The aim of this study was to evaluate the structure and measurement invariance religious identity, practice, beliefs across cultures in six world regions (Asia, non-Western Europe, North America, Oceania, South Western Europe) Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic (WEIRD) non-WEIRD regions. Confirmatory factory analysis examined whether hypothesized model fits data; several multi-...

background and aims: herpes simplex virus type 1 (hsv1) remains a potentially serious health problem world wide. all infected people, including asymptomatic ones, are potential sources for virus transmission. virus envelope contains at least 13 glycoproteins, which glycoprotein d is the major target of immune responses. the aim of this study was development of a specific method that is a more r...

A long-term programme of surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme ((WHO WPR GASP) continued in 1999. Over 10,000 gonococci were examined in 18 focal centres. Resistance to the quinolones and penicillins was already high in many parts of the Western Pacific ...

As the end of the century [in this case the end of the 80s] approaches, the triumph of Western liberal democracy again seems the inevitability that it did at the turn of the previous century. This is an absolute triumph of the Western idea. It is seen in the failure of all viable alternative ideas, and also in the spread of consumer culture around the world. This may signal the end of history i...

Globalization not only affects all dimensions of organizational management, it can also impact IS research and research methods. China and other Eastern cultures are contributing the Oriental traditions to the Occidental lenses of analysis, while also providing interesting contrasts to the historical experiences in the Western world. With this backdrop, the significance of cultural issues is be...

The current crisis in Afghanistan has resulted in an influx of Western military personnel, peacekeepers, humanitarian workers, and journalists. At the same time, unprecedented numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees have overwhelmed much of the already fragile infrastructure, setting the stage for outbreaks of infectious diseases among both foreigners and local populations. This re...

Seven species of Munididae are reported from the continental margin of north-western Australia. Three species are new to science: Crosnierita adela sp. nov., Onconida ariel sp. nov. and Plesionida aurelia sp. nov., each presently known only from Western Australia. Four species are reported for the first time from Australian waters, Bathymunida balssi Van Dam, 1838, Bathymunida dissimilis Baba &...

since the end of the nineteenth and twentieth century , the concept of the nature of the language and its function and studied were in change. that changes caused prosecution efforts which made by the western scientists to study most of the world language descriptively and historically ,comparely . khalil is the first who authored the lexicon in arabic language, and who compiled a perfect lexic...