Spatial evolution path of Gulangyu Island historical international community: from the perspective of actor-network theory by Yuan Li, Jing Guo, Long Zhao, Yiping Chen, Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Jonathan Li

“…In the past, Chinese and foreign people lived together and Chinese and Western cultures coexisted, resulting in an international community with outstanding cultural diversity and modern quality of life. As a functional carrier, space is of great reference significance to the research on the spatial evolution path of the Gulangyu international community with the accelerating globalization and rapid expansion of urbanization. …”
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Le multiculturalisme, un projet républicain? by Sophie Guérard de Latour

“…I will investigate the peculiarities of each of these approaches and, in particular, how Laborde resolves the tensions that neo-republicans may entertain with the recognition of cultural diversity, by inserting a critical perspective in the deliberative proposition initiated by Maynor. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY. RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN ROMANIA, HUNGARY AND SLOVENIA by Hamburg Andrea

“…They confirm the author’s initial hypothesis that in spite of the extended international relations and travel opportunities Romanian students are not really aware of cultural diversity and its overwhelming impact upon people’s behaviour, reactions and way of thinking. …”
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The Library as a Form of Cultures Communication by T. B. Markova

“…Its main function is to preserve and promote the cultural diversity, the development of ethnic and national traditions of the society. …”
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Pork Consumption Patterns among Rural Residents in China: A Regional and Cultural Perspective (2000–2020) by Haizhao Zhang, Zizhong Shi, Hui Zhou, Xiangdong Hu

“…China encompasses an immense geographical area (ranked third in the world) and is home to a globally acknowledged cultural diversity. This results in China having a diverse range of regional and cultural characteristics. …”
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Traditional Free-Ranging Livestock Farming as a Management Strategy for Biological and Cultural Landscape Diversity: A Case from the Southern Apennines by Claudia Troiano, Maria Buglione, Simona Petrelli, Sofia Belardinelli, Antonino De Natale, Jens-Christian Svenning, Domenico Fulgione

“…Thus, traditional livestock grazing can be a valuable management tool to maintain high biological and cultural diversity, even if stronger cooperation and attention to local needs is necessary.…”
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A qualitative study on menstrual health and hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in peri-urban Lusaka, Zambia by Joy Sambo, Sikopo Nyambe, Taro Yamauchi

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CONEXÕES INTER-AMERICANAS: MOBILIDADES CULTURAIS EM OS RIOS PROFUNDOS DE JOSÉ MARÍA ARGUEDAS E DOIS IRMÃOS DE HATOUM DE MILTON HATOUM. by Ezilda Maciel da Silva

“…It is intended to collaborate for a wide and problematizing comprehention about the esthetic and cultural diversity in the scope of the interconnections of the (poetics)ethics of alterity in the Latin American context - residual place of passages and exchanges. …”
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Midwives’ communication with non-Swedish-speaking women giving birth: A survey from a multicultural setting in Sweden by Anna Akselsson, Lena Westholm, Rhonda Small, Elin Ternström

“…Introduction The European Union faces challenges related to migration, cultural diversity and health. Immigration to Sweden has increased and a third of all women giving birth were born outside Sweden. …”
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Traditional Values in Analytical Perspectives of Sociology by A. V. Shcherbina

“…The protection of human rights includes the strengthening of traditional institutions and cultural diversity as conditions for the harmony of intercivilizational and intra-social values. …”
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Adaptation and validation of the social skills scale for intercultural primary school pupils by Eva María Aranda-Vega, José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos, María Tomé-Fernández

“…In recent decades, large migratory movements have been taking place, which has turned Spain into a culturally diverse country. For this reason, the present research focuses on social skills, which are considered of utmost importance in different educational contexts. …”
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Founder lineages in the Iberian Roma mitogenomes recapitulate the Roma diaspora and show the effects of demographic bottlenecks by Julen Aizpurua-Iraola, Aaron Giménez, Annabel Carballo-Mesa, Francesc Calafell, David Comas

