Risk factors, lifestyle and prevention among adolescents with spinal curvature abnormality: a cross-sectional study in twenty-four primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou, Zhejia... by Lijuan Zhao, Xiujun Jiang, Wenhui Zhang, Li Hao, Shangxi Wu, Yuting Zhang, Hong Xu, Bing Zhu

“…All selected students underwent spinal health screenings, as well as height and weight assessments. …”
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Common inaccuracies and errors in the application of statistical methods in soil science by V. P. Samsonova, J. L. Meshalkina

“…Calculating the confidence interval for the average using the Student's test at different significance levels expands the scope of possible values of the average, but this approach is justified only if the indicator does not differ too much from the normal distribution. …”
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Hard Fun: Further Discussions on an Undergraduate Project to (Re)Construct and Fire a Medieval Tile Kiln by Gaynor Wood

“…The students undertook this activity because of their own interest in wood-firing kiln technology and in experimental archaeology. …”
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Cognitive-Reflective Motor Learning – Based Physical Education to Enhance Critical Thinking Abilities: Does RASCH Analysis Model show the Significant Evidence? by Bambang Abduljabar, Lutfi Nur, Ade Yulianto

“…These findings suggest that cognitive-reflective learning in physical education can significantly enhance students’ critical thinking abilities, with students in the experimental class demonstrating higher critical thinking skills than their counterparts in the control group. …”
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Hubungan Antara Problem Focused Coping dan Emotion Focused Coping dengan Homesick pada Mahasiswa Rantau by Elia Malem Ateta Barus, Jofie Hilda Mandang, Theophany Deasinatalia Kumaat, Rachman Febrianto

“…The study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping with homesickness in regional students in North Sulawesi. The population in this study is 4th-semester Psychology students studying at Manado State University, Manado State Christian Institute, and  Manado  State Islamic  Institute. …”
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Emotional Competencies and Psychological Well-Being in Costa Rican Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem and Resilience by María Teresa Dobles Villegas, Hugo Sanchez-Sanchez, Konstanze Schoeps, Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla

“…This study aims to examine the relationships between emotional competencies and dimensions of psychological well-being, as well as the mediating role of self-esteem and resilience in Costa Rican university students. The sample consisted of 328 students aged 18 to 30 years (<i>M</i> = 21.31, <i>SD</i> = 3.28), of whom 47.90% were women. …”
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Critical education as an attempt to question the dominant habitus through the educational system by Dominik Chojnowski

“…On the one hand, it is used by the dominant culture characteristic for the upper classes to imprint appropriate ideological assumptions in the minds of students. On the other hand, there is strong resistance to the practices of subordination and implementation of the logic of the prevailing system. …”
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Studying the Consistency of the Demonstration of the Disjunction “al-Fasl” and Conjunction “al-Wasl” with the Peripatetic Philosophy “Hikmat Mashā'” by Behzad Parvazmanesh, Hussein Ghafari

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Impact of COVID-19 on Afterschool Programming Outcomes: Lasting Implications for Underserved Early Adolescents by Patrick Leung, Lindamarie Olson

“…Our aims were to (1) examine the differences in student ratings of various ASP outcomes the semester before and semester during which COVID-19 began, and (2) determine if student grade level impacts ratings of various ASP outcomes. …”
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Code-Switching as a Pedagogical Tool in English as a Foreign Language (Efl) Classrooms by Hammad Mushtaq, Rida Rabbani

“…Questionnaires were designed to collect data, from students and teachers, containing both open and closed-ended questions. …”
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Didactic potential of using systems for visualization of algorithms in the process of teaching programming by V. D. Moglan

