Given a property P of graphs, write P for the set of graphs with vertex set [n] having property P. The growth or speed of a property P can be discussed in terms of the values of |P|. For properties with |P|<n hereditary properties are surprisingly well determined by their speeds. Sharpening results of E. R. Scheinerman and J. Zito (1994, J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 61, 16 39), we prove numerous re...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition represents an important issue in older adults; unfortunately, there is lack of data concerning this topic in Lebanon. This paper aims to provide a description of nutritional status and its correlates in older adults living in long stay institutions situated in Beirut. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in three long stay institutions in Beirut in 2012. Th...

Abstract When the State of Greater Lebanon was established in 1920, Jewish Community Council Beirut officially recognized as central administrative body within Lebanon, and although smaller communities such Sidon Tripoli also had their own councils they were consequently made subject to authority Beirut. In this context political overhaul, I argue that some actors use “from below” opportunities...

Lebanon is distinguished by its strategic geographical location among the Arab countries. Beirut, as capital city and major commercial cultural centre of country, a point interest for migrants. The region has witnessed many changes since end World War II, which have resulted in internal external conflicts, migrations, centralization country’s economy, etc. Furthermore, periods urbanization, des...

This article takes up a material analysis of set eleven nineteenth-century Arabic broadsides entitled Nafir Suriyya, published in Beirut by Syrian intellectual Butrus al-Bustani from 1860-1861. Produced response to the civil wars 1860 Mount Lebanon and Damascus (in Ottoman provinces), when intercommunal conflicts occurred between different confessional groups, these publications called for unit...