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Culture and Service Quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Abstract This chapter uses the dataset of tourist satisfaction index of Hong Kong to investigate the impact of cultural difference on the gap between tourists’ expectations and their perceptions of actual service performance. When the tourists’ demographic profile and their experience are controlled, it is found that small cultural ...
Bona Kim, Lingxu Zhou, Anyu Liu
openaire   +1 more source

Asian community needs and participation in the New Zealand local democracy : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Resource and Environmental Planning, Massey University, [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The increased cultural diversity of the New Zealand population has generated challenges for local government. Ethnic groups have different needs and expectations of the services local government provides.
Ampanthong, Panjama
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Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpreters and cultural mediators – different but complementary roles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article considers the roles of medical interpreters and cultural mediators and proposes that the two should be seen as separate. In the last six years cultural mediators have been trained in Ireland not to be interpreters but to help immigrants from
Martín, Mayte, Phelan, Mary
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased bird sound diversity in vineyards enhances visitors' tour experience

open access: yesPeople and Nature
Biodiversity is rapidly declining, reducing the quantity and quality of human interactions with nature and constraining its contribution to human health and well‐being.
Natalia B. Zielonka   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

In situ molecular organization and heterogeneity of the Legionella Dot/Icm T4SS

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present a nearly complete in situ model of the Legionella Dot/Icm type IV secretion system, revealing its central secretion channel and identifying new components. Using cryo‐electron tomography with AI‐based modeling, our work highlights the structure, variability, and mechanism of this complex nanomachine, advancing understanding of bacterial ...
Przemysław Dutka   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking cessation, neurofeedback and sleep

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018
The concept of self has evolved over time to become one of the central pillars of the human mind. Work over the last two decades have began to relate the concept of self to large scale networks of the brain 1 and especially with the default mode ...
Andreas A. Ioannides
doaj   +1 more source

Transition in Rural Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This metasynthesis examines transition planning and services in rural communities, especially those in Alaska. It considers the barriers and challenges to transition implementation, the cultural responsiveness of rural educators, the developments in and
Anderson, Nancy
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