Location Al Karama Auditorium

9:00 - 9:45 The Royal Anthem of Jordan

Verses from the Holy Quran

Conference Organizing Committee

Keynote Speaker: The General Director of the Scientific Research Support Fund

Prof. Abdallah Al-Zoubi

9:45 - 10:00 Coffee Break

Opening Ceremony

Conference Program

Theme Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Location Salah Al Deen Auditorium (1)

Time 10:00-12:15 am

Chairman Prof. Feras Alali

Co-Chairman Dr. Omar Khabour

Presentation

10:00 - 10:15 Omar Khabour, Enas Alsatari, Azab Mohammad, Karem Alzoubi, May Sadiq

Genotoxicity of Waterpipe Smoking

10:15 - 10:30 Nemeh Al-Akour, Mohammad Khassawneh, Yousef Khader, Edgar Dahl

Sex Preference and Interest in Preconception Sex Selection: A Survey among Pregnant

Women in the North of Jordan

10:30 - 10:45 Karem Alzoubi, Omar Khabour, Baraa Abu rashid, Heba Salah

The Neuro-Protective Effect of Vitamin E in Chronic Sleep Deprivation-Induced

Memory Impairment: Molecular Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF),

and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers10:45 - 11:00 Bilal El Masoud, Dua'a Gharaibeh

Fracture Resistance of Implant-Supported All-Ceramic Crowns Retained by Various

Abutment and Cement Material

11:00 - 11:15 Karem Alzoubi, Abdulaziz Aleisa, Karim Alkadhi

In Vivo Expression of Ganglionic Long-Term Potentiation in Superior Cervical Ganglia

11:15 - 11:30 Khalid Al-Ani, Bayan Obeidat, Mudhaffar Al-Farras, Ali Dauod

Adolescence and Young Females with Severe Dysmenorrhea: Are they at Risk of

Developing Osteomalacia? A Prospective Study

11:30 - 11:45 Muhammed Al-Jarrah, Mohammed Jamous

Endurance Exercise Training Promotes Angiogenesis in the Brain of Chronic/Progressive

Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

11:45 - 12:00 Nemeh Al-Akour, Yousef Khader, Adlah hamlan

Stress among Parents of Infants with Neural Tube Defect and Its Associated Factors

12:00 - 12:15 Jumana Karasneh, Ahmad Flaih, Azmi Darwazeh

Investigation of the Induced Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) Gene Polymorphisms in

Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) in a Sample of Jordanian Population

12:15 1:00 Lunch

Time

Session 1

Theme Engineering, Agriculture, Computer Science

Location Salah Al Deen Auditorium (2)

Time 10:00-11:15 am

Chairman Prof. Khaled Asfar

Co-chairman Dr. Abdoul Rjoub

Presentation

10:00 - 10:15 Doraid Dalalah

Development and Design of Omni-Wheeled Robot Arm

10:15 - 10:30 Ghazi Al-Karaki

Hydroponic Fodder Production: Alternative Approach for Continuous Green Forage

Production and Water Saving in Jordan

10:30 - 10:45Nabila Karam, Bashar Al-Daood, Khaled Al-Ghawanmeh, Noor Rashdan, Munir Rusan,

Nabil Bani-Hani

Growth and Flowering of Asiatic Lily (Lilium Hybrida ) in a Closed Soilless Culture

10:45 - 11:00 Munther Kandah

Production of Hydrogen from Water by Electrolysis at Low Current

11:00 - 11:15 Abdoul Rjoub, Motasem Ajlouni, Hassan Manasrah

Jordan Europ Enhanced Research Links in ICT

Time

Session 2

Theme All Themes (Poster Session)

Location Salah Al Deen Auditorium

Time 1:00-2:00 pm

Theme Poster

P1 Nizar Abuharfeil, Fawzi Alsheyab

Preparation and Partial Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody against

Human Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5)

