Cultural value: empirical perspectives

Factors affecting patient education from cultural perspectives

Introduction: Patient education is influenced by cultural factors. This studyaims to find out the role of culture in patient education.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on 23 Iranian nurses. Inclusioncriteria were minimum 5 years of working experience in clinical nursing. Semistructured face to face interviews were used to collect the data. Interviews were taped, transcribed and analyz...

Cultural Perspectives and Sustainability

1. A Conceptual Framework for Analysis 2. Cultural Monism and Spiritual Balance 2.1. North American Hunter-Gatherers 2.2. Australian Aborigines 2.3. Practical Effects of Hunter-Gatherer Conservation 2.4. Sacred Sites and Conservation 3. Traditional Ecological Knowledge 3.1. The Collapse of the Cod Fishery 3.2. Cultural Effects of the Collapse 3.3. TEK and New Ecological Thinking 4. Slash and Bu...

Pharmacogenetics from ethno-cultural perspectives

Advances in genetic technology have focussed on how genetic polymorphisms may impact on drug metabolism, response, adverse effects and clinical outcome. As drug handling and response is significantly driven by genetic factors, genotyping holds promise for personalised medicines. However, high genetic variability and multiple drug effects present a significant challenge to provide useful guideli...

Cultural Perspectives on Comparative Hrm

Cultural Perspectives in Facial Allotransplantation

Facial allotransplantation is a clinical reality, proposed to provide improved functional and aesthetic outcomes to conventional methods of facial reconstruction. Multidisciplinary efforts are needed in addressing not just the surgical and immunological issues but the psychological and sociological aspects as well. In view of this, an international survey was designed and conducted to demonstra...