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Dr. Carlo Fusco: University of Parma. Degree in Medicine with Honors in 1995. Post graduate WITH Honors in Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Parma in 2002. Post-doctoral experiences: Hospital San Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain (Pediatric ENG-EMG, Neonatal EEG, and pediatric movement disorders; National Institute of Neurology “Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy (Pediatric Neurophysiology and pediatric movement disorders. He is the Director of child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, department of Pediatrics, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, University of Reggio Emilia and Modena, Italy.

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Pediatric Epilepsy, Pediatric Neurophysiology, Neuropathy and Movement Disorders.

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Dr. Thomas Chatzintounas was born in Serres - Greece and graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) & Hellenic Corps Officers Military Academy in 1987. He is Senior Consultant Neurologist since 1994 after receiving education at the AHEPA Hospital, B’ Department of Neurology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He became a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Neurology in the Department of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace on July 10, 2007, on the statement: ¨Ultrasound characteristics of carotid artery disease in ishaemic stroke¨, National Archive of PhD Theses - DOI 10.12681/eadd/21129. He has been a director for years in Neurologic clinic of 492 General Military Hospital & 424 General Military Training Hospital, teaching also Neurology for postgraduate students. Now he is a postdoctoral fellow in A’ Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital focused in Clinical Research and also Neurologist at Private Practice (Interbalcan European Medical Center Thessaloniki & Xanthi, Greece).

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Stroke, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroscience.

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Dr. Maysar Sarieddine is an architect, a businessman, a philosopher, and a psychologist. He completed his doctorate in Depth Psychology with an emphasis on Community, Liberation, and Eco psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, California. His dissertation topic was an attempt to understand the dynamics of violence in Lebanon and the Middle East, specifically domestic violence against women, and to provide possible solutions that could be integrated in a more holistic way in society.

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He is interested in Pedagogy of the Oppressed and in applying insights in a wide variety of organizational development and transformation; his motto in life is EDUCATING FOR THE PURPOSE OF LIBERATION

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Dr. Abeer Mohammed Alharbi is an Assistant Professor, College of Medicine KSAU-HS. She has the titles of “Neurodevelopment & Behavioural Pediatric Consultant” and “General Pediatric Consultant King Abdullah specialized Children hospital-Ministry of National Guard /Health Affaires - Riyadh /Saudi Arabia”.

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Autism, Child Development (especially young age 1-7), Developmental and behavioral problem in children with sp. needs, Challenges in teaching developmental and behavioral to pediatrician and other health care providers.

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Dr. M. Rajajeyakumar, MBBS, MD (Physiology), MSc Yoga, CCEBDM (PHFI), (PhD), has completed his MD Physiology, (2006-2009) at (JIPMER- An Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India). He worked as research assistant (2009-2012) in the Advanced Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education & Research Lab, and JIPMER. He published more than 72 research papers and serving as an editorial board member and expert reviewer of many national and international journals. He has been invited for honorable guest Speaker in Fitness-2015, Philadelphia, USA, and chairperson for the international conference 9th Indo global summit on cancer therapy -2015, India. He was selected as Speaker and chairperson for 12th, 13th & 14th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference-3rd, 4th & 5th International Conference on Faculty Development in the Health Professions, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, Singapore 2015, 16 & 17. He presented a scientific research paper in World Diabetes Congress Dec-2015, IDF, Vancouver, Canada. He has been appointed as Advisory Council members of Pure Action, Yoga is Medicine, Austin, TX 78703, USA and organizing committee member of international conferences. He has been honored and received 10 awards, including national and international level. He has been appointed as scientific referee for extramural proposal evaluation and recommendation for funding of project in the field of medicine and biomedical engineering by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Established through an Act of Parliament: SERB Act 2008, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. He has been designated as one of the national medical expert faculty in the DOCTORS NEET ACADEMY-DNA is an Academy for training School Students in M.B.B.S Course. First person, he has been setting of two new Guinness world record for holding as an International Editorial board member of most number of the scientific research journals and holding as an international organizing committee member of many scientific conferences across the globe, at Assistant professor Level in the year of 2018.

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He has been actively involved in medical, biomedical, and yoga research. His special research experience is in autonomic, cognitive, cardio-respiratory, neurophysiology and medical education. He had trained with basic Physiological procedures including human and animal experimental physiology; pulmonary function test (PFT), autonomic function test (AFT), HRV (heart rate variability), EMG (electromyography), & NCS (nerve conduction study).

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Dr. Luisetto Mauro, University curriculum studiorum in Turin university and Pavia university Pharm.d., applied pharmacology university specialization (PhD lev), advanced university course clinical pharmacist. European specialist in laboratory medicine, EC4 registered, public hospital pharmacist manager Several course in management field (project, strategic, change management, total quality m., knowledge manag. , Healthcare mang. Human resource manag.)
Author of many publications in field of: pharmaceutical care, clinical pharmacy, pathology, Infectious disease , surgery , neuroscience, management , economics. Execution contract DIRECTOR med gas public hospital Italy. Antidothes stokes responsible for provincial hospital. Editor in chief or editorial board member in many scientific journal. Global clinical pharmacy academy member since 2013. Officially invited in many international scientific congress.
DEGREE thesis: A statistical evaluation of reference values of blood cholesterol and bis byproducts in group of Turin population Luisetto, M.; Martelli, A.; Poletti, T., 1996: A statistical evaluation of reference values of blood cholesterol and bis byproducts in group of Turin population.

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Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Urology, Immunology, Microbiology-Infectious Disease, Antimicrobialagents, Pharmaceutical, Endocrinology

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Dr. Jyoti Prakash Pani. She has secured M.Sc. Medical Anatomy degree from M.G.M. Medical College Kamothe Navi Mumbai India from Department of Anatomy. And complete PhD Anatomy from Department of Anatomy Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University of Varanasi with securing 64.33% in course work examination. Her future professional plan is to become a renowned Scientist in field of toxicity and teratology and to become Professor of Anatomy. Her career goal is to achieve D.Sc. Anatomy degree. Her research interest is in proteonomics, DNA isolation, karyotyping, FISH, COMET assay to evaluate nuclear teratogenicity. Her background is subject Medical Anatomy. She doesn’t have faced any major irregularities in my Professional life. Her special abilities are She was hard working, trustworthy, sincere researcher her special abilities are histology, con focal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. She got 2 times best paper award in 61th Uttarpradesh chapter Anatomical Society of India conference held in Muzapharnagar and 19th World congress of clinical nutrition conference held in Preventive and Social Medicine Department IMS BHU Varanasi UP. Her major achievement is her abstract was accepted in 7th International Symposium of Clinical and Applied Anatomy Bratislava Slovakia of Central Europe and it was published in Revista Anatomica. She has 7 international scholarity publications in IOSR-JDMS, IOSR-PHR, Journal of Evolutionary Dental and Medical Sciences, International Journal of Therapeutic Application, World journal of pharmaceutical research, Odisha journal of social science and 3 book chapters. Her professional history is very smooth and sound. She has qualified in basic and special course of medical education and training and almost 5 years successfully become Lecturer in Anatomy. So looking upon her research experience and career goals evaluates me the perfect candidate for this position.

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Dr. Jyoti Prakash Pani have research interest upon nano toxicity with different nano particle toxicity upon vital organs of the body especially Hepatotoxicity, Neurotoxicity and Nephro toxicity. She has a strong desire to do research on ameliorative effect of silver nanoparticles upon malignant cells. May be by her research the world could be able to cure life threaten diseases like cancer. Exactly she wants to see the effect of Nanoparticle coated anti cancerous drug on different malignant cells of body. Hope she may get a grand success in her research. But she need a strong sponsorship.

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Dr. Tumanako William Hongi Pugh plays a crucial role in the Australian Parliamentarian Process to Drive and promote Health Policies and Health Driving Mechanisms to therefore encourage and promote healthier and more mindful communities in Australia gathered around health, mental health, well-being and wellness. Yet meanwhile promoting such healthier communities in connection to one another, in mine own work and contributions globally, and therefore, promoting transparency, education, health, mental health, wellness, overall well-being, hope, the creativity of the mind, the arts, empowerment, personal responsibility and upholding the law through-out all laws applicably as being universal law. By driving such work through each of mine own contributions to the Global Educational Institutions throughout the Earth. So he is happy to introduce himself as a standing representative to such a Global Sharing of Doctor-Minded Individuals through-out the Earth and am more than happy to sit to upon such a Team of Editors to be a representative upon this Editorial Team as one. Therefore, as I am honored to be a representative and member of such an International CPQ Journal for Neuroscience and Psychology with much zest, joy and confidence that such contributions made by those submissions to our dearly beloved journal may provide the proof of your works to be considered, possibly proven and consistently applied to our data sharing data base yet meanwhile may considerably build our readership value and sustained building of our Journal Evidential Data Based Operations.

