I studied the factors which determine success for the prawn Palaemon elegans during agonistic encounters. I first determined the extent of a solitary prawn's association with a shelter. A shelter was later provided in all ...
The purpose of the present study is threefold: 1. To identify and relate to the respective theoretical constructs, the levels of a sample of 11-12, years Lebanese children on three related cognitive abilities: Piagetian ...
Background: Climate change impacts are likely to occur in and are channeled through agriculture, which is the most natural resource-based and climate-sensitive sector. The study examined the local smallholder perceptions, ...
Libertarian paternalism has been recently advocated by behavioral economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein as a form of paternalism distinguished by its libertarian nature. Libertarian paternalism draws on ...
The aim of this study is to assess the use of mixed mode ventilation for a typical office building in Lebanon, and consequently reduce Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) energy consumption in the observed ...
Biodiversity is the variety of the world's organisms including their genetic diversity and the assemblages they form. Its importance stems from the fact that it contributes to ecosystem stability as well as to human welfare ...
Open public spaces are a valuable asset for cities as research has shown they improve people’s quality of life through social, economic, health, and ecological benefits. Increased financialization, densification, and ...
Missing participant data relates to trial participants for whom outcome data are not available for systematic review authors. There is no consensus on how systematic review authors should assess risk of bias associated ...
Background: Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant intra-cranial solid tumor among children. Extensive research has been implicated in this field to look for novel therapeutic options that could help alleviate ...
Background: Prostate cancer (PC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men worldwide. Although many therapeutic approaches have been used to manage PC, the ...
An ethnobotanical study was conducted in rural Lebanon between 2002 and 2004. Tw enty- five key informants from fourteen towns and villages were interviewed usin g a semi-structured questionnaire, the objectives being to ...
The Israeli attack in summer 2006 resulted in widespread destruction and a decli ne in economic performance caused by the significant damage to Lebanon's product ive sectors. Hostilities had hit the cultivated fields and ...
Concrete is becoming an inevitable building material. Its development is usually linked
to an industrial and architectural improvement. To improve the material behavior,
different types of additives and byproducts have ...
Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world. The single largest
limitation of concrete is its weak and brittle nature under tensile stress. To improve
concrete behavior, reinforcement materials that ...