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Burial Caves From The Roman And Byzantine Periods And An Agricultural Settlement At Ḥorbat Mitla, Mount Carmel, Jacob Sharvit, Dror Planer, Ofra Barkai Apr 2025

Burial Caves From The Roman And Byzantine Periods And An Agricultural Settlement At Ḥorbat Mitla, Mount Carmel, Jacob Sharvit, Dror Planer, Ofra Barkai

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Three Intermediate Bronze Age Dolmens In The Golan Heights, Anya Kleiner, Kristina Reed, Uri Berger Apr 2025

Three Intermediate Bronze Age Dolmens In The Golan Heights, Anya Kleiner, Kristina Reed, Uri Berger

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A Mother And Child Reunion? An Unusual Ottoman-Period Bedouin Pit Grave At Rahat, The Northern Negev, Yossi Nagar, Noé David Michael, Oren Shmueli, Elena Kogan-Zehavi Apr 2025

A Mother And Child Reunion? An Unusual Ottoman-Period Bedouin Pit Grave At Rahat, The Northern Negev, Yossi Nagar, Noé David Michael, Oren Shmueli, Elena Kogan-Zehavi

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An Infant Jar Burial From Zarnūqa: Muslim Funerary Practices And Migrant Communities In Late Ottoman Palestine, Itamar Taxel, Roy Marom, Yossi Nagar Apr 2025

An Infant Jar Burial From Zarnūqa: Muslim Funerary Practices And Migrant Communities In Late Ottoman Palestine, Itamar Taxel, Roy Marom, Yossi Nagar

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Making The Invisible Visible: Burial Customs In Late Roman–Byzantine-Period Western Galilee, Based On Organic Remains Adhering To Metal Objects, Ádám Bollók, Ayelet Dayan, Naama Sukenik Apr 2025

Making The Invisible Visible: Burial Customs In Late Roman–Byzantine-Period Western Galilee, Based On Organic Remains Adhering To Metal Objects, Ádám Bollók, Ayelet Dayan, Naama Sukenik

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Bone And Ebony Figurines From Christian Burials In The Roman–Byzantine Necropolis Of Tel Malḥata, Noé D. Michael, Svetlana Talis, Yossi Nagar, Emil Aladjem Apr 2025

Bone And Ebony Figurines From Christian Burials In The Roman–Byzantine Necropolis Of Tel Malḥata, Noé D. Michael, Svetlana Talis, Yossi Nagar, Emil Aladjem

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A New Type Of Late Roman-Period Tomb From Yavne (East): The Side-Accessed Cist Tomb, Pablo Betzer, Daniel Varga, Yael Gorin-Rosen Apr 2025

A New Type Of Late Roman-Period Tomb From Yavne (East): The Side-Accessed Cist Tomb, Pablo Betzer, Daniel Varga, Yael Gorin-Rosen

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Pig Sacrifice And Feasting In Roman Funerary Practices: A Case Study Of The Roman Legionary Cemetery At Legio, Lee Perry-Gal, Greg Leyfirer, Matthew J. Adams, Yotam Tepper Apr 2025

Pig Sacrifice And Feasting In Roman Funerary Practices: A Case Study Of The Roman Legionary Cemetery At Legio, Lee Perry-Gal, Greg Leyfirer, Matthew J. Adams, Yotam Tepper

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Unique Lion-Headed Handles From A Roman-Period Cist Tomb South Of Khirbat Ibreika, Elie Haddad, Elisheva Zwiebel Apr 2025

Unique Lion-Headed Handles From A Roman-Period Cist Tomb South Of Khirbat Ibreika, Elie Haddad, Elisheva Zwiebel

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A Wooden Coffin From The Incense Road And Other Wooden Coffins From Southern Israel, Tal Sapir, Tali Erickson-Gini Apr 2025

A Wooden Coffin From The Incense Road And Other Wooden Coffins From Southern Israel, Tal Sapir, Tali Erickson-Gini

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A New Nabataean Funerary Inscription From ‘Avedat, Ofer Pogorelsky, Ohad Abudraham Apr 2025

A New Nabataean Funerary Inscription From ‘Avedat, Ofer Pogorelsky, Ohad Abudraham

