Though researchers of interest group behavior consistently note that groups often form coalitions when seeking to influence public policy, questions remain about when groups join forces and whether lobbying in a coalition is more or less effective than lobbying alone. In this paper, I approach these questions with a formal model of interest groups coalition formation among information-providing...

"Why are we interested in ion mobility?" Ion mobility is not a new technique, but its recent marriage with high-resolution mass spectrometry on a commercial platform has made it possible to combine its separation and characterization capabilities with the power of MS and MS/MS data – the determination of size and shape as well as mass and charge. We are now seeing a rapid growth of applications...

Peer-to-Peer systems become popular applications but suffer from insufficient resource availability which is caused by free-riders and inefficient lookup algorithms. To address the first cause, a number of recent works have focused on providing appropriate incentive mechanisms to encourage participants to contribute their resources to the P2P systems. To improve the lookup efficiency, locality-...

We study three corporate nonmarket strategies designed to influence the lobbying behavior of other special interest groups: (1) astroturf, in which the firm covertly subsidizes a group with similar views to lobby when it normally would not; (2) the bear hug, in which the firm overtly pays a group to alter its lobbying activities; and (3) self-regulation, in which the firm voluntarily limits the...

Congress mandated the establishment of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in October 1998 to further the science of speleology by facilitating research, to enhance public education, and to promote environmentally sound cave and karst management. Considerable progress has been made during the tenure of the Interim Director (2000-2002) toward making the Institute operational. The scop...

We study corporate non-market strategies designed to influence the lobbying behavior of other special interest groups. We focus on conditions under which costly lobbying is an informative signal to policymakers about the true state of the world, and in which stringent policy is so costly to the firm that the firm is not viewed as a credible source of information. We study three corporate non-ma...

As the previous and current chair of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) HIV Special Interest Group (SIG), we will summarise the activities of this busy, diverse SIG. We have about 20 members who communicate regularly by email and include trainee, community, nursing and pharmacy representation. The ‘HIV SIG’ is also involved in activities related to hepatitis B and C, work...

Background: Teaching is a core activity for universities, and pedagogic research essential improving student experience, staff satisfaction, REF TEF scores. Pedagogic often performed as secondary area or by part-time staff, requiring good collaboration. Existing structures in universities result falling through the gaps quality work improvements to be missed. Aim: To develop clear flexible str...