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  • Exploring the thesis experience of Master of Health professions education graduates 
    Youssef, Nazih; Skeith, Leslie; Ridinger, Heather; Givi, Babak; Harris, Ilene (2019-05-10)
    Objectives To explore the thesis experience of recent Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) graduates in the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) program. Methods This is a qualitative case study exploring ...
  • Exploring the thinking strategies of grade 7 students in solving problem situations involving first-degree equations. (c2005) 
    Labban, Sirine Abdallah (Lebanese American University, 2011-09-06)
    In this study we investigated the thinking strategies of grade 7 students in solving a problem situation involving first-degree equations, prior to formal instruction in algebra. Twelve students participated in individual, ...
  • Exposure rates to hepatitis C and G virus infections among HIV-infected patients 
    Mokhbat, J.; Ramia, S.; Klayme, S.; Naman, R.; Sibai, A. (2017-02-13)
    The importance of sexual transmission in the epidemiology of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was evaluated in two groups of HIV-1-positive Lebanese patients. Members of one group (90 patients) were ...
  • Exposure to Toxic Metals from the Consumption of Rice in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates 
    Abdul Reda, Ghina (Lebanese American University, 2022-05-04)
    Our study aimed to quantify toxic metals (Arsenic, As, Cadmium, Cd, Chromium, Cr, Mercury, Hg and Lead, Pb) in rice, determine the factors affecting its contamination, and evaluate the dietary exposure from its consumption ...
  • Exposure to war-related traumatic events, prevalence of PTSD, and general psychiatric morbidity in a civilian population from Southern Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Farhood, Laila; Lehtinen, Tuja (2015-09-29)
    The South of Lebanon has experienced prolonged armed conflict. The current study aims to investigate the degree of exposure to traumatic events and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and nonspecific general ...
  • Expressed emotion in families of patients with eating disorders 
    Mattar, Lama; Duclos, Jeanne; Vibert, Sarah; Godart, Nathalie (2017-09-20)
    Objective: To review studies assessing Expressed Emotion among parents/relatives of patients with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Method: A systematic computerized search was performed in Medline complemented by ...
  • Expression of androgen, estrogen, and progesterone receptors in salivary gland tumors 
    Nasser, Selim M.; Faquin, William C.; Dayal, Yogeshwar (2017-02-02)
    The expression of sex hormone receptors in some tumors suggests a role for these receptors in tumor pathogenesis and therapy. Previous studies of the expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors in salivary gland ...
  • Expressionism in four of Eugene O'Neill's plays. (c1963) 
    Bordcosh, Leila Costandi (Lebanese American University, 2012-07-10)
    I have endeavored to discuss expressionism in four plays written by the American playwright, Eugene O'Neill. In the first Chapter I have traced the historical background of expressionism in fine arts-painting and drama. ...
  • The extended exterior sphere condition 
    Nour, Chadi; Takche, Jean (2023-01-03)
    We prove that the complement of a closed set S satisfying an extended exterior sphere condition is nothing but the union of closed balls with common radius. This generalizes [11, Theorem 3] where the set S is assumed to ...
  • Extended hepatectomy in patients with hepatobiliary malignancies with and without preoperative portal vein embolization 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Barnett, Carlton; Doherty, Dorota; Curley, Steven; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-10)
    Hypothesis Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) allows potentially curative hepatic resection without additional morbidity or mortality in patients with hepatobiliary malignancies who are marginal candidates for ...
  • Extended Preoperative Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Pathologic Response and Increases Postoperative Liver Insufficiency After Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases 
    Kishi, Yoji; Zorzi, Daria; Contreras, Carlo; Maru, Dipen; Kopetz, Scott; Ribero, Dario; Motta, Manuela; Ravarino, Nicoletta; Risio, Mauro; Curley, Steven; Abdalla, Eddie; Capussotti, Lorenzo; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (2015-11-19)
    Background The optimal duration, safety, and benefit of preoperative chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) are unclear. We evaluated the association between the duration of preoperative chemotherapy ...
  • Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in wastewaters and refugee camp in Lebanon 
    Tokajian, Sima; Moghnieh, Rima; Salloum, Tamara; Arabaghian, Harout; Alousi, Sahar; Moussa, Jennifer; Abboud, Edmond; Youssef, Souad; Husni, Rola (2018-06-26)
    Aim: To evaluate the effects of population influx of refugees on the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in wastewater networks in Lebanon. Materials & methods: Pulsed-field gel ...
  • Extending a tourism causality network model 
    Assaker, Guy; Vinzi, Vincenzo Esposito; O'Connor, Peter (2016-05-09)
    This study provides insights into a powerful statistical technique to test model invariance across multiple groups. In doing so, it provides insights for policymakers and contributes to the literature on tourism demand ...
  • Extensibility in Arabic full-text indexing. (c2003) 
    Raheel, Saeed Mohammad (Lebanese American University, 2011-09-26)
    The Internet has become a gateway for an abundant resource for information. Web search engines provide a useful mechanism through which we can look and access information. Most of the research has been dedicated to Latin ...
  • Extensible user-based XML grammar matching 
    Tekli, J.; Chbeir, R.; Yetongnon, K. (Scopus, 2017-07-04)
    XML grammar matching has found considerable interest recently due to the growing number of heterogeneous XML documents on the web and the increasing need to integrate, and consequently search and retrieve XML data originated ...
  • External dynamics of democratization and the Arab Spring. (c2013) 
    Harb, Ghina A. (Lebanese American University, 2013-08-22)
    The Arab uprisings have unleashed a wave of authoritarian regime breakdowns in a number of Arab states. Students of Arab politics are consequently examining how the Arab world fits with existing democratic transition ...
  • External fixators in the treatment of fractures in children 
    El Hayek, Toni; Abou Daher, Ahmad; Meouchy, Wissam; Ley, Paul; Chammas, Nizar; Griffet, Jacques (2016-09-21)
    New properties are being modified in the external fixator instrumentation that are leading to the more indicated use of this type of fixation especially in children's lower limb fractures. Dynamization, the ability to ...
  • Extracranial traumatic carotid artery dissections in children 
    Chamoun, Roukoz B.; Mawad, Michel E.; Whitehead, William E.; Luerssen, Thomas G.; Jea, Andrew (2019-07-12)
    Object Currently, no diagnostic or treatment standards exist for extracranial carotid artery dissection (CAD) in children after trauma. The purpose of this study was to review and describe the characteristics, diagnosis, ...
  • Extraction and purification of pyocyanin 
    Nawas, Tarek; Abou Raji El Feghali, Patrick (2019-02-20)
    Pyocyanin, the growth pigment produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, thought at one time to be a metabolic byproduct, was found to be important for the wellbeing of the organism and one of the important chemicals that allow ...
  • Extrahepatic Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma 
    Borghero, Yerko; Crane, Christopher; Szklaruk, Janio; Oyarzo, Mauricio; Curley, Steven; Pisters, Peter; Evans, Douglas; Abdalla, Eddie; Thomas, Melanie; Das, Prajnan; Wistuba, Ignacio; Krishnan, Sunil; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-16)
    Background Patients with resected extrahepatic bile duct adenocarcinoma who have microscopically positive resection margins and/or pathologic locoregional nodal involvement (R1pN1) have a high-risk of locoregional recurrence, ...