法律关系建构及形成于前法和后法的整个过程时适用哪一个法律,以及法律关系仅形成于后法之后时适用哪一个法律这三个问题,其中关键日期和時际法是中日东海争端的焦点。考虑这两点后的适用法律仍然是1969年北海大陆架案所确定的自然延伸原则。     

日本版《毛泽东集》、《毛泽东集补卷》文稿的日期校勘、研究

四十多年以前出版的日本版《毛泽东集》、《毛泽东集补卷》所署文稿的日期,有不少是准确的,并有精到之处,也有一些不准确及失误。     

从国际法角度评菲律宾对黄岩岛的主权主张

菲律宾在其"立场文件"中所提的用来支持其对黄岩岛主权主张的各种材料并不足以支持其关于自独立以来对黄岩岛行使了"有效占领和有效管辖"并由此获得该岛主权的主张。其中有些并非"以主权名义"从事的行为,而有些不能被用作支持其实施行为的证据。