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  • DJ-1, a peten inhibitor, is a positive regulator of cancer cell motility. (c2014) 
    Yassine, Rawan M.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 200703164; Khalaf, Roy; Abi-Habib, Ralph; Natural Sciences; El-Sibai, Mirvat; Rizk, Sandra (2016-03-03)
    DJ-1 is a 20-KDa protein that was first identified as an oncogene product responsible for a subset of familial Parkinson’s disease; hence its name PARK 7. Previous studies showed that DJ-1 negatively regulated the tumor ...
  • RHO A versus RHO C. (c2014) 
    Dimassi, Saleh B. Al; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201100372; Abi Habib, Ralph; Rizk-Jamati, Sandra; Natural Sciences; El Sibai, Mirvat (2016-03-03)
    Malignant astrocytomas are associated with high mortality rates; these tumors are highly invasive into adjacent areas of the normal brain. It has been established that Rho family of GTPases play a central role in regulation ...
  • Cdc42 relationship with palladin in invadopodia formation in astrocytoma. (c2014) 
    Lakis, Emile A.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201103712; Daher, Constantine; Mroueh, Mohamad; Natural Sciences; El - Sibai, Mirvat (2016-03-03)
    Astrocytomas, with their different grades, occur in young adulthood. Malignant astrocytomas are characterized by uncontrolled proliferation and a high invasiness profile to adjacent normal regions of the brain. The ...
  • Cluster formation in wireless content distribution networks with security considerations. (c2014) 
    Jurdi, Ghenwa Al; MS in Computer Science; SAS; 200601517; Mourad, Azzam; Haraty, Ramzi; Computer Science and Mathematics; Sharafeddine, Sanaa (2016-03-03)
    Cooperation in wireless content distribution networks has been proposed as an effective approach to improve system performance in terms of bit rate enhancement and energy consumption reduction. To enable such cooperation, ...
  • Effects of real-word versus pseudo-word phonics instruction on the reading and spelling achievement in first graders. (c2014) 
    Khalifeh Mohamad, Jihan H.; MA in Education; SAS; 1983-01-10; 201100026; Bahous, Rima; Natout, Mahmoud; Education; Oueini, Ahmad (2016-03-03)
    Use of pseudo-words, such as „tam‟ and „dib‟, is a common method to test phonics acquisition, but rarely for instructional purposes. Hence, little is known about its effectiveness as a teaching tool. This study compares ...
  • Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing escherichia coli. (c2014) 
    Cheaito, Katia Anis; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 200801526; Khalaf, Roy; Wex, Brigitte; Natural Sciences; Tokajian, Sima (2016-03-03)
    The increasing prevalence of Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamases in many countries including Lebanon, a country with a dynamic population represents a challenge for the healthcare systems. Given the fact that the incidence ...
  • The threat of security. (c2014) 
    Murray, Marie; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 201003819; Skulte-Ouiass, Jennifer; Baroudi, Sami; Social Sciences; Salloukh, Bassel (2016-03-03)
    This thesis employs Securitization Theory to examine the origins of current US foreign policy towards Iran. It shows how the rational actor model in international relations theory fails to explain the foreign policy ...
  • The collectivization of lebanese national identity from contending historical narratives. (c2014) 
    Abdallah, Zeina; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200804053; Salloukh, Bassel; Bahous, Rima; Social Sciences; Salamey, Imad (2016-03-03)
    A major obstacle to the formation of a national identity is the lack of a unified national memory. Since the country’s 1943 independence, Lebanese have disagreed on a single historic narrative and failed to produce a ...
  • Arab spring. (c2014) 
    Daabous, Salma; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200900243; Rowayheb, Marwan; Ouaiss, Makram; Social Sciences; Salamey, Imad (2016-03-03)
    Events that followed the Arab Spring have demonstrated a contentious and often irreconcilable relationship between the secular and Islamist’s conceptualizations of Arab democracy. The type and form of the new regime have ...
  • Motherhood in Arabic/African literary texts. (c2015) 
    Ghazal, Amal; MA in Comparative Literature; SAS; 200703531; Aghacy, Samira; Balaa, Luma; English; Aercke, Kristiaan (2016-03-03)
    Silence, purity and sacrifice have been internalized as values of honorific motherhood for ages all over the world. But since the appearance of the second-wave feminism, and as part of the generalized fight-back against ...
