This paper examines the formation and role of the Wesean Student Federation (WSF) within the broader context of the Northeast Indian region, often referred to as Wesea. The region, which includes parts of Northeast India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, is characterised by its diverse indigenous populations, unique cultural heritage, and a history of political marginalisation. The study explores how the WSF has emerged as a unifying force for Wesean students, seeking to bridge ethnic divides and foster cross-border solidarity among the indigenous communities of Wesea. By analysing the WSF's e orts to address issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the abolition of the Free Movement Regime (FMR), this paper sheds light on the federation's role in advocating for indigenous rights, cultural preservation, and political sovereignty in a region marked by complex historical and geopolitical dynamics.

To respond to continuous and unforeseen organizational changes in STEM teamwork, team members must have soft skills that are transversal, balanced and sustainable over time. The objective of this study was to determine the change and stability of group cohesion, evaluated using a sociometric method, and the perceived adaptation of skills to promote teamwork, evaluated using a psychometric scale with appropriate validity and reliability, over the medium term (2018-2023) to support future psychosocial interventions for the development of teams. The main results show a) a substantial change in group cohesion and a significant change in the election status of the leader, b) stability of the group’s contribution to autonomy in decision-making and a significant improvement in communication for the understanding of goals, c) high satisfaction with the management and handling of interpersonal conflicts and d) a significant change in group identification. A strength of the group was the continued absence of attitudes of nepotism and careerism. The dynamics of the STEM group in the medium term (6 years) consisted of maintaining a stable level of group cohesion and skills adaptation to teamwork, mainly identification, communication oriented to improve the understanding of goals and the management of interpersonal conflicts. This study shows that a priority for developing stable and efficient teams is to improve group cohesion and the skills of cooperation, coordination and integrity among members.Keywords: Team work, STEM group, Soft skills, Group cohesion, Team adaptation, Cross-sectional repeated study.

Effective patient education (PE) is fundamentally grounded in the principles of communication, consciousness, and coping (the 3Cs). Comprehensive education for patients with chronic ailments is crucial, as these conditions are lifelong and can significantly impact their quality of life (QoL). It is essential to empower these patients with a thorough understanding of their ailments to enhance their coping mechanisms and mitigate the adverse effects on their QoL. Recent research conducted in India predicts that the prevalence of at least one chronic ailment will reach 142.66 million by 2050. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for the healthcare system to integrate mandatory patient education alongside therapy prescriptions for every patient seeking treatment for chronic ailments. Furthermore, patient education can positively influence disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among chronic disease patients. Comprehensive education provides patients with a clearer understanding of their disease, potentially reducing the overall burden of their condition. Conclusion: Patient education is pivotal for enhancing the quality of life for those living with chronic ailments. The current research strongly advocates for the education and counselling of patients with chronic conditions. However, the implementation of mandatory patient education, particularly in India, remains an aspirational goal.

This study analyzes Open Access (OA) publication patterns and their citation impacts in the UAE from 2016 to 2021 using the SCOPUS database. Addressing a critical research gap, it focuses on the UAE's unique academic and cultural context to offer insights into how OA practices influence citation metrics. By examining institutional factors and the performance of hybrid, green, and gold OA models, the study highlights the need for a national OA policy. The findings show that from 2016 to 2021, the UAE experienced a significant shift towards OA publishing, with OA publications increasing from 27% to 39%, and a 296% growth in OA publications compared to a 56% increase in paywalled articles. Despite the UAE's OA share being below the global average, several institutions outperformed this benchmark. OA articles generally received more citations than paywalled ones, with hybrid OA being the most cited category over green and gold OA.

