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Antioxidant and anticancer activities of methanolic, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts of Arum Palaestinum

Taleb, RI; Daher, C.; Mroueh, M.; Mansour, A; Shehaby, W; Diab-Assaf, M

Phenolic and flavonoid contents, antioxidant and anticancer activities of the methanolic, chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of Arum Palaestinum were evaluated. The highest phenolic (mg gallic acid equiv./g dry extract) ...
Preparation, optimisation and characterisation of sequence selective compounds

Taleb, Robin Ishac (University of Western Sydney, )

DNA is the pharmacological target for most platinum drugs; however, the majority of these drugs show little or no specificity for particular base pairs. Considerable progress has been made in the design of sequence selective ...
Democracy in the Middle East

SAS; 197902770; 198129610; Education; Bahous, Rima; Nabhani, Mona; Cochran, Judith; rbahous@lau.edu.lb; mnabhani@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
Changes in the intensive english program at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon

Bahous, Rima (University of Leicester, )

The Curriculum of the Intensive English Program (IEP) established in the mid- twentieth century at the Lebanese American University (LAU) has been reviewed several times. However, since the 1970s, the minor changes that ...
Researching cultures of learning

SAS; 197902770; 198790030; Education; Bahous, Rima; Bacha, Nahla N.; rbahous@lau.edu.lb; nbacha@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
The meanings of a modern dance: an investigation into the communicative properties of a non-verbal medium

Assaf, Nadra Majeed (University of Leicester, )

Communication in all its various forms has one common goal: expressing and deciphering ideas. Education in recent years has taken a move towards more global approaches to learning/teaching. Within this context, more ...
Popular culture in thee Middle East and North Africa

SAS; 199190030; Communication Arts; Assaf, Nadra Majeed; nassaf@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Routledge, )
Effect of dietary composition on the neuronal activation following peripheral injection of cholecystokinin in mice detected by manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Zeeni, N.; Nadkarni, N.A.; Bell, J.D.; Sinkus, R.; Darcel, N.
Effect of dietary protein level on gentamicininduced nephrotoxicity in rats and on the circadian rhythms of food ingestion

Zeeni, Nadine (McGill University, )

All aminoglycosides have the potential to cause nephrotoxicity. Previous studies have shown that this toxicity was altered according to the macronutrient composition of dietary regimens offered to female rats. In a first ...
Ṣūfī theory and language in the writings of Abū Saʻīd Aḥmad ibn Īsā al-Kharrāz

Saab, Nada (Yale University, )
Discussion as a teaching method

SAS; 198890001; Social Sciences; lvassilenko@lau.edu.lb; Vassilenko, Larissa; Lebanese American University (LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, )
Discussion as a teaching method in remedial English university classes in Lebanon

Vassilenko, Larissa (University of Leicester, )
Multiple intelligences around the world

SAS; 197906620; Social Sciences; ksarufim@lau.edu.lb; Sarouphim, Ketty; Maker, C. June; Lebanese American University (2009, )
Use of the DISCOVER assessment for identification purposes

Sarouphim, Ketty M.

This study examined the DISCOVER assessment as a concurrent measure of the Raven Progressive Matrices. It also investigated gender differences. A secondary purpose was to determine the effectiveness of the DISCOVER assessment ...
Validity and gender issues in the use of the DISCOVER. Assessment for the identification of gifted minorities

Sarouphim, Ketty M.

The purpose of this study was to investigate certain aspects of the internal structure of the DISCOVER assessment checklist (C. Maker, A. Nielson, and J. Rogers, 1994) to assess its construct validity. Other purposes ...
Ethnic and gender differences in the use of DISCOVER

Sarouphim, Ketty M.; June, Marker C.

The purpose of this study was to examine ethnic and gender differences in using DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, for identifying gifted students from diverse ethnicities. DISCOVER is an acronym which stands for ...
DISCOVER in Lebanon

Sarouphim, Ketty M.

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 ...
Synthesis if Dicarba analogues of octreotide ussing taden homogeneous catalysis

Elaridi, Jomana; Smith, S.V.; Sosabowski, J.; Whelan, A.N.; Mudler, R.J.; Robinson, A.J.
Biodistribution and scintigraphic evaluation of microemulsion formulations of technetium-99m-radiolabeled-thymoquinone

Elaridi, Jomana; Japtap, Aarti; Velho-Pereira, Reelma

The hydrophobic nature of thymoquinone (TQ) compromises its bioavailability and limits its effectiveness as an anticancer compound. The preparation and evaluation of TQ-microemulsion formulations was investigated. Parenteral ...
A one pot, metathesis–hydrogenation sequence for the selective formation of carbon–carbon bonds

Elaridi, Jomana; Patel, Jim; Jackson, W. Roy; Robinson, Andrea J.

A combination of homogeneous hydrogenation and metathesis reactions allows highly efficient, stepwise chemo- and stereoselective formation of three separate 2,7-diaminosuberic acid derivatives in a single pot without ...

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