“…Their diaspora through Europe is characterized by population bottlenecks and founder events which have contributed to their present day genetic and cultural diversity. In our study, we focus on the effects of founder effects in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) pool of Iberian Roma by producing and analyzing 144 novel whole mtDNA sequences of Iberian Roma. …”
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Forensic genetic polymorphisms and population structure of the Guizhou Bouyei people based on 19 X-STR loci by Zheng Ren, Jianxin Guo, Guanglin He, Han Zhang, Xing Zou, Hongling Zhang, Qiyan Wang, Jingyan Ji, Meiqing Yang, Jing Zhang, Ziqian Zhang, Yilizhati Nabijiang, Jiang Huang, Chuan-Chao Wang

“…Background: Guizhou province is located in southwest China with abundant genetic, linguistic and cultural diversity. The Bouyei is one of the 18 officially recognised minority groups in Guizhou, accounting for about 97% of the total Bouyei population in China. …”
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Ethnicity as a cultural factor influencing complete vaccination among children aged 12-23 months in Nigeria by Rotimi Felix Afolabi, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Babatunde Makinde Gbadebo, Adetokunbo T. Salawu, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Ayo Stephen Adebowale

“…Yet, addressing Nigeria’s completeness of vaccination requires ethno-cultural diversity consideration rather than nationally population based. …”
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Home Quarantine Behavior in College Students: The Internal Mechanism and Cross-National Differences by Yang X, Wang J, Liu RD, Ding Y, Hong W, Yang Y, Hwang J

“…Specifically, attitude was a stronger predictor of intention for American participants than for Chinese participants; however, perceived behavioral control was a stronger predictor of intention for Chinese participants.Conclusion: These findings reveal the internal mechanism of home-quarantine behavior and the heterogeneous explanations attributed to cultural diversity during the pandemic, which not only expands the application of TPB but also provides a reference for infectious disease mitigation in the field of public health policy.Keywords: COVID-19, home quarantine, cultural difference, theory of planned behavior, college students…”
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Multi-criteria social sustainability assessment of highland maize monoculture in Northern Thailand using the SAFA tool by Unruan Leknoi, Peter Rosset, Suched Likitlersuang

“…Multiple social sustainability dimensions including decent livelihood, fair trading practices, labor rights, equity, human safety and health, and cultural diversity were assessed using the SAFA tool. The analysis results were moderately favorable in terms of social sustainability, which to a notable extent contrasts with sustainability issues surrounding maize monoculture in Northern Thailand. …”
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Presenting a Model for Development of Nature Tourism in Iran Country by Rahim Bazgir, Farshid Namamiyan, Alireza Eslambolchi, Roohollah Sohrabi

“…The results show that the pattern of nature tourism development in Iran is composed of these factors: causal categories (existence of Nature tourism attractions, expansion of Nature tourism demand, cultural diversity, climatic diversity) Which focuses on the central phenomenon, namely the development of nature tourism (economic productivity, Nature tourism, balanced development of urban and rural areas, sustainable development of ecotourism) Affect ; Underlying factors (participation of tourism stakeholders, protection and conservation of natural resources, special education and research on nature tourism); Interfering factors (safety and security of natural areas, public and private sector investment, government support for nature tourism, negative external propaganda) that affect strategies; Strategies are( promoting ecotourism culture, balanced exploitation of ecotourism areas, integrated management of ecotourism marketing, efficiency of ecotourism management, development of ecotourism infrastructure, diversification of ecotourism activities focusing on environmental features); Consequences (socio-cultural development, economic development, damage to natural resources) that result from the use of ecotourism development strategies.…”
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The Tatar Language in Tatarstan: A Perspective from New Approaches to Native Language Learning by Liliya R. Nizamova

“…This causes anxiety among the national intelligentsia and the public as to the future of linguistic and cultural diversity in Russia.…”
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Ontology-Based Reasoning for Educational Assistance in Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases by Andrêsa Vargas Larentis, Eduardo Gonçalves de Azevedo Neto, Jorge Luis Victória Barbosa, Débora Nice Ferrari Barbosa, Valderi Reis Quietinho Leithardt, Sérgio Duarte Correia

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National progress, sustainability and higher goals: the case of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness by Jigmi Y. Thinley, Janette Hartz-Karp

“…Based on the lived experience of a key GNH instigator, its nine domains are explained: Living standard, Health, Education, Ecological diversity and resilience, Cultural diversity and resilience, Community vitality, Time use, Psychological wellbeing, and Good governance. …”
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