Journal articles: 'Selection of candidates'

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Alguliyev, Rasim, Ramiz Aliguliyev, and Farhad Yusifov. "MCDM for Candidate Selection in E-Voting." International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age 6, no. 2 (April 2019): 35–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2019040103.

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E-voting is one of the most important components of e-democracy and forms the basis of a democratic governance system. Voting results always lead to a broad debate in terms of candidate selection and whether the candidate elected to a position is suitable for that position. At present, the selection of qualified personnel and their appointment to responsible positions in public administration is one of the topical issues. In this article is proposed an MCDM for selection of candidates in e-voting. Criteria for the candidates' selection are determined and the relation of each candidate to other candidates is assessed using a binary matrix. Candidate rating is calculated according to all criteria. A numerical experiment is provided for candidate evaluation on the base of the selected criteria and ranked according to the importance of the criteria. The proposed model allows selecting a candidate with competencies based on the criteria set out in the e-voting process and making more effective decisions.

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Merlo, Christian, and Jonathan Orens. "Selection of Candidates for Lung Transplantation and Controversial Issues." Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 39, no. 02 (March 26, 2018): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1615796.

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AbstractLung transplantation is a widely accepted treatment to manage the advanced stages of many lung diseases that have failed to respond to all other therapeutic interventions. There have been ever-expanding indications for lung transplantation as a treatment for lung disease. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) updated guidelines for candidate selection in 2014. This document was published to serve as a guide in selecting appropriate candidates for lung transplantation. Ideal candidates for lung transplantation are those with near-end stage disease, limited life expectancy due to their lung disease, and who experience significant loss in quality of life. At the same time, candidates should be free of significant comorbidities that might negatively impact successful transplantation. Despite well thought out published guidelines for candidate selection, many controversial issues surrounding selection of lung transplant candidates remain. This review will focus on some of the more common controversial issues and explain how most centers approach these issues when choosing candidates for lung transplantation.

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V. Roehling, Patricia, Mark V. Roehling, Ashli Brennan, Ashley R. Drew, Abbey J. Johnston, Regina G. Guerra, Ivy R. Keen, Camerra P. Lightbourn, and Alexis H. Sears. "Weight bias in US candidate selection and election." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 33, no. 4 (May 13, 2014): 334–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-10-2013-0081.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use data from the 2008 and 2012 US Senate elections to examine the relationship between candidate size (obese, overweight, normal weight) and candidate selection and election outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Using pictures captured from candidate web sites, participants rated the size of candidates in the primary and general US Senate elections. χ2 analyses, t-tests and hierarchical multiple regressions were used to test for evidence of bias against overweight and obese candidates and whether gender and election information moderate that relationship. Findings – Obese candidates were largely absent from the pool of candidates in both the primary and general elections. Overweight women, but not overweight men, were also underrepresented. Supporting our hypothesis that there is bias against overweight candidates, heavier candidates tended to receive lower vote share than their thinner counterparts, and the larger the size difference between the candidates, the larger the vote share discrepancy. The paper did not find a moderating effect for gender or high-information high vs low-information elections on the relationship between candidate size and vote share. Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed to understand the process by which obese candidates are culled from the candidate pool and the cognitions underlying the biases against overweight candidates. Social implications – Because of the bias against obese political candidates, as much as one-third of the adult US population are likely to be excluded or being elected to a major political office. Originality value – This study is the first to use election data to examine whether bias based on size extends to the electoral process.

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Rahat, Gideon. "Which Candidate Selection Method is the Most Democratic?" Government and Opposition 44, no. 1 (2009): 68–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.2008.01276.x.

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AbstractThis article suggests guidelines for identifying the ramifications of central elements of candidate selection methods for various democratic dimensions – participation, competition, representation and responsiveness – and analyses their possible role in supplying checks and balances. It proposes employing a three-stage candidate selection method: in the first stage a small committee appoints candidates to a shortlist; in the second stage a selected party agency may add or remove candidates using a special procedure (absolute majority vote, for example) and also ratify the re-adoption of incumbent candidates; and, finally, party members select candidates for safe seats or safe list positions among the proposed candidates. The article also recommends employing moderate requirements for candidacy; the use of a non-majoritarian voting method; and allowing the national centre a say in candidate selection.

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Casey, Katherine, Abou Bakarr Kamara, and Niccoló F. Meriggi. "An Experiment in Candidate Selection." American Economic Review 111, no. 5 (May 1, 2021): 1575–612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.20200125.

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Are ordinary citizens or political party leaders better positioned to select candidates? While the American primary system lets citizens choose, most democracies rely instead on party officials to appoint or nominate candidates. The consequences of these distinct design choices are unclear: while officials are often better informed about candidate qualifications, they may value traits, like party loyalty or willingness to pay for the nomination, at odds with identifying the best performer. We partnered with both major political parties in Sierra Leone to experimentally vary how much say voters have in selecting Parliamentary candidates. Estimates suggest that more democratic procedures increase the likelihood that parties select voters’ most preferred candidates and favor candidates with stronger records of public goods provision. (JEL D72, H41, O17)

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Vàzquez, Mercè, and Antoni Oliver. "Improving term candidates selection using terminological tokens." Computational terminology and filtering of terminological information 24, no. 1 (May 31, 2018): 122–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/term.00016.vaz.

