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The corporate food regime and Lebanon: Machgara and adverse incorporation

Martiniello, Giuliano; Kassem, Julia (Routledge, 2023)

Despite low productivity in Lebanon’s agricultural economy, neglected for finance and service sectors, land and labor potential are very high. Literature on agrarian and food crises in Lebanon remains sparse in agrarian ...
The determinants of household food waste generation and its associated caloric and nutrient losses: The case of Lebanon

Chalak, Ali; Abiad, Mohamad G.; Diab, Mohammad; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Public Library of Science, 2019)

Food waste has a great impact on food and nutrition security, the environment, and global, regional as well as national economies. However, little is known about the associated nutrient loss embedded in wasted foods, ...
The economics of tobacco in Lebanon: An estimation of the social costs of tobacco consumption

Salti, Nisreen I.; Chaaban, Jad M.; Naamani, Nadia (Informa Healthcare, 2014)

Objectives: Assess the socioeconomic costs of smoking in Lebanon and understand the tobacco market and identify the winners and losers from the Lebanese tobacco trade. Methods: We take a close look at the market for tobacco ...
The effect of central obesity on inflammation, hepcidin, and iron metabolism in young women

Stoffel, Nicole U.; El-Mallah, Carla A.; Herter-Aeberli, Isabelle; Bissani, Nour; Wehbe, Nour; Obeid, Omar Ahmad; Zimmermann, Michaël Bruce (Springer Nature, 2020)

Background/objectives: In overweight and obesity (OW/OB), greater total body fat predicts higher serum hepcidin (SHep) which can impair iron homeostasis and increase risk for iron deficiency (ID). However, the effect of ...
The effect of safflower meal substitution in a lysine fortified corn-soybean meal diet on performance, egg quality, and yolk fat profile of laying hens

Barbour, George W.; Usayran, Nada N.; Yau, Suikwong; Murr, S. K.; Shaib, Houssam A.; Abi Nader, N. N.; Salameh, G. M.; Farran, Mohammad Talal (Oxford University Press, 2016)

Two experiments were conducted to study the performance, egg quality, and yolk fat profile of laying hens fed rations containing de-hulled-extruded safflower meal (SFM) in partial or total substitution of de-hulled soybean ...
The Future of Water for Food

Mohtar, Rabi H.; Fares, Ali (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

Globally, water is a bottleneck to food security and, as such, a new approach for water for food is needed. Food insecurity is knocking at every nation's door, including those of the most developed. Moreover, the disruptions ...
The impact of cash transfers on Syrian refugee children in Lebanon

Moussa, Wael S.; Irani, Alexandra; Salti, Nisreen I.; Mokdad, Rima Al; Jamaluddine, Zeina; Chaaban, Jad M.; Ghattas, Hala (Elsevier Ltd, 2022)

This paper evaluates the impact of multi-purpose cash assistance on Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon. Using a sharp multidimensional regression discontinuity design, we estimate the program impact of varying cash ...
The impact of COVID-19 on water and food systems: flattening the much bigger curve ahead

Keulertz, Martin; Mulligan, Mark; Allan, John Anthony Tony (Routledge, 2020)
The impact of the elimination diet on growth and nutrient intake in children with food protein induced gastrointestinal allergies

Meyer, Rosan W.; de Koker, Claire E.; Dziubak, Robert; Godwin, Heather; Domínguez-Ortega, Gloria; Chebar-Lozinsky, Adriana; Skrapac, Ana Kristina; Gholmie, Yara; Reeve, Kate; Shah, Neil F. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)

Background: Non immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated allergies affecting the gastrointestinal tract require an elimination diet to aid diagnosis. The elimination diet may entail multiple food eliminations that contribute ...
The importance of accounting for parameter uncertainty in SF-6D value sets and its impact on studies that use the SF-6D to measure health utility

Kharroubi, Samer A.; Beyh, Yara S.; Fattah, Esmail Abdul; Young, Tracey Anne (MDPI, 2020)

Background: The parameter uncertainty in the six-dimensional health state short form (SF-6D) value sets is commonly ignored. There are two sources of parameter uncertainty: uncertainty around the estimated regression ...
The influence of Cu3(BTC)2 metal organic framework on the permeability and perm-selectivity of PLLA-MOF mixed matrix membranes

