Introduction: Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA) is a neurodegenerative disorder that stands as the most common form of inherited ataxia. FRDA affects 15,000 individuals worldwide, with approximately 250 documented cases in Lebanon. ...
Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and one of the main causes of death within the female population. Radiotherapy is one of the main treatments, but its efficiency is limited by the ...
In recent years, people have been using social media platforms to express their feelings and share their mental health struggles openly and anonymously. This surge has motivated many researchers to take advantage of social ...
This thesis begins with a historical ethnography of the Lebanese Psytrance scene, tracing its development from its inception to the present day. The research draws on three types of ethnographic fieldwork: participant and ...
Waste mismanagement is considered a global environmental concern, especially in the
Global South countries. Several environmental initiatives were held to enhance the path
towards a more sustainable management of waste. ...
Air pollution stands as a environmental concern, representing a significant contributor to global mortality rates. Despite efforts to improve air quality, existing interventions often fall short of addressing the magnitude ...
The Norwegian policy framework is deeply rooted in the promotion of inclusivity and tolerance towards diverse identity groups within Norwegian society.
In 2020, Norway initiated its school curriculum renewal, incorporating ...
Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer in women with around 2.3 million new cases reported on a yearly basis worldwide. Despite all the effort put into research on BC, the incidence and mortality rates ...
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an immunodeficiency disorder characterized by
recurrent bacterial and fungal infections. The cause of CGD is defective neutrophil
function resulting from mutations in one of the ...
Introduction:
Ranked second most diagnosed cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths
among men, prostate cancer (PCa) constitutes a major medical health issue. Despite the fact that many
therapeutic ...
: Breast cancer (BC) is a health problem that is reported to have the highest incidence and mortality rates of cancer among females worldwide and in Lebanon. Moreover, BC heterogeneity renders it from being diagnosed or ...
Self-organization is a fascinating natural occurrence, yielding intricate structures and patterns under non-equilibrium conditions. One well-known example is the Liesegang phenomenon, which refers to the formation of ...
Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented economic crisis since 2019 which has devastating economic and social implications for the whole Lebanese population. This crisis didn’t come from a vacuum, on the contrary, it is ...
This thesis examines the published works and the private library of Sa’dallah Wannous, which arrived at AUB in 2015. It does so by bridging the gap between the marginalia and penciled marks in the philosophy books he owned ...
Background: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are common
pathogenic infections with a high incidence reaching 30% and 90% of the worldwide
population respectively. T. gondii is an obligate ...
Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by disrupted speech flow characterized by repetition of sounds, syllables, or words; prolongation of sounds; and interruptions in speech known as blocks. Despite its ...
A stateless individual, as described by the United Nations, is a person who is not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law. While statelessness is a relatively well-represented issue in ...
The increase in antibiotic resistance has jeopardized the use of what is dubbed as last resort antibiotic, Polymyxin E. Specifically, the dissemination of mobile colistin resistance (mcr-1) gene has imperiled the effectiveness ...
Energy has long been used as a tool of foreign policy. It has been progressively interlinked with geopolitical relations being shaped by a multitude of factors such as market competition, geopolitical tensions, and regulatory ...
Rammed earth construction is becoming popular since it successfully integrates eco-friendliness, sustainability, and the possibility of cost-effective construction. Rammed earth is comprised of clay, gravel, sand, silt, ...