Toward Green City, Children’s Education on Cultural Behaviour

Growing Green Roofs, City by City

Cultural Determinants of Search Behaviour on Websites

Our research aims to detect the impact of various cultural variables on search behaviour. We tested our hypotheses by examining users’ navigation steps recorded in a large logfile of a widely frequented multilingual website. Results indicate that the users’ culturally determined thinking patterns are reflected in their search behaviour, mainly by the selection of search options that are used fo...

[Cultural influences on pain perception and behaviour].

The perception of pain and behaviors associated with pain are influenced by the sociocultural contexts of the individuals experiencing pain. This article provides an overview of the literature on these cultural influences. With the increase in global migration, nurses need to develop increased sensitivity to the influence of culture on pain perceptions and behaviors. In the provision of home he...

Education in a Smart City: Future Impacts on Education?

Effect of medical education on smoking behaviour.

At Manchester University medical students (n = 658) had more knowledge than law students (n = 245) about the hazards of smoking, were more convinced by the relevant evidence, and assessed the risk to health more highly. However, there was no significant difference in their smoking behaviour. Among medical students 61% were non-smokers, 10% ex-smokers, and 29% smokers, of whom three-fifths smoke...