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  • Data reductions and combinatorial bounds for improved approximation algorithms 
    Abu-Khzam, Faisal N.; Bazgan, Cristina; Chopin, Morgan; Fernau, Henning; SAS; 200302941; Computer Science and Mathematics; faisal.abukhzam@lau.edu.lb
    Kernelization algorithms in the context of Parameterized Complexity are often based on a combination of data reduction rules and combinatorial insights. We will expose in this paper a similar strategy for obtaining ...
  • Momentum dramaticum 
    Aercke, Kristiaan P.; SAS; 199529020; English; kaercke@lau.edu.lb
  • Scaramutza in Germany 
    Aercke, Kristiaan P.; SAS; 199529020; English; kaercke@lau.edu.lb
  • Arab Women Novelists 
    Aercke, Kristiaan; SAS; 199529020; English; kaercke@lau.edu.lb
  • Loathly ladies' evil tongues 
    Aercke, Kristiaan P.; SAS; 199529020; English; kaercke@lau.edu.lb
    The discourse of courtly romance requires many a beautiful lady. Early 13th century Holy Grail-romances, however, also introduce damsels whose effictio bluntly contradicts the set commendable qualities of ideal beauty. The ...
  • Muḥammad Ṭāhā's "Masʿūd u Wagīdā" 
    Dallal, Jenine; SAS; 201001985; English; jenine.abboushi@lau.edu.lb
  • War in white sheets 
    Azzi, Reine; SAS; 200800047; Education; reine.azzi@lau.edu.lb
    Abstract: The dichotomy between the "angel in the house' and the "devil in the flesh" used to symbolize the restrictions facing women in 19th century literature. With the advance of the different stages of feminism, this ...
  • Social anxiety symptoms 
    Ayyash-Abdo, Huda; Tayara, Rana; Sasagawa, Satoko; SAS; 199429020; Social Sciences; habdo@lau.edu.lb
    The purpose of the study was to compare the frequency of social anxiety symptoms among young adults in Lebanon and young adults in the UK and to investigate the relationship between social anxiety, self-construals, and ...
  • Resiliency predicts academic performance of Lebanese adolescents over demographic variables and hope 
    Ayyash-Abdo, Huda; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-Jose; Barbari, Monica Lisa; SAS; 199429020; 201005175; Social Sciences; habdo@lau.edu.lb; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb
    This paper aims at investigating resiliency factors (sense of mastery, sense of relatedness, and emotional reactivity), and hope as predictors of academic performance, while controlling for gender, tuition fees, and age. ...
  • Face Validity of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Symptom Index (FACT- B) into Formal Arabic 
    Doumit, Myrna; Mohsen, Raed; Abou Saad, Maya; Kobeissi, Loulou; Salem, Ziad; Tfayli, Arafat; SON; 201005174; 199329430; N/A; myrna.doumit@lau.edu.lb; rmohsen@lau.edu.lb
    Background: Breast cancer affects over one million women annually and is the most common global malignancy among women. Extensive improvements have taken place in the management of breast cancer in recent years and a higher ...
  • β-2-himachalen-6-ol 
    Taleb, Robin I.; El-Sibai, Mirvat; Daher, Costantine; Mroueh, Mohamad; Najm, Paul; Shebaby, Wassim; Boulos, Joelle C.; Demirdjian, Sally; Hariri, Essa; SOP; SAS; 200901968; 200703859; 199190130; 199590020; N/A; robin.taleb@lau.edu.lb; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb; cdaher@lau.edu.lb; mmroueh@lau.edu.lb
    Daucus carota ssp. carota, also known as wild carrot, is a commonly used herb in Lebanese folk medicine to treat several ailments including cancer. Previous studies in our laboratories showed that the Daucus carota oil ...
  • Student perceptions towards interprofessional education 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Bassil, Maya; Nasser, Soumana; Milane, Aline; Habre, Maha; Khazen, Georges; Asmar, Nadia; Hasbini-Danawi, Tala; Farra, Anna; Zeeenny, Rony; Hoffart, Nancy; SOP; SAS; SON; 201000400; 201102356; 199231640; 200904164; 201204374; 201105253; N/A; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; mbassil@lau.edu.lb; soumana.nasser@lau.edu.lb; aline.milane@lau.edu.lb; maha.habre@lau.edu.lb; GKhazen@lau.edu.lb
    The Lebanese American University Interprofessional Education (LAU IPE) Steps Framework consists of a five-step workshop-based series that is offered throughout the curriculum of health and social care students at an ...
