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Brand Awareness The Case Study Was Applied To Nesma & Partners Contracting Co. Ltd In Saudi Arabia, Soumaya Kaakour, Pierre Mouawad

Al Jinan الجنان

This paper examines the factors affecting brand awareness in Saudi Arabia Nesma & Partners Contracting Co. Ltd. An electronic survey was distributed to 203 employees. The results indicated a positive correlation between credibility and brand awareness, while a negative correlation between the following variables (social media, influencer, E-wom) and brand awareness. These results imply that companies like Nesma & partners should not rely on social media, influencers, and E-wom to reach brand awareness. Future research is needed to investigate more factors affecting brand awareness in construction companies

The Impact Of The Translated Frankenstein Story On The Child›S Psyche And Thinking, Riham Halawani

Al Jinan الجنان

In this study, the researcher explored the impact of Frankenstein’s translated story on children. Choosing a topic or idea in translating children’s stories is likely to cause children to not respond to it and therefore not read it. It is therefore imperative for the translator to consider the elements of the story in the translation process, including the subject and idea, characters, environment, and style. Accordingly, the researcher sought to highlight the psychological and intellectual effects that this translated story has on children and its reflection on society. The researcher also mentioned the technique used in translating the proper names …

The Factors Behind The Weakness And Decline Of The Janissary Corps: Economic, Social, Political And Psychological (1512 - 1826 Ad, Ali Omar

Al Jinan الجنان

The Janissaries turned from an army protecting the Ottoman state and a source of its strength into a source of corruption, weakness and competition for it. They directed their weapons with which they defeated their enemies against the chests of the sultans and the Grand Vizier, permitted the killing of innocents, and subjected the markets to burning, looting and plundering, which caused the state to be covered with blood and weakness and the conquests to stop.

This backwardness was a natural result of several economic factors, including the Jews’ deception of the currency that was paid (salaries) to the Janissaries …

Verses " Who Do Not Fear Nor Grieve" Baqarah-Al Surat From ( An Analytical Preaching Study, Maryam Haydar

Al Jinan الجنان

Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and the best prayer and peace be upon the messenger who is a mercy to the worlds, our master, our beloved and our example Muhammad (pbuh) and all his family and companions.

This research is entitled: Verses from Surat Al Baqarah - an advocacy study.

It studies and analyses the verses that mention those “who do not fear nor grieve” explained in six chapters accordingly: The definition of the Surah, the reason behind its naming, its merit, the reasons for choosing the verses of study, the reason for its revelation and …

Educational And Legal Implications Of Determining The Age Of Marriage In Light Of Sharia And Law, Samira Zaiim

Al Jinan الجنان

There is no doubt that research to determine the age of marriage and the eligibility of suitors is one of the most important issues in our society, especially in recent times which have seen a significant increase in underage marriage, in order to face any exploitation that these underage girls could suffer from, whether at the hands of their parents or by others, because this has harmful effects on all levels: health, psychological, social, etc.

The latest amendment made by the Supreme Islamic Sharia Council in Lebanon on the age of marriage raised awareness among Lebanese society to take precautionary …

A Non-Invasive Mental Health Risk Predictor Using Machine Learning Models Utilising Music Listening Habits

Communications of the IIMA

Globally, there has been a rise in mental health issues such as insomnia, anxiety, and depression. However, the stigma that is associated with such a diagnosis makes individuals not want to seek help. Recent research has explored the relationship between music listening habits and mental health status, offering promising insights into the potential of leveraging this data for predictive modelling. This research proposes a non-invasive approach that integrates features extracted from music listening patterns including demographic and lifestyle data to build machine learning models that detect mental health conditions such as insomnia, depression and anxiety levels The results show that …

ممارسات إدارة المعرفة الرقميّة ودورها في تحسّن المستوى العلمي لدى طلبة الجامعة العربية الدولية الخاصّة. Digital Knowledge Management Practices And Their Role In Improving The Scientific Level Of Private Arab International University Students, محمد مبارك