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Neurology and Psychology

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Dr. Daya Shankar Gupta is a neuroscientist whose main interest is to understand the representation of physical time-dimension in the brain. Time-dimension is represented in oscillatory phenomena within the patterns of spikes. Time-dimension is an integral part of our physical universe, whose representation in the brain plays a key role in its interaction with external physical universe. Dr. Gupta’s specific interests include the study of the role of physical time-dimension in action, perception, temporal binding of perception with action, as well as the information processing underlying cognitive functions. Dr. Gupta is currently hosting several Research Topics in this key area of neuroscience at Frontiers Journals. Dr. Gupta has also reviewed as well as edited several research papers in different areas of neuroscience and psychology. Dr. Gupta received his doctoral degree in Biochemistry from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. His doctoral as well as postdoctoral research have mainly included the study of the histochemical basis of neuropathic pain, with a focus on opioids. Before getting his PhD degree, Dr. Gupta was trained as a physician in India. Dr. Gupta’s main contribution in the study of time-dimension was published in Frontiers in Psychology (Gupta, 2014). In this paper, Dr. Gupta proposed that intrinsic neural oscillators, which construct distributed neural clock mechanisms across the brain, are calibrated by the tasks involving interaction with the physical world. He has further followed up his work with many other publications, including book chapters.

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Neurological Psychiatric Disorders with Timing Deficits, Interval Timing Functions of the Brain: Time Estimation, Production and Reproduction, Role of Time-Dimension and Temporal Coupling in Processing Sensory Information

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Dr. Kenneth Blum is widely designated as Father of Psychiatric Genetics because of the of the DRD2 gene and its correlation with various psychiatric disorders including the “Reward Deficiency Syndrome” (RDS) which term he has coined. He is also known as the “Father of Neuro- Nutrient Therapy “for his discovery of successful nutrient therapy for RDS. He holds numerous domestic and foreign patents and is co-founder and Chairman & CSO of Life Gen Inc. He is a former Full Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas; Volunteer Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida and Adjunct Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont. He currently serves as Neuroscience advisor for Dominion Diagnostics., LLC North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Malibu Beach Recovery Center, Malibu Beach California, and is the Scientific Director of PATH Foundation NY, New York. He is an honorary Faculty of IIOAB, India. He has been recently appointed Chief Scientific Officer(CSO) of G&G Holistic Addiction Treatment Centers in North Miami Beach Florida. To his credit he has over 400 publications in peer reviewed journals, 14 books and has received many awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute of Holistic Addiction Studies.

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Neurology and Psychology

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Dr. Hassen khazri is a doctor in analytical chemistry, having strong background and theoretical knowledge of separation sciences and state-of-the-art instrumentation related to chromatographic separation and mass spectrometry techniques. Has several publications, presented research results in different international conferences as oral and poster presentations.

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Quantification of drugs and metabolites in wastewater; Development of sample-preparation methods for analysis including solid phase extraction (SPE), Improvement of the separation and detection limits for gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) by using interactive gases as carrier gas (GC) or as nebulizer gas in electrospray ionization with MS.

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Dr. Ravi Paul, working as a Lecturer and Head, Department of Psychiatry at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. He was instrumental in starting the MMed. (Master of Medicine) in Psychiatry programme. He was instrumental in starting several specialized clinics including Drug and Alcohol, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychosocial Counseling and Psychotherapy. He also pioneered the Master of Science (MSc.) in Clinical Neuropsychology Programme. It was for the first time they trained Clinical Psychologists in the country. They have produced around 30 Clinical Neuropsychologists so far who are trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Therapeutic Art, Recovery and Rehabilitation and management of common psychological and neurological conditions. His research has focused on psychiatric co-morbidities in epilepsy and PNES (Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures). He has also been involved in international research as a PI in “Zambia Disability Study” funded by SINTEF, UNICEF. He was working as a PI Randomized Controlled Trial of a multi-pronged intervention to reduce and prevent violence against women and girls/youth. He has also worked in the field of alcohol and substance abuse looking at brief relapse prevention intervention as well as binge drinking amongst Zambian women.

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His research has examined co-occurring issues of mental health and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. This is an important contribution as poor mental health is associated with HIV risk behaviour, as well as poor linkage to care and medication adherence. Other area of interest has been risk factors related to mental and physical health among women.

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Dr. Gabriel Oluseyi Akinyemi, versatile and professional sociology graduate with wide range of experience in a variety of law related areas including youth offending, counseling of inmates in the prisons, restorative justice, prison research, substance abuse and public relations. He have a post graduate qualification in criminology with forensic psychology at Middlesex University Hendon London. He executed a project with the EU Seventh Framework program (FP7). He worked as a research assistant from March 2014 to July 2014 in Greater London and beyond. The project Reducing Early School Leaving in Europe (RESL.eu) provided research insights into the mechanisms and processes that influence young people’s decision to leave school early, before gaining adequate qualifications for today’s demanding labor market. The project also focused on the vulnerable group of young people that are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The research consists of mixed-method design, while working at a local level. His research Fieldwork include over 1,100 focus groups and interviews and an international survey, coordinated by Middlesex University’s team, with over 28,000 participants, which generated in-depth data and allowed systematic comparisons and quantitative generalizations.
He also worked with a Public Relations firm as a Public Relations Assistant and my job description entails - Drafting Press release and other Public Relations materials, he also coordinate press meetings and other events that we host. He use social media channels to build our client and database and also let the virtual community know what we do, what we offer and what they stand to gain when they partner with us.
He offer psychological intervention programs to inmates in the prisons across the south western states of Nigeria. He also monitor their skill acquisition programs and offer recommendations to the prison authorities from time to time. Lastly, on a weekly basis he counsel the inmates especially those who are awaiting trial, he also involve in restorative justice and rehabilitation of the inmates and prepare them for life after the prisons.
Presently he is the social media campaign director of LOPICO and he work with The Director General and others to push for the success of the candidature of Lolu Ojo for PSN President in November 2018. His role involves; leading and coordinating all social media campaign efforts using Instagram, twitter, WhatsApp, telegram, Facebook, amongst others. He also a prolific writer with a touch of gold. He also a recipient of World Bank international essay award in 2010.

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Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology Assessment, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Crime & Investigations, Criminology, Forensic Psychology, Hallucination, Health and Psychology, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, Psychological Therapy, Psychopathology and Substance Abuse.

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Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Psychatry Lecturer in College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. He is graduated from Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia, witha B.Sc. degree in Generic Nursing in 2009 with CGPA of 3.05. Also, he obtained a Master’s of Science degree in integrated Clinical and Community Mental health from University of Gondar in 2014 with CGPA of 3.79.
He spent over 3 years working for College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Hawassa and Arbaminch University in Ethiopia as Psychiatry Lecturer.

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Mental Health Epidemiology, Substance Abuse, Psychological Disorders among Children and Adult Meta Analysis on Psychiatric disorder.

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Dr. Ahed Alkhatib has finished his PhD from Cambell State University in 2011. He is currently working as a clinical researcher at faculty of medicine, Jordan University of Science and technology. Over the time, He has published more than 200 articles in various medical fields including neurosciences, pharmacology, and diabetes. His approaches in research include the involvement of philosophy of science in research which gives looking, and thinking in depth. He has developed several hypotheses in medicine such as the role of white matter in initiating diseases such as diabetes. In microbiology, He has demonstrated that prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells are similar in producing cell cycle proteins which can participate in autoimmunity diseases. For the time being, He is more interested in setting more medical hypotheses, and writing book in different fields, of which two books have already been written and distributed in the world market.

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Cancer research, Neuroscience Research, Microbiology Research, Pharmacy , Setting New Medical Hypothesis, Establishing New Science (Molecular Sociology).

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Dr. Gloria Margarita Gurrola Peña was born in Chihuahua Mexico and studied Psychology. She has a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and do PhD studies in psychological research, is a research professor in the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico for 26 years. She is leader of research group “ Clinical and Family” and leader of the National Network of Studies on Violence and Health. She has been member of the review board of: European Scientific Journal, Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología y Salud, Psycología y Salud, CienciaUAT, Duazary and Computers in Human Behavior. At present she is member of the editorial board of the Revista de Psicoterapia.
The most recent publications are: “Gurrola-Peña, et. al (2017). Self Evolution in Women Who Suffer Violence. In. D. Winter, P. Cumming, H. Procter, N. Reed (Eds). Personal Construct Psychology at 60 (pp. 99-111). New Castle, U.K: Cambridge Schoolars Publishing.”, “Gurrola-Peña, et. al (2018). Protective Factors for the Development of Psycho-pathological Symptoms in Young Victims of Community Violence. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, 20(1), 1-9. Doi: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000389”, “Gurrola-Peña, et. al (2018). Construction and Validation of the Contextual Victimization Questtionnaire (CVCV) with Mexican Young Adults. . International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, 20(3), 1-9.”

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Mental Health, Interpersonal Violence, Clinical Psychology and Health.

