scholarly journals A Multilingual Integrative Review of Health Literacy in Former Soviet Union, Russian-Speaking Immigrants

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 657
Author(s):  
Uliana Kostareva ◽  
Cheryl L. Albright ◽  
Eva-Maria Berens ◽  
Patricia Polansky ◽  
Deborah E. Kadish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Fsu Immigrants ◽  
Literacy Research

Large diasporas of former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants are found in the USA, Germany, and Israel. To synthesize evidence, identify limitations, and propose future directions we conducted an integrative review on the health literacy of FSU immigrants, migrants, or refugees in four languages. Following integrative review and PRISMA guidelines, we searched four databases in English and performed supplementary searches in Russian, German, and Hebrew to identify qualitative and quantitative studies on FSU immigrants and health literacy. Six articles met inclusion criteria in English and one in German; the majority were published in the last five years. Only two articles measured health literacy of FSU immigrants, which was lower than the general population. Four articles were about immigrants with a mean age ≥50 years. All articles stressed the value of translated, culturally relevant health information. The health literacy of FSU immigrants is understudied, despite clear needs. Future research should include assessments of FSU immigrants’ health literacy and include diverse (e.g., age, gender) yet well-defined populations to determine both barriers and facilitators to their health literacy. This review, an example of a multilingual search, provided a comprehensive understanding of existing literature and is a useful approach for global health literacy research.

scholarly journals International Perspective on Health Literacy and Health Equity: Factors That Influence the Former Soviet Union Immigrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 2155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uliana Kostareva ◽  
Cheryl L. Albright ◽  
Eva-Maria Berens ◽  
Diane Levin-Zamir ◽  
Altyn Aringazina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
System Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Fsu Immigrants

Among the world’s 272 million international migrants, more than 25 million are from the former Soviet Union (FSU), yet there is a paucity of literature available about FSU immigrants’ health literacy. Besides linguistic and cultural differences, FSU immigrants often come from a distinct healthcare system affecting their ability to find, evaluate, process, and use health information in the host countries. In this scoping review and commentary, we describe the health literacy issues of FSU immigrants and provide an overview of FSU immigrants’ health literacy based on the integrated health literacy model. We purposefully consider the three most common locations where FSU immigrants have settled: the USA, Germany, and Israel. For context, we describe the healthcare systems of the three host countries and the two post-Soviet countries to illustrate the contribution of system-level factors on FSU immigrants’ health literacy. We identify research gaps and set a future research agenda to help understand FSU immigrants’ health literacy across countries. Amidst the ongoing global population changes related to international migration, this article contributes to a broad-scope understanding of health literacy among FSU immigrants related to the system-level factors that may also apply to other immigrants, migrants, and refugees.

Does Aid Fragmentation Affects Growth: The Case of Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092110115
Author(s):  
Kishor Sharma ◽  
Badri Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Reporting Requirements ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Strategic Position ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
India And China

Nepal’s strategic position and open border with India and China have attracted unusually high attention, particularly during the Cold War era, not only from these two large neighbours but also from European countries, the USA and the former Soviet Union. However, despite decades of aid inflows, Nepal remains one of the poorest countries. While debate over aid–growth nexus remains unsettled, our empirical results do suggest that aid fragmentation is detrimental to growth, perhaps due to increased administrative burden to manage a large number of small projects and meet reporting requirements of the donor community. While we find that aid is good for growth, attracting uncoordinated and fragmented aid without the need for assessment can, in fact, do more harm than good. These findings point to the importance of coordinated aid approach not only at the country level but also among the donor community.

Economic importance of the potato tuber nematode Ditylenchus destructor in Russia.

