scholarly journals Bird fauna encountered at the main campus of the Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza City, Palestine

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 604-614
Author(s):  
ABDEL FATTAH N. ABD RABOU
Keyword(s):  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Main Campus ◽  
Wildlife Species ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Bird Fauna ◽  
The Gaza Strip

Abstract. Abd Rabou AN. 2019. Bird fauna encountered at the main campus of the Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza City, Palestine. Biodiversitas 20: 604-614. Birds are the most prominent and widespread wildlife species of both natural and urban environments worldwide. The strategic geographic position of Palestine at the meeting point of the three continents; Asia, Africa and Europe, is very crucial for the country's bird diversity. The Gaza Strip has never been studied for bird fauna in its urban environments. Thus, the current study comes to survey the bird fauna at the main campus (82,000 m2) of the Islamic University of Gaza (MC-IUG) as an urban environment. Birds were monitored using direct observations and binoculars for the lasted five years. Bird guidebooks and professional cameras were used throughout the succeeding stages of the study. A total number of 56 bird species, belonging to 26 families and 11 orders were encountered throughout the study at MC-IUG. Passeriformes was the largest order and comprised 35 (62.5%) of the recorded bird species, while the non-passerines constitute the remaining 21 species (37.5%). Muscicapidae was the largest among the recorded families, which was represented by 9 species (16.1%), followed by 8 species of Fringillidae (14.3%) and 5 species of Laniidae (8.9%). Finally, the greening strategy of the Gaza Strip should be adopted by Gazans and the local authorities due to the crucial role of vegetation cover in attracting more biodiversity components; especially bird fauna.

The role of the urban agriculture on food security during armed conflicts in the Gaza Strip

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-503
Author(s):  
Hadi Khalil, MA ◽  
Husam Al Najar, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
The Gaza Strip

This study aims to assess the potential of urban agriculture to secure daily needs during the armed conflicts, in addition to assess the contribution of urban agriculture in alleviating poverty level and unemployment rate for its practitioners. A combination of both quantitative and qualitative research methods was employed in this study. In the quantitative design, 129 randomly selected urban farmers from the area of the survey completed the self-administered close-ended questionnaires, whereas the statistical analysis presents the socio-demographic, economic, and other aspects of the households. The qualitative data collection included interviews with six governmental and nongovernmental officials.The results show that 89.2 percent of the urban agriculture practitioners are feeling food security. However, a small percentage of the households who practice urban agriculture are still experiencing difficulties with food security. In the meantime, the armed conflict forced most of the urban farmers to evacuate their homes or lands; thus, only 34.9 percent of urban farmers managed to gain food during the 2014 armed conflict.In a nutshell, urban agriculture significantly and positively contributes to alleviating household food insecurity in the study area. However, its role was very limited during the 2014 armed conflict.

scholarly journals Trust and prosocial behaviour in a process of state capacity building: the case of the Palestinian territories

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 823-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCA ANDRIANI ◽  
FABIO SABATINI
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Prosocial Behaviour ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
The Gaza Strip

AbstractThis paper contributes to the literature by conducting the first empirical investigation into the determinants of prosocial behaviour in the Palestinian Territories, with a focus on the role of trust and institutions. Drawing on a unique dataset collected through the administration of a questionnaire to a representative sample of the population of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, we have found that institutional trust is the strongest predictor of prosociality. This result suggests that, in collectivist societies with low levels of generalized trust, the lack of citizens’ confidence in the fairness and efficiency of public institutions may compromise social order. The strengthening of institutional trust may also reinforce prosocial behaviour in individualist societies, where a decline in generalized trust has been documented by empirical studies.

scholarly journals الذكاء الاستراتيجي كمدخل لتطوير الأداء المؤسسي في المنظمات الصحية غير الحكومية بقطاع غزة

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-180
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Weak Effect ◽  
Institutional Performance ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Strategic Intelligence ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Gaza Strip

هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى دور الذكاء الاستراتيجي في تطوير الأداء المؤسسي في المنظمات الصحية غير الحكومية بقطاع غزة. وقد استخدم الباحثان المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتم اختيار مجتمع الدراسة من موظفي المنظمات الصحية غير الحكومية بقطاع غزة حيث بلغ عددها (52) منظمة بعدد موظفين (936) موظفًا، وتم اختيار عينة عشوائية طبقية، واستخدمت الاستبانة لجمع البيانات، وبلغ حجم عينة الدراسة (246) موظفًا، وتم توزيع استبانات على عدد المبحوثين وفقًا لعينة الدراسة، وتم استرداد (234) استبانة بنسبة استرداد (95.1%). وتوصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج أهمها: وجود علاقة ذات دلالة إحصائية بين عناصر الذكاء الاستراتيجي وتطوير الأداء المؤسسي في المنظمات الصحية غير الحكومية بقطاع غزة، ووجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية بين عناصر الذكاء الاستراتيجي (تفكير النظم، الشراكة، الدافعية) وتطوير الأداء المؤسسي في المنظمات الصحية غير الحكومية بقطاع غزة، وتبين أن باقي المتغيرات تأثيرها ضعيف. وأوصت الدراسة بمجموعة من النقاط أهمها: ضرورة اهتمام الإدارة العليا في المنظمات الصحية غير الحكومية بجميع عناصر الذكاء الاستراتيجي، والعناصر التي تساهم في تطوير الأداء المؤسسي التي أظهرت النتائج أهميتها، وأثرها في تطوير الأداء المؤسسي. This study aimed to identify the role of strategic intelligence in developing institutional performance in health NGOs in the Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method, and the study population was selected from the staff of the non-governmental health organizations in the Gaza Strip, where the number of (52) organizations with the number of employees (936) employees, and a stratified random sample was used, and the questionnaire was used to collect data, and the size of the study sample was (246) Employee, questionnaires were distributed to the number of respondents according to the study sample, and (234) questionnaires were retrieved with a percentage of recovery (95.1%). The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: a statistically significant relationship between the elements of strategic intelligence and the development of institutional performance in non-governmental health organizations in the Gaza Strip, and a statistically significant effect between the elements of strategic intelligence (systems thinking, partnership, motivation) and the development of institutional performance in organizations Non-governmental health in the Gaza Strip, and it was found that the rest of the variables have a weak effect. The study reached a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: the need for senior management in non-governmental health organizations to pay attention to all elements of strategic intelligence, and the elements that contribute to the development of institutional performance whose results have shown importance, and their impact on developing institutional performance.

scholarly journals Avifauna Survey within a University Campus and Adjacent Forest Fragment in Bicol, Eastern Philippines

2019 ◽  
pp. 84-95
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Serrano ◽  
Jonathan Guerrero ◽  
Josiah Quimpo ◽  
Giovani Andes ◽  
Erwin Bañares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Avian Diversity ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Point Count ◽  
Main Campus ◽  
Bird Survey ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Point Count Method

With the lack of baseline information on avifauna within Bicol University and the adjacent forest fragment, this research aimed to identify bird species and compare their presence between an urbanized and forest areas. Avian diversity was documented within the Kalikasan Park and Bicol University Main Campus adjacent ecosystems, representing a forest fragment and semi-urbanized ecosystems, respectively. Bird survey was carried out through point count method. Identification was aided by existing taxonomic keys. A total of 44 species were recorded with eleven as Philippine endemics. Lonchura malacca(Chestnut Munia) and Aplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling) were among the most frequently sighted. Bird species sighted was higher in the forest fragment as compared with the main campus area. The study recommends that Bicol University Main campus be transformed into an avian buffer and safe zone for the protection and conservation of these species and to provide policies to maintain high bird diversity.

scholarly journals Economic and post - disaster in Gaza: الاقتصاد وما بعد الكارثة في غزة

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bissan Rajab Fares, Mohammed M. El Mougher, Mohamed Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
The State ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Post Disaster

      The Gaza Strip suffers from the economic destruction caused by the wars and siege, which constitutes a disaster for the Palestinian people. In this research, We discuss the role of the economy in the aftermath of the disaster and compare the State of Iraq in the face of its disaster and how it managed to get out of that crisis. There was an interview with Professor Naser Awad in the Ministry of Economy, On how to get out of the economic crisis in Gaza.  

scholarly journals The Role of Human Resources Information Systems in Enforcing Knowledge Management: A field study on the Ministry of Transport in the Gaza Strip

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-49
Author(s):  
Esmail Kassim ◽  
Allaa El Ukosh
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Human Resources Information Systems ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
The Gaza Strip

The study aimed to examin the role of human resources information systems in their dimensions (Training Information Systems, Performance Appraisal Information Systems, Employment Information Systems, Incentive Information Systems, HRIS Information Systems), in enforacing knowledge management in its dimensions, (Knowledge generation, knowledge storage, knowledge dissemination, knowledge application) in the Ministry of Transport in the Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method. The study population consisted of all employees in supervisory positions in the Minstry of Transport. The questionnaire was used to collect the data required data. The number of respondents was of 62 respondents with a recovery rate (82.3%). Data was analyzed using SPSS statistical program. The study showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the application level of human resources information systems and knowledge management application in the Minstry of Transport. In addition, the application level of human resources information systems impacts the ?application level of knowledge management at a rate of (83.40%).