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدف البحث إلى تقصي ممارسات إدارة المعرفة الرقمية لدى طلبة الجامعة العربية الدولية الخاصّة ودورها في تحسّن المستوى العلمي لديهم، اعتمد البحث على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتكونت أداة البحث من استبانة مكونة من مقياسّي ممارسات إدارة المعرفة الرقميّة ومستوى التحسّن العلمي من تصميم الباحث، طُبقت على عينة من طلبة الجامعة قوامها (448) طالباً وطالبة، وبمراجعة الأدبيات المتعلقة بالموضوع وباستخدام الأساليب الإحصائية المتمثلة في (المتوسطات الحسابية، اختبار Student's t-test، معامل الارتباط "بيرسون"، وتحليل الانحدار الخطي البسيط)، تم التوصل إلى عدة نتائج للبحث، ويمكن تلخيصها على النحو الآتي:

- تحديد عمليات إدارة المعرفة الرقميّة في ثلاث عمليات رئيسة تتمثل في: (اكتساب المعرفة …

درجة إسهام الملل الأكاديمي في التنبؤ بالتوتر النفسي لدى المراهقين بسلطنة عمان. The Degree To Which Academic Boredom Contributes To Predicting Psychological Stress Among Adolescents In The Sultanate Of Oman, مصلح مسلم المجالي, ندى عبد الله بيت فاضل

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدفت الدراسة إلى معرفة مدى مساهمة الملل الأكاديمي في التنبؤ بالتوتر النفسي لدى المراهقين في سلطنة عمان. تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي على عينة مكونة من 522 طالبا (106 ذكور، 416 إناث). وأظهرت النتائج ارتفاع مستويات الملل الأكاديمي على مستوى المقياس العام وأبعاده الفرعية (طرائق التدريس، المحتوى التعليمي، طرائق التقويم). في حين كان التوتر النفسي متوسطاً في المجالين المعرفي والنفسي، ومنخفضاً في المجال الفسيولوجي. كما وجدت علاقة ارتباطية موجبة عند مستوى الدلالة (0,05) بين الملل الأكاديمي والتوتر النفسي. وظهرت فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الجنسين لصالح الإناث في أبعاد المحتوى التعليمي وأساليب التقويم للملل الأكاديمي، ولم تظهر في أساليب التدريس. …

جودة الحياة لدى أمهات الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد وفق بعض المتغيرات. Quality Of Life Among Mothers Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder According To Some Variables, غانا حسن

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدف البحث إلى تعرف جودة الحياة لدى أمهات الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد وفق بعض المتغيرات (درجة الاضطراب، ترتيب الطفل، المؤهل العلمي للأم)، في بعض المراكز في مدينة دمشق، وقد شملت عينة البحث (40) أماً من أمهات الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد، ولتحقيق هدف البحث تم استخدام مقياس جودة الحياة: إعداد منظمة الصحة العالمية، أما نتائج البحث فقد كانت على النحو التالي: مستوى الجودة لدى أمهات أطفال اضطراب طيف التوحد كان متوسطاً، ووجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين متوسطات درجات أفراد عينة البحث على المقياس تبعاً لمتغير درجة الاضطراب لصالح أمهات أطفال اضطراب طيف التوحد ذوي الدرجة البسيطة، ووجود فروق …

فاعلية برنامج إرشادي مستند للنظرية المعرفية السلوكية في خفض الأفكار اللاعقلانية لدى الزوجات المرتبطات بذوي الاضطراب النفسي في القدس. The Effectiveness Of A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Counseling Program In Reducing Irrational Thoughts Among Wives Of Individuals With Psychological Disorders In Jerusalem, معزوز جابر علاونة, منال جمال شقيرات

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدفت الدراسة إلى تعرف فاعلية برنامج إرشادي مستند للنظرية المعرفية السلوكية، في خفض الأفكار اللاعقلانية لدى الزوجات المرتبطات بذوي الاضطراب النفسي في مدينة القدس، ولتحقيق هدف الدراسة استُخدم المنهج شبه التجريبي بمجموعة واحدة وقياس قبلي وبعدي، إذ تكونت عينة الدراسة من (14) زوجة من الزوجات المرتبطات بذوي الاضطراب النفسي.

أظهرت النتائج وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في القياسين القبلي والبعدي على مقياس الدراسة لصالح القياس البعدي، ما يفيد بفاعلية البرنامج الإرشادي في خفض الأفكار اللاعقلانية لدى عينة الدراسة، كما أظهرت النتائج أنه لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة (α<.05) بين متوسطات استجابة أفراد العينة في نتيجة القياسين البعدي والتتبعي لمقياس الأفكار اللاعقلانية، تعزى إلى استمرارية فاعلية البرنامج الإرشادي، ما يشير إلى استمرارية فعالية البرنامج الإرشادي بعد انتهاء تطبيقه.

