Group Behavior Research Articles

Shaping sustainable perceptions: The role of metaphors in Olympic news discourse.

The dissemination of sustainable development concepts in large international events like the Olympics has garnered great attention. As a major international sports event, the Beijing Winter Olympics served as an important platform for showcasing China's sustainable development philosophy through its official news coverage. In this context, metaphor, as a powerful cognitive tool, plays a crucial role in shaping public perception and facilitating the dissemination of values by mapping concrete source domains onto abstract target domains. This paper constructs a critical metaphor analysis framework for sustainable development, analyzing the mechanisms by which metaphors map the concepts of social, economic, and ecological sustainability, and their multifaceted roles in conveying policy proposals, ideologies, cultural values, and social group behaviors. The findings indicate that metaphors effectively facilitate public understanding of sustainability by concretizing abstract concepts. In the social dimension, metaphors emphasize fairness, cultural diversity, and social solidarity; in the economic dimension, they highlight resource recycling, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading; while in the ecological dimension, the focus is on environmental protection and the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature. Metaphors play a crucial role in shaping public perceptions of policy, reflecting specific values and socio-cultural contexts, facilitating cultural communication and understanding, and enhancing public responsibility and participation awareness.

Factors and paths influencing students’ low-carbon behavior

The study of low-carbon behavior is significant for coping with climate change, resource conservation, environmental protection, sustainable development, and social behavior. Many factors affect low-carbon behaviors. Through investigation and analysis, the five factors of educational measures, low-carbon knowledge, economic measures, low-carbon awareness, and herd mentality were found to significantly influence low-carbon behavior. College students were selected as the research subjects using structural equation modelling methods. This work aims to study the impact of these five factors on low-carbon behavior. The results show that (1) low-carbon awareness has the most direct and significant effect on low-carbon behavior; (2) economic measures and low-carbon knowledge have a direct positive impact on low-carbon behavior; and (3) educational measures and herd mentality show only indirect effects. The theoretical model framework proposed in this study provides a reference for research on the low-carbon behaviors of other groups. In addition, some suggestions are proposed to promote the low-carbon behavior of college students: (1) establish a good low-carbon campus culture; (2) formulate reasonable low-carbon economic incentive measures; and (3) strengthen the publicity and popularization of low-carbon education and knowledge.

A Study on Economic Models of Animal Communication Methods

Economic models of animal communication are theoretical frameworks that attempt to explain the evolution and function of communication signals in animals from an economic perspective. These models typically assume that animals have limited resources, and that communication is a way for them to allocate these resources effectively and efficiently. One of the most well-known economic models of animal communication is the handicap principle, which was first proposed by Amotz Zahavi in 1975. The handicap principle suggests that some animals have evolved to produce costly signals, such as elaborate courtship displays or loud vocalizations, as a way of demonstrating their genetic quality to potential mates or rivals. The theory is that only animals with high genetic quality can afford to produce such costly signals without harming their overall fitness, and therefore these signals serve as honest indicators of genetic quality. Another economic model of animal communication is the game theory model, which was developed by John Maynard Smith and Richard Dawkins in the 1970s. The game theory model assumes that communication signals are used by animals to signal their intentions or strategies in competitive situations, such as fights over resources or mate choice. The model predicts that communication signals will be honest and reliable when both the sender and receiver have a shared interest in the outcome of the interaction, but may be deceptive or unreliable when there is a conflict of interest between the two parties. Other economic models of animal communication include the public information model, which suggests that animals use communication signals to gather information about their environment and the behaviour of other animals, and the sensory drive model, which proposes that animals use communication signals to attract mates or communicate with conspecifics in environments where there is strong selection for signal detection. Overall, economic models of animal communication provide a useful framework for understanding the evolution and function of communication signals in animals, and have led to a number of important insights into the dynamics of animal behaviour and social interactions. Animals use signs to communicate, such as visual, auditory, or sound-based cues; Pheromones, or tactile, tactile signals, are examples of chemicals. Animals that communicate with one another find partners, establish dominance, defend their territory, plan group behavior, and tend to their young. Several species rely on calls, non-vocal auditory bursts like a dolphin's tail grabbing in the water, bioluminescence, olfactory cues, chemical cues, tactile cues, visual clues, and postural movements as ways of communication. Animals’ communication is the exchange of information that influences the present or future behavior of the recipients between one or more animals (the recipient or recipients) and one or more animals (the sender or senders). Auditory, tactile, and visual communication are the three main modes of communication between people and animals. An early illustration of auditory communication is when a dog barks at its owner to show its happiness at receiving food. Animals' ability to communicate is an adaptation that aids in survival. Audio, visual, tactile, and chemical (taste and smell) forms of communication are all possible. Animals utilize communication to identify themselves, indicate territory, warn off predators, and attract mates.

