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  • Evidence-based practices in intellectual disability and behaviour disorders 
    Grey, Ian M.; Hastings, Richard P.
    Purpose of review To critically review the most recently published studies on the treatment of challenging behaviours/behaviour disorders for individuals with intellectual disability. Recent findings Literature published ...
  • Person focused training 
    Grey, I.; McClean, B.; Shanahan, S.; Fitzsimons, E.; Corrigan, M.; Hendler, J.
    Background  Person Focused Training is introduced as a model of service delivery for people with severe challenging behaviours. It is defined as training and supporting staff to conduct functional assessments and to design ...
  • Supervisor support as a predictor of burnout and therapeutic self-efficacy in therapists working in ABA schools 
    Grey, Ian M.; Gibson, Jennifer A.; Hastings, Richard P.
    Very little is known about factors potentially affecting the performance of therapists delivering applied behavior analysis (ABA) interventions for young children with autism. Eighty-one therapists working in ABA schools ...
  • A proper subclass of Maclane's class 𝒜 
    Hamdan, May
    The MacLane's class 𝒜 of analytic functions is the class of nonconstant analytic functions in the unit disk that have asymptotic values at a dense subset of the unit circle. In this paper, we define a subclass ℛ of 𝒜 ...
  • التسجيل المباشر عبر الانترنت 
    Nawas, Tarek
  • Isolation of potentially pathogenic bacteria from public service cars door handles 
    Nawas, Tarek; Saif, Amir; Iskandar, Sleiman
    The possible bacterial contamination of the door handles of public “service” cars working within the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was investigated. Door handles from 22 cars were sampled and cultured on multiple ...
  • Pyocyanin 
    Nawas, Tarek; Abou Raji El Feghali, Patrick
    Pyocyanin, a pigment naturally produced by most Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains and noted to have a role in the wellbeing of the organism and its pathogenicity, was studied for its role as an inhibitor of bacterial growth ...
  • Extraction and purification of pyocyanin 
    Nawas, Tarek; Abou Raji El Feghali, Patrick
    Pyocyanin, the growth pigment produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, thought at one time to be a metabolic byproduct, was found to be important for the wellbeing of the organism and one of the important chemicals that allow ...
  • Clinical Significance of Coagulase Negative Staphylococci in a Jordan Hospital 
    Na'was, T.; Al-Ali, A. M. (Gustav FischerStuttgart, )
  • Synthesis of 2,3-diarylglutaramides and their antibacterial activity 
    Na'was, Tarek; Al-Arab, Mohammad Muhyi; Abu-Yousef, I. A.
    2,3-Diarylglutaramides (4) have been prepared by a one-pot reaction involving hydrolysis of the corresponding diastereomeric (R, R)-glutaronitriles (3) with conc. sulphuric acid at room temperature. Their structure has ...
  • National cross-sectional study of mastitis in dairy cattle in Jordan 
    Na'was, T.; Lafi, S.; Al-Rawashdeh, O.
    Between July 1991 and August 1992, 63 Jordanian dairy farms selected by stratified random sample were visited to identify the major causes and prevalence of intramammary infections in dairy cows. Of 773 cows examined 60% ...
  • International encyclopedia of adolescence 
    SAS; 199429020; Social Sciences; habdo@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Routledge / Taylor & FrancisNew York, )
  • The world book of happiness 
    SAS; 199429020; Social Sciences; Ayyash-Abdo, Huda; habdo@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (LannooTielt, )
  • Bacterial contamination of urban water wells in the Nuwayri region of Beirut - Lebanon 
    Nawas, Tarek; Al Koussa, Houssam
    Nine water wells serving nine different building residents in the Bourj Abi Haydar- Nuwayri region in Beirut (Lebanon) were tested for contamination with Gram negative bacteria by standard methods. The samples were obtained ...
  • Vending machine buttons and touch screens 
    Nawas, Tarek; Dakroub, Rozan
    As potentially pathogenic organisms were previously isolated from different inanimate objects, it was decided to investigate, in this study, the extent of contamination of the press buttons or touch screens of public vending ...
  • Inhibition of gram negative bacterial growth and biofilm formation by alpha thujone 
    Nawas, Tarek; Mitri, Sara; Jaafar, Mohamad
    The increasing resistance of microorganism to antibiotics in the last decades, drove microbiologists, botanists, and natural-products chemists to search for phytochemicals that could be used for treatment of infectious ...
  • Elevator buttons 
    Nawas, Tarek; Kassir, Ranim
    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 ...
  • Honoring Mr. Elie Habib 
    Unknown author
    Honoring Mr. Elie Habib (BS'94), Co-founder of Anghami
  • Contamination the shells of Lebanese free range chicken eggs with potential pathogens 
    Nawas, Tarek
    Local free-range eggs in Lebanon are favored by consumers, but are often sold without prior cleaning or processing. Eggs were proved to be a major source of many enteric pathogens that can cause varying episodes of ...
  • Malva neglecta 
    Nawas, Tarek; Jaafar, Mohammad; Abou Raji El Feghali, Patrick; Keyrouz, Elias
    Malva neglecta, a wild plant that grows in different parts of Lebanon, was noted by residents to have soothing effects if taken during episodes of respiratory tract infections. This study was designed to test for the ability ...

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