Research Title: جغرافية جرائم الفعل المنافي للحياء العام العلني وغير العلني

Author: Moayd Husni Al-Kawaldah, Published Year: 2020

Faculty: Law

Abstract: ًجغرافية الجريمة تهتم بدراسة الأنماط المكانية للجرائم الأخلاقية في الحيز الجغرافي, ودراسة العمليات المكانية بكافة وجوهها الاجتماعية والاقتصادية والسياسية, ثم ربط احتياجات المجتمع بإصلاح البيئة المحلية التي يعيش فيها مرتكبو الجرائم, وتساهم مثل هذه الدراسات في فهم المشكلات الاجتماعية والحضرية فتصبح بذلك وسيلة إرشادية توجيهية, تعمل على إبراز الدور الجغرافي في دراسة البيئة كحصيلة مكانية للنظام الاجتماعي, وهذا يساعد على وضع سياسات أمنية وجنائية وتنموية في كل محافظة بالأردن, والحماية والمحافظة على النظام العام في الأردن, ومن أهم النتائج في هذه الدراسة المحافظة على العادات والتقاليد والوازع الديني وهي من أهم أسباب تدني ارتكاب الجرائم الأخلاقية في محافظة دون أخرى, ومن أهم التوصيات حثّ وزارة العدل الأردنية العمل على وضع لجان تضم قانونيين ومتخصصين في الد ا رسات الإنسانية والاجتماعية تهدف إلى الحد من الجرائم, وخصوصًا الجرائم الأخلاقية, وهذا يخفف العبء المُلقى على كاهل القضاء الأردني .

Keywords: الجرائم الاخلاقية ,جغرافية الجريمة, الجريمة

Research Title: The Guarantee of the Interrogation of the Defendant Before the Public Prosecutor According to the Jordanian Criminal Procedures Law No. 9 of 1916, as Amended by Act No.32 of 2017

Author: Moayd Husni Al-Kawaldah, Published Year: 2020

Multicultural Education, Volume 6, Issue 4

Faculty: Law

Abstract: he right of defense is a constitutional right. Since the Criminal Procedures Law requires the Public Prosecutor to inform the defendant, and before proceeding with the interrogation, he has the right to hire an attorney. If the defendant does not have the ability to hire an attorney, especially in certain cases, some of which are concerning to the jurisdiction of the Great Criminal Court for crimes in which the penalty is death, or more than fiveyear imprisonment, anattorney is hired to him at public expense. One of the most important results is that the Jordanian legislator stipulates in Article No. 112 of the Jordanian Criminal Procedures Law that the Public Prosecutor shall start the interrogation in case that he has a summons or warrant within 24 hours. However, the Jordanian legislator did not specify the time period spent by the Public Prosecutor in the interrogation of the defendant. One of the most important recommendations is that I hope the interrogation of the defendant does not exceed 3 straight hours because prolonged interrogation leads to the defendant`s exhaustion which some jurisprudence consider it as a moral coercion.

Keywords: Criminal, Public, Crime, Law

Research Title: Perceived Benefits of Implementing BIM in the Jordanian Construction Industry on Change Orders

Author: Alaa Saleh Al Shdiefat, Published Year: 2016

UK, Glasgow Caledonian University

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: Justification: Currently, the Jordanian construction industry faces many challenges. The cost of change orders is one of these challenges which increases the total cost of projects. The cost impact of change orders increased the total cost of Jordanian construction projects from 8.3% in 1996 to 17% in 2013. However, proposed solutions to control the cost of change orders have depended on frameworks and on recommendations which have not taken Information Technology (IT) into consideration. Purpose: This paper aims to explain a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of relevant BIM technologies as part of BIM adoption and implementation in order to control change orders in the Jordanian construction industry, as well as the cost of change orders. Design/Methodology/Approach: Through a literature review, the paper initially establishes the causes of change orders and the benefits of implementing BIM on controlling change orders; this paves the way for analysis through a qualitative method. Interviews were conducted with construction experts in Jordan to determine the main causes of change orders in construction projects in Jordan which are responsible for cost overrun, and to clarify the benefits which could be gained if BIM is implemented. Finding: The results show the perceived benefits of the adoption of BIM in the Jordanian construction industry for controlling and reducing change orders. The findings suggest that implementing BIM will reduce design errors as well as reducing incomplete design; will improve clients’ awareness, clash detection, communication and collaboration between project parties, and will support taking correct decisions. Moreover, the findings provide a cognitive map of all the perceive benefits of the adoption of BIM on change orders in Jordan.

