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Salt intake reduction strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub; Rafii, Bayan; Nasreddine, Lara M. (World Health Organization, 2018)

Background: The high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region requires an immediate public health attention. The World Health ...
Salt reduction initiatives in the eastern mediterranean region and evaluation of progress towards the 2025 global target: A systematic review

Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub; Taktouk, Mandy; Chatila, Aya; Nalbandian, Salpy; Al-Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed; AlKhalaf, Majid M.; Almamary, Salima; Barham, Rawhieh; Baqadir, Nimah M.; Binsunaid, Faisal F.; Fouad, Gihan A.; Nasreddine, Lara M. (MDPI AG, 2021)

This study aims at identifying national salt reduction initiatives in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region and describing their progress towards the global salt reduction target. A systematic review of published ...
School and community drivers of child diets in two Arab cities: The SCALE protocol and innovative tools to assess children's food environments

Ghattas, Hala; Jamaluddine, Zeina; Semaan, Aline T.; El-Helou, Nehmat; Safadi, Gloria; Elghossain, Tatiana; Akl, Christelle; Elbassuoni, Shady; Chalak, Ali; El Atti, Jalila (Public Library of Science, 2022)

Background In the context of the rapid nutrition transition experienced by middle-income countries of the Arab region, children and adolescent's food choices and dietary behaviors are early risk factors for the development ...
School-Based Nutrition Programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review

Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub; Matbouli, Dana; Diab, Sarah; Taktouk, Mandy; Hojeij, Leila; Nalbandian, Salpy; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)

This systematic review aims at documenting government-led school nutrition programs/interventions in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). A systematic review of the available literature on this topic was ...
Scorched earth tactics of the “Islamic State” after its loss of territory: intentional burning of farmland in Iraq and Syria

Jaafar, Hadi H.; Sujud, Lara; Woertz, Eckart (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022)

Recent literature shows increasing interest in analyzing causes of what was referred to as “unusual” fires in Iraq and Syria in 2019. Here, we examine the causes of uncontrolled and irregular fires within farmlands in parts ...
Self-Rated Health and Relative Socioeconomic Deprivation in the Palestinian Refugee Communities of Lebanon

Habib, Rima R.; Hojeij, Safa; Elzein, Kareem; Chaaban, Jad M. (Springer New York LLC, 2019)

Most Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are marginalized as refugees, poor, and targets of discrimination. This study seeks to understand deprivation among these refugees through an exploration of the relationship between ...
Sensory and quality parameters of raw and processed Chicory-Hindbeh, a commonly consumed dark leafy green in Lebanon (Cichorium intybus L.) during frozen storage

Francis, Francine; Talhouk, S. N.; Batal, Malek; Olabi, Ammar A. (Academic Press, 2014)

This work aimed at assessing the effect of heat treatment and frozen storage on the sensory and chemical properties of chicory with the goal of optimizing the heat pretreatment-storage condition to best preserve the chemical ...
Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Impact of Early Metabolic Impairment: Interplay between Dysbiosis and Adipose Inflammation

Dwaib, Haneen S.; AlZaim, Ibrahim; Ajouz, Ghina; Eid, Ali H.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F. (American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET), 2022)

The evolving view of gut microbiota has shifted toward describing the colonic flora as a dynamic organ in continuous interaction with systemic physiologic processes. Alterations of the normal gut bacterial profile, known ...
Sex disparities in dietary intake across the lifespan: The case of Lebanon

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Chamieh, Marie Claire; Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Naja, Farah A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)

Background: Little is known about sex-based dietary differences in middle-income countries, particularly those undergoing the nutrition transition. This study aims at examining sex disparities in energy and macronutrients' ...
Sex-differences in COVID-19 diagnosis, risk factors and disease comorbidities: A large US-based cohort study

Kharroubi, Samer A.; Diab El-Harakeh, Marwa H. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

Introduction: Morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 are higher among men, however, underlying pathways remain controversial. We aim to investigate sex-gender differences in COVID-19 in a large US-based cohort, namely ...
Short telomere length is associated with aging, central obesity, poor sleep and hypertension in lebanese individuals

Khoueiry-Zgheib, Nathalie; Sleiman, Fatima; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Nakhoul, Nancy F.; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed (International Society on Aging and Disease, 2018)

