Weyl et al. (1) used employment contract theory to argue that partner fidelity feedback (PFF) provides a stronger explanation for the evolution of mutualisms than host sanctions (HS). Unfortunately, the article propagates a series of major misunderstandings that require correction. First, their model assumes a single clone of symbiont per host (1). This fundamental assumption is violated in all...

This article asses what is known and what remains to be understood about problem-solving courts. Specifically, the article asserts that drug courts serve a needy population, court mandated treatment programs have higher retention rates, those who participate longer have better outcomes, those in drug courts had lower rates of recidivism, drug use, and that graduated sanctions have statistically...

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This article discusses the unintended aspects of sanctions by the US and its allies on the science and activity of the scientists in Iran. Authors explain that the sanctions if imposed against any country even intended or unintended would hurt the scientists and the basis of science and thus it is an unfair action. Copyright © 2...

Based upon politeness theory and a cognitive rules perspective, it is argued that anticipated resistance to a persuasive message should effect compliance-seeking message behavior. Using controlled interviews to elicit persuasive messages, results indicate that persuaders used a greater number of strategies when confronting a positively predisposed target who refused to comply. Beyond an initial...