Vol 3 No.1

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    Behavioral and Social Determinants of Early Childhood Caries among Palestinian Preschoolers in Jerusalem area: A Cross-sectional Study
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 0011-05-22) Saif Amer; Elham Kateeb
    Background: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a public health problem that is influenced by biological, behavioural, psychosocial, and economic determinants predisposed by children’s environment.
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    Treatment Autism Spectrum Disease by Cannabis
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Dania Ibraheem; Mahmoud AL Hmamreh; Maysa Nabulsi
    Introduction: About 1-2 out of 160 people are affected by autism in the world, meaning that the percentage of people with autism in the world is 1%. In light of this huge number of people with autism every year, new ways are being tried to reduce the symptoms of this disease.
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    Vitamin B12 Status among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Gaza Strip
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Huda Sami; Abu Dalal; Khitam Esam El-Zomarah; Reem Mahmoud J'arour; Ahmad Soliman Al- Shorafa; Atef Masad; Faten Elian
    Background: In the world, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a rising health burden, with an estimated 20 million people affected. CKD is characterized as either a prolonged decrease in kidney function with a rate of glomerular filtration below 60 ml/min/1.73 mt2 or evidence of damage to the kidneys. The key factor contributing to chronic renal failure (CRF) anemia is the lack of erythropoietin, iron deficiency and reduced red cell lifespan. Nutritional deficiency, vegetarian diet, or deranged vitamin metabolism are another possibility in uremic patients.
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    المشاريع الصغيرة ودورها في تعزيز مكانة المرأة في المجتمع
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) ليليان طارق عمرو; عبير رشدي قنيبي
    الخلفية: تشكل المشاريع الصغيرة موردا مهما في الاقتصاد الوطني من خلال مساهمتها في تغطية احتياجات السوق وفي الناتج المحلي الإجمالي، وتقليل نسب البطالة لاستيعابها للأيدي العاملة الفلسطينية وتعتبر المشاريع الصغيرة فرصة لتوفير مصدر دخل خاصة لذوي الدخل المتدني. وقد تم تسليط الضوء عليها حديثا نظرا لاستغلال المرأة لحاجة المجتمع التنموية فعملت على ابراز دورها في ابتكار المشاريع الصغيرة من العدم والعمل بها وادارتها على مستوى معين. كما أن المشاريع الصغيرة هي فرصة تساعد المرأة في الاعتماد على نفسها ماديا ومعنويا واثبات ذاتها في المجتمع وزيادة ثقتها بنفسها وهي فضاء يُطلق العنان لإبداعات المرأة وابتكاراتها ويُعينها في قضاء حاجاتها بنفسها
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    Influence of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a survey of 5896 individuals Open Access Journal of Translational Medicine
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Afnan W. M. Jobran; Mohamed Abouzid; Dina M. El‐Sherif; Nael Kamel Eltewacy; Nesrine Ben; Hadj Dahman; Salah A. Okasha; Sherief Ghozy; Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam; Nael Kamel Eltewacy
    Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected health and lifestyle behaviors of people globally.This project aims to identify the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behavior of individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during confinement.
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    The Prediction of the Size of the Femoral Component used in Knee Replacement Surgery in Relation to Patient’s Height, Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Gender, and Age
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Sereen Ahmed Halayqeh; Mai Ali Al-Fayyadh; Jihad Al-Ajlouni
    Background: Degenerative knee osteoarthritis is a common medical condition worldwide. Recent research projects proved that Total knee Replacement (TKR) is a successful surgery for treating osteoarthritis after failure of non-surgical interventions to restore the function of the joint and improve patient’s quality of life.
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    Symptom Variability in Medication-Naïve Patients with Major Depressive Disorder as a Proxy to Predict Response to Treatment
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Rosaline Abu Sabbah; Abdul-Rahman S. Sawalma; Mohmmad M. Herzallah
    Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is characterized by episodes of low mood and loss of interest for two or more consecutive weeks. It is considered to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Only 30% of patients with MDD achieve full remission after treatment with antidepressants, psychotherapy or neuromodulation. It is unknown whether response to treatment depends on the baseline expression of MDD symptoms among patients.
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    Six Passengers
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Tala Salem; Laura Menchaca Ruiz
    Objectives: My project illustrates the struggles of Palestinian students caused by the Israeli occupation. Palestinian students in every Palestinian university are affected by the Israeli occupation during their educational journey. The struggle never ends, and no matter how small it may seem at times, it exists and it builds up over time in the student’s life. My project aims to portray this to my target audience, which is everyone, Palestinians and foreigners, to tell a story and to inspire, to archive and to resist.
