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First Italian-Lebanese Science Day
“Global Science”
Organized by
The Lebanese Association for the Advancement of
Science &
The American University of Beirut
In Partnership with
The University of Palermo, Italy
And in collaboration with
The National Council for Scientific Research-Lebanon
April 12, 2019
PROGRAM
www.laaslb.org
Venue Issam Fares Hall
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
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American University of Beirut
Foreword
The Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science (LAAS) is proud to organize in
partnership with the University of Palermo, Italy and the American University of Beirut
(AUB) -Beirut, and with the collaboration of the National Council for Scientific Research
(CNRS-L) “The First Italian-Lebanese Science Day”.
The Meeting is a forum for researchers to meet and exchange knowledge and expertise. It is
also a platform of interaction and networking among the participants, promoting
collaborations between different institutions.
Promoting cross-pollination of ideas by connecting researchers from different backgrounds is
the fundamental reason of the “First Italian-Lebanese Science Day”. It exemplifies the
diversity of our scope.
More than 500 Lebanese and foreign researchers participate in this meeting by submitting
170 summaries of their research for oral presentation or poster display. In addition, the
meeting encourages addressing national and international issues, such as the transfer and
assessment of new technologies, the inter-universities cooperation, the university-industry
cooperation, as well as education and research experiences related to innovative technologies
in relation to Medical, Health, and Biological sciences(MHS:107), Environmental Sciences
(ES:22), Chemistry,Physics and Math(CPM:35) and Social and behavioral Sciences (SB :6)
with a global perspective and relevance. The booklet in your hand contains all such aspects. It
is also found on the website of LAAS (www.laaslb.org).
We look forward for a successful Scientific Meeting, a cornerstone in building new
networking at the Global and national levels,
All are welcome.
Dr. Abdo Jurjus,
President, LAAS
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Contents
Foreword----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Contents-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Standing Committees-------------------------------------------------------------------4
Italian Delegates and Guest Speakers-----------------------------------------------5
Program at a glance---------------------------------------------------------------------8
Abstracts:
Guest Speakers-------------------------------------------------------------------------12
Medical, Health and Biological Sciences--------------- --------------------------14
Environmental Sciences--------------------------------------------------------------26
Chemistry, Physics and Math------------------------------------------------------30
Social and Behavioral Sciences------------------------------------------------------35
Authors Index---------------------------------------------------------------------------37
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American University of Beirut
Standing Committee
Honorary Committee:
Dr. Fadlo Khuri, President of the American University of Beirut (AUB)
Dr. Fabrizio Micari, Rector of the University of Palermo
Dr. Mouin Hamze, Secretary General of the Lebanese Council for
Scientific Research (CNRS-L)
Dr. Abdo Jurjus, President of the Lebanese Association for the
Advancement of Science (LAAS)
General Coordinator of the Meeting:
Dr. Naim Ouaini, Former President of LAAS
Organizing Committee for the First Italian- Lebanese Science Day
Dr. Angelo Leone (UOP)
Dr. Assaad Eid (AUB)
Dr. Chady Abdallah (CNRS)
Dr. Nada Lawand (AUB)
Dr. Mona Diab Assaf (LAAS)
Dr. Fadi Chehadeh (LAAS)
LAAS Executive Committee
Dr. Abdo Jurjus (President)
Dr. Naim Ouaini (Former President and Treasurer)
Dr. Nashat Mansour (Vice President)
Dr. Fadi Hage Chehade (Vice President)
Dr. Roger Lteif (General Secretary)
Dr. Karim Echtay
Dr. Georges Eid
Dr. Mahmoud Korek
Dr. Mona Diab Assaf
Dr. Chady Abdallah
We look forward to your participation in this outstanding scientific event
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American University of Beirut
Italian delegates
Prof. Fabrizio Micari: Rector of University of Palermo, Professor of Working Technologies
and Systems at Palermo Engineering School
Prof. Ada Maria Florena: Vice-rector for International Relations, Professor of
Histopathology at Palermo Medical School
Prof. Giuseppe Ferraro: Director of Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and
Advanced Diagnostic (Bi.N.D.), Professor of Physiology at Palermo Medical School
Prof. Angelo Leone: Professor of Histology at Palermo Medical School, Responsible of
Italian-Lebanese cooperation
Prof. Francesco Cappello: Director of Medical Residency Program in Sport and Exercise
Medicine, Professor of Human Anatomy at Palermo Medical School
Prof. Mauro Pistello: Full Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, School of
Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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American University of Beirut
Italian delegates
Prof. Nicasio Mancini: Associate professor of Microbiology and Virology. School of
Medicine University San Raffaele Milan Italy
Prof. Khalil Fattouch: Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Palermo School of Medicine,
Director of Mitral Academy in Rome Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lebanon in
Palermo
Prof. Giampiero La Rocca: Professor of Histology and Embryology at the Medical and
Dental School of Palermo
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American University of Beirut
Guest Speakers
Prof. Bertrand Liagre : Professeur des Universités, Laboratoire PEIRENE, EA7500
Faculté de Pharmacie Département de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Université de
Limoges
Dr.Elias Akoury: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Natural Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Faculty of Chemistry and
Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Butenandtstr, Germany.
