Culture and mental health: Towards cultural competence in mental health delivery by Temitope OGUNDARE

“…Mental health professionals are increasingly dealing with a multicultural patient population and there is an urgent need for awareness of the influence of culture in understanding patient’s expression of distress, assigning symptoms to a diagnostic category and planning treatment in culturally appropriate ways. Cultural bias can lead to misdiagnosis and have devastating consequences on patients. …”

Reassessing standardized tests: Evaluating their effectiveness in school performance measurement by Oyeronke Christiana Paramole, Moses Adeleke Adeoye

“…It examines the accountability, and academic achievement benchmarks these tests provide while addressing criticisms such as cultural bias and narrowly teaching to the test. Alternative assessment methods, including formative and performance-based assessments, are also explored to offer a more holistic view of student learning and school performance. …”
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Multimodal machine learning for analysing multifactorial causes of disease—The case of childhood overweight and obesity in Mexico by Rosario Silva Sepulveda, Magnus Boman, Magnus Boman

“…Notably, the BMI of a randomised adult within the household emerged as the most important feature, rather than maternal BMI, as reported in previous literature where unwanted cultural bias went undetected.ConclusionOur general conclusion is that multimodal machine learning is a promising approach for comprehensively analysing obesogenic environments. …”
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Cultural validation of the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Version III Urdu for the British Urdu-speaking population: a qualitative assessment using cognitive interviewing by Nadine Mirza, Maria Panagioti, Waquas Waheed

“…Objectives Our research determined whether the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Version III (ACE-III) Urdu eliminated cultural bias through a qualitative assessment of its understanding and acceptability within the British Urdu-speaking population, employing cognitive interviews.Method We aimed to recruit 25 participants fluent in speaking and writing Urdu, over the age of 60 years, able to give informed consent and who did not have a history of cognitive impairment. …”
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Healthy food discourse in language learning: Analysing nutritional content in ELT materials by Widi Pratolo Bambang, Purwanti Eko, Bao Dat, Daifullah Alsulami Naif, Dwi Hatmanto Endro, Wulandari Yosi, Setyo Humanika Eko

“…The research aims to analyze the explicit and implicit messages about healthy eating in ELT textbooks, evaluate the integration of nutritional information with language learning objectives, and explore potential cultural biases in food representation. Employing a qualitative approach, this study utilizes critical discourse analysis to examine ELT textbooks Bahasa Inggris: Work in Progress untuk SMA/SMK/MA Kelas X published in 2022 by Indonesian ministry of education. …”
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Drug-induced differential culturability in diverse strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Valerie F. A. March, Nino Maghradze, Kakha Mchedlishvili, Teona Avaliani, Rusudan Aspindzelashvili, Zaza Avaliani, Maia Kipiani, Nestani Tukvadze, Levan Jugheli, Selim Bouaouina, Anna Doetsch, Galo A. Goig, Sebastien Gagneux, Sonia Borrell

“…In patients, serial sputa were more likely to generate Mtb-positive cultures in liquid as opposed to solid medium, with this liquid culture bias extending up to 5 months post diagnosis. …”
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The impact of cultural origin on the psychiatric expertise in Switzerland: a focus on sexual violence illustrated by two criminal cases by Marco De Pieri, Neva Suardi

“…Cultural biases and integration in novel socio-geographic contexts are relevant factors for the understanding of dynamics beneath sexual violence, and possibly play a role in modifying responsibility and perpetrators treatment. …”
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Cultural foundations of global health: a critical examination of universal child feeding recommendations by Gabriel Scheidecker, Leberecht Funk, Nandita Chaudhary, Bambi L. Chapin, Wiebke J. Schmidt, Christine El Ouardani

“…This paper examines the cultural biases of child feeding recommendations as a case in point. …”
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Exploring the stigma experienced by people affected by Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review by Sophie Crooks, Gary Mitchell, Lisa Wynne, Gillian Carter

“…Key drivers include public misconceptions, cultural biases, and limited awareness and addressing these challenges requires targeted interventions. …”
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The externalization of internal experiences in psychotherapy through generative artificial intelligence: a theoretical, clinical, and ethical analysis by Yuval Haber, Dorit Hadar Shoval, Inbar Levkovich, Dror Yinon, Karny Gigi, Oori Pen, Tal Angert, Zohar Elyoseph, Zohar Elyoseph

“…The tools successfully externalized complex internal dynamics, offering new therapeutic avenues, while also revealing challenges such as empathic failures and cultural biases.DiscussionThese findings highlight both the promise and the ethical complexities of AI-enhanced therapy, including concerns about data security, representation accuracy, and the balance of clinical authority. …”
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Hiding in plain sight: eating disorders in diverse populations - a case for comprehensive medical education by Tashalee R. Brown, Madeline O. Jansen, Drew Hirsch, Habiba Amir, Alexis E. Duncan, Ginger E. Nicol

“…Moreover, responses to vignette-like questions indicate significant homogeneity in respondents’ perceptions of the clinical presentation of eating disorders, reflecting cultural biases which associate eating disorders with underweight, young, female patients. …”
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