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Lonely and scrolling during the COVID-19 pandemic: understanding the problematic social media use and mental health link among university students
Authors: Ghanayem Leen K. , Shannon Holly , Khodr Lida , McQuaid Robyn J. , Hellemans Kim G.C. 
Published: January 2024

IntroductionUndergraduate university students experienced many academic and non-academic stressors during the first year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, putting them at a greater risk of negative mental health outcomes. Reports worldwide have shown high incidences of depressive, anxiety, and stress scores among university students at the beginning of the pandemic. Emerging evidence also suggests that to cope with the stress and loneliness of the pandemic, many youth and young adults increased the amount of time they spent on social media platforms.MethodsUndergraduate students participated in an online study aimed to understand the link between time spent on social media, coping through the use of social media and problematic social media use (PSMU) with mental health symptoms, such as stress, depression, anxiety, and loneliness, during the COVID-19 pandemic. ResultsWhile time spent on social media was only weakly associated with stress, depression, anxiety and loneliness scores, PSMU more strongly mapped onto these outcomes. Additionally, students who were coping highly using social media displayed elevated stress, depression, anxiety and loneliness levels in comparison to those reporting low levels of coping with social media. Finally, students who reported high levels of coping using social media displayed higher PSMU scores, with this relationship appearing more pronounced in students who had higher levels of loneliness. ConclusionThese data support evidence that it is not necessarily time spent on social media but rather PSMU that is relevant for mental health symptoms, and that PSMU is exacerbated by loneliness. Moreover, the current results highlight the effects of maladaptive coping on mental health symptoms and PSMU among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A comparison of the substance use related risk and protective factor profiles for American Indian and White American youth: a mixed studies review
Authors: Nadeau Melanie , Wise Kathryn , Sabbella Revathi B. , Olson Devon 
Published: January 2024

BackgroundAmerican Indian youth are disproportionately impacted by substance use compared to White American youth in the United States. This mixed studies review focused on gathering data to examine the similarities and differences between the risk and protective factor profiles for substance use among American Indian and White American youth aged 10–21.MethodsA scan of the existing literature was needed to review substance use related risk and protective factors for American Indian and White American youth. Search phrases were created to ensure maximum relevant results from existing literature through 2021. After deduplication, an appraisal tool was utilized to review 343 records. A total of 19 articles were deemed relevant. Data from relevant articles was recorded and categorized into the levels of the Social Ecological Model.ResultsSignificant and salient risk and protective factors of substance use for both American Indian and White American youth presented at the individual, interpersonal (family/non-family), and community levels of the Social Ecological Model. A total of 84 factors were found from relevant articles, 55 risk factors and 29 protective factors. When comparing the American Indian and White American youth profiles, a total of 29 unique differences between American Indian (n = 21) and White American youth (n = 8) were identified.DiscussionResults from this review can be utilized to inform Tribal leaders, stakeholders, and policymakers, which will ultimately influence health intervention strategies and prioritizations. Given the limited evidence though, researchers should be responsive to Tribal communities’ call to action for utilizing a culturally rooted approach.
Exploring positive psychology intervention and mindfulness-based intervention in nature: impact on well-being of school students in India
Authors: Chhajer Raina , Hira Nainika 
Published: January 2024

IntroductionEnhancing the well-being of urban school students is a growing challenge. The online mode of teaching during and post-pandemic era has increased students’ daily screen time. As they spend more time indoors, they tend to disconnect from nature even more, adversely impacting their well-being. This study aimed to design and execute two well-being interventions—a positive psychology intervention (PPI) and a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) in natural settings for urban school students in India.MethodsOne hundred eighty participants (aged 17–20) from a senior secondary school were randomly assigned to three groups: PPI, MBI, and a control group (CTR). Participants self-reported their levels of well-being, gratitude, inclusion of nature in self, sense of connectedness, resilience, awareness, perceived stress, and positive and negative emotions using a survey questionnaire at two times—pre- and post-interventions. Repeated-measures ANOVA was employed across time and groups, and post hoc analyses for group differences were carried out through the Bonferroni test.ResultsResults indicate that both PPI and MBI interventions, when executed in natural settings, enhance student well-being, gratitude, inclusion of nature in self, sense of connectedness, resilience, awareness, positive emotions and decreased levels of perceived stress, and negative emotions.DiscussionThe study provides valuable insights for school authorities, policymakers, and urban planners to include natural settings in school premises and offer well-being interventions for students to connect with nature consciously.
Long-term functional swallowing and speech outcomes after transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer
Authors: Ji Yong Bae , Choi Hae Won , Song Chang Myeon , Yun Bo Ram , Park Hae Jin , Oh Sukjoong , Tae Kyung 
Published: January 2024