Kathuria, Ajay; Al-Ghamdi, Saleh; Abiad, Mohamad G.; Auras, Rafael A. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015)

Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) - 20% (w/w) and Cu3(BTC)2 metal organic framework (MOF) based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were fabricated by a vertical corotating twin screw microcompounder followed by an injection molding ...
The influence of pre-wash chopping and storage conditions of parsley on the efficacy of disinfection against S. Typhimurium

Faour-Klingbeil, Dima; Kuri, Victor M.; Todd, E. Cameron David (Elsevier Ltd, 2016)

Initial chopping of parsley before washing for subsequent processing into ready-to-eat foods later in the day is common in some restaurants. The aim was to evaluate the influence of pre-wash chopping on the S. Typhimurium ...
The interaction between genetic polymorphisms in FTO and TCF7L2 genes and dietary intake with regard to body mass and composition: An exploratory study

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Akika, Reem; Mailhac, Aurélie C.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Khoueiry-Zgheib, Nathalie (MDPI AG, 2019)

In contrast to the large number of genetic studies on obesity, there has been significantly less nutrigenetics investigation of the interaction between diet and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in obesity, especially ...
The Ketogenic Diet in Colorectal Cancer: A Means to an End

Tamraz, Magie; Al Ghossaini, Najib; Temraz, Sally N. (MDPI, 2023)

Some diets, such as high lipid and high glucose diets, are known to increase the risk of colorectal cancer. On the other hand, little is known about diets that prevent colonic carcinogenesis. The ketogenic diet, which is ...
The potential impact of water quality on the spread and control of COVID-19 in Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon

Kassem, Issmat I.; Jaafar, Hadi H. (Routledge, 2020)
The significance of escherichia coli-induced mastitis in cows associated with the presence of virulence genes and wide range-resistance to twenty antimicrobials

Barbour, Elie K.; Kassabian, Tamar J.; Shaib, Houssam A.; Kassaify, Zeina G.; Iyer, Archana P.; Azhar, Esam Ibraheem; Harakeh, Steve Mustapha; Kumosani, Taha Abdullah (Veterinary Solutions LLC, 2015)

The significance of Escherichia coli-induced mastitis in cows, associated with the presence of virulence genes and wide range resistance to 20 antimicrobials, is concluded. The targeted surveillance included 67 randomly ...
The Sweet and Salty Dietary Face of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Lebanon

Labban, Mohamad El; Itani, Maha M.; Maaliki, Dina S.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Itani, Hana A. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension; and every year, hypertension takes 7.6 million lives. High intakes of salt and sugar (mainly ...
Time series trends of Landsat-based ET using automated calibration in METRIC and SEBAL: The Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Jaafar, Hadi H.; Ahmad, Farah A. (Elsevier Inc., 2020)

The Bekaa Valley in Lebanon currently hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. It is also the primary agricultural production area in the country. Groundwater levels in some regions of the valley have ...
Time to Act: Lessons Learnt from the First Pilot School-Based Intervention Study from Lebanon to Prevent and Reduce Childhood Obesity

Habib-Mourad, Carla; Ghandour, Lilian A. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2015)

Today, childhood overweight and obesity are serious public health problems that the world faces. Obese children suffer from both short-term and long-term health consequences, and poorer adult health. Despite the rising ...
Total Usual Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status of United Arab Emirates Children (4 Years–12.9 Years): Findings from the Kids Nutrition and Health Survey (KNHS) 2021

Hwalla, Nahla C.; Chehade, Lara N.; O’Neill, Lynda M.; Kharroubi, Samer A.; Kassis, Amira N.; Cheikh Ismail, Leila El; Al-Dhaheri, Ayesha S.; Ali, Habiba I.; Ibrahim, Sarah; Chokor, Fatima Al Zahraa; Mohamad, Maysm N.; Ayesh, Wafaa Helmi; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Naja, Farah A. (MDPI, 2023)

This study aims at investigating the anthropometric status and food consumption patterns of children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and assessing their adherence to nutrient and dietary recommendations. It is a ...

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