Research Title: Design, Build, and Test a Hybrid Cooling System for Crash Helmet

Author: Munzer Ebaid, Published Year: 2019

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: In this current work, a designed hybrid cooling system is proposed which combines a phase change material (PCM) aimed to absorb the excess heat from the user’s head and thermoelectric technology (TEC) amid to cool the PCM in order to compensate the cold temperature lost when cooling the users head. This combination solved a major problem found in previous research studies, the limited usage time for the PCM pouch. The simulation in stand-still condition predicted a heatsink temperature of about 80°C and a cooling temperature for the head around 24°C. For moving conditions, the heat sink temperature reached 50°C and the cooling temperature for the head reached 24°C. The simulation showed the need of cooling the heat sink to obtain maximum performance. Experimentally, the system has been built and it was guided by the predictions, and tested with an infrared (IR) camera. Testing outcomes showed good results and no overheating in any part of the system by recording a temperature of 25°C for the heat sink in stand-still condition and 19.5°C in moving conditions as designed. Therefore, it can be concluded that the designed system has worked successfully and improves the comfortability while wearing a crash helmet.

Keywords: Phase change material, Peltier module, crash helmet, heat sink, hybrid system

Research Title: Thermal Performance of Building Attached Sunspace In Jordan Climate

Author: Nadia Fayez Badarneh, Published Year: 2010

, Nuclear & Renewable Energy Conference (Inrec), 2010, pp: 1 - 6,

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: The thermal performance of a sunspace attached to a living room located in Amman-Jordan has been investigated. Six configurations that differ by the ratio of glazed surface area to opaque surfaces area are studied. A novel configuration that utilizes an inclined front surface is thermally investigated. The effect of orientation of the sunspace, opaque wall and floor absorption coefficients and number of glass layers on the thermal performance is evaluated. Results show that the sunspace reduces the heating load during the winter, while it creates a serious overheating problem during summer. The contribution of reducing heating requirements increases with increasing the ratio of glazed surface to opaque surface area. Also, the optimal contribution was obtained when the sunspace was oriented to the south. Two passive cooling techniques are proposed and evaluated to overcome the summer overheating problem. Additionally, a passive heating technique is proposed to minimize the thermal losses during winter nights. Internal shading and night ventilation successfully minimize the overheating problem. Employing the three passive techniques with sunspace, results show that as high as 42% reductions in annual heating and cooling load can be achieved. Utilizing an inclined front surface with double layer of glass can further reduce heating and cooling load requirements.

Keywords: Green Building-Solar Energy-Passive Heating and Cooling Techniques-Thermal Performance

Research Title: Management accounting practices’ adoption in UK universities

Author: Zaidoon abed Alhatabat, Published Year: 2019

Journal of Further and Higher Education,

Faculty: Business

Abstract: The aim of this empirical study was to explore the extent and the determinants of management accounting practices’ (MAPs) adoption in UK universities. In this vein, the current study serves as a ‘stock-take’, first reference study for future studies investigating the effects and impact of HE funding changes on accounting systems and practices in universities. In order to contribute to understanding the determinants of MAPs’ adoption in the UK HE sector, a theoretical framework consisting of contingency theory, institutional theory and particular organisational attributes was adopted. A questionnaire survey was distributed to all 125 UK universities, of which eventually fifty-nine fully completed questionnaires, which represents 47% of all UK universities, were collected. Almost all institutions have implemented MAPs relating to cost determination and financial control, and information for management planning and control. The regression analysis concludes in a final model, which includes only seven of the initial twenty-nine variables. Prospector strategy orientation, innovative culture, trialability, mimetic and normative institutional factors and type of university are determined as the predictors of enhanced MAPs in UK universities. The findings of the current study are useful for consideration when looking into adopting new management accounting practices at Higher Education institutions.

Keywords: Contingency theory, new institutional sociology, management accounting practices, UK higher education, attributes

Research Title: Educating digital natives for the future: accounting educators’ evaluation of the accounting curriculum

Author: Zaidoon abed Alhatabat, Published Year: 2018

Accounting Education, 27

Faculty: Business

Abstract: The global digital revolution has irrevocably transformed societies and industries. The accounting profession is predicted to experience a significant change in the future, due to technological developments. Practices will be automated and related positions obsolete, thus accounting graduates need to be educated for new and different tasks and positions. The current study focussed on these expected changes and how accounting profession, practice and, consequently, education will be affected and adjusted to these new technologies in an evaluation approach. A qualitative methodology was employed, investigating accounting educators’ perceptions of these developments. Semi-structured interview data and online accessible empirical data, such as podcasts, were analysed in two coding cycles. The findings illustrate that while significant changes are expected, participants’ opinions vary regarding the necessity of adjusting the accounting curriculum. Supportive changes include amending respective courses to emphasise classic skills, such as problem-solving, and contemporary skills, such as new technologies, to illustrate developments practically.

