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Here, we build upon behavioural concepts and approaches to better understand how plants alter root growth in the context of social interactions.
The applicability of behavioural concepts to plants is further enhanced with the realization that all organisms face the same harsh forces of natural selection in the context of finding resources, mates and coping with neighbours.
Key concepts were then defined using behavioural concepts from the Health Belief Model [4] and the Theory of Planned Behaviour [5].
We are interested in how behavioural concepts could be mathematically modelled, and more importantly, how these behavioural models can be coupled and integrated with existing models from computer science.
Thus, the goal of this special issue is to facilitate further integration of behavioural concepts into plant biology, ecology and evolution, recognizing that behavioural questions can be addressed at a diversity of levels of organization, complexity and timescales.
The articles in this special issue move well beyond the metaphor, and demonstrate how integration of established behavioural concepts and theories into the study of plants has the potential for advancing both disciplines of science.
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'Patient activation' is a behavioural concept [ 20] which is defined as the readiness and ability to take on the role of managing both decisions and behaviours related to health and healthcare [ 21], and lies at the core of self-management decision making and activity [ 22].
They are essentially learning objectives transformed into scenarios and they allow students to learn clinical, basic and behavioural science concepts in an integrated manner [ 21].
One important component of the behavioural therapy concept was to motivate the patient at all levels during the treatment program to immediately integrate the newly gained knowledge and non-drug treatment techniques in daily life.
The behavioural medical concept takes into account the biopsychosocial mechanisms relevant for the chronification of musculoskeletal disorders [ 9, 45].
The perceived behavioural control construct in the theory of planned behaviour is closely related to (and originates from) the concept of self-efficacy in social cognitive theory.
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