• Health-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a scoping review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria 

  Abdul-Khalek, Rima A.; Kayyal, Walaa; Akkawi, Abdul Rahman; Almalla, Mohamad; Arif, Khurram; Bou-Karroum, Lama; El-Harakeh, Amena; Elzalabany, Manal K.; Fadlallah, Racha; Ghaddar, Fatima; Kashlan, Danna; Kassas, Sara; Khater, Tania; Mobayed, Nisreen O.; Rahme, Dalal; Saifi, Omran; Jabbour, Samer; El-Jardali, Fadi; Akl, Elie A.; Jawad, Mohammed (BioMed Central Ltd, 2020)

  Introduction: Armed conflict may influence the size and scope of research in Arab countries. We aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Syrian conflict on health articles about Syria published in indexed journals. Methods: ...
• Public health effects of travel-related policies on the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods systematic review 

  Bou-Karroum, Lama; Khabsa, Joanne; Jabbour, Mathilda; Hilal, Nadeen; Haidar, Zeinab; Abi Khalil, Pamela; Khalek, Rima Abdul; Assaf, Jana; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Abou Samra, Clara; Hneiny, Layal; Al-Awlaqi, Sameh; Hanefeld, Johanna; El-Jardali, Fadi; Akl, Elie A.; El-Bcheraoui, Charbel E. (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2021)

  Objectives: To map travel policies implemented due to COVID-19 during 2020, and conduct a mixed-methods systematic review of health effects of such policies, and related contextual factors. Design: Policy mapping and ...
• Interventions to combat or prevent drug counterfeiting: A systematic review 

  El-Jardali, Fadi; Akl, Elie A.; Fadlallah, Racha; Oliver, Sandy R.; Saleh, Nadine G.; El-Bawab, Lamya; Rizk, Rana G.; Farha, A. A.; Hamra, Rasha (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)

  Objective: Drug counterfeiting has serious public health and safety implications. The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to combat or prevent drug ...
• Mental health research in the Arab region: challenges and call for action 

  Maalouf, Fadi T.; Alamiri, Bibi; Atweh, Samir F.; Becker, Anne E.; Cheour, Majda; Darwish, Hala; Ghandour, Lilian A.; Ghuloum, Suhaila Ali; Hamzé, Mouïn H.; Karam, Elie Georges; Khoury, Brigitte A.; Khoury, Samia J.; Mokdad, Ali H.I.; Meho, Lokman I.; Okasha, Tarek A.; Reed, Geoffrey M.; Sbaity, Eman; Zeinoun, Pia; Akl, Elie A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

  Although mental disorders are a leading cause of disability in the Arab region, which includes 5·54% of the global population, Arab countries produce only 1·0% of the global output of peer-reviewed publications in mental ...
• Classical and Nonclassical Manifestations of Primary Hyperparathyroidism 

  El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ghada A.; Chakhtoura, Marlene Toufic; Cipriani, Cristiana; Eastell, R.; Karonova, Tatiana L.; Liu, Jianmin; Minisola, Salvatore; Mithal, Ambrish; Moreira, Carolina Aguiar; Peacock, Munro; Schini, Marian; Silva, Bárbara Campolina Carvalho; Walker, Marcella Donovan; El Zein, Ola; Marcocci, Claudio (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)

  This narrative review summarizes data on classical and nonclassical manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). It is based on a rigorous literature search, inclusive of a Medline search for systematic reviews ...
• The link between COVID-19 and VItamin D (VIVID): A systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Bassatne, Aya; Basbous, Maya; Chakhtoura, Marlene Toufic; El Zein, Ola; Rahme, Maya; El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ghada A. (W.B. Saunders, 2021)

  Background: Disease severity and mortality rates due to COVID-19 infection are greater in the elderly and chronically ill patients, populations at high risk for vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D plays an important role in ...
• Values and other decisional factors regarding treatment of hypercalcaemia of malignancy: A systematic review protocol 

  Bassatne, Aya; Rahme, Maya; Piggott, Thomas; Murad, Mohammad Hassan; Hneiny, Layal; El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ghada A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)

  Introduction Hypercalcaemia of malignancy (HCM) is the second most common cause of hypercalcaemia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several treatment options are available including pharmacological ...
• Health research capacity building of health workers in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a scoping review of challenges, strengths, and recommendations 

  Mansour, Rania; Naal, Hady; Kishawi, Tarek; El Achi, Nassim; Hneiny, Layal; Saleh, Shadi S. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2021)

  Background: Fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) have a strong need to improve the capacity of local health workers to conduct health research in order to improve health policy and health outcomes. Health research ...
• Evaluation of global health capacity building initiatives in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review 

  Naal, Hady; El Koussa, Maria; El Hamouch, Melissa; Hneiny, Layal; Saleh, Shadi S. (NLM (Medline), 2020)

  Background: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are in dire need to improve their health outcomes. Although Global Health Capacity Building (GHCB) initiatives are recommended approaches, they risk being ineffective ...
• A systematic review of global health capacity building initiatives in low-to middle-income countries in the Middle East and North Africa region 

