Samir Diouny

@fmd-uh2c.ac.ma

Casablanca School of Dental Medicine
Hassan II University of Casablanca

Samir Diouny


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Dr. Samir DOUNY holds a bachelor degree in linguistics, an MA in Applied linguistics and a Ph.D. in neurolinguistics from the University of Hassan II in Morocco. Currently, He is a professor of psycholinguistics and neurolingustics at Casablanca School of Medical Dentistry in Morocco. Dr. Diouny was a visiting lecturer at the Laboratory of Jacques-Lordat and Brain Institute in Toulouse, France, and a Fulbright grantee on two occasions, once to read for a joint PhD program (1998-2000) and the second as a post-doctoral researcher (2007). He is a fellow member of the Moroccan Society of Neurology and the Clinical Neuroscience and Mental Health Laboratory at Casablanca School of Medicine and Pharmacy.

EDUCATION

2010 E-Course in Applied Linguistics, UMBA, USA
2005 Joint Ph.D Program. UNversity of Texas at Austion & Hassan II University,Mohammedia. Morocco. Linguistics.
1986 M.A. Durham University. UK. TESOL
1985 B.A. Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco. English language and Literature.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Arts and Humanities, Language and Linguistics, Neuroscience
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Scopus Publications

441

Scholar Citations

12

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Scopus Publications

  • The Impact of Explicit Metacognitive Writing Strategy Training in English (L3) on Arabic-French–English Trilingual Learners’ Writing Outcomes
    Hassane Razkane, Adil Youssef Sayeh, Samir Diouny, Mohamed Yeou
    English Teaching and Learning, 2024
  • Cognitive retroactive transfer of metacognitive reading strategies from English (L3) into French (L2) among trilingual learners
    Hassane Razkane, Samir Diouny
    International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
  • The adaptation of the Object and Action Naming Battery into Moroccan Arabic: Norms for name agreement, frequency, imageability, visual complexity, and age of acquisition
    Youssef Rami, Samir Diouny, Mohamed Yeou, Najib Kissani
    Applied Neuropsychology Adult, 2024
    INTRODUCTION The ability to name pictures has been investigated widely in healthy people and clinical populations. The Object and Action Naming Battery (OANB) is widely used for psycholinguistic research, aphasia research, and clinical practice. Normative databases for pictorial stimuli have been conducted in language processing studies to control for various psycholinguistic variables known to affect the availability of picture names. The present study provides Moroccan Arabic norms for name agreement, familiarity, imageability, visual complexity, and age of acquisition for 100 line drawings of actions and 162 line drawings of objects taken from Druks and Masterson. METHODS AND PROCEDURES 160 healthy Moroccan Arabic-speaking individuals participated in this study. Name agreement values for the OANB items were collected from forty subjects, followed by collecting data for the psycholinguistic variables: spoken-word frequency, imageability, visual complexity, and age of acquisition from 120 participants. RESULTS The Moroccan Arabic OANB (MA-OANB) comprises 70 objects and 60 action pictures. 77% of the nouns and 68% of the verbs obtained 100% target responses. A minimum of 93 percent name agreement was reached for the remaining items. Norms were also collected for the following psycholinguistic variables: spoken-word frequency, imageability, age of acquisition, and visual complexity. CONCLUSION The stimuli can be used for various psycholinguistic investigations and also for assessment and therapeutic purposes in Morocco.
  • Cross-cultural adaptation of the Moroccan version of the Mini-Mental State Examination: A preliminary study
    Youssef Rami, Samir Diouny, Najib Kissani, Mohamed Yeou
    Applied Neuropsychology Adult, 2024
    INTRODUCTION The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is widely used for dementia screening. The purpose of this study was twofold. First, to cross-culturally adapt the Moroccan Arabic version of MMSE (MA-MMSE) to screen dementia among literate and illiterate elderly Moroccans, and second to analyze its psychometric properties. METHODS The MA-MMSE was administered to 80 elderly patients, 28 were females and 52 were males. Among all the participants, 22 showed evidence of dementia. Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC), internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were investigated. The test-retest reliability was assessed by Spearman correlation analysis. Cronbach's α coefficients for internal consistency between total scores and subscores of the test were calculated. RESULTS Areas under the ROC curve in literate and illiterate elderly Moroccans participants corresponded to 0.932 and 0.936, respectively. The cutoff point of 21/22 on the MA-MMSE in literate elderly had the highest sensitivity (85.7%), specificity (94.7%), and a positive likelihood ratio of (16.29%), whereas the cutoff point of 18/19 of the screening test in illiterate elderly yielded the highest sensitivity (92.9%), specificity (95.0%), and a positive likelihood ratio of (18.57%). The Cronbach's α values of the MA-MMSE for literate and illiterate elderly Moroccans were higher than 0.7. Thirty subjects were randomly selected for participation in the test-retest protocol. Participants were retested after an interval of 4-6 weeks. The test-retest reliability for total scores was significant 0.78 (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION The findings provide preliminary evidence that the MA-MMSE is a feasible instrument for dementia screening.
  • Tense and agreement in Moroccan Arabic agrammatism: Evidence for task effects
    Samir Diouny, Loubna El Ouardi
    Aphasiology, 2023