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Dr. Salem Bouomrani is an Associate Professor of internal Medicine at Sfax University School of Medicine in TUNISIA and the head of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Military Hospital of Gabes, in Tunisia.
After his internal Medicine Residency at the University of Monastir in Tunisia, he completed a traineeship at Saint-Antoine Hospital in Paris France. He has his Ph.D. in internal Medicine in 2015 and was also diplomated in many interesting fields: Systemic and Autoimmune Diseases from Saint-Antoine Faculty of Medicien, Pierre & Marie Curie University/Paris VI, France (2006), Certificate of the Franco-Tunisian Course of Disaster Medicine, chemical risk and FTX tools (2009), Certificate of Naval Medicine and Diving Medicine (2010), Certificate of Aeronautical Medicine (2010), Certificate of the Franco-Tunisian Course of Travel Medicine (2010), Certificate of the Italo-Tunisian course of aerial medical evacuation (2010), Application Diploma of Military Medicine (2010), American Certificate of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Ballistic Medicine (2010), Certificate of the Tunisian-German Course of Tropical Medicine and Sub-Saharan Pathology (2010), Certificate of the 1st course of the military health in methodology and medical writing (2013), Basic Life Support Diploma of ERC/European Resuscitation Counsil & TRC/Tunisian Resuscitation Counsil (2013), postgraduate Certificate in Geriatrics & Gerontology from the Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging (MEAMA) (2017), and Postgraduate Certificate in Tropical disases & Travel Medicine (2017): Sfax Faculty of Medicine (Tunisia) & Bernhard Nocht Institute of Tropical Diseases (Hambourg, Germany).
He is the author of four books: “Sub-clinical hypothyroidism”, Edition: Edilivre, France 2015, “Familial Mediterranean Fever», Edition: Edilivre, France 2015, “Non specific inflammatory pseudotumor”, Edition: Edilivre, France 2016, “Thyroid gland in systemic vasculitis”, Edition: Edilivre, France (2017), and over 50 papers in national and international scientific journals.
He is reviewer in many national and international scientific/medical journals and member of editorial panel of several national and international medical journals.

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Internal Medicine (connective tissue diseases, autoimmune diseases, systemic vasculitis, systemic granulomatosis), Tropical Medicine and Sub-Saharan Pathology, Endocrinology (Diabetes and Thyroiditis), Ocular diseases, Infectious diseases, Cancer, Immunology and immunotherapy, Neurology (neurological involvement in connective tissue diseases and systemic vasculitis) , Cardiology (hypertension, cardiovascular risk, cardiac involvement in connective tissue diseases), Geriatrics/Gerontology, Aging Medicine, and Case reports.

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Dr. Shashank Shekhar received his medical degree in 2006 from GMCH, Chandigarh, India, and later masters degrees (2010) form the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is an American Academic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) board certified Neurologist since 2017 and a Vascular Neurologist (2018). Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA. He has published multiple peer-reviewed original articles, reviews and book chapters and presented at numerous international conferences. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, he is exploring the genetic and biochemical biomarkers that result in the vascular cognitive decline in stroke patients. In addition, he is also interested in the epidemiological study and currently involved in multiple studies. He is very active with multiple international journals as a peer reviewer and as a scientific blogger for American Heart and Stroke Association. His research interest is broad and related to the field of Biomedical, Medical, and especially Neurosciences.

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Cerebrovascular Disease, Neuroinflammation, Neurocognition, Biomarker, Epidemiology, Dementia, Vasculitis etc.

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Dr. Adnan Atoum received his PhD in Social-Cognitive Psychology from Texas Christian University in 1990 and is currently teaching at the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Yarmouk University, Jordan. He served as Vice President and dean of education and psychology at Yarmouk University and worked at international institutions such as Sharjah University-UAE and College of Education, Sultanate of Oman. Professor Atoum Published over 100 research articles and 18 books on various psychological issues. He served as Chief-Editor and member of editorial and consultation boards at several research Journals worldwide.

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Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes, Social Interaction, Deception, Group Productivity.

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Dr. Carol Palma Sevillano, PhD in Psychology (Ramon Llull University, URL). Master in Severe Mental Illness. She is a psychologist and psychotherapist at the Hospital de Mataró, a teacher and researcher at the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University). His current research focuses on Psychotic and Borderline Personality Disorder.

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Psychotic and Borderline Personality Disorder.

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Dr. Orlando J. Castejon is Emeritus Professor of Biological Research Institute. Faculty of Medicine. Zulia University in Venezuela. He received the MD and DMSci degrees (1961, 1968) from the Faculty of Medicine of Zulia University (Maracaibo, Venezuela). Postgraduate studies on electron microscopy and cellular neurobiology at the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (1961-1963) and Department of Zoology of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (1964). He is the author of more than 170 research original and review articles published in national and international journals, such as Revista de Microscopía Electrónica, Acta Microscópica, Acta Científica Venezolana, Investigación Clinica, Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology, Pathology Research and Practice, Scanning Microscopy, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, Brain Injury, Cell and Molecular Biology, Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, Biocell, Biological Psychiatry, Scanning, Histology and Histopathology, Developmental Brain Research, Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Ultrastructural Pathology, Folia Neuropathologica and Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research. He received the Doctor Honoris Causa from Zulia University (2003) and from Alonso de Ojeda University (2017). Professor of postgraduate courses of Cellular Neurobiology, Electron Microscopy, Cognitive Neuroscience at the Zulia University. Visiting Professor at University of Wisconsin (Madison), Iowa Univeresity (Iowa) and Emory University (Atlanta), and Institute Jacob Monod. Faculty of Science. University of Paris. At the present time is Director of Biological Research Institute “Drs. Orlando J. Castejón and Haydee Viloria de Castejón” and Director of Clinical Neuroscience Institute at Home Clinic San Rafael de Maracaibo, Paraiso Medical Center. Editor of Venezuelan Journal of Neuroscience (2018).

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Neuroscience; Neuropathology; Neurology

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Dr. Marta Valentim, graduated in Medicine from Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). MD in different the areas: Tropical neurology and infectious neurological diseases (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain); Intensive care (CEU Cardenal Herrera University, Spain) and in Autoimmune Diseases (University of Barcelona, Spain). She did several fellowship in different hospitals in Portugal as well as in the Clinic Hospital of Barcelona.
Currently doing the residency of Internal Medicine in Hospital Distrital de Santarém. Is author and co-author of several original articles, as well as reviewer in International Peer-Reviewed Journals.

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Tropical Neurology and Infectious Neurological Diseases; Intensive Care in Neurology; Neurology and Autoimmune Diseases.

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Dr. Faisal Abdullatif Alnasir is Professor and honorary faculty of Imperial College, London. He is Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioner and College of Public Health. UK, member of the Irish College of General Practitioner and the American Academy of Family Physicians. He was the Vice President and Chairman of Family & Community Department at Arabian Gulf University, College of Medicine Bahrain. He is the General Secretary of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine and is currently the chairman of Home Health Care Centre, He served for eight years as the President of the Scientific Council of Family & Community Medicine in the Arab Board for Health Specialties. He published three books, contributed to chapters in two international books and 70 articles Published in refereed Journals.
He is also a regular health education editor in the local magazines and newspapers. Dr. Alnasir is recognized locally, regionally and internationally for his expertise in the areas of Family Medicine for which he is regularly invited to many conferences and scientific gathering to deliver talks and lectures. Prof Alnasir was the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Bahrain Medical Society, and now he is the member of the editorial boards of many national and international journals. He also serves as an advisor for the World Health Organization, EMRO region and the World Organization Congress of Family Physicians (WONCA, EMR). Prof Alnasir served as a member of various medical and scientific societies and acted on many institutional and national committees including the National Committee for the Care of the Elderly, Postgraduate Certificate Accreditation Committee, Drug licensure committee and others. Also, currently, he is the board member and official representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Elite Doctor Association, Anti-Smoking International Alliance and founder and a member of Global Family Medicine Scientific Alliance.
Prof Alnasir was awarded many recognitions and appreciation of excellence from various local and international organizations. It includes: Gold Medals from H.E. the late Amir of Bahrain, the Bahrain Medical Society, the Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians, the World Organization Congress of Family Doctors (WONCA) as the Global Family Doctor of the month, the Arab Council for Health Specialties, the Sudanese National Council, distinguished award from H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Alkhalifa’s prize for parents caring, and most recently was recognized by the World Health & Wellness Awards in India for his remarked professional input.

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Psychology and Family Medicine.

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Dr. Ljiljana Trtica Majnaric is a specialist of family medicine and Assoc. Prof. at the Deparment of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia.

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Primary Care, Clinical Medicine, Ageing Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Immunology and Knowledge Discovery in Datasets.

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Dr. Kempie van Rooyen is a practicing clinical psychologist in the Department of Health for the South African Government and a research associate at the Psychology Department in the School of Behavioural Sciences at the Nelson Mandela University. His research and practice interests relate to traumatic experiences across cultures, the traumatic experiences and treatment of rape survivors, the training and supervision of lay and professional counsellors and clinicians in crisis and trauma intervention, and the psychometric assessment of clinical syndromes. He trains and supervises extensively in these areas and has had a number of publications in the field of traumatic stress.

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His areas of specialisation are traumatic stress, cross cultural clinical psychology/psychiatry, and the assessment of clinical syndromes using the MMPI-2 and MCMI-IV.

