Speak softly or carry a big stick

A little carrot and a big stick--OSD beds down.

Glow stick or urine sample?

The random urine sample shown in Fig. 1 was collected from a 43-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. A routine urinalysis (Aution Max AX-4280; Iris Diagnostics) revealed no remarkable findings and, specifically, was negative for protein. The corresponding urine protein concentration, however, was 448 mg/dL (reference interval, 12 mg/dL) as measured with a turbidimetric assay (Cobas...

[Do you speak jackal or giraffe?].

The Carrot or the Big Stick? A Game-Theoretic Approach to the Integration of Environmental Policy in CARICOM

Transboundary pollution is a problem of international externalities resulting from a lack of property rights in the global commons. Externalities at a national level can be internalised by the adoption of relevant policies by a central authority such as a national government. However, at a supra-national level this cannot be done unless there exists a supra-national body with the complete autho...

Curbing obesity: prevention and treatment.

practices. It also offers lessons on how to bring about change, highlighting what can be achieved by a global movement linking international and domestic action, involving national coalitions, NGOs, the media, and mobilisation of the public to create sustained pressure for change. It is possible that success might be achieved without global regulation but it is essential that the option is not ...