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Abstract The identification of reliable terms from domain-specific corpora using computational methods is a task that has to be validated manually by specialists, which is a highly time-consuming activity. To reduce this effort and improve term candidate selection, we implemented the Token Slot Recognition method, a filtering method based on terminological tokens which is used to rank extracted term candidates from domain-specific corpora. This paper presents the implementation of the term candidates filtering method we developed in linguistic and statistical approaches applied for automatic term extraction using several domain-specific corpora in different languages. We observed that the filtering method outperforms term candidate selection by ranking a higher number of terms at the top of the term candidate list than raw frequency, and for statistical term extraction the improvement is between 15% and 25% both in precision and recall. Our analyses further revealed a reduction in the number of term candidates to be validated manually by specialists. In conclusion, the number of term candidates extracted automatically from domain-specific corpora has been reduced significantly using the Token Slot Recognition filtering method, so term candidates can be easily and quickly validated by specialists.

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Galperin, Roman V., Oliver Hahl, Adina D. Sterling, and Jerry Guo. "Too Good to Hire? Capability and Inferences about Commitment in Labor Markets." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 2 (March 28, 2019): 275–313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001839219840022.

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We examine how signals of a candidate’s capability affect perceptions of that person’s commitment to an employer. In four experimental studies that use hiring managers as subjects, we test and show that managers perceive highly capable candidates to have lower commitment to the organization than less capable but adequate candidates and, as a result, penalize high-capability candidates in the hiring process. Our results show that managers have concerns about a high-capability candidate’s future commitment to the organization because they view highly capable candidates as having lower levels of organizational interest—meaning they care less about the mission and values of the organization and exert a lower level of effort toward those ends—and because they assume highly capable candidates have more outside job options, increasing their flight risk. Our findings highlight that capability signals do not necessarily afford candidates an advantage in selection, suggesting an upper limit on credentials and other signals of capability in helping candidates get jobs. Our study contributes to research on labor markets, human capital, and credentialing by offering a theory for why and when capability signals can negatively influence job candidate selection decisions.

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&NA;. "Selection of Scholarship Candidates." Academic Medicine 64, Supplement (May 1989): S50—S54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001888-198905001-00016.

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Eman, Ahmed, and Adel Al-Dhuwaihi. "Recruitment and selection of school leaders in Saudi Arabia." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 16, no. 5 (October 31, 2021): 2277–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v16i5.6330.

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The success of schools depends on effective recruitment and selection of school leaders. The present study sought to understand the processes of recruiting and selecting public school leaders in Saudi Arabia from their perspectives. Interview data were collected from 39 high school leaders in the Eastern province in Saudi Arabia. The results of the study indicated that the school leadership recruitment and selection processes in Saudi Arabia consist of few linear steps where the ministry engages in an effort to attract candidates from internal resources, followed by initial screening, and a formal interview to select the candidate from the pool. The analysis also revealed several challenges involved in the recruitment and selection processes of prospective candidates. Based on the findings of this study, schools are currently struggling to recruit qualified candidates that commensurate the mission and the needs of our schools. Therefore, we recommend providing appropriate budget, resources, and training to human resource staff to effectively communicate with prospective candidates, identify the type of candidates and design recruitment and selection strategy accordingly. Keywords: Recruitment, selection, school leaders, human resources, Saudi Arabia.

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Hermansen, Silje Synnøve Lyder. "Striving for influence." Party Politics 24, no. 4 (September 13, 2016): 382–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068816663036.

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I consider how asymmetric information between the party selectorate and members of Parliament affects the renomination of incumbent candidates. By applying an adverse selection model, I argue that the selectorate looks to past performance to select candidates it expects will gain influence. However, the impact of performance varies according to the need for and availability of information. The European Parliament (EP) provides a most-likely case for information asymmetry. Studying three elections in 11 member states, I find that the allocation of influential positions in office improves chances of reselection. The effect increases when the allocation is more selective, and when the prior uncertainty around candidacies is high. The study thus proposes a new approach to the relationship between national parties and transnational groups in the EP. It also suggests venues for research on parliamentary politics and candidate selection in general.

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Alguliyev, Rasim, Ramiz Aliguliyev, and Farhad Yusifov. "MCDM approach for weighted ranking of candidates in e-voting." Informacijos mokslai 86 (December 30, 2019): 8–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/im.2019.86.23.

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The aim of the study is the application of multi-criteria evaluation methods for ranking of candidates in e-voting. Due to the potential to enhance the electoral efficiency in e-voting multiple criteria, such as personality traits, activity and reputation in social media, opinion followers on election area and so on for the selection of qualified personnel can be considered. In this case, the number of criteria excesses in the decision-making stage directed us to the use of a multi-criteria decision making model (MCDM). This paper proposes MCDM for weighted ranking of candidates in e-voting. Criteria for the candidates’ ranking and selection are determined and each voter uses the linguistic scales for the ranking of each candidate. Candidates’ ranking is evaluated according to all criteria. In a numerical study, it is provided the candidates’ evaluation on the base of selected criteria and ranked according to the importance of criteria. To assess the importance of the criteria and to evaluate the suitability of the candidates for each of the criteria, the voters use linguistic variables. In practice, the proposed model can use different evaluation scales for the selection of candidates in e-voting. The proposed model allows selecting a candidate with the competencies based on the criteria set out in the e-voting process and making more effective decisions.

