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  • Database design patterns. (c2011) 
    Stephan, Georges Boutros; Arts and Sciences; 1973-06-03; 199234650; Dr. Rony Touma; Dr. I. Kouatli; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Ramzi Haraty (2012-01-18)
    Design Patterns (DPs), recently took over software development by storm. Object oriented development, workflows and distributed computing are a few of the disciplines where DP made a significant difference in the delivery ...
  • Proteome analysis of Candida albicans cell wall mutants. (c2011) 
    Koussa, Joseph Wissam; Arts and Sciences; 1986-11-08; 200804473; Dr. Brigitte Wex; Dr. Sima Tokajian; Dr. Mirvat Al Sibai; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Roy Khalaf (2012-01-18)
    The fungal pathogen Candida albicans is a leading causative agent of death in immuno-compromised individuals. This pathogenicity involves, among other, morphological switching from yeast to hyphal form. When filamentation ...
  • Investigation of the coherence of the science instructional program at elementary grade levels. (c2011) 
    Rawas, Ruwa; Arts and Sciences; 1986-10-30; 200400616; Dr. Mona Nabhani; MA in Education; Dr. Tamer Amin (2012-01-18)
    An important feature of an instructional program is the alignment of curricular objectives with instructional practices, materials, assessment practices, professional development opportunities, and the role of good ...
  • Turkey's foreign policy and realism (2002-2010). (c2011) 
    Alban, Rima Fakhry; Arts and Sciences; 200400183; Dr. Imad Salamey; Dr. Bassel Salloukh; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Walid Moubarak (2012-01-18)
    Turkey has always played a prominent role in drawing the history of the Middle East. However, with the rise of the secular Turkish Republic under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923, Turkey chose to turn to ...
  • New media in the Arab world. (c2011) 
    Barakat, Rabie; Arts and Sciences; 1982-09-16; 200700385; Dr. Skulte Ouaiss; Dr. Sami Barroudi; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Bassel Salloukh (2012-01-18)
    This thesis highlights the role of new media in shaping public discourse and redesigning geopolitical realities in the Arab World. It examines the interrelation between media and politics as revealed by the Arab popular ...
  • Molecular typing and biofilm characterization of pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples in Lebanon. (c2011) 
    Timani, Rola J.; Arts and Sciences; 1986-12-15; 200702942; Dr. Roy Khalaf; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Brigitte Wex (2012-01-18)
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative rod that can cause severe infections which are associated with high mortality rates in immunocompromised patients. It is a frequent cause of nosocomial infections where the spread ...
  • Syria's foreign policy under Bashar Al-Assad. (c2011) 
    Makdessi, Joelle Hanna; Arts and Sciences; 1984-04-08; 200202098; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Bassel F. Salloukh (2011-12-13)
    Analysts predicted a shift in Syria‘s foreign and domestic politics after the death of Hafiz el-Assad in 2000. Expectations were high that Bashar will initiate political, social and economic reforms. These expectations ...
  • Hardening the ElGamal cryptosystem in the setting of the second group of units. (c2011) 
    Fanous, Suzan Mohamad; Arts and Sciences; 1986-07-02; 200803843; Dr. Abdul Nasser Kassar; Dr. Azzam Murad; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Ramzi Haraty (2011-12-13)
    The purpose of this thesis is to give up to date discussion of the principles, techniques and algorithms of interest in cryptographic practice. We choose to emphasize on the most practical and applied cryptographic system, ...
  • Ramadan's Leaves through Dali's mirror of Narcissus. (c2011) 
    Abdulsater, Zoha; Arts and Sciences; 1983-11-05; 200700764; Dr. Cheryl Toman; Dr. Vahid Behmardi; MA in Comparative Literature; Dr. Najla Hamadeh (2011-12-13)
    This research carries out an interdisciplinary approach to comparative analysis which not only transcends historical, linguistic, and cultural boundaries, but also explores distinct art forms—namely Salvador Dalí‘s painting ...
  • Anticancer and antioxidant effects of tragopogon porrifolius extract. (c2011) 
    Tenkerian, Clara A.; Arts and Sciences; 1987-05-20; 200803587; Dr. Mohamad Mroueh; Dr. Mirvat El-Sibai; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Costantine Daher (2011-12-07)
    In recent years, the medicinal properties of plant-derived products have come under extensive investigation, and plants with antioxidant properties are considered as potential therapeutic tools against cancer and other ...
