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  • Levels of benzoic and sorbic acid preservatives in commercially produced yoghurt in Lebanon 
    Mroueh, Mohamad; Issa, Dina; Khawand, Jesele; Haraty, Bassam; Malek, Amal; Kassaify, Zeina; Toufeili, Imad (2016-05-19)
    Benzoic and sorbic acids and their salts are extensively used in the preservation of foods. Their levels of use in different food products are regulated by national and international regulatory agencies. Benzoic acid ...
  • Leverage, ownership structure, and returns to shareholders of target and bidding firms 
    Raad, Elias; Ryan, Robert; Sinkey, Joseph F. (2016-10-27)
    This paper tests for the joint effects of leverage and ownership structure in target firms on returns to shareholders in both target and bidding firms. For a sample of 81 targets and 81 bidders in successful takeovers ...
  • Leveraging UAVs for Coverage in Cell-Free Vehicular Networks 
    Samir, Moataz; Ebrahimi, Dariush; Assi, Chadi; Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Ghrayeb, Ali (2020-07-01)
    The success in transitioning towards smart cities relies on the availability of information and communication technologies that meet the demands of this transformation. The terrestrial infrastructure presents itself as a ...
  • A lexical corpus based analysis of L2 academic vocabulary 
    Bacha, Nahla Nola; Khachan, Victor (2016-11-30)
    English proficiency tests are devised to assess student readiness for higher academic studies and to maintain institutional standards. Internationally, standardized tests are required by the majority of universities. ...
  • Licensing agreements in Lebanon. (c1995) 
    Majdalani, Joelle (2011-05-18)
    Licensing is a multinational vehicle that brings together companies that have common business interests but each one on its own lacks some resources to realize their plans. Because licensing is a low investment, low risk ...
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plant Varying Electricity Power Sources 
    Nassar, Dina (Lebanese American University, 2020-12-21)
    Wastewater treatment is an essential life process that enhances water quality as population and urbanization are increasing proportionally. The increase in population alongside the increase of wastewater treatment plants’ ...
  • Life insurance in Lebanon. (c1990) 
    Naoum, Charles Jad (2011-09-21)
  • Life-saving super-urgent liver transplantation with replacement of retrohepatic vena cava by dacron graft 
    Aseni, Paolo; Lauterio, Andrea; Slim, Abdallah Omar; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Lamperti, Luca; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    We describe a modified technique of side-to-side cavo-cavostomy by Dacron interposition prosthesis during a super urgent liver transplantation. A liver graft from a deceased donor was immediately requested on a top priority ...
  • Lifecycle assessment of biofuel production 
    Ammous, Saifedean (2018-03-23)
    Can the mass utilization of biofuels help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels? Four particular types of biofuels have been the subject of extensive study in this regard: corn ethanol, sugar cane ...
  • Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Elie G.; Mneimneh, Zeina N.; Fayyad, John A.; Karam, Aimee N.; Nasser, Soumana C.; Kessler, Ronald C. (2015-10-01)
    Background There are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region. Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously ...
  • Light at the end of the tunnel 
    Itani, Omar S.; Hollebeek, Linda D. (2021-02-05)
    Consumer behavior is changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus compelling attraction sites to find new ways of offering safe tours to visitors. Based on protection motivation theory, we develop and test a model ...
  • A lightweight adaptive compression scheme for energy-efficient mobile-to-mobile file sharing applications 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Maddah, Rakan (2016-03-02)
    We propose an energy efficient adaptive scheme for mobile-to-mobile file sharing applications. The proposed scheme monitors the signal strength level during the file transfer process and compresses data blocks on-the-fly ...
  • A lightweight blockchain and fog-enabled secure remote patient monitoring system 
    Cheikhrouhou, Omar; Mershad, Khaleel; Jamil, Faisal; Mahmud, Redowan; Koubaa, Anis; Moosavi, Sanaz Rahimi (2024-02-23)
    IoT has enabled the rapid growth of smart remote healthcare applications. These IoT-based remote healthcare applications deliver fast and preventive medical services to patients at risk or with chronic diseases. However, ...
  • Lightweight blockchain solutions: Taxonomy, research progress, and comprehensive review 
    Mershad, Khaleel; Cheikhrouhou, Omar (2024-02-23)
    The proliferation of resource-constrained devices has become prevalent across various digital applications, including smart homes, smart healthcare, and smart transportation, among others. However, the integration of these ...
  • Lightweight intrusion detection for mobile devices. (c2012) 
    Breidi, Fawzi (Lebanese American University, 2012-09-26)
    Current mobile devices are capable of providing connectivity anytime anywhere while supporting multitude of services and applications. This luxury of all-time connectivity makes mobile devices targets for a wide range of ...
  • A Lightweight Model for Mobile Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Systems 
    Stephan, G.; Traboulsi, B.; Dbouk, R.; Sharafeddine, S. (2016-03-02)
    Peer-to-peer file sharing applications such as BitTorrent, Gnutella, and eDonkey are becoming widely utilized using desktops and handheld mobile devices. In this paper, we propose a lightweight model for peer-to-peer file ...
  • Limit states design in geotechnical engineering practice 
    Foye, Kevin Christopher; Abou-Jaoude, Grace; Salgado, Rodrigo (Purdue University, 2017-06-20)
    Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) shows promise as a viable alternative to the present working stress design (WSD) approach to foundation design. The key improvements of LRFD over the traditional Working Stress ...
  • The limitations of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of pathologic vertebral fractures 
    Tan, SB; Kozak, JA; Mawad, ME (2019-07-09)
    Magnetic resonance imaging has been increasingly used in recent years to screen patients with suspected spinal metastases. The authors present four cases, all of whom were elderly patients with vertebral compression ...
  • Limitations of The UN Charter; from a liberal institutionalist lens 
    Kozhaya, Anhal (2023-05-17)
    Wars, invasions, and other diplomatic and political conflicts are recurrent phenomena in today’s world. Since the formation of the UN on October 24, 1945, nations are still defying international law, international agreements ...
  • Limitations of translations in teaching English to Arab students. (c1957) 
    Salib, Nuha (Lebanese American University, 2012-11-30)