وفي ضوء نتائج الدّراسة توصي الدراسة بالتركيز على …

مستوى مقروئية نصوص مقرر (الفلسفة والعلوم الإنسانية) للصف الثالث الثانوي في الجمهورية العربية السورية. Readability Level Of Texts In The (Philosophy And Humanities) Curriculum For The Third Secondary Grade In The Syrian Arab Republic, أمين شيخ محمد

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدف البحث إلى تحديد مستوى مقروئية نصوص مقرر (الفلسفة والعلوم الإنسانية) للصف الثالث الثانوي في الجمهورية العربية السورية، ومعرفـة الفـروق المعنوية بين درجات تطبيقهم تبعاً لمتغيرات النوع الاجتماعي، والمحافظة، ونوع الموضوع. اعتمد البحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتكونت عينة البحث من (274) طالباً وطالبة من مدارس مديريتي تربية دمشق وريفها، واستخدم اختبار كلوز مقروئية نصوص عينة البحث التي تكونت من (7) نصوص موزعة على موضوعات الفلسفة وعلم النفس وعلم الاجتماع.

وقد أظهرت نتائج البحث: أن مستوى مقروئية نصوص مقرر (الفلسفة والعلوم الإنسانية) للصف الثالث الثانوي في الجمهورية العربية السورية كان ضمن المستوى الإحباطي، كما أظهرت نتائج البحث وجود فرق دال إحصائياً …

Post-9/11 Navy Service Members’ Barriers To Using Military Educational Benefits, Karen D. Cross

Dissertations

There are studies explaining how many service members are using military educational benefits or the challenges service members incur after they have enrolled in school and are attending classes. There are also studies that report how many service members use military educational benefits. However, studies exploring why some service members, or some Post-9/11 service members in particular, do not use military educational benefits has been limited. The purpose of this study was to discover why many service members in the United States Navy do not or did not take advantage of military educational benefits. This study also sought to find …

Phys 103-021: General Physics Ii Lecture, Ilya Kuzichev

Physics Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Illuminating Trauma & Resilience In Educational Spaces: Expanding Narratives To Promote Historical And Critical Civic Empathy At Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Chakakuan Johnson, Linda Nance, Byron Witherspoon

Dissertations

Abstract

The 1957 desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School marked a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement and continues to symbolize the broader struggle for racial equality. This dissertation examines equity in educational spaces through a four-truth lens that was first articulated by the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and explores forensic, personal, social, and healing truth. Using Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (CHSC) and park interpretation as the focal point, our qualitative research study used reflexive thematic analysis to examine oral interviews, onsite observations, and various documents and artifacts, and to illuminate …

Impact Of Telehealth On Outcomes In Daily Practice, Shannon Stuebs

Theses and Dissertations

While telepsychology has existed in various forms for years and has been researched since the 1960s (Abrams, 2020), it was not until the COVID-19 pandemic that telepsychology started to be widely used. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one study found that psychologists conducted only around 7% of their work via telepsychology, a number that jumped to over 85% in response to COVID-19 (Pierce, Perrin, Tyler, et al., 2020). While there has been a significant increase in the research exploring the efficacy of telehealth since the start of the pandemic (Lin et al., 2022), further research regarding long-term impacts and specific …

The Use Of Concurrent Progressive Magnitude Schedules To Scale Reinforcer Efficacy, Morgan Scully

Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences

Effective reinforcement-based treatment requires the identification of stimuli that function as potent reinforcers. In practice, reinforcer efficacy is commonly measured via stimulus preference assessments. These data are typically summarized as a percentage of trials with selection and, although they identify hierarchies of reinforcing quality, they do not clearly provide a quantitative description of the relative reinforcing effects of the stimuli assessed. Quantitative methods for scaling reinforcer efficacy may offer more precision but are less common in practice. Drawing from the preference assessment and quantitative analysis of behavior literature bases, we designed and evaluated the use of a concurrent progressive-magnitude schedule …

What Can The Active Learning Teacher Learn From Dramatic Arts Practice?, Strutts Psyridis

