Does party organization shape candidates’ electoral mobilization efforts? I develop a novel theoretical account linking candidate selection rules to mobilization. Nomination that require aspiring candidates compete in races, such as primary elections, create incentives for them make considerable investments order win the party’s nomination. Using decision-theoretic model, show how these initial...

program prior to designing and conducting toxicology studies. The purpose of the research concept document is to outline the general elements of a research program that would address the specific public health concerns that prompted the nomination of the substance or issue for study. It may also encompass substance-specific studies that address larger public health issues or topics in toxicolog...

This study tested hypotheses derived from Trower and Gilbert's (1989) model of social anxiety. Participants were 1,179 students (594 males and 585 females) in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11. Participants completed the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents and a sociometric nomination task. Nominations from the following behavioral descriptors: most cooperative, class leader, fights the most, and easi...