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Political Budget Cycles in New versus Established Democracies
No full textLike other recent studies, we find the existence of a political deficit cycle in a large cross-section of countries. However, we find that this result is driven by the experience of new democracies'. The strong budget cycle in those countries accounts for the finding of a budget cycle in larger samples that include these countries; when these countries are removed from the larger sample, so that only established' democracies remain, the political budget cycle disappears. The political deficit cycle in new democracies accounts for findings in both developed and less developed economies, for the finding that the cycle is stronger in weaker democracies, and for differences in the political cycle across governmental and electoral systems. Our findings may reconcile two contradictory views of pre-electoral manipulation, one arguing it is a useful instrument to gain voter support and a widespread empirical phenomenon, the other arguing that voters punish rather than reward fiscal manipulation.
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #1]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #2]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
Political Contagion in Currency Crises
No full textExisting models of contagious currency crises are summarized and surveyed, and it is argued that more weight should be put on political factors. Towards this end, the concept of political contagion introduced, whereby contagion in speculative attacks across currencies arises solely because of political objectives of countries. A specific model of membership' contagion is presented. The desire to be part of a political-economic union, where maintaining a fixed exchange rate is a condition for membership and where the value of membership depends positively on who else is a member, is shown to give rise to potential contagion. We then present evidence suggesting that political contagion may have been important in the 1992-3 EMS crisis.
The Role of Carrion Supply in the Abundance of Deep-Water Fish off California
No full textFew time series of deep-sea systems exist from which the factors affecting abyssal fish populations can be evaluated. Previous analysis showed an increase in grenadier abundance, in the eastern North Pacific, which lagged epibenthic megafaunal abundance, mostly echinoderms, by 9–20 months. Subsequent diet studies suggested that carrion is the grenadier's most important food. Our goal was to evaluate if changes in carrion supply might drive the temporal changes in grenadier abundance. We analyzed a unique 17 year time series of abyssal grenadier abundance and size, collected at Station M (4100 m, 220 km offshore of Pt. Conception, California), and reaffirmed the increase in abundance and also showed an increase in mean size resulting in a ~6 fold change in grenadier biomass. We compared this data with abundance estimates for surface living nekton (pacific hake and jack mackerel) eaten by the grenadiers as carrion. A significant positive correlation between Pacific hake (but not jack mackerel) and grenadiers was found. Hake seasonally migrate to the waters offshore of California to spawn. They are the most abundant nekton species in the region and the target of the largest commercial fishery off the west coast. The correlation to grenadier abundance was strongest when using hake abundance metrics from the area within 100 nmi of Station M. No significant correlation between grenadier abundance and hake biomass for the entire California current region was found. Given the results and grenadier longevity, migration is likely responsible for the results and the location of hake spawning probably is more important than the size of the spawning stock in understanding the dynamics of abyssal grenadier populations. Our results suggest that some abyssal fishes' population dynamics are controlled by the flux of large particles of carrion. Climate and fishing pressures affecting epipelagic fish stocks could readily modulate deep-sea fish dynamics
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
GENOMIC MEDICINE: ARTICLES FROM THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
No full textForeword / Elias Zerhouni -- Preface / Jeffrey M. Drazen -- List of Contributors -- Glossary -- Getting ready for gene-based medicine / Harold Varmus -- Genomic medicine a primer / Alan E. Guttmacher and Francis S. Collins -- Genetic testing / Wylie Burke -- Population screening in the age of genomic medicine / Muin J. Khoury, Linda L. McCabe, and Edward R.B. McCabe -- Inheritance and drug response / Richard Weinshilboum -- Pharmacogenomics drug disposition, drug targets, and side effects / William E. Evans and Howard L. McLeod -- Pharmacogenetics in the laboratory and the clinic / David B. Goldstein -- Hereditary colorectal cancer / Henry T. Lynch and Albert de la Chapelle -- Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease / Robert L. Nussbaum and Christopher E. Ellis -- Molecular diagnosis of the hematologic cancers / Louis M. Staudt -- Breast and ovarian cancer / Richard Wooster and Barbara L. Weber -- Cardiovascular disease / Elizabeth G. Nabel -- Ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic medicine / Ellen Wright Clayton -- Genomics as a probe for disease biology / Wylie Burke -- Welcome to the genomic era / Alan E. Guttmacher and Francis S. Collins -- Inde
FIGURE 4. A in Pseudoliparis swirei sp. nov.: A newly-discovered hadal snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Mariana Trench
No full textFIGURE 4. A) Ventral view drawing. B) Tooth pattern on maxillary jaw. Counted rows denoted on right side of image. C) Tooth structure of specimen USNM 438996/HADES 200024. D) Disk details of SIO 16-87/HADES 200025 stained with Alizarin Red S. E) Disk of USNM 438995/HADES 200085 stained with Cyanine Blue.Published as part of Gerringer, Mackenzie E., Linley, Thomas D., Jamieson, Alan J., Goetze, Erica & Drazen, Jeffrey C., 2017, Pseudoliparis swirei sp. nov.: A newly-discovered hadal snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Mariana Trench, pp. 161-177 in Zootaxa 4358 (1) on page 166, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4358.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/106755
Mr. Melvin J. Collier, RWWL AUC, June 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Mr. Melvin J. Collier. Mr. Collier talks about his book, "From Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery". Daniel Le, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
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