ObjectivesTransoral robotic surgery (TORS) has emerged as a minimally invasive approach for oropharyngeal cancer, aiming to improve functional preservation and reduce morbidity. However, the long-term effects on speech and swallowing, crucial aspects of quality of life, remain unclear. This study investigates the long-term functional swallowing and speech outcomes of TORS for oropharyngeal cancer.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed 41 patients diagnosed with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent TORS from 2010 to 2018. Tongue mobility, articulation, verbal diadochokinesis, reading speed, and modified barium swallowing tests were performed 2–3 years post-operatively to assess long-term speech and swallowing function.ResultsThe mean age was 57.7 ± 9.9 years, and the male to female ratio was 34:7. The palatine tonsil was the most common tumor site (73.2%), followed by the base of tongue (22.0%). Concurrent neck dissection was performed in 97.6% of patients, and adjuvant radiation or chemoradiation was administered to 36 patients (87.8%). Tongue mobility, articulation, verbal diadochokinesis, and reading speed were comparable to normal population. Modified barium swallowing tests revealed acceptable outcomes in most patients; only one patient (2.4%) required a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. Notably, no permanent tracheostomies were necessary.ConclusionsLong-term speech and swallowing functions were preserved in most patients treated with TORS for oropharyngeal cancer. TORS is an excellent treatment modality for oropharyngeal cancer in terms of functional outcomes.
Simulação com uso de software open-source e redes neurais na fusão de dados de múltiplos sensores para aplicação de N em taxa variável
Authors: Machado Pedro Paulo da Cunha 
Published: January 2024

A fusão de dados de múltiplos sensores é um processo que explora a informação que se origina da combinação de dados de várias fontes diferentes. Em agricultura de precisão, os dados são obtidos de sensores em tempo real simultaneamente com os dados históricos de mapas de produtividade agrícola, formando um sistema de controle preciso para aplicações móveis de adubação de N em taxa variável. Neste trabalho de simulação, foram usados dados originais obtidos em campo num plantio de trigo de inverno e combinados pela técnica da fusão de múltiplos sensores utilizando redes neurais artificiais. Para isso, foi desenvolvido um programa de computador no ambiente open-source Lazarus e linguagem de programação Object Pascal, obtendo-se resultados promissores para o uso dessa técnica em estudos de viabilidade num sistema de controle embarcado para a aplicação de N em taxa variável.
Analisis Model Critical Thinking pada Konten Fikih di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah
Authors: Ruwaida Hikmatu , Mauizdati Nida 
Published: January 2024

