\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 05696954} \itemau{Brenti, Francesco} \itemti{Enumerative properties of shifted-Dyck partitions.} \itemso{J. Comb. Theory, Ser. A 117, No. 3, 223-235 (2010).} \itemab Summary: We study the enumerative properties of a new class of (skew) shifted partitions. This class arises in the computation of certain parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials and is closely related to ballot sequences. As consequences of our results, we obtain new identities for the parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials of Hermitian symmetric pairs and for the ordinary Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials of certain Weyl groups. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{shifted partition; ballot sequence; Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial} \itemli{doi:10.1016/j.jcta.2009.05.004} \end