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American University of Beirut
Program at a Glance
8:00 am Registration
9:00-1:00 am Posters Exhibition Session 1
10:00 am Opening Ceremony
11:00-11:30 am Coffee break
11:30 -1:00 Scientific session 1
1:00 -2:00pm Lunch break
1:30-4:00pm Posters Exhibition Session 2
2:00-4:00pm Scientific session 2
4:00-4:30pm Closing Session
Distribution of Awards
Announcing of winning posters
Recommendations
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American University of Beirut
Opening Ceremony
10:00 am -11:00 am
Lebanese Anthem - Italian Anthem
Coordinator of the event:
Professor Naim Ouaini Faculty of Sciences, USEK, Consultant to the Minister of
Higher Education
Responsible for the Italian-Lebanese collaborations:
Professor Angelo Leone ,University of Palermo
President of the American University of Beirut:
Professor Fadlo Khouri
o AUB and Global Science
Rector of the University of Palermo :
Professor Fabrizio Micari
o Institutional Greetings
President of the Lebanese Association of the Advancement of Science:
Professor Abdo Jurjus
o Global Science and the LAAS
Exchange of Trophies
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Global Science
Scientific Session 1
11:30 – 13:00
Global Science and Medical Education
Chairpersons:
Prof. Dolla Sarkis, Vice-Rector, Saint Joseph University
Prof. Angelo Leone, University of Palermo
Speakers: (each presentation 15 min)
Prof. Ada Florena, Vice-rector for International Relations, Professor of
Histopathology at Palermo Medical School
o Palermo University and its international network
Prof. Giuseppe Ferraro, Director of Department of Biomedicine,
Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic (Bi.N.D.), Professor of Physiology at
Palermo Medical School (UP), Italy.
o From Palermo, just like Beirut to Palermo with Beirut: a cultural
renaissance through the Universities
Prof. Ramzi Sabra, Assistant Dean for Medical education, Chairman
Department of Pharmacology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
o Global curricular changes in medical Sciences: New Trends.
Prof. Francesco Cappello, Director of Medical Residency Program in Sport
and Exercise Medicine, Professor of Human Anatomy at Palermo Medical
School
o Human Anatomy teaching and research at the University of
Palermo
Prof. Bertrand Liagre, Professor, Limoges University
o Université Libanaise – Université de Limoges – Université
Américaine de Beyrouth : 10 ans d’étroite collaboration
scientifique
Discussion
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Global Science
Scientific Session 2
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Chairpersons:
Prof. Ada Florena, Vice-rector for International Relations, Professor of
Histopathology at Palermo Medical School
Prof. Elie Al Chaer, Chairman Department of anatomy, Cell Biology and
Physiological Sciences, AUB.
Speakers: (each presentation 15 min)
Prof. Khalil Fattouch, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Palermo School of Medicine,
Director of Mitral Academy in Rome, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lebanon in
Palermo.
o Innovations minimally invasive and percutaneous heart valve therapies
Prof. Giampiero La Rocca, Professor of Histology and Embryology at the Medical
and Dental School of Palermo
o The journey of Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells: from human
umbilical cord to cell therapy.
Prof. Nicasio Mancini, Associate professor Of Microbiology and Virology. School
of Medicine University San Raffaele Milan Italy.
o The human microbiome in the clinics
Prof. Prof. Mauro Pistello, Full Professor of Microbiology and Clinical
Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. o Genome editing strategies to eliminate HIV infection: Promises and
pitfalls
Ghassan Matar, Professor and Chair, Department of Experimental Pathology,
Immunology and Microbiology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
o Update on the recent developments in the field of Microbiology.
