scholarly journals Characteristics of taste dysfunction in COVID-19 subjects coming from two different countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Luca Pendolino ◽  
Giancarlo Ottaviano ◽  
Bruno Scarpa ◽  
Annamaria Cattelan ◽  
Julie A. Andrews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Dysfunction ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Aroma Characteristics ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Taste Dysfunction ◽  
Different Cultures

AbstractTaste dysfunction (TD) has been recognised, together with olfactory dysfunction, as a key presenting symptom of COVID-19. The capability to recognise flavours, flavour intensities and aroma characteristics can be highly variable within the same population, as well as potentially diverse between culturally different populations. The aims of this study are to evaluate whether a difference in the types of TD presentation amongst COVID-19 positive subjects can be demonstrated and whether a difference exists between populations of different cultures.

Early manifestations and first-contact incidence of schizophrenia in different cultures: A preliminary report on the initial evaluation phase of the WHO Collaborative Study on Determinants of Outcome of Severe Mental Disorders

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 909-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sartorius ◽  
A. Jablensky ◽  
A. Korten ◽  
G. Ernberg ◽  
M. Anker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Symptom Profiles ◽  
Evaluation Phase ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
First Contact

SynopsisIn a context of a WHO collaborative study, 12 research centres in 10 countries monitored geographically defined populations over 2 years to identify individuals making a first-in-lifetime contact with any type of ‘helping agency’ because of symptoms of psychotic illness. A total of 1379 persons who met specified inclusion criteria for schizophrenia and other related non-affective disorders were examined extensively, using standardized instruments, on entry into the study and on two consecutive follow-ups at annual intervals. Patients in different cultures, meeting the ICD and CATEGO criteria for schizophrenia, were remarkably similar in their symptom profiles and 49% of them presented the central schizophrenic conditions as defined by CATEGO class S+. However, the 2-year pattern of course was considerably more favourable in patients in developing countries compared with patients in developed countries, and the difference could not be fully explained by the higher frequency of acute onsets among the former. Age- and sex-specific incidence rates and estimates of disease expectancy were determined for a ‘broad’ diagnostic group of schizophrenic illness and for CATEGO S+ cases. While the former showed significant differences among the centres, the differences in the rates for S+ cases were non-significant or marginal. The results provide strong support for the notion that schizophrenic illnesses occur with comparable frequency in different populations and support earlier findings that the prognosis is better in less industrialized societies.

When context trumps culture: Persuasion in international business disputes

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurit Zaidman ◽  
Rinat Itzhaki ◽  
Oded Shenkar
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
International Management ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Communication Differences

Persuasion plays an important role in international business interactions. Within this domain, it is often argued that persuasion is a form of communication and as such embedded in cultural norms. It is also argued that forms of persuasion differ across cultures. The data described in this study of persuasive tactics deployed by Israeli and Indian business professionals in their attempts to resolve disputes with their partners suggest otherwise. These data mainly comprise 142 coded letters, addressed to the correspondents’ business partner and to the mediator. The quantitative results of the study show similarities in the choice of persuasive tactics employed by Israeli and Indian correspondents, when writing to each other and when writing to the mediator. The quantitative and qualitative results show that these research subjects, from two culturally different populations, constructed their persuasion tactics and communication in a similar manner. Hence, despite the apparent cultural and communication differences between them, they both employed similar communication tactics. These intriguing data are explained in the light of the fact that both Indian and Israeli subjects were experiencing a situation which they subjectively perceived as one involving a threat of meaningful loss. These perceptions and emotional responses led the participants toward similar communication behavior. This study contributes to international management research, and particularly to intercultural communication research, by demonstrating that contextual conditions do cause culturally different populations to communicate similarly.

