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Calcium and strontium isotope fractionation during precipitation from aqueous solutions as a function of temperature and reaction rate; II. Aragonite
(Elsevier, 2017-04-25)In order to study Strontium (Sr) partitioning and isotope fractionation of Sr and Calcium (Ca) in aragonite we performed precipitation experiments decoupling temperature and precipitation rates (R*, lmol/m2 h) in the ... -
Calcium and strontium isotope fractionation in aqueous solutions as a function of temperature and reaction rate; I. Calcite
(Elsevier, 2016-10-07)In order to study Strontium (Sr) partitioning and isotope fractionation of Sr and Calcium (Ca) in calcite we performed precipitation (T) experiments decoupling temperature and precipitation rate (R*). Calcite was precipitated ... -
Antileishmanial Potential of Crude Plant Extracts Derived from Medicinal Plants in Palestine
(2017-06-12)Herbal and traditional medicine is commonly and widely used in Palestine. There has been no ethno pharmacological study to document the usefulness of traditional or medicinal plants from Palestine against leishmaniasis, ... -
Khirbet et-Tireh Given a neglected, endangered ancient site new potential for tourism and learning
(2018-02-21)Khirbet et-Tireh – a site located approximately 16 km northwest of Jerusalem with remains dated to the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic periods – has suffered over the past two centuries from severe ... -
Torrent Forensics: Are your Files Being Shared in the BitTorrent Network?
(CYBER 2017 : The Second International Conference on Cyber-Technologies and Cyber-Systems, At Barcelona, Spain, 2017-11-10)BitTorrent is the most common protocol for file sharing nowadays. Due to its distributed nature, monitoring BitTorrent is a difficult task. Under this perception of anonymity, BitTorrent has motivated the rise of ... -
Towards a Smart Intersection using Traffic Load Balancing Algorithm
(IEEE, 2017-07-20)Over the past few years vehicle usage has increased exponentially worldwide, but the capacities of transportation systems are still limited, and have not improved in a tantamount way to expeditiously cope with the number ... -
The degree of faculty’s use of authentic assessment tools at Al-Quds University and their relation to their attitudes towards them
(European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2017-08-05)The study aims to investigate and realize the degree of faculty’s use of authentic assessment tools at Al-Quds University and their relation to their attitudes towards them. To achieve the purpose of the study, a sample ... -
Anti-inflammatory Activities of Ethanolic Extracts of curcuma Longa (Turmeric) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
(Science and Education Publishing, 2017-08-23)Curcuma longa and Cinnamon are used in folkloric medicine and thought to have different pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this work is to evaluate the in vitro inhibitory ... -
Patient radiation dose from chest x-ray examinations in the west bank—Palestine
(Oxford University Press., 2017-08-30)Radiation doses to patients resulting from chest X-ray examinations were evaluated in four medical centers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem—Palestine. Absorbed organ and effective doses were calculated for a total of ... -
Estimation of female radiation doses and breast cancer risk from chest CT examinations
(Oxford University Press, 2017-12-09)Breast organ doses, effective doses and lifetime attributable risk (LAR) of breast cancer from chest CT scans are presented for 200 female patients surveyed from 10 hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine. ... -
The role of non-governmental organizations in the health sector in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional qualitative study
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)Background Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have had an important role in the Palestinian health sector before and after the creation of the Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMoH) in 1994. Few studies have addressed ... -
The Role of Religion on Suicidal Behavior, Attitudes and Psychological Distress in University Students: A Multinational Study
(SAGE Publications, 2017-11-08)The purpose of this study was to determine the association of religion to suicidal behavior, attitudes and psychological distress in 5572 students from 12 countries by means of a selfreport questionnaire. Our results ... -
Concepts and Roles of Faculty in the Palestinian Universities in the Light of Knowledge Economy
(2017-12-23)The study aims to recognizing the concepts of knowledge economy and the roles of faculty members in the light of knowledge economy from the perspectives of its members, it was clear that the concept of the knowledge ... -
The role of non-governmental organizations in the health sector in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional qualitative study
(Elsevier, 2017-08)Background Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have had an important role in the Palestinian health sector before and after the creation of the Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMoH) in 1994. Few studies have addressed ... -
Patient safety culture in Palestinian hospital pharmacies: a cross-sectional survey
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)Background Assessment of safety culture—safety-related norms and behaviours—in health care settings is receiving increasing attention. Assessment of pharmacy safety culture in the occupied Palestinian territory is scarce. ... -
Sports Nutrition Supplement Use: Comparison between a USA and a Palestinian community
(2017-06-07)This study was undertaken to examine nutritional supplement consumption and to compare results between study participants from fitness centers in Eastern Massachusetts, USA, and in the West Bank, Palestine. Participants ... -
Quality of life in patients with cancer in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)Background Cancer is one of the most important health problems worldwide because of its high incidence rate, financial load, social impact, and mortality. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Palestine, ... -
Reliability of Information Abstracted from Diabetic Patients' Medical Records in Palestine
(2017-09-27)Background: Questionnaire based surveys are an importance tool in epidemiology and public health research. Although there may be a certain degree of bias in this quality of care assessment tool since some of these measurements ... -
Effectiveness of timed and targeted counselling about feeding and caring practices for infants and young children to mothers in West Bank: a randomised controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)Background Restricted access to health facilities in some Palestinian localities is believed to contribute to little knowledge and poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and care practices among mothers. The objective ... -
Remote ischemic preconditioning triggers changes in autonomic nervous system activity: implications for cardioprotection
(Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of The Physiological Society and the American Physiological Society, 2017-02-05)Cardioprotective efficacy of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) remains controversial. Experimental studies investigating RIPC have largely monitored cardiovascular changes during index ischemia and reperfusion with ...
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