Multiple Intelligences Of Students At Jordanian Universities

The present study aimed at investigating different intelligence types among Jordanian students at different public and private universities in Jordan. To achieve such aim, it sought to identify and rank multiple intelligences that characterize students at Jordanian universities, and to identify and rank the differences in multiple intelligences according to some variables: the gender, university (public or private), the students’ averages, the students’ specializations and the academic year. This study has used a survey as an instrument of collecting data. The study sample consisted of (1436) students from the University of Jordan, Yarmouk University, Al-Hashemaya University, the University of Sciences and Technology, Petra University, Al-Zarqa University, Amman Arab University, Al-Isra' University, Al-Zaitunah University and Philadelphia University. The students estimated their own IQ scores on each of Gardner’s 7 multiple intelligences: logical\ mathematical IQ, musical IQ, interpersonal IQ, Kinesthetic IQ, Intra-personal IQ, Linguistic IQ and Spatial IQ. After analyzing the data, T-Test indicated that interpersonal intelligence is the highest and the most common intelligence among Jordanian students. Following are Intra-personal, Kinesthetic, Linguistic, Spatial, logical\ mathematical, and musical, respectively. There were significant differences among Jordanian students in the linguistic and interpersonal intelligence in favor of the females. There were significant differences in the logical intelligences in favor of the governmental universities. There were no significant differences in the multiple intelligences that can be attributed to the averages of the students. There were significant differences in the musical intelligence in favor of the graduates

Probabilistic Distribution of Ultimate Pile Capacity Based on Pile Load Test Data

Soil bearing capacity is crucial to any foundation design process. It defines the max stress capacity a ground can sustain prior failing. Field pile tests were developed to verify the design process. From maintained load tests to Pile Dynamic Analysis, which essentially impose a specific load & record the further movement of the pile. Using appropriate interpretation methods, the designer can determine the true/actual bearing capacity based on a more realistic data such as pile-soil settlement. Afterwards, using the probabilistic inverse method, a probability density of frictional & point bearing will be constructed to be used in Bayesian’s statistical interpretation in order obtain the variation of Ultimate pile capacity along the boundaries of the tested piles. The probability distribution of ultimate pile capacity based on pile load test data will prove valuable in estimating design value of Ultimate bearing Capacity

Risk prediction models for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease:A systematic assessment with particular reference to Qatar

Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a common disease in the State of Qatar and results in considerable morbidity, impairment of quality of life and mortality. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) is currently used in Qatar to identify those at high risk of ASCVD. However, it is unclear if this is the optimal ASCVD risk prediction model for use in Qatar's ethnically diverse population. Aims: This systematic review aimed to identify, assess the methodological quality of and compare the properties of established ASCVD risk prediction models for the Qatari population. Methods: Two reviewers performed head-to-head comparisons of established ASCVD risk calculators systematically. Studies were independently screened according to predefined eligibility criteria and critically appraised using Prediction Model Risk Of Bias Assessment Tool. Data were descriptively summarized and narratively synthesized with reporting of key statistical properties of the models. Results: We identified 20,487 studies, of which 41 studies met our eligibility criteria. We identified 16 unique risk prediction models. Overall, 50% (n = 8) of the risk prediction models were judged to be at low risk of bias. Only 13% of the studies (n = 2) were judged at low risk of bias for applicability, namely, PREDICT and QRISK3.Only the PREDICT risk calculator scored low risk in both domains. Conclusions: There is no existing ASCVD risk calculator particularly well suited for use in Qatar's ethnically diverse population. Of the available models, PREDICT and QRISK3 appear most appropriate because of their inclusion of ethnicity. In the absence of a locally derived ASCVD for Qatar, there is merit in a formal head-to-head comparison between PCE, which is currently in use, and PREDICT and QRISK3

Establishing Halal Pharmaceuticals Information Systems: Concepts, Sources And, Potentials In The Industry

Pharmaceuticals are manufactured from different sources and origins; chemicals, minerals, plants, animals, biotechnologicals and immunologicals. Muslim consumers around the world subscribe to the halal pharmaceuticals, which is a part of Shariah or islamic law. Bahan bahan farmaseutikal yang dikilangkan atau dihasilkan terdiri daripada sumber dan asal-usul yang berbeza, samada bahan kimia, mineral, tumbuh-tumbuhan, haiwan, bioteknologi atau imunologi. Pengguna Muslim di seluruh dunia menggunakan undang-undang halal, yang merupakan sebahagian daripada Syariah atau undang-undang Islam

Some Immunologic Evaluations of Toxoplasmosis in Iraqi Aborted Females

Forty-eight aborted women (Iraqi Arab Muslims) at the first trimester with a serological evidence of toxoplasmosis were investigated. Two age- and ethnic-matched control groups were included: 40 aborted women due to accidental events (Control I), and 40 unmarried (virgin) women (Control II). The subjects were evaluated for the following parameters: HLA-class I antigens (A, B and Cw), blood groups, total and differential counts of leukocytes, lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3+, CD4+ and CD20+ cells), phagocytosis of heat-killed yeast (phagocytic index and NBT index), and total serum levels of immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG and IgM) and complement components (C3 and C4). The HLA-A2 and -Cw8 antigens were significantly increased in the patients, while A3 antigen was significantly decreased. Blood group phenotypes in patients and controls also showed significant variations. The total and differential counts of leukocytes showed no significant differences between patients and controls, with the exception of lymphocytes, which showed a significant decreased count in the patients compared to control II. However, the lymphocyte subpopulations showed a significant increased percentage in patients. The phagocytic index was approximated in patients and controls, while NBT index was significantly decreased. Total serum level of IgG was significantly increased in the patients, while IgA, IgM, C3 and C4 levels did not maintain such variation