  • Eleventh-grade Students' Use of Metacognitive Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L3)
    Hassane Razkane, Adil Youssef Sayeh, Samir Diouny, Mohamed Yeou, and
    International Journal of Instruction, 2023
  • Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of "Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire" into Moroccan Arabic
    Farid Bourzgui, Samir Diouny, Hadam Mkhantar, Zineb Serhier, Mohamed Bennani Othmani
    International Journal of Dentistry, 2020
    Introduction. The malocclusion index questionnaire (MIQ) is widely used in research and clinical practice. To our knowledge, there are no studies of its use in Moroccan patients. Aim. The objective of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the malocclusion impact questionnaire (MIQ) into Moroccan Arabic and to assess its reliability and validity among a sample of young Moroccan teenagers. The PIDAQ was cross-culturally adapted into Malay version by forward- and backward-translation processes, followed by psychometric validation. Materials and Methods. The MIQ was cross-culturally adapted into Moroccan Arabic by forward- and backward-translation processes, followed by psychometric validations. The MIQ was completed by a representative sample of 94 Moroccan adolescents aged 12–17 years selected randomly from five public schools of Casablanca. Internal consistency reliability was determined from Cronbach’s alpha, and the intraclass coefficient of the item scores was obtained in 1 month in a subset of 30 subjects. Data were analyzed using the Statistical SPSS software, version 16.0, SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA. Results. The MIQ was completed twice by each participant at one-month interval to assess test reliability; the intraclass coefficient was r = 0.958, showing an excellent reproducibility. The internal consistency demonstrated the reliability of the questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.917. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed by evaluation of the relationship between the total scores of the MIQ and normative need for orthodontic treatment according to ICON. The questionnaire showed an insignificant correlation (0.129, p&lt;0.05). Conclusion. The Moroccan Arabic version of the MIQ was found to be reliable, whereas it has unacceptable validity according to ICON, and hence, it is unlikely to be a useful measure in orthodontic clinical trials for Moroccan adolescents.
  • Adaptive Nonlinear Mppt Control For Pv System With Resonant Dc/Dc Converter
    Arpn Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2018
  • The impact of malocclusion on oral health related quality of life in orthodontic patients
    Malocclusion Causes Complications and Treatment, 2018
  • Crosscultural translation and adaptation of the Moroccan version of the child-oral impacts on daily performance 11-14 oral health-related quality of life
    Farid Bourzgui, Laila Lazrak, Zineb Serhier, Samir Diouny, MohamedBennani Othmani
    Journal of International Oral Health, 2017
    Aims: This study aimed to cross-culturally translate and adapt the Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) measure into Moroccan Arabic and assess its reliability and validity. Materials and Methods: The original Child-OIDP was translated from English into Moroccan Arabic and back again. The Moroccan version of the Child-OIDP instrument was, then, validated on 11–14-year-old school children in Casablanca, Morocco, who responded to questions assessing their perceived oral problems. Results: The study revealed that the average score of Child-OIDP was 8.3 (standard deviation 8.7). Internal consistency was confirmed with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.58; the testing-retesting procedures showed a satisfactory reproducibility (r = 0.93). The convergent validity was very satisfactory; the Child-OIDP score increased when the children had dental problems. The Child-OIDP score was able to discriminate the different sociodemographic groups. Conclusion: The study showed that the Moroccan version of the Child-OIDP had satisfactory psychometric properties, and is, therefore, a valid and reliable instrument.
  • Adaptation and validation of the Moroccan Arabic version of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ)
    F. Bourzgui, Z. Serhier, M. Sebbar, S. Diouny, M. Bennani Othmani, et al.
    Saudi Dental Journal, 2015
  • Prevalence of stress in casablanca medical students: A cross-sectional study
    Dalal Ben Loubir, Zeineb Serhier, Samir Diouny, Omar Battas, Mohamed Agoub, et al.
    Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
  • The E-learning experience in medical school of Casablanca
    Ihssane Lembachar, Samir Diouny, Zineb Serhier, Mohammed Bennani Othmani
    Healthcare Informatics and Analytics Emerging Issues and Trends, 2014
  • Craniomandibular disorders and mandibular reference position in orthodontic treatment
    Farid Bourzgui, Hakima Aghoutan, Samir Diouny
    International Journal of Dentistry, 2013
  • Medical informatics in morocco
    M. Bennani Othmani, S. Diouny, O. Bouhaddou
    Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 2013
  • The application of a telemedicine management system: The case of a moroccan hospital unit
    M. Bennani Othmani, S. Diouny, O. Boumalif
    Assistive Technology, 2012
  • A histologic study of peri-implant soft tissues: Orthodontic's anchorage miniscrews
    Soft Tissue Composition Mechanisms of Injury and Repair, 2012
  • Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the knee and hip health-related quality of life (OAKHQoL) in a Moroccan Arabic-speaking population
    Z. Serhier, T. Harzy, S. ELfakir, S. Diouny, K. El Rhazi, et al.
    Rheumatology International, 2012
  • Medical informatics in Morocco: Casablanca Medical Informatics Laboratory.
    Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 2007

