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Social Support And Its Relationship To Self-Determination Among Students With Disabilities In Jordanian Universities, Ahmad Khazalah

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to highlight the importance of social support and its relationship with self-determination for disabled students in Jordanian universities. The sample consisted of 275 disabled students from various Jordanian universities. To achieve the study’s objectives, the researcher developed two questionnaires: the Social Support Scale and the Self-Determination Tool. A test was conducted to check the validity and reliability of the tools. The results revealed that social support scores were high, while self-determination scores were moderate. No significant differences were found in social support and self-determination based on gender. However, significant differences were observed in social support and self-determination …

Spending In Islam: Nurturing And Education, Sereen Ashour, “Mohammad Adnan” Al-Aishat, Abdullah Hardan, Yousef Saadeh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

Islam urges its followers to spend on their parents, offspring, and lineage. This paper addresses spending in the way of Islam for its protection (preserving its authenticity), advocacy (Da’wah), and to support its adherents against those who manifest enmity towards it. Thus, spending aims to instill in Muslims the practice of giving for the sake of their faith and to educate them about the principles of this type of spending. Da’wah to Islam has been associated with calls to spend in the way of Allah to seek His satisfaction and pleasure. Even before the establishment of an Islamic state, or …

The Role Of The Prophetic Sunnah In Achieving Internal Security And Guiding Weaponry: A Foundational Study, Kayed Qaroush

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The security of society is a divine blessing that can only be truly appreciated by those who are deprived of it. Observing the conditions of our Arab and Islamic world, one can recognize that many states are suffering from the agony of internal and external wars, as well as a lack of security and safety. Therefore, in addressing the political crises that sweep through the Muslim world, particularly between rulers and their people, it is essential to resort to the Prophetic approach as a means of navigating the crisis. The Prophetic Sunnah clearly outlines mechanisms and controls for the use …

Turkey And The Exit From The International Monetary Fund Predicament: Stages Of Transition From Dependence To Independence, Bassmah Tom

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The study aims to identify the reasons for Turkey's borrowing from the International Monetary Fund and its implications for the country's economic reality. It explains how the AKP managed to pull the country out of its economic crisis and achieve a state of prosperity, ultimately enabling Turkey to pay off its entire debt to the International Monetary Fund in 2013. The study is based on a key assumption: "There is a correlation between the ability of the AKP to extract Turkey from the IMF's predicament and to pay off the entire Turkish debt in 2013, and the economic policies implemented …

Perspectives On The Renewal Of Arabic Syntax By Arab Renewal Scholars In The Second Half Of The Twentieth Century, Saad Meqdad

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The research examines the formation of a picture of the reality of Arabic syntax in the modern era. It stems from the hypothesis that an examination of the studies addressing the Arabic language can help answer the question regarding the effect of these studies and attempts to present a clear scientific picture of modern Arabic, compared to the efforts of the early scholars. The researcher frames the modern grammatical term as a means to move towards understanding the most prominent features of modern grammar, drawing on the reports from contemporary scholars regarding the sections of speech as they appeared in …

The Penal Protection Of Invention According To The Jordanian Patent Law, Muhannad Al-Haddad

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

Patent Law No. (32) of 1999 specifically protects the right to a patent through Article 32 of the same law. Therefore, this study is divided into two sections. The first section deals with patent crimes. Article 32 specifies that cases of assault on the invention subject to the patent are limited to three crimes: the crime of imitating the invention, the crime of dealing with counterfeit products, and the crime of misleading data. Each crime has its own elements. The second section is devoted to the study of the penalties prescribed for violations of the patent law. The penalties include …

The Impact Of Board Structure On Earnings Quality In Jordanian Commercial Banks, Nimr Al-Slaihat, Mohammad Shubita, Moataz Al-Zoubi, Mazen Al-Omari

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to examine the impact of the board of directors' structure on earnings quality in Jordanian commercial banks. The study sample consists of all Jordanian commercial banks during the period from 2009 to 2016. The study employed pooled data regression models and reached the following results: there is no statistical impact of board of directors' structure on earnings quality; there is no statistical impact of board size on earnings quality in Jordanian commercial banks; there is no statistical impact of board independence on earnings quality in Jordanian commercial banks; there is a statistical impact of CEO/chairman separation on …