Dr. Elias Akoury, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-
University, Munich, Butenandtstr Germany,
o Structural Characterization of Protein Complexes in Neurodegeneration,
Epigenetics and Signal Transduction using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy
Discussion
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Guest Speakers
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Guest Speakers
From Palermo, just like Beirut to Palermo with Beirut: a
cultural renaissance through the Universities
Prof. Giuseppe Ferraro 37
Genome editing strategies to eliminate HIV infection: Promises and pitfalls
Prof. Mauro Pistello 38
Human Anatomy teaching and research at the University of Palermo.
Prof. Francesco Cappello
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Structural Characterization of Protein Complexes in Neurodegeneration, Epigenetics and Signal Transduction
using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Dr. Elias Akoury 40
The human microbiome in the clinics
Prof. Nicasio Mancini 41
Université Libanaise – Université de Limoges – Université
Américaine de Beyrouth : 10 ans d’étroite collaboration
scientifique
Prof. Bertrand Liagre 42
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Medical, Health and Biological Sciences
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Medical, Health and Biological Sciences (MHS)
A bibliometric analysis of research
productivity of Lebanese publications during
a 10-year period (2008-2018). Maya Salemeh , Mirza Howayek, Nour
Mammari Adnan Halabi Mohamad 43
A New Tool in Solving DNA Profiling
Challenges in the Lebanese Population: The
Use of Rapidly Mutating Y-STRs for Better
Differentiation of Similar ,Y-Haplotypes
Nassib Dagher, Issam Mansour 44
Activated Macrophages Stimulation of Glioblastoma Motility Involves Paracrine
Factors and Cell Morphological Changes
Isabelle Fakhoury, Ralph Abi-Habib,
Mirvat El-Sibai 45
Antibiotic efficiency enhancement against the clinical multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas
aeruginosa via immobilization of PMBN to
PDMS surfaces and albumin nanoparticles
Hawraa Shahrour, Israa Dandache ,Ana
Luisa Martinez-Lopez, Juan Manuel,
Irache-Garreta, Ali Chokr, Guillermo
Martínez-de-Tejada 46
Anti-cancer effect of new natural Bebeerine encapsulation within copolymers micelles
against colon cancer cells
Sayed Antoun, Rana Mouazen, Saada Diab,
Magalie Iranie, Mona diab assaf 47
Anti-obesity Effect of Ethanolic Extract from
Micromeria barbata in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
Bariaa Nafeh, Sami Zreika , Assaad Eid,
Fawaz El Omar, Jinane Kassem 48
Apple Chips a Healthy Snack as Alternative
to Potato Chips among Lebanese University Students
Hussein Hassan, Alissar Abou Ghaida,
Dima Saleh, Saja Haidar, Yara Bou Rached 49
Assessment of heavy metal and antibiotic
resistance of Gram negative bacteria isolated from war-zones
Mouayad Bakleh, Wael Bazzi ,Antoine
Abou Fayad, Ghassan Matar 50
Association Between Orthodontic Treatment
And Dietary Intake In Adolescent Patients
Nancy Abdo, Anthony Macari, Lara
Nasreddine, Joseph Ghafari 51
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“Bacteria dominate weapons, soldiers and
civilians”: Elucidating the molecular
mechanisms and the impact of heavy metals on antimicrobial resistance in war zones
Wael Bazzi , Aya Nasser, Mouayad M.
