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Jerusalem municipality and political conflict: 1918-1942
(European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2016-03-15)The study addresses the Jerusalem Municipality and the political conflict over Palestine during the British Mandate, 1918-1948. The Municipality has been established in 1863 during the Ottoman rule in order to provide ... -
Joint block and stream cipher based on a modified skew tent map
(Springer, 2019-08-29)Image encryption is very different from that of texts due to the bulk data capacity and the high redundancy of images. Thus, traditional methods are difficult to use for image encryption as their pseudo-random sequences ... -
Justification of Urgent Brain CT Examinations at Medium Size Hospital, Jerusalem
(Atlas Publishing, LP, 2019-12-08)We studied requested urgent Brain CT Scan procedures justification. In addition, we addressed referrer’s (physician’s) awareness of radiation risks. In doing so, we considered two aspects to the issue. First, we reviewed ... -
Khirbet el-Lauz Revisited: Lessons from the Renewed Destruction of a Vulnerable Heritage Site
(2018-12-03)I first became professionally involved with Khirbet el-Lauz in 2007, in response to a pattern of repeated destructive looting of the site stretching back decades. At that time, I conducted a thorough survey, carried out ... -
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 ... -
Kinetoplast DNA heterogeneity among Leishmania infantum strains in centralIsrael and Palestine
(2009-10-29)This study aimed at understanding the efficiency of internal quality of the psychological and educational graduate program at Al Quds University and its influencing factors from the view point of students and teachers in ... -
Knowledge and attitudes among dental students about COVID-19 and its precautionary measures: a cross-sectional study
(2020-12-18)Objective: This study aims to evaluate students’ knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 and its precautionary measures. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students in their clinical practice years ... -
Knowledge and awareness of radiation hazards among Palestinian radio technologists
(World Health Organization, 2017-10-30)This study investigated 94.4% of Palestinian radio technologists and the mean percentage of correct answers for knowledge and awareness questions was 26.4%. The percentage of correct answers for questions testing knowledge ... -
Knowledge of breast cancer and its risk factors among Al-Quds university students in Palestine
(Medip Academy, 2018-11-06)Background: Cancer is a major public health problem globally. The incidence of cancer is escalating rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries like Palestine due to the epidemiological transition. This could be due ... -
Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease among Undergraduate University Students in Palestine
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, IISTE, 2017-01-03)Although cardiovascular diseases (CVD) typically occur in middle age or later, the initiating behaviors for the development of CVD begins in childhood and continued into adulthood.CVD is estimated to cause 40% of ... -
Knowledge of Palestinian University Women Employees About Heart Disease: Across-Sectional Study
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, IISTE, 2016-09-15)Heart disease is the first leading cause of death and disability for women worldwide, yet the condition is largely preventable and few women perceive themselves at risk. Evidence in the literature supports diminished awareness ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists toward the management of acne vulgaris in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
(2020-01-13)Background Acne vulgaris (AV) is a common dermatological disease affecting almost 85% of teenagers. Patients with AV usually present at community pharmacies during the early stages of their disease. Aim The aim of this ... -
Knowledge, Awareness and Use of Neurodynamic Mobilization in Athletes Training Among Palestinian Physiotherapists
(2020-06-11)Background: The use of Neurodynamic mobilizations to improve those qualities had not been enough studies; the aim of this research is to investigate the knowledge, use, and awareness of Palestinian physiotherapists about ... -
Korrektur eines skelettal offenen Bisses mit kombiniertem Therapiekonzept
(2020-10)Die zunehmende Zahl erwachsener Patienten mit behandlungsbedürftigen Bissanomalien macht es angesichts des abgelaufenen skelettalen Wachstums und der somit fehlenden Möglichkeit zur therapeutischen Wachstumsbeeinflussung ... -
Laboratory medicine in Palestine
(2018-12-05)Background Laboratory Medicine (LM) is one of the cornerstones of healthcare. In Palestine, 3.5% of health expenditure is allocated to clinical laboratories. Methodology The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) started ... -
The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development
(2018-10-09)A decade on from the 2007 Lancet Series on global mental health, which sought to transform the way policy makers thought about global health, a Lancet Commission aims to seize the opportunity offered by the Sustainable ... -
Learning Difficulties in Chemistry: An Overview
(2007-06-25)Chemistry is often regarded as a difficult subject, an observation which sometimes repels learners from continuing with studies in chemistry. This paper seeks to bring together the general findings ... -
Learning from negative feedback in patients with major depressive disorder is attenuated by SSRI antidepressants
(2013-09-23)One barrier to interpreting past studies of cognition and major depressive disorder (MDD) has been the failure in many studies to adequately dissociate the effects of MDD from the potential cognitive side effects of selective ... -
The level of offenses against archaeological and heritage resources, one year after implementation of the new Palestinian antiquities law
(2020-05-30)This article analyzes the cases related to offenses against cultural heritage property registered by the public prosecution courts throughout the West Bank, focusing on those registered during the first year after the new ... -
Levels of extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields from overhead power lines in the outdoor environment of ramallah city-Palestine
(Oxford University Press, 2017-11-18)In this study, levels of extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields originated from overhead power lines were investigated in the outdoor environment in Ramallah city, Palestine. Spot measurements were applied ...