The Gains Of The Prophets Peace Be Upon Them, Abdel Fattah Al-Samman

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

Allah made the callers for Him not in need of others; therefore, He ordered all His prophets to work. He did not send His messengers to be a burden upon their people or to benefit from their call to Islam. This would keep them distanced from the people and hinder their message. Allah made His prophets a source of livelihood for their people, not the other way around. The fact that prophets worked for their own living serves as a model of hard work and self-sufficiency for those who came after them. One of the notable characteristics of the prophets …

Publication Citations (Calendar Year 2024), Valparaiso University

Valparaiso Scholarship and Creative Works Reception

No abstract provided.

Interdisciplinary Co-Teaching And Community-Engaged Learning: Integrating Community Case Studies To Teach Ethics, Justice, And Grassroots Leadership, Ziwei Qi, Lori E. Kniffin, Sammuel Byer (Rob)

Leadership Faculty Publications

This paper serves as a teaching report examining an interdisciplinary, co-taught course at a rural, regional state university designed to promote ethics, justice, and grassroots leadership through community-engaged learning (CEL). Faculty from criminal justice, philosophy, and leadership studies co-developed and taught the course using Socratic dialogue and reflective journaling to help students analyze community challenges from multiple disciplinary angles. Students also engaged in training on positionality, power dynamics, and cultural humility, incorporating their reflections into final reports to deepen ethical engagement. Regular faculty collaboration aligned teaching strategies across disciplines, while a case study presentation and analysis allowed community partners to …

Master’S Of Education Self-Study Final Portfolio, Julia Gabrielle Kane

Master of Education in Teacher Leadership Portfolios

No abstract provided.

Conquer And Prevail Issue 195 August 28 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Conquer and Prevail Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Pressure And Force Dynamics In Artificial Muscle Actuators: A State-Space And Optimization-Based Approach, Mohammad Elzein

Dissertations and Theses

This two-part investigation explores the dynamic behavior of braided pneumatic actuators (BPAs) under bio-inspired pulse modulation, with the aim of improving their biomimetic force output and control. The first study examines the effect of pulse length and inter-pulse timing on BPA performance, revealing that force output is highly sensitive to the temporal structure of input pulses mirroring biological muscle behavior. Using dual-pulse actuation schemes, the results demonstrate that force responses exceed the additive contributions of individual pulses, with peak amplification occurring consistently at a 27 ms inter-pulse gap. Shorter pulse lengths (10–20 ms) yielded the highest normalized force increases, up …

Effect Of Saccharin On Crystallization Behavior Of Electroless Cobalt Plating, Yu-Xin Luo, Jing-Jing Wang, Lu Wang, Zi-Yi Yan, Yi Ma, Xin Bo, Jing-Shuang Dang, Zeng-Lin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In the process of electroless cobalt plating, the saccharin additive can significantly change the surface morphology, texture orientation, and conductivity of the cobalt coating layer. When the amount of saccharin was 3 mg·L^–1, the cobalt coating transformed from disordered large grains to a honeycomb structure, with a preferred orientation of (002) facet on hexagonal close-packed (HCP) cobalt crystals. The resistivity of the cobalt film decreased to 14.4 μΩ·cm, and further decreased to 10.7 μΩ·cm after the annealing treatment. When the concentration of saccharin was increased, the grain size was gradually refined and a “stone forest” structure was observed, …

Editorial: Endocrine Imbalances Of Mineral Ions And Vitamins In Chronic Disease Pathogenesis, Mor-Li Hartman, Hosam G. Abdelhady, Mohammed S. Razzaque

School of Medicine Publications

No abstract provided.