Bakleh ,Ghassan
Abu-Sitta, Vinh-Kim Nguyen ,Omar El-
Dewachi, Antoine Abou Fayad, Ghassan Matar 52
Biomimetic Sulfated GAGs Maintain
Differentiation Markers of Breast Cells and
Preferentially Inhibit Proliferation of Cancer
Cells Zeina Habli, Waddah Malaeb, Rabih
Talhouk ,Rami Mhanna 53
Bone and cartilage tissue engineering for growth modification using bone marrow
derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs)
on a resorbable electro-spun scaffold Rhea Souaid, Anthony Macari, Joseph
Ghafari , Marwan Sabban 54
Bridging K-12 education studies with public health: Exploring the development of a
school-based breastfeeding education
program to improve long-term breastfeeding rates in Lebanon
Sara Moukarzel, Maya Abou Jaoudeh
,Antoine Farhat, Christoforos Mamas, Alan
J Daly 55
Characterization and Replication of Severa l Clinical Human Cytomegalovirus Strains in
HumanMammary Epithelial Cells Zeina Nehme , Sébastien Pasquereau ,
Alain Coaquette, Mona Diab Assaf ,
Georges Herbein 56
Characterization of Cancer Stem cells
enriched subpopulations and role of 2 tyrosine kinase receptors in the determination
of stemness potential in basal breast cancer
subtype
Mona Houhou ,Stan Du Manoir,Hélène
Delpech,Geneviève Rodier, Béatrice Orsetti
,Mona Diab Assaf,Charles Theillet 57
Characterization of the molecular
mechanisms by which the Rb/E2F pathway regulates adult neurogenesis in the olfactory
bulb Nour Halaby, Saad Omais ,Carine Jaafar ,
Noel Ghanem 58
Chimerica Receptors to Identify the AGRP
binding Site
Mohammad Rached, Armelle Penhoat 59
Craniofacial Characteristics of Young Adults
with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Corine Samaha, Jason Amatoury , Kinan
Zeno, Joseph Ghafari 60
CYP3A4, CYP3A5 AND POR*28
genotyping in kidney transplantation patients
taking Tacrolimus: an insight on the Lebanese population Roula Khalil, Jihad Irani, Maroon Abou
Jaoude, Elias Chalhoub 61
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Cytomegalovirus, long non-coding RNA and
Breast Epithelial Oncogenesis
Zeina Nehme , Sébastien Pasquereau
Racha Karaky , Mona Diab Assaf , Georges Herbein 62
Cytotoxic and Anti-proliferative activity of
Ilex paraguariensis (Yerba Mate) Aqueous
Extracts on Four Human Adenocarcinoma
cell lines. Leen Othman, Ali Jason Saleh,Rita
Ghanem ,Michel Choueiry, Samer Bazzi,
Marwan El-Sabban,Roula Abdel-Massih 63
Diabetes Induced Dysbiosis: The Dark Side of Commensals
Sara Bitar, Mohamed Noureldein ,Assaad
Eid 64
Diabetes, Depression, And Peripheral Neuropathy: The Role Of Nadph Oxidases
induced Reactive Oxygen Species in This
Vicious Cycle Patil Kalenderian, Rasha Barakat
,Mohamad El Masry, Mary Haddad ,Batoul
Dia, Assaad A. Eid 65
Distinctive Roles of StarD13 in serous ovarian carcinoma Cell Motility, Invasion,
and Invadopodia assembly
Sandra Abdullatef, Mirvat El-sibai 66
Does Gadolinium Deposition in the Brain
Affect Hippocampal Neurogenesis?
Safia AlKhunizi, Wassim Abou-Kheir, Nada
Lawand 67
Effect of Ceratonia siliqua and Cucurbita
pepo Seeds Extracts on the Fertility of Male Mice
Nour Akhdar, Roweida Bawab, Jamilah
Borjac , 68
Effect Of Connexin Inhibitors On Outcomes
Of Porcine Spinal Cord Injury
Khaled Alok, Firas Kobeissy, Wassim
Baasseri , Charbel Moussalem, Ibrahim
Omeis 69
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on
Cardiopulmonary Function, Dyspnea and Quality of life in patients with Chronic Heart
Failure and inspiratory muscle weakness Zahra Sadek, Wissam Jomaa ,Said
Ahmaidi, Ali Salami, Wiam Ramadan 70
Elucidating the Efficacy of Combination
Therapy and Colistin Resistance Mechanisms
in MDR/XDR Gram-negative Bacilli Diana Abdulghani ,Wael Bazzi, Antoine
Abou Fayad, George Araj , Ghassan
Matar 71
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Estrogen Induces Alpha-2C Adrenoceptor
Expression through cAMP/Epac/JNK/AP-1
Pathway in Human Arteriolar Smooth Muscle
Cells Manal Fardon, Khodor Issa, Elias Baydoun ,Ali Eid 72
Evaluation of androgen receptor expression
by immunohistochemistry in Breast cancer
tissues from Lebanese patients Petra EL Hajj, Razan Jarjour, Fadi Nasr
