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The article is devoted to the research of social intelligence as a factor of socio-psychological adaptation of university students with special educational needs during distance learning. Study methods of social intelligence and socio-psychological adaptation are used. The respondents' contingent of consisted of 78 students with special educational needs. The average level of social intelligence was empirically established in part students, which testifies to their ability to understand properly and the ability to behavior in almost half of life situations. Almost a quarter of students have a higher than average level of social intelligence and the same part is lower than average, which confirms their ability to understand and predict other people's behavior in almost three quarters and one quarter of life situations, respectively. Students do not have high and low levels of social intelligence. Most students (almost two-thirds) have an average level of adaptability and mal-adaptability;instead, a minority (almost one third) is at a high level. Adaptability and mal-adaptability, respectively, indicate consistency and inconsistency between the needs of the individual and the requirements of the social environment. Students with a low level of adaptability and mal-adaptability were not found. The defined statistically significant relationship of social intelligence with adaptability (direct) and maladaptive (reverse) shows the influence of social intelligence on the effectiveness of socio-psychological adaptation of students. The results of the research proved that social intelligence is a factor of socio-psychological adaptation of students with special educational needs during distance learning.
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Introduction & Objectives: COVID-19 infection is hypothesized to have a potentially negative effect on male fertility through direct damage to the testes. The current trial is aimed at investigating the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on fertility and determining if viral bodies directly damage testicularfunction.Materials & Methods: This prospective study included controls comprising healthy participants and cases of patients suffering from pneumoniabased on chest CT and a positive of SARS-CoV-2 throat swab exhibited only moderate symptoms in accordance with the WHO classification.Extensive epidemiological, clinical, laboratory (hormonal levels, etc.) and ultrasound data (color doppler ultrasound of the scrotum) were collected. Asperm examination was performed in cases during their COVID-19 related hospital stay and 3 months after the discharge home. We also assessedthe testicles of COVID-19 patients who died of their disease (n=20) obtained during autopsies.Results: A total of 88 participants were included (44 controls and 44 cases). Blood testosterone levels were below normal (local reference values,5-50 nmol/ml) in 27.3% of the cases (12/44). The mean level (7.3±2.7 nmol/ml) was lower than that in the healthy controls (13.5±5.2 nmol/ml,p<0.001). At 3 months after discharge, the level returned to normal (13.7±4.5 nmol/ml) and was no different from that of the controls. An increase inLH and FSH was also detected compared to the healthy controls (p=0.047 and p=0.002). The spermogram revealed decreased motility in COVID-19patients (p=0.001), and higher number of immobile sperm (during COVID-19 – 58.8% and at 3 months 47.4%, p=0.005). All these parametersreturned to normal at 3 months after discharge. As for pathology findings, in the majority of autopsies (18/20) structural disorders of the testiculartissue, with signs of damage to germ cells were observed.Conclusions: COVID-19 and its treatment significantly affect hormone levels and sperm quality during the disease. Postmortem examinationconfirms inflammation and viral infiltration of the testicles. However, in those who had moderate to severe disease, decline in hormone levels andsperm quality was transient with values returning to baseline at 3 months