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Balancing the Cultural Adaptation Equation

Author : Sut Yee Shirley Chan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781085562942
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Balancing the Cultural Adaptation Equation written by Sut Yee Shirley Chan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acculturation as a risk factor has become increasingly important to the study of mental health problems among Asian Americans (Hall & Yee, 2012). Some studies have found higher levels of acculturation were related to increased psychopathology (Cheng et al., 2010; Takeuchi et al., 2007). However, not all studies have found this relationship (Chentsova-Dutton et al., 2007; Jimenez, Alegría, Chen, Chan, & Laderman, 2010; Zhang & Ta, 2009). Such inconsistencies may be due to how acculturation is operationalized (e.g., proxy vs. unilinear vs. bilinear measures, single dimension vs. multiple dimensions). Theoretical perspectives on cultural adaptation for immigrant populations emphasize the importance of studying both acculturation and enculturation, also known as the bilinear approach whereby individuals undergo cultural socialization to mainstream and ethnic cultures respectively (Berry, 2003). Yet, few studies have examined these processes concurrently and as multidimensional constructs. The goal of this study on acculturation and enculturation effects on psychological distress and functioning is to reconcile the mixed findings by testing a bilinear multidimensional model that specifies distinct dimensions of behaviors, values, and identity (Schwartz, Unger, Zamboanga, & Szapocznik, 2010) to clarify which components of acculturation are related to specific types of adjustment among Asian Americans. Since psychological distress and functioning are salient concerns for Asian American college students, this study examines the effects of acculturation and enculturation on three outcomes: depression, social anxiety, and college adjustment. Using a sample of 907 mono-ethnic first generation and second generation Asian American college students, this study examined the multidimensional effect of acculturation and enculturation on depression, social anxiety, academic adjustment, social adjustment, and educational attachment. Analyses indicated that depression was significantly and positively associated with valuing an assertive communication style (i.e., American cultural value), preserving one’s family reputation (i.e., Asian cultural value), and exploring one’s ethnic identity, and negatively associated with valuing consistency of self, valuing the needs of oneself (i.e., American cultural values), endorsing Asian behaviors in general, and social interactions with Asian/Asian Americans specifically. Social anxiety was positively linked with valuing preservation of one’s family reputation (i.e., Asian cultural value), and negatively linked with socializing with White Americans/Caucasians (i.e., American behavior), valuing consistency of self (i.e., American cultural value), and committing to one’s ethnic identity. Acculturation and enculturation contributors to academic adjustment, social adjustment, and educational attachment were varied and included behavioral, values, and identity acculturation dimensions as well as behavioral and values enculturation dimensions. The implications of these results are discussed.

Essential Psychiatry: A Handbook

Author : N.B. Singh
Publisher : N.B. Singh
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Psychiatry: A Handbook written by N.B. Singh and published by N.B. Singh. This book was released on with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Essential Psychiatry: A Handbook" is a comprehensive guide that distills the key principles and practices of psychiatry into an accessible format. Covering fundamental topics such as assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, this handbook is designed for medical students, practitioners, and anyone seeking a concise yet informative overview of psychiatric concepts. With clear explanations and practical insights, the book serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the essentials of psychiatry in a digestible and user-friendly manner.

Foundations of College Chemistry

Author : Morris Hein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119889243
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Foundations of College Chemistry written by Morris Hein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Balance Concept in Health and Nursing

Author : Daisy Magalit Rodriguez
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491722231
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book The Balance Concept in Health and Nursing written by Daisy Magalit Rodriguez and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central idea in this book is the concept of balance composed of five universal elements that support survival of all human beings—adaptation, equilibrium, homeostasis, needs and health—and how it applies to health and nursing. Behavior is the key that unlocks these elements through interaction with the internal and external environments. The concepts of imbalance, personality, open systems, behavior pyramid, culture, technology, and physical forces are viewed as influences that affect behavior. Using existing related concepts and theories derived from the social, nursing, and physical sciences, a novel view of the health-illness continuum was conceptualized. From this theoretical background, a new nursing model was developed – the Balance-Health Nursing Model (BHNM) using balance as a framework in the nursing process. A Balance Health Assessment Tool was developed with a sample case study to demonstrate its use. This view of balance offers an alternative approach to health and illness and the role of nursing and other health care professionals in their practice settings.

