National Differences in Perceived Benefit of Libraries May Be Due to Their Investments in Libraries, Library Supply, and Cultural Factors by Ann Glusker

“…Journal of Documentation, 72(2), 342–361. http://dx.doi:org/10.1108/JD-08-2015-0103 Objective – To compare citizens' perceptions of the benefits of libraries in five culturally diverse countries. Design – Postal survey to a random stratified sample and web surveys (some with a sampling plan, some apparently not). …”
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General Practice and Digital Methods to Recruit Stroke Survivors to a Clinical Mobility Study: Comparative Analysis by Katja Reuter, Chang Liu, NamQuyen Le, Praveen Angyan, James M Finley

“…Examining the effectiveness of different messaging and visual approaches tailored to culturally diverse and underrepresented target subgroups could provide further data to move toward evidence-based recruitment strategies.…”
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Brief physical activity counselling by physiotherapists (BEHAVIOUR): protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type II cluster randomised controlled trial by Leanne Hassett, Matthew Jennings, Bernadette Brady, Marina Pinheiro, Abby Haynes, Balwinder Sidhu, Lauren Christie, Sarah Dennis, Alison Pearce, Kirsten Howard, Colin Greaves, Catherine Sherrington

“…The trial will be conducted across five hospitals in a local health district in Sydney, Australia, with a lower socioeconomic and culturally diverse population. The evidence-based intervention is brief physical activity counselling informed by the 5As counselling model and behavioural theory, embedded into routine physiotherapy care. …”
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The feasibility of implementing a cultural mentoring program alongside pain management and physical rehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal conditions: results of a controlled b... by Bernadette Brady, Balwinder Sidhu, Matthew Jennings, Robert Boland, Geraldine Hassett, Lucy Chipchase, Clarice Tang, Sylvia Yaacoub, Natalie Pavlovic, Samia Sayad, Toni Andary, Shaniya Ogul, Justine Naylor

“…Abstract Background Culturally diverse communities face barriers managing chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions including navigation challenges, sub-optimal healthcare provider engagement and difficulty adopting self-management behaviours. …”
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Sport policy and the integration of refugee backgrounded women by Hayley Truskewycz, Ruth Jeanes, Justen O’Connor

“…Ethnographic fieldwork conducted over a 12-month period with a culturally diverse community football club, explored the role of sport in the lives of refugee backgrounded mothers and their children. …”
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Weight change following diagnosis with psychosis: a retrospective cohort study in Greater Manchester, UK by Adrian Heald, Chris Daly, John Julian Warner-Levy, Richard Williams, Cheyenne Meehan, Mark Livingston, Toby Pillinger, Lamiece Hussain, Joseph Firth

“…We here report a retrospective study on weight change over the 5 years following an SMI diagnosis in Greater Manchester UK, an ethnically and culturally diverse community, with particular focus on comparing non-affective psychosis (NAP) vs affective psychosis (AP) diagnoses. …”
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O quotidiano de enfermeiras na consulta em puericultura [Nurses’ everyday activities in a child care clinic] [Cotidiano de enfermeras en la consulta en puericultura] by Sabiny Pedreira Ribeiro, Daiane Santos Oliveira, Sônia Lorena Soeiro Argôllo Fernandes, Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburgh, Climene Laura de Camargo

“…It was concluded that, in day-to-day child care, nurses establishes actions and interactions with child and family, promoting health, effective care, and respect for ideological, social, and cultural diversities. RESUMEN: Este estudio descriptivo, cualitativo, norteado por la Sociología Comprensiva, tuvo como objetivo describir el cotidiano de enfermeras en la consulta en puericultura e identificar los factores que influencian la consulta. …”
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Evaluation of the SUCCESS Health Literacy App for Australian Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer Isautier, Angela C Webster, Kelly Lambert, Heather L Shepherd, Kirsten McCaffery, Kamal Sud, Jinman Kim, Na Liu, Nicole De La Mata, Shahreen Raihana, Patrick J Kelly, Danielle M Muscat

“…ConclusionsEnhancing health literacy skills for patients undergoing hemodialysis is an important endeavor, given the association between poor health literacy and poor health outcomes, especially among culturally diverse groups. The findings from this trial will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at conferences, and updates will be shared with partners, including participating local health districts, Kidney Health Australia, and consumers. …”
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INSIDE JOHN FOWLES’ VISUAL IMAGES: “TEXT OF CULTURE” IN JOHN FOWLES’ SHORT STORY “THE EBONY TOWER” by Olena S. Annenkova

