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  • Liver-Directed Surgery for Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma to the Liver 
    Pawlik, Timothy; Gleisner, Ana Luiza; Bauer, Todd; Reddy, Srinevas; Clary, Bryan; Martin, Robert; Scoggins, Charles; Tanabe, Kenneth; Michealson, James; Kooby, David; Staley, Charles; Schulick, Richard; Vauthey, Nicolas; Abdalla, Eddie; Curley, Steven; Choti, Micheal; Elias, Dominique (2015-11-16)
    Background The role of hepatic resection for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) remains unknown. The current study evaluates the role of hepatic resection in patients with metastatic SCC to the liver. Methods Between ...
  • Living day by day 
    Mokhbat, Jacques; Field, Emile R. S.; El Khoury, Cynthia; Kaplan, Rachel L. (2017-02-13)
    We examined the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in Lebanon. Ten women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) described their experiences via semistructured in-depth interviews. They navigated a process of HIV diagnosis ...
  • Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma 
    Di Sandro, Stefano; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Slim, Abdallah; Lauterio, Andrea; Mangoni, Lacpo; Mihaylov, Plamen; Pirotta, Vincenzo; Aseni, Paolo; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-12)
    Background/Aims: LDLT may represent a valid therapeutic option allowing several advantages for patients affected by HCC and waiting for liver transplantation (LT). However, some reports show a worse long term survival and ...
  • Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma 
    Di Sandro, S.; Slim, A. O.; Giacomoni, A.; Lauterio, A.; Mangoni, I.; Aseni, P.; Pirotta, V.; Aldumour, A.; Mihaylov, P.; De Carlis, L. (2022-10-13)
    Objective Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) may represent a valid therapeutic option allowing several advantages for patients affected by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation ...
  • Living in a limbo between two homes. (c2019) 
    Khafaji, Lana (Lebanese American University, 2020-11-03)
    As a result of the Syrian crisis which began in 2011, Lebanon has been a main country of refuge for a large number of Syrian refugees. According to the annual report from the Danish Refugee Council (2016), 25% of Lebanon’s ...
  • Living in history in Lebanon 
    Zebian, Samar; Brown, Norman (2016-04-13)
    The Living in History (LiH) effect is a litmus test for the degree to which historical events reorganise autobiographical memory. The LiH effect was studied in two Lebanese samples: a Beiruti sample that lived in the ...
  • Living with breast cancer, a Lebanese experience 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; El Saghir, Naji; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; kelley, Jane H.; Nassar, Nada (2016-10-24)
    Aim The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to provide in-depth understanding of the experience of Lebanese women living with breast cancer. Background Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed ...
  • Loathly ladies' evil tongues 
    Aercke, Kristiaan P. (2016-11-04)
    The discourse of courtly romance requires many a beautiful lady. Early 13th century Holy Grail-romances, however, also introduce damsels whose effictio bluntly contradicts the set commendable qualities of ideal beauty. The ...
  • Local arterial vasoconstriction induced by octreotide in patients with cirrhosis 
    Chatila, Rajaa; Ferayorni, Lisa; Gupta, Tarun; Groszmann, Roberto (2019-05-30)
    Peripheral vasodilation initiates the hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhosis. Somatostatin and its analogues, such as octreotide, have a vasoconstrictive effect in cirrhotic patients and experimental animals with portal ...
  • A local investigation of the thermophysical behaviour of TEHL contacts 
    Habchi, W.; Fillot, N.; Morales-Espejel, G.E. (2017-08-23)
  • Local Over-Expression of VEGF-DDNDC in the Uterine Arteries of Pregnant Sheep Results in Long-Term Changes in Uterine Artery Contractility and Angiogenesis 
    Abi Nader, Khalil; Mehta, Vedanta; Shangaris, Panicos; Steven Shaw, S. W.; Filippi, Elisa; Benjamin, Elizabeth (2016-06-08)
    Background The normal development of the uteroplacental circulation in pregnancy depends on angiogenic and vasodilatory factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Reduced uterine artery blood flow (UABF) ...
  • Local pressure of supercritical adsorbed hydrogen in nanopores 
    Romanos, Jimmy; Abou Dargham, Sara; Roukos, Roy; Pfeifer, Peter (2019-10-10)
    An overview is given of the development of sorbent materials for hydrogen storage. Understanding the surface properties of the adsorbed film is crucial to optimize hydrogen storage capacities. In this work, the lattice gas ...
  • Localisation of Meth Itransferases Involved in Glucuronoxylan and Pectin Meth lation in the Golgi Apparatus in Etiolated Pea Epicotyls 
    Rizk, Sandra; Baydoun, Elias; Brett, Christopher (2015-10-26)
    Membranes from etiolated pea epicotyls were fractionated by discontinuous sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation into endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and plasma membrane. The Golgi apparatus was further fractionated ...
  • Localisation of methyltransferases involved in glucuronoxylan and pectin methylation in the Golgi apparatus in etiolated pea (Pisum sativum) epicotyls 
    Rizk, Sandra Elias (Amercian University of Beirut, 2018-06-22)
    Membranes from etiolated pea epicotyls were fractionated by discontinuous sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation into endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and plasma membrane. The Golgi apparatus was further fractionated ...
  • Localization instabilities due to damage and fracture propagation 
    Tabbara, Mazen R.; Bazant, Zdenek P. (ASCE, 2017-04-11)
    In recent research it has become clear that localization of damage due to strain softening as well as propagation of interactive cracks can result in bifurcations of the loading path characterized by localization of damage ...
  • Localization of epileptogenic foci using artificial neural networks 
    Ouaiss, I.E.; Dhawan, A.P.; Privitera, M.D. (IEEE, 2017-06-22)
    Current neuropsychological tests based clinical methods are often difficult to interpret for localizing seizure foci in epilepsy patients. The purpose of this study is to predict with a high degree of certainty the location ...
  • Localized adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: the rationale for preoperative chemoradiation 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Wayne, Jeffrey; Wolff, Edward; Crane, Christopher; Pisters, Peter; Evans, Douglas (2015-11-10)
    Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. In spite of advancements in surgical treatment, nearly 80% of patients thought to have localized pancreatic cancer die of recurrent ...
  • Locoregional surgical and interventional therapies for advanced colorectal cancer liver metastases: expert consensus statements 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Bauer, Todd; Chun, Yun; D'Angelica, Micheal; Kooby, David; Jamagin, William (2015-11-20)
    Selection of the optimal surgical and interventional therapies for advanced colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) requires multidisciplinary discussion of treatment strategies early in the trajectory of the individual ...
  • The long road to independence. (c2013) 
    Delogu, Sebastian (Lebanese American University, 2015-02-10)
    This thesis examines the current situation of separatist and secessionist movements in the EU area, taking into consideration both political parties and regional national movements. It seeks to analyse the possible ...
  • Long Term Assessment of Endoscopic Management of Gastrojejunal Anastomotic Strictures After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 
    Azar, Riad R.; Ammar, Tarek; Kumar, Nitin; Eagon, J. Christopher; Al-Lehibi, Abed H.; Mullady, Daniel; Early, Dayna S.; Edmundowicz, Steven A. (2016-09-26)