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The Cave Of Salome: A Second Temple Period Royal Burial Estate In The Judean Shephelah, Nir-Shimshon Paran, Vladik Lifshits Apr 2025

The Cave Of Salome: A Second Temple Period Royal Burial Estate In The Judean Shephelah, Nir-Shimshon Paran, Vladik Lifshits

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Iron Age Ii Miniature Black Juglets From The Tombs In Mamilla, Jerusalem, Ronny Reich Apr 2025

Iron Age Ii Miniature Black Juglets From The Tombs In Mamilla, Jerusalem, Ronny Reich

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Visible And Invisible Deathscapes Of Iron Age Philistia, Aren M. Maeir, Philipp W. Stockhammer Apr 2025

Visible And Invisible Deathscapes Of Iron Age Philistia, Aren M. Maeir, Philipp W. Stockhammer

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Late Bronze Age Burials Between El-Jib/Giv‘On (Gibeon) And Nebi Samwil, Northwest Of Jerusalem, Dalit Regev, Yevgeny Aharonovitch, David Ben-Shlomo, Yossi Nagar Apr 2025

Late Bronze Age Burials Between El-Jib/Giv‘On (Gibeon) And Nebi Samwil, Northwest Of Jerusalem, Dalit Regev, Yevgeny Aharonovitch, David Ben-Shlomo, Yossi Nagar

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Front Matter & Editorial, Editorial Board, Assaf Nativ Apr 2025

Front Matter & Editorial, Editorial Board, Assaf Nativ

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The Intended Blessed Tree In The Quran - Is It Olive Tree Or Palm Oil Tree?, Mostafa Koutb Apr 2025

The Intended Blessed Tree In The Quran - Is It Olive Tree Or Palm Oil Tree?, Mostafa Koutb

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

This article aims to provide an alternative scientific interpretation for verse 35 in Surat An-Nur. This verse addresses the very famous simile in the Quran which describes the light of Allah. In this verse Allah mentioned that ꞌAllah (is the) light (of) the heavens and the earth. (The) example (of) His Light (is) like a niche in it (is) a lamp; the lamp (is) in a glass, the glass as if it were a star brilliant (which) is lit from a tree blessed - an olive, not (of the) east and not (of the) west, would almost its oil glow, …


Knowledge And Attitude Towards Covid-19 And Associated Mental Health Status Among Students Of Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, M Mazharul Islam, Ronald Wesonga, Iman Al Hasani, Afra Al Manei Apr 2025

Knowledge And Attitude Towards Covid-19 And Associated Mental Health Status Among Students Of Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, M Mazharul Islam, Ronald Wesonga, Iman Al Hasani, Afra Al Manei

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

This study examined the COVID-19-related knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 and associated mental health status during COVID-19 among the students of Sultan Qaboos University in Oman using an online cross-sectional survey conducted from 26 March - 25 April 2021 among the students of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). Both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, including multiple logistic regression analysis, were used for data analysis. Of the 1,951 respondents, 60% were females with a mean age of 22 years. About 13% were tested COVID-19 positive and 3.6% were tested positive. Overall, students demonstrated a high level (81%) of knowledge and a positive …


A Compiled Synoptic Table Of The Standard Microfacies And Facies Zone System Of Flügel (2010): A Practical Tool, Frank Mattern Apr 2025

A Compiled Synoptic Table Of The Standard Microfacies And Facies Zone System Of Flügel (2010): A Practical Tool, Frank Mattern

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

A synoptic table, compiling the most important information of Flügel’s (2010) [1] complex standard microfacies and facies zone system, is shared with the public. On one page, it contains all standard microfacies (SMF) types, all facies zones (FZ) and which SMFs are associated with which FZs. This table provides the user with a quick and convenient reference/overview, serving students and professionals as an effective teaching/learning and research tool.


