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Polarization Of The Sri Lankan Polity: An Analysis Of Presidential Elections (1982 – 2005), Yajni Warnapala, Zufni Yehiya
Polarization Of The Sri Lankan Polity: An Analysis Of Presidential Elections (1982 – 2005), Yajni Warnapala, Zufni Yehiya
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Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious developing country that has enjoyed continuous universal adult franchise since 1931. Under a new constitution enacted in 1978, Sri Lanka moved to a presidential system of government. Since 1982 five presidential elections were conducted. This paper analyzes voter behavior by looking at all the five presidential elections. This study shows that all the winners of the presidential elections (except in 2005) won them by appealing across racial and religious boundaries with a popular mandate. In 2005, there was a shift; the winner was able to secure victory by promoting a hard-line pro-Sinhala nationalistic platform. …
A Photometric Redshift Of Z = 1.8+0.4 -.3 For The Agile Grb 080514b, A. Rossi, A. De Ugarte Postigo, P. Ferrero, D. A. Kann, S. Klose, S. Schulze, J. Greiner, P. Schady, R. Filgas, E. E. Gonsalves, A. Küpcü Yolda¸S, T. Krühler, G. Szokoly, A. Yolda¸S, P. M.J. Afonso, C. Clemens, J. S. Bloom, D. A. Perley, J. P.U. Fynbo, A. J. Castro-Tirado, J. Gorosabel, P. Kubánek, Adria Updike, D. H. Hartmann, A. Giuliani, S. T. Holland, L. Hanlon, M. Bremer, J. French, G. Melady, D. A. García-Hernández
A Photometric Redshift Of Z = 1.8+0.4 -.3 For The Agile Grb 080514b, A. Rossi, A. De Ugarte Postigo, P. Ferrero, D. A. Kann, S. Klose, S. Schulze, J. Greiner, P. Schady, R. Filgas, E. E. Gonsalves, A. Küpcü Yolda¸S, T. Krühler, G. Szokoly, A. Yolda¸S, P. M.J. Afonso, C. Clemens, J. S. Bloom, D. A. Perley, J. P.U. Fynbo, A. J. Castro-Tirado, J. Gorosabel, P. Kubánek, Adria Updike, D. H. Hartmann, A. Giuliani, S. T. Holland, L. Hanlon, M. Bremer, J. French, G. Melady, D. A. García-Hernández
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The AGILE gamma-ray burst GRB 080514B is the first detected to have emission above 30 MeV and an optical afterglow. However, no spectroscopic redshift for this burst is known.We report on our ground-based optical/NIR and millimeter follow-up observations of this event at several observatories, including the multi-channel imager GROND on La Silla, supplemented by Swift UVOT and Swift XRT data. The spectral energy distribution (SED) of the optical/NIR afterglow is found to decline sharply bluewards to the UV bands, which can be utilized in estimating the redshift. Fitting the SED from the Swift UVOT uvw2 band to the H band, …
The Rapidly Flaring Afterglow Of The Very Bright And Energetic Grb 070125, Adria Updike, Josh B. Haislip, Melissa C. Nysewander, Andrew S. Fruchter, D. Alexander Kann, Sylvio Klose, Peter A. Milne, G. Grant Williams, Weikang Zheng, Carl W. Hergenrother, Jason X. Prochaska, Jules P. Halpern, Nestor Mirabal, John R. Thorstensen, Alexander J. Van Der Horst, Rhaana L.C. Starling, Judith L. Racusin, David N. Burrows, N. P.M. Kuin, Peter W.A. Roming, Eric Bellm, Kevin Hurley, Weidong Li, Alexei V. Filippenko, Cullen Blake, Dan Starr, Emilio E. Falco, Warren R. Brown, Xinyu Dai, Jinsong Deng, Liping Xin, Yulei Qiu, Jianyan Wei, Yuji Urata, Domenico Nanni, Elisabetta Maiorano, Eliana Palazzi, Guiseppe Greco, Corrado Bartolini, Adriano Guarnieri, Adalberto Piccioni, Graziella Pizzichini, Federica Terra, Kuntal Misra, B. C. Bhatt, G. C. Anupama, X. Fan, L. Jiang, Ralph A.M.J. Wijers, Daniel E. Reichart, Hala A. Eid, Ginger Bryngelson, Jason Puls, R. C. Goldthwaite, Dieter H. Hartmann
The Rapidly Flaring Afterglow Of The Very Bright And Energetic Grb 070125, Adria Updike, Josh B. Haislip, Melissa C. Nysewander, Andrew S. Fruchter, D. Alexander Kann, Sylvio Klose, Peter A. Milne, G. Grant Williams, Weikang Zheng, Carl W. Hergenrother, Jason X. Prochaska, Jules P. Halpern, Nestor Mirabal, John R. Thorstensen, Alexander J. Van Der Horst, Rhaana L.C. Starling, Judith L. Racusin, David N. Burrows, N. P.M. Kuin, Peter W.A. Roming, Eric Bellm, Kevin Hurley, Weidong Li, Alexei V. Filippenko, Cullen Blake, Dan Starr, Emilio E. Falco, Warren R. Brown, Xinyu Dai, Jinsong Deng, Liping Xin, Yulei Qiu, Jianyan Wei, Yuji Urata, Domenico Nanni, Elisabetta Maiorano, Eliana Palazzi, Guiseppe Greco, Corrado Bartolini, Adriano Guarnieri, Adalberto Piccioni, Graziella Pizzichini, Federica Terra, Kuntal Misra, B. C. Bhatt, G. C. Anupama, X. Fan, L. Jiang, Ralph A.M.J. Wijers, Daniel E. Reichart, Hala A. Eid, Ginger Bryngelson, Jason Puls, R. C. Goldthwaite, Dieter H. Hartmann
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Multiwavelength Analysis Of The Intriguing Grb 061126: The Reverse Shock Scenario And Magnetization, A. Gomboc, S. Kobayashi, C. Guidorzi, A. Melandri, V. Mangano, B. Sbarufatti, C. G. Mundell, P. Schady, R. J. Smith, Adria Updike, D. A. Kann, K. Misra, E. Rol, A. Pozanenko, A. J. Castro-Tirado, G. C. Anupama, D. Bersier, M. F. Bode, D. Carter, P. Curran, A. Fruchter, J. Graham, D. H. Hartmann, M. Ibrahimov, A. Levan, A. Monfardini, C. J. Mottram, P. T. O’Brien, P. Prema, D. K. Sahu, I. A. Steele, N. R. Tanvir, K. Wiersema
Multiwavelength Analysis Of The Intriguing Grb 061126: The Reverse Shock Scenario And Magnetization, A. Gomboc, S. Kobayashi, C. Guidorzi, A. Melandri, V. Mangano, B. Sbarufatti, C. G. Mundell, P. Schady, R. J. Smith, Adria Updike, D. A. Kann, K. Misra, E. Rol, A. Pozanenko, A. J. Castro-Tirado, G. C. Anupama, D. Bersier, M. F. Bode, D. Carter, P. Curran, A. Fruchter, J. Graham, D. H. Hartmann, M. Ibrahimov, A. Levan, A. Monfardini, C. J. Mottram, P. T. O’Brien, P. Prema, D. K. Sahu, I. A. Steele, N. R. Tanvir, K. Wiersema
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No abstract provided.