Mosquitoes rely on both humoral and cellular innate immune responses to resist
pathogens. The mosquito gut microbiome also plays an essential role in this regard,
either directly through releasing toxic metabolites or ...
The growth in the number of terrorist attacks and accidental explosive events imposed
additional demand on post-blast investigation tools. Numerous research addressed the
chemical analysis of explosive residuals. Yet, ...
Background: Lebanon is going through a major economic crisis that has caused food prices to increase by 483% between January 2021 and January 2022 (Lebanon Food Security Portal, Brief #24). Parallel to this, globally there ...
Although photography is seen as art, it has a power beyond that and could serve – as a technique – in many disciplines. In this paper, the focus will be around on how photography contributed to development and social ...
Over the past decade, corporate boards have witnessed accelerated global demands to increase the diversity of their members, focusing on the inclusion of more women (Oldford et al., 2021). The inadequate number of women ...
This paper seeks to explore, study and analyze the impact of the civil war on the Syrian men’s national football team. To do so, the author interviewed a dozen current and former players, coaches and administrators who at ...
This research is an introductory study to popular Marian rituals in Lebanon. It seeks to understand the popular Marian rituals in Lebanon practiced by both Christians and Muslims and the implications they have on ...
Background The COVID-19 epidemic has impacted every aspect of life and increased the incidence of domestic violence globally, making already vulnerable populations, namely older Syrian refugees, more susceptible to negative ...
This thesis is concerned with Leibniz’s metaphysical and moral philosophy, specifically with a critical examination of Leibniz’s account of Freedom in order to specify the sense of Freedom which Leibniz is working with in ...
Country platforms have increasingly gained significance in aid delivery—as reflected in the commitment of many international organizations to this model. In academia, the role of country platforms in aid delivery is, ...
Rural areas in Lebanon are facing several challenges in the agriculture and tourism sectors. The agriculture sector is responsible for a bulk of rural employment and is considered a major contributor to food and nutritional ...
Background: Delirium is a clinical mental disturbance characterized as a transient,
often reversible, alteration in consciousness, cognition, or perception. Delirium and
sleep deprivation are two clinical syndromes commonly ...
In this paper, we are going to solve a system of functional differential equations
and use Banach Fixed Point Theorem to prove existence and uniqueness of
solution. This will help us in a problem in geometrical optics. Our ...
In this thesis, I explore how flexible capitalism manifests itself in the workplace in a consulting company in Lebanon during a time of crises. Having conducted ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with workers, I argue ...
Natural language processing (NLP) has made remarkable advancement with the advent of deep learning technology. The deep learning models have produced enhanced results in NLP tasks such as text summarization, text translation, ...
Machine learning algorithms have been significantly integrated in the automated decision-making processes. Despite their wide practical success, these systems have demonstrated biases towards certain demographic groups. ...
This master’s project will demonstrate the securitization of foreign aid policy and its relations with developing countries, particularly Lebanon. It also assesses how and to what extent the donor community uses a security ...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in many unprecedented ways, inter alia, threatening the food and nutrition security of vulnerable populations, particularly those living in low-to-middle-income ...
With the advancement of social applications, the number of people using such applications has increased to unbelievable levels. As of 2021, there are 2.8 billion users on Facebook. With such a large number of users, the ...
Background: Thirst is a subjective sensation of throat and mouth dryness that leads to a powerful craving to drink. In healthy people, thirst is important to maintain fluid volume balance, therefore maintaining homeostasis. ...