The Maker Movement, while heralded for popularizing DIY culture, has recently drawn some critiques for the ways in which the mass-marketing of maker culture partially obscures the social, cultural, and political implications of making. A number of educators, designers, and researchers are actively studying alternative approaches to maker culture, and specifically developing ways to broaden part...

There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative product within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that from an African perspective, there is no solid theoretical framework which can assist designers to consciously integrate users’ culture in designing products. This challenges des...

background: ophthalmia neonatorum (on) also known as neonatal conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by aseptic or septic factors. it commonly affects newborns usually within the first month of life. this study aimed to determine the prevalence and socio-demographic characteristics of on in calabar, nigeria. methods: we retrieved all the clinical case notes with diagnosis of o...

This article discusses the role that psychological culture of class teacher plays in the establishment and maintenance of psychological safety in a modern schoolchild. The problem of protection against psychological abuse within the educational environment of a school is particularly important in the current socio-cultural realm. The article analyzes many pedagogical and psychological studies r...

BACKGROUND Current Chinese studies continue to view male homosexuality through a disease focused lens which pays limited attention to socio-cultural aspects of sexual behavior and HIV transmission. This qualitative study aimed to investigate how socio-cultural factors influence gay men's sexual beliefs and behaviors in contemporary China, and their implications for HIV epidemic. METHODS AND F...

Why are some countries successful with e-commerce while others flounder? The purpose of this article is to study the impact of technology, cultural, and socio-economic factors on the global diffusion of e-commerce. While past studies have focused on technology reasons alone, this research includes cultural and socio-economic factors as well. Having access to the Internet does not necessarily tr...

background: there is little information about the prevalence and risk factors for neisseria gonorrhoeae in iran. the pur pose of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of gonococcal infection in women in babol, north of iran. methods: five hundred- fifty married women, who were younger than 45 years, were assessed of aspects of hidden and obvi ous gonococcal infection. a sa...

Security requirements for process control systems can be viewed as a social construct derived from the culture and society within which the requirement is said to exist. To capture and understand these requirements we need to make use of a formal reasoning system that supports a rigorous deductive process. Socio—Technical Systems thinking offers us the ability to express the wider socio—context...