Theoretical and Applied Mathematics in International Business

Author : Christiansen, Bryan
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522584595
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Theoretical and Applied Mathematics in International Business written by Christiansen, Bryan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past, practical applications motivated the development of mathematical theories, which then became the subject of study in pure mathematics where abstract concepts are studied for their own sake. The activity of applied mathematics is thus intimately connected with research in pure mathematics, which is also referred to as theoretical mathematics. Theoretical and Applied Mathematics in International Business is an essential research publication that explores the importance and implications of applied and theoretical mathematics within international business, including areas such as finance, general management, sales and marketing, and supply chain management. Highlighting topics such as data mining, global economics, and general management, this publication is ideal for scholars, specialists, managers, corporate professionals, researchers, and academicians.

Communicating in Intercultural Spaces

Author : Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040092276
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Communicating in Intercultural Spaces written by Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communicating in Intercultural Spaces is a unique contribution to literature in intercultural communication from two authors who bring distinct socio-cultural voices to this work. Written for readers ranging from advanced undergraduate students to intercultural practitioners, this book offers a new conceptualisation for understanding intercultural communication. Eight propositions frame the concept of intercultural spaces. Grounding the discussion on the framing of intercultural spaces, the authors engage with a range of topics such as perception, language, acculturation, and intercultural competence, couched in original personal narratives from 21 leading intercultural scholars. The narratives and vignettes add vibrant context to the scholars’ works that are cited in this book. The book also delves into the origins of intercultural communication as a discipline and the dark side of communicating across differences. Each chapter ends with a brief dialogue between the authors, followed by questions for stimulating further reflection. Readers should expect to walk away with an understanding of key theories and frameworks in intercultural communication and the tools with which to develop their own intercultural communication competence.

Journal of International Students, 2018 Vol. 8(2)

Author : Krishna Bista
Publisher : OJED/STAR
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Journal of International Students, 2018 Vol. 8(2) written by Krishna Bista and published by OJED/STAR. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of International Students (JIS), an academic, interdisciplinary, and peer-reviewed publication (Print ISSN 2162-3104 & Online ISSN 2166-3750), publishes scholarly peer reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of higher education.

Population Balances

Author : Doraiswami Ramkrishna
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080539246
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Population Balances written by Doraiswami Ramkrishna and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-08-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineers encounter particles in a variety of systems. The particles are either naturally present or engineered into these systems. In either case these particles often significantly affect the behavior of such systems. This book provides a framework for analyzing these dispersed phase systems and describes how to synthesize the behavior of the population particles and their environment from the behavior of single particles in their local environments. Population balances are of key relevance to a very diverse group of scientists, including astrophysicists, high-energy physicists, geophysicists, colloid chemists, biophysicists, materials scientists, chemical engineers, and meteorologists. Chemical engineers have put population balances to most use, with applications in the areas of crystallization; gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid-liquid dispersions; liquid membrane systems; fluidized bed reactors; aerosol reactors; and microbial cultures. Ramkrishna provides a clear and general treatment of population balances with emphasis on their wide range of applicability. New insight into population balance models incorporating random particle growth, dynamic morphological structure, and complex multivariate formulations with a clear exposition of their mathematical derivation is presented. Population Balances provides the only available treatment of the solution of inverse problems essential for identification of population balance models for breakage and aggregation processes, particle nucleation, growth processes, and more. This book is especially useful for process engineers interested in the simulation and control of particulate systems. Additionally, comprehensive treatment of the stochastic formulation of small systems provides for the modeling of stochastic systems with promising new areas of applications such as the design of sterilization systems and radiation treatment of cancerous tumors. A clear and general treatment of population balances with emphasis on their wide range of applicability. Thus all processes involving solid-fluid and liquid-liquid dispersions, biological populations, etc. are encompassed Provides new insight into population balance models incorporating random particle growth, dynamic morphological structure, and complex multivariate formulations with a clear exposition of their mathematical derivation Presents a wide range of solution techniques, Monte Carlo simulation methods with a lucid exposition of their origin and scope for enhancing computational efficiency An account of self-similar solutions of population balance equations and their significance to the treatment of data on particulate systems The only available treatment of the solution of inverse problems essential for identification of population balance models for breakage and aggregation processes, particle nucleation and growth processes and so on A comprehensive treatment of the stochastic formulation of small systems with several new applications

