CAN MONETARY INCENTIVES OVERTURN FAIRNESS-BASED DECISIONS?

Can monetary incentives overturn fairness-based decisions?

Fairness norms and resulting behaviours are an important prerequisite for cooperation in human societies.At the same time, financial incentives are commonly used to motivate social behaviours, yet it remains unclear how financial incentives affect fairness-based behaviours.Combining a decision paradigm from behavioural economics with hierarchical d

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TC10 is regulated by caveolin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

TC10 is a small GTPase found in lipid raft microdomains of adipocytes.The protein undergoes activation in response to insulin, and plays a key role in the regulation of glucose uptake by the hormone.TC10 requires high concentrations of magnesium in order to stabilize guanine nucleotide binding.Kinetic analysis of this process revealed that magnesiu

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