2021 ◽  
pp. 354-361
Author(s):  
Mikhail Pridannikov
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Potato Tuber ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Cyst Nematode ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Management Optimization ◽  
Ditylenchus Destructor

Abstract The potato tuber nematode (PTN), Ditylenchus destructor, is ranked second only to the potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, in importance in Russia. D. destructor is distributed throughout the former Soviet Union, now the Russian Federation, but has had no significant economic impact in the past. This historically low impact was due to the fact that around 80-90% of potato tuber yield had been produced on small private gardens or fields of approximately 600 square metres. This chapter discusses the economic importance, host range, distribution, biology and life cycle, symptoms of damage, interactions with other nematodes and pathogens, recommended integrated nematode management and management optimization of D. destructor. Future research requirements are also mentioned.

scholarly journals Economics in the Former Soviet Union

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Alexeev ◽  
Clifford Gaddy ◽  
Jim Leitzel
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Economics Profession

One of the most notable, but least discussed, aspects of the halting attempts during the past six years to reform the economies of the Soviet Union, and now those of its successor states, has been the prominent role played by professional economists. Not since the mid-1920s has the Soviet political leadership felt so strongly the need to draw upon the expertise of the economics profession to help determine its course of action. In this paper, we attempt to characterize the current state of economics in the former Soviet Union, investigate the implications that the condition of Soviet economics has for reform, and suggest possible future directions for the discipline. Our information comes from four main sources: professional publications of Soviet and Western economists, published remarks by Soviet economists, personal interviews and discussions which we conducted with young Soviet economists in the summers of 1990 and 1991, and a questionnaire administered to Soviet economists and graduate students in the Soviet Union.

Acculturation and consumer loyalty among immigrants: a cross-national study

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 1579-1599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigal Segev ◽  
Ayalla Ruvio ◽  
Aviv Shoham ◽  
Dalia Velan
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
National Study ◽  
Cultural Transition ◽  
Consumer Loyalty ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Original Culture ◽  
Acculturation Orientation ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Culture Maintenance

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of acculturation on immigrant consumers’ loyalty. The authors posit that the acculturation orientation of immigrants determines their consumer loyalty to both ethnic and mainstream brands and stores. Design/methodology/approach – Using a sample of Hispanic consumers in the USA and consumers from the former Soviet Union in Israel, this study tests a model in which two acculturation continua, original culture maintenance and host culture adaptation, serve as antecedents for immigrants’ consumer loyalty. Findings – Acculturation determines the extent of immigrants’ consumer loyalty. Both acculturation continua are associated with distinct loyalty patterns that are similar across the two immigrant groups. Research limitations/implications – Despite sampling limitations, the paper demonstrates that immigrants’ acculturation orientation influences their loyalty to ethnic and mainstream brands and stores. Shared by ethnic consumers in two culturally diverse markets, this relationship transcends geographic boundaries. Practical implications – The results provide insights for marketers with respect to the development of segmentation and positioning strategies and tactical implementations that address the preferences of ethnic consumers. Social implications – This paper highlights the importance of understanding the unique needs of ethnic consumers and addressing them. Successful integration of immigrant consumers into the marketplace can also help in their integration into the host society at large. Originality/value – Findings shed light on the commonalities and differences among immigrant groups in different national settings. The paper highlights the role of cultural transition as a key experience that affects immigrants regardless of specific environmental or situational circumstances.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Analysis of E-Health Literacy Research Focuses and Trends

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Chen Wang ◽  
Xiangyi Wu ◽  
Huiying Qi
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Health Promotion Behaviors ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Evolution Path ◽  
Core Dataset ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Literacy Research

Objective: To sort out the research focuses in the field of e-health literacy, analyze its research topics and development trends, and provide a reference for relevant research in this field in the future. Methods: The literature search yielded a total of 431 articles retrieved from the core dataset of Web of Science using the keywords “ehealth literacy”, “E-health literacy” and “electronic health literacy”. A bibliometric analysis was performed by using CiteSpace to explore the development history, hot themes, and trends of future research in the field of e-health literacy. Results: The thematic evolution path in e-health literacy was divided into three stages. The research focuses were inspected from four aspects: evaluation, correlation with health-promotion behaviors, influencing factors, and intervention measures for improvement. Conclusion: E-health literacy research faces challenges such as the development of the connotation of the term, the objectivity of evaluation methods, and the long-term impact of interventions. Future research themes in e-health literacy will include the standardization of evaluation instruments and the individualization of therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals Inverse modelling of the Chernobyl source term using atmospheric concentration and deposition measurements

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Evangeliou ◽  
Thomas Hamburger ◽  
Anne Cozic ◽  
Yves Balkanski ◽  
Andreas Stohl
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Source Term ◽  
Main Direction ◽  
Inverse Modelling ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Atmospheric Concentration ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Modelling Techniques

Abstract. The present paper describes the results of an inverse modelling study for the determination of the source term of the radionuclides 134Cs, 137Cs and 131I released after the Chernobyl accident. The accident occurred on 26 April 1986 in the Former Soviet Union and released about 1019 Bq of radioactive materials that were transported as far away as the USA and Japan. Thereafter, several attempts to assess the real magnitude of the emissions were made that were based on the knowledge of the core inventory and the levels of the spent fuel. More recently, when modelling tools were further developed, inverse modelling techniques were applied to the Chernobyl case for source term quantification. However, because radioactivity is a sensitive topic for the public and attracts a lot of attention, high quality measurements, that are essential for inverse modelling, were not made available except for a few sparse activity concentration measurements far from the source and far from the main direction of the radioactive fallout. For the first time, we apply Bayesian inversion of the Chernobyl source term using not only activity concentrations, but also deposition measurements from the most recent public dataset. These observations refer to a data rescue attempt that started more than 10 years ago, with a final goal to give such kind of measurements into anyone interested. As regards to our inverse modelling results, emissions of 134Cs were estimated to be 80 PBq or 30–50 % higher than what was previously published. From the released amount of 134Cs, about 70 PBq were deposited all over Europe. Similar to 134Cs, emissions of 137Cs were estimated as 86 PBq, in the same order with previously reported results. Finally, 131I emissions of 1365 PBq were found, which are about 10 % less than the prior total releases. The inversion pushes the injection heights of the three radionuclides to higher altitudes (up to about 3 km) than previously assumed (≈ 2.2 km) in order to better match both concentration and deposition observations over Europe. The results were of the present inversion were confirmed using an independent Eulerial model, for which deposition patterns were also improved when using the estimated posterior releases. Although the independent model tends to underestimate deposition in countries that are not in the main direction of the plume, it reproduces country levels of deposition very efficiently. The results were also tested for robustness against different set-ups of the inversion through sensitivity runs. The source term data from this study are made publically available.

An Integrative Review and Analysis of Cybersecurity Research: Current State and Future Directions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Walton ◽  
Patrick Wheeler ◽  
Yiyang Zhang ◽  
Xinlei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Current State ◽  
General Business ◽  
Remedial Strategies

Advances in information technology have greatly changed communications and business transactions between firms and their customers and suppliers. As a result, cybersecurity risk attracts ever increasing attention from firms, regulators, customers, shareholders, and academics. For instance, the Securities and Exchange Commission has released guidance on the disclosure of cybersecurity risks and incidents, along with potential internal control solutions, in the managers' discussion and analysis section of 10-K annual financial reports. Despite increasing interest in cybersecurity research, the literature lacks an integrative review of existing researchidentifying opportunities for future cybersecurity developments. In this study, we conduct an extensive analysis of cybersecurity-related papers in the accounting, information systems, computer science, and general business disciplines. Our review integrates and classifies 68cybersecurity papers, examines cybersecurity determinants, consequences, and remedial strategies, and identifies future research opportunities based on the current state of the literature.

scholarly journals Functional health literacy and adherence to the medication in older adults: integrative review

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 868-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidia Farias Fernandes Martins ◽  
Daiane Porto Gautério Abreu ◽  
Bárbara Tarouco da Silva ◽  
Deisa Salyse dos Reis Cabral Semedo ◽  
Marlene Teda Pelzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Functional Health Literacy ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Relationship Of

ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the national and international scientific production on the relationship of Functional Health Literacy and the adherence to the medication in older adults. Method: integrative review of literature, searching the following online databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO); Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE); and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), in June 2016. We selected 7 articles that obeyed the inclusion criteria. Results: all articles are from the USA. The inappropriate Functional Health Literacy affects the non-adherence to medication; however, there are several strategies and interventions that can be practiced to change this relationship. Conclusion: nursing needs to explorefurther this theme, since it can exert a differentiated care for adherence to medication in older adults, considering the literacy.

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