  • The time returns. (c2015) 
    Makki, Lama; MA in Comparative Literature; SAS; 200302602; Moujaes, Samar; Kahil, Abdullah; English; Aercke, Kristiaan (2016-02-17)
    The debatable figure of Mary the Magdalene and the discovery of the Nag Hammadi gospels have caused a renewed interest in Christian discourses regarding the role of Mary the Magdalene in the four Gospels of the New ...
  • Sectarian conflict and sunni Islamic radicalization in Tripoli, Lebanon. (c2015) 
    Luca, Ana Maria; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200803120; Rowayheb, Marwan; Baroudi, Sami; Social Sciences; Ouaiss, Makram (2016-02-17)
    Since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in early 2011, Lebanon has seen a drastic deterioration in security: domestic supporters and opponents of the Syrian government have confronted each other in armed clashes and Lebanese ...
  • Failure of the international intervention in refugee crisis Lebanon. (c2015) 
    Francis, Youssef Charbel; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200503264; Moubarak, Walid; Salamey, Imad; Social Sciences; Ouaiss, Makram (2016-02-17)
    ..”During wartime, people still dream, fall in love, aspire - they are human, they are not freaks”… The Art of War The issue of refugees holds within it several aspects of the study of international affairs including human ...
  • Detection, molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from cases of leishmaniasis among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. (c2015) 
    Salloum, Tamara; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201002964; Daher, Costantine; Khalaf, Roy; Natural Sciences; Tokajian, Sima (2016-02-17)
    Leishmania is a parasitic protozoan with more than two-dozen species causing the disease leishmaniasis. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sand-fly. In the past two years the ...
  • Roles of RhoA, RhoC and RhoG in Secretion of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) by Astrocytoma Cells and Angiogenesis in Vascular Endothelial Cells. (c2015) 
    Fakih, Amira K.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 200700998; Abi Habib, Ralph; Rizk, Sandra; Natural Sciences; El-Sibai, Mirvat (2016-02-17)
    As the tumor size increases, cancer cells stimulate neighboring vascular endothelial cells to proliferate and form new blood vessels in order to irrigate the tumor. This is through the secretion of vascular endothelial ...
  • The relationship between academic self-concept and the academic motivation of Lebanese learning disabled students. (c2015) 
    Terzian, Garin; MA in Education; SAS; 201104105; Kaloustian, Garene; Natout, Mahmoud; Education; Oueini, Ahmad (2016-02-17)
    It is hypothesized that academic self-concept of Lebanese students with learning disabilities (LD) is lower than academic self-concept of non-learning disabled (NLD) students, and that there is a positive correlation between ...
  • Syrian refugees and Lebanese Christians, together against the turmoil. (c2015) 
    Abi Khalil, Loubna Milad; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200901173; Salamey, Imad; Moubarak, Walid; Social Sciences; Ouaiss, Makram (2016-01-29)
    Almost four years have passed since the Syrian conflict started. More than one million Syrians have officially taken refuge in neighboring Lebanon, a country of 4.2 million people. Lebanon's ability to host and support ...
  • Salafi Jihadism in post-2005 Lebanon. (c2015) 
    Al Hassan, Farah; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200900842; Ouaiss, Makram; Rowayheb, Marwan; Social Sciences; Moubarak, Walid (2016-01-29)
    The purpose of the thesis is to prove that the sectarian division in Lebanon is a factor that facilitates the emergence and survival of Salafi Jihadi groups in the country. It shows how the sectarian division, be it on ...
  • Comparative genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus CC80 strains. (c2015) 
    Bilen, Melhem E.; MS in Molecular Biology; SAS; 201001355; Khazen, Georges; Khalaf, Roy; Nawas, Tarek; Natural Sciences; Tokajian, Sima (2016-01-29)
    Staphylococcus aureus is a highly adaptive and versatile gram-positive bacterium and is considered one of the most isolated human pathogens and the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). The ongoing ...
  • International intervention and the Arab uprisings. (c2015) 
    Kabbara, Khaled; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200804529; Baroudi, Sami; Moubarak, Walid; Social Sciences; Rowayheb, Marwan (2016-01-29)
    Should every Human Rights violation lead to intervention? What are the major roles playing factors prompting the decision of intervention in the internal affairs of states? This thesis probes into subject matters on ...

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