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  • Addictive Behaviors Amongst University Students 
    Houri, Ahmad; Hammoud, Mirvat; SAS; 199729070; Natural Sciences; ahouri@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-08)
    Factors contributing to addictive behaviors affecting student health are analyzed in this study. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of illegal drugs are assessed in a sample of 290 university students. General ...
  • Water quality assessment of Lebanese coastal rivers during dry season and pollution load into the Mediterranean Sea 
    Houri, Ahmad; El Jeblawi, Saadieh W.; SAS; 199729070; Natural Sciences; ahouri@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-08)
    The chemical and microbiological properties of Lebanese perennial coastal rivers were studied during the dry season extending from July to September 2004. The results indicate significant levels of pollution in all eight ...
  • Quantification of energy produced from an evacuated tube water heater in a real setting 
    Houri, Ahmad; Salloum, Hussein; Ali, Anwar; Abdel Razek, Abdel Karim; Houri, Laila; SAS; 199729070; Natural Sciences; ahouri@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-08)
    For the first time, actual data regarding an evacuated tube SWH has been collected from an implemented system in Lebanon. The data collected was based on a number of sensors installed at various points in the system. The ...
  • The 2002 Arab Human Development Report 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Social Sciences; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-07)
  • A Software detector of the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome 
    Sharafeddine, S.; Safa, O.; Haddad, R.; Khoury, M.; Kabalan, K.Y.; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-03)
    This paper presents a software package that has been developed to help physicians in detecting the existence of the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in a patient and the location of the accessory pathway in the human ...
  • Optimal IP network dimensioning for stream-type traffic using probabilistic delay constraints 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Riedl, Anton; Bauschert, Thomas; Schupke, Dominic A.; Frings, Jochen; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-03)
    In this paper, we address the problem of capacity assignment (CA) for latency-sensitive traffic in multi-service IP networks. The CA problem is formulated as an optimization problem with nonlinear constraints, where the ...
  • Dimensioning Token Bucket Policers For Various Voice-over Ip Applications Using Real-Scenario Measurements 
    Sharafeddine, S.; Riedl, A.; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Due to its stringent QoS requirements, VoIP applications pose great challenges to network planners and network operators. It is essential that the network be dimensioned appropriately and that traffic-engineering methodologies ...
  • A Lightweight Model for Mobile Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Systems 
    Sharafeddine, S.; Stephan, G.; Traboulsi, B.; Dbouk, R.; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Peer-to-peer file sharing applications such as BitTorrent, Gnutella, and eDonkey are becoming widely utilized using desktops and handheld mobile devices. In this paper, we propose a lightweight model for peer-to-peer file ...
  • On Network Planning for Video Services Over IP Networks 
    Sharafeddine, S.; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Video transmission over IP requires very high data rate for a good performance. Variable bit rate (VBR)-coded video is more popular than constant bit rate (CBR)-coded video due to its statistical multiplexing gain and ...
  • Robust network dimensioning for realtime services over IP networks with traffic deviation 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Dawy, Zaher; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Network planning for realtime services in traditional systems is normally performed based on a fixed traffic demand. Realtime services such as voice and video are currently being widely deployed over packet-based IP networks. ...
  • Capacity assignment in multiservice packet networks with soft maximum waiting time guarantees 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    We address the problem of capacity assignment in packet networks with soft maximum waiting time guarantees. We present a multi-level framework for designing and analyzing capacity assignment methods in multiservice networks. ...
  • A lightweight adaptive compression scheme for energy-efficient mobile-to-mobile file sharing applications 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Maddah, Rakan; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    We propose an energy efficient adaptive scheme for mobile-to-mobile file sharing applications. The proposed scheme monitors the signal strength level during the file transfer process and compresses data blocks on-the-fly ...
  • A utility-based algorithm for joint uplink/downlink scheduling in wireless cellular networks 
    Dawy, Zaher; Saad, Walid; Sharafeddine, Sanaa; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    The major driver for deploying next generation wireless cellular systems is their ability to efficiently deliver resource-demanding services, many of which require symmetric communication between an uplink mobile user and ...
  • A scatternet formation algorithm for Bluetooth networks with a non-uniform distribution of devices 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Al-Kassem, Ibrahim; Dawy, Zaher; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    We address the problem of scatternet formation for network scenarios with a non-uniform distribution of Bluetooth devices. The assumption of having a non-uniform distribution of devices in a given area of interest is ...
  • A utility minimization approach for energy-aware cooperative content distribution with fairness constraints 
    Yaacoub, Elias; Al-Kanj, Lina; Dawy, Zaher; Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Filali, Fethi; Abu-Dayya, Adnan; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Cooperation between mobile terminals (MTs) with the objective of energy minimization is studied. The purpose is to distribute a content of common interest to collaborating MTs while ensuring a reduced energy consumption. ...
  • An empirical energy model for secure web browsing over mobile devices 
    Sharafeddine, Sanaa; El Arid, Amal; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Quantifying and modeling energy consumption in mobile devices are essential for developing energy-aware protocols and energy reduction techniques. In this work, we address the energy requirements for secure Web browsing ...
  • Joint energy-distortion aware algorithms for cooperative video streaming over LTE networks 
    Yaacoub, Elias; Dawy, Zaher; Sharafeddine, Sanaa; Abu-Dayya, Adnan; SAS; 200502746; Computer Science and Mathematics; sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-02)
    Real-time video streaming over long-term evolution (LTE) networks is investigated in the presence of mobile-to-mobile collaboration. A multi-objective problem for energy and distortion minimization is formulated and an ...
  • A Novel Pseudorandom Noise and Band Jammer Generator Using a Composite Sinusoidal Function 
    Saab, Samer S.; Hobeika, Jad G.; Ouaiss, Iyad E.; SOE; 199690250; 200105659; Electrical Engineering; ssaab@lau.edu.lb; iyad.ouaiss@lau.edu.lb (2016-02-24)
    Communication applications are increasingly relying on spread-spectrum techniques requiring the use of different types of pseudorandom noise generators (PRNGs). Such generators typically produce periodic deterministic ...
  • Cost/benefit analysis of an AMR system to reduce electricity theft and maximize revenues for Électricité du Liban 
    Ghajar, Raymond F.; Khalife, Joseph; SOE; SAS; 199590160; 198790350; Electrical Engineering; rghajar@lau.edu.lb; jkhalife@lau.edu.lb (2016-02-22)
    One of the largest pitfalls for any distribution network is the level of energy losses suffered by the system. These losses fall into two categories: technical and non-technical. Technical losses depend largely on the ...
  • A supply model for crude oil and natural gas in the Middle East 
    Ghajar, R.; Chedid, R.; Kobrosly, M.; SOE; 199590160; Electrical Engineering; rghajar@lau.edu.lb (2016-02-22)
    Crude oil (CO) and natural gas (NG) play an important role in the world economy. The Arab countries (ACs) share 64% of the total oil reserves and 40% of the NG reserves [OPEC, 2003. The Annual Statistical Bulletin]. On the ...

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