increasing influence on coastal landscape, ecosystem and cultural heritage management. Coastal tourism, as well as tourism in general, is to a large extent dependant on an environment that is attractive to visitors. Consequently, protection of natural and cultural heritage is a precondition for sustainable coastal tourism. Protecting areas and sites constitutes an efficient and necessary way of safeguarding natural and cultural heritage. Therefore, such areas contribute strongly to sustainable coastal
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This article examines Appalachian folk medicine and considers the importance of utilizing an integrative theory, the Health Belief Model, to understand the use of alternative medicine in the United States. The author examines the need for social workers and other health care providers to further assess the roles of folk medicine in an Appalachian client population. The author creates linkages among the limited writings in the literature regarding folk medical practices of Appalachians and also draws
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What type of students do we have in this district? What are their proficiency levels? How do their test scores compare to the rest of our students? What are the ethnicities represented? How many students do we have at each level from each heritage language? Are they scattered throughout the district or concentrated in certain areas? What happens
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The Tourism Industry in Iraq Development. It was prepared by the joint venture partnership of The Louis Berger Group / The Services Group under Contract # 267-C-00-04-00435-00 The Tourism Industry in Iraq IZDIHAR— USAID Contract #267-C-00-04-00435-00 International Economic Consulting April 17, 2006 The Tourism Industry in Iraq DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development
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Running head: Transcultural Nursing Assessment Transcultural Nursing Assessment Deborah Hill St. Francis University Abstract Giger and Davidhizar’s Transcultural Assessment Model is a valuable and functional assessment tool that evaluates the different cultural variables and how those variables effect health, illness and behaviors (Giger, 2013). This philosophy considers the uniqueness of each individual, understanding that the individual is unique, a product of their culture, religion
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the area of investigation, citing the objectives of the study as well as the justification of the study. It continues to discuss the theories which guide the research and the methods used to collect data. The researcher also identifies the gaps in the already existing literature. 1.1 AREA OF INVESTIGATION This study examines the significance of Arts and Cultural Commemorations at Tuli West areas, Gwanda South. It looks at how people at the selected areas
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AS English Language & Literature Autumn Term 1 assessment task: The poem is a sad reflection based on the imagined recollections of the times just before the World War I. It shows a sad picture of society during the time of World War I. Larkin has, quite strangely opted Roman numerals for the title of this poem. That makes the title of the poem instantly capture our attention and makes us ready to read something unusual. Another impact perhaps in store of this title is to show it something relating
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Emerging Issues in the Tourism Industry (In case of Switzerland) Introduction According to the World Economic Forum's annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report which was released at the Global Tourism Forum (GTF) in Andorra; Switzerland and some other countries were considered as the most beautiful environments for developing the tourism and travel industries. Tourism always plays a vital role in the economy of any country and it plays the same role in Switzerland. But, it has been
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activities. The culture is geographically concentrated in the Western North American area, but is present to a lesser extent in many areas of the world where LDS live. Church members are encouraged to marry and have children, and as a result, LDS families tend to be larger than average. All sexual activity, both heterosexual and homosexual, outside of marriage is considered a serious sin. Same-sex marriages are not performed or supported by the LDS Church. When youth are in their late teens to
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a 14-pound weight gain since starting school and is afraid of what this will do to both her appearance and health if the trend continues. After doing her history, you learn that she is an excellent cook and she and her family love to eat foods that reflect their Hispanic heritage. She is married with two school-age children. She is in class a total of 15 hours per week, plus 12 hours of labs and clinical. She maintains the household essentially by herself and does all the shopping, cooking, cleaning
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