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Dahlén, Tomas, and Ariel Goobar. "Selection of High‐zSupernova Candidates." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 114, no. 793 (March 2002): 284–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/341046.

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Schwab, M.D., C. William. "Selection of Nonoperative Management Candidates." World Journal of Surgery 25, no. 11 (November 2001): 1389–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-001-0137-x.

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Garro, Haritz. "Conformity Voting and the Value of Public Information." Political Science Research and Methods 7, no. 04 (March 16, 2018): 913–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2018.13.

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I study how the quality of information affects politician selection in a two-candidate model where voters want to vote for the best candidate but also for the winner. Voters receive private and public signals about candidates’ relative valence. Public information has a stronger effect on equilibrium outcomes because voters use it to infer other voters’ beliefs. Contrary to what might be expected, more precise public information does not always benefit the better candidate’s electoral prospects: when voters’ private information is precise enough, improving public information hurts the better candidate’s electoral prospects. The model provides a rationale for the prevalence of large swings in voter sentiment in close elections, and for front-runner candidates’ tendency to avoid face-to-face television debates with the underdog.

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Rabinovitch, Hagai, Yoella Bereby-Meyer, and David V. Budescu. "Achieving More With Less: Intuitive Correction in Selection." Psychological Science 31, no. 4 (March 23, 2020): 437–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797620903717.

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Choosing between candidates for a position can be tricky, especially when the selection test is affected by irrelevant characteristics (e.g., reading speed). One can correct for this irrelevant attribute by penalizing individuals who have unjustifiably benefited from it. Statistical models do so by including the irrelevant attribute as a suppressor variable, but can people do the same without the help of a model? In three experiments (total N = 357), participants had to choose between two candidates, one of whom had higher levels of an irrelevant attribute and thus enjoyed an unfair advantage. Participants showed a substantial preference for the candidate with high levels of the irrelevant attribute, thus choosing the less suitable candidate. This bias was attenuated when the irrelevant attribute was a situational factor, probably by making the correction process more intuitive. Understanding the intuitive judgment of suppressor variables can help candidates from underprivileged groups boost their chances to succeed.

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Zhabenko, Oleksandr. "ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL OF UNIVERSITY OF MIDDLE AND LOWER LEVEL: PROCEDURE AND SELECTION CRITERIA." Educological discourse, no. 4 (2020): 30–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.28925/2312-5829.2020.4.3.

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In the article analyzed the procedures and criteria for selecting candidates for middle and lower administrative positions at universities in Ukraine and the Netherlands. Detected differences in the process of selection of administrative personnel of university of middle and lower level: in the use of criteria for selection of candidates (in Ukraine – formal criteria for selection of candidates, there are no criteria for determining the level of competence of the candidate, his professional and moral or ethical qualities; universities in the Netherlands use «job profiles», which contain functional responsibilities, qualification or competence requirements of the applicant, and the main criteria for selecting candidates are their authority both in academic and non-academic environment, level of competence, professional and moral and ethical qualities); in appointment to the position (in Ukraine, the rector appoints the dean (director) with the consent of the public self-government body of the faculty (institute) and appoints all administrative personnel of middle and lower level; in the Netherlands, the university's executive council appoints deans, deans appoint heads of departments; representatives of students of the faculty are involved in the work of the dean's office). Proposed to improve the process of selection of candidates for administrative personnel of university of middle and lower level in Ukraine: to develop job profiles (with an exhaustive list of criteria for clarifying the competence of the applicant; questions to determine the level of competence and personal qualities of candidates); introduce the practice of submitting portfolios by applicants for positions (with information on training, enhancement of competence, professional experience and achievements, etc.) for prior review.

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Liu, Hanzhang. "The Logic of Authoritarian Political Selection: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in China." Political Science Research and Methods 7, no. 04 (July 16, 2018): 853–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2018.24.

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Political selection is important to authoritarian regime survival. Although selection outcomes are often observed, it is difficult to decipher elites’ logic of decision-making due to their multidimensional preference and the opaque process. Employing a conjoint experiment conducted among over 300 government officials in China, this paper unpacks multidimensional elite preference in entry-level political selection. It finds that while elites comply with institutional norms by selecting candidates based on competence and loyalty, they also take into account personal preference by favoring those with political connections. Kinship ties to government increase a candidate’s chance by over 20 percentage points, even though the candidate is not deemed more competent or loyal. These findings demonstrate that authoritarian elites do not always follow the logic of regime survival; there exists an agency problem in political selection that could undermine the effectiveness of the ruling class over time.

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Bernheim, B. Douglas, and Navin Kartik. "Candidates, Character, and Corruption." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 6, no. 2 (May 1, 2014): 205–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/mic.6.2.205.

