A Stylistic Study into the Poem “The Lost Alternative” By the Poet: Nizar Abu Naser

This study was performed based on the poem “the Lost Alternative” by the poet Nizar Abu Naser. This poem is part of the divan “the Lost Alternative.” To conduct the study, the stylistic method was adopted. Thus, the title, as well as the stylistic levels such as the language, combinations, visualization, and rhythm were studied. That is, the role of different styles in enriching the text and its semantic and aesthetic aspects were investigated

The role of social dominance orientation, acculturation, and gender roles on self-reported sexual aggression in ethnic minority college student men

This study examined the roles of social dominance orientation and ambivalent sexism in predicting sexual aggression through the pathways of conformity to masculine role norms, gender role conflict, and acculturative stress. This study contributes to a growing understanding of the relations among attitudes towards women, beliefs about masculinity, and social dominance orientation and sexually aggressive behaviors. Hierarchical regressions examined the role that gender role conflict, masculine role norm adherence, acculturative stress, social dominance orientation, and ambivalent sexism played in predicting self-reported sexual aggression for 267 male college students who identified as ethnic minorities. Hispanic and Asian participants emerged as the largest groups of participants in this study. Adherence to traditional masculine role norms was found to predict self-reported sexual aggression, while gender role conflict, acculturative stress, social dominance orientation, and ambivalent sexism did not. Moderation analyses revealed that Hispanic or Asian racial identification did not serve as a significant moderator of adherence to traditional masculine role norms and self-reported sexual aggression. Study findings suggest that interventions to decrease sexual aggression may benefit from paying attention to adherence to traditional masculine role norms.Educational Psycholog

Determination of fat-soluble vitamins A, D3, and E in infant formula and milk powder using high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection: Jordan market as a case study

A new, simple, rapid, and sensitive reversed-phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Photodiode Array (HPLC-PDA) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous analysis of fat-soluble vitamins A, D3, and E. The method required a simple sample preparation step of saponification with aqueous KOH and extraction with n-hexane. The method was validated in terms of linearity, accuracy, precision, stability, detection limits, and recovery. The method has the advantage of simultaneous determination of vitamins A, D3, and E in a short run time of 10 min. The method was applied successfully for the determination of vitamins A, D3, and E in some infant formula and milk powder from the Jordanian market. Based on this study, vitamin Content in all brands was within 90.0-410% of the labeled value. Vitamin D3 content in the studied brands was within 100.0-850%, while vitamin E content in all brands was less than 48%. The results showed large variation and discrepancy of most vitamins' contents, which were not in good agreement with the manufacturer label value, though they were below toxic levels.This work was financially supported by the Mut'ah University and Jordan University of Science and Technology.Scopu

Oslo’s Success, a Militarized Resistance: Changing Opposition Tactics in the Palestinian Territories

in Critical Issues in Middle East Security, James Russell edited, pp. 77-102, 2006.This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighte