مستوى الرضا الزواجي لدى المتزوجين في محافظة الداخلية بسلطنة عما ن = The level of marital satisfaction of a sample of married couples in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman

يهدف هذا البحث إلى تعرُّف مستوى الرضا الزواجي لدى عينة من المتزوجين في محافظة الداخلية بسلطنة عمان، وذلك من خلال الإجابة عن سؤالين: ما مستوى الرضا الزواجي لدى عينة من المتزوجين في محافظة الداخلية بسلطنة عمان؟ هل من فروق دالة إحصائيًّا في الرضا الزواجي لدى عينة المتزوجين تُعزى إلى متغير الجنس؟ ولتحقيق هذا الهدف ت وسَّل البحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، واختار عينة عشوائية بلغت ( 489 ) زوجًا، وبعد استعراض الدراسات السابقة طبَّق البحث مقياس الرضا الزواجي المكون من ( 33 ) فقرة موزعة على أربعة مجالات فرعية هي: التواصل الفعال، والرضا الجنسي، والرضا الاقتصادي، وقضاء الوقت معًا، وجرى التأكد من صدق المقياس بتطبيقه على عينة استطلاعية من ( 36 ) مشاركًا، ومن ثم؛ حساب الثبات من خلال معامل ألفا كرونباخ، فبلغ ( 0.963 )، وبعد توزيع المقياس على عينة البحث، جرى تحليل البيانات إحصائيًّا باستخدام برنامج (SPSS) ، وأشارت النتائج إلى أن مستوى الرضا الزواجي لدى عينة البحث كان مرتفعًا، فقد تراوحت المتوسطات الحسابية بين ( 3.86 ) و ( 4.53 )، وكانت الدرجة الكلية لمستوى الرضا الزواجي مرتفعة وفق المتوسط الحسابي الذي بلغ ( 4.33 )، وأظهرت نتائج الاختبار التائي لعينة مستقلة فروقًا دالة إحصائيًّا في مجال الرضا الاقتصادي .لصالح الزوجات، في حين لا فروق دالة إحصائيًّا في سائر مجالات الرضا الزواجي الفرعية ************************************************************************************** The current research aims to identify the level of marital satisfaction of a sample of married couples in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman, by answering the following questions :1.What is the level of marital satisfaction of a sample of married couples in Ad-DakhiliyahGovernorate of Oman?2.Are there statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction of the married couple'ssample depending on the sex variable?To achieve the goal of research and answer the questions, the researchers used thedescriptiveapproach, a random sample of married couples was selected in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, whichreached (489) married, in 2019/2020, and through the presentation of previous studies and theapplication of the marital satisfaction scale consisting of (33) paragraphs distributed over four sub-areas: effective communication, sexual satisfaction, economic satisfaction, and spending timetogether, and the authenticity of the content was confirmed by presenting it to a group of arbitrators,and after applying the marital satisfaction scale to the exploratory sample of (36) respondents, andits reliability was calculated using Cronbach’s Alpha, which reached (0.963), and after distributingthe scale to the sample of the community, the data were statistically processed by (SPSS) software,and the results indicated that the level of marital satisfaction of a sample of married couples in Ad- Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman was high in the paragraphs of the study tool, the arithmetic averages ranged between (3.86) and (4.53), and with regard to the total level of marital satisfaction, it was high according to the arithmetic average of 4.33, as for the second question, which examines differences in marital satisfaction, the results of the "T" test for independentsamples showed that there are statistically significant differences in the area of economic satisfaction for females, while there are no statistically significant differences in the rest of the areas of marital satisfaction, which are effective communication, sexual satisfaction, and spending time together

Aircraft Datalink Approach For DTN Applications and Fair Resource Allocation.