Peculiarities of motivations of IT specialists in crisis conditions

The article analyzes the data of a qualitative research conducted by the authors at the time of the “testing situation”, i.e. the beginning of the SWO and the subsequent anti-Russian restrictions, among IT specialists and technopreneurs who faced a choice: to stay in Russia or to move to another country after their employer (or with their business). As a theoretical basis of the study we used the grad theory of L.Boltanski and L.Teveno, which made it possible to identify appropriate reactions to the resulting “situation-test”, with reasoned criticism and justification, with perceptions of fairness, as well as to identify the main motives contributing to the move or, on the contrary, leading to the refusal of it. The article attempts to identify the relationship between the reaction to the “situation-test” and the action (relocation or refusal of it) that the respondents eventually took. The authors collected 52 research materials, of which 42 were in-depth interviews with IT specialists relocated (22) and those who remained in Russia (20), and another 10 were interviews, statements, posts, and speeches of leading technopreneurs living and working both in Russia and those who moved abroad due to the SWO. As a result of the analysis of the collected data, the authors made the following conclusions: a group of IT specialists, homogeneous by a number of characteristics, is clustered by the type of reactions to the “situation-test”, depending on which the corresponding choice is formed: relocation or refusal of it. This reveals a connection; moreover, depending on the spectrum of reactions, more unambiguous or, on the contrary, blurred in terms of group behavior, choices and actions are observed.

Analysis of Influencing Factors of Low-carbon Purchases

Social norms are informal rules that govern group behavior and are a powerful motivator for the formation of low-carbon purchasing habits. Based on SOR theory, this study conducts a questionnaire survey on 499 consumers and uses social norms, future orientation, Perceived Consumer Effectiveness, low-carbon purchasing Intention, and the value of doctrine of the mean Scale to conduct an empirical analysis through the fsQCA method to configure the antecedent variables that affect low-carbon purchasing willingness. The findings indicate that: social norms, future orientation, perceived consumer effectiveness, the value of doctrine of the mean have positive impact on low-carbon purchasing willingness. Furthermore, in the absence of social norms, future orientation and the value of doctrine of the mean are sufficient conditions to influence the formation of low-carbon purchasing behavior will.

An Agent-Based Model of Metabolic Signaling Oscillations in Bacillus subtilis Biofilms.

Microbes of nearly every species can form biofilms, communities of cells bound together by a self-produced matrix. It is not understood how variation at the cellular level impacts putatively beneficial, colony-level behaviors, such as cell-to-cell signaling. Here we investigate this problem with an agent-based computational model of metabolically driven electrochemical signaling in Bacillus subtilis biofilms. In this process, glutamate-starved interior cells release potassium, triggering a depolarizing wave that spreads to exterior cells and limits their glutamate uptake. More nutrients diffuse to the interior, temporarily reducing glutamate stress and leading to oscillations. In our model, each cell has a membrane potential coupled to metabolism. As a simulated biofilm grows, collective membrane potential oscillations arise spontaneously as cells deplete nutrients and trigger potassium release, reproducing experimental observations. We further validate our model by comparing spatial signaling patterns and cellular signaling rates with those observed experimentally. By oscillating external glutamate and potassium, we find that biofilms synchronize to external potassium more strongly than to glutamate, providing a potential mechanism for previously observed biofilm synchronization. By tracking cellular glutamate concentrations, we find that oscillations evenly distribute nutrients in space: non-oscillating biofilms have an external layer of well-fed cells surrounding a starved core, whereas oscillating biofilms exhibit a relatively uniform distribution of glutamate. Our work shows the potential of agent-based models to connect cellular properties to collective phenomena and facilitates studies of how inheritance of cellular traits can affect the evolution of group behaviors.

