Ongoing Research

Expansive clayey soil, which may counter the civil engineer in buildings and roads foundations, has problematic properties need to be modified. Recently, Calcined clay has been used as a soil stabilizer/modifier.

Calcined clay can be obtained by thermally treatment of the mother clayey soil, in high temperature, but less than melting temperature.

Geopolymers from inorganic alumina-silicate sources, using alkali activation properties, conceder one of the expecting methods to develop the pozzolanic properties and enhance the efficiency of the calcined clay.   

Three expansive clayey soil samples from three different sites in the south of Syria are going to be investigated. They will thermally be treated up to different levels (550, 600°C) for 90 min.

Replacement levels of calcined clay based geoplymer will be used in a rang e of (3% to 12%) XRD, and pozzolanic activity tests will be carriedout at each temperature level.

Atterberg limits, compaction, free swell, swelling pressure, linear shrinkage and shear strength will be investigated before adding calcined clay based geoplymer and after it.

0SEM, EDX, AFM techniques will be employed as well.

Abstract

Dr. Rana Odeima, Dr. Mhd. Rabee' Al Sayyah, Dr. Mhd. Malek Mubarak

Researchers

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 4, 19/5/2020

Date of Acceptance

The university stage is the most important educational stage. This gives universities a major role in building students' personalities along with providing scientific and educational needs. This current generation is still suffering from the atrocities of war and displacement. Moreover, the acts of violence are still echoing in their immediate memories, and are reflected on their behaviours, psychological, and sociological adaptations.

From this viewpoint comes the need to carry out systematic studies to address the most prominent psychological needs of university students and to find ways to satisfy them, so university students can contribute to the advancement of society.

Abstract

Researchers

Dr. Afraa Alnokkari; Rima Al-Msaffi; Shahd Kokash; Lana Al-Safadi

Date of Acceptance

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 3, 18/1/2020 

Abstract

The objective of this study is detection of testosterone in protein supplements and confirming the absence of this anabolic hormone in protein supplements present in Syrian sports clubs and gyms. The samples will be analyzed using HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography).

The consumption of dietary supplements has nowadays become popular, especially in sports clubs and gyms. In fact, there is a widespread idea, among consumers, that the protein supplements contain hormones in order to increase their efficiency. According to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority almost one in five sports supplements contain banned substances including stimulants and anabolic drugs. It warned that any supplement may not be safe to use, Testosterone and other anabolic-androgenic steroids are the most common banned substances, which enhance athletic performance in men and women. However, the use of testosterone has many dangerous side effects and problems include male pattern hair loss, acne, liver injury, increased cardiovascular risk, osteopenia or osteoporosis, reduced muscle mass and strength, increased fat mass and gynaecomastia. There may be reduced sexual and reproductive function, with low libido and erectile dysfunction, Infertility may also occur.

Researchers

Dr. Sulaiman Mouselli; Zukaa Mardnly

Date of Acceptance

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 3, 18/1/2020 

Abstract

This research aims at finding out the degree at which DSE is affected by size and value effects for the period 2010 to 2019.

Researchers

Dr. Bassem Ali; Dr. Eng. Fadi Chaaban; Dr. Eng. Hanan Darwishe; Eng. Hazem Barakat

Date of Acceptance

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 1, 13/11/2019

Abstract

The Smart City concept meets a large concern in the world, because it offers large opportunities to use both digital technology and social innovation to optimize the management of the City, to improve its services and to reinforce the interaction with citizens. This concept is based on the use of geographic referenced data concerning the built environment (infrastructures, buildings, public space), natural environment (green space, air, soils, water,), urban services and citizens. Data include both static and dynamic information. Collecting these data induce a large data sets, including those related to the streets and road network, from static data such as road geometry to dynamic data related to traffic and pavement service levels, which should be properly collected, stored, analyzed, converted into operational information for proper decision.

Through this research we aim to:

1- Developing a general methodology for spatial and statistical analysis of accidents.
2- Foresee and create the effective strategy of maintenance plans based on careful analysis of the defects distribution on the road network and development to achieve the optimal investment of the road network.

Researchers

Dr. Wafa Habbal; Nourshan Alfawal; Baraa Alknaan; Lana Hunaidi

Date of Acceptance

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 1, 13/11/2019

Abstract

Polypharmacy is frequently encountered in patients with chronic conditions, where potential exposure to drug interactions increases. Drug interaction checkers lack standardization and retrieve variable outcome, making their accuracy and sensitivity a matter of concern. A group of patients will be enrolled and potential exposure to drug interactions will be checked using some checkers. Their outcome will be comparatively analyzed in terms of accuracy and sensitivity.

Researchers

Dr. Nada Ghneim, Khloud Al Jallad

Published in

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 6 ,  25/8/2019

Abstract

Recognizing Textual Entailment (RTE), especially contradiction detection between sentences is a difficult NLP task that has big influence in many applications (sentiment analysis, text summarization, question answering, etc.). In this work, we will propose an approach to detect contradiction between pairs of sentences in Arabic language. Moreover, since there is no available corpus, in Arabic language, to evaluate the results of our approach, we will build a corpus and use it in our evaluation process.

Researchers

Dr. Hiba Zarkan Alfarkh & Dr. Alaa Baraka

Published in

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 5 ,  9/6/2019

Abstract

Our paper aims to clarify the impact of eco perspective on economic growth in Syria. For achieving this aim, we apply cointegration methodology (ARDL) method. We focus on five main indicators (Economic growth rate, Carbon dioxide, Alternative and nuclear energy, Electricity consumption, Agricultural land). The results clear that both electricity consumption and CO2 emissions have positive significant effect on economic growth in long run. Also, the results support for feedback hypothesis between economic growth and alternative-nuclear energy in both short-run and long-run. On the other side, Agricultural land effects negatively on the economic growth at 1 percent level of significance

Researchers

Muhammad Shbib

Published in

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 5 ,  9/6/2019

Abstract

The research highlights the artistic experiment of the artist Asaad Orabi, which found in the aesthetics of Islamic art a visual and intellectual rich source of to build its artistic configurations, through stand by nineteen aspects reveal the points of the impact of artist in Islamic aesthetic, the most important of points: Colors, configurations, themes and labels, people's ratios, trunks, superstitions, general features of characters, string and throw logic, absence of ego self-orientation, and a number of other intellectual and visual aspects.

Researchers

Muhammad Shbib

Published in

Scientific Research Council Meeting No. 5 ,  9/6/2019

Abstract

This research examines an important aspect of the artist Edouard Shahda artist experiment, in light of its relationship with Yihya Ben Mahmoud Al Wasti. This experiment is one of the Syrian modern plastic methods, which found in the aesthetics of Islamic art a visual and intellectual rich source to build its plastic elements, through standing by a group of plastic aspects which have been employed plastic in the process of building the painting  including: Dramatic Scene Composition Symmetry Perspective Flattening Designation ,In addition to a number of other artistic aspects.