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We study the characteristics of self-selected candidates in corrupt political systems. Individuals differ along two dimensions of unobservable character: public spirit (altruism) and honesty (disutility from selling out to special interests). Both aspects combine to determine an individual's quality as governor. We characterize properties of equilibrium candidate pools for arbitrary costs of running for office, including when costs become vanishingly small. We explore how policy instruments such as the governor's compensation and anticorruption enforcement affect the expected quality of governance through candidate self-selection. We show that self-selection can have surprising implications for the effect of information disclosures concerning candidates' backgrounds. (JEL D64, D72, H41, K42)

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Oxley, Paul J., and Jeremy A. Lotto. "Factors Influencing Plastic Surgeons When Selecting New Colleagues." Plastic Surgery 27, no. 2 (October 31, 2018): 112–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2292550318800321.

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Introduction: As plastic surgeons are continuing to form larger groups, it is essential to select candidates who will contribute to a positive work environment. This article shows which traits may be the most valuable when selecting candidates and in which ways a selection committee may want to focus their search. Methods: For the study, the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons’ members answered a survey containing questions about demographics, the factors which influence the selection process, and their hiring experiences. Responses were separated and compared in groups based on gender, practice type, group size, and years practising. Significance was established if P < .05 using the χ2 test. Results: The most and least important factors regarding hiring a new group member were established. Statistically significant results were obtained between several different factors, including hiring a non-Canadian, the importance of the candidate’s professional reputation, the number of publications by the candidate, and the presence or absence of program director letters. A majority (54%) of society members regret having hired a candidate, with the vast majority of these (75%) indicating personality and work ethic issues as opposite to professional skills as the uncomplimentary feature. Conclusion: This study has identified the key features which influence hiring new candidates. The need to develop a more efficient hiring process has been identified and has highlighted the difficulty faced by Canadian plastic surgery groups when recruiting new members.

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Hill, Jeffrey S., Elaine Rodriquez, and Amanda E. Wooden. "Stump Speeches and Road Trips: The Impact of State Campaign Appearances in Presidential Elections." PS: Political Science & Politics 43, no. 02 (April 2010): 243–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096510000077.

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AbstractTravel, stump speeches, and pressing-the-flesh make up a large part of any presidential electoral campaign. Obviously, candidates feel that their appearances are important, as they make hundreds of appearances between Labor Day and Election Day. But are they right? Well over 100 million people cast ballots in November, but only the tiniest fraction of voters meets or catches a glimpse of either of the candidates. Do candidate appearances and contact sway voters in some way? In this article, we use changes in weekly state tracking polls to determine the impact of candidate appearances in battleground and non-battleground states. Using polling data from the 2000, 2004, and 2008 elections, we find that campaign appearances can change a candidate's polling percentages, and that the impact varies by candidate and location (battleground state, safe Democratic state, or safe Republican state). We also find that the selection of a vice-presidential candidate is important, because of this candidate's ability to campaign effectively.

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Cristofaro, Matteo. "Candidates’ attractiveness in selection decisions: a laboratory experiment." Baltic Journal of Management 12, no. 4 (October 2, 2017): 390–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bjm-01-2017-0003.

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Purpose Recruiters in today’s organizations, through social networks, have the opportunity to see a candidate’s overall figure, and from this, they gain a first impression of their personalities which in turn affects their decisions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the biasing role of candidates’ attractiveness – in facial and bodily terms – on perceived main personality features (i.e. core evaluations (CEs)) in selection decisions. Design/methodology/approach An experimental study involving professional recruiters (n=150) was conducted. Participants were asked to rate bodily attractiveness (using the objectification construct), CEs, facial attractiveness and hiring scores of six candidates for an administrative position; then, a moderated mediation model was tested. Findings This study suggests that recruiters’ perception of candidates’ CEs mediates the relationship between objectification (i.e. body attractiveness) and the assigned hiring score, while facial attractiveness amplifies or reduces the effect of objectification on CEs. Originality/value The value added of this contribution lies in studying the biasing mechanism of candidates’ overall attractiveness (facial and bodily) and its effects on the perceived core personality features.

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Aragón, Fernando M. "Political Parties, Candidate Selection, and Quality of Government." B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 13, no. 2 (August 10, 2013): 783–810. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2013-0036.

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Abstract This article explores empirically the relation between political parties’ institutions and quality of government. I focus on procedures used to nominate presidential candidates given the importance of candidate selection in party politics. Using a panel dataset of Latin American countries, I find robust evidence of a positive relation between the use of democratic procedures, such as primaries, and quality of government. To shed light on the mechanism, I examine why parties use primaries. I find evidence suggestive that the results are mostly driven by the increase in political competition and candidates’ pre-electoral incentives.

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Fehrler, Sebastian, Urs Fischbacher, and Maik T. Schneider. "Honesty and Self-Selection into Cheap Talk." Economic Journal 130, no. 632 (March 3, 2020): 2468–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa028.

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ABSTRACT In many situations, people can lie strategically, for their own benefit. Since individuals differ with respect to their willingness to lie, the credibility of statements will crucially depend on who self-selects into such cheap-talk situations. We study this process in a two-stage political competition setting. At the entry stage, potential candidates compete in a contest to become their party’s candidate in an election. At the election stage, the nominated candidates campaign by making promises to voters. Confirming the model’s key prediction, we find in our experiment that dishonest people over-proportionally self-select into the political race and thereby lower voters’ welfare.

