In a recent paper, Chmaisse et al,1 reported the association between polymorphism of intracellular adhesion molecules-1 (ICAM-1) and Behçet’s disease (BD) in the Lebanese population. The substitution at nucleotide 469 of ICAM-1 that occurs in exon 6 of the gene, results in a change from lysine (K) to glutamic acid (E). The authors included 39 Lebanese patients diagnosed with BD and 32 controls ...

This paper studies the structure of foreign-accented read English speech. A system for accent identification is constructed by combining linguistic theory with statistical analysis. Results demonstrate that the linguistic theory is reflected in real speech data and its application improves accent identification. The work discussed here combines and applies previous research in language identifi...

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease mostly frequent in Mediterranean populations. Over 50 mutations have been identified in the gene responsible for the disease, MEFV. The present study reports the frequencies of MEFV mutations in 558 Lebanese and 55 Jordanian FMF patients and points out the severity of the M694V frequently observed mutation among these patients...

the influence of social conditions on literature is an issue that many critics and scholars confirm and prove it; as duality is one of the manifestations of the influence of social conditions on the poet. it means that whenever the ambitions and beliefs of poet opposes the social facts, the duality will manifests in his poetry. the reality that the contemporary poets live in, imposes strong con...

BACKGROUND A significant number of Lebanese medical graduates have emigrated from Lebanon. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that the repatriation of Lebanese physicians educated abroad has contributed to the international emigration of recent Lebanese medical graduates. METHODS We analyzed the demographic and educational characteristics and the year of registration o...

Social development undoubtedly requires people participation in different domains. It seems without participation, we cannot achieve a people-centered, inclusive and sustainable social development. In the social development process, all citizens with various ethnic and religious interests are able to affect on all the social phenomena and variables, based on their competencies and mental capaci...