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W artykule omówione zostały wyniki badań, których celem było określenie poziomu wypalenia akademickiego wśród studentów kierunków pedagogicznych oraz dokonanie charakterystyki zjawiska i poznanie czynników, które przyczyniają się do jego rozwoju. Badania przeprowadzone zostały w strategii badań ilościowych metodą sondażu diagnostycznego na reprezentatywnej grupie 261 studentów. Wyniki badań nie wykazały wysokiego poziomu wypalenia akademickiego studentów, jednak poszczególne zmienne różnicowały grupy badanych pod względem wypalenia. Nadmierne obciążenie, duże wyczerpanie i silne napięcie okazały się czynnikami, które w największym stopniu przyczyniają się do rozwoju wypalenia akademickiego badanej populacji, a kobiety i studenci trzeciego roku studiów licencjackich byli nim najbardziej zagrożeni. Kobiety, studenci trzeciego roku oraz osoby pracujące wyjątkowo często miały poczucie obniżonej wartości studiów i cyniczny ich odbiór. Jednocześnie ocena jakości studiów była uzależniona od poziomu napięcia odczuwanego przez studentów oraz wartości, jakie przypisywali przekazywanej im wiedzy. Wyniki badań mogą stanowić źródło wiedzy i inspiracji dla nauczycieli akademickich oraz osób zarządzających kształceniem na poziomie wyższym.

As a new experience in their biography, emigration and return migration became a source of formal, non-formal and often informal learning which provided the respondents with new skills and knowledge, allowed them to develop certain characteristics of their personality and change the way in which they perceive reality, which inspired them to reconsider their philosophy of life, occupation, education and redefine their values and beliefs.The article is based on my research on the process of acquisition and capitalisation of educational and professional experience by Polish migrants and returnees. The aim of the study was to describe and further explore the process and to attempt to understand the motives behind educational and professional activity, both abroad and after the return to Poland, as well as their significance for returnees.

Official analysis describes Polish society as passive, having low levels of civic awareness and social trust, with lack of wide civic education and small openness of institutions to citizens. This diagnosis forces one to think about the conditions of civic education in Poland. This paper contains an analysis of main institutions of formal adult education. An attempt will be made to answer the question to what extent and what kind of civic education related information is transmitted in main institutions of formal adult education.

Reducing power losses in energy distribution is forced by mandatory law. Optimization of network reconfiguration can lead to reducing power losses by even a dozen or so percent. Two methods of network reconfiguration optimization are presented in the paper: the heuristic method and a method based on genetic algorithms. The presented solutions offer the opportunity to optimize medium voltage and low voltage distribution networks at the same time. Calculation results for real distribution network are presented. The presented results indicate a high efficiency of network reconfiguration optimization.