Performance Patterns of two Culturally Different Populations of Identified Gifted Students on the Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Processes

1983 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane T. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Program Success ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Performance Patterns ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Status Differences

This study examined performance patterns of Mexican American and Anglo gifted students on the Ross test in a two-year repeated measures design. The purpose was to consider specific critical thinking skill characteristics of culturally different students in the context of a program where these skills were an emphasized goal and where efforts were made to identify proportionate numbers of minority students. Significant improvement for both groups suggests program success, but far greater for the Anglos; differences in scores are seen as due to both cultural and socioeconomic status differences, as well as other potentially intervening variables. Discriminant analysis revealed that 96% of all subjects were correctly classified into cultural groups on the basis of Ross scores. The evidence suggests a number of areas of specific strengths and weaknesses which differ for the two groups. Results are interpreted and used to recommend directions for curriculum and further research.

Cultural comparison for the acceptance of online apparel customization

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 550-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hira Cho ◽  
Yun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology ◽  
Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Apparel Product ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine two culturally different countries regarding the acceptance of online customization of an apparel product.Design/methodology/approachBased on previous literature, this study established hypotheses to compare US and Taiwan college students for their acceptance of online apparel customization. Hypotheses were tested by employing multigroup structural equation modeling (MSEM).FindingsThe results identified similarities and differences between US and Taiwanese respondents in the acceptance of online apparel customization.Research limitations/implicationsThis research added knowledge to the existing literature of consumer adoption of new technology as shopping media.Practical implicationsThe paper provides insightful marketing implications for introducing online apparel customization in different cultures.Originality/valueThis is the first study to compare two extremely different cultures for the adoption of online apparel customization.

scholarly journals STRATEGI MELAYANI UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS BERDASARKAN KAJIAN EKSEGETIS 1KORINTUS 9: 19-23

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-199
Author(s):  
Samuel Purdaryanto
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Great Commission ◽  
1 Corinthians ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Interesting Topic ◽  
God's Word ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The City ◽  
The Church

This theme discusses the exegetical study of contextual evangelism in 1 Corinthians 9: 19-23. Contextual evangelism has always been an interesting topic in discussions of Missiology and Ecclesiology. Although sometimes controversy, contextual evangelism is still one of the effective methods of preaching the gospel to the neglected tribes. The preaching of the cross-cultural gospel was one of the points Paul talked about with the church in the city of Corinth. The Apostle Paul said that preaching the gospel was a must for him (1 Corinthians 9:16). And in chapters 9: 19-23 the apostle Paul tells how the method or method he used to preach the gospel to those who are culturally different from himself. Gospel preaching is a mandate or the Great Commission given by the Lord Jesus to believers, and must be preached to all tribes and languages. In preaching the Gospel, Paul sets an example that is a strategy in contextual evangelism. The Apostle Paul willingly devoted himself "I made myself a servant, 1 Corinthians 9:19." Paul also adjusted to be able to understand those of different cultures "by becoming like". So you can win as much as possible. As well as a strong vision to win as many people as possible for Christ, so that they become saved. Paul understood the mandate given, to make Jews and non-Jews to be mursed Christ. Challenges and obstacles in preaching Inil are always there, but understanding methods based on God's word is the choice to get rid of these obstacles.

scholarly journals Impact of olfactory dysfunction on quality of life in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 135 (11) ◽  
pp. 947-952
Author(s):  
J Saniasiaya ◽  
N Prepageran
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Olfactory Dysfunction ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Assess Quality ◽  
Taste Dysfunction ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo outline the impact on quality of life in coronavirus disease 2019 patients with olfactory dysfunction.MethodsFive databases were searched for articles referring to the impact on quality of life in coronavirus disease 2019 patients with olfactory dysfunction. The search was conducted for the period from November 2019 to April 2021. The search was conducted over one month (May 2021).ResultsFour studies that met the objective were included. Altogether, there were 1045 patients. Various questionnaires were used to assess quality of life. Overall, the quality of life deficit affected 67.7 per cent of patients. Quality of life domains investigated include overall quality of life (four studies), food and taste dysfunction (two studies), mental health (two studies), cognitive function (one study), functional outcome (one study) and safety domains (one study).ConclusionQuality of life deficit was reported to be 67.7 per cent among coronavirus disease 2019 patients with olfactory dysfunction. The high prevalence of persistent olfactory dysfunction prompts more serious research, as the long-standing consequences of olfactory dysfunction are detrimental.