<p>Mengajarkan dan melatih kemampuan berpikir kritis penting diajarkan sejak sekolah dasar karena akan ada perbedaan penguasaan peserta didik yang dilatih berpikir kritis dan yang tidak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis model critical thinking pada konten fikih di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kepustakaan (library research) yang menganalisis data-data yang bersumber dari jurnal penelitian dan buku-buku tentang critical thinking terutama langkah critical thinking yang ditulis oleh Facione dan konsep penerapannya pada anak usia sekolah dasar, kemudian menghubungkannya dengan konsep critical thinking pada buku teks fikih untuk MI. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan, critical thinking pada konten fikih di MI terdiri dari 1) Pada materi zakat fitrah, jual beli, makanan dan minuman yang halal dan haram, binatang yang halal dan haram menampilkan gambar dimana siswa diminta untuk menceritakan maksud dari gambar. Konsep ini bisa disebut interpretasi mengingat indikatornya adalah siswa diharapkan dapat memahami dan mengungkapkan makna dari berbagai situasi, data, pengalaman; 2) Konten fikih pada buku fikih MI berupaya melatih daya analisis siswa dengan menyajikan permasalahan yang terjadi berkaitan dengan amaliah dan dampak hukumnya dengan konteks yang sederhana; 3) Berkaitan dengan keterampilan inferensi, konten yang disajikan bisa dalam bentuk dialog atau wawancara tentang topik dan situasi tertentu. Dalam konten fikih MI, terlihat penyajiannya juga diimbangi dengan cerita yang mencerminkan perbuatan tertentu untuk dianalisis hukumnya; 4) Tahap eksplanasi (penjelasan/penalaran), kemampuan ini terlihat ketika seseorang membenarkan atau menyanggah suatu alasan berdasarkan bukti, konsep, dan kriteria logis dari suatu informasi. Pada konten fikih MI, siswa akan menentukan hukum yang berlaku sampai pada penjelasan atas penentuan suatu hukum. Jadi ada penentuan kesamaan illat atau tidak terkait penentuan status perbuatan tertentu. Proses ini ditemukan pada konten fikih di kelas tinggi.</p>
Reflecting upon the Role of Teacher in the Cross-Border Territory
Authors: Baloh Barbara , Bratož Silva 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Teachers in cross-border regions are constantly exposed to situations which are characterised by a rich linguistic and cultural diversity. The article presents the model of cross-border classrooms which was developed in the project EDUKA2. A special emphasis is paid to the role of teacher as reflective practitioner which presupposes knowledge, skills and personality traits necessary for meeting the challenges of the contemporary classroom. The empirical part presents the results of a study aimed at encouraging teachers to reflect upon their teaching and critically examine which changes they could implement in their work on the basis of the knowledge and experiences gained during the project training activities. The results indicate that the teachers are well aware of the benefits provided by the cross-border territory and are willing to implement changes in their teaching practice.
Teaching Minority Literature: the Case of Trieste
Authors: Toroš Ana 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe paper presents the guidelines for teaching minority literature in the Trieste area, namely at the Slovenian and Italian high schools in Trieste. The teaching method proposed was created as a result of the need for new approaches in teaching literature due to the increasing heterogeneity of the population of high school students. The method takes into account the specific factors characteristic of the Triestine literary system, which affect the production and reception of literature in the Trieste area, that is the turbulent history of this territory during the 20th century and thus also the presence of various traumatic collective memories and postmemories present in this area. Considering these facts, the new teaching method is based on memory studies and literary imagology. In terms of the selection of literary texts it shifts from the nationally prescribed literature curriculum towards regional comparative literature.
Dimensions of Remote Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Minority Language Schools (The Case of Austrian Carinthia)
Authors: Zorčič Sabina 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Based on a survey conducted among teachers in three schools in Austrian Carinthia where the language of instruction is (also) Slovene, the article examines the impact of remote learning between March and June – i.e. during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic – on a possible deterioration of students’ language skills. The results also bring new data and insight into teachers’ language accommodation. The results confirm the predominance of reading and writing communication with a minimum use of audiovideo technology. The lower input of verbal communication mainly affected students with (strongly) unbalanced linguistic competence in both languages of instruction. Education is an important factor in reducing inequalities in society; thus, as long as remote learning increases inequality, this form of education should be pursued with some reservations.
Border as Method: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Border Area between Italy and Slovenia and on the Slovene Minority in Italy
Authors: Pahor Marija Jurić 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated that the “border as method” (Mezzarda & Neilson) is paradigmatically established and proliferates in the borderland of a nation-state. Analysing the prevailing political, media and public discourse and focusing on the border area between Italy and Slovenia, the article illustrates that borders are not located only on the edges of a territory, but also extend inside and outside such. They are part of broader social processes of border internalisation in the management of population movements. During the pandemic, the tendency to strengthen control of the Schengen border and of the border between Italy and Slovenia gained new impetus. The border was invoked in relation to the risk of infection, thus implying adiaphorisation and exclusion (“We are not Italy!”), and also as the locus that – particularly among the Slovene minority and the people living along the border – raised awareness about the need for empathic, cross-border and European integration in the sense of transcending national borders.
Emotional Aspects in the Choice of the Language Code among Slovene Writers in Italy
Authors: Cergol Jadranka 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The article explores the choice of language code among Slovene writers in Italy. During the last decade, there has been a shift in the choice of language, just like among Slovenes in Austrian Carinthia, as some writers choose to write either in their second language or language of the environment or opt for bilingual or translingual writing. In the article, the author connects this phenomenon with psycholinguistic theories on the emotional aspects of language code choice, proving that there are different levels of emotional experience of language, which of course is influenced by very different (both internal and external) factors. Since there are many responses to the literary multilingual phenomenon and because the authors themselves justify their choice in various forms, the article attempts to frame and explain it based on the findings of the psychology of multilingual speakers on the example of Slovene writers in Italy.
Slovene as a Minority and Foreign Language in Italian Mainstream Schools in the Province of Trieste
Authors: Cavaion Irina Moira 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This paper describes the history, presence, actions and perspective of Slovene language teaching and learning in Italian primary mainstream schools in the province of Trieste as an extraordinary opportunity – after 30 years of Slovenia’s independence and almost 25 years of open borders – to reflect on the role of Slovene as a minority and foreign language among the majority population of neighbouring Italy, on the interethnic relationships it fosters, and on its potential to become an element of identity awareness development within the process of identity formation for both the kin state Slovenia homeland and the Slovene community in Trieste.
Investigation of Streptococcus mutans isolated from dental caries patients
Authors: Flayyih Israa abdulameer , Al-Ammar Mahdi H. 
Published: January 2024

