148 research outputs found
Khamis Siam
No full textDr. Khamis Siam is a professory and advisor within the Chemistry Department and has a research focus on computational chemisty. He has served as KNEA president twice, first from 1998 to 1998 and again from 2019 to 2023
Posttraumatic stress and worry as mediators and moderators between political stressors and emotional and behavioral disorders in Palestinian children
No full textThis study was designed to assess whether the symptoms of posttraumatic stress mediate or moderate the relationship between political stressors and emotional and behavioral disorders in Palestinian children. It was hypothesized that (a) posttraumatic stress and worry mediate the effect of political stressors on behavioral and emotional disorders and (b) the relationship between political stressors and behavioral and emotional disorders should be attenuated for children with low levels of worry and posttraumatic stress and strengthened for children with high levels of worry and posttraumatic stress. The total sample was 1267 school age children of both sexes with a mean age of 11.97 years. Interviews were conducted with children at school. As hypothesized, the results indicated that posttraumatic stress and worry mediated and moderated the relationship between political stressors and emotional and behavioral disorders in children. Cognitive-behavioral therapy may be used to reduce the incidence of posttraumatic stress and decrease self-reported worry, somatic symptoms, general anxiety, and depression among children exposed to political trauma. Cognitive-behavioral treatment that exclusively targets excessive worry can lead to clinical change in the other interacting subsystems at the cognitive, physiological, affective and behavioral levels. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.Aiken L., 1991, MULTIPLE REGRESSION; Almqvist K, 1999, J AM ACAD CHILD PSY, V38, P723, DOI 10.1097-00004583-199906000-00020; American Psychiatric Association, 1994, DIAGN STAT MAN MENT; BARON RM, 1986, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V51, P1173, DOI 10.1037-0022-3514.51.6.1173; Borkovec T. D., 1999, COMPREHENSIVE CLIN P, V4, P439; BORKOVEC TD, 1993, J CONSULT CLIN PSYCH, V61, P611, DOI 10.1037-0022-006X.61.4.611; Breslau N, 2000, BIOL PSYCHIAT, V48, P902, DOI 10.1016-S0006-3223(00)00933-1; Cloitre M, 2009, J TRAUMA STRESS, V22, P399, DOI 10.1002-jts.20444; Diefenbach GJ, 2001, DEPRESS ANXIETY, V14, P247, DOI 10.1002-da.1075; Dorahy MJ, 2009, J AFFECT DISORDERS, V112, P71, DOI 10.1016-j.jad.2008.04.003; Dugas MJ, 1997, COGNITIVE THER RES, V21, P593, DOI 10.1023-A:1021890322153; Elbedour S, 2007, CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT, V31, P719, DOI 10.1016-j.chiabu.2005.09.006; Garmezy N, 1985, CHILD ADOL PSYCH CL, P152; Gilbertson MW, 2001, J TRAUMA STRESS, V14, P413, DOI 10.1023-A:1011181305501; Goodman R, 1997, J CHILD PSYCHOL PSYC, V38, P581, DOI 10.1111-j.1469-7610.1997.tb01545.x; Grych JH, 2000, J CONSULT CLIN PSYCH, V68, P84, DOI 10.1037--0022-006X.68.1.84; Hoagwood KE, 2007, J AM ACAD CHILD PSY, V46, P773, DOI 10.1097-chi.0b013e3180413def; Hoagwood KE, 2007, J CLIN CHILD ADOLESC, V36, P581; Horowitz M. J., 1979, PSYCHOSOM MED, V41, P207; Johansson P, 2007, CLIN PSYCHOL PSYCHOT, V14, P1, DOI 10.1002-cpp.514; Khamis V, 2008, SOC SCI MED, V67, P1199, DOI 10.1016-j.socscimed.2008.06.013; KHAMIS V, 1993, BEHAV MED, V19, P93; KHAMIS V, 1993, J TRAUMA STRESS, V6, P555, DOI 10.1002-jts.2490060411; Khamis V, 2005, CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT, V29, P81, DOI 10.1016-j.chiabu.2004.06.013; Khamis V, 1998, SOC SCI MED, V46, P1033, DOI 10.1016-S0277-9536(97)10032-6; Khamis V., 2000, POLITICAL VIOLENCE P; Kivisto AJ, 2009, J