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Weeks, Ana Catalano, and Lisa Baldez. "Quotas and qualifications: the impact of gender quota laws on the qualifications of legislators in the Italian parliament." European Political Science Review 7, no. 1 (April 9, 2014): 119–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755773914000095.

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This article addresses concerns that candidates nominated because of gender quota laws will be less qualified for office. While questions of candidate quality have long been relevant to legislative behavior, quota laws requiring a certain percentage of candidates for national office to be women have generated renewed interest. Gender quotas are often perceived to reduce the scope of political competition. By putting gender identity center stage, they preclude the possibility that elections will be based on ‘ideas’ or ‘merit’ alone. Other electoral rules that restrict candidate selection, such as the centralization of candidate selection common in closed list PR systems, have been found to reduce the quality of candidates. Rules that open selection, such as primaries, result in higher quality candidates. We exploit the institutional design of Italy’s mixed electoral system in 1994, where quotas were applied only to the PR portion of the list, to compare the qualifications of men, women, and ‘quota women’. We estimate regressions on several measures of deputies’ qualifications for office and performance in office. We find that unlike other rules limiting candidate selection, quotas are not associated with lower quality on most measures of qualifications. In fact, quota women have more local government experience than other legislators and lower rates of absenteeism than their male counterparts. Contrary to critics, quota laws may have apositiveimpact on legislator quality. Once the quota law was rescinded, quota women were less likely to be re-elected than non-quota women or men, which suggests that discrimination – not qualification – limits women’s status as candidates.

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Shih, Neng-Yih, and Hsing-Chung Chen. "An approach for selecting candidates in soft-handover procedure using multi-generating procedure and second grey relational analysis." Computer Science and Information Systems 11, no. 3 (2014): 1173–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/csis130930071s.

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The objective of this paper is to develop a decision-making approach for selecting candidates in soft-handover procedure in 3th or 4th generation mobile communication through grey relational analysis of the series similarity and approximation. The multi-generating and second grey relational analysis procedure is applied to select candidates in soft-handover procedure with considerations of the velocity and acceleration similarity of multi-generating data. The validation of computer simulation models illustrate how the approach can be applied in candidates selection in soft-handover, and obtain the best results of feasibility and effectiveness for user equipment (UE) in 3th or 4th generation mobile communications. Moreover, the approach could be easily applied to soft-handover procedure for the mobile communication systems. In this proposed approach is performed to select the candidate target cells by UE instead of eNodeB. It could provide a first solution to choose the candidate target cells through comparing multiple measured data for candidate-selecting with the target communication cell.

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Marina, Simón, Rosabel Expósito, Fernando Marina, Javier Nadal, Manel Masramón, and Alfonso Vergés. "Oocyte donor selection from 554 candidates." Human Reproduction 14, no. 11 (November 1999): 2770–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/14.11.2770.

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Atlee, David W., and Andrew Gould. "Photometric Selection of QSO Candidates fromGALEXSources." Astrophysical Journal 664, no. 1 (July 20, 2007): 53–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/518467.

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Merlo, Christian A., and Jonathan B. Orens. "Selection of candidates for lung transplantation." Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation 12, no. 5 (October 2007): 479–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mot.0b013e3282efefe5.

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Kreider, M., and R. M. Kotloff. "Selection of Candidates for Lung Transplantation." Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 6, no. 1 (January 15, 2009): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1513/pats.200808-097go.

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Eckhoff, Devin E. "Selection of candidates for islet xenotransplantation." Xenotransplantation 15, no. 2 (March 2008): 102–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3089.2008.00462.x.

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Karim, Rahmawati, Marwan Mas, and Abdul Haris Hamid. "ANALISIS PEMILIHAN KEPALA DAERAH CALON TUNGGAL PASCA PUTUSAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI NOMOR 100/ PUU-XIII / 2015 (STUDI KASUS DI PROVINSI SULAWESI SELATAN)." Indonesian Journal of Legality of Law 2, no. 1 (December 9, 2019): 6–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.35965/ijlf.v2i1.136.

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This study aims to determine the regulation of a single Regional Election for Regional Head Election simultaneously after the decision of the Constitutional Court Number 100 / PUU-XIII / 2015 in South Sulawesi Province, and the implementation of the selection of a single regional head candidate in South Sulawesi Province. This research was conducted in the Makassar City KPU, Enrekang Regency and Bone Regency. The research method used is normative law. The results obtained by the author from this study, namely 1). Regulation of the Single Candidate for Regional Head Election Simultaneously regulated in the Constitutional Court Decision Number 100 / PUU-XIII / 2015, Law no. 10 of 2016 and PKPU No. 13 of 2018.2). Implementation of Election of Candidates for Regional Heads in the Province of South Sulawesi consisting of; a). Requirements for Nominating a Single Candidate, b). Single Candidate Selection Dispute Process, c). Regulatory Standard for Inauguration of Single Candidate Candidates and, d). Single Candidate Selection Results in South Sulawesi Province.3). Mechanisms to Prevent the Occurrence of a Single Candidate in the Election of Regional Heads.4). Data on Candidates for Regional Heads in 3 regions, namely Makassar City, Enrekang Regency and Bone Regency.