,Khaled Habib, Evelyne EL Helou ,Rania
Azar, Mona Diab-Assaf 73
Evaluation of Medical Activities of Red Marine Algae Harvested From the Lebanese
Coast
Mona Tannoury, Charbel Alkhoury , Ziad
Rizk, Akram Hijazi, Mona Diab 74
FTY720P upregulates NA+/K+ ATPASE in llc-pk1 cells: Rho kinase, PI3K and NO are
along the pathway
Christine Khalil, Sawsan Kreydiyyeh 75
Functional and Molecular Characterization of Serine Protease Homologe CLIPA28 in
Anopheles gambiae Mosquito Immunity
Layla El Moussawi , Johnny Nakhleh
,Layla Kamaredine ,Mike Osta 76
Gadolinium exposure in Multiple Sclerosis:
Evaluation of Unenhanced-T1 images Signal Intensity Alterations
Salem Hannoun, Marwa Baalbaki, Nabil El
Ayoubi, Rayane Issa, Ribal Haddad,
Bassem Yamout, Samia J Khoury, Roula
Hourani 77
Genetic influence on frequencies of myeloid
derived cells in mouse Imtissal Krayem, Yahya Sohrabi, Eliška
Javorková , Valeriya Volkova, Aigerim
Aidarova, Helena Havelková, Hynek
Strnad, Jarmila Vojtíšková ,Vladimír
Holáň, Peter Demant, Marie Lipoldová 78
Genetics of Excessive Gingival Display
Annie Babakhanian, ,Elie Haddad, ,Hiba
Tannous ,Anthony Macari, ,Joseph Ghafari 79
Genome Profiling of Clinical Vancomycin
Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Balig Panossian ,George Araj ,Sima
Tokajian 80
Glucose/ Lactose Manganese Oxide
Nanoparticles as Non-Enzymatic Biosensors
Alaa Abdallah, Hassan Bassma, Rana
Najjar, Ramadan Awad. 81
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Health Effects of Lebanese Schools Indoor
Pollution (HELSIE)Pilot Study
Raymond El-Hajj, Myriam Mrad Nakhlé
,Maher Abboud, Elias Chalhoub, Wehbeh Farah 82
High-heeled shoes and hallux valgus among
Lebanese women
Fadi Mendelek, Gergi Antoun, Nathalie
Chahine, Ramez Chahine 83
Hsp60 in embryonic and adult submandibular salivary gland: quantitative distribution
patterns in normal tissues and comparison
with benign and malignant tumors
Charbel Basset, Francesco Cappello,
Giovanni Tomasello, Francesca Rappa,
Ada Maria Florena
Abdo Jurjus, Alberto J. L. Macario, Angelo
Leone 84
Human recombinant arginase I (Co)-PEG5000induced arginine depletion
selectively inhibits colon cancer cell
migration and invasion Houssam Al-Koussa, Ralph Abi-Habib,
Mirvat El-Sibai 85
Identification of Common Vaccine Targets Against Selected Gram-positive Infections
Mario Maalouf, Kristen Michelle
Nader,Tamara Salloum,Elie Azab Nassour,
Elias Akoury ,Sima Tokajian 86
Identification of the drug physiochemical
parameters modulating the encapsulation of essential oils in drug-in-cyclodextrin-in-
liposome Zahraa Hammoud, Riham Gharib ,Sophie
Fourmentin, Abdelhamid Elaissari ,Hélène
Greige-Gerges 87
In vitro cytotoxic effect of encapsulated
naturalBerberine with different copolymers on colon cancer cells Jacquie Massoud, Saada Diab ,Rim zarrih,
Rana Mouazen, Magalie Iranie, Sayed
Antoun, Mona diab assaf 88
Influence of Salinity on Growth, Hemolymph
Osmolality, Gill Na+/K+ ATPase Activity and Na+-K+-2Cl– cotransporter expression in
the Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Reem Rida, Razan Zein Eddine, Sawsan
Kreydiyyeh , Imad Patrick Saoud 89
Influenza type A virus infection alters FLT3-
L-dependent de novo generation of conventional dendritic cells that contributes
to bacterial superinfection
Ranin Beshara, Valentin Sencio, Daphnée
Soulard, Adeline Barthélémy, Josette
Fontaine, Thibault Pinteau, Lucie
Deruyter, Mohamad Bachar Ismail, Fouad
Daboussi, Christophe Paget ,Jean-Claude
Sirard, François Trottein, Christelle Faveeuw 90
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Intensive motor training enhances axonal
regeneration following peripheral nerve
injury in rats
Amir Madi, Elie Al Chaer, Nada Lawand 91
Investigating the mechanism of ceftazidime-
avibactam resistance in addition to the effect
of vancomycin on antibacterial resistance in
carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia Nour Sherri, Nesrine Rizk , Antoine Abou
Fayad, Houda Harastani ,Michele
Mocadie, George Araj, Ghassan Matar 92
Involvement of SASP in the activation of CXCR2 receptor ,in radiation-induced
genomic instability in GBM.