Comparing Science And Engineering Students Using The Force Concept Inventory In Introductory Physics Courses, Nazife Koca, Nidhal Sulaiman Apr 2025

Comparing Science And Engineering Students Using The Force Concept Inventory In Introductory Physics Courses, Nazife Koca, Nidhal Sulaiman

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

This work is intended to analyze and compare the performance of two groups of students on the understanding of force and motion concepts using the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). The FCI test serves questions on basic Newtonian concepts where the answers inclyde the correct response and commonly misconceived alternatives. The FCI test was implemented twice as pre and post-tests for two introductory calculus-based physics courses offered at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman for students mainly from the Colleges of Sciences, Education and Agriculture and the students from the College of Enginerring in the Spring 2017 and Spring 2018 …


A New Second Order Approximation For Fractional Derivatives With Applications, Haniffa M.Nasir, Kamel Nafa Apr 2025

A New Second Order Approximation For Fractional Derivatives With Applications, Haniffa M.Nasir, Kamel Nafa

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

We propose a generalized theory to construct higher order Grünwald type approximations for fractional derivatives. We use this generalization to simplify the proofs of orders for existing approximation forms for the fractional derivative. We also construct a set of higher order Grünwald type approximations for fractional derivatives in terms of a general real sequence and its generating function. From this, a second order approximation with shift is shown to be useful in approximating steady state problems and time dependent fractional diffusion problems. Stability and convergence for a Crank-Nicolson type scheme for this second order approximation are analyzed and are supported …


Development Of A Mathematical Model For Simulation Of Macroalgae Farming In The Coastal Areas, Abdolmajid Lababpour Apr 2025

Development Of A Mathematical Model For Simulation Of Macroalgae Farming In The Coastal Areas, Abdolmajid Lababpour

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

A mathematical model consisting of a system of three coupled partial differential equations (PDEs) was proposed to estimate the concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorous and macroalgae biomass in coastal open waters. However, some simplifying assumptions were used in the model to cope with the complexity of real conditions. For the macroalgae biomass, the system works as a batch mode, while input and output were accounted for nitrogen and phosphorous. The MATLAB pdepe feature, applying the finite element method was used in model solving and the simulation of model equations. The program was split into four functions that included the solver and …


An Evaluation Of The Mathematics Foundation Course In Sultan Qaboos University: Does High School Performance Matter?, Mohammad Mazharul Islam, Asma Al-Ghassani, Ahmed Y.S. Al-Hadhrami Apr 2025

An Evaluation Of The Mathematics Foundation Course In Sultan Qaboos University: Does High School Performance Matter?, Mohammad Mazharul Islam, Asma Al-Ghassani, Ahmed Y.S. Al-Hadhrami

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

Although the mathematics foundation program was introduced in Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) half a decade ago, there has been no evaluation or assessment of the program. The aim of this study was to evaluate the students’ performance in the Mathematics foundation course in SQU and to examine the predictive value of a student’s high school performance for success in the math foundation course. The study considered a sample of 551 students who took the math course (MATH2107) during 2014 Spring semester. More than 95% of the students were admitted to SQU with a high school score of 80 and above. …


Effects Of Second-Order Slip And Viscous Dissipation On The Analysis Of The Boundary Layer Flow And Heat Transfer Characteristics Of A Casson Fluid, Mohammad M. Rahman, Ioan Pop Apr 2025

Effects Of Second-Order Slip And Viscous Dissipation On The Analysis Of The Boundary Layer Flow And Heat Transfer Characteristics Of A Casson Fluid, Mohammad M. Rahman, Ioan Pop

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

The aim of the present study is to analyze numerically the steady boundary layer flow and heat transfer characteristics of Casson fluid with variable temperature and viscous dissipation past a permeable shrinking sheet with second order slip velocity. Using appropriate similarity transformations, the basic nonlinear partial differential equations have been transformed into ordinary differential equations. These equations have been solved numerically for different values of the governing parameters namely: shrinking parametersuction parameterCasson parameterfirst order slip parametersecond order slip parameter Prandtl number and the Eckert number using the bvp4c function from MATLAB. A stability analysis has also been performed. Numerical results …


Pcr Based Detection Of Genetically Modified Soy In Processed Foods Commercially Available In Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Abdullah Alaraidh Apr 2025

Pcr Based Detection Of Genetically Modified Soy In Processed Foods Commercially Available In Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Abdullah Alaraidh

