Research Title: The effect of working capital management and credit management policy on Jordanian banks’ financial performance

Author: Nashat Ali Al-Masri, Published Year: 2021

Banks and Bank, 16, issue4,

Faculty: Business

Abstract: This study investigated the impact of Working Capital Management (WCM) and Credit Management Policy (CMP) on the Financial Performance (FP) of Jordanian banks (JB). The study data were obtained from 16 Jordanian banks listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) between 2017 and 2020. The study used panel data to investigate the relationship between the two independent variables, WCM and CMP, and the dependent variable FP; 64 financial reports to Jordanian banks were analyzed to measure this relationship. To test hypotheses, multiple regression was used. The study found a statistically significant relationship between WCM and FP, and the independent variable was able to explain 34.1% of the changes that occur in the dependent variable. In addition, the outcome approved that there is a statistically significant relationship between CMP and FP. Furthermore, CMP explained about 41.8% of changes in the dependent variable. The findings of this study indicate support for the banks’ performance; a bank may need to lengthen client credit terms, prolong the cash transfer cycle, and require a more extended payment period when judging on WCM. Keywords: working capital, credit management, financial performance.

Keywords: working capital, credit management, financial performance.

Research Title: PMMA bone cement containing long releasing silica-based chlorhexidine nanocarriers

Author: Yazan Mohammad Al-Thaher, Published Year: 2021

Faculty: Pharmacy

Abstract: Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are still an extremely concerning eventuality after joint replacement surgery; growing antibiotic resistance is also limiting the prophylactic and treatment options. Chlorhexidine (a widely used topical non-antibiotic antimicrobial compound) coatings on silica nanoparticles capable of prolonged drug release have been successfully developed and characterised. Such nanocarriers were incorporated into commercial formulation PMMA bone cement (Cemex), without adversely affecting the mechanical performance. Moreover, the bone cement containing the developed nanocarriers showed superior antimicrobial activity against different bacterial species encountered in PJI, including clinical isolates already resistant to gentamicin. Cytocompatibility tests also showed non inferior performance of the bone cements containing chlorhexidine releasing silica nanocarriers to the equivalent commercial formulation.

Keywords: PMMA,Nanotechnology, Bone cement, Nanoparticles,Antimicrobial,TJR,PJI

Research Title: The Crime of Begging, a Comparative Study of the Jordanian, French, Belgian and German

Author: Moayd Husni Al-Kawaldah, Published Year: 2021

Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative lnquiry, 12,3

Faculty: Law

Abstract: The significant increase in the number of beggars is a dangerous indication of what the situation will be in the future, especially since most of them take begging as a profession or a craft and consider it a means of subsistence, and many of them have become an excellent way for criminals to achieve their goals by exploiting them in exchange for small sums. This applies to Jordan, France, Belgium and Germany. Therefore, there is a need to talk about this important topic. This research leads to many findings and recommendations, the most important of which is that most of the laws agreed to criminalize begging by stipulating it in the penal codes thereof. Each law has conditions for considering this act criminal. However, they vary in severity. The most severe punishment was in the Jordanian law, then comes the French law, then the Belgian law, and finally the German law. I hope the legislators in Jordan, France, Belgium and Germany will increase the punishment for beggars and those who use beggars to work in begging and I hope they will set up a special system for beggars that regulates all the matters related thereto, as this will give greater importance to this serious crime in society. I also hope that the Jordanian legislator will give the court and the competent judge, not the Minister of Social Development, the powers to release beggars, because the competent authority is fundamentally the judicial authority, not the executive authority.

