Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a powerful anti-inflammatory cytokine that was previously shown to be a susceptibility factor for Leishmania major (L. major) infection. In this study we report a different role for IL-13 in rats ...

Hydroxycut, an herbal supplement not currently defined as a drug, is frequently sold over the counter to increase exercise performance, build muscles, and burn fat. The effects of 8 wk of hydroxycut-induced changes on blood ...

This study focuses on the nature of the Lebanese encounter with modernity in Lebanese fiction over the past forty years or so, a time of great ideological, political, and cultural upheavals. The first part traces the effect ...

a1 Professor at the Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon. Commenting on his novel Rixs1E25lat Gandhī al-xs1E62aghīr (The Journey of Little Gandhi), Elias Khoury has made two conflicting assertions. At a gathering ...

Responding to student writing is one of the most controversial topics in second language (L2) instruction and theory. Do students benefit from teachers’ corrections and written comments on their writing? If so, are some ...

This study explored the beliefs about language learning of Lebanese English as a Foreign Language university students, compared their beliefs about learning different target languages, namely, English and French, and ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate Lebanese university students’ perceptions of their ethnic, national, and linguistic identity and their preferences for choice of first foreign language (FL) and medium of ...

In a region characterized by internal socio-political differences and instabilities, such as the Middle East, the need to study and understand interpersonal arguing is becoming more and more critical. Our focus is on the ...