P2 Sana Janakat, Mohammd Al-Khateem

Effect of a Popular Middle Eastern Food (Falafel) on the Rat Liver

P3Omar Khabour, Fahmi Mesmar, Mohammad Alatoum, Mohammad Gharaibeh,

Karem Alzoubi

Associations of Polymorphisms in Adiponectin and Leptin Genes with Men’s

Longevity

P4 Omar Khabour, Laila Abu-Haweleh, Karem Alzoubi

Distribution of CCR-5∆32, CCR2-64i and SDF1-3`A Alleles that Protect against

HIV Infection among Jordanians

Agriculture P5 Zahir Rawajfih, Rida Al-Adamat, Odeh Al-Meshan, Najwa Alnsour

Assessment of Pollutants Movement from Selected Landfill Sites in Jordan

P6 Zahir Rawajfih

The Adsorption of Methylene Blue on Jordanian Natural Zeolite

P7 Nezar Samarah, Na’em Mazahrih, Khaled Bashabsheh

Effect of Irrigation Treatments Using Treated Wastewater on Grain Yield of

Four Barley Cultivars

P8 Abdelrazzak Al-Tawaha, Ghazi Al-Karaki, Adnan Massadeh

Comparative Performance of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris ) in Soilless vs. in Soil

Production Systems

P9 Abdalla Obeidat, Burhan Albiss, Huda Haddad

Automation of Advanced Physics Experiments Using LabVIEW

P10 Fedda Alzoubi, Shaker Abu Bidier

Characterization and Aggregation of Silver Nanoparticles Produced by

Chemical Reduction

P11 Wesam Al-Sharoa, Abdalla Obeidat, Maen Gharaibeh

Effect of Magnetic Anisotropy on the Two Dimensional Dimer Model in

Ferrofluids

P12 Nisreen AL-Quraan, Fatemeh Albatool Adam

Characterization of Gama-Aminobutyric Acid Metabolism and Oxidative

Damage in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seedlings under Salt and Osmotic

StressP13 Mohammad Fares, Fahmi Abu al-Rub, Munther Kandah, Hussein Allaboun

Environmentally-Friendly Copolymeric Beads of Algae and Poly

(Methacrylamide) Grafted Aliginic Acid Di-Block Copolymers for Biosorption

Processes

Medical and

Pharmaceutical

Sciences

Session 3

Basic Sciences

and Arts

P14 Majdi Al-Mahasneh

Effect of Storage Time and Temperature on Bread Quality Deterioration in

Arabic Flat Bread

P15 Enas Abdulhay

Accurate and Fast “Seizure Identification” in EEG

P16 Ayman Ababneh, Loai Al-Tarabulsi, Rami Haddad

The Combined Effect of Freezing-Thawing Cycles and Mechanical Loading on

Chloride Penetration into Concrete

P17 Mohammed Almomani

Ultrasonic Cavitation Based Compocasting Processing and Pharacterization of

Aluminum Copper Reinforced with Nano-Sized Sic Particles.

P18 Mohammed Almomani

A Comparative Study for the Localized Corrosion Resistance of Uncoated Mild

Steel, Plasma Coated Mild Steel, and 304 Stainless Steel in Simulated

Electrolytes for the Food Processing Equipments Washdown Processes

P19 Tarek Qasim, Omar Araidah

Statistical Investigation of the Influence of Pre-Heating and Post-Cooling

Temperatures on Critical to Quality Characteristics of Hot Dip Galvanizing

P20 Hasan Hasan, Mousa Abu Arabi

Desalination and Hot Water Production Using Solar Still Enhanced by External

Solar Collector

P21 Hasan Hasan, Hani Abu Qdais, Rizq Al-Zoubi

Potential Production of Biogas from the Sludge of the Wastewater Treatment

Plant at Jordan University of Science and Technology

P22 Abdoul Rjoub, Rodrigo Picos

Remote Laboratory on Electronics for Higher Education (RELEHE)

P23 Abdoul Rjoub, Mutasem Ajlouni, Hassan Manasrah

Leakage Current Sources in CMOS Technology, Study and Analysis

Engineering &

Computer

Science and

Technology

Theme Basic Sciences and Arts

Location Salah Al Deen Auditorium (1)

