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  • Urtica dioica water extract and its impact on gastric ulcer and colonic ulcer in the rat model. (c2006) 
    Nachabe, Dany; Arts and Sciences; 1981-05-31; 199936440; Dr. Georges Baroody; Dr. Yollande Saab; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Costantine Daher (2011-11-09)
  • Effect of chronic and non-chronic moderate wine consumption upon rat lipoprotein profile in the blood. (c2002) 
    Slaiby, Rita; Arts and Sciences; 1976-08-15; 199431230; Dr. George Baroody; Dr. Fuad Hashwa; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Costantine Daher (2011-11-04)
    In recent years there has been increasing recognition of the beneficial effects of moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly with respect to cardiovascular disease. In the present work, it was attempted to evaluate ...
  • Reaching for the star. (c2011) 
    Sitt, Sally B.; Arts and Sciences; 1986-08-01; 200804417; Dr. Roy Khalaf; Dr. Sandra Rizk-Jamati; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Mirvat El-Sibai (2011-11-04)
    Astrocytomas are tumors occurring in young adulthood. Astrocytic tumors can be classified into four grades according to histologic features: grade I, grade II, grade III and grade IV. Malignant tumors, those of grade III ...
  • Haplotype inference by pure-parsimony using revamped delayed haplotype selection. (c2011) 
    Abdallah, Raymond; Arts and Sciences; 1986-11-08; 200401454; Dr. Haidar Harmanani; Dr. Jean Takchi; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Danielle Azar (2011-11-04)
    In recent years, there has been a worldwide initiative to gather as much information as possible about the human genome, resulting in the Human Genome Project (HGP). The HGP project was founded on the basis of gathering ...
  • The role of Qatari women. (c2011) 
    Muhannadi, Hessa Saad Al; Arts and Sciences; 1986-09-13; 200904140; Dr. Paul Tabar; Dr. Sami Baroudi; MA in International Affairs; Dr. lmad Salamey (2011-11-04)
    Qatar is a country that is undergoing a rapid process of economic development and modernization; yet, its population has been struggling with traditional practices and tribal customs viewed as incompatible with its new ...
  • OOMMT. (c2000) 
    Haddad, Bassam; Arts and Sciences; Dr. May Abboud; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Nashat Mansour (2011-11-03)
    OOMMT (Object Oriented Maintenance Management Tool) is a CASE tool that provides guidelines and procedures for carrying out a variety of activities performed during the maintenance process. This tool keeps track of change ...
  • Alterations in blood Lipoprotein & Apolipoprotein B profile induced by moderate acute & chronic alcohol intake in the rat model. (c2002) 
    Berberi, Rania; Arts and Sciences; 1976-09-24; 199431440; Dr. George Baroudy; Dr. Fouad Hashwa; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Costantine Daher (2011-11-03)
    The studies reported here evaluated the effects of acute and chronic 3% alcohol intake from either beer or whisky in drinking water upon blood lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoprotein B (apo B) profiles in the fasted and ...
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the 16S-23S ribosomal genes spacer region in sphingomonads. (c2008) 
    Al-Medawar, Siba Riad; Arts and Sciences; 1984-10-18; 200502299; Dr. Fuad Hashwa; Dr. Roy Khalaf; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Sima Tokajian (2011-11-03)
    The ability of sphingomonads present in drinking water to cause community and hospital acquired opportunistic infections has raised the need to establish rapid, reproducible, and feasible assays that could screen and ...
  • Using the internet for political activity. (c2009) 
    Chahrour, Lina; Arts and Sciences; 1981-05-26; 200100344; Dr. lmad Salamey; Dr. Khaled AI-Zamat; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss (2011-11-03)
    The number of Middle Eastern women using the Internet as a means to be politically active has been increasing over the last few years. From blogging to e-government, the Internet is becoming indispensable for international ...
  • Resistance in an age of confusion. (c2008) 
    Moukarzel, Rima; Arts and Sciences; 1976-01-12; 200202313; MA in Comparative Literature (2011-11-03)
    This study traces the distinctiveness of three nineteenth- and twentieth-century English and Arabic versions of Omar Khayyam's eleventh-century Persian Ruba 'iyyat. In this thesis, I argue that Edward Fitzgerald's, Ahmad ...
  • Teachers perceptions toward school counselors in selected private schools in Lebanon. (c2009) 
    Khansa, Rasha; Arts and Sciences; 1983-07-10; 200104249; Dr. Rima Bahous; MA in Education; Dr. Huda Abdo (2011-11-03)
    The purpose of the current study is to investigate teachers' perceptions toward school counselors in Lebanon. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 100 teachers from 13 private schools in Lebanon. The interview ...
