Al-Balqa Applied University

An Analysis of the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Georgetown University Medical Center Publications

ABSTRACT Background Racial and ethnic health disparities remain a pressing issue in the United States, especially as the country grows more diverse. How race and ethnicity are discussed in medical research can influence data interpretation and the application of findings. We eval...

Vitamin D status and inflammatory Interleukins in women with and without polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Background Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), formerly referred to as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is an intricate endocrine disorder, defined by a constellation of hormonal, metabolic, and reproductive irregularities. Vitamin D deficiency and increased levels...

Replicated factorial investigation of residence-time control and moisture loss in an adjustable vibratory hot-air dryer for olive pomace

Abstract This study examines whether adjustable shelves and outlet shutters control solids transport in a prototype vibratory hot-air dryer for olive pomace. A replicated $$2^{4}$$ design combined two levels of each shelf inclination and shutter opening: 16 settings with four run...

Multi-objective optimization algorithms for intrusion detection systems in IoT: a systematic review and future research directions

With the increasing use of the Internet, massive amounts of data are transferred between various communication devices. Network security is a critical area of research in today’s network environment, as data must be transmitted securely between connected devices. The digital revo...

Semantic f unctions and t ransitivity of m iddle v oice in English and Arabic l anguages: a c omparative s tudy

Abstract The current study seeks to provide a thorough analysis of the middle voice construction in English and Modern Standard Arabic. The analysis focuses on the semantic functions of the middle voice, the types of verbs that appear in this voice, and the transitivity of these...

Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and ESG Disclosure Quality: The Moderating Roles of Financial Regulation and Stakeholder Engagement

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure quality remains constrained by fragmented data, limited verifiability, and inconsistent reporting practices. This study examines whether artificial intelligence and blockchain are associated with perceived ESG disclosure qual...

Efficacy of early blood purification on serum inflammatory mediators in severe acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is the most critical form of acute pancreatitis (AP), characterized by a dysregulated systemic inflammatory response that drives early organ failure and mortality. Current management remains mainly supportive. Early blood purification (EBP) has bee...

Comparison of manual counting with two rule-based image analysis programs, ImageJ and CellProfiler, for quantitative analysis of c-Fos immunohistochemical positivity in rat brainstem sections

Quantitative and semiquantitative assessment of biomarker expression using immunohistochemistry (IHC) can be performed using several analytical approaches. Manual counting remains widely used but is inherently subjective and susceptible to observer variability. Rule-based image-a...

Inference for a Shared Random-Scale Frailty Birnbaum–Saunders Model Under Progressive Type-II Censoring

This paper introduces a shared gamma frailty Birnbaum–Saunders model for clustered lifetime data under progressive Type-II censoring. The frailty term acts on the scale parameter and accounts for unobserved variation among clusters. Likelihood-based and Bayesian formulations are...

Use and perceived utility of ChatGPT among participating medical students in selected MENA settings: a cross-sectional survey

ChatGPT is a language model, developed by OpenAI, that uses contextual understanding that allows it to generate relevant responses based on current input and previous context. ChatGPT has infiltrated many fields, including medicine. As the demand for medical education tools is in...

Year-long exploratory assessment of a horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland containing locally sourced zeolite and planted with Cyperus alternifolius for greywater treatment in Jordan

Context In arid environments such as Jordan, greywater treatment and recycling should be decentralized for better water resource management.Objective This study tests a lab-scale Horizontal Flow Constructed Wetland (HFCW) using locally supplied natural zeolite (Aritayn region) as...

Double-series expansion of the LRF method for fast-converging solutions of higher-order fractional PDEs with classical initial conditions

A new iterative analytic solution method of fractional linear partial differential equations with classical constraint conditions is developed. The method is based on a formula using generalized Taylor series, and a double fractional power series expansion has been used to provid...