Where Have All the Heroes Gone?

Where have all the heroes gone?

Where Have All the Heroes Gone? A Self-Interested, Economic Theory of Heroism

Heroism is a valued part of any society, yet its realization depends on the decisions of individual actors and a public reward to individuals who undertake heroic actions. Military combat related activities provide a useful starting point for thinking about the empirical nature of heroism. Interestingly, if we define heroism by those who have been awarded military honors such as the Congression...

Where have all the students gone?

Hospital nursing directors in Wales have called for an evaluation of the nurses' training programme amid fears that growing numbers of students are leaving the profession after qualifying.

Where Have All the Crop Phenotypes Gone?

In crop genetics and breeding research, phenotypic data are collected for each plant genotype, often in multiple locations and field conditions, in search of the genomic regions that confer improved traits. But what is happening to all of these phenotypic data? Currently, virtually none of the data generated from the hundreds of phenotypic studies conducted each year are being made publically a...

Where have all the stem cells gone?

Acute myocardial infarction is the most generally accepted cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Despite rapid restoration of perfusion, postinfarction heart failure remains a major challenge. Considerable experimental and clinical evidence indicates the feasibility of therapeutic implantation of bone marrow–derived cells in reversing abnormal cardiac remodeling with the gene...