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  • The distribution of toxic sources in Louisiana 
    Djoundourian, Salpie Sarkis (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, )
    The distribution patterns of toxic sources in Louisiana reveal that some communities may be disproportionately exposed to potential environmental risks. This dissertation examines whether the location and environmental ...
  • The economics of women and work in the Middle East and north Africa 
    Djoundourian, Salpie
  • The lessons of Lebanon 
    Djoundourian, Salpie
  • Quantification of health impact of air pollution in a developing country 
    Djoundourian, Salpie S.; Nuwayhid, Iman A.; Chaaban, Farid B.
  • Assessment of learning in business education 
    Djoundourian, Salpie S.
    The author gives an overview of typical learning outcomes in business education and assessment instruments that help measure and test these outcomes. Using data from a recently accredited program the author investigated ...
  • Lifecycle assessment of biofuel production 
    Ammous, Saifedean
    Can the mass utilization of biofuels help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels? Four particular types of biofuels have been the subject of extensive study in this regard: corn ethanol, sugar cane ...
  • Blockchain technology 
    Ammous, Saifedean
    This paper explains the functioning of “blockchain technology” and critically assesses its potential role in improving services in banking, contracts, and database systems. Comparing blockchain to the current best practice ...
  • Energy systems and the knowledge problem 
    Ammous, Saifedean H.
    This paper examines Life Cycle Assessments of biofuels, and concludes that this literature reaches no conclusion on the energy efficiency of biofuels, and their efficacy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The paper ...
  • ElGamal Public-Key Cryptosystem Using Reducible Polynomials Over a Finite Field 
    El-Kassar, A. N.; Haraty, Ramzi A. (International Society for Computers and Their Applications (ISCA)Cary, N.C., )
  • Slowdown aviation and modernity's lost dynamism 
    Ammous, Saifedean
    The inevitability of technological progress is one of the most widely-held beliefs of our era but there is one very important field in which technological progress appears not only to have stagnated, but reversed. Examining ...
  • Can cryptocurrencies fulfil the functions of money? 
    Ammous, Saifedean
    This paper analyses five cryptocurrencies’ monetary supply growth, credibility, and stability, to evaluate whether these currencies can perform the functions of money. While all cryptocurrencies can theoretically serve as ...
  • Euthanasia services 
    Ladki, Said M.; El Hajjar, Maya; Nacouzi, Yara; Nasereddine, Lama; Mahmoud, Nizar; SOB; 199629240; Department of Hospitality Management and Marketing (HMKT); sladki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper explores euthanasia as a medical tourism product. Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide are generating much controversy and have been legalized in some countries and banned in others. The study examines the ...
  • Consumer involvement in ethnic restaurants 
    Ladki, Said M.; PHD; SOB; 199629240; Department of Hospitality Management and Marketing (HMKT); Khan, Mahmood A.; sladki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, )
  • A Comparative Study of Elgamal Based Cryptographic Algorithms 
    Haraty, Ramzi A.; El-Kassar, A. N.; Otrok, Hadi
  • A Comparative Study of RSA-Based Cryptographic Algorithms 
    Haraty, Ramzi A.; El-Kassar, A. N.; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; SOB; 199729410; 199529190; Computer Science and Mathematics; rharaty@lau.edu.lb; abdulnasser.kassar@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
  • Mega tourism development projects in the Middle East 
    Ladki, Said; Mansour, Khaled; Nassar, Karim; El Zein, Khalil
    This paper reports about a proposed man made island off the coast of Lebanon. The advantages and disadvantages of island development are presented. Cedar Island is an $8.2 billion tourism development initiative designed ...
  • The meat crisis 
    Ladki, Said; Deguise, Akram; El Souki, Adel; Harakeh, Moustapha; SOB; 199629240; Department of Hospitality Management and Marketing (HMKT); sladki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The purpose of this paper is to report about a crisis in the Lebanese red meat industry. Scandals erupted in the Lebanese red meat buying market when one of the nation's largest wholesalers was accused of selling expired ...
  • Comparative pricing analysis of Mecca’s religious tourism 
    Ladki, Said M.; Mazeh, Rayan A.
    This study compares the costing practices of three religious tourists groups. Specifically, the study compares the costs of Islamic religious tourism to Mecca among three groups: 1) Indonesia and India, 2) Lebanon and ...
  • The effect of public transportation on the sustainability of Lebanon’s tourism industry 
    Ladki, Said; Bazzi, Racha; Hallal, Rana
    The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Lebanese public transport on the sustainability of internal and inbound tourism. The study dependent variables were the three research hypotheses: (1) safety of ...
  • Knowledge management within the Lebanese real estate bubble 
    El Khalil, Raed; Halawi, Leila (AABRI, )
    Real estate organizations entail immediate access to knowledge on a mix of issues, including information on the main business and conditions influencing it, the business units existing objectives and subsequent real estate ...

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