• Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Nicotine Mediates Resilience to Chronic Stress by Activating BDNF Signaling 

  Kahlifeh, Mohamad Rabieh (Lebanese American University, 2020-03-18)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate how nicotine in the context of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) affects depression and anxiety-like behaviors associated with chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) in a male C57BL/6J ...
• Sectarianism in a Non-Sectarian State 

  Darwish, Zaina (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-05)

  This thesis contributes to a new literature that addresses sectarianism in non-sectarian contexts. It examines the reasons behind sectarian sentiments in Jordan by looking at three important political actors: the regime, ...
• Association Between Dietary Patterns and Prevalence of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults 

  Daou, Tracy (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-01)

  Background and aims: The older adult population has been on the rise lately, especially in developing countries. Along with aging, a common geriatric syndrome occurs often, that is frailty. Healthy dietary patterns can ...
• The Anti-Tumor Effect of Flaxseed Lignan Derivatives on Different Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Cells 

  Tannous, Stephanie (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-30)

  Flaxseeds have recently become a main food on the “superfoods” list. They contain many different compounds that make them beneficial for human health. The most abundant plant lignan ingested through flax, secoisolariciresinol ...
• Whole-Genome Based Molecular Characterization of Multi-Drug Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex and klebsiella aerogenes Isolated from Lebanon 

  Amayri, Sara (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-14)

  Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) and Klebsiella aerogenes, are Gram-negative nosocomial pathogens linked to different types of infections. The emergence of resistance to carbapenems, last treatment resort for ...
• TEACHERS’ FEEDBACK ON ESSAY WRITING 

  Hamade, Reem (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-18)

  This study aimed at identifying English language teachers’ perspectives of middle-school L2 learners’ challenges when receiving feedback on their writing essays, and exploring cycle 3 English language teachers’ feedback ...
• Annona cherimola Seed Extract Activates Extrinsic and Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathways in Leukemic Cells By Peter Nasr A thesis 

  Nasr, Peter (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-05)

  Annona cherimola Mill is a large green fruit with black seeds widely known to possess toxic properties due to the presence of Annonaceous acetogenins. The present study investigates the anti-cancer properties of an A. ...
• The effects of Social Determinants of Health on Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes (A1C) 

  Awad, Nathalie (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-18)

  Background: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Lebanon and understanding its underlying risk factors beyond the scope of diet and lifestyle is imperative for proper diabetes management. Objective: ...
• Twitter and the 2019 Lebanese October Revolution Gen 2.0 and Web 2.0 for Lebanon 3.0 

  Matar, Mira (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-01)

  Social media played a focal role in determining political discourses in the 2019 Lebanese October Revolution. Precisely, they helped spread revolutionary enthusiasm and eagerness across the Lebanese territory. No one could ...
• Advocating for the Rights of Sexual Minorities within a Sectarian System 

  Abdel Khalek, Mazen (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-05)

  Despite the tolerant attitude towards same sex desire and homoerotism in pre-colonial Arab/Islamic societies, postcolonial Arab countries, unanimously condemn homosexuality. It is argued that this rejection resulted from ...
• Malva pseudolavatera Leaf Extract Promotes ROS Induction Leading to Apoptosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells in Vitro 

  El Khoury, Marianne (Lebanese American University, 2020-03-14)

  Malva pseudolavatera Webb & Berthel. is a plant from the Malvaceae family that has long been included in the human diet due to its various curative effects. Many plant leaf extracts from the various species of Malva genus ...
• Teachers’ and Management Personnel’s Perceptions of The Impact of Classroom Setting on Students’ Motivation to Read 

  Sakr, Lea (Lebanese American University, 2020-04-01)

  When evaluating the classroom learning environment, little attention is given to the classroom physical setting and the way it affects how students perceive their learning environment. Reading attics in the first graders ...
• EXPLAINING REGIONAL ALIGNMENT CHOICES IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS 

  Dedeyan, Hrag (Lebanese American University, 2020-02-21)

  Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, and the gradual growth in significance of the South Caucasus region economically and geopolitically, Armenia and Georgia have found themselves struggling to ...
• Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice on breastfeeding, immunization, and oral care among mothers in Lebanese primary health care centers 

  El Maaz, Farah (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-21)

  The prevalence of oral diseases, out breaks in preventable communicable diseases, and reduced breastfeeding rates in both developed and developing countries are major public health problems. Previous literature tackled ...
• The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Students’ Attitudes and Achievements 

  Yehya, Darine (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-12)

  This study examined the effects of cooperative learning, namely the Think-Pair-Share method (TPS), in comparison with the lecture-based instructional method on the attitudes and academic achievement of students in social ...
• Comparative Genome Analysis and Characterization of Salmonella enterica using Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach 

  Hdayed, Dana (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-18)

  Salmonella spp. are facultative rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria and are a leading cause of worldwide foodborne gastroenteritis. We used in this study whole-genome sequencing and conventional approaches to characterize ...
• The Gender Attitude of the Lebanese October Revolution 

  Al Alieh, Ayah (Lebanese American University, 2020-04-14)

  The Lebanese political landscape has long been dominated by an underlying confessional balance of power. In 2019 and 2020, however, the October 17 Revolution emerged to challenge the status quo, exerting pressure on the ...
• Whole-Genome Based Molecular Characterization of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 

  Ibrahim, Asalia (Lebanese American University, 2020-12-18)

  Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a rod-shaped Gram-negative emerging opportunistic pathogen. It causes community and nosocomial infections and is most often recovered from respiratory infections. The organism infects severely ...
• Migration, Demographic Changes, and Politics in Lebanon 

  Fakhreddine, Zeina (Lebanese American University, 2020-07-03)

  Migration and its political and social impacts have always been subjects to numerous ongoing research. In migration studies, there are host countries and sending countries, and researchers found these countries as rich ...
• E-Court 

  Naser Eldeen, Yara (Lebanese American University, 2020-08-13)

  E-Court systems have transformed justice from being traditional to being virtual, through the employment of advanced technologies. These systems are keys for systematic, efficient, unbiased justice, and case tardiness, ...

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