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New Caledonian crows keep ‘valuable’ hooked tools safer than basic non-hooked tools

open access: yeseLife, 2021
The temporary storage and re-use of tools can significantly enhance foraging efficiency. New Caledonian crows in one of our study populations use two types of stick tools – hooked and non-hooked – which differ in raw material, manufacture costs, and ...
Barbara C Klump   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of handwashing on the reduction of Escherichia coli on children's hands in an urban slum Indonesia

open access: yesJournal of Water and Health, 2023
Poor hand hygiene practice has been linked to an increase in the number of infections among children in urban slums. Hands are considered an intersection for bacterial transmission, but it is unclear whether the handwashing technique affects bacteria ...
Mahmud Aditya Rifqi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural diversity

open access: yes, 2020
This chapter provides a brief overview of how cultural diversity has been addressed by cultural economists, in particular in relation to the cultural sector. It first provides a definition of cultural diversity and, secondly, explains how the diversity of cultural identities contributes to team efficiency.
Leela Viswanathan, Sarem Nejad
openaire   +3 more sources

Dual identity and immigrants protest against discrimination: The moderating role of diversity ideologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Discrimination of immigrant groups is an important social problem in many societies around the world. This study examines the moderating role of cultural diversity beliefs on the relation between dual identity and the intention to protest against ...
Leerstoel Verkuijten   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Urban Planning for the Integration of Refugees: The Importance of Local Factors

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2018
Housing location is one of several characteristics that play a significant role in the future integration of asylum-seekers. Many of these characteristics or institutional arrangements are spatialized aspects relevant to urban planning.
Shahd Seethaler-Wari
doaj   +1 more source

Group singing is globally dominant and associated with social context

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2023
Music is an interactive technology associated with religious and communal activities and was suggested to have evolved as a participatory activity supporting social bonding. In post-industrial societies, however, music's communal role was eclipsed by its
Dor Shilton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiculturalism, Mauritian Style: Cultural Diversity, Belonging, and a Secular State [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Multiculturalism is on the retreat in many Western countries. As an ideology, it is criticized for failing to engender national belonging and social cohesion and thereby to encourage groups of citizens to have parallel lives.
Verkuyten, Maykel   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Tolerance, Dissenting Beliefs, and Cultural Diversity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Divergent cultural, religious, and ideological beliefs and practices are often challenging to contemplate and difficult to accept when they conflict with an individual’s own convictions and way of life.
Killen, Melanie   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Exceptions and the Rules in Global Musical Diversity

open access: yesJournal of Cognition, 2023
Global music diversity is a popular topic for both scientific and humanities researchers, but often for different reasons. Scientific research typically focuses on the generalities through measurement and statistics, while humanists typically emphasize ...
Sam Passmore, Patrick E. Savage
doaj   +1 more source

Learning and Well-Being in Educational Practices with Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2021
The use of information communication technologies (ICT) in education brings up new possibilities of promoting learning and health experiences. In this sense, education contexts of the 21st century must consider these two areas of knowledge, especially ...
Paulo Ricardo dos Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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