Publications by authors named "Toumazis Toumazi"
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- Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are expanding their range in Europe, raising concerns for mosquito-borne diseases, especially in Cyprus.
- Recent findings include the detection of these species near key locations such as Larnaka airport and Limassol marina, prompting a series of emergency response measures.
- The response includes communication with health authorities, on-site expert verification, active surveillance, and the creation of action and contingency plans to limit mosquito spread, which may serve as a model for other regions in Europe.
The sudden switch to distance education to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered adolescents' lives around the globe. The present research aims to identify psychological characteristics that relate to adolescents' well-being in terms of positive emotion and intrinsic learning motivation, and key characteristics of their learning behavior in a situation of unplanned, involuntary distance education. Following Self-Determination Theory, experienced competence, autonomy, and relatedness were assumed to relate to active learning behavior (i.
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