TRAUMA STRESS, V22, P344, DOI 10.1002-jts.20425; Ladouceur R, 2000, J CONSULT CLIN PSYCH, V68, P957, DOI 10.1037-0022-006X.68.6.957; Litz BT, 2002, CLIN PSYCHOL-SCI PR, V9, P112, DOI 10.1093-clipsy-9.2.112; MALMQUIST CP, 1986, J AM ACAD CHILD PSY, V25, P320, DOI 10.1016-S0002-7138(09)60253-3; Masten AS, 2001, AM PSYCHOL, V56, P227, DOI 10.1037--0003-066X.56.3.227; MATHEWS A, 1990, BEHAV RES THER, V28, P455, DOI 10.1016-0005-7967(90)90132-3; McNally RJ, 2003, PSYCHOL SCI PUBLIC I, V4, P45, DOI [DOI 10.1111-1529-1006.01421, 10.1111-1529-1006.01421]; Meewisse M. L., 2005, J TRAUMA STRESS, V4, P299; MEYER TJ, 1990, BEHAV RES THER, V28, P487, DOI 10.1016-0005-7967(90)90135-6; Muris P, 2001, J BEHAV THER EXP PSY, V32, P63, DOI 10.1016-S0005-7916(01)00022-2; Sachinvala N, 2000, J NERV MENT DIS, V188, P818, DOI 10.1097-00005053-200012000-00005; Taft CT, 2007, J ABNORM PSYCHOL, V116, P498, DOI 10.1037-0021-843X.116.3.498; Thabet AAM, 2002, LANCET, V359, P1801, DOI 10.1016-S0140-6736(02)08709-3; Thabet AAM, 2004, J CHILD PSYCHOL PSYC, V45, P533, DOI 10.1111-j.1469-7610.2004.00243.x; Vasterling JJ, 2002, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, V16, P5, DOI 10.1037--0894-4105.16.1.5; Wells A., 1994, ATTENTION EMOTION CL; Yates TM, 2003, DEV PSYCHOPATHOL, V15, P199, DOI 10.1017-S0954579403000117; Yilmaz E., 2008, CLIN PSYCHOL PSYCHOT, V15, P424; Yule W., 1994, INT HDB PHOBIC ANXIE, P223; ZILBERG NJ, 1982, J CONSULT CLIN PSYCH, V50, P407, DOI 10.1037-0022-006X.50.3.40712
Stressors, family environment and coping styles as predictors of educational and psychosocial adjustment in Palestinian children
No full textThis study investigated the contributions of child and parents' sociodemographics, daily stressors, family environment, and coping strategies, to academic achievement, cognitive functioning and aggression in a sample of 600 children at the intermediate grade levels from Gaza Strip. Each of the predictor variables exhibited a different pattern of relations with the outcome domains. Although the study highlights the negative consequences of stress on children's development, certain daily stressors had a positive effect. Optimal family relationships predicted better developmental outcomes. More emphasis on personal growth, control and organisation in the family predicted less optimal child development except for personal growth and achievement. More reliance on positive coping and less reliance on negative coping is associated with better academic achievement. The clinical and research implications of the findings are discussed. © 2013 Taylor and Francis.Achenbach TM, 2001, MANUAL ASEBA SCH AGE; Barrera M. A., 1981, SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCI, P69; BOGENSCHNEIDER K, 1994, SOCIOL EDUC, V67, P60, DOI 10.2307-2112750; Bongers IL, 2003, J ABNORM PSYCHOL, V112, P179, DOI 10.1037-0021-843X.112.2.179; Bradley RH, 2005, DEV PSYCHOL, V41, P89, DOI 10.1037-0012-1649.41.1.89; Bronfenbrenner U., 1979, ECOLOGY HUMAN DEV EX; Cairns E., 2001, INT ENCY SOCIAL BEHA, P16360; Causey D., 1993, PREVENTION SCH TRANS, P59; Compas BE, 2001, PSYCHOL BULL, V127, P87, DOI 10.1037--0033-2909.127.1.87; Cummings M., 2009, CLIN CHILD FAM PSYCH, V12, P16; Eisenberg N, 2005, CHILD DEV, V76, P1055, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-8624.2005.00897.x; Evans GW, 2002, CHILD DEV, V73, P1238, DOI 10.1111-1467-8624.00469; Folkman S, 1997, SOC SCI MED, V45, P1207, DOI 10.1016-S0277-9536(97)00040-3; Gelhaar T, 2007, EUR J DEV PSYCHOL, V4, P129, DOI 10.1080-17405620600831564; Hinkle D. E., 2003, APPL STAT BEHAV SCI; Khamis V, 2012, SOC SCI MED, V74, P2005, DOI 10.1016-j.socscimed.2012.02.025; Khamis V., 2000, POLITICAL VIOLENCE P; Kiser L. J., 2010, TRAUMATOLOGY, V16, P33, DOI [10.1177-1534765609358466, DOI 10.1177-1534765609358466]; KURDEK LA, 1988, J EDUC PSYCHOL, V80, P90, DOI 10.1037-0022-0663.80.1.90; La Greca A. M., 2001, ANXIETY DISORDERS CH, P159; Lazarus R. S., 1984, STRESS APPRAISAL COP; Li H, 2008, DEMOGRAPHY, V45, P223, DOI 10.1353-dem.2008.0006; Lugo-Gil J, 2008, CHILD DEV, V79, P1065, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-8624.2008.01176.x; McLoyd VC, 1998, AM PSYCHOL, V53, P185, DOI 10.1037-0003-066X.53.2.185; Merton R. K., 1957, SOCIAL THEORY SOCIAL; Moos B., 2002, FAMILY ENV SCALE; Morales JR, 2006, CHILD DEV, V77, P907, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-8624.2006.00910.x; Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 2008, POV GAZ STRIP; Pearlin L., 1993, HDB STRESS THEORETIC, P303; Poulin M, 2008, PSYCHOL AGING, V23, P13, DOI 10.1037-0882-7974.23.1.13; Punamaki RL, 2001, J COMMUNITY PSYCHOL, V29, P281, DOI 10.1002-jcop.1018; Rogers KN, 2003, J EARLY ADOLESCENCE, V23, P349, DOI 10.1177-0272431603258344; Schroeder VM, 2009, J CHILD FAM STUD, V18, P227, DOI 10.1007-s10826-008-9223-0; Seery MD, 2010, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V99, P1025, DOI 10.1037-a0021344; SPIRITO A, 1988, J PEDIATR PSYCHOL, V13, P555, DOI 10.1093-jpepsy-13.4.555; Wadsworth M. E., 2005, J CHILD FAM STUD, V14, P283, DOI DOI 10.1007-S10826-005-5056-211
Self and other in umaymah al-khamis’ salma al umaniyyah
No full textThis paper explores patterns and perspectives to the construction of Self and Other in Saudi women’s fiction through a close reading of one the works of one of the earliest female writers to emerge in the Kingdom. A study of how this female writer arrived at the construction of the Saudi ‘Self’ in contradistinction to the other raises pertinent questions on notions of identities across cultures and civilizations. The paper examines series of ‘external Others’, established by the author; Umaymah Al-Khamis, whose own literary exposition and journeys enabled her to depict the question of national identity from a new standpoint. It also gives a picture of ‘internal Other’ of women who, for whatever reason, have perceived themselves as occupiers of the peripheries of the society. It draws its theoretical framework from Edward Said and Michel Foucault. In Salma Al-Umaniyyah, Umaymah Al-Khamis exemplifies the slippery texture of the Self and Other as well as its implications for socio-cultural harmony in human societies. The paper consequently contemplates the following questions: Why is it that the existing studies on Saudi Arabian literature, dominated by male writers interested in entrenching male dominance, have ignored the expression of ‘Self’ and ‘Other’ in the literary tradition of the Kingdom? What extent is a ‘Self’ and ‘Other’ factor in the production and consumption of fiction in Saudi Arabia? Why is it that, the author or Salma Ai-Umaniyyah is interested in ‘Self’ and ‘Other’ in her creativity
Participatory Strategic Foresight Framework: Embracing Future Thinking in Design Education and Community Vision Planning
No full textChanges in society, student expectations, and technology continue to shift the ways in which we learn. The contemporary state of design education is being affected by changes in the professional realm that requires a future thinking-centered design to increase the citizen participation in designing their own future city-environment. As new forces reshape the academic landscape and conversations around educational accessibility pervade public debate, examining existing methodologies of design research and curricula is significant to enhance the student experience and equip them with the skills needed for future professional practice. Future thinking can be seen as a crucial premise to approach solving a problem in an innovative way. It is particularly essential
