Introduction. This study takes classifications of musical instruments from three different cultural regions to show that the model of knowledge organization in use is not appropriated for cultural integration. Method. The set of categories used for the analysed instruments have been taken from previous work of M. Kartomi and M. López-Huertas. Analysis. The selected categories have been processe...

Cultural variations in the expression of emotions have been described. Consequently, there are cross-cultural influences on the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder. This article provides a review of the evidence regarding the main aspects of transcultural psychiatry and bipolar disorder.

Objective: The aim of this study was to translate and validate into Spanish the Life Skills Scale for Sport (LSSS) designed validated by Cronin Allen. scale is divided eight sub-dimensions: goal-seeking, teamwork, time management, emotional skills, interpersonal communication, social leadership, problem solving. Method: For translation process, a validation between languages performed. A double...

Today, quality of life assessment is an informative, reliable and economical method studying health, both at the individual group levels, important integral indicator severity dynamics pathological process in different nosologies. The most convenient way to measure use questionnaires, which are divided into general, used for all diseases, specialized, a particular nosological unit. Proper const...

A number of perennial doubts plague genre theory. Are genres really 'out there' in the world, or are they merely the constructions of analysts? Is there a finite taxonomy of genres or are they in principle infinite? Are genres timeless Platonic essences or ephemeral, time-bound entities? Are genres culturebound or transcultural?... Should genre analysis be descriptive or proscriptive? (Stam 200...