The concept of Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) is a relatively new research field, and one for which many applications have been identified. It is an overlay network working over heterogonous networks in a challenging environment, where the links are less reliable than in traditional networks and the delays are expected to be very long. Due to the difficult working conditions of DTN, all available methods of data transmission are utilized to ensure a better delivery of messages, including physical transportation methods such as buses and ferries. In this thesis, I have proposed the use of aircraft on scheduled routes for data transportation as a new method of DTN data transport. Aircraft fly daily routes and pass over remote locations where the communication infrastructure is limited. They can be used to relay users’ messages to their destinations using reasonably simple radio devices. The thesis presents an analysis of aircraft routes and possible scenarios for the realization of this DTN concept, supported by various simulation results. The notion of Quality of Service (QoS) in DTN is difficult, due to the challenging nature of DTN and the fact that it may suffer from intermittent connections and long delays. I have explained the meaning of QoS as applied to DTN and have suggested how to improve it in such a challenging environment. After defining the QoS notion in DTN, I have presented the requirements for QoS in DTN and identified the DTN flow characteristics and QoS performance metrics, showing how the control and management of these metrics enhance the DTN performance. Furthermore, since DTN networks have scarce resources, it is important to control admission to those resources and to best share them among the users, according to each user’s privilege. Finally, I have proposed the Fair Allocation of Resource Model (FARM) for DTN applications. This model is based on the local information of the node resources and function to avoid network congestion and enhance DTN performance. The model controls admission to DTN resources, based on an evaluation process of each user’s past admission attempts, class of service and their time request order. Furthermore, I show the implementation of FARM in the Opportunistic Network Environment (ONE) simulator, which is a platform for DTN application simulations. The simulator produced good results, and indicates the advantages of using FARM in a DTN environment

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Prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among Omani women diagnosed with breast cancer: a single-centre, cross-sectional study

Objectives To determine the prevalence of psychological distress (ie, anxiety and depressive symptoms) among Omani women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) and to investigate associations with socio-demographic factors.Design A cross-sectional, self-administered survey was conducted between September 2021 and June 2022.Setting Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre (Muscat, Oman).Participants Adult Omani women diagnosed with BC during the study period.Outcome measures Data regarding anxiety and depressive symptoms were collected using an Arabic version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Socio-demographic and clinical information was obtained from the participants and their hospital medical records.Results 190 Omani women diagnosed with BC were invited to participate in the study, of whom 171 participated (response rate: 90.0%). The mean age was 50.3±10.9 years. 52.3% of participants had been diagnosed with BC at stages III or IV and 28.9% had metastasis. 29 women (17.0%) exhibited depressive symptoms (HADS-D score: ≥8), while 37 (21.6%) exhibited anxiety symptoms (HADS-A score: ≥8). Women with anxiety symptoms were almost 15-times more likely to have depressive symptoms than those without anxiety symptoms (OR: 14.87, p<0.001). Younger women were less likely to exhibit depressive symptoms than older women (≤39 vs ≥60 years, p=0.050; 40–59 vs ≥60 years, p=0.005). Women at the school/diploma education level were less likely to have depressive symptoms than those at college/university level (OR: 0.19, p=0.017).Conclusions More than half of the women surveyed had been diagnosed at an advanced stage, with up to 21.6% presenting with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Healthcare professionals in Oman should consider additional screening for anxiety and depressive symptoms in this group and encourage patients with BC to disclose emotional information during consultations, particularly for those aged ≥60 years

Mycobacterium farcinogenes osteomyelitis of the proximal tibia: A case report

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an unusual cause of osteomyelitis. Mycobacterium farcinogenes is an uncommon cause of human disease. We describe here the first case of M. farcinogenes osteomyelitis in a 49-year-old man who underwent left knee anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscal repair which was complicated by recurrent septic arthritis and surgical site infection. As a consequence, he underwent multiple surgical debridements. Ultimately, left proximal tibial osteomyelitis was diagnosed and M. farcinogenes was recovered from the tissue biopsy culture. Clinical improvement was achieved following surgical removal of the prosthesis along with prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy