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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"; Amman/Jordan"”.
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Thrifty-Retrofit Pathways for Low-Middle Income Apartments in Amman, Jordan
Energy security constitutes a major challenge for Jordan’s sustainable development. Space heating in Jordan represents ~61% of total residential energy consumption and dominantly involves portable un-flued kerosene and LPG stoves. Fuel combustion of such heaters generates poor indoor air quality …
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Everyday Humanitarians: the act of refugee hosting in protracted urban displacement in Amman, Jordan
… Through an exploration of refugee hosting in Amman, Jordan, I challenge this depiction to argue that refugee hosting is a far-reaching and dynamic response to displacement and an overlooked component of humanitarian response. I contribute to understandings of how refugees respond to …
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From Crises to Ordinary Precarity: Palestinian Youth as New Practitioners of Humanitarian Governance in Amman, Jordan
… practices in the Palestinian refugee camps of Jordan and focuses particularly upon a repertoire of care known locally as ʿamal fityani (boys’ work). It traces the history of this repertoire, analyzes the contested memories of its origins, examines its intercamp and gendered youth networks, and …
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Language Gain During Arabic Study Abroad: A Case Study of a Semester Abroad in Amman, Jordan
… analysis of the 2006 Arabic study abroad in Amman, Jordan. This analysis aims to help organizers and participants of similar future programs to maximize language gain. The students' pre- and post-program language competencies in reading, speaking, listening, and writing are measured and …
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A Confronting of the Gaze: A Study of the Shadhiliyya Yashrutiyya Sufi Order, and its Communities in Amman, Jordan and Calgary, Canada
… belonging to this Sufi order, which include the Amman, Jordan community of the Shadhiliyya Yashrutiyya Sufi order, and its Calgary, Canada community, both of which formed in the mid-20th century. These case studies exemplify the significance of language in relation to one’s access to written …
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Islam, Modernity, and the Liminal Space Between: A Vertical Case Study of the Institute of Traditional Islamic Art and Architecture, Amman, Jordan
… of Traditional Islamic Art and Architecture in Amman, Jordan. A vertical case study using grounded theory methodology, the research attempts to create a rich and holistic understanding of the Institute. Specific areas of study include the factors involved in the founding of the Institute within …
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An Exploration of What Happens When Second and Third Graders in Two Countries Interact Through a Technology Enhanced Multicultural Collaboration
… Carolina, U.S.A. and a third grade class in Amman, Jordan - collaborated on a technology enhanced cultural exchange. Key aspects of this project included dialogic collaboration based upon Short's (2003) model of cultural self-reflection and cross-cultural exchange. In addition, literature and …
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Spirit and Body, Heart and Soul: Exploring Student Narratives through Higher Education in Exile
… research draws on fieldwork data collected in Amman, Jordan in summer 2016. It aims to interrogate how higher education can open avenues for alternative narratives for refugee students. The uptake of higher education by refugees challenges discursively limiting representations by giving …
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Design and dynamic modeling of waste stabilization ponds
… data from the As-Samra treatment station in Amman, Jordan. Both models fit the data well, characterizing pond behavior satisfactorily. The models are then used to predict effluent quality for two different designs for the treatment of wastewater in Tatui. The model for the aerated lagoon is …
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An assemblage of affective sounds: resistance and power through the Palestinian electronic music scene
… I conducted fieldwork in Ramallah (Palestine), Amman (Jordan), Berlin (Germany), Athens (Greece) and London (Britain). Through this process, I developed a critical ‘anti-research’ epistemology that questions my positionality and generates an ‘affective’ epistemology: a way of doing research and …
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Measurement of physical activity levels and self-efficacy during early recovery after acute myocardial infarction in Jordan
… of 100 patients from a single cardiac centre in Amman, Jordan, between February and December 2015. Participants did not have access to cardiac rehabilitation. Results: The study showed successful translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire into Arabic. In …
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Utilisation of digital media in improving children's reading habits
… on a screen remains limited worldwide, including Jordan. This interest has meant that data about children¿s reading habits were needed, and the present study was intended as a contribution towards this aim. Interviews were conducted with Jordanian writers, publishers, child specialists, and …
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A Place in Amman
… a Cultural Collage? It is what is happening in Jordan today; different people from different backgrounds come to one piece of land looking for any refuge and hope. I wanted to create a building for this phenomenon. This is a building where people could come to and meet at to drink coffee and …