“…Lotman), that shows typical for XXth century culture diversity, heterogeneity, dynamism and fragility. …”
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Experiences of Health Care Access Challenges for Back Pain Care Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in Canada: Protocol for Cross-sectional Research by Katie Crockett, Stacey Lovo, Alison Irvine, Catherine Trask, Sarah Oosman, Veronica McKinney, Terrence McDonald, Nazmi Sari, Bertha Carnegie, Marie Custer, Stacey McIntosh, Brenna Bath

“…We aim to inform the development of comprehensive measures that will be sensitive to geographical location and relevant to culturally diverse people with CBP, ultimately leading to enhanced access to more patient-centered care for CBP. …”
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Introducing and integrating perinatal mental health screening: Development of an equity‐informed evidence‐based approach by Rebecca Blackmore, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Kylie M. Gray, Suzanne Willey, Nicole Highet, Melanie Gibson‐Helm

“…A pilot perinatal screening programme for depression and anxiety with a strong health equity focus was implemented and evaluated at a large public maternity service delivering care to a culturally diverse population of women in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, including women of refugee background. …”
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The education form the moral autonomy in the intercultural school by Eduardo S. Vila Merino, Felipe Vega Mancera

“…For it there is realized a theoretical and conceptual positioning concerning the education for the moral autonomy and the</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">ethics as modal of the same one, to enter in the reality of the multicultural school and the challenge that involves this education for the moral autonomy in a culturally diverse context, which supposes one of the big challenges in the development of the intercultural education in the educational centers and a mechanism for the development of civic intercultural competences, as well as for the prevention, management and resolution of the conflicts inside the educative community.…”
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Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! by Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Maryanne Tadic, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Anthea Magarey, Anthony D. Okely, Andrea de Silva, Christine Armit, Julie Green, Thea O’Connor, Britt Johnson, Boyd Swinburn, Lauren Carpenter, Graham Moore, Hannah Littlecott, Lisa Gold

“…Methods All children from primary schools in an inner urban, culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged area in Victoria, Australia were eligible for participation. …”
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Identifying the Elements of the Experience of Local Food in Tourism by Zohre Dehdashti Shahrokh, pedram jahedi

“…The results showed that despite the climatic diversity and regional food culture diversity in Iran, Iranians have very similar ideas about the desired experience of eating local food tourism. …”
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Cross-cultural psychology : contemporary themes and perspectives / by Keith, Kenneth D. (Kenneth Dwight), 1946-

Chinese language provision for ethnolinguistic minorities in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools: policy, practice, and phenomenology by Tsang, SCS

“…One unintended consequence, however, is that a burgeoning population of linguistically and culturally diverse students struggles to learn Chinese – i.e., Cantonese as the spoken code and Standard Written Chinese as the written code – as an additional language (CAL), which has escalated into a notable language education issue because later-life prospects are increasingly dependent upon their proficiency in Chinese as a majority language. …”

Louis Blajan, Dottore in Medicina Veterinaria: Il dinamico veterinario che seppe traghettare l’Organizzazione Mondiale per la Sanità Animale (Office International des Épizooties: O... by Anon.

“…Mostrava una conoscenza ampia e profonda di culture diverse. Era consapevole del divario crescente fra Paesi industrializzati e Paesi in via di sviluppo e si mostrava attento e sensibile alle preoccupazioni espresse dalle nazioni economicamente più svantaggiate.Adottò le misure necessarie affinché il personale dell’OIE godesse di una copertura sanitaria, promosse lo sviluppo di un quadro normativo adeguato e garantì la creazione di un fondo pensione per tutti i collaboratori dell’Organizzazione. …”
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Measuring Accessibility to Medical Centers in Isfahan City Using 2SFCA Method by Ansar Gholami, , Babak Mirbagheri, Ali Akbar Matkan, Alireza Shakiba

“…Immigration, ethnicity, and accessibility to culturally diverse family physicians. Health and Place, 13(3), 656-671.- Wang, F. (2012). …”
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Future scenarios. A cinematic perspective by François Penz

“…Michael Winterbottom’s Code 46 (2003) also belongs to the near future group, a useful film because of the way it brings in visions of the globalized future cities – Shanghai, Dubai, etc. – offering a culturally diverse vision of the future. But there is no longer grand cinematic vision as explored by Metropolis and Things to Come. …”
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