at circumstances in which challenges are complex, vague, and ambiguous. Any futures-focused effort, strategic foresight, or provocation about an alternate future scenario is a means of exploring and learning from generated possibilities. Design-Futures deal with the role of design in shaping future alternatives. Future thinking incorporates two particular approaches: diverging and converging. It requires both a flexible way of understanding, to come with different thoughts, and know-how to make responsible decisions. This chapter reviews the literature crossing strategic foresight and interior design with the accentuation put on how design students, educators and design practitioners may engage with the future to investigate the challenges to decision-making.
The author has developed a framework crossing the area of service & product design through future thinking, user and community centered design. The framework is structured to educate design practitioners effectively and also empower them to lead the market as change-makers. This paper will present case studies of participatory design workshops that addressed different areas of
concern but were underpinned by a shared approach. Through this framework, conclusion is presented as the elaboration of a futures thinking framework that can contribute to many other design disciplines
C–H bond length differences and their correlation with isolated C–H stretching frequencies
No full textLa verità visibile nella natura e nella scrittura. Sul baco da seta di Khamis bar Qardahe (fine del XIII secolo)
No full textKhamis bar Qardaḥe was an East Syrian author active in the last decades of the 13th century, probably a representative member of the East-Syrian community at the court camp of the Il-Khans, and somehow connected with the town of Arbela. In the present article, his poetic work is presented in the broader context of the so-called ‘Syriac Renaissance’, as an example of late East-Syriac literature profoundly influenced by Persian poetry. The poem On the Silk-Worm is here critically edited and translated for the first time into a European language. Its complicated imagery turns out to be an interesting mélange of philosophical concepts, meta-literary reflection – poetry as a way to knowledge and salvation –, Christian themes – including the virginal conception of Mary –, and Persian, possibly Sufic, motifs. The monorhyme poem is rich with sound figures such as alliteration and etymological play
ON THE MANIPULATION OF THE PLANETS BY THE LYRE PLAYER IN A ‘WINE SONG’ BY KHAMIS BAR QARDAĢE
No full textLa verità visibile nella natura e nella scrittura: Sul baco da seta di Khamis bar Qardaḥe (fine del XIII secolo)
No full textKhamis bar Qardaḥe was an East Syrian author active in the last decades of the 13th century, probably a representative member of the East-Syrian community at the court camp of the Il-Khans, and somehow connected with the town of Arbela. In the present article, his poetic work is presented in the broader context of the so-called ‘Syriac Renaissance’, as an example of late East-Syriac literature profoundly influenced by Persian poetry. The poem On the Silk-Worm is here critically edited and translated for the first time into a European language. Its complicated imagery turns out to be an interesting mélange of philosophical concepts, meta-literary reflection – poetry as a way to knowledge and salvation –, Christian themes – including the virginal conception of Mary –, and Persian, possibly Sufic, motifs. The monorhyme poem is rich with sound figures such as alliteration and etymological play
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