Reverse Engineering Complex Cultural Concepts: Identifying Building Blocks of “Religion” Ann Taves ABSTRACT: Researchers have not yet done an adequate job of reverse engineering the complex cultural concepts of religion and spirituality in a way that allows scientists to operationalize component parts and historians of religion to consider how the component parts have been synthesized into larg...

This study examines the role that culture plays in the way individuals learn. Experiential learning theory is used to describe the learning process and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory is used to assess differences in how individuals learn. Using the framework for categorizing cultural differences from the Global Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (GLOBE) study, national cultures are ...

This study examines the role that culture plays in the way individuals learn. Experiential learning theory is used to describe the learning process and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory is used to assess differences in how individuals learn. Using the framework for categorizing cultural differences from the Global Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (GLOBE) study, national cultures are ...

The optimization of dynamic problems is both widespread and difficult. When conducting dynamic optimization, a balance between reinitialization and computational expense has to be found. There are multiple approaches to this. In parallel genetic algorithms, multiple sub-populations concurrently try to optimize a potentially dynamic problem. But as the number of sub-population increases, their e...

2Assistant Forest Archeologist, USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, AZ 85038. Abstract: Forest Service management practices have the potential for impacting cultural resources in a variety of ways, ranging from complete removal to alteration of the environmental context of prehistoric or historic proper ties. Much of this impact is derived indirectly from activities designed no...

Submitted to the 11 th Annual CCRIS meeting as a research in progress paper. Abstract Investigating the unique circumstance of the cultural changes in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), this study propose a cultural dependent model of the adoption of electronic voting (eVoting). The need for research in RSA dealing with culture and software design, adoption, and use has been noted as critical ...

AbstrAct Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) has received increasing research attention owing to advances in e-learning technology and paradigmatic shifts in the educational arena. Owing to the growing diversity in student population in terms of nationality, the role of cultural diversity becomes greatly pronounced, and must be addressed. In this study, a laboratory experiment with...

abstract background: cultural values are invisible and relatively constant in societies. the purpose of the present study is to find diversities in cultural values of iranian and malaysian nursing students. materials and methods: convenience sampling method was used for this comparative-descriptive study to gather the data from full-time undergraduate degree nursing students in iran and malaysi...