Coalition formation in the U.S. Supreme Court: 1969-2009

We apply a fallback model of coalition formation to decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on the seven natural courts, which had the same members for at least two terms, between 1969 and 2009. The predictions of majority coalitions on each of the courts are generally bourn out by the 5-4 decisions, whereas the predictions of the Martin-Quinn (2002) model, which assumes a single underlying dimension along which the justices can be ordered, are not. The present model also provides insight into the dynamic process by which subcoalitions build up into majority coalitions and, in addition, identifies "kingmakers” and “leaders” on the natural courts.coalition formation; U.S. Supreme Court; Martin-Quinn scores; single-peakedness

E9: The Fine Resolution Powder Diffractometer (FIREPOD) at BER II

oai:www.journal-of-large-scale-research-facilities.org:article/127The E9 (FIREPOD) is an upgraded fine resolution powder diffractometer for elastic neutron scattering, obtaining high quality data sets for Rietveld analysis, structure solution and phase analysis under ambient conditions as well as in situ at low / high temperatures, magnetic fields, gas pressure and various atmospheres

THE NON-STOICHIOMETRIC PEROVSKITE BAPBO3-x: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND CATION - ANION DISTRIBUTION

The ABO3 perovskites reveal a large structural tolerance for enabling a variety of substitutions at both A and B sites and for a wide range of cation and vacancy ordering. This led to a number of discoveries of useful chemical and physical properties. In particular the oxygen deficit influences the electrical conductivity of ABO3 perovskites. The degree of oxygen deficiency is influenced by sample preparation, calcination temperature and atmosphere used for synthesizing and annealing. However, oxygen measurements are challenging and the references give either none or incorrect data. Finally, conclusions described in literature about the structure of BaPbO3 are contradicting with respect to the oxygen content. Describing the structure, the most suggested space groups in references for BaPbO3-x are either the monoclinic space group I2/m [1-3] or the orthorhombic space group Imma [4, 5]. Imma as well as I112/m show tilted PbO6 octahedra around the [100] - and [010] - axis of the cubic aristotype. Although the tilt angle for Imma equals for a- and b-axis, it is different in I112/m. If differences between tilt angles are small a structural classification is rather difficult. Please click Additional Files below to see the full abstract

Learning about waste management : The role of science motivation, preferences in technology and environmental values

Waste education modules were designed to tackle waste production. Knowledge acquisition, the promotion of individual sustainable attitudes combined with technology and science motivation are supposed the key players in achieving science citizenship. We assessed the identified parameters by monitoring the learning effect of fifth-graders, the Two Major Environmental Value scale (2-MEV), the Science Motivation scale (SMOT) as well as the Technology Questionnaire (TQ). Preservation correlated positively with knowledge acquisition, while Utilization correlated negatively. Moreover, intrinsic motivation correlated positively with pre-knowledge levels. Male students preferred the social implications of technology, as well as self-efficacy. Female students focused on appreciation of nature

Policy options for green regional development: applying a production and application perspective. PEGIS, Papers in Economic Geography and Innovation Studies.

Green and sustainable development has received increasing attention in recent years due to challenges emanating from climate change and worsening environmental conditions. Although these are problems of global nature, actions have to be taken often at lower spatial scales, such as local andregional ones. In this paper we focus on innovation and industrial policies and on the regional level,since green development often emergeshere and can be supported by respective policies. However, effective policies have to consider that individualregions face different kinds of industrial and environmental challenges for moving towards a "greener" future. This article develops a framework that allows taking such differences into account. Furthermore, we distinguish between the production and application of "green Technologies" and consider their spatial nature. We investigate factors and challenges for green regional development and we explore the potential role of policies for different types of regions

Intermediaries in agro-food networks in Turkey: How middlemen respond to transforming food market structures

Traditional wholesale intermediaries in the fresh fruit and vegetable segment tend to get expendable in markets with an increasing demand for traceability and for the fulfilment of quality and hygiene standards. The demand for these specifications is usually induced by transnational retail corporations that enter new market environments. This is also the case for Turkey, where since 2010 trade with fresh fruit and vegetable products can be conducted outside wholesale markets. Dualistic structures in accordance with socio-economic realities have emerged and the reactions of intermediaries towards these transformations vary between strategies of resilience and reworking. Therefore completely new purchasing channels emerge, whereby at the same time long-established trading patterns remain important to supply all groups of the society. This article is based on interviews conducted in Turkey