• Evaluating the Impact of LAU's Crisis Communication Strategy on the Trust of its Students 

  Rifai, Nadine (2023-12-12)

  The Lebanese economic crisis, which has been ongoing since 2020, has taken its toll on all Lebanese, including students of Lebanese American University (LAU). With an average tuition fee of 9,319 USD per semester, an ...
• Association between self-compassion and romantic relationship satisfaction among Lebanese university students: the mediating role of self-efficacy 

  Azar, Lynn (2023-12)

  Background: This study aims to investigate the association between self-compassion and romantic relationship satisfaction with the mediating role of self-efficacy among Lebanese university students. The hypothesis predicts ...
• Saudi Arabia: A Crossroad Between Alliances 

  Halabi, Yara (2023-12-08)

  This study seeks to answer the following question on the kingdom’s new era, “In light of global polar turbulence, what are the options for Saudi Arabia’s alliances and why?”. Four cases will be compared and evaluated based ...
• Unpacking the spillovers of the multifaceted Iranian-Saudi Arabian rivalry on Lebanon 

  Salem, Nour (2023-04-07)

  Reclaiming the mantle of Islamic leadership has led Iran and Saudi Arabia to engage in proxy-wars to counter each other’s efforts in ruling the region. Both rivals target weak States as Lebanon to exert their influence ...
• Arabic fake news detection: a comparative analysis 

  Oumer, Jehad M. (2022-05-14)

  Social media has played the amplifier role of spreading misinformation that it turned into an Infodemic. Researchers utilized natural language processing and machine learning to detect and label misinformation on the ...
• Relationship between PTSD symptoms, social support and religiosity among Lebanese firefighters 

  Teresa, El Rahi; El Rahi, Teresa (2023-05-10)

  Firefighters are constantly exposed to high-intensity and traumatic circumstances, putting them at risk for PTSD. Limited research has been conducted on this topic in the Arab world, specifically among Lebanese firefighters. ...
• Attitudes towards pornography among Lebanese college students: its relationship with sexism and gender differences. 

  Sayde, Ghiwa (2022-05-16)

  Pornography has always been a controversial topic to discuss. Although nowadays, access and exposure to pornography have been much easier, this topic remains a taboo in the Lebanese society as a whole and among educated ...
• Amnesia in Post-War Lebanon: a recipe for violence & instability 

  Abi Fares, Shady (2022)

  Lebanon is a country characterized by a history of mass human rights violations and recurrent cycles of sectarian conflict. The most defining of these conflicts was the Lebanese Civil War, which spanned from 1975 to 1990, ...
• Changing the narrative: alternative media bias and its ties to political economy 

  Wannous, Shaza (2023-05-16)

  Alternative media is a term that refers to forms of media that provide audiences with content that is different from the mainstream. The mainstream media tends to present a single perspective on stories based on the political ...
• High-temperature superconductivity and its applications 

  Malik, Charles; Dandan, Khaled; Younes, Rida (2023-05-03)

  Discovered over a hundred years ago, superconductivity has revolutionized physics by opening a new door of understanding. Relying on the newly established theories of quantum mechanics to explain the mechanisms and reasons ...
• Photocatalytic Production of Hydrogen Gas using Platinum Nanoparticles and 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligand 

  Jilwan, Fida (2022-05-27)

  Given that energy demand is drastically increasing yearly, the production of a clean and environmental-friendly method is needed. Using energy from the sun has had a relative impact on the progress of efficiently using ...
• The Securitization of the Syrian Refugee Crisis as a Mode of Governmentality: The Free Patriotic Movement in Lebanon 

  Gharib, Balsam (2022-05)

  Following the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War (2011-present), Syria’s neighboring countries and Western states alike have voiced concerns over the large refugee influx transpiring. While some states warmly welcomed the ...
• The importance of revolutions: the case of Lebanon in the 2019 October Revolution 

  Khederlarian, Elodie (2022-12-06)

  Due to corruption, sectarianism, state negligence, lack of basic public services, lack of transparency and accountability, economic collapse, and many other issues that increased the discontent of the population daily, ...
• Consolidating traditional sectarian leadership: the 2022 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections 

  Khaled, Perla (2023-01-14)

  Almost 33 years after the end of the civil war, Lebanese citizens have still sustained their support for traditional sectarian parties who fought during the war and have dominated the political scene. By focusing on the ...
• Mathematical and numerical simulations of the Lotka-Volterra Equations 

  Hilal, Nour (2022-12-15)

  In this study, we perform several Mathematical and numerical simulations of the classic Lotka-Volterra equations and their extensions. We first study the classic Lotka Volterra equations in the context of a two species ...
• The effect of Brexit on the unification of Ireland 

  Zouhairy, Rouba (2022-12-08)

  While Northern Ireland voted against Brexit, the constituent country was forced to leave the EU, hence the many ramifications on its affairs. This research explores how Brexit shifted the balance closer to Irish unification. ...
• Sexual awareness and attachment anxiety/avoidance on sexual satisfaction and functioning 

  Hashem, Tala (2022-12-08)

  Although global research findings have been increasingly discussing sexuality and factors surrounding it, sex is still an aspect of our lives that is hugely tabooed and ghosted in our culture. The quality of our sexual ...
• Communitarian constitutionalism in Lebanon: safeguarding sectarianism at the expense of individual civil and human rights 

  Ghaleb, Michel G. (2022-12-16)

  As a central part of its governing structure, Lebanon’s sectarian system has been assessed under many lenses in previous literature. What is missing, however, is a constitutional reflection on sectarianism under the broader ...
• The impact of stigma on self-esteem, psychological distress and help-seeking among young adults with mental disorders in Lebanon 

  Younis, Chloe Joy; Jaber, Jad (2023-05-21)

  Background/Objective: Mental illness is a common and often stigmatized condition that affects individuals of all ages, including young adults. Stigma around mental illness refers to the negative attitudes and beliefs that ...
• Free Will vis-à-vis economic determinism: against reductionism and revisionism in defense of Marxism 

  Ismail, Sami (2023-04-29)

  The base-superstructure metaphor stands as a central hypothesis in Marxism: the economy determines ideology. Economic reductionists misinterpret the base-superstructure theory as a unilateral relation of absolute causation ...

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