The main task of authoritarian elections is to guarantee the survival regime. Achieving this goal, rulers rely on electoral mobilization that employed by political machines, targeted mostly poor and dependent voters. At same time, since autocracies permit opposition parties, those voters, who avoid mobilization, are able make a choice between government opposition. If they dissatisfied their pe...

Since 1988, the world has come very close to eradicating polio through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, in which communication interventions have played a consistently central role. Mass media and information dissemination approaches used in immunization efforts worldwide have contributed to this success. However, reaching the hardest-to-reach, the poorest, the most marginalized and tho...

events) are common occurrences in both democracies and in authoritarian regimes. Although we typically associate civil unrest with disruptions and instability, social scientists believe that civil unrest reflects the democratic process by which citizens communicate their views and preferences to those in authority. The advent of social media has afforded the citizenry new mechanisms for organiz...

Objectives: Despite numerous studies, having the best outcome is challenging after flexor tendon repairs in zone 2. This study were done to test the hypothesis that immediate postoperative active mobilization will achieve similar outcomes to passive mobilization. Methods: Fifty fingers in 38 patients with flexor tendon repair in zone 2 were enrolled in this trial. The patients randomly assig...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess community knowledge and behavioral impact of the social mobilization and communication strategy applied in a dengue high-risk area in Sri Lanka. METHODS A group of adults visiting selected primary care facilities in Colombo district were interviewed to collect socio-demographic data, attributes of knowledge regarding dengue and the responsive beh...