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The effects of cultural intelligence on ASEAN mobility students’ sociocultural adjustment
Published 2015“…In the context of globalization and challenging jobs market, the demand for highly qualified graduates who are able to cope in diverse cultural settings is in a serious need.As most universities view international students as a source of lucrative income and a critical success factor for international education marketing, it is imperative that the challenges that could reduce the learning effectiveness for international students should be minimised.As such, Cultural Intelligence (CQ), which is defined as a person’s capability to function effectively in situations characterised by culture diversity (Ang et al., 2007) may provide one of the solutions to minimise adjustment difficulties, specifically in integrating with the host country’s environment. …”
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AIP-based Professional Intervention Program for Adversity for trauma and stress reduction in groups: a pilot study in Ethiopia
Published 2024-03-01“…The findings suggest that the PIPA Program is a promising group-based intervention for trauma treatment that is safe and effective, especially in non-clinical settings and for culturally diverse populations.…”
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The integration of idioms of distress into mental health assessments and interventions: a systematic review
Published 2019-01-01“…Background.Psychiatric diagnostic manuals recognise the importance of local expressions of distress in culturally diverse settings [i.e. idioms/cultural concepts of distress (CCDs)], yet there is a lack of consensus on how these should be incorporated into mental health related research.Aims.To perform a narrative synthesis and critical review of research exploring how idioms/CCDs have been integrated into assessment measures and interventions.Method.A systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Shedding light on the composition of extreme microbial dark matter: alternative approaches for culturing extremophiles
Published 2023-06-01“…Additional efforts to enhance culturable diversity are required due to the challenges imposed by extreme culturing and plating conditions. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 variant with the spike protein mutation F306L in the southern border provinces of Thailand
Published 2024-04-01“…Abstract The southernmost part of Thailand is a unique and culturally diverse region that has been greatly affected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. …”
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Youth–Therapist and Parent–Therapist Match and Mismatch on Internalizing and Externalizing Treatment Goals as Predictors of Treatment Engagement
Published 2023-12-01“…This longitudinal study examined broadband youth–therapist and parent–therapist treatment goal matching and mismatching in relationship to treatment engagement in a culturally diverse sample of 245 outpatient mental health service-using youth. …”
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Similarities and Differences between Danish and American Physicians’ Religious Characteristics and Clinical Communication: Two Cross-Sectional Surveys
Published 2021-02-01“…The findings may especially be relevant to consider in increasingly ethnically and culturally diverse contexts.…”
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Black Students’ Perception of Belonging: A Focus Group Approach with Black Students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Published 2021-05-01“…Results: The analysis revealed six themes from the individual interviews: Experience as a minority; Admission process; Difference in backgrounds; Curriculum culture; Diversity at the school; Military medicine. The overarching message from the students was “If you don’t see yourself represented somewhere, it’s hard to believe that you belong.” …”
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Merging Smart and Healthy Cities to Support Community Wellbeing and Social Connection
Published 2023-08-01“…The aim is to support community wellbeing as part of everyday living, especially associated with social connection, in densely populated and culturally diverse urban environments, where locally situated public spaces are increasingly important for all citizens.…”
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Nativity in the healthy migrant effect: Evidence from Australia
Published 2023-09-01“…Targeted countermeasures such as improving the quality of life of migrants from culturally diverse backgrounds or with negative migration experiences are suggested.…”
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Challenges in sustaining the Malay traditional kuih among youth
Published 2015“…The results are promising meaningful understanding of the challenges to sustain the Malay traditional kuih among youth, which are reinforced by its complex culture diversities and globalization.…”
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Working together apart? building a knowledge-sharing culture for global virtual teams
Published 2004“…; (2) how do organizations develop a knowledge sharing culture to promote effective organizational learning among culturally-diverse team members? and; (3) what are some of the practices that can help maximize the performance of global virtual teams? …”
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La mediazione linguistica come pratica di negoziazione, resistenza, attivismo e ospitalità sulle sponde del Mediterraneo
Published 2016-01-01“…<p><strong>Abstract</strong> – The huge increase in migration flows through the Afro-Mediterranean routes during recent decades has shaped previously homogeneous populations into linguistically and culturally diverse ethnoscapes. Migration has therefore made a notable contribution to the acquisition and the use of English as a first, second and foreign language and to the burgeoning of new Englishes all over the world (Crystal 1997; Trudgill <em>et al</em>. 2002; Jenkins, 2003) thus questioning our traditional knowledge of language as a social projection of territorial unity held together by shared behavioral norms, beliefs and values. …”
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Factors affecting antenatal care attendance: results from qualitative studies in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.
Published 2013-01-01“…CONCLUSION: In these socially and culturally diverse sites, the findings suggest that 'supply' side factors have an important influence on ANC attendance: the design of ANC and particularly how ANC deals with the needs and concerns of women during the first trimester has implications for timing of initiation.…”
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Swimming Upstream: Faculty and Staff Members From Urban Middle Schools in Low-Income Communities Describe Their Experience Implementing Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiatives
Published 2006-03-01“…Modification of school policies and practices has been used in an attempt to address the overweight epidemic among children and adolescents. Culturally diverse urban schools in low-income communities attempting to improve nutrition and increase physical activity may face unique challenges in the school environment. …”
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Critical Synthesis Package: Attitudes Towards Homelessness Inventory (ATHI)
Published 2013-02-01“…Studies designed to assess ATHI's ability to detect long-term attitude change in culturally diverse population groups are needed. The scale uses the framework of personal vs. societal causation of homelessness, which needs to be reconciled with the recent literature suggesting a complex interplay of factors contributing to homelessness. …”
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The investigation of cultural background perception on reading comprehension ability: A case of intermediate EFL learners in Zanjan
Published 2022-12-01“…The findings imply that ESL students with various reading levels or capabilities can learn from materials that are culturally diverse, specifically the ones at higher reading proficiency levels.…”
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Willingness to use novel reversible methods of male birth control: a community-based survey of cisgender men in the United States
Published 2023-08-01“…Additional research on MBC attitudes in socioeconomically and culturally diverse populations worldwide is sorely needed.…”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Persian version of selected PROMIS measures for use in lumbar canal stenosis patients
Published 2023-01-01“…Translation of the PROMIS into multiple languages and adaptation of its application in different cultural diversities can help to further standardize clinical research studies and make them comparable to each other. …”
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Culturally appropriate care to support maternal positions during the second stage of labour: Midwives’ perspectives in South Africa
Published 2022-04-01“…Midwifery practice in South Africa caters for a culturally diverse ethnic groups of childbearing women. …”
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