Superhydrophilic Porous Coooh Nano-Architecture With Abundant Oxygen Vacancies For Enhanced Urea Electrooxidation At Ampere-Level Current Densities, Wen-Jing Lv, Xiao-Man Tang, Xue-Tong Wang, Wen-Cai Liu, Jian-Wen Zhu, Guo-Jing Wang, Yuan-Zhi Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The conversion of urea-containing wastewater into clean hydrogen energy has gained increasing attention. However, challenges remain, particularly with sluggish catalytic kinetics and limited long-term stability of urea oxidation reaction (UOR). Herein, we report the loosely porous CoOOH nano-architecture (CoOOH LPNAs) with hydrophilic surface and abundant oxygen vacancies (O_v) on carbon fiber paper (CFP) by electrochemical reconstruction of the CoP nanoneedles precursor. The resulting three-dimensional electrode exhibited an impressively low potential of 1.38 V at 1000 mA·cm⁻² and excellent durability for UOR. Furthermore, when tested in an anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer, it required only 1.53 V at …

Committee's Motion For Summary Judgment On Charitable Immunity Defense

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

No abstract provided.

Blood Culture Contamination Rates, Jackqueline R. Easley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The timely and accurate collection of blood culture specimens is essential for improving patient outcomes and minimizing complications. Contaminated specimens can lead to unnecessary antibiotic use, prolonged hospital stays, and delays in appropriate treatment. At one eastern healthcare facility, monthly blood culture contamination rates reached an average of 4.5%, prompting the need for a targeted intervention. The objective of this project was to determine whether a structured process and trained team could reduce contamination rates to below 1%. De-identified data were reviewed using descriptive statistics to observe contamination trends over time, by department, and by month. Using the t-test, contamination …

Conventional Versus Advanced Imaging Selection For Endovascular Treatment Of Basilar Artery Occlusion Strokes, Huanwen Chen, Joshua Osbun, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

INTRODUCTION: Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is an effective treatment for basilar artery occlusion (BAO) stroke in select patients. While there is a growing body of literature suggesting that advanced imaging modalities such as computed tomography perfusion (CTP) and magnetic resonance (MR) may not be necessary for selecting anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke patients for EVT, whether advanced imaging may be superior to conventional imaging (non-contrast CT and CT angiography) in identifying good treatment candidates among BAO patients is less clear.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of BAO EVT patients treated from 2013 to 2022 in …

Timely Resection Of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Following Embolization For Uncontrolled Acute Epistaxis Case Report., Koffi L. Lakpa, Timothy Mcculloch, Michael D. Puricelli

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Uncontrolled epistaxis in patients with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma requires prompt intervention. When embolization is required, neovascularization can occur, making expedited surgical resection essential. We conducted a single-institution, retrospective review of one patient. This case study details the patient's clinical presentation and his preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative course. We present the management of a 14-year-old male with a juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, who 3 days after initial evaluation at our institution, developed uncontrolled epistaxis requiring embolization at an outside hospital before transfer back to our institution for further management. He initially presented to an outside emergency department with acute epistaxis refractory to …

Hiv-1 Controllers Possess A Unique Cd8+ T Cell Activation Phenotype And Loss Of Control Is Associated With Increased Expression Of Exhaustion Markers, Amber D. Jones, Zachary Capriotti, Erin Santos, Angel Lin, Rachel Van Duyne, Stephen Smith, Zachary Klase

Kimmel Cancer Center Papers, Presentations, and Grand Rounds

BACKGROUND: HIV-1 controllers are a rare population of individuals that exhibit spontaneous control of HIV-1 infection without antiretroviral therapy. Understanding the mechanisms by which HIV-1 controllers maintain and eventually lose this ability would be highly valuable in HIV-1 cure or vaccine research. Previous work revealed the ability of CD8+ T cells isolated from HIV-1 controllers to suppress HIV-1 replication in matched CD4+ T cells and PBMCs ex vivo and suggested the loss of control may be tied to CD8+ T cell exhaustion.

RESULTS: We explored whether CD8+ T cell exhaustion plays a role in the maintenance and loss of control …

Professor Richard Compton, Editorial Advisory Board Member, And Professor Bin Ren, Editorial Board Member Of Journal Of Electrochemistry, Have Been Awarded The 2025 Prizes Of The International Society Of Electrochemistry (Ise), Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Second Announcement Of The 23Rd National Congress On Electrochemistry In 2025, Chinese Society Of Electrochemistry (Cse)

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Vanja Y. Watkins, Myrna J. Layton

Faculty Publications

Vanja Louise Yorgason was born on September 22, 1938 in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of R. Milton and Norma Johns Yorgason. Vanja grew up in a musical home. Her father was a violinist, and her mother a pianist and an organist. Vanja and her four brothers learned to “sing four-part hymns in tune unaccompanied.”1 Their parents felt that music was an important part of their children’s education, and made the necessary sacrifices to provide music lessons.