Understanding Peace Cultures

Author : Rebecca L. Oxford
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623965071
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Peace Cultures written by Rebecca L. Oxford and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Peace Cultures is exceptionally practical as well as theoretically grounded. As Elise Boulding tells us, culture consists of the shared values, ideas, practices, and artifacts of a group united by a common history. Rebecca Oxford explains that peace cultures are cultures, large or small, which foster any of the dimensions of peace – inner, interpersonal, intergroup, international, intercultural, or ecological – and thus help transform the world. As in her earlier book, The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony, Oxford contends here that peace is a serious and desirable option. Excellent educators help build peace cultures. In this book, Shelley Wong and Rachel Grant reveal how highly diverse public school classrooms serve as peace cultures, using activities and themes founded on womanist and critical race theories. Yingji Wang portrays a peace culture in a university classroom. Rui Ma’s model reaches out interculturally to Abraham’s children: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim youth, who share an ancient heritage. Children’s literature (Rebecca Oxford et al.) and students’ own writing (Tina Wei) spread cultures of peace. Deep traditions, such as African performance art, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Islam, give rise to peace cultures, as shown here by John Grayzel, Sister Jewel (a colleague of Thich Nhat Hanh), Yingji Wang et al., and Dian Marissa et al. Peace cultures also emerge in completely unexpected venues, such as gangsta rap, unveiled by Charles Blake et al., and a prison where inmates learn Lois Liggett’s “spiritual semantics.” Finally, the book includes perspectives from Jerusalem (by Lawrence Berlin) and North Korea and South Korea (by Carol Griffiths) to help us envision – and hope for – new, transformative peace cultures where now there is strife.

Genomics and Systems Biology of Mammalian Cell Culture

Author : Wei Shou Hu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642283500
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Genomics and Systems Biology of Mammalian Cell Culture written by Wei Shou Hu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcriptome Analysis, by Frank Stahl, Bernd Hitzmann, Kai Mutz, Daniel Landgrebe, Miriam Lübbecke, Cornelia Kasper, Johanna Walter und Thomas Scheper Transcriptome Data Analysis for Cell Culture Processes, by Marlene Castro-Melchor, Huong Le und Wei-Shou Hu Modeling Metabolic Networks for Mammalian Cell Systems: General Considerations, Modeling Strategies, and Available Tools, by Ziomara P. Gerdtzen Metabolic Flux Analysis in Systems Biology of Mammalian Cells, by Jens Niklas und Elmar Heinzle Advancing Biopharmaceutical Process Development by System-Level Data Analysis and Integration of Omics Data, by Jochen Schaub, Christoph Clemens, Hitto Kaufmann und Torsten W. Schulz Protein Glycosylation and Its Impact on Biotechnology, by Markus Berger, Matthias Kaup und Véronique Blanchard Protein Glycosylation Control in Mammalian Cell Culture: Past Precedents and Contemporary Prospects, by Patrick Hossler Modeling of Intracellular Transport and Compartmentation, by Uwe Jandt und An-Ping Zeng Genetic Aspects of Cell Line Development from a Synthetic Biology Perspective, by L. Botezatu, S. Sievers, L. Gama-Norton, R. Schucht, H. Hauser und D. Wirth.

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Author : Ali Farazmand
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030662527
Total Pages : 13623 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance written by Ali Farazmand and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 13623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This global encyclopedic work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration, public policy, governance, and management. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the above fields and their numerous subfields of study. In keeping with the multidisciplinary spirit of these fields and subfields, the entries make use of various theoretical, empirical, analytical, practical, and methodological bases of knowledge. Expanded and updated, the second edition includes over a thousand of new entries representing the most current research in public administration, public policy, governance, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and management covering such important sub-areas as: 1. organization theory, behavior, change and development; 2. administrative theory and practice; 3. Bureaucracy; 4. public budgeting and financial management; 5. public economy and public management 6. public personnel administration and labor-management relations; 7. crisis and emergency management; 8. institutional theory and public administration; 9. law and regulations; 10. ethics and accountability; 11. public governance and private governance; 12. Nonprofit management and nongovernmental organizations; 13. Social, health, and environmental policy areas; 14. pandemic and crisis management; 15. administrative and governance reforms; 16. comparative public administration and governance; 17. globalization and international issues; 18. performance management; 19. geographical areas of the world with country-focused entries like Japan, China, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe, North America; and 20. a lot more. Relevant to professionals, experts, scholars, general readers, researchers, policy makers and manger, and students worldwide, this work will serve as the most viable global reference source for those looking for an introduction and advance knowledge to the field.

Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition

Author : John W. Berry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000641007
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition written by John W. Berry and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Classic Edition of 'Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition', first published in 2006, includes a new introduction by the editors, describing the ongoing relevance of this volume in the context of future challenges for this vital field of study. It emphasizes the importance of continued actions and policies to improve the quality of interactions between multiple ethno-cultural groups, and highlights how these issues have developed the field of cross-cultural psychology. In the original text, an international team of psychologists with interests in acculturation, identity, and development describes the experience and adaptation of immigrant youth, using data from over 7,000 immigrant youth from diverse cultural backgrounds and national youth living in 13 countries of settlement. They explore the way in which immigrant adolescents carry out their lives at the intersection of two cultures (those of their heritage group and the national society), and how well these youth are adapting to their intercultural experience. It explores four distinct patterns followed by youth during their acculturation: *an integration pattern, in which youth orient themselves to, and identify with both cultures; *an ethnic pattern, in which youth are oriented mainly to their own group; *a national pattern, in which youth look primarily to the national society; and *a diffuse pattern, in which youth are uncertain and confused about how to live interculturally. The study shows the variation in both the psychological adaptation and the sociocultural adaptation among youth, with most adapting well. This Classic Edition continues to be highly valuable reading for researchers, graduate students, and public policy makers who have an interest in public health, psychology, anthropology, sociology, demography, education, and psychiatry.

Balance and Boundaries in Creating Meaningful Relationships in Online Higher Education

Author : Jarvie, Sarah H.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668489090
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Balance and Boundaries in Creating Meaningful Relationships in Online Higher Education written by Jarvie, Sarah H. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions worldwide were compelled to embrace online learning, leading to a significant shift in the dynamics of education. As schools, colleges, and universities adapted to virtual learning environments, teachers and learners alike found themselves navigating unfamiliar terrain. Balance and Boundaries in Creating Meaningful Relationships in Online Higher Education explores the art of forging connections in virtual classrooms. This book provides educators with valuable guidance and strategies for cultivating relationships in virtual learning environments. It covers synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid learning, offering a comprehensive understanding of relationship-building techniques for higher education and beyond. Addressing the unique challenges of online instruction, it empowers faculty members to create classrooms based on trust, connection, and support. With practical ideas and resources, it serves as a critical reference for transitioning to online teaching. Essential for cross-departmental higher education faculty and graduate-level students, it revolutionizes the field by empowering educators to thrive in the evolving landscape of online instruction.

Fundamentals of Human Ecology

Author : Edward J. Kormondy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Human Ecology written by Edward J. Kormondy and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergraduate courses in Human Ecology, Environmental Studies, Ecological Anthropology, and Human Geography. Presenting general ecological principles followed by discussions of the human aspects of the problem, the goal of this text is to present the fundamentals of ecology and its application to humans. This text takes an integrated approach to human ecology, blending biological ecology with social sciences approaches.

Human Adaptation

Author : Howard Morphy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000324230
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Human Adaptation written by Howard Morphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the concept of adaptation in four major fields in the human sciences. Genetic aspects are first considered through an examination of the human genes which have so far been identified as conferring survival value in particular environmental circumstances. The drift versus selection argument is also fully reviewed. The second contribution concerns the physiological changes which occur when individuals move from one environment to another. In the past, most attention has been given to the mechanisms of these changes, but here the focus is on the effects. The third contribution is directed at the analysis of behaviour - especially social behaviour. The application of kin selection and reciprocal attraction theories to humans is explored and the value of these approaches explained, whether the behaviour has a genetic basis or not. The final essay deals with the relevance of the adaptation concept to the social sciences and especially to social anthropology. It demonstrates that an ecological approach to understanding the nature and structure of human societies demands attention to adaptation.Reprinted in paperback for the first time and with a new foreword, this book, which serves as an excellent teaching text, clearly shows how attempts at integration in each of these various fields can benefit the study of human evolution, social structure and organization from all perspectives.

Immigration and the Family

Author : Alan Booth
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0805821538
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Immigration and the Family written by Alan Booth and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

CMBEBIH 2019

Author : Almir Badnjevic
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030179710
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book CMBEBIH 2019 written by Almir Badnjevic and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gathers the proceedings of the International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering, which was held from 16 to 18 May 2019 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Focusing on the goal to ‘Share the Vision’, it highlights the latest findings, innovative solutions and emerging challenges in the field of Biomedical Engineering. The book covers a wide range of topics, including: biomedical signal processing, medical physics, biomedical imaging and radiation protection, biosensors and bioinstrumentation, bio-micro/nano technologies, biomaterials, biomechanics, robotics and minimally invasive surgery, and cardiovascular, respiratory and endocrine systems engineering. Further topics include bioinformatics and computational biology, clinical engineering and health technology assessment, health informatics, e-health and telemedicine, artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare, as well as pharmaceutical and genetic engineering. Given its scope, the book provides academic researchers, clinical researchers and professionals alike with a timely reference guide to measures for improving the quality of life and healthcare.