• Cytotoxicity, Intracellular Replication, and Contact-Dependent Pore Formation of Genotyped Environmental Legionella pneumophila Isolates from HospitalWater Systems in the West Bank, Palestine 

  Zayed, Ashraf R.; Pecellin, Marina; Jaber, Lina; Butmeh, Suha; Bahader, Shereen A.; Steinert, Michael; Höfle, Manfred G.; Brettar, Ingrid; Bitar, Dina M. (MDPI, 2021-04-01)

  Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. Due to the hot climate and intermittent water supply, the West Bank, Palestine, can be considered a high-risk area for this often fatal atypical ...

• Stress-induced cognition among radiologic technologists in COVID-19 quarantine centres in Palestine 

  Rimawi, Omar; ALMasri, Hussein (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2021-03-29)

  Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 brought high mortality rate from the viral infection and caused a huge psychological stress for healthcare staff who work under great pressure during the pandemic. Aims: The purpose ...

• Beliefs About Medicine and Glycemic Control Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in West Bank, Palestine 

  Khdour, Maher R.; Awadallah, Heba B.; Alnadi, Mustafa A.; Al-Hamed, Doaa H. (2020-12-14)

  Introduction: To examine the mean differences between patient beliefs about medicine with reference to adherence and glycemic control. Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional questionnaire-based approach. Adherence ...

• Axis of succession and axis of intention of time: Unpacking temporal dynamics of colonial space in Jerusalem 

  Samman, Maha (2021-03-01)

  The article explores the impact of colonial urban planning on the temporal dynamics of the colonized people. This is discussed using the city of East Jerusa - lem as a colonized city, and the area of Kufr ...

• Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Palestinian Municipalities: A Case Study of Al-Dahriya Municipality 

  Alsamamra, Husain; Isaila, Iyad; Shoqeir, Jawad (2021-02-25)

  Energy demand overall the world increases rapidly in various sectors, one of the highest energy consumption sector is the building sector. Installation of PV systems is one of the solutions to cover this demand and will ...

• Solar Photovoltaic Systems on Public Schools Buildings: A Case Study in Palestine 

  Alsamamra, Husain; Shoqeir, Jawad (2021-02-09)

  Renewable energy exploitation has proved its promising characteristics in sustainably securing energy needs. This work is a comprehensive assessment of the potential of renewable penetration in securing electricity needs ...

• RAD: Reinforcement Authentication DYMO Protocol for MANET 

  Hamamreh, Rushdi A.; Ayyad, Mohammad; Jamoos, Mohammad (ICPET2019, 2019-12-27)

  Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) does not have fixed infrastructure or centralized server which manages the connections between the nodes. Rather, the nodes in MANET move randomly. Thus, it is risky to exchange data between ...

• Analysis of Aspirin-Human Serum Albumin Complex Interaction Using Various Spectroscopic Methods 

  Alsamamra, Husain; Khalifa, Khloud; Darwish, Saqer; Abuteir, Musa (2018-08-07)

  The binding mechanism of aspirin with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated by various spectroscopic techniques namely UV absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy and FTIR. Fluorescence data indicated that aspirin quenched ...

• Investigation of the interaction between vitamin C and vitamin B12 with human serum albumin using spectroscopic techniques 

  Alsamamra, Husain; Hawwarin, Ibrahim; Abusharkh, Sawsan; Abutier, Musa (2018-04-05)

  Vitamin C is an important regulatory for iron uptake and vitamin B12 is essential for proper functioning of folic acid. Human serum albumin is an abundant plasma protein, the major soluble protein constituent of the ...

• Stress, Anxiety and Depression Among Dental Students in Times of Covid-19 Lockdown 

  Abu Kwaik, Aya; Saleh, Raghad; Danadneh, Mayar; Kateeb, Elham (2021-02-12)

  Introduction: Dental students in their clinical training, face a higher risk of contracting the disease as well as experiencing adverse psychological outcomes. Therefore, this study came to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 ...

• Assessment of Wind Power Potential at Eastern-Jerusalem, Palestine 

  Alsamamra, Husain; Shoqeir, Jawad Ali Hasan (2020-12-30)

  Due to the energy demand and lack of supplied energy of Palestinian cities, wind resource assessment is important and necessary. The objective of the work is to analyze the wind speed data characteristics and wind power ...

• Promoting Oral Health for Refugees: An Advocacy Guide 

  Kateeb, Elham; Zaheer, Khaleda; Fisher, Julian; Abd El Ghani, Ahmad; Williams, David; Dartevelle, Sophie (FDI World Dental Federation, 2020-12-30)

  One of the main objectives of the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) 2018-2021 strategy is to promote oral health among underserved populations globally. The first pillar of FDI’s Vision 2030 advocacy strategy states ...

• التباين المكاني لإلشعاع الشمسي في الضفة الغربية-فلسطين باستخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية 

  السمامرة, حسين; حموري, أنس (2020-07-05)

  تتناول هذه الدراسة التباين المكاني لكميات اإلشعاع الشمسي في محافظات الضفة الغربية في فلسطين، وبناء نماذج لتمثيل بيانات اإلشعاع الشمسي المرصودة من محطات الرصد الجوي المنتشرة في محافظات الضفة الغربية وتمثيلها على الخرائط ...

• Reopening Dental Offices for Routine Care Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report From Palestine 

  Kateeb, Elham T.; Juniedi, Raed N.; Warren, John J. (Elsevier, 2021-02-13)

  Objectives: This study reports on the readiness of Palestinian dentists to reopen their practices for routine care during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study targeted ...

• Impact of the Van Heil Model in Developing Abstract Thinking 

  Arman, Ibrahim Moh’D; Abu Isbaa, Sanaa Ali (2021-02-20)

  This study aimed to reveal the Impact of Van Heil's model in developing abstract thinking among10th grade students in South Hebron Education Directorate. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher ...

• The criminal and civil protection of industrial designs and models in the Palestinian law 

  Alsamara, Tareck; Iriqat, Mohammed (2021-02-10)

  Industrial designs are considered the results and creations of the human brain, including innovations in the form of goods and products, and are moral rights that represent a financial value that deserve to be protected ...

• Broadband Infrared Tissue Absorption using Miniature Homemade Infrared Light Source: Preliminary study for Tumor Heating 

  Abu-Taha, M. I.; Thweib, A.; Ketaneh, R. (2021-01-25)

  Infrared tissue absorption spectroscopy is an important tool for both medical diagnosis and treatment purposes. In this work we report broadband infrared tissue absorption using homemade miniature IR source. The usefulness ...

• Palestine's fight against antiquities looting, trafficking, and the destruction of the country's cultural property: structures, processes and recent statistics 

  Al-Houdalieh, Salah Hussein; Jamal, Hasan Said (2020-12-30)

  This article analyses the cases related to offenses against cultural heritage property registered by the Tourist and Antiquities Police Department (T&APD) throughout the West Bank during two recent, consecutive years. The ...

• Smart System to Avoid Car Accidents 

  Saffarini, Muhammed; Saffarini, Rasha; Ishaq, Isam (IEEE, 2020-12-17)

  Car accidents have different reasons, they are either caused by external (outside the car) or internal factors (inside the car). Accidents due to external reasons occur because of environmental reasons such as obstructed ...

• Cloud-based Internet of Things Approach for SmartIrrigation System: Design and Implementation 

  Thaher, Thaer; Ishaq, Isam (IEEE, 2020-12-17)

  Water plays a significant role in the economic de-velopment of countries. The agriculture sector is the most water-consuming; this sector consumes 69% of the freshwater. However,farmers often use traditional ...

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