Party identification and party closeness in comparative perspective

The present analysis uses data from 1974 and 1981 U. S. cross sections, which incorporate a panel, to compare the standard NES measure of party identification (ID) with a measure of partisanship derived from a party closeness question widely employed in cross-national research. Important features of the two scales are examined by transforming the closeness measure into a scale of very close, fairly close, not very close, and no preference corresponding to the seven-point ID scale. The scales are highly correlated and are similar in their reliability. More than 75% of the “independents” in the ID scale choose a party in the closeness version, and over half of these select the “fairly close” category. Respondents do not volunteer that they are independents when that alternative is not stated in the question.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/45482/1/11109_2004_Article_BF00990552.pd

The role of epigenetic dysregulation in the epidemic of allergic disease

The epidemic of allergic disease in early life is one of the clearest indicators that the developing immune system is vulnerable to modern environmental changes. A range of environmental exposures epidemiologically associated with allergic disease have been shown to have effects on the foetal immune function in pregnancy, including microbial burden, dietary changes and environmental pollutants. Preliminary studies now suggest that these early effects on immune development may be mediated epigenetically through a variety of processes that collectively modify gene expression and allergic susceptibility and that these effects are potentially heritable across generations. It is also possible that rising rates of maternal allergy, a recognised direct risk factor for infant allergic disease, may be further amplifying the effects of environmental changes. Whilst effective prevention strategies are the ultimate goal in reversing the allergy epidemic, the specific environmental drivers, target genes, and intracellular pathways and mechanisms of early life immune programming are still unclear. It is hoped that identifying genes that are differentially regulated in association with subsequent allergic disease will assist in identifying causal pathways and upstream contributing environmental factors. In this way, epigenetic paradigms are likely to provide valuable insights into how the early environment can be modified to more favourably drive immune development and reverse the allergic epidemic

Causal modeling

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Presidential elections and American politics: Voters, candidates and campaigns since 1952

Illinoisxiii, 351 p.: illus.; 23 c

The Gee Years, 2007–2013

The 1981 to 2007 era at Ohio State -- The Gee return and transition -- Building a team -- Shaping a university culture -- The face of the university: organizing the calendar -- The internal constituencies -- Old issues and new outcomes: semester conversion and arts and sciences consolidation -- From development to advancement -- From redevelopment to revitalization: on campus and off -- Signature buildings, the North Campus Residential District, and the two-year residency rule -- Other initiatives and actions -- Alternative resource strategies -- Ohio State by the numbers: trends in quality and performance -- Athletics -- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center -- The changing dimensions of diversity at Ohio State -- Gee and the governors -- The Ohio State University and the Gee legacy.Item embargoed for five year

Presidential elections and American politics: voters, kandidates and compaigns since 1952/ Asher

xvii, 419 hal.: bibl.: ill.: ind.; 22 cm