Keywords: Begging,the homeless,packman

Research Title: إشكالات تنفيذ الحكم الجزائي "دراسة مقارنة

Author: Moayd Husni Al-Kawaldah, Published Year: 2021

الجامعة الاسلامية غزة ,

Faculty: Law

Abstract: تناقش هذه الدراسة بحث الإشكاليات في تنفيذ الأحكام الجزائية التي تعترض تنفيذ الأحكام الجزائية بهدف الوصول إلى العدالة الإجرائية للأفراد والمجتمع، لتطمئن نفوس الأفراد إلى التطبيق العادل للقانون وحمايتهم من الضرر الواقع عليهم وذلك لما يحمله من الضمانات الهامة ضد الاعتداء على الحقوق والحريات و بما أن تنفيذ الأحكام الجزائية تنفيذا مطابقا للقانون يعد من متطلبات العدالة الأولى فقد حاولت هذه الدراسة تسليط الضوء عليه لأهميته في إعطاء الفرد ضمانةً حقيقيةً من احتمال التنفيذ الخاطئ على شخصه أو ماله من خلال وجود السلطة القضائية في مرحلة التنفيذ التي تهدف إلى حماية الحريات العامة للأفراد ومراقبتها على كل الإجراءات التي تمس الحريات والتي يجب أن تكون فوق كل اعتبار . و تعنى هذه الدراسة بمعالجة مشكلة قانونية تتمثل فيما يعترض تنفيذ الأحكام الجزائية الصادرة من المحاكم سواء أكانت عوارض قانونية أو قضائية مما يؤثر على سير تنفيذ الأحكام الجزائية وما يترتب عليها من نتيجة تتمثل في إيقاف تنفيذ هذه الأحكام مما يعرقل الوصول إلى العدالة الجزائية المطلوبة من وراء تنفيذها وبالتالي التأثير على سير الدعوى والخصومة الجزائية, بالإضافة إلى ما تستتبعه هذه الدراسة من التصدي للعديد من المشكلات التنفيذية التي لم يتوصل الفقه المعاصر إلى حلول قاطعة فيها وقد خلصت الدراسة أخيرا في نتائجها إلى أن دعوى الإشكال تعد من الدعاوى التكميلية ذات الطبيعة الخاصة والمتفرعة من الدعوى الجزائية الأصلية ، والتي لا بد من مراعاة كافة شروطها الشكلية والموضوعية للوصول إلى هدفها في تحقيق العدل في تطبيق القانون

Keywords: إشكالات التنفيذ, الحكم الجزائي, الدعوى,الخصومة

Research Title: جريمة التهريب الجمركي وفقاً لأحدث تعديلات قانون الجمارك الأردني" دراسة تحليلية

Author: Moayd Husni Al-Kawaldah, Published Year: 2021

مجلة جامعة الحسين بن طلال ,

Faculty: Law

Abstract: إن التنظيم القانوني لجريمة التهريب الجمركي في الأردن لها عواقبها الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والسياسية والأمنية ومع ذلك فإن الدراسات القانونية بما يتعلق بهذه الجريمة قليلة، ولهذا كان لابد من توضيح الأركان القانونية لها وأن تكون هذه الجريمة بيد السلطة القضائية دون أي سلطة أخرى وبيان مكامن النقص والثغرات القانونية الجزائية التي نص عليها قانون الجمارك الأردني، ولقد توصلت هذه الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج والتوصيات ومن أهمها. أما بالنسبة للنتائج فالمشرع الأردني في قانون الجمارك أعطى سلطة المصالحة في جرائم التهريب الجمركي للوزير(وزير المالية) وهذا يؤدي إلى إسقاط الدعوى الجزائية عن المهربين أما بالنسبة للتوصيات أتمنى على المشرع الأردني تعديل المادة 212 من قانون الجمارك بإلغاء السلطة الممنوحة للوزير(وزير المالية) في عمل المصالحة في جرائم التهريب الجمركي وحتى لو كانت هذه المصالحة تتم عن طريق إصدار دليل للتسويات الصلحية من الوزير ونشرها في الجريدة الرسمية وهذا ما تطرقت إليه المادة 213/ب من القانون السابق والسبب في ذلك خوفًا من تداخل المصالح الخاصة والتدخلات وهذا يتعارض مع المصلحة العامة؛ لأنه عند عمل المصالحة قد لا تكون لمصلحة الأردن وكأنه تنازل عن حقوق الأردنيين وإنما يجب أن تكون هذه السلطة بيد القضاء باعتباره صاحب الصلاحية والاختصاص وليس بيد السلطة التنفيذية المتمثلة بوزير المالية.

Keywords: التهريب, الجمارك, الجزاء,الضابطة العدلية

Research Title: criminal liability resulted from the sexual harassment crime according to the Jordanian penal code

Author: Moayd Husni Al-Kawaldah, Published Year: 2021

Faculty: Law

Abstract: The protection of the female or male is the duty of any country in the world which matter starts by protecting the body against sexual assault which has been criminalized by the legislator in the Jordanian Penal Code through explicit provisions providing for criminalizing a number of crimes, eg the crime of rape when the victim is a female only or the crime of molestation when the victim is being (a male or female) or of inappropriate flirtation in a public place or inappropriate flirtation in a private place. In fact, and as for the verbal or gestural sexual harassment, then the same was not approached by the Jordanian Penal Code. Yet, would the traditional provisions be sufficient to criminalize the same or that explicit legal provisions should be laid down? In addition, what is the criterion for the existence or non-existence of the sexual harassment for which this crime that has been spreading largely in the Jordanian …

Keywords: crime, sexual Harassment,penal code

Research Title: Stress levels and coping strategies among Jordanian parents caring for newly diagnosed children with leukemia: A cross sectional descriptive correlational study

