Responding to student writing is one of the most controversial topics in second language (L2) instruction and theory. Do students benefit from teachers’ corrections and written comments on their writing? If so, are some ...

Given that the year 1999 has been designated by the United Nations as the International Year for Older Persons with the theme Towards a Society for all Ages,' the File for this issue of Al-Raida is devoted to elderly women. ...

The isolation of many potential pathogens from many sources commonly used by the public, raised awareness on needed measures to avoid such a hidden danger. In this study another commonly used surface, namely the elevator ...

This article explains the endurance of sectarian identities and modes of political mobilization in Lebanon after the civil war. This is done by examining three case studies that demonstrate a recursive relation between ...

The treatment of multiple myeloma has evolved significantly over the past 2 decades due to the use of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation, and the subsequent introduction of the immunomodulatory ...

One hundred and three Streptococcus pyogenes isolates recovered mainly from streptococcal throat infections in Lebanon were characterized by emm and PFGE typing. Thirty-three emm types and subtypes were detected among the ...

In the maintenance phase, the regression test selection problem refers to selecting test cases from the initial suite of test cases used in the development phase. In this paper, we empirically compare five representative ...

The empowerment of Arab women through higher education is a monographic issue of Al Raida, the magazine of the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World. The speeches, articles and reviews that comprise this issue ...

Enantioselective hydrogenation of a series of (E)-α-substituted β-amidoacrylates using Rh(I)-catalysts with chiral phosphine ligands (BPE, DuPHOS) gives β2-amino acid derivatives with enantioselectivities of up to 67%. A ...