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

This presentation explores how active learning pedagogy can be informed by practices in the dramatic arts, particularly film editing and theatre direction. Drawing on an autobiographical lens, it argues that teaching and creative practice share a performative, interpretive, and collaborative structure. Concepts such as facilitative teaching, embodied cognition, intuition, and kinesthetic empathy are used to reframe the teacher as an active orchestrator rather than a passive facilitator. Through analysis of narrative construction, interpretive space, and audience engagement, the paper highlights parallels between editing and classroom practice. It proposes that effective teaching operates as a dynamic, multi-dimensional, and emotionally responsive creative …

Mitigation Behaviors Of Homeowners And Renters In The Wildland Urban Interface, Aishwarya Borate, Omar Pérez Figueroa, Douglas Houston, Christopher Ihinegbu, Ariane Jong-Levinger, Jochen E. Schubert, Brett F. Sanders

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Residential development within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has greatly expanded in the United States since the 1990s, amplifying wildfire risk by placing people and structures in greater proximity to flammable vegetation. Household wildfire mitigation actions can vary substantially by cost, knowledge required, and perceived effectiveness, but few studies have examined them separately and how their adoption varies by housing tenure in the context of wildfires. To address this gap, we surveyed residents living in WUI areas within Southern California near recent burn scars in the Santa Ana and San Bernardino Mountain ranges. Drawing on the Protection Motivation Theory and the …

Drug Recognition Experts’ Perspectives On The State Of Maryland’S Legalization Of Cannabis And Its Impact On Impaired Driving, Raymond D. Brooks

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Motor vehicles have become both affordable and practical to own. As a result, law enforcement has been tasked with enforcing laws related to safe vehicular operation on the roadways nationwide. Further, much like alcohol, drug influence causes concern for motorists, and with the introduction of cannabis legalization, there is a clash between use, public interaction and vehicle operation. Cannabis consumption in public, the perception that use is allowed anywhere, and the impact that impairment has while driving can be a concern for those tasked with enforcing laws that some perceive to be allowed. This study introduces cannabis legalization within the …

Under Pressure: Performance Loads And Recovery In Ncaa Division I Women’S Soccer During Fixture Congestion, Jade X. Dawson, Fabiano T. Amorim

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Soccer places high physiological demands on athletes, and match congestion—playing more than two games per week—is a growing concern at the NCAA Division I level. Limited recovery time between matches can impair performance and increase injury risk, prompting widespread use of recovery strategies. However, research on their effectiveness remains inconclusive, and most existing studies focus on male athletes, leaving a gap in evidence specific to female players. This review and observational study aim to evaluate non-nutritional recovery strategies in NCAA Division I women’s soccer and examine how recovery duration influences performance.

Match load data were collected from eleven female athletes …

Bridging Classical Rhetoric And Ai: A Systematic Framework For Developing Authorial Voice Through Large Language Models, Daniel Plate

Theses

This project addresses critical gaps in AI-assisted writing by developing the first systematic framework that integrates classical rhetorical principles with modern large language model capabilities for authorial voice development. The primary focus is on creating reliable methods for stylistic control through strategic AI collaboration rather than ad hoc prompting approaches. The project develops a comprehensive coding system for analyzing prose style, creates ten distinct authorial personas, and establishes a dual curation methodology that structures both stylistic analysis and content preparation. Implementation through the AI Writing Guide website provides practical tools including prompt templates, annotated examples, and instructional materials that demonstrate …

Improving Employee Engagement Through Effective Change Management, Whitney Cearrow Sims

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Human resources (HR) managers often face challenges due to ineffective change management strategies, which can lead to reduced employee engagement, decreased performance, and increased turnover. This issue is important to HR managers and organizational leaders who seek to improve workforce engagement and retention. Grounded in Kotter’s eight step change management model and Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the strategies HR managers use to improve employee engagement. The participants were five HR managers from manufacturing companies in the southeast region in Georgia who had implemented effective change management strategies that improved employee engagement. …

The Role Of Self-Reported Health Ratings In Identifying Hospitalization Risk Among Older Adults: An Integrated Review And Secondary Analyses Of Medicare Claims Data, Mary B. Prybylo

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: This study examined how Self-Reported Health (ratings), a person’s own evaluation of their overall health, relates to hospital admissions and emergency department utilization. It further assessed the extent to which demographic characteristics, Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) scores (used to estimate healthcare expenditures based on clinical complexity), and the number of chronic conditions influence SRH rating and the likelihood of hospitalization.

