Reem Yassine 1, Faten Salman 1, Ali Al Shaer 1, Mohammad Hammoud 1,* and Denis Duhamel 2 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese International University, 146404 Mazraa, Beirut, Lebanon; [email protected] (R.Y.); [email protected] (F.S.); [email protected] (A.A.S.) 2 Laboratoire Navier—UMR 8205 (Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech—IFSTTAR—CNRS), Cité Descartes—Champs-sur-M...

1 Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. 2 School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 4 Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Leba...

social capital is a systematic set of organized links between the members of a group or a society which is based on specific norms and rules and results into obtaining individual and collective purposes. the category of social capital is different with from current concept of capital in sociology, law and economy. features like cooperation, knowledge, participating in public affairs, tolerating...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 2 Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 4 Department of Experimental Patholo...

1Faculty of Public Health, Balamand University, Beirut, Lebanon. 2Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 3Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. 4Division of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Lebanese Council for Scientific Research, Beirut, Lebanon. 5Chronic Care Centre, Hazmieh, Lebanon. Received: 14/05/03; accepted: 14/09/03 SUMMARY A ...

Mehrdad Beykverdi 1,*, Abolfazl Jalilvand 2 and Mehdi Ehsan 3 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 15785, Iran 2 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45195, Iran; [email protected] 3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155, Iran; [email protected] * Corresp...

Atiyeh, Bishara S. MD, Ioannovich Division of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center Region Piemonte, Torino, Italy, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Palermo, Italy, Department of Plastic Su...

1Department of Spinal Surgery, Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Manners Research Center (PAMIM), Pars Hospital, Tehran, Iran 2Adventist Hinsdale Hospital,120 N Oak St, Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA *Corresponding author Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, MD Department of Spinal Surgery Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Manners Research Center (PAMIM) Pars Hospital, Tehran, Iran Tel. + 98 912 322 61 49 E-ma...

A Study on Domination Sets in Vague Graphs with Novel Applications Hossein Rashmanlou, Abolfazl Lakdashti and Shabanali Safari Sabet Department of Computer Science University College of Rouzbahan, Sari, Iran Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; Corresponding author. email: drsafarisabe...

research-article Open Access Share on Networking research for the Arab world: from regional initiatives to potential global impact Authors: Basem Shihada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia ArabiaView Profile , Tamer Elbatt The American in Cairo, New Egypt EgyptView Ahmed Eltawil Mohammad Mansour Beirut, Lebanon LebanonView Essaid Sabir Hassan II Casablanca,...