  Naal, Hady; El Koussa, Maria; El Hamouch, Melissa; Hneiny, Layal; Saleh, Shadi S. (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Introduction: Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are facing increasing global health challenges with a reduced ability to manage them. Global Health Capacity Building ...
• Assessing deeper levels of participation in nature-based solutions in urban landscapes – A literature review of real-world cases 

  Puskás, Nikolett; Abunnasr, Yaser; Nalbandian, Salpy (Elsevier B.V., 2021)

  It is evident that climate change and unanticipated natural events pose new challenges for humanity and the environment. Already over half of the global population resides in cities, making the urban landscape a crucial ...
• Highly prestigious international academic awards and their impact on university rankings 

  Meho, Lokman I. (MIT Press Journals, 2020)

  This study uses the checklist method, survey studies, and Highly Cited Researchers to identify 100 highly prestigious international academic awards. The study then examines the impact of using these awards on the Academic ...
• Quality assessment of clinical practice guidelines for neonatal sepsis using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II Instrument: A systematic review of neonatal guidelines 

  Sami Amer, Yasser Sami Abdeldayem; Shaiba, Lana A.; Hadid, Adnan A.; Anabrees, Jasim; Almehery, Abdulrahman A.; AAssiri, Manal; Alnemri, Abdulrahman M.; Darwish, Amira R.Al; Baqawi, Badi; Aboshaiqah, Ahmad Eissa; Hneiny, Layal; Almaghrabi, Rana Hassan; El-Malky, Ahmed Mahmoud; Al-Dajani, Nawaf M. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

  Background and objective: Neonatal sepsis (NS) continues to be a critical healthcare priority for the coming decades worldwide. The aim of this study was to critically appraise the quality of recent clinical practice ...
• International alliance and AGREE-ment of 71 clinical practice guidelines on the management of critical care patients with COVID-19: a living systematic review 

  Sami Amer, Yasser Sami Abdeldayem; Titi, Maher Abdelraheim; Godah, Mohammad W.; Wahabi, Hayfaa Abdulmajeed; Hneiny, Layal; Abouelkheir, Manal Mohamed; Hamad, Muddathir A.; ElGohary, Ghada M.; Hamouda, Mohamed Ben; Ouertatani, Hella; Velásquez-Salazar, Pamela; Acosta-Reyes, Jorge Luis; Alhabib, Samia M.; Esmaeil, Samia Ahmed; Fedorowicz, Z.; Zhang, Ailing; Chen, Zhe; Liptrott, Sarah Jayne; Frungillo, Niccolò; Jamal, Amr A.; Almustanyir, Sami; Dieyi, Newman Ugochukwu; Powell, John A.; Hon, Katrina J.; Alzeidan, Rasmieh Ayed; Azzo, Majduldeen; Zambrano-Rico, Sara; Ramírez-Jaramillo, Paulina; Florez, Ivan D. (Elsevier Inc., 2022)

  Objective: We aimed to systematically identify and critically assess the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 with the AGREE II instrument. Study design and setting: ...
• The gender gap in highly prestigious international research awards, 2001–2020 

  Meho, Lokman I. (MIT Press Journals, 2021)

  This study examines gender disparities in the world’s 141 most prestigious international research awards. I find that (a) from 2001 to 2020 these awards were received 3,445 times by 2,011 men and 262 women; (b) women’s ...
• Using Scopus's CiteScore for assessing the quality of computer science conferences 

  Meho, Lokman I. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

  Publication, hiring, promotion, tenure, and funding decisions in computer science often depend on an accurate assessment of the quality of conferences. This study reviews relevant literature and tests Scopus's CiteScore ...
• Resource sharing at the American University of Beirut: challenges and opportunities 

  Chalhoub, Carla (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2017)

  Purpose: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the resource sharing initiative through signing reciprocal agreements, joining consortia and subscribing to OCLC at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Libraries. ...
• The Arab region’s contribution to global mental health research (2009–2018): A bibliometric analysis 

  Zeinoun, Pia; Akl, Elie A.; Maalouf, Fadi T.; Meho, Lokman I. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)

  Background: Mental health research output in the Arab region is increasing, yet little is known about its recent landscape. This study provides a bibliometric analysis of mental health research in all 22 Arab countries ...
• Pain control in neonatal male circumcision: A best evidence review 

  Labban, Muhieddine Saadeddine; Menhem, Zahraa; Bandali, Tarek; Hneiny, Layal; Zaghal, Ahmad M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

  Objective: Routine male infant circumcision (RMIC) is a common procedure that inadvertently causes significant but preventable pain. In this best evidence review, we examine the available pain management options and their ...
• Does a Positive Surgical Margin After Nephron Sparing Surgery Affect Oncological Outcome in Renal Cell Carcinoma? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

  Hakam, Nizar; Abou Heidar, Nassib F.; Khabsa, Joanne; Hneiny, Layal; Akl, Elie A.; Khauli, Raja Bahjat (Elsevier Inc., 2021)

  We systematically evaluated the impact of positive surgical margins (PSM) on oncological outcomes after partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Forty-two studies comprising 101,153 subjects were included and five ...

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