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  • The relationship between self-esteem and academic performance of children aged between nine and twelve. (c2017) 
    Saridar, Juliana Munir; MA in Education; SAS; 200904684; Nabhani, Mona; Bahous, Rima; Education; Natout, Mahmoud; juliana.saridar@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Since the literature is indecisive about the correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement, this study aimed at trying to clarify and further investigate the relationship between self-esteem and academic ...
  • Shape shifting in the conflict zone 
    Melki, Jad; Palmer, Lindsay; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The war journalist is often portrayed as a ruggedly masculine individual who survives on hard work, self-sufficiency, and heroic dedication to the truth in a stoic culture and dangerous environment. Yet, the growing number ...
  • Using media to impact health policymaking 
    Melki, Jad; Bou-Karroum, Lama; El-Jardali, Fadi; Hemadi, Nour; Faraj, Yasmine; Ojha, Utkarsh; Shahrour, Maher; Darzi, Andrea; Ali, Maha; Doumit, Carine; Langlois, Etienne V.; Akl, Elie A.; AbouHaidar, Gladys Honein; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Introduction: Media interventions can potentially play a major role in influencing health policies. This integrative systematic review aimed to assess the effects of planned media interventions—including social media—on ...
  • Trauma journalism education 
    Melki, Jad P.; Fromm, Megan E.; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This study uses mixed methods to examine the state of trauma journalism education at journalism programmes. The survey of 623 faculty members from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (A ...
  • Guiding digital and media literacy development in Arab curricula through understanding media uses of Arab youth 
    Melki, Jad P.; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The role of new media in the Arab uprisings and the news of widespread surveillance of digital and mobile media have triggered a renewed interest in Arab audiences research, particularly as it pertains to these audiences' ...
  • The prevalence and determinants of anabolic steroid use among fitness centre attendees in Lebanon 
    Melki, Jad P.; Mufarrij, Afif J.; Hitti, Eveline A.; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Background : Non-medical anabolic steroid (AS) use in non-professional athletes is an increasingly recognized public health problem in Europe and the United States but poorly studied in the Middle East. Research question ...
  • Mediated public diplomacy of the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria 
    Melki, Jad; Jabado, May; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This study aims to provide an initial theoretical model for understanding and analyzing the mediated public diplomacy strategy of virtual states. It examines the mediated public diplomacy strategy of the Islamic State in ...
  • Digital activism 
    Melki, Jad; Mallat, Sarah; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This article explores digital activism among Lebanese social movement organizations (SMOs) using a social movements theoretical framework. . It highlights the commonly used digital and social media tools for activism, ...
  • Global media and brand Dubai 
    Melki, Jad; Coombe, William; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    In the past two decades, Dubai has built a globally resonant place brand image out of an unknown location in the context of often negative regional associations. This case study addressed global news outlets’ role in ...
  • Media exposure,mediated social comparison to idealized images of muscularity, and anabolic steroid use 
    Melki, Jad P.; Hitti, Eveline A.; Oghia, Micheal J.; Mufarrij, Afif A.; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This study examined the association between anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) use and dominant sociocultural factors, specifically media exposure to idealized images of male muscularity, and mediated social comparison ...
  • The interplay of politics, economics and culture in news framing of Middle East wars 
    Melki, Jad; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    A significant part of a modern war entails the struggle over news frames to influence public opinion. Studying these news frames in a comparative international context may offer insights into the factors behind frame ...
  • Journalism and media studies in Lebanon 
    Melki, Jad; SAS; 201508744; Communication Arts; jmelki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This study uses mixed-methods to map out the field of journalism and media studies in Lebanese universities and deploys a Q-technique to capture faculties’ opinions. The Q-analysis of 29 instructors revealed three groups ...
  • Does hallucinating involve perceiving? 
    Ali, Rami
    A natural starting point for theories of perceptual states is ordinary perception, in which a subject is successfully related to her mind-independent surroundings. Correspondingly, the simplest theory of perceptual states ...
  • A new solution to the gamer’s dilemma 
    Ali, Rami
    Luck (2009) argues that gamers face a dilemma when it comes to performing certain virtual acts. Most gamers regularly commit acts of virtual murder, and take these acts to be morally permissible. They are permissible because ...
  • Prevalence of depression and anxiety in adult patients with β-thalassemia major and intermedia 
    Abi-Habib, Rudy; Musallam, Khaled; Khoury, Brigitte
    Objective: To evaluate and compare the prevalence and risk factors for anxiety and depression in adults with β-thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia (TI). Method: A cross-sectional study of TI and TM patients at a ...
  • The role of dependency and self-criticism in the relationship between anger and depression 
    Abi-Habib, Rudy; Luyten, Patrick
    This study explored the role of Dependency and Self-Criticism, two personality dimensions conferring vulnerability for depression, in explaining relationships among anger, anger regulation strategies, and severity of ...
  • In vitro cytotoxicity testing of airborne formaldehyde collected in serum-free culture media 
    Khalil, C.; Hayes, A.; Bakand, S.; Winder, C.; Markovic, B.; SAS; 201408580; Natural Sciences; christian.khalil@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The purpose of this study was to identify a suitable sampling model for on-site toxicity assessment of soluble air contaminants such as formaldehyde, a well known industrial and indoor air contaminant. The in vitro ...
  • An in vitro study of the interactive effect of 24 binary and ternary mixtures from the GHS classification groups 
    Khalil, C.; Hayes, A.; Azzi, R.; Winder, C.; SAS; 201408580; Natural Sciences; christian.khalil@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Azzi, R., Hayes, A., Khalil, C., & Winder, C. (2005). An in vitro study of the interactive effect of 24 binary and ternary mixtures from the GHS classification groups. ALTEX, 22, 128.
  • Toxicity assessment of industrial chemicals and airborne contaminants 
    Khalil, C.; Hayes, A.; Winder, C.; Bakand, S.; SAS; 201408580; Natural Sciences; christian.khalil@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Exposure to occupational and environmental contaminants is a major contributor to human health problems. Inhalation of gases, vapors, aerosols, and mixtures of these can cause a wide range of adverse health effects, ranging ...
  • A novel in vitro exposure technique for toxicity testing of selected volatile organic compounds 
    Khalil, C.; Hayes, A.; Bakand, S.; Winder, C.; SAS; 201408580; Natural Sciences; christian.khalil@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Exposure to vapours of volatile chemicals is a major occupational and environmental health concern. Toxicity testing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has always faced significant technological problems due to their ...

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