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Dr. Anna Voitiuk has graduated from Kharkiv National Medical University in 2013 with major in General Medicine. From 2013 till 2015 she studied as a Postgraduate student in Neurology at Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education. During her residency she has shown interest and enthusiasm in treating patients with disorder of cerebral circulation, epilepsy and spinal diseases. She studied at the EAN Spring School and got a certificate about finishing in 2017. Currently she is a qualified Neurologist. She is an active participant in case report discussions and always ready to suggest original solutions. She takes active part in scientific conferences and has scientific publication.

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Neurology, Epilepsy, EEG.

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Dr. Christos Konstantinidis is a PhD Candidate at the School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece. He has an almost ten years’ experience working as Psychologist in various structures. He is certified Systemic Therapist and he works as Self Employed – Psychologist in counselling at individual, family and group level. Also, he is occupied as a Psychologist at Non-Government Organisations, as FREE STEPS and KMOP. He has multiannual proven voluntary action. ?t academic level, he is occupied as teaching assistant for university courses, as Sport Psychology, & Sport Skills. Furthermore, he has published papers in reputed journals and has participated at several conferences.

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Psychology, Systemic Psychology, Sport Psychology, Social Psychology.

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Dr. Sylva Sarafidou was born in Athens, Greece in 1992. She Studied Psychology and History of Art (BA) at Deree, The American College of Greece, and Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health (MSc) at King’s College London, where she also conducted a two- year programme, which provided her the title ‘Associate of King’s’, completed with the Leathes Prize. Now she is completing her training in Integrative Psychotherapy, after completing a holistic training in Expressive Arts Therapies.
She conducted her internship for one and a half years at a psychiatric clinic and three elderly care units, while participating in training and volunteering in several other settings.
Since 2016 she is working with individuals with neurological and psychiatric conditions of all ages (children and elderly included), and their caregivers. Since 2018 she is presenting her work in scientific journals and conferenes, and in October 2018 her book ‘Ideas: Activities for Dementia’ was published, containing 253 activities, along with a multidimensional understanding of dementia. She is also a professor of Psychology at an Institute of Professional Training, while conducting a weekly group workshop of rhythm and music at KETHEA Off Club (center for dependent individuals), and weekly group workshops of music therapy with chronic patients, acute patients, individuals in rehabilitation, and individuals with dementia at Lyrakou Clinic. In September 2018 she founded ‘Ideas, Center of Psychology, Neuroscience, Art’, and the programme ‘Ideas’, which aims at enhancing the self and improving life quality through a mixture of neuroscience and all art modalities- with versions for the general population, and for those with neuropsychiatric disorders. Sylva is a member of the International Expressive Arts Therapies Association and of the Panhellenic Association of Women, while she spends her free time preoccupied with the arts and writing.

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Dementia, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Psychosocial Interventions, and Interventions for Caregivers.

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Dr. Giselle Soares Passos is Bachelor in Physical Education from Universidade de Franca (2003) with specialization in Exercise Physiology (2005), Master’s (2008) and Ph.D. (2010) in Psychobiology/Sleep Medicine from Universidade Federal de São Paulo, and Postdoctoral in Sleep and Chronobiology from Arizona State University/ASU. Currently is Adjunct Professor and Master Thesis Advisor at Universidade Federal de Goias/Regional Jataí. Reviewer on international journals as PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports (Nature), Sleep Medicine Reviews, Sleep Medicine, Psychophysiology, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

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She has experience in nonpharmacologic treatments for chronic insomnia, and her major studies have been focused on the effects of exercise on sleep.

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Dr. Ghaydaa A. Shehata holds the below position titles:
Professor of Neurology,
Consultant of Student hospital,
Consultant of the Multiple Sclerosis Committee on Health Insurance
Head of Headache unit at Assuit university
Head of headache unit of epidemiological research lap
Membership of MS chapter at Egyptian Association of Neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery and Assuit unit
General secretory of epidemiological research lap

Experience:
1997 – 2000 Resident, Assiut University hospital
2000 - 2005 Assistant Lecturers of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University
2005 – (June) 2010 Lecturer of Neurology, Assiut University
2010(June) - Consultant Neurologist, Associate Professor Assiut University
2015 current Professor of neurology at Assiut University

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Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

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Dr. Muna Shaaban Bait Ajzoon, is Associate Dean College of Heath Sciences Dhofar Branch. His Employment History is Acting dean in Salalah Nursing Institute Jan 2010-2012, Assistant tutor in Salalah Nursing Institute 2004-2009 and Senior clinical teacher in Salalah Nursing Institute 2003-2004. His Education and Qualification is Ph.D. Health Services Research, Old Dominion University USA, 2017.
His Publication & Presentation Tufts, K. A., Johnson, K. F., Shepherd, J. G., Lee, J. Y., Ajzoon, M. S. B., Mahan, L. B., & Kim, M. T. (2015). Novel interventions for HIV self-management in African American women: a systematic review of mHealth interventions. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 26(2), 139-150.
Muna S. Bait Ajzoon., Adam. T. K., “Alcohol and substance use knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intentions among Omani college students’ oral presentation at 7th world congress on addictive disorders and addiction therapy 2018, London, UK.
Ajzoon, M. Omani Nurses’ Burnout in Sultan Qaboos Hospital 2007 paper presentation at GCC International Conference Dubai- United Arab Emirates.

Interests

Adult Mental and Behavioral Health.

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Dr. Oluwasola Julius OKE, a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist who currently work as Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with Qbafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Ile Ife, Nigeria. He had also worked as Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria from 2015 October to November, 2015. He has been involved in the investigation and treatment of patients with Neurology conditions as Seizure disorder, Cerebral palsy, Neuromuscular disorder, neurobehavioural disoders, ADHD, Autism childhood stroke, etc. This involves care of patients referred from local, private and state hospitals, Out-Patient Departments and admitted patients in our tertiary centre. He participates fully in the weekly departmental reviews, seminars and postgraduate rounds organized by the department for resident doctors and medical students. My Consultant Neurology clinic holds once weekly.
He is also a Lecturer 1 at the department of paediatrics and Child Health of College of Health Sciences of Qbafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria. He has been teaching a large number of medical undergraduate (400 and 500 Level) students in the Paediatric neurology Unit of the Department of Paediatrics for four academic years. The teachings include didactic lectures, tutorials, group discussions and neurological procedures. He also takes part in organization of examination as well as examination of undergraduate students. He is also involved in setting and conducting the recently introduced Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). He has been an academic coordinator of the department of Paediatrics and currently supervising postgraduate doctors’ and residents’ projects in neurobehavioural and Cognitive neurology.

Interests

Neurobehavioural and Cognitive Neurology.

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Dr. Luis Alberto Camputaro, Associate Professor Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. Buenos Aires University. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Director Post Graduate Curse Transcraneal Doppler. School of Medicine. Adventista University. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Co-Director. Critical Care Medicine Specialist Career. School of Medicine. Maimonides University. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Assistant Professor. Critical Care Medicine. Jose Mafias Delgado University. El Salvador Republic
Fellow American College of Critical Care Medicine. (FCCM), Fellow Stroke Council American Heart Association (FAHA).
Master in Medical Education. School of Medicine. National University of Tucuman. Argentina, Master Bussines Administration. Belgrano University. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Bachelors degree Clinical Effectivenes. Harvard School of Public Health. School of Medicine. Buenos Aires University.
Associate Editor. American Research Journal of Emergency and Intensive Critical Care, Associate Editor. Oncologia. SOLCA (Society Fight Against Cancer) Ecuador Republic.

Interests

Neurocritical Care, Neurovascular Desease, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Health Management, Postgraduate Teaching.

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Dr. Nicolson Yat-Fan SIU, is an Assistant Professor at The Department of Counselling and Psychology of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University. He received his PhD in Psychology in 2015 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Siu is interested at studying different interventions in enhancing the psychological well-being and physical health of individuals. He has been working on a meta-analysis in exploring the neurophysiological changes accompanied with the benefits of aerobic exercise on executive functions. It’s believed that intensity, frequency, and duration are all critical in designing a tailor-made program to different individuals. Recently, Dr. Siu is concerned with the dementia population and he is working with an NGO organization, PuYU, on Mindful Green Project which aims to promote horticultural activities to the elderly and modifying their sedentary lifestyle.

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Brain Training and Psychological Interventions, Frontal Lobe Functions, EEG and ERP Methodologies.

