These constitute the basis for our current understanding of worker behavior in queenless groups, as compared to queenright workers in a full-sized colony.
During a time of worker shortages and increased focus on recruitment and retention initiatives for HSWs [ 2], there is a need for an improved understanding of worker experiences, including their interactions with family members [ 4, 5, 11].
This interpretation is compatible with our molecular understanding of worker ovary size determination during larval development, which is dependent on general regulators that influence all aspects of caste differentiation, such as juvenile hormone [ 34], but progresses through very specific mechanisms, such as actin-spectrin interactions and apoptosis [ 38, 39].
Determining the information needs of health workers requires understanding of: health workers' knowledge and practice in relation to the care they give their patients (17), perceptions of information types and sources available (5– 7, 10, 18) and the means by which they seek information (7, 12, 19).
Our study illustrates that applying the holistic and strength-based workhood concept to explore health workers' performance, allows for a better understanding of health workers' capacities to access and mobilize resources.
Over one-third of sex workers in Nigeria are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yet there is a lack of understanding of sex workers' own perception of sexual risk-taking.
Because high motivation can lead to better performance and high levels of satisfaction among workers, a better understanding of health worker motivation is essential to design effective health care delivery systems.
We need a more balanced understanding of sex workers, instead of polarizing them as either victims or criminals.
In particular, a deeper understanding of what workers consider when deciding which sector to join could greatly improve the efficacy of policies aimed to increase formality.
Interdisciplinary teamwork can facilitate the blurring of role boundaries, and better understanding of other workers' roles, so that team members can more flexibly meet patient needs [ 48, 49].
