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The Most Important Practical Obstacles That Hinder The Fight Against Money Laundering, Aqel Maqableh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study examines the major obstacles to combating money laundering at both national and international levels. A significant obstacle is bank secrecy, which prevents banks from disclosing client information, including account numbers and transaction details, to protect client interests. Criminal investigators face challenges in gathering evidence due to the transnational nature of money laundering and the sophisticated methods used by perpetrators. Banks may not fulfill their duty to monitor transactions despite their critical role in combating money laundering, as deposits and withdrawals primarily occur through them. Laws require banks to report transactions exceeding certain amounts, yet compliance may be lacking. …

The Impact Of Customer Relationship Management Practices On Achieving Competitive Advantage: A Field Study In Jordanian Insurance Companies, Mamdouh Ziadat

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), along with its dimensions (culture, process, individuals, and customer value), on achieving competitive advantage in Jordanian insurance companies from the employees' perspective. The study relied on a questionnaire to collect data from the sample, which consisted of 28 Jordanian insurance companies and a total of 207 employees. After distributing and collecting the forms, the statistical analysis program SPSS was used to conduct linear regression analysis. The study presented a theoretical framework illustrating the significance of CRM and its dimensions in achieving competitive advantage for Jordanian insurance companies. The …

Animated Graphic Advertising And Its Effectiveness On The Internet, Ahmed Morsy

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study explores animated graphic advertising, including its graphic elements such as photographs, shapes, texts, and drawings that overlap partially or completely. It creates dynamic movements accompanied by audio levels. The design relies on the senses of hearing and sight, providing a technical format that can attract attention and stimulate the interest of the audience, preparing them mentally to receive the advertisement message and be convinced of its content, ultimately leading to a positive response. Furthermore, it contributes to promoting the commercial viability of goods and services. Today, the internet is the most modern means of communication, offering several significant …

Educational Media And Its Utilization In Serving The Holy Quran, Mahmoud Moraweh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to highlight the importance and role of educational media in serving the Holy Quran. The research is distinguished by its combination of past and present, with the goal of grounding Islamic educational information, starting from the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). It examines the educational reality in institutions and seeks to leave clear footprints for a hopeful future in serving the Holy Quran. The researcher employed the analytical descriptive method, which involved examining the events of the Prophet's biography, analyzing them, and extracting the principles and methods related to the Prophet's …

The Effectiveness Of Practical Education Supervisors At Al-Quds Open University In Supervising Practical Education Students In The Schools Of Ramallah And Al-Bireh Governorate From The Perspective Of The Cooperating Teacher, Motasem Mosleh, Hatem Mousa

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to assess the efficiency of Al-Quds Open University (QOU) practical education supervisors in overseeing practical education students in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate from the perspective of the cooperating teacher. A two-domain questionnaire was developed for this purpose, with one domain focusing on the role of the practical education supervisor in relation to the cooperating teacher, and the other on the supervisor's role with the training student. The study encompassed the entire study population at the basic stage, comprising 110 male and female teachers, with responses obtained from 100 of them. The study yielded several conclusions: The response …

Hospital Chaplains Integration Within Interprofessional Healthcare Teams To Improve Patient Outcomes, Sarah Low, Lucia Florindez, Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, Bernice Coleman, Jason Weiner, Christina Shu, Linda Y. Kim

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: While spiritual care is considered vital to the holistic care of patients, healthcare systems often fail to fully understand, value, and utilize chaplaincy expertise.¹ Despite a growing body of research demonstrating the impact of chaplaincy on improved patient outcomes^2,3 chaplains often report feeling their roles are not well understood by patients or staff and do not feel well integrated into the interprofessional healthcare team.^4,5 The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the crucial role of chaplains in improving patient experience and health outcomes, emphasizing the need to better understand factors that foster their integration into the interprofessional healthcare team. …

The Effectiveness Of Resiliency Programs In Mitigating Burnout Among Nurses In Acute Care Settings, Amarachi Eke-Okoro, Viji George

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Nursing burnout is a significant problem with far-reaching consequences. High levels of stress, emotional exhaustion, and reduced job satisfaction among nurses contribute to poor patient outcomes, increased medical errors, and high turnover rates. There is a high prevalence of burnout among nurse executives, consequences of which include extreme stress, emotional anguish, and a desire to quit, which points to a larger problem with burnout affecting the nursing profession (Martin et al., 2023). Fostering resilience among nurses can help to mitigate these outcomes by enhancing physical, mental, and social health through building purpose, positive emotions, and effective stress management. Resilience …