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Dr. Tahir received his PhD degree from Department of Psychology, National University of Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland in 2011, and Masters in Cognitive Behavior Therapy from Department of Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland in 2005. Prior to moving to Ireland, he completed his Master and MPhil from University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He also received a certificate in child neuropsychology from Netherland.
Dr. Tahir has a specialized training in assessment and intervention in the field of Neurodevelopmental disorders that include children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD), Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Specific Learning Disorder (SPD), etc. Dr Tahir also provides counselling services to adults suffering from mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, eating disorders, etc.
Dr. Tahir is a strong proponent of evidence based intervention and hence uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy as one of the therapeutic instruments with adults and children. He believes in using various behavioral management modalities to address challenging behaviors among children, adolescents and adults.
Dr. Tahir has worked as a senior clinical psychologist with children and adults with diverse clinical presentations in Ireland for almost 17 years.
Dr. Tahir started his professional work as a psychologist with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and served for 11 years in different capacities after completing an extensive training in personality assessments, cognitive assessments, test development, guidance and counseling. He completed his training with distinction in the PAF as was awarded the best all-rounder trainee certificate. He has also written a number of articles/blogs on different psychological issues which were published in Irish and Pakistani psychology journals.
Dr. Tahir worked with American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Abu Dhabi from 2013-2015, and then moved to STARZ special Abilities Services, Abu Dhabi and worked there until 2016. He moved backed to Ireland and started to work with children and adolescent with Complex needs. On his return from Ireland and joined Universal Hospital Abu Dhabi on 7th January. He was subsequently offered a job with KIDS Heart, Abu Dhabi, which he joined in July 2018.

Interests

Neurology and Psychology

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Dr. Josep Mercadal Rotger PhD and Doctor in Psychology, Psychologist and psychotherapist. He is also a Head of Methodology of the Vidal and Barraquer University Institute of Mental Health - Ramon Llull University, Barcelona Professor of the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology at Ramon Llull University, Barcelona Researcher at the Couple and Family Research Group at the Ramon Llull University and the Rudd Adoption Research Program at the University of Massachusetts.

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Psychology and Health Psychology

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Dr. Magda Tsolaki, MD, PhD was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and studied Medicine (1972-1978) and Theology (1981-1985) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). Afterwards, she initiated her collaboration with AUTh in 1982 as scientific collaborator and a year later received her specialty as a Neuropsychiatrist. She has been a Professor of Neurology since 2010, and currently she is the Head of the 1st University Department of Neurology (since 2017) where she is still committed to her clinical, educational and research work. In 2004, she was invited as a visiting professor at the Boston University, Massachusetts, USA.
She has formed the Greek Alzheimer Association in 1995 and the Greek Federation of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in 2007, in which she is up to today the Chair, while also being the scientific director of two Public Dementia Units (founded by her in 2007 and 2009) for outpatients. The last two years she was invited to join as a member the Greek National Observatory for Dementia. In a chair of Greek Federation of Alzheimer’s Disease, she has given more than 516 lectures throughout Greece. She has participated in more than 40 funded research programmes and 31 funded clinical trials. In total, she has received 66 awards.
Dr. Tsolaki has been the main author of many Books (53), many abstracts in Greek (531) and International (466) Conferences, she is the first author or co-author in many Papers in Greek (285) and International Journals (451 - 316 in PubMed), (h-index=53, 55, 63 and more than 12146, 12513 and 18628 citations, in Web of Sciences, Scopus, Google Scholar respectively). She has participated as invited speaker in 90 meetings-confernces. Furthermore, she has been a reviewer for Conferences and Journals (330) and has organised 27 national and 5 international conferences on AD. Finally, she was one of the three or seven advisory members for 28 doctoral theses-completed.

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Her main scientific interest revolves mainly around Neurology, Memory and Dementia, and focused on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and AD, care and management of services for older people, non-pharmaceutical interventions as a form of treatment for MCI and AD patients (such as music, computers, art, dancing, diet, etc.) along with her ever going clinical work with patients.

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Dr. Javier Fiz Perez Ph.D., Psychotherapist and Professor of Psychology at the European University of Rome, where he cooperates also as Delegate for International Research Development. He is Co-Director of the Laboratory of Applied Business and Health (Organizational Psychology) being also Member of the Board of Coaching Teachers (RENACOP; graduated in Philosophy, Psychology and Social Bioethics, obtaining specialization in Executive Business Administration (EMBA) after his PhD. He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Academic Senate of the Accademia Tiberina. Professor Fiz Perez is Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of The International School of Economics and Ethics (Italy) and collaborates with the International Academy for Economic and Social Development (AISES), for which he has been Vice President for Spain and Latin America. He is a Scientific Research Director for the European Institute of Positive Psychology in Madrid (IEPP) and also a Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Institute Jacques Maritain. He is a Member of several Committees of Scientific Journals and Director of the International Network for Social and Integrated Development (INSID). Professor Fiz Perez has more than 200 national and international pubblications. He is Chief Editor of “Sviluppo Integrale” (Persiani Editori, Bologna), “Human Sciences: From Training to Practice” (NeP Edizioni, Roma) and also collaborates with “Health and Safety Observatory” as Director of the International Scientific Committee. Actually he is also International Director for Development in Italy, Spain and Latin America for SoEI - UK (Society of Emotional Intelligence - UK). being Member of the International Society of Business Leadership (ISOBL – USA); He collaborates with some organizations as Internatinal Scientific Director (“Assoinnovazione”, “Osservatorio Salute e Sicurezza” etc)

Interests

Life Span, Integral Formation and Developmental Psychology; Vocational Rehabilitation,; Social Reintegration; Cross cultural intelligence; Cognitive and behavioral Psychotherapy; Quality of life; Positive Psychology, workplace and work life balance; Emotional intelligence; Education.; Soft skills; Health care and Well-Being and Positive LifeStyle.

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Dr. Uqbah Iqbal is a Socioeconomic Researcher at Research for Social Advancement. Winning Second Place in Malaysian Historical Essay Writing Competition 2013, he was the recipient of Research University Fellowship Scheme, Graduate on Time Award and Outstanding Student Award from Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities as well as the Youngest Ph.D. in History Holder and the only Malaysian achieved a Ph.D. in History in conjunction with the 43rd Convocation of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He's authoring notable books/ebooks such as The Historical Development of the Malay Nationalism Before Independence, The Historical Development of the Malay Society Economic Nature During Pre-Colonial Era, The Historical Development of British Investment in Malaya Before the Second World War, The Historical Development of Foreign Investment in the Formation of the Malaysian Economy and Sejarah Pemikiran Pandang Ke Timur: Kepentingan Jepun Dalam Pembangunan Sosio-Ekonomi Malaysia (1906-1980). His publications have appeared in a wide range of international and national journals such as TAWARIKH, SUSURGALUR, Management and Administrative Sciences Review, Social and Basic Sciences Research Review, Jurnal Kemanusiaan, Jurnal Sejarah, Jurnal Pengajian Melayu, Jebat, International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Asian Social Science and Geografia. He's also actively in the editorial board such as Asian Social Science, International Journal of Art and Literature, International Journal of Archaeology and History, American Journal of Social Sciences, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, History Research and Pratidhwani the Echo. Through his involvement as a reviewer with the Nonfiction Authors Association, 15 of his reviewed books received Awards.

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Income Distribution, Social Mobility, Economic Development & Social Policy.

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Dennis Relojo is the founder of Psychreg and is also the Editor-in-Chief of Psychreg Journal of Psychology. Aside from PJP, he sits on the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals. A Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society, Dennis holds a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Hertfordshire.

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Blog psychology, Cyber Psychology, Mental Health.

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Dr. Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, international affairs, and award-winning short fiction. He is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies).
He was the Editor-in-Chief of Global Politician and served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101. His YouTube channels garnered 20,000,000 views and 85,000 subscribers.

Interests

Personality Disorders.

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Dr. Berenice Serrano Zárate is a research-professor and Director of the Emerging Psychological Treatments research group at the Universitat Jaume I in Spain.
Since 2003, she carried out her R&D activities in the field of CYBERPSYCOLOGY, participating in various projects in Mexico, Spain, and Canada both in the public and private sectors. These projects have been focused on research, development, innovation, application and dissemination of various technologies (internet, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, gestural systems, mobile systems and, computer vision), in different areas of psychology and related disciplines (e.g., psychological treatments based on evidence, promotion of health and well-being, education, consumer behavior, user-oriented design). She is a founding member of the first Valencian Association of Extended Realities in Spain.
Currently her main line of research is focused on the integration of emerging technologies in different areas of psychology, especially in the adaptation of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs and third-generation of psychological therapies (e.g., mindfulness) and other emerging psychological therapies (e.g., positive psychology).
Other of her interests is focused on scientific, technical and innovation transfer; and scientific entrepreneurship.
She is an author and co-author of several scientific publications, conferences, and communications; she is a member of the organization and scientific committee of national and international conferences; she has collaborated as external peer reviewer in international scientific publications; she is external evaluator of research projects abroad (Switzerland and Mexico). She performed research stays at international centers (Canada and Mexico).
Among other merits, she has won several scholarships and awards granted by different institutions from Mexico, the European Commission, Spain, and Canada.

Interests

Psychology, Psychological Treatments based on evidence, promotion of health and well-being, education, consumer behavior, user-oriented design and other emerging psychological therapies (positive psychology).

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Dr. Tatjana Zorcec, MSc, PhD, psychologist, specialist of medical psychology, is associate professor at the Medical Faculty in Skopje, Macedonia. She has 25 years of experience in diagnostics and treatment of children with developmental disorders. She is head of the Department for Psychophysiology and Center for early intervention at the University Children's Hospital-Skopje. Her most distinguished expertise is in the filed of diagnostics and early intervention of children with autism.

