Periconceptional Folate Deficiency and Implications in Neural Tube Defects by J. Safi, L. Joyeux, G. E. Chalouhi

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Scan Performance and Reconfigurability of Agile Radiating Matrix Antenna Prototype by H. Abou Taam, G. Zakka El Nashef, M. Salah Toubet, E. Arnaud, B. Jecko, T. Monediere, M. Rammal

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Perioperative Risk: Short Review of Current Approach in Non Cardiac Surgery by Andreea Boghean, Cristian Guțu, Dorel Firescu

“…Cardiovascular risk scores are necessary tools to prevent perioperative cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and the most frequently used are Lee/RCRI (Revised Cardiac Risk Index), APACHE II (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation), POSSUM (Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity), The American University of Beirut (AUB)-HAS2. To reduce the perioperative risk, there is a need for an appropriate preoperative risk assessment, as well as the choice of the type and timing of surgical intervention. …”
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Dynamical and computational analysis of a fractional predator-prey model with an infectious disease and harvesting policy by Devendra Kumar, Jogendra Singh, Dumitru Baleanu

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CD154: An Immunoinflammatory Mediator in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Nada Alaaeddine, Ghada S. Hassan, Daniel Yacoub, Walid Mourad

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“They Are Our Children”: An Examination of Faith-Based, Tuition-Free, Private Schools as Potential Sites of Educational Opportunity for Refugee Children in Egypt and Lebanon by Sally Wesley Bonet, Samira Nabil Chatila

“…(1) Background: Turning the lens away from national schooling, which has long been proven problematic for refugee populations, this comparative case study explores the educational opportunities that faith-based, tuition-free schools provide refugee youth living in protracted exile in low and middle-income neighboring countries. (2) Methods: Leveraging Shirazi and Jaffe-Walter’s concept of countertopography and Bartlett and Vavrus’s comparative case study, this article draws on ethnographic engagement (2017–2019) at “Cairo Christian Academy”, a Sudanese refugee school in Egypt, and qualitative interviews with teachers, administrators, and staff at “Beirut Covenant School” (2020–2021) in Lebanon to answer the following question: What is possible within private, faith-based, tuition-free schools—particularly schools that teach secular curricula and are open to children from all faith backgrounds, as these mirror some of the more egalitarian aspects of public education—which have absorbed refugee students as a part of their mission to care for others? …”
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A New Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale: Validation in Lebanese Hypertensive Adults by R. Bou Serhal, P. Salameh, N. Wakim, C. Issa, B. Kassem, L. Abou Jaoude, N. Saleh

“…A cross-sectional study, including 405 patients, was performed in outpatient cardiology clinics of three hospitals in Beirut. Blood pressure was measured, a questionnaire filled, and sodium intake estimated by a urine test. …”
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Graphon Neural Networks-Based Detection of False Data Injection Attacks in Dynamic Spatio-Temporal Power Systems by Rachad Atat, Abdulrahman Takiddin, Muhammad Ismail, Erchin Serpedin

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Consecuencias de los accidentes químicos: análisis de los efectos a la salud y el entorno by Jurek Guirola Fuentes, Yaisemys Batista Reyes, Yonathan Estrada Rodríguez

“…Los eventos recientes, como los accidentes en Bhopal y Beirut, subrayan la importancia de estrategias efectivas que promuevan la concientización y preparación ante emergencias químicas. …”
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Mycobacterium fortuitum and Polymicrobial Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anwar Hamade, Agnieszka Pozdzik, O. Denis, Monika Tooulou, Caroline Keyzer, F. Jacobs, Jose Khabbout, Joëlle L. Nortier

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In-situ restructuring of Ni-based metal organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation by Abdelaziz Gouda, Karen Hannouche, Abhinav Mohan, Chengliang Mao, Ehsan Nikbin, Alexandre Carrière, Jessica Ye, Jane Y. Howe, Mohini Sain, Mohamad Hmadeh, Geoffrey A. Ozin

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Current trends in antimicrobial use and the role of antimicrobial stewardship in palliative oncology: a narrative review by Bassem Awada, Aref Zribi, Ahmad Al Ghoche, Souha S. Kanj

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Recombinase-based amplification coupled with lateral flow chromatography for the specific and sensitive detection and identification of Leishmania major in cutaneous leishmaniasis... by Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Imen Khammeri, Hejer Souguir, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Hamed Chouaieb, Ahmed S. Chakroun, Meryem Lemrani, Aicha Kallel, Kalthoum Kallel, Nabil Haddad, Oussaima El Dbouni, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Steven G. Reed, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Ikram Guizani

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Furan-Indole-Chromenone-Based Organic Photocatalyst for α-Arylation of Enol Acetate and Free Radical Polymerization Under LED Irradiation by Aurélien Galibert-Guijarro, Adel Noon, Joumana Toufaily, Tayssir Hamieh, Eric Besson, Stéphane Gastaldi, Jacques Lalevée, Laurence Feray

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Digital trophies: using social media to assess wildlife crime in Lebanon by André F. Raine, Jason Gregg, Lloyd Scott, Axel Hirschfeld, Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, Filippo Bamberghi

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Trace elements‐based Auroshell gold@hematite nanostructure: Green synthesis and their hyperthermia therapy by Hadil M. Alahdal, Sumya Ayad Abdullrezzaq, Hawraz Ibrahim M. Amin, Sitah F. Alanazi, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Mehrdad Khatami, Marwan Mahmood Saleh

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Influence of <i>Apis mellifera syriaca</i> Bee Venom on Nociception and Inflammatory Cytokine Profiles in Experimental Hyperalgesia by Mohamad Ayoub, Salma Fayjaloun, Rabih Roufayel, Dany El Obeid, Ziad Fajloun, Mohamad Rima, Marc Karam

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Investigating faculty-initiated verbal, physical, social, sexual, and cyberbullying: A cross-sectional study by Sefa BULUT, Driss AIT ALI, Hanane EL GHOUAT, Murat YILDIRIM, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Andrés Manuel PÉREZ-ACOSTA, Pietro CRESCENZO, Hicham KHABBACHE, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Lukasz SZARPAK, Francesco CHIRICO

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Breakfast Intake and Factors Associated with Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among Lebanese High School Adolescents by Rana Mounayar, Rana Jreij, Jennifer Hachem, Frida Abboud, Maya Tueni

“…A cross-sectional survey was carried out on randomly selected students (268 boys and 332 girls), aged between 15 and 18 years old, from private and public schools in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Data were obtained from self-administered questionnaires and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Thermodynamics and solar radiative analysis in Jeffery-Hamel flow through non-parallel channel by novel improved residual power series method by Mohamed Bouzidi, Mohsin Ul Haq, Ikram Ullah, Saira Shukat, Hijaz Ahmad, Mohammad Mahtab Alam, Hamid Khan, Marouan Kouki

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