Charting Burden And Burnout, Kelsey Elizabeth Alloo

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Nurses enter about 600-800 data points per 12-hour shift, an average of one data point every 1.11 minutes (Gesner et al., 2022). The nurse burnout rate of 38% is 10% higher than the national average and the cost of turnover equates to over $40,000 per bedside nurse (Gesner et al., 2022; Melnick et al., 2021). As evidenced by these key numbers, charting burden and burnout are significant in the nursing workforce, which is the largest population in the healthcare workforce (Gesner et al., 2022). Assessing and analyzing charting burden is a relatively new concept having just been researched and published …

Nurses' Practice Environments, Burnout, And Mental Health In Northwestern Ontario, Ainsley Miller, Vicki L. Kristman, Mannila Sandhu

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background/objective: An estimated one-tenth of nurses worldwide are said to be suffering from severe burnout¹. The high prevalence of burnout is concerning as a Canadian survey determined that nurses with high levels of burnout were 17 times more likely to screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder, 43 times more likely to screen positive for major depressive disorder, 25 times more likely to screen positive for generalized anxiety disorder, and 23 times more likely to screen positive for panic disorder than participants who reported no burnout². A common precipitating factor associated with nurses’ burnout and mental health …

Investing In Well-Being: The Return On Investment Of Nurse Renewal Retreats, Julie Wild Rose

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the already high rates of moral distress, trauma, and burnout among healthcare professionals. To address these challenges, the Nursing and Allied Health Resilience and Well-Being Program partnered with an external organization to offer overnight nurse renewal retreats. These retreats aim to empower nurses to rediscover their passion, purpose, and connection to their profession by providing a safe and nurturing environment for processing difficult experiences.

Methods: This mixed-methods feasibility pilot study was conducted in two hospitals within a 12-hospital system in Washington state. Participants engaged in journaling, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, yoga, self-compassion, and healing circles to …

The Importance Of Workplace Support On Nurse Well-Being And Intention To Stay During The Pandemic, Hyang Baek, Alison Trinkoff

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare sector have further aggravated the ongoing nursing shortage. Consequently, many nurses have opted for early retirement or felt compelled to leave their positions, leading to increased turnover rates during the pandemic. In this light, more sustainable ways need to be explored for nurse retention instead of heavy reliance on temporary nursing agencies to address staffing shortages.

A secondary cross-sectional data analysis of 1063 nurses was conducted using the Nurse Worklife and Wellness Study data collected in 2020-21. Multiple logistic regression explored the moderating effect of workplace support on the relationship …

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Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

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"Through A Medium Of Fordism": Images And Ideas On Utopia, Lisa Voelker

Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

The concept of utopia, which has long captivated human imagination, offering a vision of an ideal society that can be inspiring, is elusive at best and harmful in many of the actual attempts we’ve seen throughout history. This photo essay takes me through the philosophical underpinnings of Fordism’s Utopian ideas, the cultural intersections between the United States and Australia, and the enduring fascination with antiquity that shapes our modern identities (Gray, 2018). I aim to learn more about the contradictions and patterns that define our collective and individual pursuits of an ideal world.

Keywords: utopia, contradictions, liberation, photography

The Flaying Of America's Utopia: What New Dreams Can Be Imagined?, Rachel Robbins-Whited

Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

Amid the collapse of American constitutionalism and the crisis of late capitalism, this paper argues for the urgent reimagining of global education through Critical Globalization Studies (CGS). Drawing from world-systems analysis, Fordism, and utopian theory, it traces how the United States exported capitalist hegemony globally, contributing to our current interregnum. The paper proposes CGS and Critical Global Citizenship Education (CGCE) as pedagogical tools for cultivating ethical, justice-oriented youth capable of imagining post-capitalist futures. Emphasizing glocalization and the legitimacy of non-Western epistemologies, the work calls for a reversal of hegemonic flows, where peripheral cultures help to reshape global education. It addresses …

Desire Paths: The Visible And Invisible, Audrey Farrugia

Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

This paper explores the concept of desire paths, unplanned routes created by people to move quickly through an environment, and their relationship to inclusivity and social justice. Building on Sian Supski’s public talk at Eastern Michigan University’s College of Education, sponsored by The Workshop for Community+Collaboration and the Morris Chair for Educational Transformation, which highlighted the use of desire paths in everyday life, this paper promotes the exploration of the unconventional and often invisible desire paths created and traveled by marginalized people.

