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  • Characteristic x-ray production by electron bombardment of argon, krypton, and xenon from 4 to 10 keV 
    Semaan, Mars; Quarles, Carroll; SAS; 199690260; Natural Sciences (2016-04-18)
    As part of an experiment to study atomic-field bremsstrahlung produced by electron bombardment of rare-gas atoms in the 4- to 10-keV energy range, we have determined the characteristic x-ray production cross section for ...
  • Trait emotional intelligence profiles of students from different university faculties 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Perez-Gonzalez, Juan Carlos; Petrides, K.V.; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    This study investigated the trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) profiles of 512 students from five university faculties: technical studies, natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and ...
  • The relationship between trait emotional intelligence and creativity across subject domains 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, M. J.; Hernandez-Torrano, D.; Perez-Gonzalez, J.C.; Batey, M.; Petrides, K.V.; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    This study investigated the association between two creativity indicators: Divergent Thinking (DT) and Creative Personality (CP), and key aspects of cognitive ability, personality (Big Five), and trait emotional intelligence ...
  • Trait emotional intelligence influences on academic achievement and school behaviour 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Mavroveli, Stella; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    Background. Trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) refers to individuals’ emotion-related self-perceptions (Petrides, Furnham, & Mavroveli, 2007). The children's trait EI sampling domain ...
  • Trait emotional intelligence and its links to university performance 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Mavroveli, Stella; Poullis, Joseph; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    This study aimed at investigating the relationships between academic performance (AP) and cognitive ability, personality traits, and trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) in a sample of ...
  • The Role of Metaphorical Thinking in the Creativity of Scientific Discourse 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Santos, Manuela Romo; Jiménez, Juan Jiménez,; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    This article critically reviews the extant literature on scientific creativity and metaphorical thinking. Metaphorical thinking is based on a conceptual transfer of relationships or mapping, from a well-known source domain ...
  • The complex relationship between creativity and affect 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Hernandez-Torrano, Daniel; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    The cognitive components of creativity have been widely studied since the last century. However, the role of non-cognitive elements, particularly affect, has only started to be recognized and researched in the field of ...
  • Trait emotional intelligence anchored within the Big Five, Big Two and Big One frameworks 
    Perez-Gonzalez, Juan Carlos; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; SAS; 201002175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    This paper investigates the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and the Big Five factors, the Big Two and the Big One (i.e., General Factor of Personality; GFP). Comprehensive measures of trait EI ...
  • Divergent thinking and stress dimensions 
    Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Pérez-González, Juan Carlos; Romo, Manuela; Matthews, Gerald; SAS; 201005175; Social Sciences; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-18)
    This study examines the role of the stress state dimensions of Engagement, Distress, and Worry before and during a divergent thinking (DT) task, while controlling for trait emotional intelligence (trait EI). The sample ...
  • Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by hospital staff in north Jordan 
    Na'was, T.; Fakhoury, J.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    The nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 550 hospital staff members of four hospitals in north Jordan. Of the 109 (19·8%) individuals tested who were nasal carriers of S. aureus, ...
  • Chemical and microbiological investigations of metal ion interaction with norfloxacin 
    Na'was, T. E.; Alkaysi, H. N.; Abdel-Hay, M. H.; Sheikh Salem, M.; Gharaibeh, A. M.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    This report describes a spectrophotometric study on the interaction between norfloxacin (NFX) and metal ions (Al3+, Mg2+ and Ca2+). Two buffers of pH 3.6 and 8.8 were used. A shift in absorption maximum was observed and ...
  • Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Trauma Patients 
    Na'was, T.; Hawwari, A.; Hendrix, E.; Hebden, J.; Edelman, R.; Martin, M.; Campbell, W.; Naso, R.; Schwalbe, R.; Fttom, A.I.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of nosocomial infections. During the period from March 1992 to March 1994, the patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center were ...
  • Comparison of biochemical, morphologic, and chemical characteristics of Centers for Disease Control fermentative coryneform groups 1, 2, and A-4 
    Na'was, Tarek E.; Hollis, Dannie G.; Weaver, Robert E.; Moss, C. Wayne; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    A total of 24 strains of fermentative coryneform like bacteria isolated from clinical specimens form two distinct groups which have been designated Centers for Disease Control (CDC) fermentative coryneform groups 1 (13 ...
  • Molecular, antibiogram and serological typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from Al-Makased hospital in East Jerusalem 
    Na'was, Tarek; Essawi, Tamer; Hawwari, Abbass; Wadi, Suzan; Doudin, Anwar; Fattom, Ali Ibrahim; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of nosocomial infections and a risk in patients who have either undergone surgery or are on haemodialysis. The S. aureus infections in patients admitted to the clinical departments ...
  • A study of group B streptococcal carrier state during late pregnancy 
    Na'was, T.; Sunna, E.; El-Daher, N.; Bustami, K.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    The carriage of Group B Streptococcus was investigated in 500 females in the third trimester of their pregnancy by culturing vaginal and rectal swabs and urine collected from each patient. A high rate of colonization was ...
  • A Study of the Bacterial and Parasitic Causes of Acute Diarrhoea in Northern Jordan 
    Na'was, Tarek E.; Abo-Shehada, Mahmoud N.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    The prevalence of bacterial and parasitic diarrhoeagenic agents in 200 patients suffering from acute diarrhoea and reporting to hospitals and health centres in northern Jordan, and in controls was determined. One or more ...
  • The role of day care givers in the identification and prevention of infections 
    Na'was, Tarek; Al-Qutob, Ra'eda; Mawajdeh, Salah; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    The prevalence of nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pyogenes in children attending day care centers in North Jordan was studied. Nasal and throat swabs, cultured for Streptococcus pyogenes were collected from 100 children ...
  • Stereoselective synthesis of new 2,3‐diarylglutaramides and their antibacterial activity 
    Na'was, Tarek; Al-Arab, Mohamad; Abu-Youssef, Imad; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    New derivatives of 2,3‐diarylglutamides were prepared in a one‐pot reaction by the hydrolysis of the corresponding diastereomeric pure (R,R) glutaronitriles using concentrated sulphuric acid at room temperature. The structure ...
  • Microbial Contamination and Preservation Efficacy of Cough Preparations 
    Na'was, T. E.; Sheikh Salem, M.; Alkaysi, H. N.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    Cough syrups, manufactured by four different Jordanian pharmaceutical companies, were examined for microbial contents and efficacy of preservation from fungal and bacterial contamination. Five per cent of the tested samples ...
  • In vitro activities of antimicrobial agents against Proteus species from clinical specimens 
    Na'was, Tarek; Mawajdeh, S.; Dababneh, A.; Al-Omari, A.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    Two hundred clinical isolates of members of the genus Proteus were definitively identified and their antimicrobial susceptibilities to 12 antimicrobials tested, 176 isolates (88%) being identified as Proteus mirabilis, 12 ...

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