The aim of this study was to review the current evidence of the abductor pollicis longus electromyographic activity during thumb movements. The author performed an electronic thorough search for EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of Knowledge articles. Nine pieces in particular were found to explore the electromyographic activity of the abductor...

Managing any linguistic event means steering the situation towards serving one’s own purpose or goals via careful wording of one’s message. This is immensely achieved through using emotive words that address the receiver’s emotions rather than his/her intellect since managing linguistic occurrences is closely intertwined with subjectivity and...

The aim of this study was twofold: investigating the reality and ambition of the training process in the Palestinian Banking Sector–with its various dimensions, and accordingly making appropriate recommendations for the development of the training process to help those who received training at the Palestine Institute for Banking and Finance Studies...

The paper consists of an introduction and two chapters, namely, definition of Waqf in language and convention and characteristics of Islamic Waqf. In the introduction, the author studies the importance of Waqf. Furthermore, he surveys the literature review and introduces his methodology. In the first chapter of the paper, the author explains the...

The aim of the study was to identify the level of social anxiety among a sample from the University of Je-rusalem students. The study used a descriptive approach using questionnaire on social anxiety through a sample of 205 male and female students. Using statistical packages (t-test), the test of variance (one-way ANOVA) and the equation of...

This paper examines the wemen are portrayed in the Palestinian folktales. Of special interest are the so-cial spiritual, psychological and sexual portrayal of women in the roles they assume: mother, sister, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and fellow wife. It also investigates both the negative and positive mythical depictions of women in...

This study examines the concept of E-volunteerism via the modes of information network, as it is a new term in the field of voluntary work and its diverse domains. The study discusses this new practice in terms of meanings and relevance to the scientific progress as well as the current global and technological revolution, particularly the great...

The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between standing for long time and physical ap-pearance of varicose vein among barbers, as well as the medical problems associated with long standing. A descriptive analytical design was used to test many demographic variables, namely age, weight, height, period of activity, and daily hours of...

Background: A growing body of work suggests that exposure of children to the trauma of war threatens their physical and psychological development. Children exposed to such childhood adversity have an increased risk of developing mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), emotional and behavioral problems, and...

In this study, we report on the radon concentration levels, the radon exhalation rate, and the annual effective dose equivalent in 10 buildings of AAUJ during the winter and the spring of 2014 using the CR-39 track detectors. The inspected facilities include 46 offices, 24 labs, seven storage rooms, nine coffee rooms, a cleaning room, eight...