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  • An auto-indexing method for Arabic text 
    Mansour, Nashat; Haraty, Ramzi A.; Daher, Walid; Houri, Manal; SAS; 199729410; 198629170; Computer Science and Mathematics; nmansour@lau.edu.lb; rharaty@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-23)
    This work addresses the information retrieval problem of auto-indexing Arabic documents. Auto-indexing a text document refers to automatically extracting words that are suitable for building an index for the document. In ...
  • The Relationship between Using of an Intelligent Tutoring System and Class Achievement in a Basic Mathematics Course. 
    Haraty, Ramzi A.; El Shariff, Abbass; SAS; 199729410; Computer Science and Mathematics; rharaty@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-23)
    In this paper, we present a case in which we integrated an intelligent tutoring system- ITS- in a basic mathematics course. The proposed ITS –PrivateTutor- is dynamic, web-based, adaptive, and interactive. It is composed ...
  • Sectarianism and business associations in postwar Lebanon 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-22)
    Analyzes the balance of power and business associations in postwar Lebanon. Ways in which the term sectarian balance has been used in the Lebanese context; Background of the business associations in the country; Information ...
  • Divergent Perspectives among Lebanon's Maronites during the 1958 Crisis 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-22)
  • Continuity in economic policy in postwar Lebanon 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-22)
    Examines the record of the Rafiq Hariri and Hoss governments of Lebanon from 1992 through 2000. Legacy of Hariri from 1992 through 1998; Management of the budget deficit and public debt under Hariri and Hoss; Attitude of ...
  • Egyptian Agricultural Exports since 1973 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-22)
    The overall performance of Egypt's agricultural exports since 1973 has been extremely problematic. Although certain export crops, principally citrus fruits, have performed relatively well, in general, long-term export ...
  • Arab Intellectuals and the Bush Administration's Campaign for Democracy 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-22)
    This article considers how Arab intellectuals represent the United States and American foreign policy in their editorial contributions to Arabic newspapers. As a case study, it examines Arab intellectuals' reactions to ...
  • Islamist Perspectives on International Relations 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-22)
    The academic literature on political Islam has paid scant attention to how contemporary Islamists conceptualize international relations. By examining the writings on international relations of one leading Islamist thinker ...
  • Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi on International Relations 
    Baroudi, Sami E.; SAS; 199329040; Political Science/Int. Affairs; sbaroudy@lau.edu.lb (2015-10-21)
    This paper examines the perspectives on international relations of a leading Islamist scholar, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi. The discussion of Qaradawi's views is organized around seven themes that feature prominently in his ...
  • The Candida albicans Hwp2 is necessary for proper adhesion, biofilm formation and oxidative stress tolerance 
    Dimassi, Hani I.; Khalaf, Roy A.; Younes, Samer; Bahnan, Wael; SOP; SAS; 200603781; 200300427; Pharmacy; hani.dimassi@lau.edu.lb; roy.khalaf@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-30)
    Candida albicans is an important fungal pathogen of humans that is responsible for the majority of mucosal and systemic candidiasis. The host–pathogen interaction in C. albicans has been the subject of intense investigation ...
  • Characterisation of Pga1, a putative Candida albicans cell wall protein necessary for proper adhesion and biofilm formation 
    Malouf, Katia; Dimassi, Hani I.; Khalaf, Roy A.; Hashash, Rami; Younes, Samer; Bahnan, Wael; El-Koussa, Joseph; SOP; SAS; 200103543; 200603781; 200300427; Pharmacy; katia.maalouf@lau.edu.lb; hani.dimassi@lau.edu.lb; roy.khalaf@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-30)
    The fungal pathogen Candida albicans is a leading causative agent of death in immunocompromised individuals. Many factors have been implicated in virulence including filamentation-inducing transcription factors, adhesins, ...
  • Toward a U.S. Exit Strategy from Iraq and a Transition to Full Sovereignty 
    Salamey, Imad; Pearson, Frederic; SAS; Political Science/Int. Affairs (2015-09-28)
  • Friction Reduction in Elastohydrodynamic Contacts by Thin Layer Thermal Insulation 
    Habchi, W.; Björling, M.; Bair, S.; Larsson, L.; Marklund, P.; SOE; 200804200; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; wassim.habchi@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-21)
    Reducing friction is of utmost importance to improve efficiency and lifetime of many products used in our daily lives. Thin hard coatings like diamond-like carbon (DLC) have been shown to reduce friction in full-film-lubricated ...
  • The crisis of federalism and electoral strategies in Iraq 
    Salamey, Imad; Pearson, Frederic; SAS; 200603434; Political Science/Int. Affairs; imad.salamey@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-21)
    After uprooting Saddam Hussein from power, establishing democracy in Iraq has been declared among the most important objectives of the U.S.-led Coalition. However, the Coalition has encountered complex ethnic and religious ...
  • Hezbollah 
    Salamey, Imad; Pearson, Frederic; SAS; 200603434; Political Science/Int. Affairs; imad.salamey@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-21)
    This article examines the rising contention between a global foreign policy promoting liberal democracy in the Middle East and Islamist rejectionism. It provides a sociopolitical analysis of the phenomena of radical ...
  • Consociational Democracy and Urban Sustainability 
    Salamey, Imad; Tabar, Paul; SAS; ptabar@lau.edu.lb; Political Science/Int. Affairs; imad.salamey@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-21)
    Is ‘consociational democracy’ a sustainable working model for deeply divided societies? Despite its relative success in Lebanon, rapid urbanization has presented serious challenges to the rigid confessional power-sharing ...
  • Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon 
    Salamey, Imad; SAS; Political Science/Int. Affairs (2015-09-18)
    This article sheds light on the governance dilemma in a deeply divided post-conflict Lebanese sectarian society undergoing democratic transition. It assesses consociational democracy as a working model institutionalised ...
  • Failing Consociationalism in Lebanon and Integrative Options 
    Salamey, Imad; SAS; Political Science/Int. Affairs (2015-09-18)
    This article examines political sectarianism as institutionalized in the consociational power sharing arrangements of Lebanon. The proposition advanced in this article challenges the common belief that the sectarian model ...
  • How Exceptional Are Islamists? Comparing Supports for Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces 
    Salamey, Imad; SAS; Political Science/Int. Affairs (2015-09-18)
  • Modality and Ideology in Translated Political Texts 
    Badran, Dany; SAS; 200603435; English; dany.badran@lau.edu.lb (2015-09-18)

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