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Living better in a better world: Guidance and counselling in an ecosystemic model of culture
Pilon, André Francisco; AF - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
-ecosystemic to an ecosystemic model of culture. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490467
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Living better in a better world: Guidance and counselling in an ecosystemic model of culture
Pilon, André Francisco; AF - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
socio-cultural learning niches. Problems related to education, culture, ethics, physical, social and mental well …. Values, goals, and principles are considered in the transition from a non-ecosystemic to an ecosystemic model of culture. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490508
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Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor: Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in La...
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616660
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What do we know about non-clinical interventions for preventable and treatable childhood diseases in developing countries?
Seguin, Maureen; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Preventable and treatable childhood diseases, notably acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases are the first and second leading causes of death and morbidity among young children in developing countries. The fact that a large proportion of child deaths are caused by these diseases is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110706
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The influence of culture on the economic freedom and the international business
Herciu, Mihaela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
of the business development. The culture is a cardinally factor, being an essential component in the success equation of … multinational companies. The culture, the habits and the attitudes became points of major interests on the global market. Their … international business the economies must bees free, but the economic freedom is influenced by the national culture. All the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622183
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Are Non-state Actors Better Innovators? The Ambiguous Role of Non-state Actors in the Transition Process: The Case of Benin and Madagascar
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
efforts and international aid. African culture is not inherently good or bad, but under certain conditions its propensity to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790220
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Social capital and views on suicide via the internet: a study using survey data
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Based on data from surveys conducted in Japan, this paper attempts to examine the effect of social capital on individuals’ views about suicide as conveyed via the Internet. Furthermore, this paper compared the effects of social capital accumulated in respondents’ residential areas at 15...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271687
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An action plan to assess the current situation of maternal & newborn care at government health facilities in Jharkhand, India
Kumar, Sudesh; Singh, Janet - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Maternal and child health care especially safe motherhood services are an important factor in the primary health care and are the responsibility of the government and ministry of health. Consolidating and strengthening health network and quality of primary health care is one of the priority...
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Neighbourhood social capital and individual mental health
Tampubolon, Gindo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Neighbourhood social capital is often claimed benecial for health, yet evidence of this contextual eect in the UK has been thin. To examine this eect, I draw upon Grossman health production model and Blume-Brock-Durlauf social interaction model underpinning the effects of neighbourhood social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976979
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Quality and quantity: the role of social interactions in individual health
Damiano, Fiorillo; Fabio, Sabatini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The public health literature focusing on the detrimental effects of social isolation has shown that the quantity of social connections is positively correlated with individual health. Drawing on pooled cross-sectional data, we test this hypothesis on a representative sample of the Italian...
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