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Warning, Susanne. "How to pick your staff? Using data envelopment analysis." Management Research Review 37, no. 9 (August 12, 2014): 815–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-05-2013-0104.

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Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to present a tool for facilitating personnel selection when multiple heterogeneous human resource managers use multiple criteria. Two problems result from such a situation. First, when multiple criteria are applied, it is unusual for one candidate to dominate the other candidates in all areas, which requires assigning weights to the different criteria to be able to rank the candidates. Second, in a heterogeneous selection committee, finding weights that accurately reflect the individual preferences of all members is difficult. Design/methodology/approach – To deal with the multidimensional setting of selecting personnel, this paper introduces data envelopment analysis with assurance region (DEA-AR) to determine individually optimal weights for each applicant. Findings – DEA-AR leads to a score for each applicant that can serve as a signal for productivity and, thus, for evaluating the candidate. Based on linear programming, DEA-AR not only aggregates multiple dimensions into a single score but also incorporates managers’ preferences. In addition, the procedure is transparent and fair. It seems to be highly appropriate for selecting personnel. Based on a simulated dataset of applicants, the use of DEA-AR for selecting personnel is illustrated and discussed. Originality/value – DEA-AR provides a tool for supporting personnel selection or pre-selection. This model is based on a mechanical procedure and considers managers’ ideas about weights.

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Winter, Paul A., Donna H. McCabe, and Rose Mary Newton. "Principal Selection Decisions Made by Teachers: The Influence of Work Values, Principal Job Attributes, and School Level." Journal of School Leadership 8, no. 3 (May 1998): 251–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105268469800800302.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate principal selection decisions made by teachers ( N = 169) serving on school councils. Analysis involved a between-within split-plot factorial design. The dependent variable was teacher rating of a principal candidate. The between-groups factors were teacher-dominant work value and school level. The within-groups factors were principal-dominant work value and principal job attributes. Teachers preferred candidates with whom they shared a dominant work value. Elementary and middle school teachers preferred candidates oriented toward instructional leadership. High school teachers preferred candidates oriented toward management. Findings suggest teachers participating in principal selection decisions may need training in personnel selection practices.

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Llanos, Mariana, and Leany Barreiro Lemos. "Presidential Preferences? The Supreme Federal Tribunal Nominations in Democratic Brazil." Latin American Politics and Society 55, no. 2 (2013): 77–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-2456.2013.00194.x.

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AbstractThis article studies the processes of nomination and appointment to the Supreme Federal Tribunal in Brazil made by Presidents Sarney through Lula da Silva. It shows that in relations with the Senate, presidential anticipation prevails over presidential dominance. Brazilian presidents are successful appointers because they invest great effort in the moment of selection, when potential candidates are tested in the juridical and political communities. As a consequence, a uniform Senate approval of candidates coexists with a differential pattern of candidate recruitment. Sometimes presidents can select close candidates from their government; sometimes first-choice candidates are ruled out for lack of consensus. The type of coalition the president heads and the number of vacancies available affect the president's chances of imposing a candidate. The filter posed by center-right parties in the Senate induces the selection of nominees with centrist preferences.

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Put, Gert-Jan, Steven Van Hecke, Corey Cunningham, and Wouter Wolfs. "The Choice of Spitzenkandidaten: A Comparative Analysis of the Europarties’ Selection Procedures." Politics and Governance 4, no. 1 (February 29, 2016): 9–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v4i1.469.

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The selection of leading candidates by the political families, the so-called <em>Spitzenkandidaten</em>, is relatively groundbreaking as it is the first form of political recruitment organized at the EU level. The literature on candidate selection procedures has so far concentrated on national parties and their procedures. To our knowledge the analytical model has not yet been applied at the EU level. This article will fill this gap by examining the selection procedures of Europarties, more particularly for their EC presidency candidates, a novelty of the 2014 European Parliament elections. Based on the analysis of the procedures applied within the European People’s Party (EPP), the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE), the European Green Party (EGP), and the Party of the European Left (EL), one of the main findings of this article is that the procedures are largely copy-paste from the Europarties’ internal procedures for selecting a president. This can largely be explained by the lack of time and experience their party elites had in the run-up to the 2014 elections. We therefore expect the Europarties to further professionalize their selection procedures and start the process earlier with more high profile politicians to stand as candidates in 2019.

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Hannrup, Björn, Gunnar Jansson, and Öje Danell. "Comparing gain and optimum test size from progeny testing and phenotypic selection in Pinus sylvestris." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37, no. 7 (July 2007): 1227–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x07-005.

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The profit from tree breeding is dependent on the amount of money invested and how these resources are spent, particularly in the testing of selection candidates. Simulations of within-family selection were used to find the optimum balance among the number of candidates, progenies per candidate, and test sites for a given investment level and to compare the profit from progeny testing and phenotypic selection. The simulations were based on genetic parameters estimated from 66 Pinus sylvestris L. progeny trials in southern Sweden and on compilations of breeding costs. For progeny testing the optimum number of candidates and test sites increased with increasing investment level, whereas the number of progenies per candidate and site decreased and stabilized at ca. 10 individuals. The maximum annual profit for the phenotypic selection was higher and occurred at a lower investment level than for progeny testing. Among the two alternatives of progeny testing studied, the intensive alternative with practices to stimulate early flowering showed a higher maximum annual profit than the base alternative.