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    Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Palestinians
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Lama Diriyeh; Yazan Hussien; Reem Ladadwa
    Background: In the context of COVID-19 global pandemic, vaccines are one of the effective measures to control the effects of the virus. Vaccine Hesitancy is one of the underlying issues facing vaccinations and refers to “a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability.” It can stem from many factors such as marginalization and social exclusion, negative experiences at health services, or misinformation about vaccines circulated on unregulated social media platforms. This issue is complex and depends on economic and socio-cultural factors and shapes our health and clinical situation and should thus be further studied and examined.
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    سرطان الثدي ورسالة توعية للكشف المبكر
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) لانه نايف قفيشة; عبير رشدي قنيبي
    الخلفية: إن سرطان الثدي ورم مصدره في نسيج الثدي حيث هناك عدة أنواع منه لكن في جميعها هناك أهمية حاسمة للكشف المبكر لأن الكشف والعلاج المبكر يزيدان جدا من احتمالات الشفاء من المرض حيث يسجل العالم سنويًا نحو 1.38 مليون حالة جديدة للإصابة بسرطان الثدي، و458 ألف حالة وفاة، وفقًا لتقديرات الوكالة الدولية لبحوث السرطان. وأشارت تقارير وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية إلى أن الثدي هو أكثر أنواع السرطان شيوعًا بين النساء في جميع بلدان العالم، وفي فلسطين يأتي سرطان الثدي في مقدمة السرطانات التي تصيب الإناث وبنسبة 31.1% من مجموع السرطانات المُبلغ عنها لدى الإناث، وبمعدل حدوث يبلغ 40 حالة جديدة سنويًا في كل 100,000 (مئة ألف) من الإناث. وأن سرطان الثدي يأتي في مقدمة الأمراض المؤدية إلى وفيات الإناث وبنسبة تصل إلى 24% من مجموع وفيات الإناث بالسرطان في فلسطين. إن الاكتشاف المبكر لسرطان الثدي بواسطة التصوير الإشعاعي للثدي بالماموغرام يزيد وبشكل كبير -بفضل الله -من نسبة الشفاء والبقاء على قيد الحياة كما ويزيد من خيارات وفعالية العلاج
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    The Impact of Information Sources on COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) among University Students: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Israa Baker; Nizar Marzouqa; Bashar Nafe’ Yaghi; Samer Osama Adawi; Shahd Yousef; Tayseer Nedal Sabooh; Nataly Mazen Salhab; Hiba Mahmoud Khrishi; Yahya Qabaja; Abanoub Riad; Elham Kateeb; Sameh Attia
    Background: COVID-19 is an emerging respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus accompanied by a tsunami of misinformation and fake news. This can weaken the public health responses by affecting the COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the public.
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    Alpha and Theta Band Power Alterations on EEG are Linked to Psychological, but not Somatic, Symptom Severity in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Nawras A. Sawafta; Abdul-Rahman S. Sawalma; Mohammad M. Herzallah
    Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by low mood, loss of pleasure, and other psychological and somatic symptoms. Previous studies show that MDD is associated with changes in alpha and theta oscillations measured by electroencephalography (EEG). Yet, most studies did not differentiate between subsets of MDD symptoms and their relationship to different brain oscillations.
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    Assessing the Level of Efficiency of Translating Intertextuality in Mahmoud Darwish's Poetry: A Translation from Arabic to English
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Sondus Abu Rayyan; Shoroq Irjan; Taleen Rahil
    Background: Translators constantly face the problem of preserving meanings when translating any text, let alone a text filled with intertextual references and underlying messages. This is because the process of translation is not only translating a text into another but also a process of translating cultures and religions and a process of decontextualization and recontextualization.
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    Antipsychotic Medications: Adherence and Availability in East Jerusalem
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Fatima Hamad; Rahaf Jubeh; Maysa Nabulsi
    Background: Schizophrenia is a severe illness affecting all life aspects of the patients including work, self-care and capacity to establish interpersonal relationships. It is known to affect about 1.0% of the population. Despite the fact that adherence to antipsychotic medications is the cornerstone in the treatment and prevention of relapse of the disease, non-adherence is a major problem among schizophrenia patients.
