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  • Multigrid solvers in reconfigurable hardware. (c2006) 
    Kasbah, Safaa J. (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    Physical, chemical and biological phenomena are modeled using Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). Interpreting and solving PDEs is the key for understanding the behavior of the modeled system. The broad field of modeling ...
  • Effect of inquiry strategies on students' acquisition as well as retention of basic concepts in electricity. (c2004) 
    Chatila Afra, Nada Amine (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    Research studies conducted about students' naive conceptions in simple DC circuits constantly revealed that students, across the board, hold common persistent alternative conceptions that are not compatible with the ...
  • Structural limitations to modernization in Lebanon. (c2010) 
    Zaazaa, Nadim (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    The Lebanese state has seldom played a role in the modernization of Lebanon. The study attempts to address the problem of structural inertia in the Lebanese polity despite the obvious need for systemic change. Whichever ...
  • Summit diplomacy in global affairs. (c1998) 
    Hodeib, Rola Wafic (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    This study will try to show the importance of summit diplomacy and the effectiveness of the G7 summits, by analyzing the issues these summits have dealt with. It will try to examine the validity of each of the liberal ...
  • Western' pop culture in Lebanese universities. (c2009) 
    Hewson, Amelia (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    This thesis seeks to explore the extent to which modern western educational ideology influences, or even determines, educational development in the Middle East, and in particular in Lebanon. In the last decade, new forms ...
  • Reducing terrorism with development ; the United Nations' new path. (c2009) 
    Kassis, Maria-Rita (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    It is with such an approach in mind that I believe an important aspect of terrorism can be fought. On the one hand, development bolsters people's aspirations and ambitions to establishing a good life. Terrorism, on the ...
  • Water. (c2004) 
    Rizk, Rita (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
  • The United Nations human rights treaty system. (c2006) 
    Al Jazairi, Rania (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    Today, the United Nations in general and the International Human Rights system in particular are undergoing reforms because they have often been accused of inefficiency. At the eve of creating the new Human Rights Council ...
  • Relationship between in Vitro Resistance, MTL Homozygosity and ERG11 Point Mutations in C. albicans Clinical Isolates in Lebanon. (c2007) 
    Basma, Raida Habib (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    The incidence of antifungal resistance is on the increase worldwide and novel drugs are constantly being developed to counter this trend. 125 clinical isolates consisting mainly of Candida albicans (116 samples) were ...
  • Testing web applications. (c2004) 
    Houri, Manal Azzam (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    Classical testing techniques are not adequate for web applications, since they miss their additional features such as their multi-tier nature, hyperlink-based structure, eventdriven feature, etc. limited work has been ...
  • The law of the delimitation of continental shelves and state practice. (c2004) 
    Raad, Juliette (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
  • Regression testing C# programs. (c2007) 
    Staitieh, Wael (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    In this thesis we present a regression selection technique for C# programs. C# is often used within the Microsoft .Net framework to give programmers a solid base to develop a variety of applications. Regression testing ...
  • Refugees under international law. (c2004) 
    Abichedid, Darina Saliba (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    This work has its origins in a 2001 term-paper done during my B.A. in International Affairs at the Lebanese American University, Byblos. The paper, at that time, for which I have chosen to work on the status of refugees ...
  • Woman in the Druze personal status law. (c2007) 
    Zebian, Abeer (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    This research shed the light on one category of women, the Druze woman, and proved that although the big steps that this category has gained throughout the history, and the greater rights that have been granted for her ...
  • Detection of Escherichia coli virulence genes in raw beef meat from Beirut slaughterhouse. (c2004) 
    Mfarrej, Bechara (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    Escherichia coli is the predominant facultative anaerobe of the microbiota in the human colon. Infections due to pathogenic E. coli may be limited to the mucosal surfaces or can disseminate throughout the whole body, ...
  • The effect of teaching strategies on learning a foreign language. (c2004) 
    Chebaro, Ghada Sobhi Ghazzaoui (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    The recognition of the importance of languages in the world is becoming quite significant. This case study examines the effect of the teaching strategies on language learning. The study of different languages caused the ...
  • Prospects of regionalism under WTO. (c2004) 
    Kabalan, Lamis Ali (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    There is an ongoing debate on whether or not membership in regional economic blocks contributes to better integration into the global trading system. Do regionalism and multilateralism go hand in hand? Are these two ...
  • An improved quorum selection algorithm (IQSA). (c2007) 
    Younes, Samer (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    As communication becomes more and more an integral part of our day to day lives, so our need to access information increases as well. Mobility is currently one of the most important factors to consider in our aim to ...
  • The United Nations Security Council. (c2004) 
    Alotaibi, Talal (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    More than a half -century since its establishment, there now appears to be a widespread consensus that the United Nations, the world's premier international organization, is in desperate need of reform. Although the calls ...
  • Computing ripple effect for web applications. (c2007) 
    Baba, Nabil (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-20)
    The number of internet web applications is rapidly increasing in a variety of fields and not much work has been done for ensuring their quality, especially after modification. Modifying any part of a web application may ...

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