The study aimed to investigate the impact of the changes in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic on Polish university students’ ability to focus and multitask, and the presumed disproportions in these skills between medical students and other students. We also analysed the differences in the evaluation of the organisation of classes during the pandemic in medicine and in other programmes. The study consisted of a survey on distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, an assessment of cognitive and motivational functions based on the PDQ-20 questionnaire and the authors’ original questions, and a test examining the ability to multitask on the Psytoolkit platform. 201 students participated in the study – 111 medical students and 90 other students. The respondents’ answers indicate their greater exposure to distracting stimuli and their increased tendency to multitask during distance learning. The results of the experimental test show that multitasking affects longer task processing and higher error rates. Medical students were less satisfied with the quality of distance classes. The level of subjective cognitive deficits and multitasking intensity was similar in both respondent groups. According to the above results, the use of methods engaging students in distance learning may be helpful for learning, enhancing the focusing processes. It is the first study investigating university students’ ability to focus and multitask during the pandemic distance learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Journal of Counsellogy / Studia Poradoznawcze is the property of University of Lower Silesia / Dolnoslaska Szkola Wyzsza and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Lycopodiella inundata is a rare and protected pteridophyte species in Poland. It usually occurs in oligotrophic wetlands, mainly in transitional moors (Rhynchosporetum albae). Lycopodiella inundata has rarely been found at natural sites recently, probably due to unfavorable environmental changes, but appears more and more often at sites created by human activity, such as sand pits, gravel pits and the banks of fish ponds. In 2014 a new site of L. inundata was found in the eastern part of the Szczakowa sand pit (19°25′35″E, 50°15′18″N). In this area, L. inundata grows well and occurs abundantly in small conspecific patches, aggregations, or as solitary plants. The main threats to this site are expansion of forest and shrub vegetation, reed expansion, changes in groundwater level, and drainage of the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Current studies show that diabetic patients are at greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders than general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of depressive symptoms in school-aged children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods: The study involved 477 children with T1D, with mean age of 13.1 ± 2.7 years and mean diabetes duration of 5.0 ± 3.5 years, treated for at least one year. Patients were asked to fill out the Polish version of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and Quality of Life Questionnaire. Demographic data such as height, weight, diabetes duration, daily insulin dose (TDD) was also collected. Results: 17% (81/477) of all participants presented depressive symptoms (CDI = 13 scores), 20.9% of them were children ≥ 12 years of age, and 8.1% of them were children at the age of ≤ 12 years, p = 0.0005. Participants with CDI scores of 13 or higher were older (p = 0.002), had higher BMI (p = 0.029), TDD (p = 0.026) and lower quality of life (p < 0.0001) in comparison with children who scored < 13. There was no difference in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values between groups with and without depressive symptoms (p = 0.249). However, there is a correlation between HbA1c value and CDI score (r = 0.16; p = 0.0002). Conclusions. Depressive symptoms were observed in 1 out of 12 T1D children in a primary school and in 1 out of 5 teenagers. Depressive symptoms may affect metabolic control and quality of life. Therefore, early detection and treatment of depressive symptoms in T1D school children is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. The management of diabetes type 1 in children below 9 years of age is completely dependent on the parents treatment decisions. The achievement of normoglyceamia is difficult due to incorrect eating habits, fear of hypoglycaemia, high insulin sensitivity, frequent infections, unpredictable physical activity, parental depression, financial problems. The aim of the study was to assess the family factors affecting metabolic control of children below 9 years of age with type 1 diabetes. Materials and methods. The study compared 88 parents of type 1 diabetic children under nine years of age, who filled in Beck Depression Inventory and a questionnaire especially prepared for this study on psychological, social, demographics and disease-related topics. Families were divided into two groups depending on children metabolic control: HbA1c<7,5% - good metabolic control and HbA1c=7,5% - poor metabolic control. Results. Parents of children with HbA1c=7,5% had lower education (p<0,05), more parents were employed as manual than office workers (p=0,004) and family income was lower (p=0,013). In the families of poorly controlled children there were more single parent families (p=0,008). There were no differences between groups in depressive symptoms. Conclusions. Family socio-economic factors have a significant impact on glycemic control in prepubertal children. Additional help, including financial and psychological support, more re-education should be individually tailored according to each patient's needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Depression is becoming a growing problem among children and adolescents. Therefore, it is important to diagnose it properly and start therapy early. Aim of the study was to assess the occurrence of depressive symptoms among pupils from 9 to 17 years of age. Material and methods: 800 pupils from randomly selected primary, secondary and high schools were included in the study, average age 14.4±1.9 years. The pupils filled in Children's Depression Inventory. α-Cronbach reliability coefficient is between 0.81-0.89. 751 (93.8%) questionnaires were used in this study. The results were assessed by a clinical psychologist. Mann-Whitney's test and exact Fisher's test were used in statistical analysis. Results: Depressive symptoms (T-score ≥70) were diagnosed in 9% (69/751) of children and adolescents. In comparison to children from primary schools (4%, 4/101), depressive symptoms were more frequent among students from secondary schools (9%, 36/413), OR=0.43, 95% CI 0.11-1.24; p=0.146 and high schools (12%, 29/237), OR=0.29, 95% CI 0.07-0.86; p=0.017. There was no statistical difference in the frequency of depressive symptoms among students from secondary and high schools. Suicidal thoughts were statistically more often in the group of children with T-score ≥70 (72%) vs. T-score <70 (17%), OR=12.4, 95% CI 6.88-23.11; p <0.0001. Girls reported more depressive symptoms than boys OR=2.63, 95% CI 1.44-5,03; p=0.0008. Results: One in every eight high school students and one in every eleven secondary school students reported depressive symptoms. Two thirds of students with depressive symptoms declared suicidal thoughts. Our study results indicate a necessity to carry out a multicenter screening covering the whole pediatric population to assess the frequency of depression and plan effective therapeutic intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors presented the problems of etiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of malignant lymphomas within head and neck due to own clinical material.

The case report presents a 35-year-old patient with neurological disorders caused by a solid tumour of the spinal cord and organ infiltration during the chronic phase of CML (chronic myelogenous leukemia). In spite of combined chemo- and radiotherapy, disease progression was only halted for a short time. Patient death occurred 5 months after disease diagnosis. Taking into consideration the non-typical disease course and few described case reports available in literature concerning solid tumours located in the CNS (central nervous system) with organ infiltration it appears noteworthy to discuss thoroughly the above case report.

In 34 patients (16 women and 18 men) with acute leukaemias (8 with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and 26 with acute myeloblastic leukaemia), as yet untreated, the serum levels were determined of conjugated cholic acid, bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase (AspAT), alanine aminotransferase (AlAT), alkaline phosphatase (AP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and cholinesterase (Chol). Serum conjugated cholic acid level was determined by radioimmunoassay. The mean values of AP and Chol activity were within the range of normal values in this laboratory, the values of AspAT and AlAT were slightly above this range, and LDH value exceeded twice this normal range. The mean bilirubin concentration was within normal range. The greatest changes were noted in conjugated cholic acid values, the mean value exceeded five times the upper normal range (1.0 mumol/l). In 30 patients (88%) the conjugated cholic acid level in the serum was above 1.0 mumol/l, in the remaining 4 cases it was above the mean value for the control group. No correlation was found between conjugated cholic acid and any of the determined parameters. These results point out that the serum level of conjugated cholic acid may be a valuable parameter for assessment of hepatocellular function in acute leukaemias.

The studies were performed to estimate the sensitivity of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) lymphocytes (32 patients), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NCL) lymphocytes (3 patients) and normal human (NH) lymphocytes (20 persons) to antimitotic concentration of colchicine in the conditions of the in vitro Thomson's test. Significant differences were observed in this sensitivity test: for CLL lymphocytes the mean values was 79%, for N-HL-lymphocytes 37%, for NH-lymphocytes--12%. These data show the possibility of practical use of Thomson's test in differential diagnosis of increased lymphocytosis. A quantitative heterogeneity of colchicine sensitive (pathological) and non-sensitive ("normal") CLL lymphocyte populations was observed among different CLL patients. There was no correlation between the proportion of the above populations and the patient's age, duration of illness and the magnitude of total lymphocytosis.