Charbel Touma , Charlotte ,Degorre, Elie
Hadchity, François Paris 93
Isolation and Characterization of Lead Tolerant Alkaliphilic Bacteria From Tannery
Wastewaters
Narmin Zmorrod ,Hoda Yusef ,Nawal Al
Hakawati 94
Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Rosmarinic Acid by Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy
Louis Labaki, Elias Akoury 95
Isolation of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-
Negative Bacilli in Cockroaches Collected From Different Environments in Lebanon
Ahmad Sleiman, Anas Obeid, Iman
Dandachi ,Ziad Daoud 96
Knowledge and perception on organic food of
university students
Christina Chehade, Aline Rizkallah 97
Lactobacillus Casei and Bifidobacterium
Lactis supplementation reduces tissue damage of intestinal mucosa and liver after
2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid treatment
in mice.
Marie Noel Zeenny, abdo Jurjus,
Francesco Cappello, Angelo Leone
, Giovanni Tomassello 98
Leishmania Pathogenomics and Genome
Evolution in the Era of Whole-Genome Sequencing
Tamara Salloum, Robert Hirt, Sima
Tokajian 99
LXR/mTOR/Nox4 Signaling Axes: Novel
Therapeutic Targets in Diabetic Nephropathy Sahar AL Khansa, Suzan Boutary , Neamah Mahjoub, Stephanie Eid ,Christopher El
Mouhayyar, Mirella El Khoury ,Tatiana El
Jalkh, Lynn Alaeddine ,Assaad A. Eid , 100
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Mechanism of Schwann Cell Injury in
Diabetes: Role of the Cytochromes P450
Pathway
Mary Haddad, Stephanie Eid , Suzan Boutary, Batoul Dia ,Assaad Eid 101
Medical Applications of a Brown Algae
harvested on the Lebanese Coast
Mona Tannoury, Sara Hamza ,Ziad Rizk,
Mona Diab-Assaf 102
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Diabetic Kidney Disease through a NADPH oxidases
Dependent Mechanism Rachel Njeim , Natalie Youssef ,William
Azar , Christelle Al Zaghrini ,Sami Azar ,
Assaad A. Eid 103
Metabolomic Profiling in Aortic Valve Stenosis
Cynthia Al Hageh, Dominique Gauguier,
Rony Khnayzer,
Pierre Zalloua 104
Metformin and Probiotics in the crosstalk between Colorectal cancer, Inflammatory
Bowel Disease and Diabetes.
Sahar Al kattar, Chawki Bou Karim,
Bertrand Liagre, Abdo Jurjus. 105
Molecular basis of burn wound healing in
diabetics: the effect of Vitamin B17, metformin and autologous fat stem cells
Hanine Haidar, Marianna Lauricella,
Felicia Farina1, Assad Eid, Rosalyn Jurjus,
Lara Youssef , Francesco Cappello Angelo
leone, Abdo Jurjus 106
Morphological expression and inheritance
pattern of oligodontia and hypodontia
Josephine Boueri, Sara Khamis, Anthony
Macari, Joseph Ghafari 107
Myocardial Infarction Induced Acute Kidney
Injury: More Protection in Females
Nada Habeichi, Rana Ghali ,Ali Mroueh ,
Abdullah Kaplan, Cynthia Tannous, Abdo
Jurjus , Ahmed El-Yazbi, Fouad A. Zouein 108
New cyclocoumarol derivatives inhibit cancer
cell proliferation and induce apoptosis
Racha Karaky, Wassim Shebaby,
Mohammad Mroueh Maite Sylla, Mona Diab-Assaf 109
Novel Biomimetic Lab-on-Chip (LOC)
Device recapitulating the full tumor
microenvironment in ductal cancers Waddah Malaeb, Daniel Farhat, George
Deeb
Nadine Mahfouz, Rabih Talhouk, Rami
mehanna 110
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Overweight and mammary cancerogenesis:
impact of vitamin D
Sahar Dekwer, Marie Paul Vasson, Mona Diab Assaf 111
Oxidative Stress: A Novel Therapeutic Target
in Non-Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia
(NTDT)
Rayan Bou Fakhreddine, Assaad A. Eid ,
Ali Taher 112
Participation of dysbiosis in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) via the modulation of the
intestinal epithelial barrier:regulation of ROS
production, zonulin and NOX enzymes expression Rudy Abou Jreich, Mira Chaar, Pia Chedid 113
Peripheral Neurogenic Inflammation: A New Trigger For Adult Neurogenesis in the
Hippocampus and Spinal Cord
Malak Fouani, Wassim Abou-Kheir, Nada
Lawand 114
Phytochemical and Biological Investigation of Rheum ribes
Karim Raafat , Doha Masry 115
Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and
myoinostitol introduction among young women in Lebanon.
