Jordan Research Articles

To What Extend do the Migrant's Remittances Affect on the Economic Growth in Jordan

The magnitude of a huge number of remittances which comes from individuals or from foreign direct investments that flow on the economies of developing countries during the last few decades cannot be ignored, and especially on Jordanian macroeconomic, where it is not considered as an industrial or oil country, but it is characterized by a human resources wealth. The revenues of these resources are considered to be one of the main pillars on the Jordanian economy. While, these human resources divided into two parts, some of them tend or choose to work inside the country and others tend to work abroad. On another level, The Kingdom of Jordan seeks to attract the foreign investment despite of some obstacles and conditions. Hence, the problem stems from the extent of the impact of migration revenues and foreign direct investment on Jordanian economic growth. So this study will examines the effects of remittances and FDI on the growth of Jordanian GDP using a time series data during 1980-2015, and then assess the relative importance and the interaction of both. The result of this study showed a long-run relationship of the impact of remittances and the foreign direct investment on gross domestic product growth. Whereas, the impact of foreign direct investment is greater than the impact remittances on GDP, while the study found a lack of causality between these variables in the short-term period.

The Extent of Possession of Knowledge Management Requirements Among the Principals of Public Secondary Schools in Mafraq Governorate

The aim of this study is to identify the extent of possession of knowledge management requirements among the principals of public secondary schools in Mafraq Governorate. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the study population will consist of all school principals in Mafraq Governorate in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the academic year 2018, namely: (120) male and female principals at undergraduate levels and (150) male and female principals at postgraduate levels, i.e. (145) male principals, and (125) female principals, leading them to represent the study sample. To achieve the objectives of the study and answer its questions, the researcher formatted a 20-item questionnaire.
 
 The researcher conducted an explanation of the results using the descriptive approach, where he used the arithmetic means, the standard deviations and the T tests to determine the significance of the differences according to the variables of the study. The results showed that the extent of possession of knowledge management requirements among the principals of public secondary schools in Mafraq Governorate was in a high degree. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 or less due to the difference of academic qualification for the postgraduate qualification. The results also showed no statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 or less due to the difference of gender.
 
 In the light of the previous results, the researcher recommended working to increase the training workshops for school principals and employees to make the process of knowledge management succeed and get use of it in the field of education, benefit from the information and communication revolution in the field of education, implement the knowledge management strategy as received from the Ministry of Education and train all concerned on its terms and contents, especially those with a bachelor's degree only, work to link schools to each other with electronic interacting networks for its significance and exchange of experiences, and raise the efficiency of staff in schools in general to be able to follow up everything that is new in the world of knowledge and technology.

A social-network behavioral health program on sustained long-term body weight and glycemic outcomes: 2-year follow-up of a 4-month Microclinic Health Program in Jordan.

The burden of chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity is rapidly increasing in low and lower-middle income countries. This work assesses the long-term efficacy of a social-network based community health program for the management and prevention of type 2 diabetes.MethodsThe 4-month Microclinic Social Network Behavioral Health Program in Jordan (J-MCP) was an intervention for obesity and diabetes prevention and management conducted in the Kingdom of Jordan. Weight and HbA1c were collected at baseline, end of the 4-month program, and then 12 and 24 months after baseline. Multi-level longitudinal repeated measures analysis estimated the long-term change in metabolic outcomes, and estimated the intra-class correlations (ICCs) for assessing the degree of clustering that different social network levels, of microclinic group vs. classroom group vs. clinic geographic location vs. cohort temporal wave, contributed to body weight and glycemic changes.ResultsOf 315 participants, 83.2% completed the J-MCP program, with 90% followup at 12-months, and 70% at 24-months. At the end of the 4-month program, participants experienced a −2.8 kg (95% CI: −3.6 to −2.1) mean body weight decrease, a corresponding −1.1 kg/m2 (−1.3 to −0.8) BMI decrease, and a −0.5% reduction in HbA1c (−0.6 to −0.3). At year 1, we observed significant mean weight reduction of −1.8 kg (−2.7 to −0.9), a corresponding −0.7 kg/m2 (−1.0 to −0.4) reduction in BMI, as well as a −0.4% (−0.6 to −0.3) sustained reduction in HbA1c. At 2 years, participants sustained mean weight loss of −1.6 kg (−2.6 to −0.5), a −0.42 kg/m2 (−0.8 to −0.04) reduction in BMI, and an absolute −1.0% (−1.1 to −0.8) sustained reduction in HbA1c. Analyzing different social network levels, classroom group explained ~50% of total clustering of total weight loss and 22% of HbA1c trajectories during the short 4 month intervention. However, during 12 and 24 month followup, microclinic social group clustering explained ~75% to 92% of long-term weight loss trajectories, and 55% of long-term HbA1c trajectories. The pattern of 1–2 year sustainability of the weight and HbA1c decreases was largely attributed to the microclinic social network clusters.ConclusionResults demonstrate that the 4-month J-MCP behavioral intervention yielded important 2-year sustained weight and HbA1c reductions, which were mostly attributed to microclinic social groups.