Problem and Aim: The growing population of older adults places greater demands on healthcare services, leading to increased financial strain and a need for improved care strategies. Primary care teams, particularly those managing older adults, require effective assessment …

Adaptation And Standardization Of Two Arabic Communicative Development Inventories For Children Aged 8 To 30 Months And 30 To 48 Months In Egypt, Jordan And Palestine, Alshaimaa Abdelwahab, Caroline Floccia, Samuel Forbes, Zakiyah Alsiddiqi, Khalid Al-Shdifat, Cristina Mckean, Thair Odeh, Anastasia Trebacz, Ghada Khattab

School of Psychology

PURPOSE: Assessing early language skills through parental report is a cost-effective way to screen for language delays when resources are scarce. A pan-Arabic lexeme approach was tested by extending the Egyptian adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) to Jordan and Palestine in infants aged 8-30 months (Arabic CDI Toddler). We also developed a version for children aged 30-48 months (Arabic CDI Child) in the three countries. A fair representation of the population in terms of geographical spread, maternal education, and environmental context was obtained through stratified sampling. METHOD: The Arabic CDI Toddler, containing a 100-word list with dialect …

Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset Through Sustainability-Informed Entrepreneurial Education, Anna Zherdeva, Intesar Madi, Abrar Alzankawi, Deirdre Mcquillan, Lucía Morales

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

No abstract provided.

Perceived Experiences Of Native American Men During Incarceration In Tribal Jail, Stacy Marie Becker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The subject of this dissertation is the Perceived Experiences of Native American Men during Incarceration in Tribal Jail. The reason for this research is to determine what practices are rehabilitative and what practices are detrimental to this population. This is important to learn so that criminal justice professionals will be able to consider possible changes that can be made to make recidivism less likely among this population while increasing practices that are conducive to rehabilitation. This work was researched using the Indigenous Standpoint Theory which is meant to reflect the experiences and views of the research participants without analysis through …

Prosecuting Attorneys’ Experiences And Perceptions Of Evidence That Most Often Leads To Wrongful Convictions At The Pretrial Stage, Shari Lee Barton Harrell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Before trial, prosecuting attorneys obtain and review evidence, including the types of evidence (i.e., perjury/false accusations, official misconduct, mistaken eyewitness testimony, false/misleading forensic evidence, false confessions, and inadequate defense counsel) that most often lead to wrongful convictions. The role of the prosector after conviction has been explored. The scholarly community needed to understand how prosecuting attorneys view this evidence at the pretrial stage so some wrongful convictions may be prevented. The purpose of this study was to explore prosecuting attorneys’ experience and perceptions regarding the evidence that most often leads to wrongful convictions at the pretrial stage. As part of …

Enhancing Rural Teacher Training Using The Internet Backpack: Broadband Policy Implications, Jane Appiah-Okyere, Danielle Smith, Lee W. Mcknight

The Lender Center for Social Justice

This article examines how the Internet Backpack can enhance rural teacher training, with a focus on the broadband policy frameworks required to sustain its adoption. It highlights education policy in the context of digital equity.

Relationship Between Indulgent Parenting, Household Composition, And Parental Efficacy In Managing Adolescents' Smartphone Use, Bernice Cook

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Smartphones have become an integral part of society, resulting in increased adolescent dependence on smartphone applications. This dependence poses challenges for parents in managing the risk of problematic smartphone use among adolescents aged 11-17 years old. Rapid technological advancements have significantly reshaped parenting practices, necessitating greater adaptability and impacting adolescent development. Guided by Bandura’s self-efficacy theory, this correlational study examines how indulgent parenting and household composition, including demographic variables such as race, gender, education, employment, and income, predict parental self-efficacy in managing adolescent smartphone use. A convenience sample of 238 U.S. parents, with at least one adolescent aged 11-17 years, …

Health-Related Quality Of Life In Children With Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome, Mohamed Mahgoob, Marwa W.E. Ali

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is considered as a major global health concern, and a higher proportion of children with NS have steroid resistance (SR). This study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children with SRNS. Methods: This case-control study was conducted from January to June 2023 at University Children’s Hospital, Minia, Egypt. There were 160 participants in total who were divided into 3 groups: 60 participants with SRNS and 2 control groups (one of which had steroid-sensitive NS) that were matched appropriately. Each participant’s QoL was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0 …