In Lebanon, data stemming from national cross-sectional surveys indicated significant increasing trends in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and associated behavioral and age-related risk factors. To our knowledge, ...
Simulation of a localized heating system for broiler brooding to improve energy performance

El Mogharbel, Omar; Ghali, Kamel Abou; Ghaddar, Nesreen K.; Abiad, Mohamad G. (2014)

The aim of this work is to evaluate the performance of an innovative localized solar-assisted pen heating system for brooding using a 3D computational simulation model of the heated space. The warm air-curtained pen ensures ...
Sleepless in Beirut: Sleep difficulties in an urban environment with chronic psychosocial stress

Chami, Hassan A.; Bechnak, Amer; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Talih, Farid Ramzi; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed (American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2019)

Study Objectives: The prevalence of sleep disorders in the Lebanese population is unknown. We assessed the prevalence of insomnia and sleep apnea risk and examined their relationship with sociodemographic, lifestyle, and ...
Sleepless in Beirut: sleep duration and associated subjective sleep insufficiency, daytime fatigue, and sleep debt in an urban environment

Chami, Hassan A.; Ghandour, Blanche; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed (Springer, 2020)

Purpose: Insufficient sleep is not well studied in developing countries. We assessed sleep duration among adults in Lebanon and examined its potential predictors and relationship with subjective sleep insufficiency, daytime ...
Small-scale irrigation scheme governance - poverty nexus: evidence from Ethiopia

Adela, Fitsum Assefa; Aurbacher, Joachim; Abebe, Gumataw Kifle (Springer Netherlands, 2019)

Irrigated agriculture has been popularized as a key factor to improve crop yields and enhance food security in Africa. However, empirical findings are mixed. This study analyzes determinants of small-scale irrigation ...
Soil Moisture or ET-Based Smart Irrigation Scheduling: A Comparison for Sweet Corn with Sap Flow Measurements

Asiimwe, Gadson; Jaafar, Hadi H.; Haidar, Mustapha A.; Mourad, Roya M. (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2022)

Smart irrigation is one application of digital agriculture that can be used to achieve improved crop yields while saving water and energy. Many variations of smart irrigation can be applied, but there is no consensus among ...
Soil pedostructure-based method for calculating the soil-water holding properties

Assi, Amjad T.; Mohtar, Rabi H.; Braudeau, Erik F. (Elsevier B.V., 2018)

Soil aggregates structure (pedostructure) plays a pivotal role in regulating water and nutrient circulation, and consequently defines soil health, productivity, and water use efficiency. However, the soil aggregates structure ...
Solar-assisted localized ventilation system for poultry brooding

Fawaz, Hajar; Abiad, Mohamad G.; Ghaddar, Nesreen K.; Ghali, Kamel Abou (2014)

This research aims at investigating the efficiency and performance of a solar-assisted localized heating and ventilation system for chicken brooding in a prototype of 16-pens poultry house. Numerical 3-D simulations were ...
Spatial variability in the ambient concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans across the Middle East

Gevao, Bondi; Martínez-Guijarro, Karell; Kurt-Karakus, Perihan Binnur; Sukhn, Carol M.S.; Weber, Roland; Krishnan, Divya; Rajagopalan, Smitha; Birgul, Askin; Alshemmari, Hassan; Hajeyah, Mariam; Bahloul, Majed; Orif, Mohammed Ibrahim (Elsevier B.V., 2022)

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) were monitored at 12 sites across four countries (Kuwait, Turkey, Lebanon and, Oman) using validated passive air samplers between January 2018 and December 2018 ...
Specific nutrient combination effects on tax, NF-ΚB and MMP-9 in human T-cell lymphotropic virus -1 positive malignant T-lymphocytes

Harakeh, Steve Mustapha; Azar, Rania; Azhar, Esam Ibraheem; Damanhouri, Ghazi Abdullah; Assidi, Mourad; Abu-Elmagd, Muhammad M.; Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Hussain; Kumosani, Taha Abdullah; Niedzwiecki, Aleksandra; Rath, Matthias; Al-Hejin, Ahmed M.; Barbour, Elie K.; Diab-Assaf, Mona (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: Adult T-cell Leukemia (ATL) is a disease with no known cure. The disease manifests itself as an aggressive proliferation of CD4+ cells with the human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The leukemogenesis ...

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