Discourses both reflect and reproduce social relations and political speeches are believed by scholars to be discourses from governmental authorities and since these governmental authorities have the power to change the fate of nations investigating their discourse is of utmost importance, both to understand how they manipulate social events to their interest and to understand the underlying and hidden realities of the society that is reflected by the discourse. Critical Discourse Analysis trying to unravel the out-of-sight norms and values hidden in the text to address social inequalities is a flourishing subject of study. Given the significant role of the United States in events all around the globe, understanding how the U.S. Senators, the country's upper chamber of Congress, see, understand, and respond to one of the most important crises of 2022 is of vital importance. This paper tries to unravel the hidden values and ideologies behind the language that the U.S. Senators have used in their tweets about the Russo-Ukrainian War, exploring the discourses of the Senate Democratic Caucus and House Republican Senators, the nation's two major parties, regarding the Russo-Ukrainian War and then compare them together to find out any probable differences and explain the reason for the probable differences. Twitter's Advance Search Engine has been used to extract the required data and Corpus Linguistics tools and Fairclough's Dialectical-Relational Approach has been implemented to carry out this study. This mixed method study has found that even though both parties agree on some general issues regarding the above-mentioned topic they show great differences in their discourses. This paper shows that democrats tend to use a more soft and lofty language, to sugar-coat and do not use threatening language while quite contrary republicans tend to use more explicit, direct language with a theme of masculinity. Several limitations were recognized when doing this study which can be sources for further studies.

not-yet-known not-yet-known not-yet-known unknown Sreynuth Touch1, Sreyneang Sok2, Reatrey Ra3, Sreyleak Makara4, Soukea Hoeun5, Khorn Sok6, Rany Sam, Hak Yoeng8 1Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Education of National University of Battambang, Battambang, Cambodia

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Kateřina Vlčková, Kateřina LojdováDepartment of Education, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech [email protected], [email protected]

Urban green spaces, such as parks, gardens, and green roofs, are essential components of urban environments. They offer a range of economic benefits that enhance the quality of life for city residents. This paper investigates the economic advantages of urban green spaces, focusing on their distribution across different income areas and their impact on property values and local economies. By examining job creation, tourism impacts, healthcare cost reductions, and the potential for gentrification, this study aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for urban planning and policy development.

Running title: Characteristics related to malaria in Angola

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A parasocial relationship, or PSR, can be categorized under the broader range of parasocial experiences (PSEs), illusory encounters between an individual and their perceived connections with various media figures or online characters. These relationships are typically non-reciprocal, but can be just as socially and emotionally valuable to the viewer as an interpersonal relationship would be, to the extent where parasocial breakups may be as emotionally distressing as interpersonal ones. Parasocial relationships are important to understand as they are a phenomenon that explores how mass media affects the general population. This phenomenon becomes especially critical as social media and mass media continue to grow, play a bigger role in our day-today lives. The review examines existing literature on parasocial relationships, with thematic elements to explore specific research done on politically active social media accounts, and how they can affect adolescent developmentparticularly their political interest and/or engagement as they mature. PSRs may play a role in a person's political activity as politicians begin turning towards social media as a new way to draw support from the population. This research is relevant for social psychology, specifically the implications of parasocial relationships during adolescence, education and educators in their efforts to increase political interest in the classroom, and politicians as contemporary campaigning methods continue to change. Implications for future research in these realms will be discussed.

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From the beginning until the present day, education has been a significant factor in the Cambodian setting. The current article presents an examination of the origins of education in Cambodia, which dates back to the prehistoric period. Throughout Cambodian history, education has played a variety of meaningful roles. Education played a significant role in shaping the lives of individuals throughout the many eras of Cambodian prehistory and history. In prehistory, children learned by doing and observing the people around them. Education in Cambodia once reached its peak during the Angkor Empire, also known as the Khmer Empire. During that period, there were hundreds of educational institutions located all across the country, including more advanced educational establishments in the city that served as the capital of Angkor. Thousands of instructors were all well-equipped to teach Khmer-speaking students. On the other hand, as the Angkor Empire collapsed, education in Cambodia gradually declined, a trend that persisted until the Khmer Rouge Regime finally eradicated education. During this period, the Khmer Rouge leaders targeted and killed the majority of instructors. Then the Cambodian government and other concerned education stakeholders have been working diligently to rebuild education in Cambodia since the end of that black period, and they have succeeded in doing so to the point where it is now. Finally, the article recommends the concerned education stakeholders consider the past as the experiences for the present and improve the perspectives of future education.

