DRAMA/THEATRE-BASED ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPING THE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE OF AT-RISK YOUTH IN STATE CARE INSTITUTIONS FROM ROMANIA by Andreea-Diana JICMAN, Georgiana-Adelina DOBREA, Ioana-Mădălina LIXĂNDROAIA, Ana Maria Victoria VICOVAN

“…This study found that the drama exercises facilitated experiential learning and had beneficial implications for the behavior of at-risk youth. …”
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ENTWICKLUNG DER FACHBEZOGENEN LESEKOMPETENZ FÜR STUDIERENDE GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTLICHER FÄCHER by Saša Podgoršek, Peter Paschke

“…The following issues will be discussed: reading tasks and reading strategies, receptive grammar, vocabulary teaching (specific vs. general science vocabulary, exercises, use of concordance programs). The authors describe some possible paths to lead students of humanities (even beginners) to read challenging texts in German as a foreign language and to promote their (receptive) multilingualism.…”
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Effect of Games and Sports on Academic Performance of Pupils in Primary Schools of Kigarama Sub-County Sheema District. by Arinaitwe, Daltone

“…It’s for these reasons that civilized societies have identified these games and sports in the form of exercises and sports and programmed them in their education curriculum, health clubs, and organized competitions. …”
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The state of public health emergency preparedness and response capacity among countries in the ECOWAS region by Mahmood Dalhat, Margaret Yaa Lartey

“…In terms of coordination, the absence of functional national public health institutes in some member states and consequently the lack of a dedicated budget line will grossly affect the capacities of some member countries to address health security challenges. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…They have taken the shape of specialized committees, means of stakeholder inclusion at deliberative forums, compliance programs, and internal processes. It should be surprising, then, that these two fields of study and practice have developed separately, only recently re-approaching one another. …”
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Development and pilot-testing of an app to complement trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents by Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland, Camilla Blestad, Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Filip K. Arnberg, Tine K. Jensen

“…Both adolescents and therapists found the app beneficial for everyday use, though some therapists were unsure about how to integrate it with TF-CBT. …”
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Prevention Is the Best Medicine : Development of a Work and Health Toolkit for New Immigrants Using Settlement Services in Ontario by Agnieszka Kosny, Marni Lifshen, Peter Smith, Ron Saunders, Roland Rhooms

“…Material had to be delivered in a way that could incorporate class discussion, exercises and questions. Settlement staff wanted some guidance around how to address difficult questions and issues related to these topics.The development of this toolkit has the potential to improve existing services offered to new immigrants and to increase immigrant worker knowledge about health and safety before a workplace problem or injury occurs. …”
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Examining the after-school study burden of Chinese secondary school students following burden reduction policies: a sociological analysis by Yunfang Ran, Xi Wu, Yitao Wang, Zhiying Zhou, Yuan Yin

“…Findings This study found that burden reduction policies have brought some relief to student participants due to tailored assignments, learning support, and diversified after-school programs, although the pressure remained high. …”
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Remote Rehabilitation and Virtual Reality Interventions Using Motion Sensors for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review of Biomechanical, Pain, Quality of Life, and Adherence O... by Marina Garofano, Rosaria Del Sorbo, Mariaconsiglia Calabrese, Massimo Giordano, Maria Pia Di Palo, Marianna Bartolomeo, Chiara Maria Ragusa, Gaetano Ungaro, Gianluca Fimiani, Federica Di Spirito, Massimo Amato, Michele Ciccarelli, Claudio Pascarelli, Giuseppe Scanniello, Placido Bramanti, Alessia Bramanti

“…Adherence was consistently high, with some programs reporting completion rates between 73% and 90%, particularly those incorporating gamification or real-time feedback. …”
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Understanding patients’ perceptions of uncomplicated low back pain: a theory-informed qualitative study using the Common-Sense Self-Regulation Model by Shannon M. Ruzycki, Yamile Jasaui, Sameh Mortazhejri, Shawn Dowling, D’Arcy Duquette, Stefanie Linklater, Kelly Mrklas, Gloria Wilkinson, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Andrea M. Patey, on behalf of the De-Implementing Wisely Research Group

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Development and Validation of a Critical Thinking Questionnaire: A Case Study of the Lived Experience of Students from the University of Isfahan and Isfahan University of Medical S... by Esmaeil Kashef, Maghsod Farasatkhah, Vahid Ghasemi, Mozhgan Mohammadi Naeni

“…The factor of "cost-reward duality" illustrated the challenges and contradictions students encountered when exercising critical thinking. In many instances, the exercising critical thinking at the university entailed social, psychological, or even academic costs. …”
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