• Transdisciplinary interventions for environmental sustainability 

  Chammas, Ghina; Kayed, Sammy; Al-Shami, Anwar; Kays, Wassim; Citton, Michele; Kalot, Mohamad A.; Al Marj, Elie; Fakhr, Marwan; Yehya, Nadine A.; Talhouk, S. N.; Al-Hindi, Mahmoud; Zeineldine, Salah M.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Lakkis, Issam A.; Abou Najm, Majdi R.; Saliba, Najat A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2020)

  This paper presents a case study of a transdisciplinary research based on an ex-post assessment of the environmental and socio-behavioral contexts of solid waste management in Lebanese peri-urban communities. Lessons learned ...
• Techno-economic feasibility of using solar energy in small-scale broiler production 

  Doughan, Youssef; Salam, Darine A. (Elsevier B.V., 2023)

  Poultry farming is an energy intensive industry necessitating a substantial amount of fossil fuel consumption and leading to elevated operational expenses. This study investigated the economic feasibility of implementing ...
• Critical analysis of waste management systems utilizing a performance assessment and optimization model 

  Massoud, May A.; Mokbel, Michel; Alameddine, Ibrahim M. (Elsevier B.V., 2023)

  The management of solid waste has been recognized as the cornerstone for sustainable development and closed loop circular economy models. Moreover, solid waste management is at the forefront of initiatives seeking to cut ...
• Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' Health: A Scoping Review 

  El Khayat, Moussa; Halwani, Dana A.; Hneiny, Layal; Alameddine, Ibrahim M.; Haidar, Mustapha A.; Habib, Rima R. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

  Due to the continuous rise of global temperatures and heatwaves worldwide as a result of climate change, concerns for the health and safety of working populations have increased. Workers in the food production chain, ...
• Determinants of Waste Management Practices and Willingness to Pay for Improving Waste Services in a Low-Middle Income Country 

  Massoud, May A.; Lameh, George; Bardus, Marco; Alameddine, Ibrahim M. (Springer, 2021)

  In many low and middle-income countries, solid waste management (SWM) systems remain weak and lack standardization. Moreover, these systems fail to account for citizen’s insight on the proposed solid waste initiatives. ...
• Assessing the environmental risk and pollution status of soil and water resources in the vicinity of municipal solid waste dumpsites 

  Soubra, Ghida; Massoud, May A.; Alameddine, Ibrahim M.; Al-Hindi, Mahmoud; Sukhn, Carol M.S. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)

  Municipal solid waste management remains a major challenge for many developing countries where unsanitary and environmentally damaging practices, such as open dumping and burning of wastes, are consistently utilized as ...
• Factors influencing the reuse of reclaimed water as a management option to augment water supplies 

  Massoud, May A.; Kazarian, Arine; Alameddine, Ibrahim M.; Al-Hindi, Mahmoud (Springer International Publishing, 2018)

  The reuse of treated wastewater, whether direct or indirect, can raise public concerns as a result of the overall risk perception. As such, community acceptance plays a significant role in the implementation of alternative ...
• Assessment of Household Disposal of Pharmaceuticals in Lebanon: Management Options to Protect Water Quality and Public Health 

  Massoud, May A.; Chami, Ghida; Al-Hindi, Mahmoud; Alameddine, Ibrahim M. (Springer New York LLC, 2016)

  Pharmaceuticals comprise an extensive group of compounds whose release into the environment has potential adverse impacts on human health and aquatic ecosystems. In many developing countries the extent of the problem and ...
• Sustainable livelihood approach towards enhanced management of rural resources 

  Massoud, May A.; Issa, Sarah; El-Fadel, Mutasem E.; Jamali, Ibrahim I. (Inderscience Publishers, 2016)

  This research utilises the sustainable livelihood approach to evaluate the livelihood assets and resources and identify key challenges and development opportunities in a village in Southern Lebanon. Primary data using ...
• Automated building and evaluation of 2D as-built floor plans 

  Asmar, Daniel C.; Daher, Rema; Hawari, Yasmine; Khoury, Hiam K.; Elhajj, Imad H. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022)