Mohamed Rached, Fatima El Hajj 116
Preliminary results on Lebanese national
youth football teamsfitness level:A comparative study on anthropometrics and
physical performance Majed Moubarak , Jawad Badredin
,Georges Assaf 117
Protective Effect of Matricaria chamomilla
Extract against 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine-Induced Colorectal Cancer and
Hepatotoxicity in Mice Manal El Joumaa, Salima Shebbo ,Robin
Taleb, Sandra Rizk, Jamilah Borjac 118
Proteomic profiling of rhabdomyosarcoma-
derived exosomes identifies a new protein responsible of their functional role in
paracrine signaling
Assil Fahs, Ghina Rammal , Firas
Kobeissy, Yehia Mechref , Zhao Jingfu ,Rui
Zhu, Nader Hussein, Raya Saab,Sandra
Ghayad 119
Pseudomonas aeruginosa supernatant inhibits
Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia
coli biofilm formation.
Rana Barakat, Hala Mansour, Sahar
Nahle,Fatima Sabbagh, Ali Chokr 120
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Qualitative and quantitative NMR study of
saffron (Crocus sativus L.) extracts grown in
Lebanon and comparison with saffron from
different geographical origins Nathalie Chahine, Imad El Alam, Anatoli
Sobolev, Donatella Capitani ,Hassane Makhlouf ,Ramez Chahine 121
Rb is Essential for the Survival and
Maintenance of Adult Neural Progenitors in
the Aging Subventricular Zone
Saad Omais ,Nour El-Halaby , Carine
Jaafar ,Anthony Bejjani ,Noël Ghanem 122
Role Of ICOS/ICOSL In The Physiology And The Physiopathology Of The Peripheral
Nervous System Rasha Barakat ,Céline Becker ,Akram
Remlawi ,Charbel Massaad ,Christian
Boitard ,Assaad Eid 123
Saffron protects against H2O2-induced oxidative stress of human cultured myoblasts
Rim Nassar , Marwan El Sabban ,Samar
Eid ,Ramez Chahine , Béatrice Chabi ,Anne
Bonnieu ,Fadia Najjar ,Aline Hamade 124
Screening of some natural components as potential inhibitors of the ATP Synthase of
Escherichia coli using spectrophotometry
Daniella Issa , Amal Najjar , Hélène
Greige-Gerges ,Hala Nehme 125
Sleep in Lebanese adolescents: sleep habits,
chronotypes and most prevalent sleep disorders
Michele Chahoud ,Ramez Chahine , Roger
Godbout ,Pascale Salameh ,Carmen
Schröder ,Joseph Khachan ,Erik-André
Sauleau. 126
Study of the Combined Roles of the Rb
Family of Pocket Proteins and E2F1/E2F3 During Adult Neurogenesis in the Olfactory
Bulb Anthony Bejjani , Bensun C. Fong ,Saad
Omais ,Sawsan Al Lafi ,Ruth S. Slack ,and
Noël Ghanem 127
Study of the effect of Microfibrillar-
Associated Protein 4 (MFAP4) on HepG2 cells adhesion and proliferation
Reine Kanaan ,Myrna Medlej-Hashim
,Grith Lykke Sorensen , Rania Jounblat 128
Study of the role of Rb and, combined roles
of Rb and p53 pathways, during kidney development
Carine Jaafar ,Saad Omeis , Afaf Saliba
,Sawsan Al Lafi ,Nour Halaby ,Nour Al
Hares ,Raya Saab ,Asaad Eid ,Noel
Ghanem 129
Targeting the MAP Kinase Pathway in Breast
Cancer Cells Using a Recombinant Anthrax
Lethal Toxin as a Way to Inhibit Cell Motility and Adhesion Dana El Chami ,Ralph Abi-Habib ,Mirvat
El-Sibai 130
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The Antibacterial Activity of Ilex
paraguariensis (Yerba Mate) after Liquid-
liquid Partitioning Sabah El-Sawalhi , Elie Fayad , Karil
Bachour ,Antoine Abou Fayad ,Roula M. Abdel-Massih 131
The Effect of Delivering Oxygenated Breaths
on Suctioning Associated Hypoxemia Using
Manual Resuscitation Bag versus Mechanical
Ventilator Nesrine Hayek , Eman Mohammad
Zahran ,Mustafa Itani 132
The Effect of IL-33 Administration on Cardiac Remodeling Post Myocardial
