Herbs and Spices in the Florida Garden

This 10-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department discusses culinary herbs and spices that can be grown in a Florida home garden or landscape. Information on the general cultural requirements, propagation, harvesting, and use of herbs is included as well as detailed descriptions of common culinary herbs. Major revision by Mary Salinas, Sydney Park Brown, and James M. Stephens.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh020

The Adaptable Dwelling: A Response to Cultural Diversity

<p>Traditionally, dwellings have evolved in response to social and cultural needs, and changed simultaneously with the development of society. The dwelling is associated primarily with the concept of culture and identity of its occupants. This is challenged through migration to a new and unfamiliar context. In 2010, immigrants granted residency in New Zealand came from increasingly diverse cultural backgrounds (Department of Labour, 2009). These varied cultural backgrounds present greater challenges and complex settlement barriers. A house that is able to cater to diverse cultural needs in terms of function, privacy, and adaptability is crucial for today's growing multicultural society. Immigrants are often placed in council housing that was designed for New Zealand's Pakeha culture which does not provide for the requirements of non-Pakeha cultures. Immigrants are often required to make significant cultural changes through the immigration process and many attributes of their cultures are lost because dwellings are inappropriate. This thesis argues that architecture has a vital role to play in the mediation and integration of immigrants. The dwelling is an important medium through which immigrants can maintain a sense of cultural identity and can develop positive interactions with the wider community. It proposes a generic solution to public housing that is not spatially restrictive nor culturally inhibitive. The research navigates multi-disciplinary boundaries, through both an individual and community lens. It enables a holistic view of culture, immigrants and the importance of the dwelling. The research looks at recent immigration to New Zealand, the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of immigrants and the general challenges immigrants face. Furthermore, it explores historic and contemporary architectural theories on flexibility and adaptability. The design phase brings together research findings of cultural research on immigrants' cultures in the design of a dwelling. It focuses on flexibility as an architectural solution. The design responds to the differing spatial needs of immigrant groups moving to New Zealand. It enables reflection of their identity in their transition to the new culture of New Zealand. The design phase is split into three sections: first, the creation of a generic solution that remains site-less, second, the generic solution is tested against the requirements of an Islamic family, and third, the outcomes of part one are tested in a higher density situation. This thesis concludes by reviewing how the proposal has taken into account the diverse needs of particular cultures and specific living requirements of the immigrant groups studied. Through the concept of flexible design, the changing cultural needs of occupants are addressed. Immigrants moving to New Zealand will have a housing typology that can be adapted to their lifestyles and accommodate diverse cultural requirements.</p>

The Adaptable Dwelling: A Response to Cultural Diversity

<p>Traditionally, dwellings have evolved in response to social and cultural needs, and changed simultaneously with the development of society. The dwelling is associated primarily with the concept of culture and identity of its occupants. This is challenged through migration to a new and unfamiliar context. In 2010, immigrants granted residency in New Zealand came from increasingly diverse cultural backgrounds (Department of Labour, 2009). These varied cultural backgrounds present greater challenges and complex settlement barriers. A house that is able to cater to diverse cultural needs in terms of function, privacy, and adaptability is crucial for today's growing multicultural society. Immigrants are often placed in council housing that was designed for New Zealand's Pakeha culture which does not provide for the requirements of non-Pakeha cultures. Immigrants are often required to make significant cultural changes through the immigration process and many attributes of their cultures are lost because dwellings are inappropriate. This thesis argues that architecture has a vital role to play in the mediation and integration of immigrants. The dwelling is an important medium through which immigrants can maintain a sense of cultural identity and can develop positive interactions with the wider community. It proposes a generic solution to public housing that is not spatially restrictive nor culturally inhibitive. The research navigates multi-disciplinary boundaries, through both an individual and community lens. It enables a holistic view of culture, immigrants and the importance of the dwelling. The research looks at recent immigration to New Zealand, the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of immigrants and the general challenges immigrants face. Furthermore, it explores historic and contemporary architectural theories on flexibility and adaptability. The design phase brings together research findings of cultural research on immigrants' cultures in the design of a dwelling. It focuses on flexibility as an architectural solution. The design responds to the differing spatial needs of immigrant groups moving to New Zealand. It enables reflection of their identity in their transition to the new culture of New Zealand. The design phase is split into three sections: first, the creation of a generic solution that remains site-less, second, the generic solution is tested against the requirements of an Islamic family, and third, the outcomes of part one are tested in a higher density situation. This thesis concludes by reviewing how the proposal has taken into account the diverse needs of particular cultures and specific living requirements of the immigrant groups studied. Through the concept of flexible design, the changing cultural needs of occupants are addressed. Immigrants moving to New Zealand will have a housing typology that can be adapted to their lifestyles and accommodate diverse cultural requirements.</p>