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Modern Standard Arabic Versions of the Berlin Questionnaire and Epworth Sleepiness Scale
    Z Lahrichi, I El Bassity, Z Serhier, S Diouny, A Khoubila, EM Jouhadi, ...
    Cureus 17 (4) , 2025
    2025
  • The impact of explicit metacognitive writing strategy training in English (L3) on Arabic-French–English trilingual learners’ writing outcomes
    H Razkane, AY Sayeh, S Diouny, M Yeou
    English Teaching & Learning 48 (4), 573-602 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • Proverb and idiom processing impairments in Moroccan Arabic patients with Alzheimer’s disease
    M El Jaouhari, M Goral, N Kissani, J Orazem, S Diouny
    Revue Langues et Littératures 29 (1), 67-96 , 2024
    2024
  • Cross-cultural adaptation of the Moroccan version of the Mini-Mental State Examination: A preliminary study
    Y Rami, S Diouny, N Kissani, M Yeou
    Applied Neuropsychology: Adult 31 (4), 595-600 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Cognitive retroactive transfer of metacognitive reading strategies from English (L3) into French (L2) among trilingual learners
    H Razkane, S Diouny
    International Journal of Multilingualism 21 (2), 1092-1115 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 26
  • Tense and agreement in Moroccan Arabic agrammatism: Evidence for task effects
    S Diouny, L El Ouardi
    Aphasiology 37 (9), 1315-1334 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Awareness of risk factors for breast cancer among Casablanca medical students
    B Karima, S Zineb, D Samir, BO Mohamed
    Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care 8 (2), 311-317 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Parental response to children’s chronic pain
    K Bendahhou, Z Serhier, S Diouny, M Simou, FZ Mouzoun, A Niyonsaba, ...
    Cureus 15 (5) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Women’s knowledge and attitudes towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Morocco
    K Bendahhou, Z Serhier, S Diouny, K Ouadii, A Barkouk, A Niyonsaba, ...
    Cureus 15 (4) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 6
  • Parental Response to Children’s Chronic Pain
    B Karima, S Zineb, D Samir, S Mehdi, MF Zahra, N Adelin, C Atimad, ...
    Cureus 15 (5) , 2023
    2023
  • Eleventh-grade students’ use of metacognitive reading strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L3)
    H Razkane, AY Sayeh, S Diouny, M Yeou
    International Journal of Instruction 16 (1), 573-588 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 29
  • The adaptation of the Object and Action Naming Battery into Moroccan Arabic: Norms for name agreement, frequency, imageability, visual complexity, and age of acquisition
    Y Rami, S Diouny, M Yeou, N Kissani
    Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-9 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Pain perception in patients treated with ligating/self-ligating brackets versus patients treated with aligners
    F Bourzgui, R Fastani, S Khairat, S Diouny, M El Had, Z Serhier, ...
    Current Trends in Orthodontics , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Pronoun production in Moroccan Arabic agrammatism
    LEOSDM Yeou
    The 35th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, 61-62 , 2022
    2022
  • Assessement of the nasal shape after orthognathic maxillary surgery
    F Bourzgui, S Diouny, I Tougui, A El Omari, Z Serhier, MB Othmani
    Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences 8 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 2
  • Grammatical-lexical pronoun dissociation in Moroccan Arabic agrammatism
    L El Ouardi, S Diouny
    ExLing 2021, 73 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 2
  • Reverse transfer of metacognitive reading strategies of Moroccan trilingual learners
    H Razkane, S Diouny
    Proceedings of 12th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics … , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 3
  • Validation of the Moroccan Arabic version of the Token Test
    Y Rami, S Diouny, N Kissani, A Boudanga
    ExLing 2021, 189 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • Use of the Moroccan Arabic version of mini-linguistic state examination (MLSE) to study language disorders in patients with Alzheimer's disease
    M Taiebine, S Diouny, MEA Faris, M Benabdeljlil, K Al Zemmouri
    Journal of the Neurological Sciences 429 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 5
  • Time Reference in Non-fluent Moroccan-Arabic Speaking Aphasic Patients
    SDMY Loubna El Ouardi
    3rd. Doctoral Symposium, 51-70 , 2021
    2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ)