  • Effectiveness of a technology-based intervention to teach evidence-based practice 
    Doumit, Rita; Zeeni, Nadine; Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Milane, Aline; Long, JoAnn D.; Gannaway, Paula; Ford, Cindy; Byers, Beverly; Harrison, LaNell; Hatch, Daniel; Brown, Justin; Proper, Sharlan; White, Patricia; Song, Huaxin; SOP; SAS; SON; 200200810; 201000400; 201005492; 200904164; N/A; rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; ola.sukkarieh@lau.edu.lb; aline.milane@lau.edu.lb
    Background: As the world becomes increasingly digital, advances in technology have changed how students access evidence-based information. Research suggests that students overestimate their ability to locate quality ...
  • Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements 
    El Khoury, Ghada; Ramadan, Wijdan; Zeeni, Nadine; SOP; SAS; 200104046; 199312180; 201000400; N/A; ghada.khoury@lau.edu.lb; wramadan@lau.edu.lb; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb
    There has been a marked increase in use of herbal products and dietary supplements (HP/DS) in many developed and developing countries. However, data about consumption patterns and awareness about these products in the ...
  • Students’ challenges with polar functions 
    Habre, Samer; SAS; 199329050; Computer Science and Mathematics; shabre@lau.edu.lb
    Covariational reasoning has been the focus of many studies but only a few looked into this reasoning in the polar coordinate system. In fact, research on student's familiarity with polar coordinates and graphing in the ...
  • Association of hypertension with coronary artery disease onset in the Lebanese population 
    Milane, Aline; Abdallah, Jad; Kanbar, Roy; Khazen, Georges; Saad, Aline; Zalloua, Pierre; Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella; Salloum, Angelique K.; El Bayeh, Hamid; Chammas, Elie; Platt, Daniel E.; Hager, Jorg; Gauguier, Dominique; Youhanna, Sonia; Abchee, Antoine; SOP; SAS; 200904164; 200703820; 201005298; 201105253; 200703818; 200300001; Pharmaceutical Sciences Department; aline.milane@lau.edu.lb; jabdallah@lau.edu.lb; roy.kanbar@lau.edu.lb; GKhazen@lau.edu.lb; aline.saad@lau.edu.lb; pierre.zalloua@lau.edu.lb
    The onset of coronary artery disease (CAD) is influenced by cardiovascular risk factors that often occur in clusters and may build on one another. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between hypertension ...
  • Prevalence of depression in Parkinson’s disease in a Lebanese tertiary clinic 
    Khazen, Georges; Abdallah, Jad; Milane, Aline; Ghaddar, Alissar; Fawaz, Mohammad; SAS; SOP; 201105253; 200703820; 200904164; N/A; GKhazen@lau.edu.lb; jabdallah@lau.edu.lb; aline.milane@lau.edu.lb
    Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease can be emotionally and psychologically challenging to patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between Parkinson’s disease and depression and the impact of the ...
  • The role of perceived social support in predicting subjective wellbeing in Lebanese college students 
    Nauffal, Diane; Ammar, Diala; Sbeity, Rana; SAS; 200804486; Education; diane.nauffal@lau.edu.lb
    The purpose of this study was to determine the role of perceived social support (PSS) on subjective well-being (SWB) in Lebanese college students. All students were undergraduate students and followed the American educational ...
  • The American higher educational model in Lebanon 
    Nauffal, Diane; Nasser, Ramzi; SAS; 200804486; Education; diane.nauffal@lau.edu.lb
    Differences between two types of organisational cultures – American and American-based universities – were studied in Lebanon. American and American-based universities are American in both academic and administrative ...
  • Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population 
    Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella; Deeb, Mary; Saloum, Angelique K.; Hirbli, Kamal; Ahdab, Rechdi; Zalloua, Pierre A.; Nemr, Rita; Mouzaya, Francis; Chami, Youssef; Akle, Yasmine; Platt, Daniel E.; SAS; SOM; 201101727; 200900035; 200703831; 201000156; 201100314; 200300001; 201004815; N/A; michella.sabbagh@lau.edu.lb; mary.deeb@lau.edu.lb; angelique.salloum@lau.edu.lb; kamal.hirbli@lau.edu.lb; rechdi.ahdab@lau.edu.lb; pierre.zalloua@lau.edu.lb; rita.nemr@lau.edu.lb
    Background: The burden of diabetes in Lebanon requires well-targeted interventions for screening type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and prediabetes and prevention of risk factors. Newly recruited 998 Lebanese individuals, ...

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