Jordan Kauffman, Drawing on Architecture: The Object of Lines, 1970-1990

Dans Drawings on Architecture: The Objects of Lines, 1970-1990, Jordan Kauffman s’interesse a un tournant de l’histoire du dessin d’architecture quand, quittant sa fonction premiere de representation graphique subordonnee a l’enseignement ou a la pratique architecturale, il acquiert un statut d’œuvre autonome, dotee d’intrinseques valeurs esthetiques, artistiques et commerciales. Au terme d’une reflexion conduite dans le cadre d’une these de doctorat (2015) ayant mobilise ressources et method...

It's hip to be square! The myths of Jordan Peterson

It's hip to be square! The myths of Jordan Peterson

Children's Cognitive Perception of their Neighborhood: Reading the Cognitive Maps of Children from Al-Wihdat Palestinian Refugee Camp in Amman, Jordan

In urban spaces, children constitute a major segment of those growing up there, and children illustrate their ideas on the cities they live in, how they perceive their neighborhoods as users of the...

عضل الولی فی الزواج فی الفقه الإسلامی وإجراءاته فی المحاکم الشرعیة فی المملکة الأردنیة الهاشمیة

ملخص: هذا البحث بعنوان عضل الولي في الزواج في الفقه الإسلامي وإجراءاته في المحاکم الشرعية في المملکة الأردنية الهاشمية. ويتضمن أربعة مباحث، الأول في تعريف الزواج والولاية والعضل، والثاني في حکم العضل في الفقه الإسلامي، والثالث في مدى اعتبار الولي عاضلا. والمبحث الرابع في إجراءات العضل في المحاکم الشرعية في الأردن، ثم الخاتمة، وتتضمن أهم النتائج التي توصلت إليها في هذا البحث. الکلمات المفتاحية: الولي - العضل - الزواج - الفقه - الإجراءات. Guardian's Hindrance of Marriage in the Islamic Jurisprudence, and its Procedures in Sharia Courts in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan By: Dr. Hoda Yusuf Ali Keyzan – Faculty of Sheikh Nouh Al-Qudah for Sharia and Law, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Jordan E.MAIL: hoda.yusof@hotmail.com Abstract This paper consists of four sections, the first defines marriage, marital guardian, guardian's hindrance of marriage; the second states the jurist ruling on marital hindrance; the third explains the conditions for labeling a guardian as hindering; the fourth comprises the procedures for marital hindrance in the Jordanian Sharia courts. The conclusion sums up the most significant findings of the study. Key words: marital guardian – marital hindrance – marriage – jurisprudence– procedures.

The Health Sector in Jordan: Effectiveness and Efficiency

This paper compares a homogeneous group of countries in terms of capacity and technology, where we picked income as indicator for capacity and technology. We study the case of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. We apply radical data envelopment analysis to 36 middle income countries where we calculate constant returns to scale technical efficiency and variable returns to scale technical efficiency to show the health care sector efficiency in Jordan. Using different factors for input first we studied healthcare expenditure per capita then as percent of GDP and public expenditure as percent of GDP and private as percent of GDP, and last was the number of beds per 1000 population and physicians per 1000 population all to the same output life expectancy. The results show that there is inefficiency in health care expenditure. The inefficiency mainly is shown by two major findings, first the lack of utilization of resources. Secondly, the public-sector inefficiency. The output is justifiable for many challenges faced the health sector in the year of the study one of which is the Syrian refuges crisis. We shed light on factors causing the inefficiency where modifications could yield substantial efficiency gains. As for the mix between public and private sectors and the quality and utilization and distribution of the real resources, nevertheless adding health economists to the management staff for there is a managerial inefficiency.