  • Developing and piloting a teaching/learning unit on similar triangles using DGS. (c2010) 
    Chayya, Nisreen Mohammad; Arts and Sciences; 1985-02-28; 200600490; Dr. May Hamdan; MA in Education; Dr. Iman Osta (2011-11-02)
    Technology has recently become a vital factor in the teaching of mathematics. Yet, a key issue remains how technology could be ultimately used to support students in reaching a better understanding of Mathematics and to ...
  • Combined effect of abdominal obesity and both hepatic lipase gene polymorphism and angiotensin genepolymorphism on lipid and lipoprotein levels and insulin resistance. (c2002) 
    Halaby, Marie-jo; Arts and Sciences; 1979-01-01; 199533950; Dr. Pierre Zalloua; Dr. Georges Baroody; Dr. Mohammed Mroueh; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Constantine Daher (2011-11-01)
    Over the years, several studies have shown the importance of genetic factors in the variation of the lipid and lipoprotein profile as well as insulin resistance, which could eventually determine the risk of coronary ...
  • Modeling, testing, and regression testing of web applications. (c2006) 
    Al Shaar, Hamzeh K.; Arts and Sciences; 1980-01-01; 200302499; Faisal Abu Khzam; Sanaa Sharafeddine; MS in Computer Science; Ramzi A.Haraty (2011-11-01)
    Web Applications became at the heart of the business world. All corporate companies and big institutions have very busy e-commerce web sites that host a major part of their businesses. With this great emerge of web ...
  • Candida albicans identification and microsatellite DNA genotyping of Lebanese clinical isolates. (c2007) 
    Barada, Ghyda Ali; Arts and Sciences; 1977-03-23; 200105480; Dr. Sima Tokajian; Dr. Yolande Saab; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Roy Khalaf (2011-11-01)
    Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen. Hospital identification test for C. a!bica1ls vary but the germ tube test, followed by the CHROMagar, and possibly the Biolog tests are the main tests utilized for ...
  • Effect of ALOX5AP gene variants on coronary artery disease risk. (c2009) 
    Alwan, Ahmad A.; Arts and Sciences; 1979-02-16; 200603691; Dr. George Baroody; Dr. Costantine Daher; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. Pierre Zalloua (2011-10-31)
    Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial disease mediated by genetic and environmental factors. The inflammatory pathway is one of the many pathways which are implicated in CAD pathobiology. Recent studies defined ...
  • Rosmarinus officinalis leaves water extract. (c2007) 
    Kashour, Bassem Mohammad; Arts and Sciences; 1980-04-28; 200300790; Dr. George Baroody; Dr. Roy Khalaf; MS in Molecular Biology; Dr. costantine Daher (2011-10-31)
    Nowadays, herbal medicine is becoming a very popular complementary therapy based on its relative safety, effectiveness, accessibility and inexpensiveness. The present study investigates the potential role of Rosmarinus ...
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and identification of exoS and exoU toxin genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples in lebanon. (c2008) 
    Issa, Nahla G.; Arts and Sciences; 1982-08-12; 200503385; Roy Khalaf; Fuad Hashwa; MS in Molecular Biology; Sima Tokajian (2011-10-31)
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of nosocomial infections. It can secrete toxins directly into the eukaryotic host through the type III secretion system. ExoS and ExoU are two major exotoxins that contribute to the ...
  • Exploring the effect of using mathematical group discussions on seventh graders problem solving abilities in geometry. (c2009) 
    Humeidan, Faten; Arts and Sciences; 1970-09-10; 200202758; Dr. Rima Bahous; Dr. Ahmad Ouein; MA in Education; Dr. Iman Osta (2011-10-31)
    Problem solving is a major standard in most modern mathematics curricula. Problem solving should not be taught as an isolated part of the mathematics program. The purpose of the study is to explore the types of questions ...
  • The Kurdish minority issue in Turkey. (c2008) 
    Osseiran, Rola Issam; Arts and Sciences; 1958-07-23; 197701960; Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss; Imad Salamey; MA in International Affairs; Sami Baroudi (2011-10-31)
    The purpose of this study is to explain the confrontational strategy espoused by the Republic of Turkey vis-a-vis the PKK (Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan-Kurdistan Workers' Party) and the state's persistent denial of Kurdish ...

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