Keywords: Accounting education, new technology, future of accounting profession, developmental evaluation, digital natives: Gen X and Gen Z

Research Title: Local Community Perception for the Role of Tourist Guides in Tourism Development

Author: Rabia Hani Amin Haddad, Published Year: 2008

Jordan Journal of Social Sciences,, 1

Faculty: Nursing

Abstract: This study mainly aimed at understanding the nature and development of tourism guidance profession in the Kingdom throughout the past years, and analyzing the perception of local community, particularly souvenir shops, toward tourist guides. A questionnaire was used as a research tool in this exploratory study. It includes 37 statements using Likert 5- point scale to help understand the perception of local communities regarding the different aspects related to the role of the Jordanian tourist guides at six tourist attractions in the three touristic regions in the Kingdom. The study concluded that local communities see that the tourist guide represents a model for the tourists whom he/she escorts, and that his duty requires that he promotes and enhances the image of Jordan as a tourist destination. It was also found that local communities negatively perceive the role of the tourist guide in general. This negative perception escalates with the concentration of souvenir shops in restricted areas and the increasing competition among these souvenir shops, in addition to the nature of the tour. Tourism program might be limited and involve a limited visit for few hours, and less propensity to overnight stay at the site. This trend is also enhanced in the case of guided-package tours. No differences of statistical significance were found between the six tourist attractions regarding their perception of tourist guides. It is recommended that we bridge the perception gap between the local community and tourist guides because of its potential negative impact on the tourism business. In this respect, the tourist guide is expected to play the major role in improving his image in the eyes of the local communities through the positive and constructive behavior, and the increasing attention paid in developing local communities and enhancing the host- guest relation. Here, also comes the vital role of the JTGA through promoting the profession and keeping up the interests of its members through specialized and periodical workshops and meetings with the other tourist activities. Governmental authorities need to play an active role in licensing and monitoring the tourist guides activities, and in upgrading and updating the tourism legislation related to tour guiding. JSTA and JITOA and other concerned institutions need also to review the tourist programs to involve sufficient free time and shopping hours at the different tourist attractions. This could enhance the relation between local communities and tourists, and promote the image and perception toward tourist guides.

Keywords: Jordan, Tourist Guide, Perception, Tourism, Local community

Research Title: Financial barriers facing female business owners in Jarash

Author: Rabia Hani Amin Haddad, Published Year: 2018

Conference of Entrepreneurship and sustainability in business sector , Philadephia University- Jordan

Faculty: Nursing

Abstract: Abstract Aim The aim of this research is to explore the main financial barriers facing female food business owners in developing their food business in Jarash. Methodology The research adopted a qualitative methodology, semi structured interviews were conducted with 8 female business owners who operate food businesses from the city of Jarash. Using qualitative methodology was essential to explore female food business owners experience from a deep view. The transcribed interviews were analysed using a common qualitative technique known as thematic analysis. Such technique was successful in illustrating themes, which emerged from the conducted interviews. The primary findings proved that these women face many financial barriers such as difficulties in acquiring loans from commercial, Islamic or Micro finance institutions due to reasons as hard regulations, trust issues, high interest rates, gender issues and socio-cultural factors. Implications The study is significant assumed the need of officials to understand the main barriers facing business women. It added new knowledge to the field of business owners which is - challenges faced in access to different sources of fund. Value The value of this paper resides in its context and sample that have not been explored previously. It increases knowledge about a marginalised segment (women business owners), in terms of fund and financing their businesses.

Keywords: Sociocultural impacts, Indigenous communities, Social Exchange Theory, Sustainability, Bedouins, Petra, Jordan.