TRANSCULTURAL ADAPTATION DESIGN OF MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT (MOCA) IN BRAZIL

Introduction: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is the most common cognitive screening instrument for Mild Cognitive Impairment detection. Although the current Brazilian version (MoCA-BR) has been validated, in clinical practice, it is observed that adults with normal cognitive function, especially those less educated, rarely reaches the maximum score of 30 points on the test. Objective: Introduce a methodology to adjust the Brazilian version according to the Brazilian culture. A cross-se Methods: ctional observational study was conducted with 294 participants. In the Memory section, we used the free listing technique to replace words. In the Naming section, an epidemiological survey of the most pinpointed gures was conducted. Replication of Sentence section was modied based on meetings between researchers and Portuguese teachers uent in English. The alternative version of MoCA-BR was composed by: "az Results: ul" (blue), "braço" (arm), "orquídea" (orchid), "seda" (silk) and “igreja” (church) in Memory Section; giraffe, elephant, and lion in the Naming section; “Eu só sei que é João quem será ajudado hoje” and "O gato sempre se esconde embaixo do sofá quando o cachorro está na sala" in the Replication of Sentence section. Our Conclusions: data reinforce the need to adapt the MoCA-BR. We present an alternative version of MoCA-BR, which contemplates the linguistic and cultural requirements of the transcultural adaptation process. The next step is to apply this version to obtain its validation. We believe that this adaptation may allow a future better applicability of the MoCA-BR, especially in less educated people, without underestimating the scores of cognitively normal individuals

Ming Shan Digital Experience

The Ming Shan Digital Experience is an immersive installation designed to support meditation in the context of a new Taoist center. Its creation confronted current academic literature on digital technology for meditation with the practical and cultural requirements of Taoist practice. Quantitative and qualitative learnings show the effectiveness of multimodal biofeedback on individual and collective meditative experience. Now instated in the Taoist center, the installation opens new perspectives for combining digital technology with ancient practice.

Short-term foreign trips correlates of the four factors model of cultural intelligence

PurposeIn today's global business environment, international assignments have become integral part of employee's job profile. Adaptation to a different cultural environment plays a role in affecting employee's performance. In such a situation, cultural intelligence plays an important role. In order to sustain in a diverse work setting, a global organization entails managers who are sensitive to different cultural requirements. Factors affecting cultural intelligence have been a major area of study. However, studies relating short-term foreign trips and their role on four aspect of cultural intelligence are lacking. Therefore, present study was undertaken to know role of foreign visits in affecting cultural intelligence among professionals of diverse background.Design/methodology/approachThe present study is a primary study conducted for a sample of 120 respondents divided into two groups. One group comprised professionals having experience of foreign visits while other group comprised professionals who had not visited a foreign country. We use Levene’s Test for equality of variances was applied to assess the difference of variation of cultural intelligence between two different groups of respondents.FindingsThe results revealed that short-term trips play a significant role in affecting metacognitive, cognitive and motivational components of cultural intelligence. However, behavior cultural intelligence is not affected by short-term trips significantly.Research limitations/implicationsOutcome of present research forms basis for future studies that can be conducted linking long-term trips and culture intelligence. This study is practically useful for improving cultural intelligence of professionals to enhance their success and effectiveness in international assignments.Originality/valueThe study adds novelty to the field of cultural intelligence as prior studies were lacking in relating role of short-term trips on four different components of cultural intelligence.