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Yeomans, D. K. "The selection of comets for future space missions." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 83 (1985): 415–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100084104.

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AbstractThe criteria used to select a short period comet for possible future rendezvous space missions are stated and the selection process is outlined. For the time period 1900 - 2000, several candidate comets offer opportunities for spacecraft rendezvous. Two of the best candidates are periodic comets Kopff and Wild 2.

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Back, Les, and John Solomos. "Labour and Racism: Trade Unions and the Selection of Parliamentary Candidates." Sociological Review 42, no. 2 (May 1994): 165–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1994.tb00087.x.

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The issue of the representation of minorities in political institutions has become central in recent debates about the political sociology of race in British society. This paper uses a case study of a selection process for a prospective parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party to explore the dynamics of recent developments. It explores the following questions: What impact have minority activists had on processes of candidate selection? How have political parties responded to demands for the selection of more black candidates?

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Rusnaedy, Zaldi, Fatma Fatma, and Almuhajir Haris. "Political Dynasty and Single Candidate in Indonesian Local Elections: Where Are The Parties?" Journal of Governance and Local Politics (JGLP) 3, no. 2 (November 15, 2021): 124–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.47650/jglp.v3i2.297.

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The pragmatism of political parties is one of the causes for the proliferation of political dynasties and the massive number of single candidates in several electoral politics periods at the local level. The implementation of the 2020 local election simultaneously gave birth to many candidates who have a kinship with political officials both at the central and regional levels, both currently or who have served. Apart from the practice of dynastic politics, a single candidate's presence also adds to the problems in the democratic process at the local level. A single candidate is present as a consequence of implementing the local election system simultaneously, which opens wide the opportunity for the local election to be held even though only one pair of regional head candidates are joined, as a consequence, the empty column is presented as the opponent of the match. This article collects data through a literature study. To answer these two phenomena, the author examines them during the local election implementation. This study indicates that these two phenomena co-opt local democracy and clog the circulation of the leadership elite. Both political dynasty candidates and single candidates have enormous potential to win elections. Both phenomena are caused by poor internal recruitment and candidate selection processes.

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Chiang, Jyun-You, Shuai Wang, Tzong-Ru Tsai, and Ting Li. "Model Selection Approaches for Predicting Future Order Statistics from Type II Censored Data." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2018 (October 8, 2018): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3465909.

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This paper studies a discriminant problem of location-scale family in case of prediction from type II censored samples. Three model selection approaches and two types of predictors are, respectively, proposed to predict the future order statistics from censored data when the best underlying distribution is not clear with several candidates. Two members in the location-scale family, the normal distribution and smallest extreme value distribution, are used as candidates to illustrate the best model competition for the underlying distribution via using the proposed prediction methods. The performance of correct and incorrect selections under correct specification and misspecification is evaluated via using Monte Carlo simulations. Simulation results show that model misspecification has impact on the prediction precision and the proposed three model selection approaches perform well when more than one candidate distributions are competing for the best underlying distribution. Finally, the proposed approaches are applied to three data sets.

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Paskarina, Caroline, Rina Hermawati, and Desi Yunita. "Combining Clientelism and Incumbency Advantage: Political Strategy in Candidate Selection for the 2017 Local Head Election in Bekasi Regency." Politik Indonesia: Indonesian Political Science Review 4, no. 1 (January 15, 2019): 21–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/ipsr.v4i1.13528.

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This article discusses the post-clientelist initiatives used by political parties in the selection of candidates within the party to determine the regent and vice regents nominated for the local election. Candidate selection is the political domain of political parties, but in the context of figure-based politics, parties tend to play more as political vehicle in the candidacy of local head. Through this role, resource exchanges take place between parties and candidates within the internal party candidacy arena. Using qualitative methods through in-depth interviews and observations of candidate selection in the Bekasi Regent 2017 election, this article seeks to reveal how post-clientelist initiatives are used by party elites to optimize the incumbency advantage as main political resource in the candidate selection to determine who will pair the incumbent. The results show that the dominance of party elites in candidate selection process determines how financial resources and political support are optimized to win the incumbent. Decision to choose the vice-regent from the same party while still forming coalitions with other parties indicates that post-clientelistic strategy is operated both internally and externally. This practice confirms the tendency of the candidate selection model to be more inclusive because it involves other parties, but remains pragmatic.

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Zeng, Qingguo, Xiangru Li, and Haitao Lin. "Concat Convolutional Neural Network for pulsar candidate selection." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 494, no. 3 (April 8, 2020): 3110–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa916.

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ABSTRACT Pulsar searching is essential for the scientific research in the field of physics and astrophysics. With the development of the radio telescope, the exploding volume and growth speed of candidates have brought about several challenges. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for developing an automatic, accurate, and efficient pulsar candidate selection method. To meet this need, this work designed a Concat Convolutional Neural Network (CCNN) to identify the candidates collected from the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) data. The CCNN extracts some ‘pulsar-like’ patterns from the diagnostic subplots using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and combines these CNN features by a concatenate layer. Therefore, the CCNN is an end-to-end learning model without any need for any intermediate labels, which makes CCNN suitable for the online learning pipeline of pulsar candidate selection. Experimental results on FAST data show that the CCNN outperforms the available state-of-the-art models in a similar scenario. In total, it misses only 4 real pulsars out of 326.