Interests

Child Psychology and Psychopathology, with special accent on Autism.

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Dr. Dalia Ahmad is an Assistant Professor at Ajman University, UAE, and Tanta University, Egypt.

Interests

Language Processing, Anxiety, Bilingualism, Learning Environment, Creative Thinking

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Dr. Emily Chepngetich Sitienei (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer, at the Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education in Moi University, Kenya. She has post-doctorate from University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She has Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education Psychology, Master of Philosophy degree in Guidance and Counseling and a Bachelor of Education Arts (Mathematics and Geography). She offers lectures in psychology and counseling at Moi University, Kenya. She has taught in various secondary schools and worked with different people especially the youth and people who have emotional trauma like rape victims, alcoholics and HIV/AIDS victims.

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Her research experiences are mainly psycho-social challenges and interventions of orphans and vulnerable children, those affected/infected with HI/AIDS.

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Professor Angeliki Gena

Professor at the School of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy Pedagogy Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She received her BA in Psychology and Sociology, her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and her PhD in the “Learning Processes” program of the Psychology Department of the City University of New York. She conducted her Doctoral Dissertation at the Princeton Child Development Institute, in Princeton, New Jersey. She worked in various institutes in the USA and became the director of the Alpine Learning Group, a prominent center for children with autism in Alpine, New Jersey. She also taught as an adjunct professor at the City University of New York. In Greece she started her teaching career at the University of Thessaly, and since 1998 teaches at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research is predominantly in the area of Behavior Analysis and its applications for early intervention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is a founding member and current president of the Institute of Systemic Behavior Analysis. She has received several scholarships and awards for distinguished research and clinical practices addressing children with ASD. She has published numerous books, research and theoretical articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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The focus of her research is in systemic behavior analysis and its applications for children with ASD especially in the areas of social skills and affect, cognitive development, and in family processes.

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Dr. Elvan Çiftçi has a background in neuroscience and clinical psychiatry. She graduated from Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara and completed neuroscience PhD lectures as MD, PhD.
She completed psychiatry residency in Erenkoy Psychiatric and Neurological Research Hospital, Istanbul. As psychiatry residency thesis, she studied on audiovisual features and cognition parameters of bipolar mania patients with machine learning algorithms with computer scientist. For doctoral thesis, she worked on behavioral and cellular effects of lithium on cold- injury induced traumatic brain injury in mice in Medipol University. Then she completed her obligatory service for psychiatry where she was responsible from all outpatient psychiatric disorders clinic and mental health community service and as a co-founder of inpatient substance use disorder center in Sirnak. She started as postdoctoral fellowship in University of Alberta, Canada in computational psychiatry.

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She deals with machine learning algorithms including cognitive, structural, functional mechanism of brain and clinical parameters for diagnosis and treatment outcomes predictions of mental disorders.

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Prof. Mag. Sci. Enver Cesko, (Kosovo)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, accredited psychotherapist, main modalities; body psychotherapist and positive psychotherapist. Currently working in private clinic in Kosovo and chairman of Kosovo Association for Psychotherapist. In professional carrier awarded from following International Associations:
• Acreditation from European Association for Body Psychotherapy - EABP, 2001 www.eabp.org
• Acreditation from Center for Mind Body Medicine, CMBM, Washington DC, 2005, www.cmbm.org
• Acreditation from World Association for Positive Psychotherapy, Basic Trainer, Wiesbaden Gjermani, WAPP, 2005, www.positum.org
• Acreditation from World Association for Positive Psychotherapy, Master Trainer, Wiesbaden Gjermani, WAPP, 2008, www.positum.org
• Acreditation from Eurpean Association for Psychotherapy -ECP, Viena, 2007, www.europsyche.org
• Acreditation from World Associationf for Psychotherapy – WCP, Viena, 2009, www.worldpsyche.org
International lecturer and trainer in Turkey, Poland, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Germany, Austria, Ukraine and Ethiopia.
He is a Board member of different international societies for psychotherapy; World Council for Psychotherapy - WCP www.worldpsyche.org , European Association for Psychotherapy – EAP www.europsyche.org , former long term Board member in World Association for Transcultural and Positive Psychotherapy – WAPP www.positum.org , Council member in European Association for Body Psychotherapy – EABP www.eabp.org and faculty member in Center for Mind Body Medicine - CMBM, Washington DC, www.cmbm.org
Until 2013 he was former lecturer in different private Universities in Kosovo. He published a Manual handbook “How to become Positive Psychotherapist”, (2014). He also published more than 150 different kind of eases and articles in international journal and local professional weekly magazines. He is an editorial member of International Journal for Psychotherapy www.ijp.org.uk

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Field of interests are mental health disorders(depression, anxiety, personality disorders, sexual disorders, PTSD, stress and bourn-out), neurodevelopmental disorders(ASD, mental retardation), and psychotherapy treatment.

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Dr. Paolo Milia, MD, PhD is Chair of the Department of Neurorehabilitation and Robotic Area at Istituto Prosperius Tiberino, a position he has held since 2004. Dr. Milia is Vice President of International Society of Digital Medicine and Co. Editor’s in chief of the Journal Digital Medicine (DM). He completed his medical/surgical degree at G. D’Annunzio University in Chieti, Italy in 1998 and his residency in neurology in 2003. Subsequently, he was a neurologist, clinical research fellow, and lecturer at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. In 2007, he attained his PhD in neurological research from the University of Perugia. Dr. Milia has taught physiopathology, nutrition, neurology, medical radiology, sports medicine, and sports neurology at the University of Perugia. In 2002, he received a European Stroke Conference Award for Excellence for his paper entitled “Serum Potassium and Stroke Outcome”. He has also received awards for his research on the effects of thiazides and related diuretics after stroke and for his work on the validity of the Italian version of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), a measure of the degree of disability and dependence in individuals who have experienced a stroke. Dr. Milia is one of Europe’s leading researchers in the use of robotics to rehabilitate patients with a wide variety of neurological conditions, including spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinsonism. Dr. Milia has authored numerous publications in his areas of expertise and is on the editorial staff of the journal of the Italian Society for the Study of Stroke (S.I.S.S.). Dr. Milia is the Chair of the Robotic Area with special interest in the use of exoskeletons in patients affected with spinal cord injury and stroke. At the moment he is involved in some research about the use of Ekso and Indego the two most important exoskeletons in the market and he has got a contract as Professor of Neurorehabilitation in Neurological Disorders at the University of Perugia.

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Physiopathology, Nutrition, Neurology, Medical Radiology, Sports Medicine and Sports Neurology

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Dr. Shyngle Kolawole Balogun was born about 59 years ago He was at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria between 1981 and 1984 for his BSc Psychology. He proceeded on a one-year mandatory National service at Owerri with the Nigerian Prisons Service. He later came back to University of Ibadan for his Masters in Industrial Psychology in 1985/86 session, and immediately proceeded unto his Ph.D. programme which he bagged in 1991 specialising in Applied Experimental Social Psychology.
He joined the teaching staff of the Psychology Department in 1988, first as a Teaching Assistant, then a full Lecturer, and rose through the ranks to become a full Professor in 2003 in the same Department. He was the Head of Department between 1999 and 2001; 2017 – till date; Sub Dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan between 1992 and 1994 and the Dean between 2010 and 2012 of the same faculty, the first Psychologist to be so honoured in the faculty at Ibadan. He was the publicity secretary of the Nigerian Psychological Association between 199 and 2001, Fellow, Nigerian Psychological Association; President, Nigeria Association of Social Psychologists He was a visiting Professor at Olabisi Onabanjo University between 2002 and 2005 where he helped in establishing the Department of Psychology and acted as the first Head of Department. He was also at Botswana University as a sabbaticant between 2012 and 2013. He has served as external examiner to several universities including, within and outside Nigeria.
Balogun has till date over 180 publications in both local and international outlets, this contains 10 books, 15 book chapters and the rest journal articles. He has produced 14 PhD graduates till date and has 4 more in the offing. He delivered his inaugural Lecture titled “DANCING IN THE SOCIAL JUNGLE” on behalf of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, in 2011, making him the second psychologist to do so at Ibadan.

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Social Psychology and Social Sciences

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Dr. Álvaro Postigo holds a bachelor degree in Psychology and a Masters on Health Psychology. He is a Graduate Student in Psychometrics. As researcher in the University of Oviedo (Spain) he studies topics such as entrepreneurial personality, grit, and non-cognitive variables. Also, he studies computerized adaptive test, development and validation of instruments, multivariate analysis, and person-centered approach.

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Health Psychology, Psychometrics

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Dr. Giselle Manica is a clinical psychologist, a graduate of the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Psychology, with an MSc in Social Psychology from the same university. She is also a Specialist in Public Health and a Specialist in Brazilian Family Health Programme from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. She holds an MA in Mysticism and Religious Experiences, from the University of Kent/UK, and a PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies from the University of Essex/UK. Giselle Manica is a published author by Routledge London, and her book is entitled: Symbolic Mental Representations in Arts and Mystical Experiences: Primordial Mental Activity and Archetypal Constellations (July/2020).