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    Death Anxiety in Palestinian and American Undergraduates in Time of COVID-19
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Dania Nabilsi; Haitham Abu Zeina; Kloteld Zreneh; Natalia Ghattas; Stephanie Saieh; Tuleen Asmari; Nahida Al-Arja
    Background: Death Anxiety is a form of anxiety that is characterized by a fear of one's own death or the process of dying. In response to the new Covid-19 pandemic and its complications in regard to the overwhelming reminders and transmissions of death scenarios, rising figures on the news, and the death of loved ones, The Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety was assisted in measuring Palestinian and American students' lever of death anxiety.
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    Carbon Nano-Dots from Natural Resources as Optical Sensors for Iron Ions/Fe3+: A Review
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Marah Daraghmah; Aseel Yaseen; Tamara Hanani; Shadi Sawalha
    Carbon nanodots (CDs) are a new category of carbon nanomaterials with sizes under 10 nm, displaying a range of fascinating properties. Broadly speaking, they can be described as small, surface functionalized carbonaceous nanoparticles characterized by an intense and tunable fluorescence, a marked sensitivity to the environment and a range of interesting photochemical properties. CDs are currently the subject of very intense research, motivated by their possible applications in many fields, including bio-imaging, nano-sensing and photo- catalysis. Also, CDs have really been synthesized from a large variety of precursors, natural resources and some waste materials. There are many methods for the synthesis of CDs for example Arc Discharge, Laser ablation, Chemical Oxidation and Hydrothermal Synthesis. Hydrothermal Synthesis method was the most commonly used in the synthesis of CDs. Since the setup is simple and with high Quantum Yield, the result particle is almost uniform in size. In this work, we searched for the different natural resources of CDs and identify their synthesis methods, properties and some of their applications, 69 natural sources of CDs were found. We found nearly 21 natural resources of CDs for sensing iron ions Fe3+, that has a great importance in monitoring iron levels in the water, whose excess may cause many diseases.
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    Consequences of Covid-19 Infection in Adult Patients at Least 10 Months of Infection in West Bank: A Retrospective Study
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Ahmad Abu Sada; Marwan Shtaya; Atheer Shaheen; Iyad Jo'beh; Bayan Qtishat; Tareq Jarrar; Noor Halaseh; Duha Dodeen; Ahmad Zuhair; Hussein Hallak
    Background: The world these days still facing the COVID-19 pandemic, that mainly caused by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2. Reports show that the first cases of the virus were observed in Wuhan, Hubei, China. At first most cases compline of respiratory symptoms and sometimes respiratory distress that causes death in some cases. However, the disease shows its effect on other systems, including the cardiovascular, central nervous and gastrointestinal. As time passed with the pandemic many strains of the virus started to appear that caused the variation of symptoms severity, types and disease spreading. Covid-19 long term consequences these days remain unclear, due to the lack of research on this topic in the whole world and especially in the middle east, so our research was directed to gather more information about the topic and to see if there is a significant complication. Our retrospective study was directed toward Palestinians who were confirmed to be infected with covid-19 by The Palestinian Health Ministry in (25th November to 15th December 2020) and to see the long-term manifestation on them.
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    Awareness, Attitudes and Usage of Botox and Dermal Fillers Among Al Quds University Students
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Nuha Emour; Ibtihal Abu Alhawa; Maisa Nabulsi
    Background: The world in all its aspects is constantly evolving and progressing, and so is the cosmetic world. Based on research, the use of Botox and filler injections is currently number one in the world for anti-aging cosmetic surgery. In Palestine, the use as well as the pros and cons of these cosmetics is still unveiled.
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    Using Dimensionality Reduction to Decode the Cognitive Correlates of Psychological Trauma in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Abdallah Khaled Ahmed Ramadan; Ayman A. Salman; Oday M. Abushalbaq; Abdul-Rahman S. Sawalma; Mahmud A. Sehwail; Mohmmad M. Herzallah
    Background: Exposure to psychological trauma usually marks monumental changes in an individual’s clinical features, cognitive function, and underlying neural circuitry. A fraction of exposed individuals will develop subsequent post-raumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To date, there is no clear understanding of the cognitive consequences of exposure to psychological trauma, especially that which is related to PTSD. This could be attributed to the use of generic constructs to describe clinical features and cognitive function.
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    Effect of Online Learning Due to COVID-19 on Mental Health among Medical Students in Gaza City
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Mosheer Al-Dhdouh; Mustafa Abu Jayyeb; Khamis Elessi
    Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), originated in Wuhan city of China, has spread rapidly worldwide, sending millions of people into lockdown. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. In light of the rising concern about the current COVID-19 pandemic, almost all universities worldwide have switched to online learning.