Power Sharing and Zoning Formula for Managing Nigeria's Diversity: A Case of the Fourth Republic by Babayo Sule, Usman Sambo

“…Nigeria is composed of plural and multi-complex societies with multiple ethnic groups of up to 500 cultural diversities. This country surmounts the obstacles of managing diversity through an informal setting popularly identified as a zoning formula and power sharing among the federating units. …”
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Methodology of hadith comprehension: interpretation techniques in Fiqh al-Hadith by Ahmad, Arifuddin

“…Research findings indicate that in Hadih inquiries aiming to explain its gracious content, there are three interpretation techniques to be applied simultaneously without any dichotomy border disconnnecting them: first, textual interpretation technique, that is interpretation or comprehension of Hadith content based on its text only and/or taking notice of the Hadith narrative technique, language form, style, and content aspects; Second, inter-textual interpretation technique or munasabah hadith, that is interpretation or comprehension of Hadith content focusing on the compatibility of Hadith content, variety of Hadith affair (tanawwu') and/or Hadith function toward the Holy Quran; And third, contextual interpretation technique, that is interpretation or comprehension of Hadith content focusing on the asbab al-Wurud al-Hadis, comprising the Prophet's authority, socio-culture diversity of the Prophet's companions, difference of time, place, affairs of Hadith, and civilization develoment. …”
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Coffee culture in Indonesia : a symbolic interactionism point of view by Melly Ridaryanthi, Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Dwityas, Nindyta Aisyah

“…The coffee industry has evolved in several waves which resulted in coffee culture among a culturally diverse society. Drinking coffee culture has taken part in consumers’ daily life not only as cultural drinking, and routine but also as a medium for interaction and communication. …”
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Inter-religious engagement in Malaysia: the muftis’ views by Ab. Majid, Arfah

“…It is crucial to be adopted in religiously and culturally diverse country like Malaysia. However, there are still few Muslims exhibit their antipathy and exclusive attitudes towards the non-Muslim, which hinders from Islam. …”
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Exploring Differences in Culturable Fungal Diversity Using Standard Freezing Incubation—A Case Study in the Limestones of Lemos Pantheon (Portugal) by Diana S. Paiva, Luís Fernandes, Emília Pereira, João Trovão, Nuno Mesquita, Igor Tiago, António Portugal

“…Our results showed a slight decrease in culturable diversity, but over 70% of the obtained isolates were not present in the previously studied fresh samples. …”
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Conscious shopping of middle-class consumers during the pandemic: Exploratory study in Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, and Sri Lanka by Nikodemska-Wołowik Anna Maria, Wach Dagmara, Andruszkiewicz Katarzyna, Otukoya Ade

“…Although the consequences of the ongoing pandemic were unforeseeable, the paper opened new avenues for further research on factors responsible for conscious consumption during the unprecedented externality and its significance on the middle-class consumers in culturally diverse markets. To achieve the aforementioned goals, between June and December 2020, computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI) based on pilot stage research were conducted to answer the following questions: How did the pandemic influence the buyers’ shopping habits in terms of conscious consumption? …”
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The reciprocal relationship between openness and creativity: from neurobiology to multicultural environments by Maison Abu Raya, Maison Abu Raya, Adedoyin O. Ogunyemi, Adedoyin O. Ogunyemi, Veronica Rojas Carstensen, Jake Broder, Maryenela Illanes-Manrique, Maryenela Illanes-Manrique, Katherine P. Rankin, Katherine P. Rankin

“…Further, we explore how culture influences levels of openness and creativity in individuals and consider how creativity predisposes individuals toward openness to a plethora of experiences, including those occurring in culturally diverse contexts. This reciprocal entanglement of creativity and openness has been shown to foster a reduction in biases, augment conflict resolution capabilities, and generally yield superior outcomes in multicultural environments.…”
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Theorizing to Improve Mental Health in Multicultural Construction Industries: An Intercultural Coping Model by Qinjun Liu, Yingbin Feng, Kerry London