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

In this research, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technique was applied to detect the presence of GMO sold in the Saudi Arabian market. This method was applied to detect genetically modified soy (GM-soy) in particular the roundup ready soy (RRS). To confirm the presence of soy, samples were first tested for the existence of the soy specific lectin gene. A total of eighty samples were tested out of which two samples tested positive as GM-soy. Not surprisingly, the findings showed the existence of GM-soy in food products in Saudi. This supports the necessity of developing precise quantitative and qualitative ways for …


Soft Chemistry Routes To New Nanosize Materials, Khaled Melghit Apr 2025

Soft Chemistry Routes To New Nanosize Materials, Khaled Melghit

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

The old classical method for preparing inorganic materials is by the ceramic route or solid state reaction. It consists of mixing the starting materials at an elevated temperature. This method has been used for preparing numerous new materials until today. Three decades ago, the materials science community was aware of soft chemistry synthesis or chimie douce, especially with the emergence of nanotechnology field. Instead of the classical method, which involves high temperature, soft chemistry techniques use lower temperatures. In general, starting materials are dissolved in a liquid phase and different parameters such as pH, temperature and reaction time are adjusted …


Development And Application Of Back-Propagation-Based Artificial Neural Network Models In Solving Engineering, Saleh Mohammed Al-Alawi Apr 2025

Development And Application Of Back-Propagation-Based Artificial Neural Network Models In Solving Engineering, Saleh Mohammed Al-Alawi

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are computer software programs that mimic the human brain's ability to classify patterns or to make forecasts or decisions based on past experience. The development of this research area can be attributed to two factors, sufficient computer power to begin practical ANN-based research in the late 1970s and the development of back-propagation in 1986 that enabled ANN models to solve everyday business, scientific, and industrial problems. Since then, significant applications have been implemented in several fields of study, and many useful intelligent applications and systems have been developed. The objective of this paper is to generate …


The Development Of A Database Management In Gis Applications In Oman, Osman Abdallah Osman Akif Apr 2025

The Development Of A Database Management In Gis Applications In Oman, Osman Abdallah Osman Akif

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

The development of applying database management applications is currently underway within Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications in the Sultanate of Oman.The establishment of a national database management system in Oman is considered as the backbone that is required within the Geographic Information System project in Oman. The principal of the GIS project in Oman was built upon unifying the used software packages over the sultanate which is ARC/INFO as GIS Package and ORACLE as database management software. These packages are used within the different participating Ministries in the GIS project in Oman.The participating ministries will handle information that are shared …


Endocrine, Physiological And Histopathological Responses Of Fish And Their Larvae To Stress With Emphasis On Exposure To Crude Oil And Various Petroleum Hydrocarbons, A. Y. A. Al-Kindi, J.A. Brown, C.P. Waring Apr 2025

Endocrine, Physiological And Histopathological Responses Of Fish And Their Larvae To Stress With Emphasis On Exposure To Crude Oil And Various Petroleum Hydrocarbons, A. Y. A. Al-Kindi, J.A. Brown, C.P. Waring

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

Various endocrine and physiological responses of fish exposed to forceful physical and chemical stimuli are reviewed with emphasis on the effects of crude oils and their hydrocarbon constituents. The chemistry and toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons are examined and methods for experimental exposure of fish to crude oil and petroleum hydrocarbons are considered. A variety of blood-borne parameters recognized as reliable tools in determining the relative severity of stress in fish are reviewed. The effects of stress and petroleum hydrocarbons on endocrine responses including changes in plasma catecholamines, corticosteroids, and thyroid hormones are reviewed. The physiological responses: changes in plasma glucose, …


A Computer Aided Learning Tool For Readers, Sane M. Yagi, Saad Harous Apr 2025

A Computer Aided Learning Tool For Readers, Sane M. Yagi, Saad Harous

Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science

A bilingual piece of software has been developed to cultivate student speed and critical reading abilities by expanding their visual span, improving their eye movement, reducing their visual regression, developing their stock of vocabulary, and by honing their skimming, scanning, and critical understanding skills. This paper overviews the software, explains its educational value for language teaching, and experimentally demonstrates its utility.