  • Textisms. (c2011) 
    Kawas, Sarah Al; Arts and Sciences; 1978-06-25; 200804662; Dr. Rula Diab; Dr. Nola Bacha; MA in Education; Dr. Rima Bahous (2011-12-01)
    The 21st century has brought with it many new and efficient technological advances in the area of communications; most notable are the Internet (CMC) and mobile telephones (SMS). The youth of this generation has advanced ...
  • The literature of travelling to Lebanon. (c2011) 
    Itani, Suha Mustapha; Arts and Sciences; 1979-10-23; 199812280; Dr. Samira Aghacy; Dr. Latif Zeitouni; MA in Comparative Literature; Dr. Kristiaan Aercke (2011-12-01)
    Travel writing is an ancient and broad genre of literature, and an important subject in the humanities and social sciences. It has provided cultural, historical, religious, philosophical, political, even environmental ...
  • Implementing Dynamic Geometry Software-based Constructivist Approach (DGS-CA) in teaching Thales' theorem. (c2011) 
    Abi Saab, Mirna; Arts and Sciences; 1985-01-03; 200202645; Or. Mona Majdalani; Dr. Mona Nabhani; MA in Education; Dr. lman Osta (2011-12-01)
    Teaching mathematics is no longer the act of teaching already-made mathematics, but rather starting from real-life problem situations, modeling, exploring, analyzing and hypothesizing. This study develops and pilots an ...
  • The effectiveness of trained peer response on ESL students' writing quality and revision types. (c2011) 
    Shatila, Safaa Abdul-Salam; Arts and Sciences; 1981-05-15; 200500266; Dr. Leila Harmoush; MA in Education; Dr. Rima Bahous (2011-12-01)
    This action research investigates the effectiveness of trained peer response on ESL students’ revision types and writing quality. Eighteen female eighth graders in a Lebanese school participated in the study. Tools used ...
  • A decentralized load balancing strategy for parallel search-three optimization. (c2010) 
    Mouawad, Amer E.; Arts and Sciences; 1985-06-07; 200400377; Dr. Samer Haber; Dr. Ramzi Haraty; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Faisal Abu-Khzam (2011-11-29)
    Current generation supercomputers have thousands of cores awaiting highly demanding computations and applications. One area that could largely benefit from such processing capabilities is clearly that of exact algorithms ...
  • Can principals without educational background become effective leaders? (c2011) 
    Harb, Grasiella Khaled; Arts and Sciences; 1982-05-24; 200601446; Doctor Rima Bahous; MA in Education; Dr. Mona Nabhani (2011-11-29)
    The following paper introduces an exploratory research study conducted in a private school in Beirut. The importance of this study resides in its contribution to the literature on school management and leadership. It ...
  • The European court of justice & the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. (c2011) 
    Hamdan, Rawi; Arts and Sciences; 1984-01-23; 200202787; Dr. Imad Salamey; Dr. Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Sami E. Baroudi (2011-11-29)
    This thesis focuses on the role of the European Court of justice (ECJ) in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It thoroughly examines the ECJ’s ruling on the legality, or lack thereof, of extending duty-free entry to the ...
  • Body image, self-esteem and academic achievement of 8th and 11th grades Male and female Lebanese students (c2011) 
    Itani, Diala; Arts and Sciences; 1985-05-20; 200300723; Dr. Hiam Zein; Dr. Tamer Amin; MA in Education; Dr. Ahmad Oueini (2011-11-29)
    The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between body image, self-esteem and academic achievements of 8th and 11th grades male and female Lebanese students. A survey was administered on a sample of 120 ...
  • The relationship between school-entry age and academic achievement in Lebanon. (c2011) 
    Oueis, William I.; Arts and Sciences; 1947-12-25; 200600804; Dr. Mona Nabhani; Dr. Ketty Sarouphim; MA in Education; Dr. Iman Osta (2011-11-29)
    This ex post facto correlational study investigated the relationship between children's age when they started kindergarten and their academic achievement in school. Two samples of students of a Lebanese private school ...
  • The boundary dispute between Kuwait and Iraq. (c2011) 
    Alkenaee, Maha; Arts and Sciences; 1966-01-02; 200400150; Dr. Imad Salamey; Dr. Ohannes Geukjian; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Sami Baroudi (2011-11-29)
    This thesis attempts three related tasks. First, it surveys the historic record which provides uncontestable evidence that Kuwait was never part of the Ottoman Empire and thus never formed a single administrative or political ...

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