The Evolution of Islamist Social Institutions in the Gaza Strip: Before and during Oslo (a Sociopolitical History)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Roy
Keyword(s):  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Grassroots Development ◽  
Political Role ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
First Intifada

This chapter explores the evolution and role of Islamist social institutions in Gaza, beginning with the reformist work and philosophy of the Muslim Brotherhood and continuing through the first Intifada and the Oslo period. Emphasis is given to the primary role of the social sector (e.g., the Islamist institutions' contribution to community development, order, stability, and civic engagement); the political role and meaning of Islamist social work; and the impact of institutional work on grassroots development, community cohesion, and civism. There is no doubt that the Muslim Brotherhood has long used social institutions to spread its ideas and increase its influence. The Muslim Brotherhood's success was tied in large part to the fact that, until the first Intifada in 1987, the Brethren largely refrained from violent resistance against the occupation.

Using Law as an Instrument of Domination and Violating the Right of Assembly: The Story behind the Palestinian NGOs’ Quest for Independence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Mahmoud M. Dodeen
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
The West ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
The Right ◽  
Palestinian Territory ◽  
Right Of Assembly

Abstract This article explores the position of the successive executive powers that have ruled over the occupied Palestinian territory toward the right of association, analyzing the regulations and practical measures they introduced. The governance of these authorities was undemocratic, resulting in abuses of legislative power with a view to constraining the right to assembly and to dominating ngo s, starting with incorporation and ending with dissolution. Despite an ongoing struggle for operational independence, ngo s have been under the control of the Palestinian ruling political parties in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since 2007. Throughout this period, elected formal oversight bodies have been lacking. While Fatah monopolizes government of the West Bank, Hamas takes exclusive possession of the administration of the Gaza Strip; each party has fought against the ngo s aligned with its rival. The ruling regimes have also exploited shortfalls and gaps in some regulations in order to undermine and weaken the role of ngo s in issues of public concern.

تقويم فاعلية برنامج التدريب الميداني في كلية فلسطين التقنية من وجهة نظر طلبتها

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-42
Keyword(s):  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Mental Image ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Marketing Ethics ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Sample Method

ملخص: هدفت الدراسة إلى معرفة دور أخلاقيات التسويق بأبعادها (الصدق والأمانة، المسؤولية، العدالة، المواطنة) في تعزيز الصورة الذهنية لمستخدمي شركة جوال بقطاع غزة، وقد استخدم الباحثان المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتكون مجتمع الدراسة من جميع مستخدمي شركة جوال، وكانت الاستبانة أداة جمع البيانات، وتم تطبيق أسلوب العينة العشوائية الطبقية، وبلغت عينة الدراسة 384 مبحوثاً وكانت نسبة الاسترداد 66.4% وحللت البيانات باستخدام برنامج SPSS الاحصائي، وكان من أهم النتائج أنه توجد علاقة ارتباطية قوية إيجابية بين أخلاقيات التسويق (الصدق والأمانة، المسؤولية، العدالة، المواطنة) وتعزيز الصورة الذهنية لمستخدمي شركة جوال، واتضح أن هناك درجة موافقة متوسطة بنسبة 59.90%، على أخلاقيات التسويق لدى شركة جوال، وأيضاً درجة موافقة متوسطة للصورة الذهنية لدى مستخدمي شركة جوال بنسبة 61.30%. الكلمات المفتاحية: أخلاقيات التسويق، الصورة الذهنية. Abstract The study aimed to know the role of marketing ethics with its dimensions (verity, honesty, responsibility, justice, citizenship), In enhancing the mental image of Jawwal users in the Gaza Strip, The researchers used the descriptive analytical method, The study population consists of all Jawwal users, questionnaire was the main tool for data collection, Stratified random sample method was applied , and the study sample was 384 ‎ respondents, The recovery rate was 66.4%, the data was analyzed using SPSS statistical program, one of the most important results was that there is a strong positive correlation between marketing ethics, (verity, honesty, responsibility, justice, citizenship), and enhance the mental image of Jawwal users, and an average approval level of 59.90% was found on Jawwal’s marketing ethics. Also, the average approval of the mental image of Jawwal users by 61.30%. Keywords: marketing ethics, mental image.

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