Keywords: Change orders, BIM, Construction, Jordan, Benefits

Research Title: Crucial barriers of building information modelling (BIM) in the Jordanian construction industry

Author: Alaa Saleh Al Shdiefat, Published Year: 2020

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 03

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: The adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become essential in Jordan to improve the quality and reduce the challenges facing construction projects. Many studies conclude that implementing BIM in construction projects across the global improves quality, minimises errors and reduces project costs and time. In Jordan, adopting BIM will not be easy or smooth as a result of several barriers. Thus, it is essential to identify the crucial barriers to the adoption of BIM in the Jordanian construction sector. Both qualitative and quantitative methods, i.e. interview and questionnaire techniques, were used to achieve this objective. Interviews were conducted at the first stage of data collection, and the results formed the basis of the questionnaire, which was distributed across the Jordanian construction sector. Content analysis was used to analyse the interview responses, while factor analysis, correlation and the Severity Index (SI) were used to analyse the questionnaire results. The findings identified sixteen barriers which obstructing adoption BIM in Jordan. The sixteen barriers were classified into four main categories, namely finance, communication, people and project procurement, with sub-barriers in each category which are related to each other in significant ways and which affect each other.

Keywords: BIM; Construction; Jordan; Barriers; Adoption

Research Title: Causes of Change Orders in the Jordanian Construction Industry

Author: Alaa Saleh Al Shdiefat, Published Year: 2018

Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 6

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: Change orders are common and clearly noticeable in Jordanian construction industry. Several studies have identified change orders as significant problem in Jordanian construction projects, and they mainly cause delay and cost overrun. This situation spurs the researchers for investigating the significant causes of change orders in construction projects. Thus, this paper aims to determine the main causes of change orders in the Jordanian construction private sector which responsible for significant cost overrun. Both qualitative and quantitative methods, i.e. interview and questionnaire techniques, were used to achieve this aim. Interviews were conducted as the first stage of data collection, and the results formed the basis of the questionnaire, which was distributed across the Jordanian construction sector. Content analysis was used to analyse the interview responses, while factor analysis, correlation and the Severity Index (SI) were used to analyse the questionnaire results. The findings identified three main categories of causes of change orders in private sector, namely engineering causes, causes related to the client, and circumstances of the project, with sub-causes in each category which are related to each other in significant ways and which affect each other.

Keywords: Change Orders, Construction Project, Jordan, Private Sector

Research Title: Causes of Change Orders in the Jordanian Construction Industry

Author: Alaa Saleh Al Shdiefat, Published Year: 2018

Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 6

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: Change orders are common and clearly noticeable in Jordanian construction industry. Several studies have identified change orders as significant problem in Jordanian construction projects, and they mainly cause delay and cost overrun. This situation spurs the researchers for investigating the significant causes of change orders in construction projects. Thus, this paper aims to determine the main causes of change orders in the Jordanian construction private sector which responsible for significant cost overrun. Both qualitative and quantitative methods, i.e. interview and questionnaire techniques, were used to achieve this aim. Interviews were conducted as the first stage of data collection, and the results formed the basis of the questionnaire, which was distributed across the Jordanian construction sector. Content analysis was used to analyse the interview responses, while factor analysis, correlation and the Severity Index (SI) were used to analyse the questionnaire results. The findings identified three main categories of causes of change orders in private sector, namely engineering causes, causes related to the client, and circumstances of the project, with sub-causes in each category which are related to each other in significant ways and which affect each other.