Introduction: The clinical specimens (100) were collected from patients suffering from dental plague infectious during the period from October ( 2012 to March 2013) inNajaf City . Methodology: Streptococcus mutans isolates were detected by cultural and biochemical tests as well as API 20strep , then confirm the GTFB gene by PCR technique . Result: Streptococcus mutans were recorded (40%) among Mutans Streptococcus from total isolates . The virulence factors of bacteria were detected and the results showed that all isolates were produced glucan,biofilm and Dextranase 40(100%) and varied produce heamolysin 30(75%) . Also, 20-25(50-62.5%) of Streptococcus mutans has the colonization factor antigen III, ,I respectively and 15 (37.5%) of isolates are mutacin production.Finally, Molecular study by PCR technique was used for detection gtfB gene, it was found the gtfB gene predominance in 22 (55%) of clinical isolates .Conclusion: The study showed that Streptococcus mutans have gtfB gene which responsible for the pathogenicity of Streptococcus mutans .
Evaluation of Cryoglobulin Rheumatoid Factors concentration and Total IgG and IgA Levels Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Authors: T. Almammory Raheem , K. Al- Bermani Oruba. , F. Al- Rubeiae Abeer . 
Published: January 2024

Background: rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints., The pathology of the disease process often leads other systemic complications, Many individuals with rheumatoid arthritis produce a group of auto –Ab, called rheumatoid factors and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA).Materials and methods: from 58 rheumatoid arthritis patients , blood samples were collected and processed for manifestation on the rheumatoid factors , cryoglobulin,total IgG and IgA levelsanalyzed by ELISA, and erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR).Results: the present study demonstrates that the difference between concentrations of R.F in whole serum and cryoprecibitable R.F of the same rheumatoid arthritis patients was non significant.additionally slight elevation of the IgG level compared with healthy persons, while the increase level of IgA in serum of Reumatoide arthritis patients compared with those of health persons was statistically significant, as well as the increase of ESR level among patients group compared with the control sample was significant.Conclusion:cryoglobulin level increase associated with severity grade of rheumatoid arthritis and the level of IgA refers to severity of the joints damage and complication of diseases .
Molecular characterization of coagulase negative staphylococci isolates from clinical and carries specimens
Authors: Abees Al-Kalidy Baheeja , Hassan AL- Hasnawi Hani 
Published: January 2024

