scholarly journals Long-Term Cultural Barriers to Sustaining Collective Effort in Vaccination Against COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trung V. Vu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Collective Effort

Anthropologic Relationships among Prehistoric Northeastern Amerindians

1980 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-159
Author(s):  
Edward F. Harris ◽  
Nicholas F. Bellantoni
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
New England ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Phenetic Analysis ◽  
Trade Relationships ◽  
Good Agreement

Archaeologically defined inter-group differences in the Northeast subarea ate assessed with a phenetic analysis of published craniometric information. Spatial distinctions in the material culture are in good agreement with those defined by the cranial metrics. The fundamental dichotomy, between the Ontario Iroquois and the eastern grouping of New York and New England, suggests a long-term dissociation between these two groups relative to their ecologic adaptations, trade relationships, trait-list associations, and natural and cultural barriers to gene flow.

Upholding Humanitarian Principles in an Effective Integrated Response

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel R. Charny
Keyword(s):  
Entire Population ◽  
Complex Emergencies ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Integrated Response

The integration of political, military, and humanitarian action in responding to complex emergencies offers a compelling promise of resolving long-term problems and thereby providing peace and stability to an entire population. Significant changes are needed, however, to realize this promise fully. The most critical improvements relate to strengthening the humanitarian leadership within the UN system and so refocusing the collective effort on the protection of vulnerable civilians. A movement of independent, complementary agencies working together to realize protection will strengthen the humanitarian component of integrated missions and make a difference in people's lives.

scholarly journals A Review of Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Technology for Residential Applications: Performance Indicators, Progress, and Opportunities

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3853
Author(s):  
Sree Harsha Bandaru ◽  
Victor Becerra ◽  
Sourav Khanna ◽  
Jovana Radulovic ◽  
David Hutchinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Solar Thermal Collector ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors

Solar energy has been one of the accessible and affordable renewable energy technologies for the last few decades. Photovoltaics and solar thermal collectors are mature technologies to harness solar energy. However, the efficiency of photovoltaics decays at increased operating temperatures, and solar thermal collectors suffer from low exergy. Furthermore, along with several financial, structural, technical and socio-cultural barriers, the limited shadow-free space on building rooftops has significantly affected the adoption of solar energy. Thus, Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) collectors that combine the advantages of photovoltaic cells and solar thermal collector into a single system have been developed. This study gives an extensive review of different PVT systems for residential applications, their performance indicators, progress, limitations and research opportunities. The literature review indicated that PVT systems used air, water, bi-fluids, nanofluids, refrigerants and phase-change material as the cooling medium and are sometimes integrated with heat pumps and seasonal energy storage. The overall efficiency of a PVT system reached up to 81% depending upon the system design and environmental conditions, and there is generally a trade-off between thermal and electrical efficiency. The review also highlights future research prospects in areas such as materials for PVT collector design, long-term reliability experiments, multi-objective design optimisation, techno-exergo-economics and photovoltaic recycling.

scholarly journals PERSON-CENTERED CARE TO DECREASE LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S197-S197
Author(s):  
Megumi Inoue ◽  
Mai Hasegawa ◽  
Catherine Tompkins ◽  
Catherine Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Japanese Woman ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Care ◽  
Person Centered Care ◽  
Centered Care

Abstract The older foreign/immigrant population is predicted to increase in the U.S. As a whole, this population faces greater challenges associated with loneliness and social isolation due to their smaller social networks, language and cultural barriers. Person-centered care should be considered as a potential solution to decrease loneliness and social isolation in long term care settings. In 2017, researchers conducted a thorough examination on the effects of a senior companion program on a Japanese woman with advanced dementia. Results suggest that the client benefitted from the program in regard to her physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, language communication and cultural support. Given the support of Japanese companions, the client was able to express her needs and health symptoms effectively and the staff were subsequently able to provide culturally-sensitive care. This study implies that the companion program may benefit other foreign/immigrant older adult populations in reducing social isolation and declining health.

