It can pay to be provocative

The meaning of "socialization of health" to Iranian policymakers and how it can be implemented

Complex nature of health and disease, the impact of various socioeconomic factors on the health system arrangements and health of the society, and also the impact of health on the social and economic conditions of the society require a social approach to health. This necessity has led to the creation of new policies and programs, under the name of socialization of health, to strengthen the soci...

It can be smart to be dumb

An important problem in game theory is why bounded rationality occurs, e.g., why altruism to non-kin occurs. Previous explanations involved computational limitations of the players, repeated play among the players etc. As an alternative, we introduce a pre-play step in which each player i chooses a “persona”, i.e., a ficticious utility function she commits to use in the game. By adopting differ...

“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Competitive Environmental Strategies: WHEN DOES IT PAY TO BE GREEN?

P rogressive corporations have invested in increasingly ambitious sustainability initiatives. While environmental investments are welcome by society, managers need to identify the circumstances favoring the generation of both public benefits and corporate profits. For some firms, better utilization of resources may pay-off as environmentrelated investments. For others, obtaining ISO 14001 certi...

Scleroderma pregnancy: can the price be too high to pay?

Monika Østensen, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Berne, Switzerland. Please address correspondence to: Professor Monika Østensen MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology/Allergology, University Hospital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected] Received on November 18, 2008; accepted on November 26, 2008. © Copyright CLINICAL AND EXPERIM...