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Elms, Natalie, Gavin Nicholson, and Amedeo Pugliese. "The importance of group-fit in new director selection." Management Decision 53, no. 6 (July 13, 2015): 1312–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-10-2014-0598.

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Purpose – Director selection is an important yet under-researched topic. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to extant literature by gaining a greater understanding into how and why new board members are recruited. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory study uses in-depth interviews with Australian non-executive directors to identify what selection criteria are deemed most important when selecting new director candidates and how selection practices vary between organisations. Findings – The findings indicate that appointments to the board are based on two key attributes: first, the candidates’ ability to contribute complementary skills and second, the candidates’ ability to work well with the existing board. Despite commonality in these broad criteria, board selection approaches vary considerably between organisations. As a result, some boards do not adequately assess both criteria when appointing a new director hence increasing the chance of a mis-fit between the position and the appointed director. Research limitations/implications – The study highlights the importance of both individual technical capabilities and social compatibility in director selections. The authors introduce a new perspective through which future research may consider director selection: fit. Originality/value – The in-depth analysis of the director selection process highlights some less obvious and more nuanced issues surrounding directors’ appointment to the board. Recurrent patterns indicate the need for both technical and social considerations. Hence the study is a first step in synthesising the current literature and illustrates the need for a multi-theoretical approach in future director selection research.

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Ropik, Ainur, Alva Beriansyah, and Wijaya Wijaya. "Rekrutmen Calon Kepala Daerah dalam Era Pilkada Langsung dan Serentak di Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin." Intizar 24, no. 2 (December 30, 2018): 71–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.19109/intizar.v24i2.2693.

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The era of direct and simultaneous regional head elections makes political parties really have to pay attention to the regional head candidates who will be promoted. The candidate factor has a very big role in determining the victory in the elections. On Musi Banyuasin regional election in 2017 there is one pair of regional head candidates carried by all existing political parties. One of the parties that participated in carrying out the regional head candidates was PAN (Partai Amanat Nasional or National Mandate Party). However, regional head candidates who are carried by PAN are not PAN cadres. PAN is the party that won the election in 2014 and is the only party that can support its own regional head candidates. Determination of candidates for regional head by PAN is done through open recruitment. Open recruitment is carried out by the DPD (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or Regional Representative Council) PAN Musi Banyuasin Regency by forming a selection committee. The selection committee is tasked with selecting prospective regional heads. The selection process is done by opening a registration. Registration is done by completing the registration form and fulfilling the registration requirements. The mechanism for determining prospective regional heads is proposed by conducting regional deliberations. The reference used in determining the prospective regional head to be carried out is an analysis of the nomination registration requirements, Second, the electability and popularity surveys and the Third is result of the fit and proper test. Candidates for the elected regional head will be proposed to the DPW (Dewan Pimpinan Wilayah or Regional Leadership Council), the DPW will proceed to the DPP (Dewan Pimpinan Pusat or Central Board), then the DPP will issue a recommendation that is used as a requirement in registering at the KPUD (Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah or Election Commission).

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Marland, Alex. "Vetting of Election Candidates by Political Parties: Centralization of Candidate Selection in Canada." American Review of Canadian Studies 51, no. 4 (October 2, 2021): 573–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2021.1986558.

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Rymeski, Beth A., Louise Flynn, and Stephen P. Dunn. "Selection of live-related liver transplantation candidates." Journal of Pediatric Surgery 44, no. 6 (June 2009): 1096–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.012.

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Lowenstein, Linda E. "The Selection of Candidates for National Office." AORN Journal 47, no. 5 (May 1988): 1082–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0001-2092(07)66042-6.

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Mancini, Donna, and Katherine Lietz. "Selection of Cardiac Transplantation Candidates in 2010." Circulation 122, no. 2 (July 13, 2010): 173–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.109.858076.

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Romero Arenas, Minerva Angélica. "Appropriate selection of candidates for outpatient thyroidectomy." Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity 28, no. 5 (August 2, 2021): 547–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/med.0000000000000672.

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Rehmert, Jochen. "Candidacy Eligibility Criteria and Party Unity." Comparative Political Studies 53, no. 8 (January 12, 2020): 1298–325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010414019897700.

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Extant research suggests that candidate selection methods can be consequential for party unity in legislative voting. Yet thus far, only variations in the selectorate and the degree of centralization have been examined. This article argues that Candidacy Eligibility Criteria (CEC), too, have implications for party unity. I theorize that with stricter formal requirements, parties avoid adverse selection and ensure the nomination of committed candidates. By using roll-call vote data from 16 industrial democracies, candidate surveys and an original data set consisting of nearly 500 historical party constitutions, I show that parties demanding prior membership and nudging aspirants to maintain networks within the party tend to be more unified in parliamentary voting. Moreover, their candidates, too, express greater loyalty when compared with parties without formal CEC. Thus, this article contributes to the literatures on party unity and on candidate selection by showing how certain party rules, hitherto neglected, affect party unity.

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