The literature in the area of the health workforce and societies in conflict encompasses a wide range of studies and potential directions. Lately, Keshet and Popper-Giveon reported on a study based on interviews with 13 Arab Israeli nurses who work in Israeli hospitals. This preliminary study describes how being an Arab nurse in Israel is experienced and perceived by those nurses. The results i...

Cultural group identity and group norms are significantly related to social exclusion evaluations (Bennett, ). This study examined 241 Jewish-American mid (M = 14.18 years, SD = 0.42) to late (M = 17.21 years, SD = 0.43; MageTOTAL  = 15.54 years, SD = 1.57) adolescents' cultural identities and contextually salient perceived group norms in relation to their evaluations of Arab-American inclusion...

The 11 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) included in the Promega Corporation PowerPlex Y System (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS439) were typed in three ethnic groups ("Andalusians", Berber and Arab) and one cosmopolitan population (Tunis) from Tunisia, summing up 247 individuals, and 139 different haplotypes. Focusing the analysi...

OBJECTIVES Our study was conducted to collect exploratory data on Arab mothers in the United States regarding their dietary and physical activity behaviors and to assess the relationship of acculturation to these behaviors. DESIGN Focus groups and interviews were conducted to collect data on dietary and physical activity behaviors of Arab mothers in Lubbock, Texas. The Social Cognitive Theory...

Using telephone surveys, we examined exposure to terror, coping, and mental health response in randomly selected Jewish-Israelis (n = 100) and Arab-Israelis (n = 100) living in five Israeli cities affected by terrorism. Jewish-Israelis and Arab-Israelis were randomly selected for study participation and completed telephone surveys in May 2002, following an extended string of terror attacks and ...

Ningxia is the ancient Silk Road through west Hexi corridor to Western regions and Europe. More than 2,000 years ago, our ancestors went beyond limitations of ethnic groups, cultures regions, together painted a picture harmonious friendly exchanges between China Arab countries along Road. In promoting Economic Belt China-Arab cooperation, enjoys unique advantages special status in policy, cultu...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the transport and environmental variables affecting individual usage of playgrounds, with a focus on cultural differences. The paper is based on a survey, which was carried out in Haifa, the third largest city in Israel. The results indicate significant differences between Jewish and Arab populations regarding frequency of playground visits and the ext...

Since the Arab Spring of 2011, cultural heritage Middle East has faced a serious threat, as Daesh (ISIS) and other extremist organizations turned archaeological sites into financing tool. In 2016, around 100,000 objects great importance, including 4,500 sites, nine which are included in UNESCO World Heritage List, were under control Islamic State Syria Iraq. However, not only these groups dynam...