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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    The Correlation between Physical Activity (or Being Physically Active) and Pain, Activities of Daily Living, and Participation among Postpartum Women Who Underwent Cesarean Delivery
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Georgina Rizqallah; Hadeel Raya; Marwa Issa; Sawsan Aliyan; Mayra Handal; Alice Mattar; Manar Jaber
    Background: During Post C-Section, postpartum women's experience a decline in the physical activity (PA) level due to insufficient pain control or excessive sedation, Pre and postpartum complications can be increased in the physically inactive women that may interfere with their daily activities and participation and with their quality of life. Thus, efficient strategies to increase or maintain PA level in the pre and postpartum period are warranted.
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    المعوقات التي تواجه األطفال ثنائيي اللغة من وجهة نظر أولياء أمورهم
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) مريم طهبوب الاموي; بعاد الخالص
    الخلفية: تعد مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة من أهم وأخطر المراحل التي يمر بها اإلنسان، ففيها تتشكل مالمح شخصيته الأولى، وتتحدد اتجاهاته وميوله، وفيها يكتسب من الخبرات والمعارف ما يالزمه حتى آخر حياته. ولهذا السبب تلقى هذه المرحلة اهتماما كبيرا، كل هذا في سبيل توفير وسط مالئم للطفل، ينمو فيه بشكل متوازن من النواحي الجسدية والعاطفية والعقلية والاجتماعية والأخلاقية. (جرادات،1979؛ خطايبة، 2017).
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    World War Zionism: A Necropolitical Study of the Jews in World War Z, State of Exception, and the Two Stages of Death
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Zeina Ali Hasan; Jamil Khader
    Background: Critics tackle how zombie literature, in general, portrays refugees, reflecting political anxieties, fears of elimination, and contagion. They also focus on analyzing the depiction of Palestinians in the World War Z’ movie and novel. However, none of the critics address the representation of the intra-ethnic Jewish conflict within the novel. By portraying the Palestinian community as unified with the Israeli one in the New State of Unified Palestine, Max Brooks manages to undermine the socio-political dimensions of the Palestinian struggle as well as the anti-Semite dimensions of Zionism.
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    Effectiveness of Using Online Technology Training Program for Post-Stroke Patients Rehabilitation
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Bara’ah Eyad Ali; Marah Husam Al-Najar; Samia Othman Abu Herbed; Rola Mohammad Omar; Mohammad Kraizem
    Background: The high incidence of stroke makes it one of the most important causes of adult disability, it also causes sensory, motor, cognitive, and visual impairments and restricts performance of activities of daily living. In the field of post-stroke rehabilitation, an innovative online technology training program has been widely used in post-stroke rehabilitation, whose effectiveness and safety have been widely verified. To date, however, there are few studies evaluating the effect of immersive online technology training program on post-stroke rehabilitation. This study outlines the application efficacy of immersive online technology training program rehabilitation of stroke patients at home. Objectives: The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the using online technology training program if it is effective for post-stroke patients Rehabilitation.
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    Quantifiable Structured Clinical Diagnosis for Psychiatry: An Integration of Machine Learning and Cloud Computing Approaches to Achieve Scalability
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Laith Azzam Ayasa; Matthew Toegel; Joman Y. Natsheh; Mohmmad M. Herzallah
    Background: Current diagnostic systems for psychiatric disorders suffer many limitations that hinder their applicability. The diagnosis of psychiatric disorders is exclusively conducted by clinicians using lengthy interviews that lack sensitivity and specificity. According to recent clinical trials, only a fraction of patients with psychiatric disorders respond to initial treatment with psychometric medications or psychotherapy. Unfortunately, clinicians cannot predict, a priori, who will or will not respond to treatment. If, however, a simple computer-based system utilizing multidimensional symptom expression could diagnose patients with psychiatric disorders and differentiate those who are, or are not, likely to respond to treatment, this would provide immediate clinical relevance.
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    The Effects of Naturally-Occurring Interactions of Dopamine Vs. Serotonin Levels on Reinforcement Learning in Healthy Individuals
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Haneen H. Sharabati; Mohammad M. Herzallah
    Background: The neuromodulators dopamine and serotonin play key roles in reinforcement learning. While dopamine modulates positive feedback processing, serotonin facilitates aversive learning and behavioral inhibition. The dopamine transporter (DAT), coded by the DAT1 gene, regulates synaptic dopamine levels in the brain is. DAT1 exhibits a naturally-occurring variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism (VNTR) in its 3’ untranslated region (3’-UTR). Similarly, the serotonin transporter (SERT) controls synaptic serotonin levels in the brain. SERT is coded by the SLC6A4 gene that has a polyadenylation polymorphism influencing the balance of two polyadenylation forms of SERT in the brain (STPP).
