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  • Child attachment security, attachment representations and social competence in early school years 
    Kaloustian, Garene (Purdue University, 2018-04-25)
  • Isolation and characterization of Nystatin resistant mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
    Hashwa, Fuad A. (American University of Beirut, 2018-04-25)
  • A ratio Tauberian theorem 
    Abu-Khzam, Faisal N. (Amercian University of Beirut, 2018-04-24)
    Let f be a given function and Tf some integral transform of it. The question of deducing the asymptotic behavior of - from that of Tf is classical and has received much attention. More recently the question of deducing the ...
  • Topics in graph algorithms 
    Abu-Khzam, Faisal Nabih (University of Tennessee, 2018-04-24)
    Coping with computational intractability has inspired the development of a variety of algorithmic techniques. The main challenge has usually been the design of polynomial time algorithms for NP-complete problems in a way ...
  • Ideology through modality in discourse analysis 
    Badran, Dany (University of Nottingham, 2018-04-20)
    This study is broadly concerned with the analysis of ideology in discourse. More specifically, it investigates the role modality plays in reflecting underlying ideologies as well as ideological inconsistencies in three ...
  • L'équation de Hamilton-Jacobi en contrôle optimal 
    Nour, Chadi (L' Universite Clause Bernard- Lyon 1, 2003-12-10)
    The main object of this thesis is the application of new methods from nonsmooth analysis and which use the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for the study of certain problems in control theory. There are three parts in our work: * ...
  • Dietary lipid profiles and intestinal apolipoprotein B-48 synthesis and secretion 
    Daher, Costantine F. (University of Surrey, 2018-04-10)
  • Israeli coalition governments. (c2017) 
    Chahine, Ralph (Lebanese American University, 2018-03-06)
    The period between 1992 and 2015 witnessed a new change in the framework of Israeli elections directly impacting its coalition politics. In 1992 Israel adopted new election law where the Prime Minister is directly elected. ...
  • On the Issue of Oil. (c2017) 
    El-Chammas, Diana (Lebanese American University, 2018-03-06)
    Tensions between Lebanon and Israel have lately been on the rise due to the two countries’ opposing proposals for the delineation of their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), and the resulting overlapping maritime ...
  • The in vitro anticancer effects of himachalol from Cedrus Libani. (c2017) 
    Elias, Andree M. (Lebanese American University, 2018-03-06)
    Cedrus libani, a member of the genus Cedar and family Pinaceae, is frequently used in traditional Lebanese medicine to treat several ailments. Essential oils extracted from this plant were found to exhibit important ...
  • Mechanisms of human recombinant arginase I (Co) - PEG5000 [Huarg I (Co) - PEG5000] - induced cytotoxicity on AML cells. (c2017) 
    Assaf, Nicole (Lebanese American University, 2018-03-06)
    Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common acute leukemia in adults. It has the lowest survival rate in children, and only 5.4% of elders survive. For the past 40 years, chemotherapy remains the common treatment for ...
  • The relationship between the implementation of reader's workshop on MAP test result. (c2017) 
    Khoury, Megan (Lebanese American University, 2018-03-06)
    This study examines the relationship between the implementation of the Reader’s Writer’s Workshop and Words Their Way and students’ results on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test in reading comprehension and ...
  • Discover travels to Lebanon 
    Sarouphim, Ketty (Lebanese American University, 2018-02-26)
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, in identifying gifted students in Lebanon. DISCOVER is grounded in Gardner’s MI theory and consists of tasks ...
  • Transaction management in multilevel secure database systems 
    Haraty, Ramzi Ahmed (North Dakota State University, 2018-02-21)
  • Are you fluent in L3? (c2017) 
    Dagher, Leila (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    This study reports on teaching and practicing spoken English in French-medium schools in Lebanon. Specifically, it investigates the challenges encountered by students in French-medium schools when speaking English that is ...
  • Scalable parallel algorithms for dynamic programming on tree decomposition. (c2017) 
    Yassine, Mohamad M. (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    Dynamic programming on tree decompositions is often a key for solving a widerange of optimization problems that would otherwise be intractable. Operations on tree decompositions are amenable to parallelization. However, ...
  • Hezbollah. (c2017) 
    Wahab, Hadi (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    This thesis examines what kind of label as a non-state actor does Hezbollah fit. Can it be described as an autonomous non-state actor or, alternatively, a proxy one? To explain this puzzle, the thesis focuses on specific ...
  • Syrian - Lebanese refugee hosting model. (c2017) 
    Yatim, Ghinwa (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    The Presence of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has been affecting host communities in different ways. It is true that refugees are suffering from economic, social, health, and legal difficulties; however, one cannot overlook ...
  • The political identity of south Lebanon from 1943 to 1978. (c2017) 
    Bassam, Abir (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    To understand the present political situation of the identity of South Lebanon, it is important to understand how this identity has developed since the formation of the Lebanese State. This thesis’s aim is to highlight a ...
  • Learning Vocabulary Through Memorization. (c2017) 
    Deeb, Zeina Sami Al (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    Limited vocabulary knowledge can be a crucial problem for second language learners, and understanding whether memorization strategies are effective in helping students learn and retain new vocabulary words is important. ...

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