Keywords: desire path, inclusivity, disorientation guide

Sowing The Seeds Of Utopia Collectively, From Australia To America And Everywhere In Between: A Methodology And Practice For Resistance And Emancipation, Rachelle F. Marshall

Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

This reflection on internationally renowned scholars Peter Beilharz and Sian Supski’s visit to Eastern Michigan University (EMU) in October 2024 presents utopia as a sociological methodology useful for research in educational studies. Presenting a brief introduction and exploration of the methodology, this article considers the cultural changes that are necessary to teach toward democratic, ecologically sustainable utopias compared to capitalist visions of utopia. As a starting point for further discussion, this personal reflection merely scratches the surface to provide a glimpse into the conditions that would underlie a democratic, ecologically sustainable utopia and serves to document a few of the …

Editors' Introduction, Rachel Dick, Rachel Robbins-Whited

Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

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Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education

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Enhancing Faculty Confidence In Technology: The Impact Of A Teaching With Technology Committee, J'Andra L. Antisdel, Lori J. Pajakowski, Sue Anderson, Kalie Pead, Ranjan Rohatgi, Karla Bronicki

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

AIMS: This study measures changes in faculty members' confidence in using technology for teaching after the creation of a service committee designed to mentor faculty in technology use within the nursing department. It also assesses the impact of the committee on faculty members' technology skills and teaching practices.

BACKGROUND: Nursing faculty must possess advanced digital literacy to ensure nursing graduates are prepared for advancements in health information technology.1 However, they often face challenges such as time-consuming setups, integration difficulties, and concerns about effectiveness.2,3 The Teaching with Technology Committee (TTC) was established to address these issues by providing mentoring, support, and …

Describing The Impact Of Nursing Courtesy And Friendliness On Patient Satisfaction, Rainavel Anadon Romano, Vimela Moodley, Jennifer De Beer, Emily Heaphy, Mohammed Qabaja, Mashael Bayazeed, Ilona Novotna, Elaine Quadra, Maab Basha, Rehab Alassiri

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

INTRODUCTION: Patient satisfaction in healthcare is significantly influenced by nurse-patient interactions, where attributes like friendliness, courtesy, and effective communication play crucial roles. This study aims to identify specific components of these attributes that enhance patient satisfaction, providing insights for targeted interventions, such as communication training, to improve nurse-patient interactions and overall patient-centered care.

BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction reflects how content patients feel with the care they receive, aligning their preferences and expectations with the healthcare provided. Nurses, who are pivotal in patient care, can greatly influence this experience. The friendliness and courtesy displayed by nurses not only foster trust but create …

Animal-Assisted Intervention To Increase Nursing Resilience In A Level-1 Trauma Center, Ercele P. Reyes, Paul Micenec, Lynne Marie Flynn, Darlette Garulacan, Luis Salazar

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Trauma nursing is a complex balance of critical care theory and clinical expertise delivered in a stressful, unpredictable environment that challenges a nurse's emotional well-being. Trauma nurses often encounter the end result of society's unmet social determinants of health and systemic inequities precipitating trauma. At Temple University Hospital, trauma nurses care for patients from the most densely populated, poorest, and violent areas in Philadelphia. Temple University Hospital is a level-1 722-bed safety net facility with 36 trauma-related intensive care beds and experienced 2694 trauma alerts in 2023. Historically, nursing is associated with high work-related stress, emotional demands, and workplace …

Acute Medical Surgical Peer Mentor Program, Stephanie Kaye Edwards, Caley Thurgood, Brooklyn Kate Bailey, Scott S. Christensen

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: New nurses experience stress and challenges transitioning from student to nurse (Crismon et al., 2021). Peer mentor programs provide emotional support for new graduate nurses during this time, helping to promote clinical competency, confidence, job satisfaction, and retention (Bowers, 2022; Maroone, 2023; Vidal & Olley, 2021). Despite the benefits, peer mentor initiatives are not widely adopted in healthcare settings (Reebals et al., 2021). Our program filled that gap by boosting morale and confidence by creating an emotionally supportive environment.

Methods: Mentor leaders (n=3) sought evidence-based sources and consulted with organizational wellness experts. The leaders trained senior nurses (n=12) in …

The Retention Of Nurses In The Post-Covid-19 Era, Cherry Park

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact on the nursing workforce, with reports of workforce shortages estimated at 100,000 RNs nationwide. And Georgia is a state the retention of nurses is an ongoing concern. While there is a robust literature that describes the workforce factors that contribute to nurse burnout and intention to leave and citing high rates of turnovers, little is known about the factors that contribute to nurse retention and intent to stay. The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of nurses reporting lower rates of burnout.

