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  • Microbial contamination and preservative efficacy of topical creams 
    Na'was, Tarek; AlKofahi, A.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    Nineteen different brands of topical creams were tested in duplicate for microbial growth. The efficacy of their preservation was assessed, when possible, by standard pharmacopoeial procedures. Microbial growth was ...
  • The effect of the pH of various dairy products on the survival and growth of Brucella melitensis 
    Na'was, T.; El-Daher, N.; Al-Qaderi, S.; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    In this study we report the effect of the pH of various dairy products on the survival and growth of Brucella melitensis. The growth patterns of B. melitensis in broth media at different pHs (ranging between 3 and 9) were ...
  • Recolonization of anesthetic instruments after regular treatment with potentially pathogenic organisms 
    Na'was, Tarek; SAS; 198029370; Natural Sciences; tnawas@lau.edu.lb
    Anesthetic instruments are classified as classes B with regard to sterilization status. This means that washing with soap and water or other detergents is sufficient for reuse. A prospective study was conducted over a 6 ...
  • Gender innovation through the lens of effectuation 
    Maamari, Bassem E.; Jisr, Rana E.; SOB; 198403800; Department of Management Studies (MNGT); bassem.maamari@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    Today, the strength of firms is embodied in their capability to survive within an increasingly competitive environment, or face failure. Innovation is studied by scholars at different levels of analysis in firms, including ...
  • Sect Supreme 
    Salloukh, Bassel; SAS; 200603436; Social Sciences; bassel.salloukh@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
  • Baghdadi Bath 
    Saab, Nada; Al Assadi, Jawad; Myers, Robert; SAS; 200700769; Humanities; nada.saab@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    A public bath in Baghdad with small windows and large and small bathing tubs. A large massage table and another smaller table. Upstage center a shower. A misty atmosphere, discarded orange peels, wet rags, articles left ...
  • Living in history in Lebanon 
    Zebian, Samar; Brown, Norman; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    The Living in History (LiH) effect is a litmus test for the degree to which historical events reorganise autobiographical memory. The LiH effect was studied in two Lebanese samples: a Beiruti sample that lived in the ...
  • Judgment of land ownership by young refugee Palestinian and U.S. children 
    Zebian, Samar; Rochat, Philippe; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    Children’s sense and reasoning about territory and land ownership may develop differently in contexts of poverty and where narratives of dispossession are a part of daily life and are of political and historical significance, ...
  • Differences between literates and illiterates on symbolic but not nonsymbolic numerical magnitude processing 
    Zebian, Samar; Ansari, Daniel; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    The study of numerical magnitude processing provides a unique opportunity to examine interactions between phylogenetically ancient systems of semantic representations and those that are the product of enculturation. While ...
  • An exploratory assessment of cultural sensitivity in the practices of Lebanese researchers in the field of psychology 
    Zebian, Samar; Alamuddin, Rayane; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    The inclusion of the social and cultural characteristics of groups in the concept of national development highlights the contributions that culturally sensitive psychological research can make to development efforts. It ...
  • Developing an Appropriate Psychology through Culturally Sensitive Research Practices in the Arabic-Speaking World 
    Zebian, Samar; Alamuddin, Rayane; Maalouf, Mariane; Chatila, Yasmine; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    Contemporary psychologists in the Arabic-speaking world remain deeply concerned with many of the same foundational issues that have impeded the development of sustainable research traditions since at least the 1950s. As ...
  • Integrative Cognitive Style in Middle Eastern and Western Groups 
    Zebian, Samar; Denny, J. Peter; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    Integrative cognitive style among Middle Eastern immigrants to Canada and native-born Euro-Canadians was assessed by looking at their performance on a multidimensional classification task and an object sorting task. Results ...
  • Linkages between Number Concepts, Spatial Thinking, and Directionality of Writing 
    Zebian, Samar; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    The current investigations coordinate math cognition and cultural approaches to numeric thinking to examine the linkages between numeric and spatial processes, and how these linkages are modified by the cultural artifact ...
  • Number Conceptualisation among Lebanese Micro-Business Owners who Engage in Orally-Based Versus Paper-Based Numeracy Practices 
    Zebian, Samar; SAS; 200703289; Social Sciences; samar.zebian@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-13)
    The study of everyday numeric thinking in adults directs our attention to several aspects of number cognition that have received almost no attention in the experimental cognitive science literature, namely the influences ...
  • Predicting stability of classes in an object-oriented system 
    Azar, D.; Harmanani, H.; Korkmaz, R.; SAS; 198833240; 199490170; Computer Science and Mathematics; danielle.azar@lau.edu.lb; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-12)
    The stability of a class in object-oriented system is one software quality characteristic that is important to assess at the early development stages. However, a direct measure of this software quality characteristic is ...
  • Concurrent BIST Synthesis and Test Scheduling Using Genetic Algorithms 
    Harmanani, H. M.; Hajar, A. M. K.; SAS; 199490170; Computer Science and Mathematics; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-12)
    This paper presents an efficient method for concurrent built-in self-test synthesis and test scheduling in high-level synthesis. The method maximizes concurrent testing of modules while performing the allocation of functional ...
  • A Parallel Neural Networks Algorithm for the Clique Partitioning Problem 
    Harmanani, Haidar M.; SAS; 199490170; Computer Science and Mathematics; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-12)
    This paper presents a parallel algorithm to solve the Clique Partitioning Problem, an NP-complete problem. Given a graph G = (V, E), a clique is a complete subgraph in G. The clique partitioning problem is to partition ...
  • A Neural Networks Algorithm for the Minimum Colouring Problem Using FPGAs† 
    Harmanani, Haidar; Hannouche, Jean; Khoury, Nancy; SAS; 199490170; Computer Science and Mathematics; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-12)
    This paper presents a hardware implementation to solve the graph colouring problem (chromatic number χ(G)) for arbitrary graphs using the Hopfield neural network (HNN) model of computation. The graph colouring problem, an ...
  • A neural networks algorithm for data path synthesis 
    Harmanani, Haidar M.; SAS; 199490170; Computer Science and Mathematics; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-12)
    This paper presents a deterministic parallel algorithm to solve the data path allocation problem in high-level synthesis. The algorithm is driven by a motion equation that determines the neurons firing conditions based on ...
  • A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for System-on-Chip Test Scheduling with, Power and Precedence Constraints 
    Harmanani, Haidar M.; Salamy, Hassan A.; SAS; 199490170; Computer Science and Mathematics; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb (2016-04-12)
    This paper presents an efficient method to determine minimum system-on-chip (SOC) test schedules with precedence and power constraints based on simulated annealing. The problem is solved using a partitioned testing scheme ...

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