New conditions for (non)uniform behaviour of linear cocycles over flows

We give a characterization of tempered exponential dichotomies for linear cocycles over flows in terms of the spectral properties of certain linear operators. We consider noninvertible linear cocycles acting on infinite-dimensional spaces and our approach avoids the use of Lyapunov norms. Finally, we apply obtained results to give new conditionsfor uniform exponential stability of linear cocycles

Environmental Situation in the Palestinian Context: Current Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management

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قراءة في كتاب : التنوع العرقي و المذهبي في الخليج : بين الواقع و التوظيف

أجرى الباحث الفلسطيني محمد أبو الرب قراءة في كتاب المسبار “التنوع العرقي والمذهبي في الخليج: بين الواقع والتوظيف” (الكتاب الثالث والتسعون، سبتمبر/ أيلول2014) وقد ترافقت القراءة مع تعقيب على الدراسات المدرجة فيه. يقول الباحث: إن بعض دول الخليج لم تنتبه لمسألة تحصين مجتمعاتها من الأفكار المتطرفة والأصولية، كما تنبهت لذلك –مبكراً- سلطنة عمان؛ حيث تقاطع التشريع القانوني وتجريم ومحاسبة من يقلل من شأن أي جماعة أو أقلية مع أفكار التيار الإباضي -الممثل للأغلبية- القائمة على تقبل الآخر المختلف، والابتعاد عن الإقصاء أو التمييز

Violence and Non-Violence across Time, History, Religion and Culture

This paper aims at investigating the presence of the dichotomy of violence and non-violence in contemporary Palestinian political rhetoric and practice. To do so, I will explore the varied Palestinian discourses tracing from the contemporary back to the early twentieth century, where I will interrogate anti-colonials practice both in violent and non-violent modes. Throughout, I will map-out the different agencies and the fields of argumentation of each political entity, and its justifications as a group living under colonial conditions. This article consists of three parts: part I tackles the conceptual framework of the dichotomy of violence and non-violence; part II explores the historiography of the modes of violence and non-violence; and part III traces the controversy within Palestinian society over the topic at stake from the early 1900s until the present

A comparison between health research output and burden of disease in Arab countries : evidence from Palestine

An article published : Health Research Policy and Systems (2018) 16:25, pp. 1-9Background: Research conducted on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden should be given the highest priority, particularly in resource-limited settings. The present study aimed to assess the research output in relation to disease burden in Palestine and to identify the conditions which are under- or over-investigated, if any. Methods: We searched PubMed and Scopus for reports of original research relevant to human health or healthcare authored by researchers affiliated with Palestinian institutions and published between January 2000 and December 2015. We categorised the condition studied in included articles using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) taxonomy. Data regarding burden of disease (percentage of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)) was obtained from the Palestine profile in the GBD study. We examined the degree of discordance between the observed number of published articles for each disease/condition with the expected number based on the proportion of disease burden of that disease/condition. Results: Our search identified 2469 potentially relevant records, from which 1650 were excluded following the screening of titles and abstracts. Of the remaining 819 full-text articles, we included 511 in our review. Communicable (infectious) diseases (n = 103; 20%) was the condition with the highest number of published studies. However, cancer (n = 15; 3%) and chronic respiratory diseases (n = 15; 3%) were the conditions with the lowest number of published studies. Research output was poorly associated with disease burden, irrespective of whether it was measured in terms of DALYs (rho = −0.116, P = 0.7) or death (rho = 0.217, P = 0.5). Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and maternal and neonatal deaths accounted for more than two-thirds of the total deaths in Palestine (67%), but were infrequently addressed (23%) in published articles. Conclusions: There is evidence of research waste measured by a mismatch between the health burden of certain diseases/conditions and the number of published research reports on those diseases/conditions in Palestine. A national research priority-setting agenda should be developed to meet the local community’s need for quality evidence to implement independent and informed health policies

Assessment of compost quality and usage for agricultural use : a case study of Hebron, Palestine

articleComplying with the technical specifications of compost production is of high importance not only for environmental protection but also for increasing the productivity and promotion of compost use by farmers in agriculture. This study focuses on the compost quality of the Palestinian market and farmers’ attitudes toward agricultural use of compost. The quality is assessed through selection of 20 compost samples of different suppliers and producers and lab testing for quality parameters, while the farmers’ attitudes to compost use for agriculture are evaluated through survey questionnaire of 321 farmers in the Hebron area. The results showed that the compost in the Palestinian markets is of medium quality due to partial or non-compliance with the quality standards and guidelines. The Palestinian farmers showed a positive attitude since 91.2% of them have the desire to use compost in agriculture. The results also showed that knowledge of difference between compost and chemical fertilizers, perception of compost benefits, and previously experiencing problems in compost use are significant factors affecting the farmers’ attitude toward the use of compost as an organic fertilizer

Follow-up strategies to better INSET within a Palestinian context

This paper was presented to the Conference of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), held in Glasgow, 3rd-7th of April 2017A research study was done to investigate whether using different follow-up strategies as part of an INSET course within a Palestinian context affects the teaching performance of the participants. The main question was ‘Does using follow-up strategies as part of an INSET course improve the teaching performance of the participants within a Palestinian context?’ In order to answer this, other questions were added: First, what are the attitudes of teachers and trainers towards INSET courses in general? Second, what are the beliefs and attitudes of Palestinian teachers and trainers towards different follow-up strategies related to INSET? Third, what challenges face Palestinian trainers and teachers using follow-up strategies in their in-service training? and finally, how does using follow-ups affect the teaching performance of the teachers

Impact of animated instruction on tablets and hands-on training in applying bimanual perineal support on episiotomy rates: an intervention study.

Introduction and hypothesis In Palestine, episiotomy is frequently used among primiparous women.This study assesses the effect of training birth attendants in applying bimanual perineal support during delivery by either animated instruction on tablets or hands-on training on episiotomy rates among primiparous women. Methods An interventional cohort study was performed from 15 October 2015 to 31 January 2017, including all primiparous women with singletons and noninstrumental vaginal deliveries at six Palestinian hospitals. Intervention 1 (animated instructions on tablets) was conducted in Hospitals 1, 2, 3, and 4. Intervention 2 (bedside hands-on training) was applied in Hospitals 1 and 2 only. Hospitals 5 and 6 did not receive interventions. Differences in episiotomy rates in intervention and nonintervention hospitals were assessed before and after the interventions and presented as p values using chi-square test, and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Differences in the demographic and obstetric characteristics were presented as p values using the Kruskal–Wallis test. Results Of 46,709 women, 12,841 were included. The overall episiotomy rate in the intervention hospitals did not change significantly after intervention 1, from 63.1 to 62.1% (OR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.84–1.08), but did so after intervention 2, from 61.1 to 38.1% (OR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.33–0.47). Rates after Intervention 2 changed from 65.0 to 47.3% (OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.40– 0.67) in Hospital 1 and from 39.4 to 25.1% (OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.35–0.68) in Hospital 2. Conclusions Hands-on training of bimanual perineal support during delivery of primiparous women was significantly more effective in reducing episiotomy rates than animated instruction videos alone.Norwegian Research Counci

Capacity building in water and sanitation in Palestine

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