An Entrepreneurship-Based Four-Helix Model to Overcome Language and Cultural Barriers

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Jose Manuel Saiz-Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Final Goal ◽  
Economic Imbalances ◽  
Life Transformation

Cultural and language barriers are being primarily conceived to protect firms and regions for external competitors. But this protection is novice for the business in the long term, as organizations lose competitivity and efficiency in internationalized markets. The purpose of this chapter is to propose a theoretical four-helix model focused on CSR with the final goal of reducing poverty and economic imbalances to transform societies and give their populations a greater quality of life. Transformation process accelerated with the use of ICTs in a global market.

scholarly journals Belarusian Mentality in the Context of Intercultural Communication: Grounds or Pessimism and Optimism

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-53
Author(s):  
Iryna Piniuta
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Intercultural Training ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
The Usa ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Uk

Summary The article is devoted to the consideration of the factors which influence intercultural communication of Belarusians with people who live in the countries bordering Belarus (Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) and some countries where English is used as the first official language (the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland). The objectives of the research were: to compare cultures of people living in Belarus, in the bordering countries and in the English-speaking countries; to describe the characteristics of Belarusian mentality which presumably create cultural barriers; and to determine the factors that facilitate intercultural communication of Belarusians with people under consideration. The research was based on the dimensions of power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation and indulgence (G. Hofstede). Using these criteria, the characteristics of Belarusian mentality were systematically presented; they include tolerance, collectivism, cautiousness, modesty, restraint, respect for traditions and pragmatism. The reflection of the distinctive features of the Belarusians’ outlook in proverbs and behaviour illustrates the differences which can presumably cause cross-cultural misunderstanding. Also, the factors which promote intercultural communication are highlighted. The results of the research may be used in intercultural training of postgraduate students and in-service specialists in education and business.

scholarly journals Usability of Health Promotional Materials and Their Translations by Newcomer Populations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uliana Roskina
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Promotional Materials

Health promotional materials are used to increase people’s health literacy and educate them about important health related issues. However, research indicates that due to linguistic and cultural barriers, many immigrants do not comprehend the information provided in such materials. To reach the linguistically-diverse population of Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care prepares educational materials in different languages. However, no research has focused on immigrant reading comprehension of the health promotional materials. This research paper compares reading comprehension of health promotional materials in English and in Russian by Russian-speaking newcomers to examine the usability of the promotional materials on the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website. It then proposes policy recommendations to lower readability levels of the health promotional materials and their translations.

scholarly journals Usability of Health Promotional Materials and Their Translations by Newcomer Populations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uliana Roskina
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Promotional Materials

Health promotional materials are used to increase people’s health literacy and educate them about important health related issues. However, research indicates that due to linguistic and cultural barriers, many immigrants do not comprehend the information provided in such materials. To reach the linguistically-diverse population of Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care prepares educational materials in different languages. However, no research has focused on immigrant reading comprehension of the health promotional materials. This research paper compares reading comprehension of health promotional materials in English and in Russian by Russian-speaking newcomers to examine the usability of the promotional materials on the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website. It then proposes policy recommendations to lower readability levels of the health promotional materials and their translations.

The Protestant Neglect of “Missionary Art”

1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-493
Author(s):  
John F. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Gospel Message

Professor Butler challenges Protestants to rectify their long-term neglect of art which he sees as a valid missiological instrument to communicate the gospel message across cultural barriers.

scholarly journals A ‘Furry-Tale’ of Zika Virus Infection: What Have We Learned from Animal Models?

Viruses ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loulieta Nazerai ◽  
Jan Pravsgaard Christensen ◽  
Allan Randrup Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Zikv Infection ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
Transplacental Infection

The worldwide attention that the Zika virus (ZIKV) attracted, following its declaration as a Public Health Emergency of International concern by WHO in 2016, has led to a large collective effort by the international scientific community to understand its biology. Despite the mild symptoms caused by ZIKV in most infected people, the virus displays a number of worrying features, such as its ability to cause transplacental infection, fetal abnormalities and vector independent transmission through body fluids. In addition, the virus has been associated with the induction of Guillain-Barre syndrome in a number of infected individuals. With travelling, the virus has spread outside the original ZIKV endemic areas making it imperative to find ways to control it. Thus far, the large number of animal models developed to study ZIKV pathogenesis have proven to be valuable tools in understanding how the virus replicates and manifests itself in the host, its tissue tropism and the type of immune responses it induces. Still, vital questions, such as the molecular mechanisms of ZIKV persistence and the long-term consequences of ZIKV infection in the developing brain, remain unanswered. Here, we reviewed and discussed the major and most recent findings coming from animal studies and their implications for a ZIKV vaccine design.

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