‘Possunt, quia posse videntur’: They can because they think they can. Development and validation of the Work Self-Efficacy scale: Evidence from two studies

Cheating Because They Can: Social Networks and Norm Violators

Settlers flocking to boomtowns on the American western frontier were faced with the same task that communities in weak states all across the globe face: self-governance. Reputation mechanisms and community punishment can enforce cooperation in these environments, but existing theories ignore the role of social networks in spreading relevant news. Explicitly building networks into a theory of in...

Bone allografts: What they can offer and what they cannot.

Bone allografts can be used in any kind of surgery involving bone from minor defects to major bone loss after tumour resection. This review describes the various types of bone grafts and the current knowledge on bone allografts, from procurement and preparation to implantation. The surgical conditions for optimising the incorporation of bone are outlined, and surgeon expectations from a bone al...

Who do they think they are?

The benefits of photorespiratory bypasses: how can they work?

Bypassing the photorespiratory pathway is regarded as a way to increase carbon assimilation and, correspondingly, biomass production in C3 crops. Here, the benefits of three published photorespiratory bypass strategies are systemically explored using a systems-modeling approach. Our analysis shows that full decarboxylation of glycolate during photorespiration would decrease photosynthesis, beca...

Awards and Competitions. What They Can Do and How They Can Do It