Zwischen Zustimmungsfähigkeit und und tatsächlicher Zustimmung: Kriterien für Reformpolitik aus ordnungsökonomischer und politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive

Dass Ordnungsökonomik und empirische Politikwissenschaft gleichermaßen den Blick auf den einzelnen Bürger richten, eröffnet Chancen zur Diskussion und besseren Verknüpfung beider Sichtweisen. Nachfolgend werden die Kriterien für eine Reformpolitik zunächst getrennt aus ordnungsökonomischer und politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive diskutiert, um vor diesem Hintergrund abschließend die Frage nach Übereinstimmungen, Schnittstellen sowie Divergenzen beider Herangehensweisen genauer beleuchten zu können. --

The meâl Trend : The Rising Popularity of Qur’an Translations in Turkey in the 1990s and the Reactions of Turkish Academic Theologians / Kathrin Eith

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The prevalence and function of mathematics specialists across southern New Jersey

The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine current practices regarding math specialists in the eight southern counties of New Jersey. Additionally, information on training opportunities offered by several universities was presented and compared to the certification requirements of other states. A written survey was mailed to a proportional stratified random sample (n=45), categorized by county and socioeconomic status. Both simple percentages and tests of significance (t-test and chi-squared) were used in analyzing the data. This study found there were no significant differences in the number of math specialists working in economically disadvantaged districts compared to other, more affluent districts. There were, however, significant differences in the desired qualifications/ characteristics of math specialists across socioeconomic classifications. The evolving nature and lack of standardization regarding math specialists was noted throughout, as was the absence of scientific research on the effectiveness of such individuals. The implications of the findings of this study are discussed

SB 319: Chairman John Meadows Act

This Act removes the requirement to obtain a weapons carry license to carry concealed weapons in public spaces. The Act makes it lawful to carry a firearm in public so long as the individual is eligible for a license, has a license, or has a license in different state, and is not prohibited by law from possessing a firearm. Additionally, the Act applies the new licensing standard to provisions regarding the use or possession of a firearm in a park, historic site, or recreational area; courthouses, government buildings, and parking lots; at schools; by service members of the armed forces; on public transportation; wildlife management areas; and public fishing areas

The development of direct extrusion-injection moulded zein matrices as novel oral controlled drug delivery systems

Purpose: To evaluate the potential of zein as a sole excipient for controlled release formulations prepared by hot melt extrusion. Methods: Physical mixtures of zein, water and crystalline paracetamol were hot melt extruded (HME) at 80°C and injection moulded (IM) into caplet forms. HME-IM Caplets were characterised using differential scanning calorimetry, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. Hydration and drug release kinetics of the caplets were investigated and fitted to a diffusion model. Results: For the formulations with lower drug loadings, the drug was found to be in the non-crystalline state, while for the ones with higher drug loadings paracetamol is mostly crystalline. Release was found to be largely independent of drug loading but strongly dependent upon device dimensions, and predominately governed by a Fickian diffusion mechanism, while the hydration kinetics shows the features of Case II diffusion. Conclusions: In this study a prototype controlled release caplet formulation using zein as the sole excipient was successfully prepared using direct HME-IM processing. The results demonstrated the unique advantage of the hot melt extruded zein formulations on the tuneability of drug release rate by alternating the device dimensions

Characterizing the self‐potential response to concentration gradients in heterogeneous subsurface environments

Self‐potential (SP) measurements can be used to characterize and monitor, in real‐time, fluid movement and behavior in the subsurface. The electrochemical exclusion‐diffusion (EED) potential, one component of SP, arises when concentration gradients exist in porous media. Such concentration gradients are of concern in coastal and contaminated aquifers and oil and gas reservoirs. It is essential that estimates of EED potential are made prior to conducting SP investigations in complex environments with heterogeneous geology and salinity contrasts, such as the UK Chalk coastal aquifer. Here we report repeatable laboratory estimates of the EED potential of chalk and marls using natural groundwater (GW), seawater (SW), deionized (DI) water, and 5 M NaCl. In all cases, the EED potential of chalk was positive (using a GW/SW concentration gradient the EED potential was ca. 14 to 22 mV), with an increased deviation from the diffusion limit at the higher salinity contrast. Despite the relatively small pore size of chalk (ca. 1 μm), it is dominated by the diffusion potential and has a low exclusion efficiency, even at large salinity contrasts. Marl samples have a higher exclusion efficiency which is of sufficient magnitude to reverse the polarity of the EED potential (using a GW/SW concentration gradient the EED potential was ca. −7 to −12 mV) with respect to the chalk samples. Despite the complexity of the natural samples used, the method produced repeatable results. We also show that first order estimates of the exclusion efficiency can be made using SP logs, supporting the parameterization of the model reported in Graham et al. (2018, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022972), and that derived values for marls are consistent with the laboratory experiments, while values derived for hardgrounds based on field data indicate a similarly high exclusion efficiency. While this method shows promise in the absence of laboratory measurements, more rigorous estimates should be made where possible and can be conducted following the experimental methodology reported here

Signale aus der Provinz – Die Landtagswahlen in Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz und Sachsen-Anhalt

Zusammenfassung Nach den drei Landtagswahlen in Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz und Sachsen-Anhaltz im ersten Halbjahr 2021 bleibt der Ausgang der Bundestagwahl weiterhin offen. Es lassen sich aus den drei Wahlen keine parteipolitischen Trends, wonach landespolitische Erfolge oder Niederlagen auch zu entsprechenden Zuwächsen oder Verlusten in den bundesweiten Umfragen führen, ableiten. Es wird wahlentscheidend sein, ob und wie die Parteien ihre zentralen Themen zur Wählermobilisierung setzen und wer die öffentliche Themenagenda in seinem Sinne entscheidend mitgestalten kann. Hierfür liefern die drei letzten Landtagswahlen vielfältiges aktuelles Anschauungsmaterial. Die Grünen müssen zudem entscheiden, inwieweit sie sich durch die erfolgreiche grüne Politik in Baden-Württemberg für ihren Bundestagswahlkampf inspirieren lassen. Ein politischer Umbruch erscheint möglich, die Bundestagswahl im September hat das Potential zur Critical Election.</jats:p