Sixty coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) isolates collected from patients and carries (forty of clinical origin and twenty of carries origin) during the period from October 2012 to March 2013. Isolates diagnosed depending on the morphological criteria cultural and biochemical test and Vitek-2 system test. The most common isolates species among was S.epidermidis which was accounted for 18 isolates (30%), S.saprophyticus was the second with 13 isolates (21.7%), followed by S.hemolyticus was 11 isolates (18.3%), S.homins was 7 isolates (11.7%), S.lentus was 6 isolates (10%), S.capitis was 4 isolates (6.7%) and one isolated (1.6%) of S.auricularis. multiple PCR was used to detection the mecA&icaA genes . the result indicated 30 isolates (75%) from all 40 clinical isolates produce mecA gene while 7 isolates (35%) produce this gene in carries isolates. the icaA gene produce in 12 (30%) clinical isolates while two isolates (10%) have ability this gene in carries isolates. Ten clinical isolates (25%) produce mecA&icaA genes while only one carries isolate (5%) produce two genes.
El relato especular en El sonido de las olas, de Margarita García Robayo
Authors: Buendía Maritza M. 
Published: January 2024

A partir de la propuesta de Lucien Dällenbach, se pretende demostrar que El sonido de las olas (Tres novelas cortas), de Margarita García Robayo, actúa como un relato especular en dos niveles: estructural y temático. Para lo estructural se acudirá primero a la definición de argumento, intriga y fábula de Helena Beristáin, para enseguida explorar el concepto de novela como transformación de Julia Kristeva; esto ayudará a responder si las tres novelas de El sonido de las olas funcionan como una única novela. Lo temático estará determinado por la presencia del padre y el encuentro amoroso de la protagonista, enlace entre Eros y Tánatos. Todos estos elementos (así como el diálogo con otros pensadores) regresarán a la propuesta inicial: la onfiguración de un relato especular cuyo fin último es la búsqueda de la identidad.
La Matriz de Pertenencia y Pertinencia como instrumento transdisciplinar para la detección de necesidades, una perspectiva desde la lógica del tercero incluido
Authors: Huerta-Orozco Alfredo 
Published: January 2024

El presente trabajo contiene como elemento medular de estructura y análisis epistémico, la propuesta emergente de la investigación que respalda la tesis doctoral “El sentido de pertenencia como resultado de la detección de necesidades y como detonante de motivación para la mejora en el desarrollo individual: Un aporte desde el pensamiento complejo”, defendida en 2019 y que sirve como punto de partida al sugerir un paradigma inicial de investigación, basado en la concepción de marcos epistémicos comunes con respecto a la determinación de la conducta humana. Tal propuesta, denominada La Matriz de Pertenencia y Pertinencia, busca establecer la diferencia transcompleja que existe entre uno de los principios de la Lógica Aristotélica conocida como la ley del tercero excluido, la cual establece que: Ley de la lógica, según la cual de dos enunciados, cuando uno niega lo que se afirma en el otro, uno de ellos es imprescindiblemente verídico. La formuló Aristóteles. Así, de los dos enunciados: “el Sol es astro” (A es B) y “el Sol no es astro” (A no es B), uno es imprescindiblemente verídico. Teniendo en cuenta los enunciados de este género, la lógica formal tradicional a menudo formulaba la ley del tercero excluido del siguiente modo: “A es B, o no es B” (lo tercero no está dado: tertium non datur). Esta ley a menudo se utiliza en el proceso de demostración, en particular, en las demostraciones por reducción al absurdo. Y la iniciativa compleja del pensamiento del sur que establece al tercero incluido como la alternativa capaz de integrar los supuestos de una realidad parcelaria, mediante un diálogo de saberes donde el resultado emerja directamente desde el seno de sus componentes y no como resultado de una disertación lógica, sesgada y determinista.
Palabras clave: Sentido de pertenencia, pertinencia, conducta, tercero incluido, pensamiento complejo.