“…In order to increase the effectiveness of the educational process, it is proposed to use the visualizer of algorithms for teaching algorithms and programming for students of the “Applied Informatics” direction as future specialists in the information technologies.The purpose of the study is to increase the efficiency of the development of algorithmic thinking among students of the specialty “Computer Science”, due to the support and active use of the algorithm visualizer as an additional visual tool for learning when studying the course “Fundamentals of Programming”.Materials and research methods include the analysis of scientific and methodological literature on the subject under study, the analysis of the problem of developing algorithmic thinking by students, the practical implementation of the learning process of the basics of algorithmization and programming using the developed algorithms visualizer, the analysis of students’ survey results.Results. …”
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TRAINING OF LANSAD TEACHERS IN FRENCH UNIVERSITIES by AURA LUZ Duffé Montalván

“…This study is focusing on the Language training of the teachers in French universities, and especially on the LANSAD training (foreign languages for students studying other subjects). After a description of this training (objectives, students, methodology and pedagogy), our conclusion is that teachers have to know how to put into practice their knowledge in connection with the intercultural and psychological exchanges.…”
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Academic Staff Direct Participation in Managing Higher Education Institutions – Pilot Study Report by Szelągowska-Rudzka Katarzyna

“…It was found that ASDP applies to all areas of activity of these HEIs (content), primarily educating students; is full (academics participate in all stages of the decision-making process), has mainly operational scope (related to basic tasks in the position at work), less often strategic; it is perceived participation because the real impact of the respondents in managing HEIs is limited (passive form of participation dominates). …”
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Personnel Cooperation Between University and Industrial Partners in the Context of Youth Career Development by S. A. Miroshnikov, S. V. Notova, Yu. N. Nikulina

“…The purpose of the article is to explore the personnel cooperation between university and industrial partners in the context of professional development tracks and, in the light of this, develop a cyclogram of youth career development.The article presents the results of the study of factors influencing the formation of a career trajectory from the position of students of Orenburg State University (2022). The practice of implementing the formats of personnel partnership of the university and employers of Orenburg State University, including various activities within the framework of building the trajectory of professional and career development of a future specialist, is analyzed.The authors propose recommendations for the development of a cyclogram of students’ career development, improvement of the efficiency of interaction between the university and personnel partners by creating a student association of professional development focused on enhancement of career guidance activities at university, identifying creative, scientific, and entrepreneurial potential of students, developing skills necessary to increase competitiveness in the labor market, assistance in career planning and building of university students and graduates.…”
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Efficacy and safety of nimesulide long term administration in patients with osteoarthritis: results of 12-months open controlled study DINAMO (long term administration of nimesulid... by L I Alexeeva, A E Karateev, T V Popkova, D S Novikova, E N Sharapova, E P Markelova, E L Nasonov

“…Statistical significance of differences was assessed with Student’s t-test, χ2 and Fisher exact test Results. …”
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Money laundering, embezzlement and tax evasion: a teaching case by Rodrigo de Souza Gonçalves, Patricia Garone Figueira Falcão, Monick Rodrigues Lima

“…Results: This teaching case allows students to deepen their knowledge on how to identify money laundering, misappropriation and tax evasion crimes and encourage the debate in the classroom on the accountant´s responsibility and ethical dilemma. …”
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Propriedades físicas dos fios de sutura usados na odontologia by Humberto L. Castro, Álvaro D. Bona, Valmor J. B. Ávila

“…Os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente pelo teste t de Student (α = 0,05). Resultados: Todos os fios cumpriram com as especificações quanto ao comprimento. …”
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Monitoring the stability of therapeutic ions in SBF by H. Kaňková, A. Švančárková, L. Buňová, D. Galusek, D. Galusková

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miR-31 from Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Inhibiting NFAT5 and Upregulating the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway by Baodong Wang, Na Xu, Li Cao, Xiaojun Yu, Shanxi Wang, Qikun Liu, Yinguang Wang, Haoran Xu, Yang Cao

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The Effect of Case-Based Instruction on Teacher Candidates’ Culturally Responsive Knowledge by Kira Carbonneau, Brenda Barrio, Yuliya Ardasheva, Sarah Newcomer

“…Yet, many pre-service teachers feel unprepared to work with diverse students. With the urgent need to connect educational theory to classroom practice, teacher preparation programs have turned to case-based instruction and worked examples to relay important content. …”
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