Influence of cultural factors on choice of childbirth place among women in Oyigbo Local Government Area,Rivers State,Nigeria

Objectives:This study aims to ascertain if cultural factors influence the childbirth place choice of women in Oyigbo.Materials and Methods:The study used a cross‑sectional study design using a self‑structured questionnaire as the instrument to collect data from 384 volunteers through simple random sampling,and these data were analyzed using frequency and percentage for descriptive statistics while Chi‑square was used for inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance.Results:The influence of cultural factors such as family traditions(χ^(2)=12.56,P=0.006),beliefs(χ^(2)=70.66,P=0.000),lack of confidence in health facilities(χ^(2)=367.83,P=0.000),and the presence of male skilled birth attendants(χ^(2)=50.85,P=0.000)were statistically significant to the choice of childbirth place,while patriarchal system(χ^(2)=2.99,P=0.393)was not statistically significant to the choices of childbirth places of women in Oyigbo.Religion had a statistically significant influence on childbirth place(χ^(2)=125.46,P=0.000).Conclusion:This study shows that religious and cultural factors have a significant influence on the childbirth place choices of women in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Analysis the Reflection of Cultural Factors in Foreign Affairs Translation Activities

From the perspective of cultural background and cross-cultural communicative awareness, this paper discusses the cultural factors in the context of foreign affairs translation. It points out translator should adapt themselves to different cultural backgrounds and fully convey the cultural denotations and connotations in foreign affairs texts, which can achieve successful conversation from the source language to the target language.

Derivation of Cultural Factors Involved in Publicity Translation Strategy

In the age of cultural variety,publicity translation has become a bridge of communication which is not purely an activity of lan-guage but conveys the original thoughts and culture.Derivation of cultural factors involved in translation,such as lexicon,sentence pat-terns,idiomatic expressions psychology and aesthetics are explored in order to contribute to the selection of translation strategy.

The Interrelationship between Culture and Capital Structure:Evidence from International Retailers

The present study investigates the influence of cultural factors in 2022 on the capital structure of global retailers.There are sixteen retailers from eight countries in the sample.In recent times,numerous academicians have taken an interest in examining the capital structure and business model of retailers,owing to their swift and consistent growth.However,the fact that the majority of research originates from the retailers’host country gives rise to debate regarding the applicability of the capital structure of said retailers to countries with distinct cultural environments.Consequently,academics have begun to investigate whether the capital structure of multinational retailers is impacted by the diversity of national cultures.

Chinese Conversation Structure

This paper aims to describe the features of Chinese conversation structure. Specifically speaking, the structure will be analyzed from the following four aspects: openings and pre-sequence, adjacency pairs, pre-closing and closing. Generally speaking, Chinese conversation structure is similar to English conversation structure. But still a lot of differences are found due to cultural factors.

A Culture Approach to the English Translation of Chinese Literature——A Case Study of Big Breasts and Wide Hips

Literary translation has become the most significant pathway for Chinese literature to enter the world literature scene and compete for international recognitions. In order to present a exhaustive analysis and exploration of the strategies of culture translation, it selects one of Mo Yan's classic work Big Breasts and Wide Hips and its English version translated by American scholar Goldblatt as the case study. It will mainly discuss about the cultural transmission through literary translation and the cultivation of talented translators in order to expand Chinese culture's international influence through improving literary translation.

The Analysis of Comparison Between English and Chinese Animal Idioms

Idioms are essence of a language and a kind of special and fixed phrases or short sentences in the long period of language use.Because animals have been considered as people’s best friends for hundreds of years,people adopt different species of animals as metaphors to express all their emotions.However,due to the different national characteristics between English and Chinese,such as geographical conditions and tradition so in most cases easterners and westerners have different attitudes and understanding towards same animals,of course,some animal idioms have the same meaning.

Reflections on Economic and Cultural Driving Factors for the Development of Creative Industry:A Book Review on Creative Cities in Practice:European and Asian Perspectives

Creative Cities in Practice:European and Asian Perspectives Authors:Yan TANG,Klaus R.Kunzmann Year:2013Publisher:Tsinghua University Press ISBN:9787302325192(281 pages,in Chinese)The book,titled Creative Cities in Practice:European and Asian Perspectives,by Dr.Yan TANG and Prof.Klaus R.Kunzmann,is an outstanding piece of work introducing creative industry and creative cities in a fairly comprehensive and

The spatial pattern of farming and factors influencing it during the Peiligang culture period in the middle Yellow River valley, China

The Peiligang culture(ca.7000–5000 cal BC)is the earliest Neolithic culture in the middle Yellow River valley and represents the emergence of cereal farming in the region[1].It has long been considered representative of millet farming[2],which requires a dry field,a certain amount of rainfall,and minimal crop management,but new records reveal that mixed farming of millet and rice(Oryza sp.)took place during this period[3].Therefore,it is possible