دور استخدام صفوف الانتظار في تحسين وقت الخدمة للعيادات الصحية

هدف هذا البحث إلى معرفة دور استخدام نماذج صفوف الانتظار في تحسين وقت الخدمة للعيادات الصحيّة في الجمهورية العربية السورية، ولتحقيق هذا الهدف تمَّ صياغة نموذَج صفوف الانتظار وحلّهِ باستخدام برنامج الأساليب الكميَّة  (QM windows) وطُبّقت الدراسة في العيادة القلبية بمستشفى تشرين بدمشق خلال الفترة الممتدة من 1/7 إلى 30/8 من عام 2019 . توصَّلت الدراسة إلى تقديم نموذج بديل لتحسين الوضع الحالي الموجود في العيادة الصحية محل الدراسة، حيث ساهمَ النموذج البديل في تحسين مقاييس الأداء بشكل جوهري كما يؤدي تطبيق هذا النموذج  إلى تخفيض عدد المرضى في صف الانتظار الخاص بالعيادة إلى مستوى شبه معدوم.

Silica-based chelating resin bearing dual 8-Hydroxyquinoline moieties and its applications for solid phase extraction of trace metals from seawater prior to their analysis by ICP-MS

Solid phase extraction (SPE) using chelating resins has been established as a convenient technique for samples pretreatment prior to trace metal analysis from complex matrices. Oxine chelating agents (e.g., 8-Hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ)) are popular moieties in the synthesis of chelating resins, due to their characteristic coordination chemistry. So far most of the reported silica-oxine chelators encompasses a single oxine molecule per spacer arm. In this work, two 8-HQ ligands have been covalently attached onto silica surface throughout a single linkage. The synthesized resin characterized with FTIR, elemental analysis and SEM. The main parameters affecting SPE procedures, such as pH, and sorption kinetics, investigated using batch experiments. The capacity exchange of the produced resin under optimized conditions was 0.219 and 0.161 mmol g−1 for Cu(II) and Mn(II) respectively. The resin packed into 10 ml standard cartridges and used with a typical SPE manifold for matrix removal prior to an ICP-MS analysis of transition metals (i.e., Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Co) in seawater certified reference material samples and real samples from high saline seawater near the discharge zone of Yanbu desalination plant. The obtained results confirm the usefulness of the method.The authors are grateful for the Scientific Research Deanship, Taibah University for the generous financial support, grant No. 766/432

Synthesis and characterization of some novel 1,2,4-triazoles, 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and Schiff\u27s bases incorporating imidazole moiety as potential antimicrobial agents

(1,4,5-Triphenylimidazol-2-yl-thio)butyric acid hydrazide (3) was obtained via alkylation of 1,4,5-triphenylimidazol-2-thiol (1) with ethylbromobutyrate, followed by addition of hydrazine hydrate. Treatment of acid hydrazide 3 with carbon disulfide in an ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution gave the intermediate potassium dithiocarbazinate salt, which was cyclized to 4-amino-5-[(1,4,5-triphenylimidazol-2-yl)thiopropyl]-2H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione (4) in the presence of hydrazine hydrate. Condensation of compound 3 with alkyl/arylisothiocyanate afforded the corresponding 1-[4-(1,4,5-triphenylimidazol-2-ylthio)butanoyl]-4-alkyl/arylthiosemicarbazides (5-7), which upon refluxing with sodium hydroxide, yielded the corresponding 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols (8-10). Under acidic conditions, compounds 4-6 were converted to aminothiadiazoles 11-13. Moreover, the series of Schiff bases 14-18 were synthesized from the condensation of compound 3 with different aromatic aldehydes. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and mass spectral analyses. They were also preliminarily screened for their antimicrobial activity

A Novel Application of Quantum Speed Limit to String Theory

In this work, we investigate the implications of the concept of quantum speed limit in string field theory. We adopt a novel approach to the problem of time on world-sheet based on Fisher information, and arrive at a minimum time for a particle state to evolve into another particle state. This is done using both the Mandelstam-Tamm bound and the Margolus-Levitin bound. This implies that any interaction has to be smeared over such an interval, and any interaction in the effective quantum field theory has to be non-local. As non-local quantum field theories are known to be finite, it is expected that divergences should be removed from effective quantum field theories due to the quantum speed limit of string theory.Comment: 9 page

Synthesis, XRD and HS-Analysis

An efficient microwave-assisted one-step synthetic route toward Mannich bases is developed from 4-hydroxyacetophenone and different secondary amines in quantitative yields, via a regioselective substitution reaction. The reaction takes a short time and is non-catalyzed and reproducible on a gram scale. The environmentally benign methodology provides a novel alternative, to the conventional methodologies, for the synthesis of mono- and disubstituted Mannich bases of 4-hydroxyacetophenone. All compounds were well-characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectrometry. The structures of 1-{4-hydroxy-3-[(morpholin-4-yl)methyl]phenyl}ethan-1-one (2a) and 1-{4-hydroxy-3-[(pyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl]phenyl}ethan-1-one (3a) were determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography. Compound 2a and 3a crystallize in monoclinic, P21/n, and orthorhombic, Pbca, respectively. The most characteristic features of the molecular structure of 2a is that the morpholine fragment adopts a chair conformation with strong intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Compound 3a exhibits intermolecular hydrogen bonding, too. Furthermore, the computed Hirshfeld surface analysis confirms H-bonds and π–π stack interactions obtained by XRD packing analyses