Jordan University of Science and Technology

About: Jordan University of Science and Technology is a education organization based out in Irbid, Irbid, Jordan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 7582 authors who have published 13166 publications receiving 298158 citations. The organization is also known as: JUST.

Gender-specific oral health attitudes and behavior among dental students in Jordan.

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the difference in oral health attitudes and behavior between male and female dental students at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) A self-administered questionnaire based on a modified version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) was distributed among 375 dental students The response rate was 837% with 48% males and 52% females responding Female students reported brushing their teeth more frequently than male students (P<0001) Approximately 47% of the male students brushed their teeth less than twice daily compared to 21% of the female students Also, female students believed in the necessity of using toothpaste during brushing more often than male students (P<001) On the other hand, smoking was much more frequent among males than among females (31% vs 4%) (P<0001) Male students indicated they had been smoking for longer periods of time than female students This survey shows male students visit the dentist only when they have dental pain While this was more than their female peers, it was not statistically significant (P= 0056) In general the present study showed dental students in Jordan had poor oral health Further research is needed to examine the students clinically for periodontal and caries conditions Students should be encouraged to be a model for oral health for their families, friends, and patients

Internet of Things: Survey and open issues of MQTT protocol

Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) is based on a wireless network that connects a huge number of smart objects, products, smart devices, and people It has another name which is Web of Things (WoT) IoT uses standards and protocols that are proposed by different standardization organizations in message passing within session layer Most of the IoT applications protocols use TCP or UDP for transport XMPP, CoAP, DDS, MQTT, and AMQP are grouped of the widely used application protocols Each one of these protocols have specific functions and are used in specific way to handle some issues This paper provides an overview for one of the most popular application layer protocols that is MQTT, including its architecture, message format, MQTT scope, and Quality of Service (QoS) for the MQTT levels MQTT works mainly as a pipe for binary data and provides a flexibility in communication patterns It is designed to provide a publish-subscribe messaging protocol with most possible minimal bandwidth requirements MQTT uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) for transport MQTT is an open standard, giving a mechanisms to asynchronous communication, have a range of implementations, and it is working on IP

Stress and behavioral changes with remote E-exams during the Covid-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study among undergraduates of medical sciences.

Abstract: Emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced the worldwide higher educational institutes to adopt distance learning mode. Further, remote electronic exams (E-exams) were considered as mode of assessment. Objectives: This cross-sectional study evaluated the students' experience of remote E-exams during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medical Sciences students in Jordan. Materials and Methods: A survey of 29 questions was prepared on Google forms and distributed among students at Faculties of Medical Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Applied Medical Sciences) at Jordan University of Science and Technology. The questions include students' demographics, stress experience, and factors contributing to stress as well as behavioral changes related to remote E-exams. Responses were analyzed using descriptive, cross tabulation and Chi-square tests. Results: Among 1019 respondents, 32% reported more stress with remote E-exams. This was associated with academic major and gender. Among students with more stress during remote E-exams, the exam duration, mode of questions navigation and technical problems (exam platform and internet connectivity) appeared as the main factors related to stress in 78%, 76% and >60%, respectively. Other factors include concern regarding the teaching methods, exam environment and students' dishonesty. Remote E-exams had negative impact on students' dietary habits (increase consumption of caffeine and high energy drinks, high sugar food, fast food), sleep (reduction in sleeping hours, more consumption of insomnia medications), physical activity (less exercises) and smoking habits (increase). Conclusion: Results suggested a negative impact of E-exams on students within Medical Faculties. Robust exam platform and remote mock E-exams are recommended to reduce students' potential stress. A stress-free environment is very essential to encourage students to adopt remote E-exams, particularly if the pandemic will take longer. Various awareness programs about students' habits related to dietary, sleep quality, physical activity and smoking are highly valuable for students' health benefits. This is of particular importance since the current students at Faculties of Medical Sciences are the future health care providers.