Liquid democracy is a novel paradigm for collective decision-making that gives agents the choice between casting direct vote or delegating their to another agent. We consider generalization of standard liquid setting by allowing specify multiple potential delegates, together with preference ranking among them. This increases number possible delegation paths and enables higher participation rate...

We trace the rank size distribution of notes in harmonic music, which on previous works we suggested was much better represented by the Two-parameter, first class Beta distribution than the customary power law, to the ranked mixing of distributions dictated by the harmonic and instrumental nature of the piece. The same representation is shown to arise in other fields by the same type of ranked ...

W hen California voters passed the Pro p osition 10 ballot initiative in 1998, they set in motion an unprecedented experiment to reshape how California communities address the needs of very young children and their families. Since 1999, the California Children and Families First Act has dedicated nearly $700 million per year to services for children, prenatal to age five, t h rough increased st...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a severe ongoing health crisisworldwide. Studying the socio-economic impacts of can help policymakers develop successful management plans. This paper focuses on spatial epidemiology among different social classes in Kermanshah metropolis, Iran. cross-sectional study uses data people infected with metropolis 2020, acquired from official Registry Kermanshah. results show ...

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