the purpose of this descriptive-survey research was to assess the attitude of the farmers, bakers and consumers toward cultural and social factors influencing wheat, flour, and bread losses. the population of the study was constituted of all the farmers, bakers and bread consumers in tehran, khuzestan, golestan and kermanshah provinces. a sample of 1500 farmers, 600 bakers, and 6000 consumers w...

in this article naser al-din shah’s accounts of travels to europe (safar-nameh) have bee examined and criticised in a discourse analysis approach. by using this approach, attention has been paid to linguistic factors, co-text and context of the situation (social, cultural, political and historical), and institutional position, as well as the writer's attitude which has been effective in informi...

This article addresses the issue of cultural influence in ontology design and reuse. The main assumption is that an ontology is not only a socio-technical artefact but also a cultural artefact. It contains embedded assumptions, core values, points of view, beliefs, thought patterns, etc. Based on results already found in several design fields the authors formulate some preliminary hypotheses ab...

Axelrod’s model describes the dissemination of a set of cultural traits in a society constituted by individual agents. In a social context, nevertheless, individual choices toward a specific attitude are also at the basis of the formation of communities, groups and parties. The membership in a group changes completely the behavior of single agents who start acting according to a social identity...

Indonesia has a diversity of cultures from all over the archipelago. Every citizen must play an active role in maintaining and preserving national identity. The purpose this study is to conduct literature review on strategies foster proud attitude towards Indonesia’s cultural diversity. research method uses with exploratory approach so that different perspectives can be explained. Data were col...

in first stage it must notice the identity cri sis as pathological approach to identity and if pathogenesis. factor s would be distinguished, it will be assumed as basis for remedy the problems. in the record of iran historical identity we must study a period of 170 years ago. iranian approaches to the western civilization based on two different methods: a)reject attitude. and b)terrified attit...

Background. Menopause is the expected end of reproductive life. Having a positive attitude towards it has been shown to result in a positive experience, while a negative attitude is associated with negative experiences and symptoms. Traditionally, women often abstain from sex after menopause. The study aimed to determine the level of awareness and perceptions about the menopause and sex in peri...

As physicians encounter an increasingly diverse patient population, socioeconomic circumstances, religious values and cultural practices may present barriers to the delivery of quality care. Increasing cultural competence is often cited as a way to reduce healthcare disparities arising from value and cultural differences between patients and providers. Cultural competence entails not only a kno...

This study is examining the relationship between the rate of religiousity and attitude toward democracy in Nayshabor citizens. To do so, a survey was done in a sample of 295 literate citizens were selected in PPS method. Theoretical framework is selected according to the theories of Lenski, Weber and Cultural wars theory and religiosity measurement is done according to Glock and Stark’s multidi...