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  • The political economy of postwar reconstruction in Lebanon. (c2011) 
    Hariri, Hayat Mostafa; Arts and Sciences; 1986-07-18; 200401336; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Imad Salamey; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Bassel F. Salloukh (2011-11-17)
    Postwar reconstruction has attracted the attention of many scholars in the last few decades. Different theories offer alternative routes to postwar reconstruction. Some theories suggest that postwar reconstruction entails ...
  • Model-based distributed object computing. (c2002) 
    Hage, Antoine F.; Arts and Sciences; 199231690; Dr. Walid T. Keirouz; Dr. Raymond F. Ghajar; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Haidar M. Harmanani (2011-11-17)
    Four trends are shaping the future of commercial software development. First, the software industry is moving away from programming applications from scratch to integrating applications using reusable components. Second, ...
  • Improved search-tree algorithms for the cluster edit problem. (c2011) 
    Ghrayeb, Ali Kassem; Arts and Sciences; 1986-04-01; 200803926; Dr. Haidar Harmanani; Dr. Azzam Mourad; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Faisal Abu-Khzam (2011-11-17)
    In the Cluster Edit problem, we are asked to transform a given graph into a transitive graph, via edge deletion or addition operations, to make sure that the vertices are partitioned into a disjoint union of cliques. ...
  • Effectiveness of the LiPS program on phonological awareness of bilingual children. (c2011) 
    Ghattas, Nathalie A.; Arts and Sciences; 1986-09-08; 200500370; Dr. Layla Harmoush; MA in Education; Dr. Ahmad Oueini (2011-11-17)
    The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the LiPS program in improving phonological awareness skills of bilingual grade1 students having poor phonological awareness knowledge in Arabic and English ...
  • Test case generation for path coverage. (c2000) 
    Salame, Miran; Arts and Sciences; Dr. Abboud; Dr. Haraty; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Nashaat Mansour (2011-11-16)
    Simulated Annealing (SA) and Genetic Algorithms (GA) have been proposed for generating integer-value test cases for path coverage. In this work, we suggest significant improvements to these algorithms and present empirical ...
  • Parallel graph algorithms. (c2000) 
    Itani, Wissam; Arts and Sciences; 1977-10-18; 199610840; Dr. May Abboud; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Nashat Mansour (2011-11-16)
    One way the early use of parallel computers has resembled the early use of sequential computers has been the emphasis on numerical algorithms. However, as the field of parallel algorithms matures, the emphasis can be ...
  • Abjad= أبجد. (c2002) 
    Zabadani, Hisham; Arts and Sciences; 1976-05-19; 199612000; Dr. Nash'at Mansour; Dr. May Abboud; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Ramzi Haraty (2011-11-16)
    In this work we present a system for the recognition of handwritten Arabic text using neural networks. This work builds upon previous work done by [Hamid 2001]. That part dealt with the vertical segmentation of the written ...
  • Bank mergers in Lebanon. (c1996) 
    Jammoul, Rana Y.; Business; Dr. Abdallah Dah; Master of Bus. Administration; Dr. Hussein Hejazi (2011-11-16)
    This research project tackles "Merger", a topic which is nowadays widely spread in the media and throughout some nations. Merger is really wide topic because it can take place between companies, banks, financial institutions ...
  • The Diplomacy of Hezbollah. (c1999) 
    Tamsen, Timothy; Arts and Sciences; Dr. Walid Moubarak; Dr. Kamal Yazigi; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Sami Baroudi (2011-11-16)
  • Isolation and study of Lipase activity of an olive oil degrading Thermoactionomyces SP. (c2002) 
    Al Khudary, Rami; Arts and Sciences; Dr. George Baroody; Dr. Mohamad Mroueh; MS in Biology; Dr. Constantine Daher (2011-11-16)
    A ftlamentous, Gram-Positive, spore forming filamentous bacterium was isolated from soil (AI Koura - Lebanon) on rhodamine agar plates at 60°C. The isolate, HRK-l produced large quantities of an extra cellular thermostable ...
  • Software quality improvement model for small organizations. (c2000) 
    Zeineddine, Rabih N.; Arts and Sciences; 198614390; Dr. Youssef Monsef; Dr. Ramzi Haraty; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Nashat Mansour (2011-11-15)
    Many researchers believed that Software Process Quality improvement will certainly lead to Product Quality improvement but this certainty is not proved yet. Quality improvement process remains incomplete if it is not ...
