Being Mindful of What is Absent

Being Mindful of the Habitus of Culture

The dialectic between cultural determinism and individual agency lies at the heart of intercultural communication study. Indeed, we must understand, but not overestimate the patterned constraints of culture when interacting with “others” because all cultural actors are not alike. In order to better appreciate how individuals relate to the structure of culture, this essay will employ Bourdieu’s ...

Being Present – Being Mindful Conceptual delimitations and comparative analysis

This work offers a comparative analysis between the constructs of sense of presence and mindfulness performed along dimensions such as awareness, attention and non-judgemental acceptance. Related constructs such as flow and absorption are also included in the analysis.

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

Leprosy: what is being "eliminated"?

What Is Applied Literature?

Applied literature is a term that is the outcome of a need to put literature to tangible uses in the “real” world. A medical practitioner looking for a definition of life, for instance, finds literature a useful source for the answer. With paradigm shifts in scientific studies, interdisciplinarity has been a method to overcome the alienations that resulted from the isolation of disciplines from...