together with a consideration of the important similarities and common ground it shares with medical sociology, its sister discipline. They argue cogently for the data and models of the latter to be taken into account by anthropologists interested in the social and cultural dimensions of health and disease. Their basic anthropological tenets are first the "adaptive" nature of health-related beh...

Do foreign banks have different entry strategies in China? This paper tries to answer this question through the study of strategic entry behaviour of the foreign multinational banks (MNBs) investing in the Chinese banking sector. The study is grounded in the eclectic theoretical paradigm based on which a conceptual framework is developed. Using case study method and content analysis of intervie...

This paper looks at the use of a novel software application created with the inclusive participation of the target population, young people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Somantics has been used in a variety of settings, therapeutic and educational, as a method of eliciting non-formal, user-led interaction. This is in contrast with many information technology interventions that target ...

The present study tries to investigate linguistically optimism in English and Arabic religious discourses. language of discourse is rich be examined by the researchers. Optimism carried out different pragmatic aspects. aims at identifying various strategies which conveyed through eclectic model adopted analyse data. It consists Searle’s (1969) speech act theory, Grice’s (1975) conversational im...

are attempting to eliminate." In treating the complex subject of degenerative disorders of the nervous system he says that classification is "difficult if not impossible because no two families ever present indentical symptoms." Unfortunately Dr. Kugelmass's work cannot be recommended as a reliable text-book. It is carelessly and inconsistently written, full of minor and major errors. The autho...

This article presents the results of a piece research that analyzed views on nature science (NOS) among student teachers enrolled in programs Primary Education at two public universities Spain. Previous studies have reported maintain ‘eclectic’ epistemological perspectives science; this article, we test if such hypothesis holds when teachers’ NOS ideas are ‘anchored’ specific periods and topics...

'How can you possibly award prizes when everybody missed the target?' said Alice. 'Well', said the Queen, ' some missed by more than others, and we have a fine normal distribution of misses, which means we can forget the target.'

Brief eclectic psychotherapy for PTSD (BEPP) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that combines and integrates elements from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and directive psychotherapy. Psychoeducation is done jointly with the patient and his or her partner. Exposure, a structured writing task, and memorabilia are used to help patients accessing, feeling and expressing their suppresse...