Strategies to improve molecular diffusion limitations of HZSM-5 zeolites were investigated for the production of biodiesel. Zeolite crystals with short diffusion length and hierarchical porosity were compared with conventional ...
The purpose of this work is to formulate a coherent biodiversity policy framewor k for Lebanon. To achieve this purpose, two case studies on South Africa and Cos ta Rica were reviewed, a survey was conducted to determine ...
Background: Adequate hydration is essential for athletes specifically before and after training, during competitions and in extreme conditions. Hydration assessment is performed using a variety of tools, and the combination ...
The interest in using nano-particles (NPs) has increased in recent years due to the wide range of applications. Gold nano-particles (AuNPs) are metallic NPs with a wide variety of applications in several scientific and ...
Cucurbits represent important vegetable crops in Lebanon. Soilborne pathogens co nstitute a major threat to cucurbit cultivation causing severe losses. The prese nt study explored the comparative efficacy of different ...
The flower-head infesting tephritid, Tephritomyia lauta, is a specialist on globe thistle, Echinops species. The fly emerges from May to October at different elevations in Lebanon. The fly is closely associated with the ...
In Lebanon, eighteen different species of tephritid flies have been observed to infest the flower heads of thistles belonging to Asteraceae. Of these fly species, Terellia serratulae (Linnaeus 1758) is found at various ...
Previous work has shown that the fruit fly Terellia fuscicornis (Tephritidae: Di ptera) which was known to infest only the artichoke Cynara scolymus and Cynara s yriaca could also infest the thistle Silybum marianum. In ...
A nematode species, tentatively identified as Heterodera rosii Duggan and Bernnan, was isolated in Syria from chickpoa fc icor arietinum L.). Four experiments were carried on to study the biology of this nematode. ...
Humanoid robots are among the most recognizable robotic systems in exploration, industrial applications, and personal assistance. However, like all bipedal systems, the main challenge that faces humanoid locomotion is ...
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the unique microvasculature of the brain that regulates the flow of molecules between the circulating blood and the brain by tightly controlled mechanisms. Disruption of the BBB has been ...