Cultural studies

This study examines cultural representation in the reading sections of an ELT textbook for 6th graders in Vietnam, employing two frameworks by Cortazzi & Jin (1999) and Moran (2001). The findings reveal that while the textbook attempts to cover a range of cultural sources and dimensions, it only skims the surface, with a predominant focus on source culture and a notable underrepresentation of target culture.

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This study aims to investigate the rate of Facebook addiction, resilience level, and the relationship between the two factors in a sample of students at the University of Culture, Ho Chi Minh City. Through a cross-sectional study design and convenience sampling method, we collected data from 357 students.

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The study aims to explore tourism-majored students’ self-assessment of their intercultural competence by using a questionnaire informed by an integrative approach to intercultural competence.

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This study conducted in collaboration with the local community focused on sustainable agricultural tourism development in Dak Lak, Vietnam. Using a qualitative research method, we conducted in-depth interviews with 29 households and agricultural cooperatives, combined with case studies.

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The tassel fern, Huperzia squarrosa, is a rare and medicinally valuable plant known for containing Huperzine A. It propagates naturally through spores, rhizomes, cuttings, and clump division, but with a slow multiplication rate. This study aimed to optimize propagation conditions for H. squarrosa using stem cuttings and in vitro culture techniques to support its preservation and development.

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The study including two experiments was arranged in a completely randomized design with two factors. For callus induction, the culture medium supplemented with concentrations of TDZ combined with concentrations of NAA was used, while to induce shoots, concentrations of BA combined with concentrations of NAA were added to the medium.

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To describe clinical features and laboratory findings and to investigate factors associated with neonatal sepsis mortality. Subjects and methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted involving seventy-eight patients diagnosed with neonatal sepsis with positive blood cultures at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital.

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In this study, the fruiting bodies of the X. nigripes were collected to isolate, propagate in the liquid medium, and then cultured to induce the fruiting body formation in the rice medium. The results showed that the X. nigripes was successfully isolated on PDAY (Potato Dextrose Agar Yeast Extract) medium, and the mycelium and spore of the X. nigripes had unique characteristics of the species.

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Skeletal muscle-related studies have recently been applied in the combat of obesity and metabolic disorders. Culture skeletal muscle cells in in vitro plays an important role in being a promising model for those researches. In the present study, the C2C12 skeletal muscle cells were grown and differentiated in in vitro.

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The study applies a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, classroom observations and teaching materials to collect data from seven teachers at Le Huu Trac (LHT) High School. The findings reveal that most teachers appreciate socio-cultural integrations (SCI) and agree that SCI does not prevent progress in terms of language accuracy.

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Interpreting, like playing chess, is a game of problem solving, evaluation, critical thinking, intuition and forecasting. Every game is different and each game is a challenge, which requires interpreters, to unceasingly develop knowledge and experience. It is disciplined study and repeated practice of many techniques and skills that bring victory to the interpreter. Apart from basic requirements of language mastery and culture sensitivity, there are quite a few skills that need to be acquired for successful interpreting. One of them is note-taking skill....

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Purpose After studying this chapter, you will be able to: ● Understand the role culture can play in leadership ● Describe the three levels of culture ● Discuss the model of national culture ● Identify the impact of gender on leadership ● Discuss the role diversity plays in leadership

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Lecture Ecological Anthropology: Theoretical Approaches of Dr. Annuska Derks Cross cultural study of society and environment, Influence Environment on Society vs Influence Society on Environment.

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Eucalyptus is one of the important plant species for paper pulp, fuel wood, and timber. In this study, a hybrid Eucalyptus, U16 line, was investigated for rapid in vitro propagation. The apical and adventitious shoots served as initial explants.

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Lecture Information technology project management (Eighth Edition): Chapter 2, after studying this section will help you understand: Describe the systems view of project management and how it applies to information technology (IT) projects; Understand organizations, including the four frames, organizational structures, and organizational culture; Explain why stakeholder management and top management commitment are critical for a project’s success.

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This research can offer ways to improve the quality of education, to enhance students’ learning experiences, and to prepare students for future professional endeavors in the field of interpretation and language studies.

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The primary objectives of this study were to: Investigate the fouling potential, and characterise the organic components of the membrane foulant layers, of clarified activated sludge and lagoon effluent obtained from the WTP; Investigate the fouling propensities of EOM and AOM derived from a blue-green algal culture as it passed through the growth cycle, ie., for which the cells had not been subject to physical disruption; Determine any difference in the fouling propensity of EOM and AOM and relate it to organic composition.

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The focus of this research is to investigate the tween girls’ fashion segment in Australia and identify and explain the potential for development in the Australian tween girls’ fashion market with a specific focus on Melbourne. The main objective of this research is to understand the characteristics of the Australian tween girls demographic with respect to fashion marketing and consumption.

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Housing is an essential amenity. However the impact, due to current trend of increasing embodied energy consumption per capita should be minimised. This may even require major cultural shift to traditional construction processes, practices and home owner perceptions. This thesis presents the outcomes of a study investigating ways to produce a “bill of embodied energy” for housing sector aligned to the standard practice of “bill of quantities”.

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The main objective of this thesis is to illustrate the benefits of using a cultural studies approach in the field of health communication research in Thailand. In this thesis I apply a cultural studies approach to examine the construction of meanings involving drug use and abuse in Thai television advertisements and dramas. The thesis has as its focus analyses of television texts and audience responses.

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