Research Title: Boosting Aircraft Efficiency by Reversing the Load on the Horizontal Stabilizer

Author: Mustafa Awwad Al Khawaldeh, Published Year: 2019

nternational Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), Volume-8

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: his work aims at finding how reversing the direction of THS force improves aircraft performance. In most airplanes, the trimmable horizontal stabilizer (THS) is subjected to downward air force. This downward force acts in the same direction as the weight and opposite to the lift. The produced extra lift can be used to increase the payload orextend the range of the aircraft by carrying more fuel.The proposed design is based on shifting the wings location forward in order to make the force on the THS upward instead of downward. However, the stability of the airplane will be adversely affected. To address this issue, modern control theory is applied to the airplane elevator so as to maintain longitudinal stability. An airplane model based on longitudinal dynamics was used to investigate the stability of the airplane. Both current and proposed designs are simulated first without controllers and then with active controllers. The longitudinal dynamics’ equations are used to design the controllers so as to make the aircraft stable. The payload gain due to the proposed design is calculated; For a typical airliner, it is found that up to 21% increase in payload can be achieved using the proposed design. The proposed design where the load on the THS becomes upward instead of downward results in improving flight efficiency; that is, we can choose betweenincreasing payload, extending the range, reducing the thrust, or using a smaller wing, or any combination of these benefits. In all these cases, there is an operational advantage. This advantage is translated to cost savings or higher revenues.

Keywords: Aircraft control and stability, Aircraft fuel saving, Aircraft payload, Aircraft, Trimmable horizontal stabilizer

Research Title: The negative sociocultural impacts of tourism on Bedouin communities of Petra, Jordan

Author: Rabia Hani Amin Haddad, Published Year: 2019

e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR), , 16

Faculty: Nursing

Abstract: Tourism impacts on destinations have been widely researched; however, few studies have investigated the sociocultural impacts of tourism on local communities in Jordan. The aim of this paper is to explore the negative impacts of tourism development on the local culture of Bedouins of Petra in Jordan. The paper employed qualitative semi-structured in-depth interviews with (18) Bedouin employees in the tourism services in the region of Petra. The authors adopted the Social Exchange Theory (SET) to explain the behaviour and attitudes of Bedouins towards tourism development in Petra. The study showed that the Bedouins of Petra had witnessed significant negative impacts in terms of negative sociocultural changes; school dropouts and child labour; and alteration of sociocultural values. To interrogate some of the fundamental consequences of tourism development for the Bedouins, the researchers emphasise that strategic plans are needed to facilitate the sustainable development of tourism for the future.

Keywords: Sociocultural impacts, Indigenous communities, Social Exchange Theory, Sustainability, Bedouins, Petra, Jordan.

Research Title: Halal food and Muslim tourists/ Book Chapter The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism

Author: Rabia Hani Amin Haddad, Published Year: 2019

The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism, 5

Faculty: Nursing

Abstract: Food is one of the physiological needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow, 1943). It became a popular topic in tourism research. Food is culture, experience and is part of agritourism. Food tourism is a market segment, which entails that tourists visiting places where food and beverages are the main purpose of visit. Food is one of the motives that pulls tourists to visit certain destinations. Gastronomy comes from two Greek words ‘gastros’, which means stomach and ‘gnomos’ that means knowledge (Guzel and Apaydin, 2016). Smith and Castello (2009) identified gastronomic or food tourists as couples, highly educated, spend generously, stay lengthy in hotels. Their main motives to travel include relaxation and enjoyment. Muslim tourists are customers who seek certain services that are not available everywhere to satisfy their needs and wants when travelling to different destinations. Accordingly, they are motivated to visit certain destinations, using certain transport, staying at certain accommodations, or eating at certain restaurants that are delivering food and beverages according to Islamic norms. Muslims are obliged by their religion to seek Halal products and services. Halal food is of high potential especially to customers who are seeking Halal products and services such as Muslims. Halal tourism then is Muslim tourists travel to any destination that deliver Islamic friendly products and services. The aim of this chapter is to build a better understanding of the concepts of Halal tourism and Halal food as associated mainly with Muslim culture and Muslim tourists.

Keywords: Halal tourism, Halal food, Islamic destinations, Muslim tourists, Theory of Planned Behaviour.

Research Title: Simulation-based Assessment of Quadrotor Linear Control Schemes

Author: Mustafa Awwad Al Khawaldeh, Published Year: 2019

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: This work aims at finding the most suited control scheme for a typical quad-rotor. Selecting the appropriate controller is essential to achieve system stability.The most common control schemes are compared in terms of their performance in hovering mode. The quad-rotor propellers are modeled based onbothmomentum theory andblade element theory. The model describing the six-degrees of freedom system is used to develop a control strategy using different types of controllers such as PID, Fuzzy, Optimal, LQ), as well as LQRcontroller. The current work is confined to linear control schemes in hovering flight mode, where the comparison is based on achieving stable attitude in hovering. The simulation results show that the LQR controller is the most efficient control method to minimize the steady-state error.

Keywords: Modeling and simulation, quad-rotor control, fuzzy-PID logic, LQR control