Spatial and temporal characteristics of cancer in the period from 2004 to 2013 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Cancer in Jordan is a major public health problem and the second leading cause of death after heart disease. This study aimed at studying the spatial and temporal characteristics of cancer in Jordan and its 12 governorates for the period 2004-2013 to establish a baseline for future research and identification of cancer risk factors paving the way for developing a cancer control plan in the country. Numerical and graphical summaries, time-series additive seasonal decomposition, the method of least squares, and spacetime scan statistics were applied in a geographic information systems environment. Although the results indicate that the cancer incidence in Jordan is comparatively low, it is increasing over time. In the 10-year study period, a total of 44,741 cases was reported with a mean annual crude incidence rate of 68.4 cases/100,000, mean annual age-adjusted incidence rate of 111.9 cases/100,000, and a monthly rate increase of 1.2 (cases/100,000)/month. This study also revealed that the spatial and temporal characteristics of cancer vary among the governorates. Amman, which includes the capital city and hosts more than one-third of the population of the country, reported 61.0% of the total number of cases. Amman also reported the highest annual crude incidence rate (105.3 cases/100,000), the highest annual age-adjusted incidence rate (160.6 cases/100,000), and the highest rate of increase (0.7 (cases/100,000)/month) forming a high-rate cluster. Excluding the three governorates Amman, Balqa, and Ma'daba, low-rate clusters were found with regard to the remaining governorates. All governorates, except Irbid and Mafraq, showed significant rates of increase of cancer incidence. However, no clear seasonality pattern with respect to cancer incidence was discerned.

Sharpening of Hyperbolic Jordan�s Inequality

Sharpening of Hyperbolic Jordan�s Inequality

Sharpening of Hyperbolic Jordan�s Inequality

Sharpening of Hyperbolic Jordan�s Inequality

JORDAN: ARAB SPRING SYNDROME AND ACUTE CHALLENGE FROM THE ISLAMIC STATE

The primary purpose of the article is to indicate some specifics of military-political factors affecting the Middle East countries, and particularly the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan within the 2nd decade of the current millennium. Two tendencies have been discovered, which had made an impact on development of the Monarchy, following the events of the Arab Spring. Jordanian participation has been shown in its respond to the new challenges posted by Islamic state threats.

Transportation Risk Assessment of VVER-1000 Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

In the work introduced, risk assessment was performed in the accident-free case during transportation of spent nuclear fuel from the Qasr Amra area in the middle of Jordan to the Aqaba sea port. The fuel container was the Russian made TUK – 13 containing VVER-1000 spent nuclear fuel. Program used is Intertran 2 which is based on the RADTRAN program.

A Primer for a New Terrain: Palestinian Schooling in Jordan, 1950

This article offers a close reading of the first geography textbook printed by the Ministry of Education after the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan annexed the West Bank in 1950. Examining the Hashemite regime's early curricular attempts to incorporate its new Palestinian citizens, refugees and otherwise, the article highlights the tactics used to achieve these ends, namely a topographic centralization of Jordan, an erasure of human geography in favor of a natural one, and the foreclosure of other forms of national attachment and belonging. The discussion seeks to expand our understanding of one of the most significant narrative materials confronted by Palestinians in the aftermath of the Nakba, seeing in it a possible mechanism by which to understand the challenges to Palestinian demands for a self-determined education.

Evaluation of Science Curriculum for the Sixth Elementary Grade in the Schools of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

The current study aimed at identifying the extent to which the science curriculum of the sixth elementary grade meets the needs of gifted students in Irbid governorate – Jordan. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher has developed a list of the most important needs of gifted students and a list of criteria for those needs. The lists validity was verified by presenting them to a group of referees specialized in science curriculum and teaching methods. The study has reached a group of results, the most important of which are that: The needs of gifted students in all aspects of the curriculum are highly met; the physical needs of gifted students were met to a high degree, with the exception of the curriculum outcomes where the satisfaction rate was moderate. The social needs of gifted students in all aspects of the curriculum were met with high degree of satisfaction. The psychological needs of gifted students in all aspects of the curriculum were met with high degree of satisfaction. The counseling needs of gifted students were met with a moderate degree of satisfaction, except the outcomes area with a low degree of satisfaction. The study concluded with a number of recommendations, most notably of them: the need to pay attention to the needs of gifted students in science curriculum in the elementary stage, which helps to motivate gifted students to further progress and help them achieve self-fulfillment.