  • Mahmoud Mohamad Taha, an eccentric vision of islam. (c2006) 
    Kassm, Kinda; Arts and Sciences; 1978-10-30; 199609620; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Paul Tabar; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Fawaz Traboulsi (2011-11-15)
    In a period characterized by Islamic revivalism, the thought of reformist Islamic thinkers like Mahmoud Mohamed Taha enriches Islam and allows it to answer fundamentalism and meet modem world challenges. What differentiates ...
  • Aerobic and anaerobic biotreatment of olive oil mill waste water. (c2006) 
    Mhanna, Elias Youssef; Arts and Sciences; 1976-06-19; 199735140; Dr. Costantine Daher; Dr. Sima Tokajian; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Fuad Hashwa (2011-11-14)
    Olive oil Mill Wastewater (OMW) or Zibar is one of the two by-products obtained during olive oil extraction. OMW represents a serious environmental pollution problem especially for underground and surface water. Aerobic ...
  • The domestic challenges facing Saudi Arabia. (c2007) 
    Barrage, Rada Soubra; Arts and Sciences; Dr. Ohannes Geukjian; Dr. Paul Tabar; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Fawwaz Traboulsi (2011-11-14)
    Saudi Arabia is going through political, social and economic internal changes that might constitute quite a challenge to the Kingdom's stability and to the ruling family's continuity. This research alms at studying these ...
  • Confessions of the mad wife in Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea & Assad Fouladkar's Lama Hikyit Maryam. (c2006) 
    Hodeib, Dana; Arts and Sciences; 1980-12-04; 199805770; Dr. Latif Zeitouni; Dr. Dima Dabbous-Sensenig; MA in Comparative Literature; Dr. Kenneth Seigneurie (2011-11-14)
    Confessions of the Mad Wife deals with Jean Rhys's 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea and Assad Fouladkar's 2001 feature film Lama Hikyit Maryam. Although the two works are different in many respects, they share a curiously ...
  • Efficient methods and techniques for the open-shop scheduling problem. (c2006) 
    Bou Ghosn, Steve; Arts and Sciences; 1978-06-26; 199805410; Dr. Danielle Azar; Dr. Chadi Nour; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Haidar Harmanani (2011-11-14)
    In this paper we investigate the use of two different heuristic techniques to the openshop scheduling problem and we make a comparison between them. The open-shop scheduling problem is NP hard and due to that it's very ...
  • The effect of Inula Viscosa extract on inflammation, microbial growth, glycemia, and blood lipid profile. (c2005) 
    Zaza, Rola Mouin; Arts and Sciences; 1975-03-21; 199310070; Dr. Roy Khalaf; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. George Baroody (2011-11-14)
    The present study evaluates the effects of a one month period of chronic consumption of water, methanol, and petroleum ether extracts of Inula viscosa on fasting blood lipid profile, sugar level, and liver enzymes in ...
  • The role of writing in constructing the self in Alawiyah Sobh's Mariam Al -Hakaya [Mariam the tales] and Rabih Alameddine's I, the divine. (c2007) 
    Sbeiti, Hanan; Arts and Sciences; 1964-08-04; 199309390; Dr. Samira Aghacy; Dr. Latif Zeituni; MA in Comparative Literature; Dr. Ken Seigneurie (2011-11-11)
    The two novels analyzed in The Role of Writing in Constructing the Self in Alawiyah Sobh's Mariam al-Hakayah [Mariam the Tales] and Rabih Alameddine's 1, the Divine share the theme of constructing self-identity. This study ...
  • The regulation of Rhoa in focal adhesions by starD13 is essential for astrocytoma cell motility. (c2011) 
    Khalil, Bassem D.; Arts and Sciences; 1987-12-20; 200804234; Dr. Brigitte Wex; Dr. Sandra Rizk-Jamati; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Mirvat El-Sibai (2011-11-11)
    Malignant astrocytomas are associated with poor prognosis and high morbidity and mortality rates despite intensive treatment. These tumors rarely metastasize into distant regions of the body; however, they are highly ...
  • Motivating young learners using games. (c2011) 
    Frangieh, Michelle Tony; Arts and Sciences; 1985-03-11; 200802996; Dr. Leila Harmoush; MA in Education; Dr. Rima Bahous (2011-11-11)
    Elementary school teachers are facing difficulties motivating students to learn effectively and efficiently in the classroom. One way to solve the problem is by using gaming in the classroom. This study investigates the ...

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