“…This approach is inadequate in addressing mental health issues in a culturally diverse construction workplace. This paper presents a critical review that synthesizes and analyses theories and models of stress and coping, proactive coping, occupational stress, acculturative stress, and intercultural competence to develop a conceptual model for managing mental health in a multicultural construction workforce. …”
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Attitudes and Knowledge of, and Preferences for Learning about Cultural Competence: A Study of Pharmacy Students from One Australian Pharmacy Program by Gloria Nkhoma, Chiao Xin Lim, Gerard A. Kennedy, Ieva Stupans

“…Pharmacy curriculum should ideally provide sufficient knowledge to meet culturally diverse healthcare consumers’ needs, especially asylum seekers. …”
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Landscape and Agriculture 4.0: A Deep Farm in Italy in the Underground of a Public Historical Garden by Marco Devecchi, Adriana Ghersi, Andrea Pilo, Silvana Nicola

“…This project has the ambition of representing a model that could be used for similar Italian realities and enhancing meeting places between landscape and modern culture diversities.…”
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Translation, rewriting and the manipulation of the Singaporean Chinese identity: a case study from "Six Letters" (2018) by Lim, Ka Min

“…The concept of cultural identity is fluid and ever-changing. A culturally-diverse society, ancestral traditions and ideas, and an amalgamation of government policies have allowed the adaptable Singaporean Chinese to develop their own unique identity. …”
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Traces from a kampong: a survey of Chinese porcelain from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries recovered from Istana Kampong Gelam by Ng, Shawn Shao-En

“…Although officially considered part of an early Malay settlement, historical records reveal the Istana's integration into a culturally diverse urban centre from the nineteenth century onwards, complicating the determination of its porcelain consumers. …”
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Validation of requirements for transformation of an urban district to a smart city by Ibrahim, Rosziati, Asri, N. A. M., Jamel, Sapiee, Abdul Wahab, Jahari

“…The proposed model for a smart city in this paper focuses on two major components, which are by utilizing IoTs (Internet of Things) in forming a model for a smart city and incorporating culture diversity. The relationship of components and culture influence are the foundation of designing the model of a smart city. …”
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Leadership in health care / by Barr, Jill, Dowding, Lesley

Afrocentric Education for Liberation in the Classroom: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child by Tytianna Nikia Maria Ringstaff

“…There is a need for more research on Afrocentric practices as one of many culturally responsive techniques to best teach culturally diverse students, especially Black students, in educational settings.…”
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Inclusive Play: Defining Elements of Playful Teaching and Learning in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse ECEC by Jonna Kangas, Anna-Leena Lastikka, Outi Arvola

“…Conducted as a case study in two culturally diverse ECEC centers during spring 2023, data collection involved video-recorded monitoring of children’s daily activities in five groups. …”
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Inclusive Media Education in the Diverse Classroom: A Participatory Action Research in Germany by Çiğdem Bozdağ

“…Analysing this teaching module as an example, this article discusses the benefits and challenges of designing a more inclusive and participatory approach to media education in the context of culturally diverse schools as an alternative to culture-blindness and over-emphasis of cultural differences.…”
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Supporting Newly Arrived Migrant Mothers: A Pilot Health Literacy Intervention by Louise Dougherty, Annette Riley, Paula Caffrey, Alison Wallbank, Mary Milne, Mark F. Harris, Jane Lloyd

“…This study developed and piloted a health literacy intervention, in the form of culturally redesigned new parent classes, in a culturally diverse location in Australia. The intervention was delivered over a 4-week period by Child and Family Health Nurses, with the help of interpreters and Bilingual Community Researchers, to Bangladeshi and Mandarin-speaking Chinese mothers and grandmothers with a baby age 0 to 1 year. …”
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Cultural differences in the efficacy of unexpected questions, sketching, and timeline methods in eliciting cues to deception by Irina Tache, Lara Warmelink, Paul Taylor, Lorraine Hope

“…In two experiments involving participants with individualistic and collectivistic cultural backgrounds, we provide a more culturally diverse test of these techniques. Specifically, this study describes two experiments that investigated these interviewing techniques with people who are recent migrants to the UK. …”
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The Role of Taboos in the Protection and Recovery of Sea Turtles by LoriKim Alexander, Andrews Agyekumhene, Phil Allman

“…But there is growing evidence that informal institutions such as, taboos can be extremely effective at promoting wildlife conservation. Ghana is a culturally diverse country where local traditions have shown to improve protection for primates, crocodiles, and many bird species. …”
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