5 research outputs found
The role of e-learning in improving the quality of educational outcomes in Jordanian higher education institutions
This study investigates how e-learning can raise the caliber of education provided in Jordanian higher education institutions. The study looks into how e-learning affects educational quality by taking into account individual demands, perceived learning value, and technological and electronic requirements. Using a questionnaire, information was gathered from professors at six Jordanian private universities in Amman. The findings underscore the significance of e-learning mandates and the moderating function of upper management backing in augmenting academic achievements. Faculty members should be empowered, and tools should be made available to maximize learning results
The Effects of a ‘New Generation’ of Heat and Moisture Exchangers in Laryngectomized Patients with Previous Heat and Moisture Exchanger Experience
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a new generation of heat and moisture exchangers (NG-HMEs) on pulmonary rehabilitation, quality of life, patient satisfaction, and usage patterns. Methods: A prospective observational study on 23 laryngectomized patients with prior HME experience from June 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021. Patients were interviewed at inclusion, after 6 weeks and after 12 weeks after the introduction of NG-HMEs. Two validated questionnaires were used to report pulmonary complaints and quality of life: the Cough and Sputum Assessment Questionnaire (CASA-Q), the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions Index Score (EQ-5D Index Score), and the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions Visual Analog Scale (EQ-5D-VAS). Usage patterns and patient satisfaction were reported using study-specific questionnaires. Results: The patients had an average age of 65.7 ± 6.8 years, with 87% being male, on average 33.7 ± 35.3 months after total laryngectomy (TLE). NG-HMEs were used for a mean of 21.87 ± 4.63 hours/day ( P = .034). After 12 weeks of use, patients reported the following changes in the CASA-Q domains: cough symptoms (+5; P = .663), cough impact (0; P = .958), sputum symptoms (+8; P = .13), and sputum impact (+3; P = .489). The EQ-5D index score increased (+0.024; P = .917) as well as the EQ-5D VAS (+0.8; P = .27). All patients rated their experience with NG-HMEs with ≥3 out of 5. The patients who used NG-HMEs as instructed (n = 13) reported more profound changes in the CASA-Q domains: cough symptom (+11; P = .129), cough impact (+7; P = .209), sputum symptom (+11; P = .123), and sputum impact (+10; P = .102). Conclusions: Our results show that NG-HMEs could have a positive clinical impact on pulmonary rehabilitation after TLE, even in HME-experienced patients. The use of NG-HMEs does not affect the quality of life. The possible effects of NG-HMEs require further evaluation in long-term studies to fully assess their efficacy. </jats:p
Thermal Properties of Copper-Coated Carbon Foams
Carbon foams, with 97% porosity, were electroplated with copper for different periods of time to achieve desired copper thicknesses and foam porosity. A light flash diffusivity instrument was used to measure the thermal conductivity of the coated samples. An analytical model was developed to calculate the effective thermal conductivity of the coated foams. It was observed that the copper-coated carbon foam with 50% porosity can attain a thermal conductivity of 180 W/m K. The results from the analytical model were compared to the experimental results and they were in a very good agreement. The above analyses demonstrated the significance of copper coating in tailoring carbon foam thermal properties. The developed analytical model was adopted to predict the thermal conductivity of the copper-coated carbon foams
Mother’s Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status as Possible Risk Factors for Children’s Caries in Jordan
Background. Clinical oral health status of children affects their health-related quality of life. A major determinant of oral health is early childhood caries, which possesses a negative effect. Objective. The primary objective of the study was to examine the association between socioeconomic status and different mother’s characteristics and the risk of dental caries in children using the decay missing filled (DMF) score as an indicator. Methods. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that was in the pediatric dental clinic in Hashem Ibn Al-Hussein medical military hospital in Jordan. Pearson correlation was used to examine associations between two continuous variables. Linear regression was used to detect variables that might predict the decayed missing filled teeth (dmft) score of the child. Results. A total of 264 children were enrolled in the study. Average age of children was 4.80 ± 1.99 years, and average mothers’ age was 32.74 ± 5.68. Mothers had an average DMFT score of 8.84 ± 5.39, while children had an average dmft score of 6.17 ± 4.82. There was no association between the mother’s age and the dmft score of the child (Pearson correlation = 0.08, and P value = 0.215). However, a moderate, statistically significant correlation was found between the mother’s and the child’s DMFT scores (Pearson correlation = 0.418, and P value = 0.001). Children who belonged to low and middle-income families had a higher dmft score compared to those that belonged to families with high income. Conclusion. Socioeconomic status of the family, mother’s habits, dental hygiene, and education level are important factors that influence the child’s oral health. Strategies that focus on children with these characteristics can help them achieve better oral health
Using Modern Technology to Protect Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime
This study aims to address the issue of the use of modern technology as a mechanism that would protect child victims and witnesses of crime, by shedding light on the definitions associated with the study, the legal regulation of the use of these means with child victims and witnesses of crime, the legal scope of using these means, and talking about the procedures to be taken. The study followed the analytical approach to the legal provisions of the legislation under study. The study reached a set of results, including that electronic means are an effective means to remove the child victim or witness of crime from the atmosphere of the courtroom and reduce his tension by avoiding him confronting the offender, and to provide an appropriate environment that enables the victim or witness of crime to focus on questions and answer them in a comfortable environment. It enables him to provide better and clearer testimony, and the position of the Jordanian legislator came to explicitly stipulate the use of electronic means to protect child victims and witnesses of crime in investigation and criminal trial procedures, taking into account the guidelines adopted by the United Nations in the field of child witness and victim protection, as the legislator took into account When organizing the legal provisions for the use of electronic means, the Jordanian legal guarantees the validity of the investigation and criminal trial with children. Through the means of audio-visual communication, it became possible to direct interactive communication with sound and image without physical movement between children who are spatially separated from the court, and this is an achievement of the principle of presence, oral and public. It also concluded with a number of recommendations, including amending the legal provision that makes the use of electronic means to protect child victims and witnesses of crime permissible for the court to be obligatory in all investigation and criminal trial procedures as long as the legal guarantees for trials are observed, and to find a kind of continuous coordination and cooperation with the leading countries. To develop working methods in the courts, to achieve speedy justice, and to better serve children who are victims and witnesses of crime. Perhaps this study contributes to identifying the limits reached by the State of Jordan in terms of legislative and procedural interest in electronic means and its use to protect child victims and witnesses of crime