Sequencing of the human genome and decades of genetic association and linkage studies have dramatically improved our understanding of the etiology of many diseases. However, the multiple causes of complex diseases are still not well understood, in part because genetic and sociocultural risk factors are not typically investigated concurrently. Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovasc...

Socioculturalists are divided on two of the foundational theoretical claims of the paradigm: a process ontology of the social world, and the inseparability of the individual and the group. A process ontology holds that only processes are real; entities, structures, or patterns are ephemeral and do not really exist. Inseparability is the claim that the individual and the social cannot be methodo...

1. Overview Human, social, cultural, and behavioral (HSCB) modeling with forecasting and mitigation-option capabilities improves operators’ ability to understand and shape the operational environment. Sociocultural data and analysis assist in the identification of crises further “left of bang,” allowing consideration of more mitigation options and more time to assess possible ramifications (Fly...

The need for oil and natural gas as a major source of energy is vital. On the one hand, it has affected the political and economic equations at the international, regional and national level. On the other hand, it has had negative effects on sociocultural, legal, and environmental aspects as well as on the physical and mental health of human beings. Therefore, the need to provide an environment...

The group selected for this evaluation consisted of 109 normal people with an average age of 25, coming from two different sociocultural levels (high and low) of Mexico City. All were completely evaluated by Luria's battery for neuropsychological assessment, adapted by Ardila, Ostrosky, and Canseco, 1981. This group of tests measures nine different areas: Motor Functions, Somatosensory Knowledg...

BACKGROUND This paper adopts a communication and sociocultural perspective to analyze the factors behind the lag in electronic medical record (EMR) adoption in the United States. Much of the extant research on this topic has emphasized economic factors, particularly, lack of economic incentives, as the primary cause of the delay in EMR adoption. This prompted the Health Information Technology o...

PURPOSE Sociocultural medicine is a growing curricular area in medical education. Because faculty members and residents will teach these curricula and model these skills in patient care, it is important to assess their attitudes toward diversity. This study examined faculty members' and residents' attitudes toward sociocultural issues in medicine. METHOD In November 2000, 198 physicians from ...

Large-scale corporate restructures are a commonly used business strategy performed to streamline structure and systems, and hence, improve efficiency and competitive advantage. Reconfiguring a workforce is not an easy task, however, especially if it involves the amalgamation of previously distinct workgroups. The personal and work-related consequences of merger-related change have been well-res...