In this study, we attempt to simultaneously target the major hallmarks of colorectal cancer (CRC), the MAPK pathway and the urokinase plasminogen activator system using a dual-selective, Urokinase-activated, recombinant ...

This study had three purposes: To examine Marcia’s ego identity paradigm in a sample of Lebanese youth in late adolescence, to investigate gender differences, and to examine the relationship between individuals’ ego ...

This study explores teachers’ empowerment and its impact on their commitment to school by eliciting participants’ perceptions of the matter. Empowerment takes place when teachers and staff are provided with the opportunities ...

Interregionalism is a recent phenomenon that emerged during the mid-20th century as a direct consequence of the movement towards regional blocs. The European Union (EU) came to being following the end of World War II as ...

This thesis aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about Lebanon’s constitutional design. By taking liberal consociational theory as a starting point, it explores where the present power-sharing system deviates from what ...

In 1948, Palestinians were dispersed after Al-Nakba in different regions around the world. Their status as being refugees, diasporas, or even citizens has become dependent to the country they reached, the hostland, after ...

In the aftermath of the January 2011 popular uprising, the most powerful challenge to the Egyptian regime’s authoritarian control over public space came from a nonpolitical group: the Ultras. Their substantial pre-uprising ...

This thesis advances an explanation of the failure of the Lebanese state to control, properly urbanize and suitably develop its capital city, Beirut. It draws from various disciplines – including history, architecture, ...

As domestic, regional, and international parties struggle to win the battle over Syria, a protracted conflict emerges without a revolutionary prospect. This thesis, examines different post-conflict mitigation propositions ...

Portfolio optimization is the problem of allocating capital over different assets in order to maximize the return on the investment and/or minimize its risk, which has been a major concern for investors throughout the ...