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 ...
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 this concrete behavior, reinforcement materials ...
Fiber-reinforced concrete has gained wide attention in the past years. The need for a high-performance and ductile construction material led to the advance in research and application of fibrous concrete. Fibers are short ...
The technology of 3D concrete printing has globally gained the interest of a large number of researchers. Yet despite the fact that the formation of poor bonds is highly probable during the construction of a layered system ...
The deterioration of air quality in Lebanon is a growing environmental concern as it negatively impacts the public health, and the environment in general. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 4.2 million ...
Management of solid waste in cities is the most pressing environmental challenge. While this issue is global, it is more dominant in low- and middle-income countries with constantly increasing population, little to no ...
Over the years, global solid waste mismanagement has escalated to unparalleled
extents. The ramifications stemming from the global waste crisis have also been
manifested in noticeable ways, either through direct or ...
Fiber-reinforced concrete has gained wide attention in the past years. The need for a high-performance and ductile construction material led to the advance in research and application of fibrous concrete. Fibers are short ...
The global capacity of solar panels installed during the last decade was estimated at 462 GW, with the total global capacity reaching 485 GW in 2018 (International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 2019). Moreover, the rate ...
Introduction: CML is caused by a chromosomal translocation resulting in the formation of BCR-ABL fusion gene that encodes a constitutively active BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase which activates multiple signal transduction pathways ...
Urbanization is one of the leading global trends of the 21st century that has significant impact on health. People living in cities suffer from inadequate housing and transport, poor sanitation and waste management. Other ...
The achievements and difficulties due to electricity liberalization policy in bo th developing and developed countrie s give a measure of the socio- economic imp act of the forthcoming electricity sector reform in Lebanon, ...