2024 MDT PRO

1. Susan C. Jarratt, Professor Emerita, University of California, Irvine, USA.
   Title: Imagining the Mediterranean in the Ancient Greco-Roman Worldd.
2. Bok Hee Kim, Professor, Andong National University, South Korea.
   Title: The Ban on Tournaments and the Emergence of Joust.
3. Banu Akcesme, Professor, Erciyes University, Türkiye.
   Çağrı Şarlar, Professor, Erciyes University, Türkiye.
   Hasan Baktir, Professor, Erciyes University, Türkiye.
   Bilal Genç, Professor, Erciyes University, Türkiye.
   Title: Exploring Ambivalence in the Relationships between Turks and the British in Early Modern English Drama.
4. Giovanna Da Molin, Honorary President, CIRPAS – University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
   Maria Federighi, Research Fellow, CIRPAS – University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
   Title: Italian Family in the Past: Models and Studies Perspectives from 17^th to 19^th Centuries.

Discussion

1. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
   Title: Regional Effects of the Great Recession on Greek Unemployment Rates.
2.  Maria Jesus Arroyo Fernandez, Associate Professor, Director, Department of Economics, Universidad San Pabo CEU (Madrid), CEU Universities, Spain.
   Maria Carmen Garcia Centeno, Professor, Universidad San Pabo CEU (Madrid), CEU Universities, Spain.
   Pedro Fernandez Sanchez, Associate Professor, Universidad San Pabo CEU (Madrid), CEU Universities, Spain.
   Title: GREECE vs. SPAIN: Similarities and Differences in the Evolution of Unemployment in the 21^st Century.

Discussion

1. Raphael Bar-El, Professor, Sapir Academic College, Israel.
   Dafna Schwartz, Professor, Peres Academic Center and Reichman University, Israel.
   David Bentolila, Head, Logistics and Global Supply Chain Program, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel.
   Title: De-Globalization and Innovation.
2. Pinar Acar, Associate Professor, Istanbul Medipol University, Türkiye.
   Ibrahim Ajibola Akeukereke, Graduate Student, Beykoz University, Türkiye.
   Title: Darkside of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Human Resources Management.
3. Wided Boukhalfa, PhD Student, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Haifa Jmel Jabrouni, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Nadia Kheriji, PhD Student, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Ismail Gouiza, PhD Student, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Hamza Dallali, Researcher, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Meriem Hechmi, Researcher, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Rym Kefi, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
   Title: Possible Risk Variants and Future Direction for South Mediterranean Populations in Deciphering the Genetic Link between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Discussion

1. Maria Rosaria D’Acierno Canonici, Associate Professor, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy.
   Title: The Greek-Roman Theatre in the Mediterranean Area.
2. Simcha Getahun, Senior Lecturer, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel.
   Title: A Culturally Sensitive Intervention among at-Risk Youth.
3. Nicholas Pappas, Retired Professor, Sam Houston State University, USA.
   Title: Greeks in Ukraine: Their History and Present Fate.

Discussion

1. Mervyn Wighting, Professor / Program Director, Regent University, USA.
   Rene Martinez, Adjunct Professor, Regent University, USA.
   Title: Measuring Relationships between Experienced K-12 Teachers and their Students.
2. Mehmet Cevat Yıldırım, Associate Professor, Gaziantep University, Türkiye.
   Utku Özer, Research Fellow, ATINER.
   Title: Challenges Faced by Scholars in the Turkish Private Universities.
3. Laurine Dalle, Associate Professor, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 – LHUMAIN, France.
   Title: Spelling in Arabic-speaking Learners of French as a Second Language with and without Dyslexia.
4. Christina Stavrou, Teacher Trainer, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus.
   Pavlina Hadjitheodoulou, Head of In-service Teacher Training Department, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus.
   Maria Eracleous, Teacher Trainer, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus.
   Maria Pitzioli, Teacher Trainer, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus.
   Efi Paparistodemou, Teacher Trainer, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus.
   Ioanna Theotokatou, Researcher, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus.
   Title: Designing Activities for Enhancing Teachers’ Professional Learning Communities in Cyprus.

Discussion

1. Jayoung Che, Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea.
   Title: A Comparative Legal Review of Divorce System between EU and South Korea: Focusing on the Differences of No-Fault Divorce and Fault-Based Divorce.
2. Murat Gokmen, Lecturer, Düzce University & Student, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Türkiye.
   Title: A Code That Contributed to Recovery of the Ottoman Empire: 1858 Ottoman Land Code.

Discussion

1. Hasan Baktir, Professor, Erciyes University, Türkiye.
   Title: Christian and Muslim Interactions in the Mediterranean; Nabil Matar’s Bi-central Humanism.
2. Eyal Zisser, Vice Rector, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
   Title: The Middle East, Israel and the Arabs – Three Years to the Abraham Accords.
3. Mariele Merlati, Associate Professor, University of Milan, Italy.
   Title: The Ustica Tragedy in 1980 Italy. War in the Mediterranean?

Discussion

1. Anna Zanfei, Associate Professor, University of Verona, Italy.
   Title: Is Persuasive, Evaluative Discourse Fading Away? A Focus on Change and Tradition in the Promotional, Persuasive Discourse around the Mediterranean Destinations.
2. Semra Benzer, Professor, Gazi University, Türkiye.
   Title: The Growth of Crayfish, which Serves as an Indicator of Clean and Healthy Water Ecosystems.

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