When the 2005 parliamentary elections ended with the March 14 movement winning the majority of parliament the next constitutional step was the selection of the prime minister. As stipulated in the constitution the Candidate ...
Background: Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are a group of congenitally inherited heterogeneous disorders that result in the depletion or deficiency of one or more components of the immune system. RASGRP1 is a ...
Children's obesity is increasingly recognized as a global public health issue. The worldwide increase in the prevalence of pediatric obesity is documented as early as the preschool years. Identifying modifiable lifestyle ...
Breast Cancer (BC) is the most commonly occurring cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer related deaths in women. BC arises due to an accumulation in epigenetic changes and genetic alterations. The deregulation ...
Background: In Lebanon, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) remains the largest contributer to morbidity and mortality in the country. Diet has been reported as one of the most influential modifiable risk factors ...
Background: Access to healthcare in communities remains a crucial factor in achieving better health outcomes. In Lebanon, access to health care is of paramount importance, particularly for adults with chronic diseases. ...
Rural-urban youth migration is a growing phenomenon in many developing countries, and its impact on smallholder farmers' decisions is a critical issue that policymakers and development practitioners need to address. This ...
Background: The human placenta is a transient organ that provides the interface between the fetus and the mother. Trophoblasts, the functional cell type of the placenta, differentiate along two pathways; the villous or the ...
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus (DM), is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by chronic hyperglycemia due to defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. It is associated with several complications ...
Background: Early dietary practices play a pivotal role in promoting optimal growth, development, and shaping long-term dietary preferences for infants and young children.
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices ...
This thesis critically examines the underlying reasons behind the failure of Lebanon's political system in regulating internal conflicts and assesses if the current political framework is salvageable. Furthermore, it ...
Renewable energy is promising to become a major resource for future communities,
while water scarcity is becoming a major threat. The use of solar photovoltaic (PV) to power
reverse osmosis (RO) plants and produce water ...
At 18:08 on the 4th of August 2020, a huge explosion occurred in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion was one of the strongest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded. As per USGS, the size of the blast was equivalent ...
This thesis explores the collective behavior and dynamics of juvenile zebrafish (Danio
rerio) shoals of varying group sizes, employing a multifaceted approach grounded in
physics, information theory, graph theory, and ...
Public transportation drivers are at a high risk of contracting and are potential super-spreaders of influenza. Protecting them through vaccination needs to be a primary health care (PHC) objective. A scoping review of ...
Background: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), highly transmissible through liquid droplets, and leading to varying health outcomes. However, the rate of morbidity and mortality ...
The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is on the rise. It is characterized by an increase in hepatic lipid accumulation due to an impaired lipid metabolism. A correlation has been found lately between ...
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCT) represent so far, the only efficient reconstructive tool for damaged bone marrow (BM) in hematological disorders. The success of these regenerative strategies relies on the ...
Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are in constant development and implemented across different hospitals with varying practices. RRTs have been implemented by many hospitals to provide urgent critical care expertise when activated. ...
Lebanon faced several cascading crises that led to the economic collapse of the country. As per the World Bank, the Lebanese crisis is considered as the worst crisis during the last 150 year. The financial crisis caused ...