A PROPOSED APPLICATION OF ETHNOMEDICAL MODELS TO TRADITIONAL HEALING SYSTEMS Stanley Kipper Ethnomedicine has become a topic of intensive study in recent years due‚ in part‚ to the work of the World Health Organization and other groups attempting to facilitate cooperation between indigenous practitioners and those trained in Western allopathic biomedicine. This chapter describes two ethnomedical systems (the North American Navajo tradition and the South American Peruvian Pachakuti curanderismo)
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A challenge to traditional management theory Ed Weymes Introduction Modern management theories are focussed on how individuals contribute to organisation and corporate performance while the performance of the chief executive is dictated by the organisation’s financial returns and share price. While organisations espouse the principles associated with total quality management‚ learning organisations‚ high performance organisations and implement balanced score cards‚ the chief executive’s primary
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TRADITIONAL MALAY ARTEFACT TEPAK SIREH Tepak sirih or betel leaf container is a traditional household item for Malays in the olden days and a must in all Malay traditional ceremonies. The function of tepak sirih is just to store betel leaves and other ingredients for chewing sirih. The tepak sirih is offered during makan sirih‚ a malay custom of betel chewing. I still remember when I was little‚ my grandmother had one made of brass. The first thing my grandmother would offer to her friends
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“Over the years the people of Africa have used traditional medicine and traditional knowledge for their survival.” (Tsiko 2006) Traditional African medicine is a holistic discipline involving extensive use of indigenous herbalism combined with aspects of African spirituality. (Helwig 2005) Traditional African medicine has been practiced for centuries. This ancient system of healing continues to thrive in Africa‚ despite numerous attempts at government inferences‚ and practitioners can be found
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Online vs. Traditional Shakea Ricks Introduction to Psychology (PSY 101) Prof: Michelle Worley April 23‚ 2012 Online vs. Traditional Over the past years the desire to obtain an online degree has increased. Although many adults want the flexibility in scheduled online courses has to offer‚ many technical problems arise with online classes as many middle aged parents or full time employees take a chance with online classes. They are prepared for the online problems that will arise such
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In defense of Traditional Marriage Patricia Fore PHI 103 Instructor: Leslie Dunn March 9‚ 2014 In defense of Traditional Marriage What is at issue‚ (Anderson‚ 2013)‚ is whether the government will recognize such relationships as marriage and then force every citizen‚ house of worship and business to do so well. At issue‚ is whether policy will pressure and require others to recognize and affirm same-sex relationships as marriage? According to (Anderson‚ 2013) being created
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busy enough that taking some time our for even learning such skills is not possible. From childhood to adulthood and later‚ day-to-day routine tasks take so much efforts and time that these extra skills are nearly abandoned. Besides one reason being non-availability of free time‚ interest in these activities has lost its wya. there used to be a charm in designing own clothes‚ mending household items or even repairing furniture. But modern inventions‚ career building‚ social activities etc has played
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Activity #2 8-15-00 Traditional African Religion The Religious Sphere There is widespread belief in a supreme God‚ unique and transcendent. Africans have a sense of the sacred and sense of mystery; there is high reverence for sacred places‚ persons and objects; sacred times are celebrated. Belief in the after life is incorporated in myths and in funeral ceremonies. Religion enfolds the whole of life; there is a difference between life and religion. Ancestors mediate between God and men
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Both online and traditional classes require students to manage their time wisely. In traditional classes‚ students structure their time outside of the classroom to allow for studying‚ projects and homework. However‚ Northcentral University‚ an online institution‚ states that with the absence of regular class meetings‚ online courses require students to acquire and learn course materials on their own time. According to the "Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks‚" this freedom is what makes online
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Traditional media dead or alive? Words:1‚296 Modern society is witnessing some types of traditional media (TM) are dying. In 2009‚ top-tier companies like the Los Angeles had to sell out because of bankruptcy‚ as revenues in publications descended by 28.6 percent (Mastaglio‚ Brown & Freeman‚ 2010‚ p.18). Imagine life without TM? Students would not use books in class anymore‚ people could only listen to music online‚ and people would no longer go to the cinema to enjoy a movie. It is
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