    NPI Bourzgui F , Serhier Z , Sebbar M , Diouny S , Bennani Othmani M
    SAUDI DENTAL JOURNAL 27 (2), 38-3 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 48
  • Prevalence of stress in Casablanca medical students: a cross-sectional study
    DB Loubir, Z Serhier, S Diouny, O Battas, M Agoub, MB Othmani
    The Pan African Medical Journal 19, 149 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 48
  • A comparative study of online and face-to-face learning in dental education
    F Bourzgui, S Alami, S Diouny
    EC Dent Sci 19 (3), 1-11 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 30
  • Eleventh-grade students’ use of metacognitive reading strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L3)
    H Razkane, AY Sayeh, S Diouny, M Yeou
    International Journal of Instruction 16 (1), 573-588 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 29
  • Cognitive retroactive transfer of metacognitive reading strategies from English (L3) into French (L2) among trilingual learners
    H Razkane, S Diouny
    International Journal of Multilingualism 21 (2), 1092-1115 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 26
  • Craniomandibular disorders and mandibular reference position in orthodontic treatment
    F Bourzgui, H Aghoutan, S Diouny
    International Journal of Dentistry 2013 (1), 890942 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 26
  • Tense/agreement in Moroccan Arabic: The tree-pruning hypothesis
    S Diouny
    Finnish Journal of Linguistics, 141-169 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 20
  • Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the knee and hip health-related quality of life (OAKHQoL) in a Moroccan Arabic-speaking population
    Z Serhier, T Harzy, S ELfakir, S Diouny, K El Rhazi, M Bennani Othmani, ...
    Rheumatology international 32 (4), 1015-1023 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 19
  • The impact of explicit metacognitive writing strategy training in English (L3) on Arabic-French–English trilingual learners’ writing outcomes
    H Razkane, AY Sayeh, S Diouny, M Yeou
    English Teaching & Learning 48 (4), 573-602 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • Motivational factors influencing career choices of Moroccan dental students
    F Bourzgui, Z Abidine, Z Serhier, S Diouny, MB Othmani
    Profession 170, 22-26 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 15
  • Some aspects of Moroccan Arabic agrammatism
    S Diouny
    Cambridge Scholars Publishing , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 14
  • Early Treatment of Anterior Crossbite Relating to
    S Alami, H Aghoutan, F El Quars, S Diouny, F Bourzgui
    Emerging Trends in Oral Health Sciences and Dentistry, 341 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 13
  • Cross-cultural adaptation of the Moroccan version of the Mini-Mental State Examination: A preliminary study
    Y Rami, S Diouny, N Kissani, M Yeou
    Applied Neuropsychology: Adult 31 (4), 595-600 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Medical informatics in morocco
    O Bouhaddou, MB Othmani, S Diouny
    Yearbook of Medical Informatics 22 (01), 190-196 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 11
  • Medical informatics in Morocco: Casablanca Medical Informatics Laboratory
    MB Othmani, S Diouny, K Balar
    Yearbook of Medical Informatics 16 (01), 138-140 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 9
  • Awareness of risk factors for breast cancer among Casablanca medical students
    B Karima, S Zineb, D Samir, BO Mohamed
    Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care 8 (2), 311-317 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Cross‐Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire” into Moroccan Arabic
    F Bourzgui, S Diouny, H Mkhantar, Z Serhier, M Bennani Othmani
    International Journal of Dentistry 2020 (1), 8854922 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 8
  • The application of a telemedicine management system: the case of a Moroccan hospital unit
    M Bennani Othmani, S Diouny, O Boumalif
    Assistive Technology 24 (3), 209-213 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 8
  • The prognosis of impacted maxillary canines and orthodontic management
    F Bourzgui, S Diouny, MM Khazana, Z Serhier, MB Othman
    International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5 (3), 1-1 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Women’s knowledge and attitudes towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Morocco
    K Bendahhou, Z Serhier, S Diouny, K Ouadii, A Barkouk, A Niyonsaba, ...
    Cureus 15 (4) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 6