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More Than Just Multiculturally Competent: Doctoral Student Competency And Preparedness To Work With Individuals With Disabilities, Kristen N. Dickens, Chantrelle Varnado-Johnson, Synthia Best

Georgia Educational Researcher

Phenomenological inquiry was used to interview counselor education doctoral students about their experiences and perceived competency and preparedness to counsel individuals with disabilities. Three overarching themes emerged: (1) continuous self-directed learning, (2) disability is multifaceted, misunderstood, and evolving, and (3) influential learning factors. Implications and recommendations for counselor educators and training programs are provided.

Play-Based Learning In Private International Preschools In Cairo: Teachers' Perspectives, Kesha L. Stovall

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores how play-based learning is practiced and contextualized in private, international preschools in Cairo, Egypt through the perspective of teachers. It calls upon both historical and contemporary theories of play and play pedagogies ranging from the times of Plato and Al-Farabi to the 21st century with Montessori and Dewey. Using a contemporary theory of play presented by Stuart Lester and Wendy Russell as a guiding framework, it examines how play and play-based learning are implemented, shaped and even challenged in a Cairene context. These contexts include sociocultural factors such as parents’ expectations and aspirations, institutional barriers, teacher development …

Metabolic Syndrome Beyond Diagnostic Criteria: Population-Scale Integrative Metabolomics Characterization, Marwa Talal

Theses and Dissertations

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex cluster of interrelated metabolic abnormalities associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk. While diagnosis is based on well-established five clinical criteria, these may overlook early or atypical metabolic alterations. Large-scale metabolomic profiling offers an opportunity to identify biochemical signatures of MetS beyond diagnostic bias and to evaluate their relative importance across different presentations of the syndrome.

Methods: Data from 117,147 UK Biobank participants were analyzed in a cross-sectional design. High-throughput NMR quantified 75 circulating metabolites, for. Univariate analyses, MetS subtype stratification, and elastic net models with SHAP interpretation were applied to assess feature …

Rsif Benin Country Report 2026 - English, Regional Scholarship And Innovation Fund (Rsif)

Rsif Country Progress Reports

Benin’s development ambitions increasingly depend on its ability to build the scientific and technological capabilities required for a more productive, diversified and knowledge-driven economy. The country’s National Development Plan (PND) 2026–2035, approved in May 2026 as the first implementation phase of the Benin 2060 national development vision, places economic diversification and structural transformation at the centre of the country’s longer-term development trajectory. This builds on the preceding PND 2018–2025, which identified the development of qualified and competitive human capital, technological progress, research and innovation as important foundations for improving productivity and competitiveness.

Benin has demonstrated its commitment to building advanced …

Solubility And Dissolution Mechanism Of Novel Multi-Ester Headgroup Surfactants In Supercritical Co2, Ning Xu, Yan Ling Wang, Baojun Bai, Shi Zhang Cui, Yu Zhang, Wen Jing Shi, Zhao Nian Zhang, Wen Hui Ding, Pei Xu Ma, Zan Gao

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

To address the limited solubility and applicability of conventional hydrocarbon surfactants in supercritical CO₂, a series of multi-ester headgroup surfactants were designed and synthesized by leveraging the CO₂-philic properties of ester groups. The molecular structures were characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and ¹H NMR. A custom-designed laser-based apparatus was developed to quantify surfactant solubility and systematically investigate phase behavior in CO2. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed to elucidate structure–solubility relationships across multiple scales, including solubility parameters, interaction energies, radial distribution functions (RDFs), and free volume fractions. Results indicate that, at 323.15 K, …

Prevalence And Spectrum Of Genitourinary Anomalies In Children With Anorectal Malformations, Adnan El-Ghazaly, Tamer A. Wafa, Ahmed M. Negm, Adham W. El-Saied

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) encompass a broad range of congenital defects and are frequently associated with genitourinary (GU) anomalies, which may contribute to long-term morbidity if undetected. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and spectrum of GU anomalies in children with ARMs, describe the urological and genital findings, and assess associations with sex and ARM type.

Patients and Methods: A prospective survey enrolled children diagnosed with ARMs at a tertiary pediatric surgery center. All patients underwent standardized clinical assessment, including focused genital examination and structured imaging. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) served as baseline screening for urinary tract anomalies. Voiding cystourethrogram …

Quality-Of-Life Outcomes Of Tympanoplasty/Mastoidectomy Operations, Peter Shokr Meglaa, Ahmed Hemdan Eldeeb, Hisham Atef Abada, Yousef Kamel Shabana

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) impairs quality of life (QoL) via otorrhea, hearing loss, and psychosocial effects, with surgery (tympanoplasty/mastoidectomy) as mainstay treatment despite limited patient-centered outcome data. This study aimed to evaluate QoL changes post-tympanoplasty/mastoidectomy in CSOM using validated tools.

Methods: This prospective study included 50 adults with CSOM at Mansoura University Hospitals. Pre/postoperative assessments included Chronic Otitis Media Outcome Test-15 (COMOT-15), Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening (HHIE-S), Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ), Situational Vertigo Questionnaire (SVQ), pure tone audiometry (PTA), and air-bone gap (ABG).

Results: PTA improved from 48.5±10.2 to 28.3±8.4 dB …

A Comparative Study Of Topical 5% 5-Fluorouracil With Needling Versus 100% Trichloroacetic Acid With Needling Versus Needling Alone In Treatment Of Multiple Warts, Nesma Abd-Elmonem Saad, Hassan A. Fayed, Manar Ali

Mansoura Medical Journal

Aim: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of topical 5% 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) with Needling versus 100% Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) with Needling versus Needling Alone in treatment of multiple warts.

Methods: This study included a total of 60 patients clinically diagnosed with multiple warts, who were randomly allocated (computer-generated simple randomisation, 1:1:1, concealed in sequentially numbered opaque sealed envelopes) into three equal groups (n=20 per group). The first group received 100% TCA with Needling; the second group received topical 5% 5-FU combined with Needling; the third group underwent Needling alone. The study was single-blinded at the level …

Intelligence Quotient In Egyptian Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Yomna Sh. Abdrabouh, Zeinab A. Gomaa, Mohammed A. Elwasify, Ibrahem H. Elkalla

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects cognitive functioning in children, yet evidence remains limited in Middle Eastern populations regarding comprehensive IQ evaluation and associated clinical characteristics. This study aimed to assess verbal, non-verbal, and total IQ in Egyptian children with ADHD and examine their associations with sociodemographic, developmental, educational, and clinical factors while identifying factors associated with IQ classification.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study enrolled 150 Egyptian children aged 6-12 years diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM-5 criteria with IQ above 80 at Mansoura University Hospital from February 2022 to October 2023. Intellectual functioning was evaluated using the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, …

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