scholarly journals Divergent Cultural Environment – Translator Authenticity

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Hargita Horváth Futó ◽  
Éva Hózsa
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Target Language ◽  
World Languages ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Linguistic Material

Abstract People and communities living geographically far from each other and originating from culturally different environments establish contact with each other by means of the sudden spread of information and communication technologies. Knowledge of world languages no longer suffices for engaging in successful social interaction, it has to be accompanied by intercultural competence. Intercultural communication occurs when interlocutors belonging to different cultures understand each other. The translator’s work can be also understood as intercultural communication since in addition to translating linguistic material, the translator also transcodes the culture of the source language into the target language. (Inter)cultural competence is therefore one of the basic requirements for a translator. There is an ever-increasing emphasis on mediation between different cultures in translation, and according to new interpretations of translation this mediation represents the keystone of translation. The present study examines how elements of Hungarian culture are rendered in Serbian and German by analysing translations of Hungarian authors’ works into these two languages.

Cultural Impact on Global Trade

2021 ◽  
pp. 196-210
Author(s):  
Anusha Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Cultural Components ◽  
Business Relation

As in any international business relation, factors such as political, economic, social, technological, and legal dimensions are expected to significantly impact trade activities. Social factors include the cultural aspects of exports and imports along with the differences among foreign markets. Culture poses to be complementary to FDI and exports. Cultural components include food, language, clothing, values, traditions, and beliefs, which differ from region to region across the world. When the countries are culturally different, investing and trading becomes a risk. Hence, in today's scenario, it is very important for the organizations to understand cultural differences in order to compete with their competitors. Understanding these cultural differences owes the opportunity to make or break the success of a foreign trade opportunity. The global businesses need to adhere to the demands and perceptions of different cultures in the countries when they purchase different products.

scholarly journals Olfactory dysfunction and anosmia awareness in coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 707
Author(s):  
Meenesh Juvekar ◽  
Baisali Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory System ◽  
Olfactory Nerve ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Olfactory Dysfunction ◽  
Clinical Feature ◽  
Local Inflammation ◽  
Current Finding ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Early Diagnose ◽  
Taste Dysfunction

<p class="abstract">Raise awareness of anosmia association in Coronavirus pandemic. Current finding about Coronavirus infection and its association with olfactory dysfunction and anosmia is reviewed. The exact mechanism of Coronavirus on the Olfactory system is still unresolved. The olfactory dysfunction is due to local inflammation of the nasal cavity or viral-induced olfactory nerve damage or both. Screening of all patients coming with anosmia should be done to early diagnose the disease and isolate and treat accordingly. Olfactory dysfunction is the most common clinical feature of coronavirus disease 2019 with anosmia being the most distinguished sign with patient may present with sudden onset anosmia as single clinical feature or in association with taste dysfunction and / or dry cough, sore throat, pharyngitis, fever. Clinician should be alert of anosmia and diagnose, isolate and treat patients accordingly.</p>

Cultural Conflict Curriculum and the Exceptional Child

1974 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 585-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari-Luci Jaramillo
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Classroom Teacher ◽  
Cultural Conflict ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Exceptional Child ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
The Many ◽  
Different Cultures

The American educational system must be changed to reflect the growing recognition of the value of the many cultural groups in our society. The special education classroom teacher and the culturally different child both have important contributions to make in molding this new educational system. There is a special need for teachers to realize that there will be cultural conflicts between themselves and some of their students, to try to understand different cultures, and to use these differences to enrich the education of all their students.

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