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An Overview of Green Buildings Potential in Palestine
(Science Publishing Group, 2019-07-01)Palestine is a developing country of a different nature from that of the developing countries of the world. It is a state under occupation that does not have many natural resources. It is prohibited from exploiting its ... -
An Overview of Wind Energy Potentials in Palestine
(Science Publishing Group, 2019-08-07)This study represents an overview on the possibility of using wind energy to fulfill the increasing demand on energy and the lack of supplied energy in the Palestinian territories, by analyzing and discussing former studies ... -
Cognitive radio-based solutions for spectrum scarcity in Palestine
(International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, 2019)In this paper, we study the feasibility of implementing cognitive radio (CR) secondary network either on the primary Palestinian second generation (2G) global system for mobile communication (GSM) network or on the ... -
A Review of Solar Energy Prospects in Palestine
(Science publishing group, 2019-07-08)Energy is the main player in the community’s development in several aspects. Palestine is an occupied developing country which has a complicated energy sector. Renewable Energy (RE) resources are considered the optimal ... -
Molecular characterization of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in ixodid ticks and reservoir hosts from Palestine: a pilot survey
(2019)Tick-borne anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis are clinically important emerging zoonoses usually overlooked by veterinarians and physicians alike. This study aimed at detecting and genetically characterizing Ehrlichia and ... -
Metagenomic profiling of ticks: Identification of novel rickettsial genomes and detection of tick-borne canine parvovirus.
(2019)Across the world, ticks act as vectors of human and animal pathogens. Ticks rely on bacterial endosymbionts, which often share close and complex evolutionary links with tick-borne pathogens. As the prevalence, diversity ... -
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 ...
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