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Background. Evidence suggests that brain-computer interface (BCI)-basedrehabilitation strategies show promise in overcoming the limited recovery potentialin the chronic phase of stroke. However, the specific mechanisms driving motorfunction improvements are not fully understood.Objective. We aimed at elucidating the potential functional brain connectivitychanges induced by BCI training in participants with chronic stroke.Methods. A longitudinal crossover design was employed with two groups ofparticipants over the span of 4 weeks to allow for within-subject (n = 21) and cross-group comparisons. Group 1 (n = 11) underwent a 6-day motor imagery-based BCItraining during the second week, whereas Group 2 (n = 10) received the sametraining during the third week. Before and after each week, both groups underwentresting state functional MRI scans (4 for Group 1 and 5 for Group 2) to establish abaseline and monitor the effects of BCI training.Results. Following BCI training, an increased functional connectivity was observedbetween the medial prefrontal cortex of the default mode network (DMN) and motor-related areas, including the premotor cortex, superior parietal cortex, SMA, andprecuneus. Moreover, these changes were correlated with the increased motorfunction as confirmed with upper-extremity Fugl-Meyer assessment scores,measured before and after the training.Conclusions. Our findings suggest that BCI training can enhance brain connectivity,underlying the observed improvements in motor function. They provide a basis fordeveloping novel rehabilitation approaches using non-invasive brain stimulation fortargeting functionally relevant brain regions, thereby augmenting BCI-inducedneuroplasticity and enhancing motor recovery.

Fiona Atim1,2, Regina Ndagire2, Deus Ampwera5, Innocent Ssemanda4, Frank Kiyinji1; Stephen Okoboi3, Faustino Orach-Meza1, Rose Clarke Nanyonga2.Affiliations:1 Nkumba University, Entebbe Road, P.O Box 237, Entebbe, Uganda2 Clarke International University, P.O Box 7782, Kampala, Uganda3 Infection Disease Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University4 Ministry o f Health Uganda5 School of Statistics and Planning, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere UniversityCorresponding author:Atim Fiona1,2Contact: +256772641823Email: [email protected]

This article examines the applicability of mathematical models traditionally utilized in marketing innovation to the planning and analysis of urban events, with the Ghriba Pilgrimage in Djerba serving as a case study. Marketing innovation models, including the Bass Model, Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations, and Product Lifecycle Theory, offer invaluable frameworks for forecasting market behavior, comprehending consumer adoption processes, and formulating effective strategies. In this study, these models are adapted for the analysis of urban events, which, like marketing innovations, exhibit distinctive patterns of adoption and evolve through defined stages of the product lifecycle. Urban events, which encompass a range of activities from cultural festivals to public gatherings, exert a considerable influence on the social and economic dynamics of cities. Such events serve to drive tourism, foster community engagement, and stimulate local economies. The objective of this study is to apply marketing innovation models in order to predict and analyze the impact of these events on urban dynamics, with the aim of enhancing event planning, management, and evaluation. The paper presents a comparative analysis between marketing innovations and urban events, demonstrating parallels in their respective adoption processes and lifecycle stages. The Ghriba Pilgrimage provides an illustrative case study demonstrating the applicability of these models. The study employs text mining and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to examine social media sentiments and visitor reviews, thereby gaining insight into the emotional and experiential aspects of the event. The findings indicate that mathematical models from marketing can be effectively adapted to urban events, providing valuable insights into their planning and impact. The study highlights the significance of innovative and engaging experiences for event attendees and suggests that these models can inform strategic decisions in urban planning.