Interspecies Crosstalk via LuxI/LuxR-Type Quorum Sensing Pathways Contributes to Decreased Nematode Survival in Coinfections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia multivorans.

Quorum sensing (QS) is a prominent chemical communication mechanism used by common bacteria to regulate group behaviors at high cell density, including many processes important in pathogenesis. There is growing evidence that certain bacteria can use QS to sense not only themselves but also other species and that this crosstalk could alter collective behaviors. In the current study, we report the results of culture-based and in vivo coinfection experiments that probe interspecies interactions between the opportunistic pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia multivorans involving their LuxI/LuxR-type QS circuits. Using a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model, we show that infections with both species result in poorer host outcomes compared with monoinfections. We use genetic mutants and a transwell infection assay to establish that crosstalk via LuxR-type receptors and signals is important for this coinfection pathogenicity. Using laboratory cocultures with cell-based reporter systems, we show that the RhlR and CepR receptors in P. aeruginosa and B. multivorans, respectively, can each recognize a QS signal produced by the other species. Lastly, we apply chemical biology to complement our genetic approach and demonstrate the potential to regulate interspecies interactions between the wild-type strains of P. aeruginosa and B. multivorans through the application of synthetic compounds that modulate RhlR and CepR activities. Overall, this study reveals that interspecies interaction via QS networks is possible between P. aeruginosa and B. multivorans and that it can contribute to coinfection severity with these two species.

Mapping spatial patterns to energetic benefits in groups of flow-coupled swimmers.

The coordinated motion of animal groups through fluids is thought to reduce the cost of locomotion to individuals in the group. However, the connection between the spatial patterns observed in collectively moving animals and the energetic benefits at each position within the group remains unclear. To address this knowledge gap, we study the spontaneous emergence of cohesive formations in groups of fish, modeled as flapping foils, all heading in the same direction. We show in pairwise formations and with increasing group size that (1) in side-by-side arrangements, the reciprocal nature of flow coupling results in an equal distribution of energy requirements among all members, with reduction in cost of locomotion for swimmers flapping inphase but an increase in cost for swimmers flapping antiphase, and (2) in inline arrangements, flow coupling is non-reciprocal for all flapping phase, with energetic savings in favor of trailing swimmers, but only up to a finite number of swimmers, beyond which school cohesion and energetic benefits are lost at once. We explain these findings mechanistically and we provide efficient diagnostic tools for identifying locations in the wake of single and multiple swimmers that offer opportunities for hydrodynamic benefits to aspiring followers. Our results imply a connection between the resources generated by flow physics and social traits that influence greedy and cooperative group behavior.

“Ich-Mupong”, a swollen stomach: an ethnographic study of the daily lived experiences of schoolchildren in schistosomiasis high transmission areas along Lake Albert, Hoima District

BackgroundOur primary focus was Schistosoma mansoni infection and schoolchildren. Within communities the social environment may promote individual risk of infection for the school-aged children. There will also be demographic groups who are not targeted or reached by preventive chemotherapy campaigns. The behaviours of these other groups will interact with those of school-aged children, resulting in further infection risk through exposure-related behaviours. Furthermore, perception of the disease may significantly influence the schoolchildren’s lived experience of the infection and associated disease. It is therefore crucial to document the daily experiences of schoolchildren living in schistosomiasis high transmission areas along Lake Albert, Hoima District.MethodsAn ethnographic study explored schoolchildren’s perspectives and daily life organisations that shape their risk of schistosomiaisis and their perceptions of the disease. The study was conducted between November 2022 and August 2023. It involved in-depth interviews with schoolchildren and their parents, key informant interviews, focus group discussions with schoolchildren, and participant observations. Data was analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis. Code reports were generated inductively using ATLAS.ti (Version 7).ResultsThe study revealed a significant level of knowledge and awareness about schistosomiasis among schoolchildren. They had understanding of the risk factors, continued exposure, and experiences of illness, though they had little autonomy to address these through their own behaviour as they were influenced by the behaviour of others and macro-factors such as WASH provision and economic need. Study participants experienced individual-level effects of schistosomiasis such as educational impacts and isolation as a significant form of stigma.ConclusionsThere is a need for continued community sensitisation and awareness campaigns to address social stigma, educational impact, and contamination and exposure-related behaviours. National and regional policies and programmes on WASH, livelihood and poverty eradication programmes need to be revisited in schistosomiasis high transmission areas to help provide alternatives and improve schoolchildren’s lived experiences.Clinical trial numberNot applicable.