Interests

Affective Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychoanalysis, Jungian and post-Jungian studies, Cognitive Linguistics, Analytical Psychology, Anthropology of Consciousness, Art-therapy, Attachment theory, Embodied Cognition, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Language, Gender studies

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Dr. Alberto Zani is a full professor of General Psychology at the School of Psychology of Vita Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy. He has also been a scholar of various Institutes of National Research Council (CNR), such as the Institute(s) of “Psychology”, of “Neuroscience and Bioimaging”, and of “Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology”, where he has been a member of the steering scientific board for many years, while directing the “Electro-Functional Brain Imaging Unit” concerned with the investigation of the relationships between mind and brain from the cognitive neurosciences perspective. Since 2012, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the “International Journal of Brain and Cognitive Sciences”, while being a member of the Editorial Board of several Scientific Journals such as, e.g., “Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry Journal”, “Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal”, “Brain Sciences”. Besides his hundreds of research articles in peer-reviewed, international Journals (e.g., “Trends in Cognitive Sciences”, “Scientific Reports Nature”), among his relevant coauthored monographs with Prof A.M. Proverbio (UniMI-Bicocca) there are “The Cognitive Electrophysiology of Mind and Brain”, Academic Press, 2003 (Foreword by Prof M. I. Posner), and, in Italian, “Cognitive Psychophysiology”, Carocci Publisher, 2000 (Foreword by Prof. M. S. Gazzaniga), and “Instrumental Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience. EEG and ERP”, Aracne Publisher, 2013.

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Having wide interests on mind and brain functions, he deals with the investigation and localization of dynamic activations of neural networks subserving mental domains such as vision, visual perception, attention, polyglotism, and cognitive social and educational neurosciences.

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Muhammad Aliyu Abba
Born and raised in Kano, Nigeria. Obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physiotherapy from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria and Vincent Pol University Lublin, Poland respectively. Served as an intern Physiotherapist and national youth corp member at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Federal Medical Center Birnin, Kudu respectively. Worked fulltime as a Physiotherapist at Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano. Currently works as Lecturer department of Physiotherapy College of Health sciences, Bayero University Kano and undergoing a PhD in Neurological Physiotherapy University of Ibadan, Nigeria. A Member Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy NeuroPhysiotherapy Speciality Group and Nigeria Federation of NeuroRehabilitation. Skilled and certified in Prioprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Adult Bobath concepts and Kinesiotaping.

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Stroke Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Motor Rehabilitation, Cognitive Impairment Post-Stroke, Adult Bobath, Prioprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.

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Dr. Saher Ali Al-sabbah
Fatima College of Health Sciences
Faculty at Department of Psychology

Professional researcher with more than 20 years of research experience in different fields of psychology, educational measurement, intelligence measurement, health psychology, statistics analysis, counselling, students’ assessment, cultural psychology, research applications, quantitative and qualitative research methods. Dr. Alsabbah is heading research teams and managed the research and publication Unit at King Saud University for two years. Currently, he is leading the research and innovation committee at Fatima College for Health Sciences and he is a reviewer and a member in the editorial board of different journals in the field of psychology and education.

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Psychology, Educational Measurement, Intelligence Measurement, Health Psychology, Statistics Analysis, Counselling, Students’ Assessment, Cultural Psychology, Research Applications, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods.

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Dr. Rihab Alsadi was born in Palestine, finished high school in 1985, completed her university education with a bachelor’s degree from An-Najah National University with a grade of very good, then finished her education in a master’s degree specializing in psychological and educational counseling from Al-Quds University in Palestine with a very good grade. The topic of the thesis was about Death Anxiety and Psychological Stress on the Families of sick People with Thalassemia in the West Bank. Then she joined Ain Shams University in the Arab Republic of Egypt to study a doctorate in mental health, and the topic of the thesis was about the Effectiveness of the Counseling Program for Treatment of Reality in the Development of Psychological Hardiness in a Sample of Wives of Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons. Currently, Dr. Rihab Al-Sadi as Associate Professor of Mental Health in the Department of Psychology at Al-Istiqlal University in Palestine. She was the former head of the psychology department at the university. Dr. Rihab Alsadi was a former member of the editorial board of the Journal of Al-Istiqlal for Research.

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Positive Psychology and Mental Health and Their Impact on Patients

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Dr. Felipe Sávio Cardoso Teles is a Psychologist CRP-11/07751, graduated from the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI) PhD in Philosophy from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Master in Development and Environment (UFPI). He is a specialist in Public Health (FLATED). He is interested in research in Social Psychology and Environmental Psychology and Health Psychology. Adjunct Professor at UFMA, at the São Bernardo Campus.

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Social Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Health Psychology

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Dr. Eglantina Dervishi is a Lecturer at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana ( U.T.) and the coordinator of the "Optime" Scientific Journal. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences U.T. in 2005. She has completed her doctorate in 2013 in Clinical Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy. She has worked at the Penintentiary Hospital Center and I.E.V.P. Vaqarr for a period of several years. She has also worked at the Mental Health Laboratory at the University of Bologna. She has been the Head of Department of Psychology at Albanian University from 2013-2015. Currently she teaches at the Master's Degree Program in School Psychology and Professional Master in Psychological Counseling. Member of the Association of Albanian Psychologists 2015. Member of Order of Psychologists 2017. Member of the editorial bord of the “Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology Research: Well-being, Empowerment and Affective Profiles. online peer reviewed journal. (Editorial Board Member) 2018. External experts in the Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education, 2019. Partners/contact persons in the Positive Youth Development (PYD) cross-national project from 2019.

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Her research is focused is in the field of mental health of children and adolescents. She has been an author of various scientific articles within the country and abroad and has participated as an organizer and participant in many National and International Conferences. Her present research focuses on positive youth development with a focus on vulnerable groups as minorities.

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Dr. Andrés A. González-Garrido is a medical doctor specialized in Clinical Neurophysiology. He holds a Master’s degree in Medical Sciences and a Ph.D.’ degree in Neuroscience. Currently, he is a tenured professor at the Neuroscience Institute (University of Guadalajara), leading a research group on topics such as Cognition, Working memory, and emotional processing in healthy and pathological individuals, using behavioral methods, electrophysiological, and functional neuroimaging tools.

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Cognition, Emotion, Working Memory

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Graduated in Psychology from the Federal University of Paraíba in 2013, Doctorate in Decision and Health Models. Professor of Bachelor of Psychology, consultant in psychometry and industrial psychology.

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Psychometrics, Psychological Assessment, Mental Health and Neuropsychology.

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Dr. Lia Branco Pappamikail is a recognized expert in the area of Spine Surgery, Vascular Neurosurgery and Oncology Neurosurgery.
Graduated from Lisbon Medical Science University in 2006, she obtained a Specialty Degree in Neurosurgery in 2014 with several fellowships in reference institutions in Portugal (Hospital S. José, Hospital Santa Maria), London (National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children) and Sweden (Akademiska Uppsala, Sahlgrenska Goteborg).
She currently is Head of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit aswell as a member of the Vascular Neurosurgery team of the Neurosurgery Department of the Hospital de Faro, where she currently practices along side with her practice in the main private clinics in the Algarve region.
Dr. Lia Branco Pappamikail is a Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews author and peer-referee since 2014, with numerous papers in indexed specialty journals and presentations and lectures in national and international Neurosurgery Scientific Meetings. She is a member of portuguese and foreign scientific associations, and an invited assistant in Algarve’s University, responsible for student and resident’s Neurosurgery internship orientation since 2015.

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Spine Surgery, Vascular Neurosurgery and Oncology Neurosurgery

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Dr. Roberto Colasanti, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Padua University Hospital
- Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D., Doctoral Programme in Human Health of the Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona (Italy)
- Visiting Scholar at the Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki (Finland);
- Visiting Scholar at the Department of Neurosurgery, Salford Royal Hospital (NHS Foundation Trust, University Teaching Hospital), Manchester (UK);
- Research fellowship at the Dardinger Microneurosurgical Skull Base Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus (USA);
- Residency in Neurosurgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona (Italy);
- Medical School at the Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” (Italy).

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Neuro-Oncology, Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Surgery, Neurotrauma, Neuroanatomy, Neuroradiology, Spine Surgery.

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Dr. Konstantinos Vlachos
Consultant Neurosurgeon at KAT Hospital Attica, Greece. (KAT Hospital is the major Trauma Hospital in Greece).
Visiting Consultant in ICU at General Paediatric Hospital of Penteli, Athens, Greece
President of Hellenic Spine Society (2118)
President of Hellenic Neurosurgical Society (June2019-June2021)
Delegate within the UEMS Specialist Section in Neurosurgery since 2017
Reviewer: Greek Orthopaedic Journal: Acta Orthopaedic et Traumatologica since 2012, Journal of Critical Care (Elsevier) since 2016, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (Taylor & Francis) since 2018.
Participation in writing 20 chapters in Greek Medical Books.
Participation in Congresses, Seminar and Courses as Chairman, Speaker or Faculty over 40 Greek and over 10 International.
Publications in Medical Journals, 40 in Greek and 20 in International.
Presentations in over 120 Greek and over 70 International Congresses

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Spine surgery (Degenerative and tumour), Traumatic Brain Injury, Skull Base surgery, Neurovascular, Neurooncology.

