When an adverse fiscal shock occurs -a war, for example - someone has to pay. The government can satisfy its budget constraint, now or in the future, by raising taxes, reducing other spending, or imposing a capital loss ...
The academic study of terrorism has been dominated by a disciplinary method that is entirely strategic; it tends to reflect geopolitics with the academic purpose to identify, combat, and prevent terrorism in all avenues, ...
Rotavirus is considered globally the leading cause of severe diarrheal infections among children under the age of 5 years and is responsible for about 215 000 deaths annually. Rotaviruses are classified based on their ...
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming a huge health concern, and their rates are dramatically increasing worldwide, more specifically in the MENA region and Lebanon. Unhealthy food consumption patterns ...
This research aims at studying the notion of Philanthropy in Lebanon, specifically giving in higher education and healthcare. The study takes several paths; first, a theoretical background on philanthropy bridged with a ...
Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are devices used for nicotine delivery without combusting tobacco. They are marketed as a healthier alternative to regular tobacco cigarettes. While they have become increasingly popular in ...
This thesis presents an optimized, broadband, Doherty-based amplifier that employs an unequal power split between the main transistor and the six-auxiliary transistors. Different unequal power splits are adopted to optimize ...
The debate over moral intuitions has a distinguished pedigree. We are far, however, from 19th and early 20th century intuitionism(s) whereby a presumed intuitive faculty is said to have direct access to moral truth. What ...
Through his works that date from 1880 to 1891, Oscar Wilde proposes a vision of social change and social Utopia. Three major methods of constitute the framework of Wilde's social mission. These methods are revolution, ...
This work aims to portray the philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars – encapsulated by the phrase ‘Transcendental Naturalism’ – as complimentary to Kant’s Transcendental Idealism. It does so by suggesting that epistemic conditions ...
The number of students presenting with various types of disabilities in higher education settings has been increasing. These students are typically afforded with reasonable educational accommodations, in order to have a ...
Although pesticide spraying is an indispensable task in modern agricultural practices, drift of the chemical away from the intended target is a major concern, since it represents economical loss and causes environmental ...