Is participation contagious?
Results support a 'contagion' model of participation, highlighting the possibility that one or two participating households can tip a block towards full participation. Future campaigns can leverage these findings by making participation more visible, by addressing stigma associated with spraying, and by employing group incentives to spray.
The Akt/mTOR pathway is involved in mechanisms of gemcitabine resistance induced by Annexin II in pancreatic cancer cells. This indicates that combination therapy with the mTOR inhibitor may overcome gemcitabine resistance. Annexin II as an indicator for selection of gemcitabine resistance could thus be applied to the development of novel tailor-made approaches for pancreatic cancer treatment.