Distribution and molecular characterization of Malassezia species isolated from students with pityriasis versicolor in Haiphong City, 2016 - 2017

This research aims to fnd out the Malassezia species in secondary school students with pityriasis versicolor in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. A total of 110 Malassezia fungal strains from 109 students were isolated from pityriasis versicolor patients in four secondary schools in Hai Phong City from August 2016 to December 2017. These samples were cultured on mDixon agar medium containing antibiotic at 32oC for 7 days. All Malassezia isolates were correctly identifed to the species level by CHROMagarTM Malassezia medium and molecular tools (PCR-RFLP and D1/D2 region sequencing). The results showed that M. furfur and M. japonica are two species that caused pityriasis versicolor at the rate of 96.4% and 3.6%, respectively. Most of these Malassezia isolates were isolated in the back, face, and neck. M. furfur was discovered in both areas, while M. japonica was found only in the urban area. M. furfur and M. japonica were two Malassezia species causing pityriasis versicolor in secondary school students in Hai Phong City of Northern Vietnam, in which M. furfur was more common than M. japonica, whereas other Malassezia species were not detected.

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Quality-of-life determinants in secondary school students with pityriasis versicolor

Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society ◽

10.1097/01.ewx.0000452297.12250.87 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 49-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Perpetua U. Ibekwe ◽

Adebola O. Ogunbiyi ◽

Thomas Ruzicka ◽

Miklos Sárdy

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Pityriasis Versicolor ◽

School Students

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Evaluation of a Summer-School Program for Highly Gifted Secondary-School Students: The German Pupils Academy

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.18.3.214 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 214-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Heinz Neber ◽

Kurt A. Heller

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Summer School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Gifted Students ◽

School Program ◽

School Students ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Regulatory Strategies ◽

Cognitive Framework

Summary The German Pupils Academy (Deutsche Schüler-Akademie) is a summer-school program for highly gifted secondary-school students. Three types of program evaluation were conducted. Input evaluation confirmed the participants as intellectually highly gifted students who are intrinsically motivated and interested to attend the courses offered at the summer school. Process evaluation focused on the courses attended by the participants as the most important component of the program. Accordingly, the instructional approaches meet the needs of highly gifted students for self-regulated and discovery oriented learning. The product or impact evaluation was based on a multivariate social-cognitive framework. The findings indicate that the program contributes to promoting motivational and cognitive prerequisites for transforming giftedness into excellent performances. To some extent, the positive effects on students' self-efficacy and self-regulatory strategies are due to qualities of the learning environments established by the courses.

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Ethnolinguistic Identity and Television Use in a Minority Language Setting

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000071 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 135-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jake Harwood ◽

Laszlo Vincze

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Minority Language ◽

German Language ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

School Students ◽

Ethnolinguistic Vitality ◽

Ethnolinguistic Identity ◽

Television Use

Based on the model of Reid, Giles and Abrams (2004 , Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie, 16, 17–25), this paper describes and analyzes the relation between television use and ethnolinguistic-coping strategies among German speakers in South Tyrol, Italy. The data were collected among secondary school students (N = 415) in 2011. The results indicated that the television use of the students was dominated by the German language. A mediation analysis revealed that TV viewing contributed to the perception of ethnolinguistic vitality, the permeability of intergroup boundaries, and status stability, which in turn affected ethnolinguistic-coping strategies of mobility (moving toward the outgroup), creativity (maintaining identity without confrontation), and competition (fighting for ingroup rights and respect). Findings and theoretical implications are discussed.

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Smart Girls, Dumb Boys!?

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000167 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 112-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Martin Latsch ◽

Bettina Hannover

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Stereotype Threat ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Learning Goals ◽

School Students ◽

Compensatory Strategies ◽

Media Portrayal ◽

Stereotype Lift ◽

The Media

We investigated effects of the media’s portrayal of boys as “scholastic failures” on secondary school students. The negative portrayal induced stereotype threat (boys underperformed in reading), stereotype reactance (boys displayed stronger learning goals towards mathematics but not reading), and stereotype lift (girls performed better in reading but not in mathematics). Apparently, boys were motivated to disconfirm their group’s negative depiction, however, while they could successfully apply compensatory strategies when describing their learning goals, this motivation did not enable them to perform better. Overall the media portrayal thus contributes to the maintenance of gender stereotypes, by impairing boys’ and strengthening girls’ performance in female connoted domains and by prompting boys to align their learning goals to the gender connotation of the domain.

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