The Level of Disclosure of Intellectual Capital at Jordanian Development Banks

This study aims at identifying the level of disclosure of intellectual capital at the Jordanian development banks. The study sample composed of a hundred individuals working at the National Bank to Finance Small Projects around the different governorates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. A questionnaire has been prepared and distributed over the study sample. ninety five Questionnaires have been retrieved; valid for the statistical analysis purposes with a percentage of (95%). 
 
 The study results showed that the level of disclosure of intellectual capital with all its dimensions (human capital, customer capital and structural capital) at the Jordanian development banks was of a high level. The results also showed that there is a high level of awareness performed by the Jordanian development banks’ employees in regard to the necessity and importance of the intellectual capital’s disclosure. 
 
 The study was concluded with a number of recommendations among which were that the Jordanian development banks shall take notice toward increasing their workers’ awareness regarding the importance of intellectual capital’s disclosure, as well as applying this study over commercial and Islamic banks for the purposes of carrying out a comparison between them and the development banks.

Fractional Calculus’s Adventures in Wonderland (Round Table held at ICFDA 2018)

Abstract Discussions under this title were held during a round table in frames of the International Conference “Fractional Differentiation and Its Applications” (ICFDA’18) held in 16-18 July 2018, Amman, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, see details at http://conferences.ju.edu.jo/en/icfda2018/Home.aspx. The intention of this round table was to continue the useful traditions from the first conferences on the Fractional Calculus topics, to pose open problems, challenging hypotheses and questions “where to go”, to discuss them and try to find ways to resolve.

A two-stage multi-echelon stochastic blood supply chain problem

This paper presents a two-stage stochastic programming problem for red blood cells that simultaneously considers production, inventory and location decisions. In the first stage, the problem determines the number of mobile blood collection facilities to deploy, while the second stage determines inventory and production decisions. The problem aims to minimize three objective functions: the number of outdated units, system costs, and blood delivery time. Using the epsilon-constraint method, the tri-objective problem is converted to a single-objective mixed integer programming (MIP) problem which is solved using CPLEX for a real case study from The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Finally, managerial insights are drawn from computational experiments.

الدور التربوي لمراكز تحفيظ القرآن الكريم التابعة لوزارة الأوقاف الأردنية في محافظات الشمال من وجهة نظر العاملين : المعوقات والحلول = The Educational Role of the Quranic Memorization Centers of the Ministry of Awqaf of Jordan in the Northern Provinces from the Perspective of Workers : Obstacles and Solutions

الدور التربوي | مراكز تحفيظ القرآن الكريم | المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية | وزارة الأوقاف | محافظات الشمال | Educational Role | Quranic Memorization Centers | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | The Ministry of Awqaf | The Northern Provinces

Digital epidemiology and geographic mapping of G6PD deficiency: retrospective analytic of trends database existing on the surface web

Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an inherited X-linked recessive condition in which the body does not synthesise a sufficient quantity of the G6PD enzyme. Hemolytic anaemic episodes occur following exposure to some medications, foods, or even infections in G6PD-deficient individuals.Aims and Objectives: To assess the digital epidemiology as well as the geographic mapping of G6PD deficiency in the world including countries of the Mediterranean basin.Materials and Methods: This study is primarily based on a digital epidemiological analysis and geographic mapping based on data retrieved from Google Trends database, a very large database, existing on the surface web. A retrospective analysis was carried out for the period from the 22nd of March 2015 to the 24th of January 2016. Trends data will also be contrasted with a collateral data set of a cross-sectional analytic for the same period which was conducted based on the exploration of cases of G6PD deficiency admitted to Jordan University Hospital.Results: Concerning geographic mapping, countries of the Basin of the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf accounted for one-third of the entire geographic map at 15.66% and 18.18% respectively. Countries of the Mediterranean basin included Jordan, Italy, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Syria, Cyprus, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. Contributing countries surrounding the Arabian Gulf included Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Iraq. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan contributed to 2.78% of the global map which accounted for 17.74% of the entire Mediterranean basin. Concerning digital epidemiology, the prevalence was recorded as highest during May 2015 (12.10%), August 2015 (11.17%), and November 2015 (11.28%). Concerning the percentile contribution of monthly records, data were in harmony for those cases admitted to hospital and signals recorded via Google Trends. Both datasets averaged a percentile contribution of approximately 9% per month.Conclusion: This study is the first inferential research on G6PD deficiency based on data from a trends database and parallel data from Jordan University Hospital. Ambitious future research should deploy the use of machine learning for real-time and predictive analytics which will provide an excellent value for public health services and epidemiological studies.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.9(5) 2018 57-61