The efficient decentralized provision of public goods requires that special interest groups, such as municipal unions, do not exercise undue influence on the outcome of municipal elections and local fiscal policies. We develop a new political economy model in which two politicians face each other in a local election. A union can endorse one of the candidates and thus influence the outcome of an...

PURPOSE To quantify motion sensitivity in patients with infantile esotropia who, as a subgroup, have been previously reported to have abnormal oculomotor control. In addition, to probe abnormal binocular development as a factor underlying abnormal motion perception in infantile esotropia (IE), motion sensitivity was compared among participants with and without stereopsis. METHODS Monocular se...

The movement for a national pharmacare plan in Canada is growing, but at the same time the multinational pharmaceutical companies and their supporters are critical of such a move. The three major arguments that they make are that all that is needed is to “fill in the gaps,” ie, cover those who currently are uninsured or underinsured, that private drug plans are superior to public ones because t...

Comparative analysis of the inducible elements of the mouse interferon A4 and A11 gene promoters (IE-A4 and IE-A11) by transient transfection experiments, DNase 1 footprinting and electrophoretic mobility shift assays resulted in identification of a virus-induced binding activity suggested to be involved in NDV-induced activation of transcription of these genes. The virus-induced factor, termed...

Celebrities are famous people who often belong to entertainment industry. They known have a strong influence on people’s behavior. In the digital age this impact has expanded include online arena. increasingly utilize Instagram, an social network, promote commercial products. It is important learn what extent influenced by type of promotion and sort likely be swayed it. Research demonstrated th...

The current research aims to bridge the gap in literature by examining attributes and preferences of potential political leaders who may receive endorsements from parties upcoming 2024 general elections Indonesia. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, study focuses on exploring identity, profession, social status candidates based primary data obtained online news sources. collects articles ...