Detecting Gravity-Related Misconceptions of First Year Medical Students Using the Newtonian Gravity Concept Inventory

Misconceptions create their problems and must be clarified. One of the misconceptions that often arises is the concept of Newtonian gravity. In this report, we discuss first-year medical students’ understanding of the concept of gravity examined using the Newtonian Gravity Concept Inventory (NGCI). Four domains of the concept of gravity are covered by the NGCI utilizing 26 multiple-choice questions: Directionality, Gravity as a force, Independence from other forces, and threshold. One of the goals of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of our teaching materials and methods. Therefore, the test was given to students twice as a pre and post-test relative to in-class gravity-related instructions. In this article, we’re reporting on gravity-related misconceptions found with our students in the pre-test only. 511 students participated in the test with a recorded average score of 39.9%. We documented a complete list of misconceptions with eleven dominant ones found in the pre-test: Gravity is affected by magnetism, Gravity is affected by objects’ density, misconceptions related to the dependence of the force of gravity on the distance, and more

Treatment of Olive mill Wastewater by ozonation and electrocoagulation processes

The main purpose of this paper  was to investigate the removal of total suspended solids (TSS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) for olive mill wastewater (OMW) by the combination of electrocoagulation (EC) and the ozonation process. In the combination of electrocoagulation followed by ozonation process the optimum working pH was found to be in range 6. The efficiency of the electrocoagulation process allowed removal of TSS and COD about 82.5% and 47.5% respectively at 45mA/cm2 after 70 minutes by using coupled iron–aluminum electrodes. These results showed that the optimum TSS and COD removal was obtained at the optimum experimental parameters such as current density, pH, and reaction time. After EC, most organic compounds still remained in the effluent. The subsequent ozonation shows high levels of organic compound elimination. The obtained TSS and COD values: 31.1g/L and 67.3 g/L for the sample from the olive mill, 5.4  g/L and  35.35  g/L after EC   and  5.4  g/L and  2.6  g/L  respectively after ozonation. Keywords: olive mill wastewater; Electrode; Electrocoagulation  (EC);TSS;COD; ozonatio

The Level of Mindfulness and its Relationship with the Psychological Resilience among the Psychological Counseling Students in the Jordanian universities

This study aimed to find out the level of Mindfulness and the level of psychological resilience among undergraduate students in psychological counseling in Jordanian universities, as well as exploring the correlation between Mindfulness and psychological resilience. The sample of the study consisted of (763) male and female students from the undergraduate students in psychological counseling. In order to achieve the goals of the study, the psychological resilience  scale was developed, and the use of the Mindfulness  scale developed by salahat and the zoghol (2019), The results showed that the arithmetic mean of the Mindfulness  scale is mean  as a whole over its five dimensions, where it came first in the dimension of Observing with a high mean , and secondly the dimension of ( non-judging the internal experience) at an mean  level, and in the third rank the dimension of Non reactivity with the internal experience at an mean  level, and the fourth  rank is the Dimension of Describing At an intermediate level, and finally, Dimension of Acting With Awareness work was at an intermediate level. The results also showed that the psychological resilience as a result is high as a whole, the personal competence dimension came first with a high level, the second dimension is Reflecting and adaptive help-seeking as well as a high level, and the third dimension is Perseverance with a high level, while the fourth dimension Negative affect and emotional response    came  at an mean  level, and as The results showed that there was no negative statistically significant relationship between Mindfulness and psychological resilience Key words: Mindfulness, psychological resilience, psychological counseling students DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-18-14 Publication date: June 30th 202

Optimized Job Scheduling approach based on Genetic algorithms in smart Grid environment

The advances in communications and information technologies have been playing a major role in all aspects of our lives. One of those majors aspects that affect our daily lives is the power grids which lead to what we call Smart Grids. One of the major challenges in these grids is to optimize the consumption and resources. This paper presents an optimized job scheduling approach using genetic algorithm which provides a minimum cost for completing different tasks in a grid environment.  In grid environment different independent appliances are sharing the same resources depending on the availability of resources and the need of these appliances to run. There are different job scheduling approached starting from typical strategies, Ant Colony (AC) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). In this paper we present a cost optimized Genetic Algorithm approach for appliances job scheduling by considering different parameters like job duration time, the resources availability and the job priority to start. The proposed approach is tested using a simulator written in c++ programming language. The results show that the total saving in cost is better than the previous approaches

Partisans’ and Civil Elites’ Role in Supporting Military Coups: The Case of the Egyptian Elites