Keywords: Change Orders, Construction Project, Jordan, Private Sector

Research Title: The Dubet poem by Ibn Farkoun Al-Andalusi - An analytical semiotic study Dr. Omar Faris Al-Kafaween

Author: Omar Faris Yousif AlKafaween, Published Year: 2022

مجلة دراسات/ الجامعة الأردنية, 49/ 1

Faculty: Arts

Abstract: This study examines the poem of Ibn Farkoun Al-Andalusi, which he composed using the dubite quartet (Dubet ) template. He wrote it in response to the request of Prince Yusef the third, Prince of Granada in 811 AH.In the poem, he praisedthe princeand highlighted his qualities and virtues. The study dealt with the poem from an analytical semiotic perspective, by deciphering it and revealing all its connotations , which lead to the purpose of praise. It also briefly touched upon the poet and his life, the poem and its occasion, and then examined semiotics in the poem, its concepts and different aspects. The study applied the semiotic approach to the components of poetic composition, through its beginning and structure, and the elements it contained, such as symbols, images, intertextuality, rhythm, etc.The conclusion was then linked to the rest of the components of the poem .

Keywords: Ibn Farkoun Al-Andalusi, Dubet, Semiotics.

Research Title: Description of nature in poetry of Ibn al-LabanaAddani al- Andalusi Technical objective study

Author: Omar Faris Yousif AlKafaween, Published Year: 2021

مجلة الجامعة الإسلامية للبحوث الإنسانية/ غزة, 49/3

Faculty: Arts

Abstract: This study deals with the description of nature in the poetry of Ibn al-Labanah al-Andalusi: it tackles its patterns in an objective and artistic way, starting from his poetic texts, mixed with other purposes, such as eulogy, love poems, lampoon, and elegy, in addition to his independent texts describing nature and its manifestations. The study monitored different natural appearances described by the poet, as classified into two types: the first represents the aspects of what is called (silent) nature, and the second describes the aspects of the (living) nature, and it studied a number of such appearances. Then the study examined the artistic images and elements through which the poet drew nature, and the most important mechanisms that he relied upon to embody that image, such as the art of simile, metaphor, humanization, and sensory images based on hearing, sound, sight, smell and others.

Keywords: Ibn al-LabanaAddani, description of nature, artistic image

Research Title: Four Maqamat “Assemblies” in terms of poetry and poets-Astudy analyzed critically

Author: Omar Faris Yousif AlKafaween, Published Year: 2021

مجلة الآداب والعلوم الاجتماعية بجامعة السلطان قابوس, 12/1

Faculty: Arts

Abstract: This study deals with four Maqamat “Assemblies” in terms of poetry and poets. They are “the Maqama of Poesie” and “The Maqama of Poetry” of Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani, “the Maqama of poetry” of Al-Hariri, and “the Maqama of poets” of Al-Saraqusti, the Andalusian. They have been analyzed critically and statistically. The study highlighted the poems and the names of poets in the four Maqamat, in addition to the most critical issues in them.It also focused on artistic style and narrative mechanisms, such as the title, the structure of the introduction, the narrator, the protagonis, the description and others. The study aimed at classifying the poems, the names of the poets, and the critical issues in the Maqamat. Then it analyzed them technically and objectively in a comprehensive manner, based on the common theme of the four Maqamat.

Keywords: Maqamat, Maqamat of poetry, Artistic style.

Research Title: COVID-19: time to rethink about strategy for palliative care in resource-poor settings.

Author: Maha Mohammed Wahbi Atout, Published Year: 2020

International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 26

Faculty: Nursing

Abstract: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on healthcare facilities and health professionals globally, especially in resource-poor settings, including those in African countries This article aims to highlight the challenges of providing palliative care in African countries and to forecast what this means in light of the public health issues surrounding COVID-19. According to the Coronavirus in Africa Tracker (BBC News, 2020), there are 925 369 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Africa as of 31 July 2020, of which 19 605 are confirmed deaths. While 577947 patients are reported to have recovered, there remains a high number of active confirmed cases in the continent, at 327818. These numbers could be higher, but are underreported, due to ineffective reporting systems, the inability to diagnose on a large scale and people not recognising the symptoms of COVID-19. With the anticipation that COVID-19 will have devastating effects on Africa (Hopman et al, 2020; Nkengasong and Mankoula, 2020), this will cause a surge in the need for palliative care and medical supplies. The World Health Organization (2018) defines palliative care as any support that improves the quality of life of patients and their families experiencing lifethreatening illnesses, through the prevention and relief of suffering, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual care

Keywords: COVID-19; palliative care; resource poor settings; strategy