Book Review - Claiming The Courageous Middle: Daring To Live And Work Together For A More Hopeful Future, Sunshine Sullivan

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

A review of Mullen, S.A. (2004). Claiming the courageous middle: Daring to live and work together for a more hopeful future. Baker Academic. (ISBN: 9781493444526, 200 pgs., soft cover)

The Effect Of Group Counseling On Hope With Diverse Undergraduates During Sustainability-Focused Internship, Hailey Spinks, Michael D. Hannon, Matthew Murray, Nina M. Goodey, Lora Billings, Amy Tuininga

PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies Publications

Many adolescents report feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, and hopeless in the face of global climate change. These feelings are both valid and antithetical to the necessary hope and courage it takes to address real-world environmental crises and contribute to meaningful societal impact. The Green Teams Program, an internship-based experiential learning initiative, prepares young professionals with skills and knowledge needed to address these challenges and provides an intentionally inclusive and safe environment for students from all backgrounds to do so. This structured environment includes psychoeducational group counseling among other supports. Intern self-assessments revealed significant gains in measures of Hope, Agency, …

Adult-Child Caregivers’ Fear And Coping Regarding The Risk Of Inheriting Alzheimer’S Disease, Rebecca Anne Ledbetter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Caring for elderly parents with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) poses two major challenges for adult-child caregivers: the tasks involved in taking care of ailing parents and also potentially living in fear of developing the same disease. This research examined how caregivers with such fear regard their vulnerability to AD and how they manage the stress that comes with caregiving for someone with a disease they dread developing themselves. This grounded theory study employed the appraisal theory of emotions and the theory of moods as frameworks and aimed to establish awareness regarding coping strategies that adult-child caregivers have about caretaking and their …

Social Media Vetting Governance And The Impact On Hiring Capacity, Jimmy Lampkin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Human resource managers are concerned with weak social media vetting governance, as it is the number one predictor of reduced organizational capacity to hire candidates. Grounded in Lewin’s Situational Strength Theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational project was to examine the relationship between social media vetting governance and organizational capacity to hire. The participants were 500 human resource leaders and hiring managers from organizations in the southwestern United States who completed the Job-Related Situational Strength Questionnaire and the Decision to Hire Scale. Although a priori power analysis required a minimum of 103 participants to detect a medium effect size, …

Library Publishing Research Agenda (2nd Ed.), Talea Anderson, Karen Bjork, Leigh-Ann Butler, Nina Collins, Perry Collins, Matthew Goldberg, Jonathan Grunert, Matthew Hunter, Michelle Lalonde, John Martin, Shawn Martin, John David Morgenstern, Talia Perry, Christopher Popovich, Liz Scarpelli, Janet Swatscheno, Willa Tavernier, Dan Tracy, Michelle Wilson, Mai Yamamoto

LPC Publications

This second edition of the Library Publishing Research Agenda builds on the foundation laid by the original 2020 publication, continuing to explore critical areas where research is needed to inform and strengthen practice in the field of library publishing. It offers updated and expanded exploratory overviews of six key topics (assessment, labor, accessibility, non-traditional research outputs, peer review, and partnerships), each including a contextual summary, refreshed or newly proposed research questions, and updated resources for further reading. This edition reflects new developments in the field and ongoing conversations within the community. It is intended to support current and future researchers, …

The Changing Dynamics Of India-China Relations Since 2014 : A Shift From Asymmetric To Symmetric Security Dilemma?, Soumyodeep Deb

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

The new global geopolitical order has shifted from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Given the fact that both China and India are currently regarded as major rising powers, the relationship between the two countries is among the most important concerns in the contemporary geopolitical landscape. Therefore, it is of utmost significance to have a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of their relationship. The dynamics of the relationship between China and India have been marked by the presence of a security issue for a considerable amount of time. It has been suggested that the …