To harness the strength of data sets growing by leaps and bounds every day, cultural norms in biomedical research are under pressure to change with the times.

If voters of different countries adhere to different and deeply rooted cultural norms, when these countries interact their leaders may find it impossible to agree on effi cient policies especially in hard times. Political leaders’actions are bound by a “conformity constraint”that requires them to express policies that do not violate these norms. This inhibits politicians from adopting the optim...

This study investigated the lexical-semantic space organized by the semantic and affective features of Indonesian words and their relationship with gender and cultural aspects. We recruited 1,402 participants who were native speakers of Indonesian to rate affective and lexico-semantic properties of 1,490 Indonesian words. Valence, Arousal, Dominance, Predictability, Subjective Frequency, and Co...

If voters of different countries adhere to different and deeply rooted cultural norms, when these countries interact their leaders may find it impossible to agree on effi cient policies especially in hard times. Political leaders’actions are bound by a “conformity constraint”that requires them to express policies that do not violate these norms. This inhibits politicians from adopting the optim...

Abstract The Feminisation U describes the tendency of female labour force participation (FLFP) to first decline and then rise in process economic development. While is often presented as a ‘stylised fact’ development, empirical support for it mixed. Here, we show that cultural norms inherited from ancestral plough use exert moderating influence on shape U. Specifically, find significantly U-sha...

Corruption is a phenomenon that has received global attention from academics, policy makers and international donors. may be defined as the abuse of power for private gain. Activities include bribery, extortion, rent-seeking behaviour, cronyism, patronage, nepotism, embezzlement, graft engagement with criminal enterprises. However, nepotism gift giving are frequently viewed in many Asian Africa...