Investigating the Effect of Human Factors on the Underground Mine Evacuation Process Using Agent-Based Simulation

Human factors play a critical role in underground mine evacuations, significantly impacting performance during emergencies. Traditional mine evacuation strategies rely on predetermined routes and static signs, but these methods do not account for the dynamic and unpredictable nature of real emergencies or the diverse behaviors of individuals. This research addresses these limitations by using agent-based simulations to explore evacuation behavior and performance in underground mines. The study involved three key steps. First, agent-based simulations were deployed to model both individual and group behaviors during emergencies. Second, evacuation performance was compared across three scenarios: miners following traditional passive signage, those making decisions in chaotic conditions, and miners equipped with smart evacuation devices. Finally, evacuation times were quantified to assess the effectiveness of each approach. The results revealed that miners using smart devices improved evacuation efficiency by 35% compared with those relying on passive signage and by 37% compared with chaotic decision-making scenarios. The median evacuation time was reduced from 10.8 min with passive signage to 7 min when using smart devices, taking varying stamina levels into account. These findings underscore the importance of integrating intelligent systems that account for pre-evacuation and wayfinding behaviors, offering new insights and setting a higher standard for emergency protocols in underground mining.

The Fundamental of Group Behavior and Teamwork Through the Perspective of PAUD Tunas Harapan Accreditation Assessment

Background: PAUD Tunas Harapan, an early childhood education center, faces challenges in improving educational quality through the accreditation process, which relies heavily on group dynamics and teamwork among educators and staff. Ineffective team coordination often hinders the institution from meeting required standards. Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of group behavior and teamwork on accreditation quality at PAUD Tunas Harapan and to identify factors and strategies that support the team’s success in achieving accreditation standards. Design/method/approach: A qualitative case study approach was employed, involving in-depth interviews and observations with the school principal, teachers, and accreditation assessors. Data were analyzed thematically to identify patterns in group behavior and team dynamics. Results: The findings reveal that structured communication, collaborative leadership, regular evaluations, and a shared vision are key factors in improving accreditation quality. Effective coordination and collaboration were shown to help overcome challenges and enhance team productivity. Contribution/value: This study contributes insights into the application of group dynamics and teamwork theories in early childhood education settings. The recommendations provided may assist PAUD and similar institutions in improving accreditation quality through more adaptive and collaborative team strategies.

Cooperation Dynamics in Multiagent Systems: Modeling Vehicular Cooperation through Game Theory

<div>Cooperation lies at the core of multiagent systems (MAS) and multiagent reinforcement learning (MARL), where agents must navigate between individual interests and collective benefits. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), like collision avoidance systems and adaptive cruise control, exemplify agents striving to optimize personal and collective outcomes in multiagent environments. The study focuses on strategies aimed at fostering cooperation with the aid of game-theoretic scenarios, particularly the iterated prisoner’s dilemma, where agents aim to optimize personal and group outcomes. Existing cooperative strategies, such as tit-for-tat and win-stay lose-shift, while effective in certain contexts, often struggle with scalability and adaptability in dynamic, large-scale environments. The research investigates these limitations and proposes modifications to align individual gains with collective rewards, addressing real-world dilemmas in distributed systems. By analyzing existing cooperative strategies, the research investigates their effectiveness in encouraging group-oriented behavior in repeated games. It suggests modifications to align individual gains with collective rewards, addressing real-world dilemmas in distributed systems. Furthermore, it extends to scenarios with exponentially growing agent populations (<i>N</i> → +∞), addressing computational challenges using mean-field game theory to establish equilibrium solutions and reward structures tailored for infinitely large agent sets. Practical insights are provided by adapting simulation algorithms to create scenarios conducive to cooperation for group rewards. Additionally, the research advocates for incorporating vehicular behavior as a metric to assess the induction of cooperation, bridging theoretical constructs with real-world applications.</div>

Mine Vs. Our money

Behavioural economics has emphasised the study of individual decision-making. Although in real life decisions are often made by groups rather than individuals, group behaviour has received less attention. Nevertheless, this literature suggests that groups behave more rationally and selfishly than individuals in experiments with social considerations, aligning more closely to the homo economicus model. However, these experiments have not considered the possible impact of a prior task, a factor that could foster selfishness. This study aims to address how behaviour may differ between groups and individuals in an experiment based on the ultimatum game. It incorporates a pre-task that introduces a merit component, setting it apart from earlier research. Contrary to previous evidence, in this experiment groups do not behave more selfishly than individuals. Groups tend to reject higher offers and there are no significant differences in the offers made. There are also no differences between groups and individuals in the offers made to the best-performing participants in the task. The role of social norms, such as fairness, could help explain these results.

