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  • Discover travels to Lebanon 
    Sarouphim, Ketty; SAS; 197906620; Social Sciences; ksarufim@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, in identifying gifted students in Lebanon. DISCOVER is grounded in Gardner’s MI theory and consists of tasks ...
  • Transaction management in multilevel secure database systems 
    Haraty, Ramzi Ahmed; PHD; SAS; 199729410; Computer Science and Mathematics; rharaty@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (North Dakota State University, )
  • Are you fluent in L3? (c2017) 
    Dagher, Leila (Lebanese American University, )
    This study reports on teaching and practicing spoken English in French-medium schools in Lebanon. Specifically, it investigates the challenges encountered by students in French-medium schools when speaking English that is ...
  • Scalable parallel algorithms for dynamic programming on tree decomposition. (c2017) 
    Yassine, Mohamad M. (Lebanese American University, )
    Dynamic programming on tree decompositions is often a key for solving a widerange of optimization problems that would otherwise be intractable. Operations on tree decompositions are amenable to parallelization. However, ...
  • Hezbollah. (c2017) 
    Wahab, Hadi (Lebanese American University, )
    This thesis examines what kind of label as a non-state actor does Hezbollah fit. Can it be described as an autonomous non-state actor or, alternatively, a proxy one? To explain this puzzle, the thesis focuses on specific ...
  • Syrian - Lebanese refugee hosting model. (c2017) 
    Yatim, Ghinwa (Lebanese American University, )
    The Presence of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has been affecting host communities in different ways. It is true that refugees are suffering from economic, social, health, and legal difficulties; however, one cannot overlook ...
  • The political identity of south Lebanon from 1943 to 1978. (c2017) 
    Bassam, Abir (Lebanese American University, )
    To understand the present political situation of the identity of South Lebanon, it is important to understand how this identity has developed since the formation of the Lebanese State. This thesis’s aim is to highlight a ...
  • Learning Vocabulary Through Memorization. (c2017) 
    Deeb, Zeina Sami Al (Lebanese American University, )
    Limited vocabulary knowledge can be a crucial problem for second language learners, and understanding whether memorization strategies are effective in helping students learn and retain new vocabulary words is important. ...
  • Television news and the state in Lebanon 
    Melki, Jad P. (University of Maryland, )
    This dissertation studies the relationship between television news and the state in Lebanon. It utilizes and reworks New Institutionalism theory by adding aspects of Mitchell's state effect and other concepts devised from ...
  • Genome-wide antibiotic resistance and virulence profiling of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples in Lebanon. (c2017) 
    Harb, Cynthia P.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201002678; Khalaf, Roy; Nawas, Tarek; Natural Sciences; Tokajian, Sima; cynthiapeter.harb@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Extensively drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (XDR) are a great worldwide public health concern. P. aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen associated with a broad range of infections. It causes acute skin, ...
  • The role of RhoG in migration and invasion of glioblastoma cells. (c2017) 
    Ezzeddine, Amani M.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201004399; Tokajian, Sima; Abi Habib, Ralph; Natural Sciences; El Sibai, Mirvat; amani.ezzeddine@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Metastasis is the movement of a tumor from its original site to a secondary site. The ability of cancer cells to metastasize depends on their motility and actin-rich membrane protrusions. These protrusions and motility are ...
  • Whole-genome comparative analysis of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from hospitalized patients in Lebanon. (c2016) 
    Dagher, Christel C.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201100165; Khalaf, Roy; Nawas, Tarek; Natural Sciences; Tokajian, Sima; christel.dagher@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Antibiotic resistant bacteria that are challenging and nearly impossible to treat are becoming more prevalent and this is resulting in an urgent public health concern. The horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance ...
  • Solving polynomial inequalities with GeoGebra. (c2017) 
    Tarraf, Hussein; MA in Education; SAS; 201000384; Habre, Samer; Nabhani, Mona; Education; Osta, Iman; hussein.tarraf@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    „Polynomial inequalities‟- a particular form of „Inequalities‟- is an important topic that interweaves with most mathematical topics. Polynomial inequalities are treated by the Lebanese curriculum as a purely algebraic and ...
  • Text-based framework for spam detection in Twitter. (c2017) 
    Halawi, Bahia M.; MS in Computer Science; SAS; 200903423; Otork, Hadi; Hamdan, May; Computer Science and Mathematics; Mourad, Azzam; bahia.halawi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Due to the inevitable popularity of twitter, as well as its ability to transport messages into sparse communities, spammers tend to take twitter for granted in spreading their commercial messages. Moreover, different ...
  • Origins of Arabic theatre. (c2017) 
    Teeny, Mira; MA in Comparative Literature; SAS; 201206340; Saab, Nada; Behmardi, Vahid; English; Aercke, Kristian; mira.teeny@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    This comparative study explores the origin of Arabic theatre and its development vis-àvis European theatre. Chapter 1, the Introduction, states the problem and reviews the literature. Chapter 2 observes the contradictory ...
  • The role of the Arab League and the European Union as regional security organizations. (c2017) 
    Diez, Pedro Martinez; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 201408667; Baroudi, Sami; Ouaiss, Jennifer Skulte; Social Sciences; Salamey, Imad; pedro.martinezdiez@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Regionalism has been gaining relevance as a decisive factor shaping national security. Using mechanisms and initiatives provided by regional alliances, states have found in regionalism a means ...
  • A novel mobile and vehicular Ad Hoc cloud framework for intursion detection. (c2017) 
    Dbouk, Toufic H; MS in Computer Science; SAS; 201005361; Otork, Hadi; Habre, Samer; Computer Science and Mathematics; Mourad, Azzam; toufic.dbouk@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    As the usage of smart-devices is increasing, security threats affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and privacy of such devices are briskly emerging due to the rapid growth of malware. Mobile security suites exist ...
  • On-demand mobile sensing framework for traffic monitoring. (c2017) 
    Abdul Rahman, Sawsan; MS in Computer Science; SAS; 201401206; Haraty, Ramzi; Touma, Rony; Computer Science and Mathematics; Mourad, Azzam; sawsan.abdulrahman@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    With the increased need for mobility and the overcrowding of cities, the area of Intelligent Transportation aims at improving the efficiency, safety, and productivity of transportation systems by relying on communication ...
  • Taming the insurgent city 
    Halkort, Monika; PHD; SAS; 201306477; Communication Arts; monika.halkort@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Queen's University Belfast, )
    This thesis discusses the computer databases and Geographic Information Systems (G IS) as political technologies in the reconstruction of Nahr el Bared, a Palestinian Refugee Camp in North Lebanon. The camp has been ...
  • Dissecting the signaling pathways regulating the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in brain tumor cells. (c2017) 
    Nicolas, Samer Michel; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 200300825; Daher, Costantine; Abi Habib, Ralph; Natural Sciences; El Sibai, Mirvat; samer.nicolas@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Angiogenesis, the fabrication of neo-blood vessels (capillaries), is one of the major hallmarks of cancer and is one of the underlying mechanisms for the tumor’s aggressiveness and metastasis. When faced with hypoxic ...

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