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  • Hezbollah’s Growing Influence on Lebanon’s Foreign Policy 
    Mokdad, Diana (Lebanese American University, 2022-12-04)
    Lebanon’s foreign policy has been subjected to a variety of internal and external influences that continue to shape its focus and orientation. Among the internal influences on that policy come from Hezbollah, an armed ...
  • Prisoners’ Radio 
    Attar, Dalia (Lebanese American University, 2023-04-28)
    This study examines prisoners’ radio and its ability, as an alternative media platform, to enhance the lives of prisoners behind bars. It demonstrates the power of prisoners’ radio in providing an alternative platform that ...
  • Examining the Challenges of Localizing United Nations’ Global Peacebuilding Agendas 
    Chaabane, Balkis (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-05)
    In December 2015, the UNSC adopted Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS). This framework sought to centralize the role of youth in the promotion of international peace and security. However, meaningful youth ...
  • Cooperative Caching Policy in Fog Computing for Connected Vehicles 
    Ghazleh, Ali (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-19)
    In this era, the magnitude of data shared is enormous and raised the bar for the quality of service and maintenance it requires. This paved the road for the integration of Fog Computing, which is an extension of the Cloud. ...
  • Elite Sectarianism, Foreign Intervention, and Political Change 
    Awad, Ramzi (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-17)
    Since its conception and until 2020, Lebanon has been riddled by a plethora of political crises, from gridlocks, economic crises, and many more institutional failures to all-out war. Despite all, the Lebanese “formula” has ...
  • Characterization of the Cytotoxic Mechanism and Mode of Cell Death Induced by a MEK1/2-selective version of Anthrax Lethal Toxin (PrAg/LFW271A) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia 
    Mroue, Zeinab (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-17)
    Wild-type anthrax lethal toxin (PrAg/LF) demonstrated high potency in inhibiting the MAPK pathway in AML cell lines that rely on this pathway for survival. PrAg/LF is a binary toxin consisting of protective antigen (PrAg), ...
  • Select Immigrants 
    Akel, Rasha (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-18)
    This thesis is concerned with skilled migration to Canada occurring through the Express Entry system from Lebanon. It explores the operation of the Express Entry application requirements which prospective immigrants should ...
  • Uniform Mobilization 
    Haidar, Rawan (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-16)
    The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine presented an unprecedented challenge to the European Union (EU). The invasion sent shock waves across the continent and necessitated an immediate response. Many suspected that the EU ...
  • Towards a More Inclusive Understanding 
    Difi, Safa (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-08)
    While domestic violence is a prevalent phenomenon in Algeria, little do we know about the dynamics of gender inequality that shape the experiences of women subjected to violence. Through an intersectional lens, this thesis ...
  • A Survey of Data Clustering Techniques 
    Sobeh, Salma (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-19)
    In the fourth industrial revolution era of today, individuals encounter an immense volume of information daily. The digital world is rich in data like IoT, social media, healthcare, business, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, ...
  • From Whistles to Harassment 
    Geagea, Tatiana (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-16)
    Street harassment refers to unwanted and unsolicited comments, whistles, and stares directed mostly at women in public spaces. It is a product of power dynamics where men intrude on a woman’s attention, invade her personal ...
  • A Novel Role of Dlc2 in Regulating Macropinocytosis Through the Cdc42/Rac Pathway in Ovarian Cancer Cells 
    Maassarani, Tala (Lebanese American University, 2023-05-17)
    Ovarian carcinoma is eighth most common leading cause of death among all mortality causes globally. It is among the most common gynecological cancers. Diagnosis of this type of cancer is very challenging due to frequently ...
  • Healthcare Sector’s Response to the Syrian Refugees Amid Lebanon’s Multi-Layered Crisis 
    Fakhry, Yasmine (Lebanese American University, 2023-01-03)
    Despite the Lebanese healthcare system showing resilience throughout its critical history, the multidimensional crisis including the Syrian refugee crisis turned this system into a very fragile and vulnerable one. The aim ...
  • A Multi-Omic Characterization of Multiple Oncogenic Interactions and its Therapeutics in Invasive Breast Carcinoma applying Bioinformatics Tools 
    Bou Daher, Sarkis (Lebanese American University, 2022-12-19)
    Invasive Breast Carcinoma is a complex heterogeneous disease in terms of diagnosis, clinical course, and pathology categorization. The World Health Organization (WHO) categorization does include more than a dozen variants, ...
  • The Elyssar Project in Lebanon 
    Fakhry, Sandy (Lebanese American University, 2022-11-17)
    Following the Taif Agreement in 1989 and the establishment of the Rafic Hariri-led governments from 1992 to 1998, reconstruction became a key word in the Lebanese political discourse. This reconstruction was depicted as a ...
  • Social Comparison Theory 
    Hamdan, Sahar (Lebanese American University, 2023-01-18)
    This study uses social comparison theory and concepts of self-evaluation to study the relation between Instagram’s “fitspiration” posts and viewers’ motivation to improve their lifestyle or to exercise and viewer’s self-esteem ...
  • A Graph Heuristic Approach for the Data Path Allocation Problem 
    Makhoul, Racha (Lebanese American University, 2022-12-21)
    The current escalation in usage and complexity of modern digital systems, and the emergence of Very-Large Scale Integration (VLSI) has led to a huge design productivity gap in the chip design industry. It is well established ...
  • Durable Solutions’ Dilemma In The International Refugee Regime 
    Srour, Lama (Lebanese American University, 2022-11-29)
    The International Refugee Regime (IRR) offers three durable solutions for the plight of refugees: (1) local integration in the first country of asylum, (2) voluntary repatriation, and (3) resettlement in third party-states. ...
  • The Role of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the Lebanese-Armenian Identity Formation 
    Kendirjian, Karnie (Lebanese American University, 2022-11-24)
    Research on migration studies has been mostly aimed to understand diasporic communities and their identity. Abundant research has been conducted to explore the various factors contributing to the Armenian identity preservation ...
  • The Contribution of Syrian Workers to Lebanon’s Agricultural Sector 
    El-Kadiri, Inass (Lebanese American University, 2022-01-04)
    This research seeks to look into a different public perception of the large community of Syrian agricultural laborers in a northeastern Beqaa village, away from the populist perception. Too often issues of migration, ...

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