The Effect of Early Self-Detection of Diabetes Mellitus on the Healthy Behavior of DM Risk Groups Based on Health Belief Model (HBM)

The Effect of Early Self-Detection of Diabetes Mellitus on the Healthy Behavior of DM Risk Groups Based on Health Belief Model (HBM)

Critical Analysis of Public Health Campaigns, Behavioral Impacts, And Digital Strategies in Outreach

Health promotion campaigns have taken the central stage of comprehensive approaches toward enhancing the world's health quality. Due to growing technological advancement, the point of health care and awareness has embraced media technology instead of conventional media technology, thus availing a wider and more diverse coverage. This paper critically evaluates some public health advertisement crusades, the changes in the behaviors of the target groups, and how the use of digital methods can help boost public health communication efforts. Specifically, this paper explores the literature on the difficulties, achievements, and emerging patterns in establishing public health promotional campaigns and interventions, reflecting on behavioral change theories, social media promotional campaigns and mobile health applications, and adopting digital strategies in public health promotions. The assessment also uses case studies and findings in figures and tables to provide recommendations for enhancing subsequent campaigns.

Harnessing Free Sulfate Groups in Glycosylation Reactions.

General strategies for synthesizing sulfated oligosaccharides employ the protection of sulfate groups for glycosylation or post-sulfation after the synthesis of oligosaccharides. However, the chemical behavior of free sulfate groups in glycosylation reactions has not been thoroughly studied. We examined several glycosyl donors with free sulfate groups, but neither glycosyl imidates nor thioglycosides achieved products. Conversely, activating 6-sulfated GalNAc donors with either a 2-NTroc group or 2-O-acetyl group using an ortho-hexynylbenzoate group at the anomeric position yielded β-glycosides in good yield. These results indicate that glycosylations with a free sulfate group can be performed and that the neighboring group participation of 2-NHTroc and 2-O-acetyl groups works even with an unprotected sulfate group at the 6-position. Ab initio calculations supported the formation of acyloxonium-cation via 2-O-acyl participation. Additionally, glycosylation reactions under various counter cations of the sulfate group, such as Na+, Li+, K+, Ba2+, and pyridinium were examined. Results showed that sodium and lithium salt donors yielded the products in good yield. These results were also supported by ab initio calculations. Practical glycosylation reactions between disaccharide donor-acceptor pairs with free sulfate groups successfully yielded the sulfated tetrasaccharides. This study also discusses how a sodium salt acts as a protecting group during glycosylation.

Harnessing Free Sulfate Groups in Glycosylation Reactions

AbstractGeneral strategies for synthesizing sulfated oligosaccharides employ the protection of sulfate groups for glycosylation or post‐sulfation after the synthesis of oligosaccharides. However, the chemical behavior of free sulfate groups in glycosylation reactions has not been thoroughly studied. We examined several glycosyl donors with free sulfate groups, but neither glycosyl imidates nor thioglycosides achieved products. Conversely, activating 6‐sulfated GalNAc donors with either a 2‐NTroc group or 2‐O‐acetyl group using an ortho‐hexynylbenzoate group at the anomeric position yielded β‐glycosides in good yield. These results indicate that glycosylations with a free sulfate group can be performed and that the neighboring group participation of 2‐NHTroc and 2‐O‐acetyl groups works even with an unprotected sulfate group at the 6‐position. Ab initio calculations supported the formation of acyloxonium‐cation via 2‐O‐acyl participation. Additionally, glycosylation reactions under various counter cations of the sulfate group, such as Na+, Li+, K+, Ba2+, and pyridinium were examined. Results showed that sodium and lithium salt donors yielded the products in good yield. These results were also supported by ab initio calculations. Practical glycosylation reactions between disaccharide donor‐acceptor pairs with free sulfate groups successfully yielded the sulfated tetrasaccharides. This study also discusses how a sodium salt acts as a protecting group during glycosylation.

