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Characterizing Goal-Directed Behavior in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorde
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2020-09-10)Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Children with ADHD show impaired motivational behavior. For example, they tend to select small, ... -
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Onion Peels Extract and Fortification of White Wheat Flour to Prevent Health Hazard
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2020-09-10)The oxidation eliminates health benefits of edible oil and cause many human hazards, which can be reduced by using natural antioxidant phenolic extracts. Yellow onion peel has been reported to contain the phenols of different ... -
Bacterial Contamination on Used Toothbrushes
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)My senior project is about the bacterial contamination of used toothbrushes aims to evaluate and identify the bacterial contamination on daily used toothbrushes. I distributed 50 toothbrushes among students living in dorms. ... -
Body Mass Index and Lifestyle Habits as Predictors of Health in Palestinian Adults: A cross-Sectional Study
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)prevalence of obesity has led to rising numbers of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and other leading conditions. Poor lifestyle, in the form of poor diet and lack of proper sleep and ... -
Curcumin Nitrification Enhances Its Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and most drugs currently available for the treatment of cancer have limited potential. Natural products or their structural relatives have been the mainstay of cancer chemotherapy ... -
Determining the Impact of the ASP Health Club’s Non-Smoking Initiative Awareness Campaign on Elementary Students’ Exposure to Second-Hand Smoking
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the ASP Heart Health Club awareness campaigns had an effect on children’s exposure to second-hand smoke or not. The sample we have chosen was a random sample, with a number ... -
Determining the Impact of the ASP Health Club’s Nutrition Initiative Awareness Campaign on Elementary Students’ Eating Habits
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Recent modernization is day by day dominating our life more than ever before. That modernization impacts a lot of aspects, and one of the most crucial aspects is human nutrition. It impacts all ages; however, specifically, ... -
Determining the Impact of the ASP Health Club’s Sports Initiative Awareness Campaign on Elementary Students’ Physical Activity Habits
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Ever increasing sedentary lifestyles have brought on many issues in the health and wellness of school aged children, particularly those in the third grade through fifth grade level. According to a literature review by the ... -
Effect of Sociodemographic Factors and Antipsychotics on Quality of Life in Palestinian Patients with Schizophrenia
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Quality of life has a vital role in developing treatments that can help individuals with schizophrenia to lead more fulfilling and satisfying lives. To date, there are limited studies regarding the quality of life (QoL) ... -
Serotonin Transporter Genotype Modulates the Effects of Dopamine Transporter Genotype on Learning from Positive and Negative Feedback
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)People vary in their learning from positive or negative feedback. Feedback-based learning is modulated by two main neuromodulators, dopamine and serotonin. Dopamine is a key player in positive feedback processing, where ... -
Status of Healthcare for b-Thalassemia Patients in the West Bank
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Evaluation of thalassemia patients can be demanding because of the plentiful potential disease sequences and absence of available therapies other than transfusion and bone marrow (BM) transplantation, both of which have ... -
Strategies in the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) with uncertain etiology. A retrospective study was conducted in which medical record of 58 Crohn’s disease patients at ... -
The Association between Dopamine Score and Feedback-Based Learning in Healthy Undergraduates
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)People vary in their cognitive performance. In particular, evidence shows that the neurotransmitter dopamine plays an important role in modulating feedback-based learning. Enhanced dopamine levels are related to better ... -
The Influence of Dopamine Transporter Gene Polymorphisms on Hippocampus Cognitive Function of Generalization
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)The human ability to generalize previously learned information and stimuli to novel situations is essential for adaptation. It has been shown that the interactions between the basal ganglia and the medial temporal lobe may ... -
The Influence of Serotonin Transporter on Rule of generalization and Acquired Equivalence
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)People vary in their cognitive performance; prior studies have shown that cognition is sub-served by different brain regions. For example, studies have demonstrated the significant and dissociable roles of the basal ganglia ... -
The Predictive Value of CBC for Febrile Seizures: Retrospective Study
(Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2019-09-10)Febrile seizures (FS) are seizures that occur between 3-72 months of age, with a temperature of 38 C or higher, absence of central nervous system infection, and incidence of 2-5% in neurologically healthy children. Two ...
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