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Self-sacrifice among strangers has more to do with nurture than nature
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to ...
Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty
Jul 02, 2009 |
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The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. These factors remain even ...
Ancestors of African Pygmies and neighboring farmers separated around 60,000 years ago
Apr 10, 2009 |
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All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by researchers at ...
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Deathways open doors to unexpected cultural practices
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Cremation, "air burial," grave cairns, funeral mounds, mummification, belief in life after death – death practices sacred to one culture are often considered "odd" or even terrifying by another.
Marketers are creating an imaginary, cross-cultural, Asian world
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Despite vast cultural differences among Asian nations, marketers are mixing a number of cultural influences to create an imaginary Asian world, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Racial and ethnic disparities detected in patient experiences
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients. The findings ...
Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes
Jul 21, 2008 |
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After completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and the Freshwater Institute, contend that nitrogen control, in which the European ...
How should we interpret spiritual experiences?
May 09, 2008 |
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Religious practices and religions involving spiritual experiences are growing in popularity around the globe. Academics too are turning their study to the practices of these religions. The interest is in understanding shamanism, ...
Ein, Zwei, Molson Dry? Researcher says hand gesturing to count in foreign countries can be tricky
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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If you are planning to do some Oktoberfesting in Germany, you may want to pay attention to how you order your beverages. The server is not giving you a three-for-the-price-of-two beer special; you're holding up the wrong ...
Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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Research from the University of Alberta has confirmed that algae blooms, which can poison lakes and kill fish, can be controlled by limiting phosphorus.
Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices
Jul 11, 2008 |
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With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing ...
What makes a successful society? Social scientists find health care only one piece of the puzzle
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research argues that the health of the population and the success or failure of many public health initiatives hinge as much on cultural and social factors as they do on doctors, facilities, ...
Researchers examine use of native southern African plants in veterinary medicine
Mar 30, 2009 |
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When animals in southern Africa are sick, often the first place their caretakers look for help is from native plants.
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