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Economic research in waterpipe tobacco smoking: Reflections on data, demand, taxes, equity and health modelling

Bteddini, Dima S.; Nakkash, Rima T.; Chalak, Ali; Jawad, Mohammed; Khader, Yousef Saleh; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E.; Mostafa, Aya; Abla, Ruba; Awawda, Sameera; Salloum, Ramzi George (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)

Economic evaluation of tobacco control policies is common in high-income settings and mainly focuses on cigarette smoking. Evidence suggests that increasing the excise tax of tobacco products is a consistently effective ...
Economic, social, and environmental evaluation of energy development in the Eagle Ford shale play

Mohtar, Rabi H.; Shafiezadeh, Hamid; Blake, John; Daher, Bassel T. (Elsevier B.V., 2019)

This research investigates the relation between water, energy, and transportation systems, using the growing hydraulic fracturing activity in the Eagle Ford shale play region of southwest Texas in which the local water ...
Effect of Dietary Protein Level on Growth Performance and Blood Parameters of Marbled Spinefoot Siganus rivulatus

Abou-Daoud, Y.; Ghanawi, Joly; Farran, Mohammad Talal; Davis, Donald Allen; Saoud, Imad Patrick (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2014)

The present study evaluated the effect of dietary protein levels on growth performance and blood parameters of juvenile marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus). Five semipurified, isoenergetic (14.2 MJ digestible energy/kg; ...
Effect of Inflow Class Selection on Multi-Objective Reservoir Operation Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming

Jaafar, Hadi H.; Al-Awar, F.; Ahmad, Farah A. (Springer Verlag, 2016)

A combined simulation optimization model was developed to derive optimal operational policies for a multi-objective reservoir in a semiarid environment. Stochastic dynamic programming was selected as the optimization ...
Effect of Meal Acceptability on Postprandial Appetite Scores and Hormones of Male Participants with Varied Adiposity

El-Helou, Nehmat; Obeid, Omar Ahmad; Olabi, Ammar A. (Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)

Objective: This study portrays the effect of hedonic manipulation (high acceptability [HA] vs. low acceptability [LA]) on postprandial hormones and appetite scores in healthy males. Methods: Thirty participants (15 with ...
Effect of phosphorus supplementation on weight gain and waist circumference of overweight/obese adults: A randomized clinical trial

Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Samra, M. J A; Hlais, Sani; Bassil, Maya S.; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (Nature Publishing Group, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Phosphorus status is inversely correlated with body weight; however, the effect of phosphorus supplementation on body weight in a controlled design has not been studied. METHODS: This is a double-blind, randomized, ...
Effect of processed chickpea flour incorporation on sensory properties of mankoushe zaatar

Dandachy, Sahar; Mawlawi, Hiba; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (MDPI, 2019)

Chickpea flour is known to have good nutritional values. Nevertheless, it is commonly made from ground grains, and characterized by an off-flavor. Processing of chickpea grains before flour formation reduces the intensity ...
Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on taste acuity and sweetness acceptability in postsurgical subjects

El Labban, Sibelle; Safadi, Bassem Y.; Olabi, Ammar A. (Elsevier Inc., 2016)

OBJECTIVE: Data on taste acuity after bariatric surgery are scarce, and taste perception after sleeve gastrectomy, to our knowledge, has never been investigated. The objective of this work was to retrospectively compare ...
Effect of spray drying conditions on the physicochemical properties and enthalpy relaxation of α-lactose

Abiad, Mohamad G.; Campanella, Osvaldo H.; Carvajal, M. Teresa (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2014)

The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of different spray drying conditions on the physicochemical properties of dried lactose. Results indicated that the feed concentration and inlet temperature, as well ...
Effect of temperature and/or sweetness of beverages on body composition in rats

Ragi, Marie Elizabeth; El-Helou, Nehmat; El-Mallah, Carla A.; Eid, Assaad A.; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

Sweetened beverages are mainly consumed cold and various processes are activated in response to external temperature variations. However, the effect of internal temperature variations through the ingestion of cold beverages ...
Effect of the Human Probiotic Bacterium Escherichia coli Nissle (1917) on performance and immune response of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

ZeinEddine, Razan; Nasser, Nivin A.; Kassem, Issmat I.; Saoud, Imad Patrick (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022)