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    Farmer Workers and Pesticide: Knowledge, Impact on Health, and Precautionary Measures. A Descriptive Study From Gaza
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Mariam Al Reefi; Ansam Salah Al-Ghmri; Mona Abdelhafed Abo Amra; Sara Essam Shaheen; Mariam Al Reefi; Khalid Jamal Khadoura; Assma Abu Ghali
    Background: Pesticides are used in agriculture in an unsafe and indiscriminate manner, posing a serious threat to the environment and human health. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, impact on health, and precautionary measures toward pesticides among a sample of farmworkers in Gaza.
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    سيميائية شخصية البطل في رواية القوقعة
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) منار سميح قراقع; زين العابدين العواودة
    الخلفية: تنبع خلفية الدراسة في تحليل وقراءة شخصيات رواية القوقعة وإبراز علامات حضورها على مستوى اشتغال النص في بنيته العميقة والسطحية، وارتباط الشخصية بوظائفها السردية ودراسة أفعالها وسلوكياتها ضمن البنية المكانية في الرواية ،إن مفهوم القوقعة يدرس أيضا الجانب الوطني ورفض الظلم والاستبداد وانفعالية الشخصيات وإبراز مواقفها على مستوى داخلي وخارجي
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    Prevalence, Knowledge, Attitude and Management of Diabetic Gastroparesis- Related Symptoms- among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the West Bank: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Diya Asad; Qusai Zreqat; Shahd Idais; Bara'ah M.Huseein; Hussein Hallak
    Background: Diabetic Gastroparesis (DGP) is a serious well-known complication, yet with limited studies on its prevalence and management. This study is the first in Palestine aimed to determine the prevalence of DGP, its associated symptoms and possible risk factors.
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    Dopamine Genetic Scores Modulate Positive Reinforcement Learning in Healthy Undergraduates
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Yasmin Arda; Anfal A. Abu Hilal; Mohammad M. Herzallah
    Background: Dopamine has been implicated in modulating reinforcement learning from positive and negative feedback. Enhanced dopamine levels are linked to better learning from positive feedback, whereas decreased dopamine mediates learning from negative feedback. Naturally-occurring variations in dopamine genes contribute to individual differences in reinforcement learning. Dopamine exerts its actions via proteins located pre- (D2 receptors), within- (transporter), and post-synaptically (D1 and D2 receptors) to regulate dopaminergic function.
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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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    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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    Correlations Between Degree Of Myopia, Axial Length, Anterior Chamber Depth, Central Corneal Thickness, Corneal Diameter And Corneal Power
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Ayat Sufian Mohammed Abu Jazar; Heba Moshtaha, Sarah Atallah; Israa Kuhail; Yara Ayoub; Mohammed AlJarousha
    Background: Myopia is a serious public health problem which appears due to inconsistent contributions of ocular components which includes (corneal power, anterior chamber depth, lens power, and axial length) to overall eye structures. Refractive components of the anterior segment of myopic eyes were unable to recover exaggerated development of the posterior segment during the emmetropization process. Therefore, parallel rays of light are brought to focus in front of the retina. It is also commonly known as nearsightedness. There are three types of myopia, mild, moderate, and severe. Myopia is a widespread type of refractive errors across the globe.
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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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    Cytokine Profiles Could a Priori Predict Response to SSRIs in Medication-Naïve Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Amani Bashar Ahmed; Rahmeh Y. Natsheh; Oday M. Abushalbaq; Hussain Y. Khdour; Mahmud A. Sehwail; Mohmmad M. Herzallah
    Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in Palestine. It manifests as symptoms of depressed mood and loss of interest in daily life activities. The “Cytokine Hypothesis of Depression” argues that MDD results from an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Only 30% of patients with MDD respond to treatment with SSRI antidepressants.
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    Evaluation of Radiation Doses for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Computed Tomography Examination in Palestine
    (Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research, 2022-05-11) Sara Asfour; Hussein ALMasri; Zedan Natsheh
    Background: Technological advances in CT modality have dramatically increased the number of CT studies, with a significant increase in the radiation dose linked to CT imaging. This study aimed to assess the radiation effective dose and cancer risks for patients undergoing lumbar spine CT examination.
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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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    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 Hanann; 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.