Abstract The study reported in the article below tried to examine partisans’ and civil elites’ role in military interventions and coups. The 2013 Egyptian coup d'état that took place on 3 July 2013 was used as a model of analysis. Concisely, this study sought to identify the defining characteristics of the partisans and civil elites who supported that military coup in Egypt, including their social origins, their level of education, their views of democracy and constitutional legitimacy as well as the nature of their allegied tie-up with the armed forces. In order to do just this, the study used Samuel Huntington's hypothesis as a theoretical framework of analysis. Accordingly, elites’ support for military coups underlies weakness (and therefore ineffectiveness) of the country’s civil institutions as well as absence of institutional political channels that regulate competition and conflict between parties with differing interests and resources. An immediate outcome of such a state of affairs was that partisans and civil elites had demonstrated their superiority over the army as they possessed the means of power that enabled them to impose their control. The findings of the study showed that those partisans and civil elites, formed by mechanisms based on mutual interests and wealth, are only theoretically oriented in the sense that they only accept the principles of democracy and constitutional legitimacy in the event that they lead to their arrival to power. However, if that legitimacy comes from other political currents, (e.g. The Muslim Brotherhood), they soon turn against it

Knowledge and Attitudes of Young People toward Mental Illness: A Cross Sectional Study

The aim of the study was to investigate young Jordanians’ knowledge and attitudes toward people who have a mental illness. A cross sectional design was utilized. A convenient sample of 858 participants aged between 15–24 years old completed a survey. Participants under 19 years were accessed through their schools and those 19 years and above were accessed through universities. Results showed that although the majority of university and school students’ responses were generally consistent, they disagreed on 11 items on the survey; for example, 186 (39.3%) of university students agreed that mental illness has a biological origin compared with only 119 (30%) of school students. The majority of young people 737 (85.9%) were willing to learn and 792 (92.3%) felt that they have to help people with mental illness, which make them willing to learn. In conclusion, the findings provide insights for decision makers and researchers in Jordan about young peoples’ knowledge and attitudes toward mental illness. Increasing young adults’ literacy through introducing educational programs such as mental health first aid courses will enrich their knowledge; help change attitudes and reduce stigma toward people living with mental illness

E/Z reversible photoisomerization of methyl orange doped polyacrylic acid-based polyelectrolyte brush films

The photoswitching behavior of the polyacrylic acid (PAA) doped by methyl orange (MO) brush film was investigated using spectral analysis of UV-Vis absorbance, Fourier Transformation Infrared spectroscopy, 2D electrical conductivity mapping and Atomic Force Microscopy. The kinetics and time evolution of the photoisomerization of the PAA-MO PEBs film from E-state to Z-state by UV-light irradiation, and reverse thermal relaxation to E-state was explored. The results confirm that the photoisomerization kinetics of the overall peak is the superposition of the photoisomerization kinetics of (Formula presented.) transition, low- and high-frequency of the (Formula presented.) transition bands. The E–Z transformation led to transforming the azobenzene from flat with no dipole moment to 3.0 D dipole moment. Hence, the electrical conductivity escalated accordingly. The transformation of E-state to Z-state led to the collapse of the formed brushes because of the angular rotational momentum consequent to E–Z isomerization

The Political Factors that affect Contemporary Art in the Arab world, Descriptive Analytical Study

This paper examining the determine the political factors that affect contemporary art in the Arab world. through what the Arabic artworks (study sample) contained ideas, there were internal and external political factors that affect contemporary Arabic art. the researcher will extract these factors by evaluating the findings made in respect to the political factors (internal and external) that influence the selected artworks (sample study). This step also includes the drawn conclusions with respect to the political factors (internal and external) that cause these political situations in the Arab world. The study sample contained seven Arabic contemporary installation artworks from 2010-2015 to determine the political factors that affect contemporary art in the Arab world. The findings were list combines the external and internal political factors that influence contemporary Arabic art in general because these factors include all the political factors and its comprehensive and appeared in contemporary Arabic artworks

Revisiting the anatomy of the cephalic vein, its origin, course and possible clinical correlations in relation to the anatomical snuffbox among Jordanian

Background: The cephalic vein is one of the most distinguished superficial veins of the upper limb. Its clinical value lies in venous access. There is little known about the variation of its formation in relation to the anatomical snuffbox. Hence, anatomical variants in the origin of the cephalic vein are important in clinical practice. Subsequently, this study was designed to examine the variation of the cephalic vein formation in relation to the anatomical snuffbox. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study of 438 subjects (722 hands), was prepared to study the cephalic vein among Jordanian students and staff of one of the major governmental Medical College in Jordan, by using infrared illumination system. The obtained data was analysed according to; gender, sidedness, and handedness. Results: Four sites for the formation of the cephalic vein in relation to the anatomical snuffbox were found. There was a significant relation between gender and sidedness, and the sites of formation of the cephalic vein (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.048, respectively). Conclusions: For the first time this study identified different sites for the formation of the cephalic vein in relation to the anatomical snuffbox. However, regardless of its sites of formation, the cephalic vein was running in 98% of the examined hands in the anatomical snuffbox