Author: Maha Mohammed Wahbi Atout, Published Year: 2021

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, In press

Faculty: Nursing

Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to describe the stress experienced and coping approaches exhibited by Jordanian parents of children recently diagnosed with leukemia. Method: This cross-sectional study collected data from parents of children who had been diagnosed with leukemia within the previous three months (N = 130; 57 fathers (43.8%) and 73 mothers (56.2%), age (Mean = 37.5, SD = 8.4)). The Parenting Stress Index–Short Form was used. Similarly, parents’ coping approaches were assessed with the Coping Health Inventory for Parents. Results: Parents’ mean total stress and coping strategies scores were 108 (± 26.8) and 93.9 (± 15.6), respectively. There were significant negative relationships between parents’ stress levels and age (r = -0.46, p = .01), education level (f = 28.5, p < .05), and income (r = -0.65, p = .01). Additionally, there were significant positive relationships between parents’ coping strategies and age (r = 0.34, p = .01) and income (r = 0.53, p < .01). There were non-significant differences between fathers’ and mothers’ stress levels and coping strategies. Conclusions: Parents of children with leukemia experienced high stress. The findings also confirmed the negative relationship between parents’ stress, age, education level, and income; and the positive relationship between parents’ coping strategies, age, and income.

Keywords: Stress; coping strategy; Jordanian; children; leukemia, parenting

Research Title: Auxiliary verbs in Jordanian Arabic

Author: Ibtisam Hussein Jamil, Published Year: 2021

Faculty: Arts

Abstract: Abstract There are a number of helping verbs in Jordanian Arabic that are confused with light verbs or serial verbs. This paper, first, establishes the criteria on which they have been identified as auxiliary verbs. The paper shows the similarities and differences between the inflection of lexical verbs and AUX’s in JA. It also tackles the loss of θ-assigning properties which is the crucial property that differentiates between AUX and lexical and serial verbs. Second, given the fact that Arabic has rich verbal morphology which provides enough justification for factoring TP into TP and AspP (and perhaps AgrP), the study adopts an articulated version of the IP, in which inflection is separated into its constituent components, each has a maximal functional projection. The study also builds on Ouhalla's proposal (1990, 2005) that auxiliaries originate outside the VP shell. Based on evidence from the distribution of VP adverbs, negation and floating quantifiers, the paper proposes that auxiliaries in Jordanian Arabic are classified under two lexical auxiliary groups. T-aux are borne in a functional projection under T, but raise to T0 to carry and reflect tense, while Asp-aux are base-generated under Asp0 and only raise to T in the absence of a T-Aux.

Keywords: Jordanian Arabic; auxiliary verb; Tense; Aspect; inflection; agreement.

Research Title: THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF EXTERNAL AUDIT PROCEDURES

Author: Nashat Ali Al-Masri, Published Year: 2021

Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences, Volume 24, Issue 7

Faculty: Business

Abstract: This research investigates the role of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) in enhancing the quality of external audit procedures. An empirical survey was conducted to gather the data using online questionnaire to achieve the research aim about how AIS influence the quality of external audit procedures. The research hypotheses were tested regression analysis. The findings illustrate that there is a statistically significant impact of the availability of appropriate AIS in improving some aspects of the external audit quality. This research highlighted that external auditors believe the significant function of AIS on the quality of external audit procedures. The results also show how AIS can enhance the quality of external audit performance. The findings also illustrate that elements and applications of AIS contribute significantly to improve the quality of the external audit procedures (the planning for the audit process, audit testing procedures, risk assessments, implementation of the audit), which indicates the availability of components computer and technology Due to the recent development in IAS and the use of computerized systems and applications in the audit process and the importance of the study stems from the lack of such studies related to the extent of the role of using AIS on the external auditing process. AIS are assumed to improve audited accounting information and external audit procedures for audit firms.

Keywords: Accounting information System; Quality of external audit procedures; Information technology

Research Title: Context Prediction of Highways Based on The Vehicular Traffic Distribution

Author: Maram Bani Younes, Published Year: 2021

IEEE International Conference on Communications,

Faculty: Information Technology

Abstract: Traffic distribution over highways affects several applications and functionalities of traveling vehicles. The level of traffic congestion has been scaled over road networks based on the traffic density, traveling speed or estimated traveling time of the investigated road scenario. These measurements have been used individually or combined with other parameters to indicate the level of the traffic congestion on certain road scenario. In this paper, we propose a context-aware traffic prediction technique. It predicts the context of the highway scenarios in terms of the existence of obstacles, broken vehicles, or entrance/exit points based on the distribution of vehicles' traveling speed. From the experimental study, we can see that the proposed protocol have succeeded to predict the context of the highway. Our results indicate that our propose scheme exhibit good performance based upon an extensive set of simulation experiments.

Keywords: Context predictions; Context-Aware; Network-based; Road network; Traffic densities; Traffic distributions; Traffic prediction; Traveling time; Traveling vehicle; VANET