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Dr. Fernando Pereira Frassetto
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1982. MD graduation in the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2009. Medical lieutenant of the Brazilian Army in 2010. Specialization in Forensic Medicine in the University of Sao Paulo, in 2010. Medical residency in Pathology at the Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, from 2012 to 2015. Assistant physician of the aforementioned department since 2015. Observational internship in Neuropathology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, in 2014. PhD graduation in January 2021. Member of the American Association of Neuropathologists since 2020. Member of the International Society of Neuropathology since 2016. Working with Neuropathology at the University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital and Cancer Hospital of Barretos.

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Neuropathology, Autopsy Pathology, Neurosciences.

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Dr. Antonio Gomes Lima Júnior is a Neuroradiologist approved for master's degree in clinical research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is completely in love with the human brain. He believe that it is exactly the complexity and immensity of details that makes those who like it more involved and fall in love day after day.

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Neurology Genetic, Neuroradiology

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Dr. Elena A. Okisheva's EDUCATION
• 2006 Graduated from I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Medical Faculty.
• 2006–2008 Clinical training course in therapy, I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy.
• 2008-2011 Postgraduate Ph.D. training course in cardiology, I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy.

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• Since 2008 Physician, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univercity.
• Since 2011 Associate Professor, Department of Internal Diseases, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univercity.

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• 12 publications (full papers and abstracts) in Russian and English.

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Cerebrovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Arrhythmias; Neurocardiology

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Dr. Pedro Abreu, age of 34, born in Portugal, with a master degree in Medicine obtained at Universidade do Algarve, Portugal.
Working as a medical doctor in the Neurosurgery department at Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, also collaborates as an invited lecturer at the Medicine and biomedical Sciences department of the Universidade do Algarve.
The main areas of interest include spine Neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology, head trauma and sellar pathology.
Counts with collaborations in several scientific articles, including papers as the main author cited in other publications of journals such as Stroke.
Member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies and the Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurocirurgia.

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Spine Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Head Trauma and Sellar Pathology.

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Dr. Ahmed Adel Mohamed Ezzat is a lecturer in the department of Neurosurgery, Cairo University. He earned his Master's degree in Neurosurgery in 2016 and Medical Doctorate degree in 2020. He was a senior Neurosurgery MD registrar at Kasr Al Ainy medical school and Children's Cancer Hospital-Egypt from 2016 to 2020. From 2013 to 2016, He was resident of Neurosurgery and M.SC. registrar at Kasr Al Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University. He was a house-officer at Cairo University Hospitals in 2012. He took his MBBCH from Cairo University, Kasr Al Ainy Medical school in 2011 (Excellent with Rank of honor). He published and shared in many neurosurgical publications. He has a particular interest in pediatric Neurosurgery and hydrocephalus, spine surgery and Neuro-oncology. He has been practicing neurosurgery since 2013.

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Pediatric Neurosurgery and Hydrocephalus, Spine Surgery and Neuro-Oncology.

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Dr. Tan Kok Wei obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2016, where he studied the effects of skin condition, specifically its colour and texture, on health perception in Asian faces.
Kok Wei completed his master degree in developmental psychology from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2007, by which he examined the usage of private speech in young adults as a mean for problem-solving. Upon completion, he worked as a lecturer at the University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) for 4 years. He was also engaged by a community college while pursuing his PhD, teaching developmental psychology-related subjects.
Prior to joining the University of Reading Malaysia in 2016, Kok Wei worked as the course writer for the Wawasan Open University (WOU) where he designed and wrote academic modules for WOU’s students, in both Experimental Psychology and History and Systems of Psychology subjects.

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His research focuses on perception, judgment and decision making, specifically on the social perception of apparent health and attractiveness, and their association with psychological and physiological functioning. Along with his collaborators, he has designed and conducted several dietary interventions, examines changes in physical appearances and cognition (e.g., executive functioning, attention and memory) as induced by the supplementation of fruit and vegetable smoothie.

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Dr. Sujan Reddy is a board certified stroke neurologist practicing in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US. He graduated medical school from India and also hold a Master of Public health degree in Epidemiology from University of Texas School of Public health, Houston, US. He is a clinician researcher who also studies racial and gender disparities in access to acute stroke treatment.

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Acute stroke imaging and therapy, Telemedicine to improve access to stroke care.

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Dr. Charles Baddoura
• French Board, CES: Psychiatry and Forensic medicine « ancien interne des hôpitaux de Paris »
• Professor of Psychiatry at Saint Joseph University, school of medicine and founder of the Lebanese Board of Psychiatry
• Honorary member at the WPA (World Psychiatric Association)
• Former President of the Arab Federation of Psychiatrists, December 2014 (two years mandate), and president advisor from 2016 (for 2 years)
• Clinical associate in the department of psychiatry faculty of medicine of the American University of Beirut
• Current president of the Lebanese Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Former President of the Lebanese Association of Psychiatry: three mandates, 1994, 2006 and 2013
• Former Zonal 12 Representative in the WPA: two mandates 2005 and 2008
• Founder of the Lebanese Arab Board of Psychiatry and Member of the Arab Board Executive Committee

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Inpatient Psychiatry and History of Medicine.

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Dr. Amadeu Quelhas Martins, Ph.D. is graduated in Health Psychology and completed a MSc in Psychiatry and Mental Health, both at the University of Porto, Portugal. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Psychophysiology (University of Birmingham, UK) and received further training as a Research Associate at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge (UK), for over two years. He returned to Portugal to study the “Neuroinflammatory correlates of depression” as a Research Associate (I3S, University of Porto). He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Universidade Europeia at Lisbon (Portugal) where he read Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, while conducting research as an UNIDCOM member. He has collaborated in several research projects and published in top ranked journals.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Biomarkers of Psychopathology, Neuroinflammation and Cardiovascular Psychophysiology.

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Pr. Chantal Mansour received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Saint Joseph University of Beirut- Lebanon in 2005. She is also licensed clinical psychologist and certified therapist in CBT / MBCT and EMDR approved consultant.
She is a member of the French Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (AFTCC) since 2002 and a member of EMDRIA (International association of EMDR) since 2013. She is also a founding member of EMDR Lebanon.
She joined the team of the Department of Psychology at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut-Lebanon in 1996 as Responsible of the Internship Program. She is now a professor and the Head of the Department.
She is involved in several research projects and has published papers and presented at many international conferences.

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Pr. Mansour’s areas of research include Anxiety and Mood disorders, Trauma and Violence, Coping with Chronic stress, Resilience, Religiosity, Cognitive bias and Emotional regulation.

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Dr. Lewine is an Adjunct Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the Mind Research Network, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Lewine also holds adjunct appointments in the departments of Neurology and Psychology at the University of New Mexico, and he is the CEO of the Center for Advanced Diagnostics, Evaluation, and Therapeutics (CADET-NM), a small business developing novel therapeutics to autism, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Lewine’s research uses behavioural and brain imaging methods including magnetoencephalography [MEG], electroencephalography [EEG], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI, DTI, fMRI, MRS], and single photon emission computed tomography [SPECT]) to study brain structure and function in health and disease. He has performed research on a wide range of clinical conditions including autism, epilepsy, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Lewine has also worked on the development of animal models for exploring interhemispheric relationships and medical countermeasures to organophosphate poisoning. These investigations have been funded, in part through NIH, NSF, DoD, DoE, BARDA, VA, and numerous philanthropic organizations. Dr. Lewine has previously directed functional brain imaging programs in New Mexico, Utah, Kansas and Illinois. Dr. Lewine is the co-author of a textbook on functional brain imaging and he has co-authored more than 100 articles and book chapters.

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Autism, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Dr. Spyridoula G. Kostara is an Assistant Professor in Psychology of Communication in the Department of Pastoral Studies at the Supreme Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens (AEAA). She holds a ptychion (specialization in Psychology, First Class Honours, 9,4/10) and a Ph.D. in Psychology with distinction from the School of Philosophy (Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is fluent in English and German and has graduated from the Higher School of Piano and Music Theory of the National Athens Conservatoire (First Class Honours). Her teaching experience includes teaching Psychology at the AEAA since 2007 and post graduate level courses at Harokopio University of Athens (since 2018), at University of West Attica and ASPETE (since 2019), at the Hellenic Police Academy: School of National Security (2004-2011) and at School of Retraining and Further Education (since 2010). And besides, at the Pastoral Training Institute of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens (Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning, since 2018) and at Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece. She has published three books and a fourth forthcoming, several papers in academic peer-reviewed journals and conferences proceedings. She is an active member of the Psychological Society of Northern Greece and the Hellenic Psychological Society (HPS) in the division of Social Psychology as well as Counselling and Positive Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist (since 2020).

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Her main research interests include Communication and its forms as a fundamental principle of individual and group life, Counseling Psychology as the "art of life" (ars vitae), the value of knowledge, deed, faith and hope in our daily lives and the effects of anxiety and phobias on interpersonal relationships.