If a human probiotic is beneficial for fish, its incorporation into diets would be much easier to accept. The present work assessed the effect of human probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) on growth, feed conversion ...
Effectiveness of behavioral interventions to reduce the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Rahman, Abir Abdel; Jomaa, Lamis H.; Kahale, Lara A.; Adair, Pauline M.; Pine, Cynthia M. (Oxford University Press, 2018)

Context: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children has been associated with adverse health outcomes. Numerous behavioral interventions aimed at reducing the intake of SSBs among children have been ...
Effects of a photoselective netting system on Fuji and Jonagold apples in a Mediterranean orchard

Aoun, Mirella; Manja, Karen (Elsevier B.V., 2020)

An assessment of a red photoselective netting system on apple production was conducted in a Mediterranean semi-arid climate. For two seasons, blocks of trees from an early bearing (cv Jonagold) and late bearing (cv Fuji) ...
Effects of ascorbic acid on tax, NF-κB and MMP-9 in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 positive malignant T-lymphocytes

Harakeh, Steve Mustapha; Khalife, Jihane C.; Baydoun, Elias Abdel Hasan; Azar, Rania; Al-Hejin, Ahmed M.; Barbour, Elie K.; Azhar, Esam Ibraheem; Niedzwiecki, Aleksandra; Al-Jaouni, Soad K.; Diab-Assaf, Mona; Kamal, Mohammad Amjad; Rath, Matthias (Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2018)

Background: HTLV1 is a retrovirus that infects CD4-positive cells and leads to Adult T-cell leukemia by constitutive activation of nuclear factor kappa B. Ascorbic acid (AA) is an essential nutrient that possess ...
Effects of Citrox and chitosan on the survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica in vacuum-packaged turkey meat

Vardaka, Vasiliki D.; Mohamed Yehia, Hany Mohamed; Savvaidis, Ioannis N. (Academic Press, 2016)

In this study, we examined the antimicrobial effects of citrus extract (Citrox((R))) and chitosan on lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and the pathogens Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica on turkey meat during storage ...
Effects of decaffeinated green coffee extract supplementation on anthropometric indices, blood glucose, leptin, adiponectin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial

Bahmannia, Mahsa; Azizzade, Maryam; Heydari, Sahar; Nasrollahzadeh, Javad; Rabiei, Samira; Naja, Farah A.; Sheikhimobarakeh, Zahra; Hejazi, Jalal; Hejazi, Ehsan (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022)

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of decaffeinated green coffee extract (DGCE) supplementation on anthropometric indices, blood glucose, leptin, adiponectin, and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in breast cancer ...
Effects of institutional pressures on the governance of food safety in emerging food supply chains: a case of Lebanese food processors

Abebe, Gumataw Kifle (Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2020)

Food safety has become a major development challenge and a key influence on the strategic behavior of food companies. The study seeks to analyze the effect of perceived institutional pressures on the governance of food ...
Elevated urinary Na/K ratio among Lebanese elementary school children is attributable to low K intake

El-Mallah, Carla A.; Merhi, Karina; Ghattas, Hala; Shatila, Dareen; Francis, Sirine; Hlais, Sani; Toufeili, I.; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag GmbH and Co. KG, 2017)

Purpose: To estimate total sodium (Na) and potassium (K) intake using non-fasting morning urine specimens among Lebanese elementary (6–10 year old) schoolchildren. Method: A national cross-sectional study was conducted. A ...
Emergence of the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in multidrug-resistant escherichia coli isolated from the fecal matter of toddlers in a community

Hassan, Jouman W.; Mann, David Ames; Li, Shaoting; Deng, Xiangyu; Kassem, Issmat I. (American Society for Microbiology, 2021)
Enabling policy environment for water, food and energy security

Beekma, Jelle; Bird, Jeremy; Mersha, Adey Nigatu; Reinhard, Stijn J.; Prathapar, Sanmugan A.; Rasul, Golam; Richey, Jeffrey E.; Campen, Jouke Van; Ragab, Ragab A.; Perry, Chris; Mohtar, Rabi H.; Tollefson, Laurie; Tian, Fuqiang (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)

The complexity of water, food and energy security is analysed from the perspectives of (i) water and food and (ii) water and energy and their interconnectivity and focuses ultimately on water as a primary input into ...

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