Offshore pipelines are used to transport oil and gas in different areas of the world. The economic importance of offshore pipelines has increased in recent years with the development of oil and gas transportation systems. ...
The study examined the self-reported instructional practices followed by Lebanese school math teachers when teaching word problems among upper elementary grade level students in both public and private schools. Chapman’s ...
Antibiotics that are added to the drinking water of poultry and the feed of fattening
livestock to promote growth and reduce illness. When manure containing antibiotic
residues are used as plant fertilizer they may erode ...
Heavy metals are elements found naturally in the soil. However, the increase in polluting activities such as industrial, agricultural, medical, technological, and domestic has increased heavy metal contamination to an ...
Antibiotics are extensively being administered to livestock to promote growth and reduce illness. Studies have shown that antibiotics may be present in manure as the parent compound or their metabolites. Manure is used as ...
This thesis studies the municipal council of Beirut between 1867 and 1908. It analyzes the origins and establishment of that council and it evaluates its achievements during the period under consideration in view of the ...
Securing food and open spaces contributes to sustainable solutions by improving livelihoods in dense and low income neighborhoods. This thesis investigates the potential contribution of agriculture as an urban strategy to ...
This thesis addresses the question of how urban agriculture can be a catalyst for post-war reconstruction in Syria. It is inspired by the important role that agriculture plays in Syrian society and economy. This role has ...
The United Nations predicts that by 2030 more than half of the world population will be living in cities. The shift in population is in part the result of high growth rates in cities but also because of the continuous ...
The Lebanese demography is facing an unprecedented change towards a rapidly growing aging population. Older adults, currently constituting 9percent of the population, are expected to reach 25.7percent by 2050; these form ...
Rapid destruction of coastal naturalized habitats and with worldwide agenda to p romote urban nature conservation, evaluating floral diversity in cities constitu tes a base line for future research. Surveying urban floral ...
Research on green infrastructure (GI) indicates that GI can provide multiple ecosystem services and benefits due to its nature based principles, multi-functionality, and no-regrets net benefit. These benefits are not evident ...