Methods: The analysis leverages data from the 2022 …

From Student To Teacher: Lgbtq+ Pre-Service Teachers’ Physical Education Experiences, Alexandra L. Stoddart, Niya St. Amant

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

The first phase of an explanatory sequential design explored Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) pre-service teachers’ retrospective experiences from primary and secondary school (K-12) physical education, as well as their physical education experiences in one post-secondary institution. Ahmed’s (2006; 2010) interpretation of orientation was invoked as a conceptual consideration. Quantitative results from the cross-sectional online survey indicated that K-12 physical education remains an unsafe and uncomfortable learning space for many LGBTQ+ students for a myriad of reasons. Conventional qualitative content analysis generated four categories about K-12 class pedagogy and structure, gender and sexuality, change rooms, and the …

Intelligent Fw Upgrade System, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

In enterprise printing environments, firmware upgrades are centrally managed by IT administrators. However, there is no intelligent mechanism that automatically triggers firmware updates in response to recurring issues—even when those issues are already resolved in newer firmware versions. This results in repeated user disruptions, prolonged support cycles, and unnecessary manual effort to coordinate firmware rollouts. A system that can automatically correlate diagnostic data with known defect resolutions and initiate safe, policy-compliant firmware upgrades is essential to reduce downtime, enhance fleet reliability, and optimize support operations.

Critical Success Factors For Professional Choice And Their Role In Achieving Adaptation Strategies In Light Of The Prevailing Culture Of Jordanian University Students, Sami Melhem, Sanaa Abu Ghosh, Alhareth Abu Hussein

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the impact of critical success factors on professional choice and their role in achieving adaptation strategies, considering the prevailing culture of Jordanian university students. The study population consisted of 963 Jordanian university students. The researchers employed a descriptive approach and used a questionnaire as the tool for data collection. The data gathered from the questionnaires were analyzed using several statistical methods through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).The study concluded that there is a statistically significant effect at the level of (α = 0.05) of critical success factors (self, personal, social, economic, and …

The Expected Impact Of The Transition In Fair Value Accounting From International Accounting Standard No. (39) To Financial Reporting Standard No. (9) On The Level Of Financial Statements And Reports: A Theoretical Analytical Study, Jameel Alnajjar

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to determine the expected impact of the change in fair value accounting from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 at the level of financial statements and reports. It sought to identify the most significant deficiencies in fair value measurements in accordance with IAS 39, as well as the key parameters of the measurement and disclosure methods under IFRS 9 at the level of financial reports. Additionally, the study aimed to clarify the alternative measurement and hedging methods provided by IFRS 9 in comparison to IAS 39. The study employed an analytical and deductive approach based on documentary studies. …

The Impact Of The General Budget Deficit On The Increase Of Public Debt: A Case Study Of Jordan For The Period 2006-2016, Mohammad Abu Khadija, Nazim Al-Shammari

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the effect of the public budget deficit on Jordan's public debt. The research was conducted for the period from 2006 to 2016 to understand the size and nature of the budget deficit's impact on public debt in Jordan. The study reached several conclusions, the most significant of which was the existence of a significant effect of the budget deficit on the increase in public debt, attributed to the inability of revenues to cover expenditures. Additionally, the study found an adverse yet significant effect of the budget deficit, in the presence of the controlling variable (external …

The Poetics Of Color In The Poetry Of Al-Sanoubari, Ishaq Rahmani, Daoud Najati

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

At the beginning, there was essentially no discrepancy between poetry and prose. Poems were merely rhythmic words used to guide camels, devoid of any ambiguity or complexity, making it easy for readers to grasp their content. However, over time, the concepts within poetry expanded, and their rhythm and meter multiplied. As a result, their clarity and simplicity were diminished. Poets exerted their utmost effort, often spending a year or more refining their poems to elevate them to high ranks of elegance and glory. Color and its various types became one of the best methods poets employed to enhance their works. …

The Reality Of Mobile Learning Use In Public Secondary Schools In The Ramallah And Al-Bireh Governorate From The Viewpoint Of Its Teachers, Hussain Hamayel

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The study aimed to identify the status quo of mobile learning use in public secondary schools in Ramallah and Al-Bireh from the perspective of its teachers. The researcher employed an analytical descriptive method and designed a four-part questionnaire for this purpose. The arithmetic averages for the four fields were as follows: the students' field had the highest mean (3.98), while the third field, concerning the requirements for using mobile learning, had the lowest mean (3.55). The overall score for the fields was high, with an arithmetic mean of (3.73). The study was conducted on a sample consisting of 100 teachers, …