Time 2:00-4:00 pm

Chairman Prof. Ahmad Al-Ajlouni

Co-chairman Dr. Mohammad Al Omari

Presentation

2:00 - 2:15 Isam Arafa, Hassan El-Ghanem, Ahmad Lafi

Optical, Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Characteristics of Bulk Porous Silicon-

Polyaniline Hybrid Composites

2:15 - 2:30 Khalil J. Asali, Mohammad El-Kateeb, Shefa'a Al-Omari

Kinetics and Mechanism of Ligand-Substitution Reactions in Chromium and

Molybdenum Hexacarbonyls with Cyanide Anion

2:30 - 2:45 عبد المجيد نصير

الرياضيات: المعلومة والبھجة والمتعة

2:45 - 3:00 Hasan El Ghanem, Isam Arafa

The Effect of the Size of Magnetite Clusters on the Structure and Magnetic Properties of

the Composite of Magnetite with Functionalized Polyvinylalcohol

3:00 - 3:15 Nada Shakarchi, Imad Al-Hashimi, Monther Jamhawi

Tourist’s Satisfaction Assessment in Downtown Amman: Towards Sustainable

Recommendations

3:15 - 3:30 Abdalla Obeidat, Maen Gharaibeh, Manal Al-Ali, Akram Rousan

Evolution of a Current in a Resistor

3:30 - 3:45 Nisreen AL-Quraan, Ahmed AL-share`

Characterization of Gaba Shunt Pathway and Oxidative Damage in Arabidopsis Thaliana

pop2 Mutants under Various Abiotic Stresses

3:45 - 4:00M-Ali Al-Akhras, M. Alshorman, Majed Masadeh, Adnan Jaradat, G. Makhadmeh, K.

Aljarrah, A. Al-omari, Z. Ababneh

Modeling the Effect of Rose Bengal on Growth, Decay Patterns of Pseudomonas

Aeruginosa, Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus

Time

Session 4

Theme All Themes (Graduate Students)

Location Salah Al Deen Auditorium (2)

Time 2:00-4:00 pm

Chairman Dr. Karem Alzoubi

Co-chairman Dr. Feras Darwish

Presentation

2:00 - 2:15 Fahmi Abu Al-Rub, Mohammad Fares, Tariq Talafah, Munther Kandah

Synthesis, Characterization, and Biosorption Properties of Poly (N-Vinylimidazole)

Grafted Sodium Alginate and Poly (Acrylic Acid) Grafted Sodium Alginate

2:15 - 2:30 Ayman Ababneh, Issam Ghaith, Rajai Al Rousan

Development of Mechanical Anchor System to Enhance the Efficiency of Flexural

Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Fiber Reinforced Polymers

2:30 - 2:45Sayer Al-Azzam, Karem Alzoubi, Omar Khabour, Mohammad Nusair, Hakam Al-Hadidi,

Abdalla Awidi, Akram Saleh

Factors That Contribute to Clopidogrel Resistance in Cardiovascular Disease Patients:

Environmental and Genetic Approach

2:45 - 3:00 Lama Awawdeh, Mousa Abufadaleh

Apical Morphology of Mandibular First Premolar

3:00 - 3:15 Wesam AL-Amara, Khalid Al-Ani, Kamal Bani Hani

Plasma Vitamin A and E Levels in Patients with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel

Syndrome

3:15 - 3:30 Fwzieh Hammad, Sana Janakat

Composition of Jordanian Olive Oil Amurca and Its Effect on Olive Oil Shelf Life

3:30 - 3:45 Ndial Daamsa, Jumana Karasneh

Role of Diabetes and oral Conditions in Oral Malodor

3:45 - 4:00 Feras Darwish, Ghassan Tashtoush, Mohammad Gharaibeh

A General Equation for Stress Concentration Factor in Countersunk Holes in

Orthotropic Plates

Time

Session 5