Temporal changes of neurobehavior in rats following varied blast magnitudes and screening of serum biomarkers in early stage of brain injury

Blast neurotrauma has been linked to impairments in higher-order cognitive functions, including memory, attention, and mood. Current literature is limited to a single overpressure exposure or repeated exposures at the same level of overpressure. In this study, a rodent model of primary blast neurotrauma was employed to determine the pressure at which acute and chronic neurological alterations occurred. Three pressure magnitudes (low, moderate and high) were used to evaluate injury thresholds. A biology shock tube (BST) was used to simulate shock waves with overpressures of 60 kPa, 90 kPa and 120 kPa respectively. Neurological behavior of the rats was assessed by the Multi-Conditioning System (MCS) at 1 d, 7 d, 28 d and 90 d after shock wave exposure. Serum dopamine (DA), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were measured at the same time points. The proteomic analysis was conducted to identify potentially vulnerable cellular and molecule targets of serum in the immediate post-exposure period. Results revealed that: (1) Anxiety-like behavior increased significantly at 1 d post-exposure in the medium and high overpressure (90 kPa, 120 kPa) groups, returned to baseline at 7 days, and anxiety-like behavior in the high overpressure groups re-emerged at 28 d and 90 d. (2) High overpressure (120 kPa) impaired learning and memory in the immediate post-exposure period. (3) The serum DA levels decreased significantly at 1 d post-exposure in the medium and high overpressure groups; The 5-HT levels decreased significantly at 1 d and 90 d in the high overpressure groups; The BDNF levels decreased significantly at 90 d in the high overpressure groups. (4) Proteomic analysis identified 38, 306, and 57 differentially expressed proteins in serum following low, medium and high overpressure exposures, respectively. Two co-expressed proteins were validated. Functional analysis revealed significant enrichment of 1121, 2096, and 1121 Gene Ontology (GO) items and 33, 47, and 26 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways, indicating extensive molecular responses to overpressure in the early phase. These findings suggest that exposure, even at moderate levels, can induce persistent neurobehavioral and molecular alterations, highlighting the need for further research into the long-term consequences of blast neurotrauma.

Return of Illiberalism: The Results of the 2023 General Election in Slovakia

After a general overview of the context of the 2023 general election in Slova- kia, the article provides a detailed analysis of the electoral results and support for political parties. Using both aggregate and individual level data, we show that the results were influenced by a combination of long-term features defin- ing electoral support and voting behaviour in Slovakia and a more recent trend including weaker ideological attachment and the increased importance of leadership personality for political party preference. Also, it seems that the illib- eral mobilization may be traced in the dynamic of electoral shifts in the context of different behaviour of various societal groups. Moreover, the return of illib- eral actors to power in Slovakia seems to have been characterized by a surge of votes for conservative or populist left-wing forces in the larger Slovak cities. Although this is not reflected in the turnout, at the individual level we can as- sume that liberal voters turned out in smaller numbers, while Smer voters may have been more mobilized, or some voters may have switched from other po- pulist parties such as OĽaNO

Cultural Competence in Dietetic Practice

In the European context shaped by migration, it is necessary to adapt dietitians to cultural diversity for effective professional practice. The objectives of the research are to analyze the cultural and ethnic diversity in Romania, highlighting the possible influence of acculturation on the dietary behaviors of different ethnic groups, and to formulate ways to apply the stages of cultural competence. The research methodology included the collection and use of data from the population census and other statistical sources to analyze the ethnic, linguistic, and religious composition in different regions of Romania, and the use of a cultural competence model that could be applied in the Romanian medical context for the formulation of health recommendations tailored to eating habits and influenced by acculturation and sociocultural factors. The study reveals the cultural diversity of the Romanian population, with more than 1.7 million inhabitants having a native language other than Romanian and with a wide ethnic and religious variety. We adapted a cultural competence model including methods to assess dietary acculturation, understand food preferences, and respect ethnic, religious, and generational diversity, ensuring its applicability in various multicultural contexts. This study emphasizes the importance of cultural competence in dietetic practice in a diverse health care setting and tailoring nutrition services according to cultural diversity to improve health and patient satisfaction.