Appropriateness and appropriation: examining Modernist couture connections to Edwardian lingerie and boudoir clothing

This research explores material artifacts of Edwardian lingerie and Modernist couture through their cultural and material connections. Material culture theories of communication and production were used to examine garment artifacts from both Eras, while a conceptual framework provided a space to develop material outcomes and knowledge based upon research. Key findings from the research show that the cultural commodification of the female body, increased female agency and the fragmentation of social structures resulted in the development of specialized garments uniquely suited to the cultural requirements of the Modernist Era. Cultural producers continually adapted design practices and transformed dress signifiers of value in a cycle of appropriation and transformation. In addition, the appropriation of labour intensive Edwardian Era Lingerie techniques by Modernist couture houses supported the development of exclusive commodities whose design process was key to preventing devaluation through counterfeiting. Ultimately, a collection of garments resulted from a design exploration of these techniques, using action and practitioner research.

Appropriateness and appropriation: examining Modernist couture connections to Edwardian lingerie and boudoir clothing

This research explores material artifacts of Edwardian lingerie and Modernist couture through their cultural and material connections. Material culture theories of communication and production were used to examine garment artifacts from both Eras, while a conceptual framework provided a space to develop material outcomes and knowledge based upon research. Key findings from the research show that the cultural commodification of the female body, increased female agency and the fragmentation of social structures resulted in the development of specialized garments uniquely suited to the cultural requirements of the Modernist Era. Cultural producers continually adapted design practices and transformed dress signifiers of value in a cycle of appropriation and transformation. In addition, the appropriation of labour intensive Edwardian Era Lingerie techniques by Modernist couture houses supported the development of exclusive commodities whose design process was key to preventing devaluation through counterfeiting. Ultimately, a collection of garments resulted from a design exploration of these techniques, using action and practitioner research.

Uses and functions of the Romanian marker dar and its English equivalent but in professional spoken interaction. A contrastive corpus analysis

"Based on two comparable corpora of professional spoken interaction CIVMP2 and ITICMC3 and on the idea that in the past hundred years, the way in which researchers conceived communication has changed, this paper analyzes the ability of speakers to control their behavior, actions and attitudes in the process of communication in the workplace, in an attempt to demonstrate that language is an instrument of doing things. Moreover, based on Fraser's classification (1996), this paper also analyzes two contrastive markers, but and dar, trying to show that they may be seen as equivalent. Following Schiffrin (1987), I began my inquiry by paying attention to their distribution in discourse. Thus, in the corpora I have analyzed, but and its Romanian equivalent dar have the following functions: to express a contrastive value, to continue an idea, to signal the personal correction of the speaker, to insert an objection or a reaction to the previous speech act, to emphasize a discursive idea, an obligation etc. In addition, according to the analysis on the corpora, it could be said that speakers seem to constantly adapt to the conditions imposed by the interactional, social, ideological and cultural requirements of the context, as shown by Măda (2009)."

A Model to Evaluate the Flooding Opportunity and Sustainable Use of Former Open-Pits

As a result of open-pit mining exploitations, impressive size gaps occur in the landscape. Their flooding leads to the occurrence of so-called open-pit lakes and represents an interesting way to reclaim and use sustainably the degraded land. In the literature, there are numerous plans, strategies, and guidelines for mine closure and open-pit recovery, but these are usually developed at the regional or national level and offer general suggestions, which must be evaluated and approached case-by-case. Because there is still no way to evaluate the opportunity of flooding the open-pits, a methodology for assessing this opportunity was developed to identify the open-pits that are suitable for flooding, this being the main objective of the paper. The paper is novel because of the multicriteria evaluation of open-pits and their remaining gaps, the logical succession of the criteria, and the proposed concept, methods, models, and equations that allow a complex assessment of the flooding opportunity. The methodology also aims to ensure maximum safety conditions in the former mining perimeter, the socio-economic and cultural requirements of local communities, the harmonization of the land in accordance with adjacent ecosystems, and the sustainable development of the region.