  Site inspection is a notably tedious, time-consuming, and error-prone process when carried out manually by construction inspectors. One portion of site inspection is the generation and comparison of as-built drawings to ...
• The effect of combining magnetic field and high-conductivity nanoparticles on the fusion rate of a phase change material 

  Adebayo, Philip Babatunde; Yehya, Alissar (Elsevier Ltd, 2022)

  In phase-change materials (PCMs) application for cooling, melting happens at nearly constant temperature preventing an increase in temperature until full melting occurs. So, controlling the fusion duration can be helpful ...
• Optimizing network pathways of CO2conversion processes 

  Saad, Dimitri M.; Bilbeisi, Rana A.; Alnouri, Sabla Y. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

  Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has gained great attraction as an alternative route of producing carbon-based chemicals, which also mitigates atmospheric CO2. This paper develops a numerical optimization model that ...
• The feasibility of solar-powered small-scale brackish water desalination units in a coastal aquifer prone to saltwater intrusion: A comparison between electrodialysis reversal and reverse osmosis 

  Hamdan, Hanan; Saidy, Maria; Alameddine, Ibrahim M.; Al-Hindi, Mahmoud (Academic Press, 2021)

  In the face of increasing water shortages worldwide, water desalination has the potential to expand the available freshwater supply options in many water stressed regions. This paper assesses the feasibility of adopting ...
• A sustainable localised air distribution system for enhancing thermal environment and indoor air quality of poultry house for semiarid region 

  Al-Assaad, Douaa K.; Orabi, Mohamad S.; Ghaddar, Nesreen K.; Ghali, Kamel Abou; Salam, Darine A.; Ouahrani, Djamel; Farran, Mohammad Talal; Habib, Rima R. (Academic Press, 2021)

  This work compares the performance of three passive cooling systems in meeting thermal and indoor air quality requirements in a poultry house located in semi-arid climate. The first two systems are a direct evaporative ...
• Effectiveness of the earth tube heat exchanger system coupled to a space model in achieving thermal comfort in rural areas 

  Yassine, Bilal; Ghali, Kamel Abou; Ghaddar, Nesreen K.; Chehab, Ghassan R.; Srour, Issam M. (2014)

  The aim of this work is to investigate by modelling the possibility of reducing the operational energy of a typical house without negatively affecting its embodied energy. This is done through consideration of different ...
• Electromyography analysis: Comparison of maximum voluntary contraction exercises for the latissimus dorsi 

  Al-Qaisi, Saif K.; Saba, Alif; Alameddine, Ibrahim M. (IOS Press BV, 2022)

  BACKGROUND: A prerequisite for interpreting electromyography (EMG) data is to normalize them to a maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), expressing them as percentage of the MVC. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was ...
• An integrated multi-ship crane allocation in Beirut Port container terminal 

  Nehme, Nabil; Maddah, Bacel S.; Kaysi, Isam A. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)

  This paper investigates the integration between the quay and yard sides for multiple berthing ships with transshipment containers. This paper is motivated by the experience of an operator at Beirut Port. An integer linear ...
• Evaluation of recommended maximum voluntary contraction exercises for back muscles commonly investigated in ergonomics 

  Al-Qaisi, Saif K.; Saba, Alif; Alameddine, Ibrahim M. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)

  Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) exercises are commonly employed for normalizing electromyography (EMG) data to enable comparisons between different individuals and muscles. The purpose of this research was to test ...
• Social media browsing while driving: Effects on driver performance and attention allocation 

  Hashash, Mahmoud; Abou-Zeid, Maya; Moacdieh, Nadine Marie (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

  Texting while driving is known to lead to performance decrements; however, it is still unclear to what extent browsing social media while driving also negatively affects driver performance and attention. There is a need ...
• Managing the Risks of Third-Party Sustainability Certification Failures 

  Abdul-Malak, Mohamed Asem U.; Khalife, Fawzi G. (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2020)

  The environmental risk levels are on the increase worldwide. As a result, building construction projects have been witnessing a paradigm shift in the way their development plans are approached, with more buildings being ...

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