Infarction Rana Ghali ,Abdullah Kaplan ,Nada
Habeichi ,Cynthia Tannous , Emna Abidi
,Ziad Mallat ,Fouad Zouein 133
The Effect of Procyanidin B2 on the Na+/K+ Pump of the Colon
Suheir Zeineddine ,Sawsan Kuraydiyyah 134
The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Cardiac Remodeling in Oral Contraceptive Treated
Premenopausal Female Mice Emna Abidi , Abdullah Kaplan ,Nada
Habeichi ,Rana Ghali , Abdo Jurjus
,Ahmad Husari , Dina Muhiddine , Fouad
Zouein 135
The Medical Potential of Algae Harvested on
the Lebanese Coast and Qaraoun Lake
Mona Tannoury ,Alaa Hjeij ,Mona Diab-
Assaf ,Ziad Rizk 136
The PAX3-FOXO1 oncogene alters exosome
miRNA content and leads to paracrine effects mediated by miR-486
Farah Ghamloush , Sandra Ghayad , Ghina Rammal ,Assil Fahs ,Abeer Ayoub ,Zeina
Merabi ,Mohamad Harajly , Hassan Zalzali
,Raya Saab 137
The Role of 20-HETE and EET in Diabetic
Cardiomyopathy
Lynn Alaeddine , Assaad Eid , Ramzi
Sabra 138
The role of ADAMTS12 in the progression of
the hepatocellular carcinoma Fida Azar, Bassil Dekky, christine Monseur
, Dominique Bonnier, Alain Colige, Fidaa
Bouezzedine,Mona Diab-assaf ,Vincent Legagneux ,Nathalie Théret 139
The use of plant-derived compounds to
control fungal toxinogenesis.(Aflatoxin B1
model) Anthony El Khoury ,Jean-Denis Bailly
,Richard Maroun ,Ali Atoui ,Andre El
Khoury 140
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The Use of Type 2 Hypoglycemic Agents in
Type 1 Diabetic Animals: Unveiling Novel
Signaling Pathways
Batoul Dia, Patricia Bou Assi, Assaad Eid 141
Three dimensional (3D) printing Program for
Congenital Heart Disease at AUB: A model
for Clinical applications, Education and
Research. The first initiative in the Region
Lamya Ann Atweh ,Ramsey Hamade ,Farah
Tibni ,Ziad Bulbul ,Mariam Arabi ,Charbel
Saade ,George Nemer ,Fadi Bitar ,Issam
El Rassi 142
Towards molecular approaches to determine Staphylococcus spp. biofilm cell detachment
pathways
Suzanne Jonblat , Andre El Khoury ,
Falah As-sadi ,Mireille Kallassy ,AliChokr 143
Triterpenoids from the Mahonii Stem Bark Toona sinensis Roem(Meliaceae)
Areej Aldhahera, Moses Langata, Daniel
Driscolla, Dulcie Mulhollanda 144
Understanding the anti-cancer properties of metformin: Effect on ROS production by
tumor associated macrophages and colon
cancer cells
Rana Nassif ,Elias Chalhoub ,Margarita
Hurtado-Nedelec ,Pham My-Chan Dang
,Elia Raya , Jean Claude Marie , Pia
Chedid ,Jamel El Benna 145
Variations in Facial characteristics of patients
with unilateral condylar hyperplasia
Sara Khazaka, ,Naji Abou Chebel , Ramzi
Haddad ,Joseph Ghafari 146
Vitamin B3: The New Promising Drug of
Myocardial Infarction Management
Cynthia Tannous ,Rana Ghali ,Nada
Habeichi , Abdo Jurjus ,Mathias Mericskay
,Fouad Zouein ,Marwan Refaat 147
Vitamin D deficiency in the Lebanese
Population, correlation between GC gene polymorphisms and vitamin Dlevels
Sandy Haydar , Maya Hobeika 148
Whole genome sequencing based molecular
characterization of multi-drug resistant isolates of Enterobacter spp.in Lebanon.
Georgi Merhi ,Sara Amayri ,Ibrahim Bitar ,George F Araj , Sima Tokajian 149
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Environmental Sciences
27
Environmental Sciences (ES)
A pilot community-based intervention of
safe pesticide use in Lebanon
Wissam Ghach , Nermine Abi Farraj , Myrna
Yehya ,Diana Maddah 150
Biological characteristics and stock
assessment of Lithognatus mormyrus along
the Lebanese coast, Levantine basin
Sharif Jemaa ,Myriam Lteif ,Milad Fakhri ,
Stefano Lelli, Gaby Khalaf 151
Centennial olive trees of Lebanon, a source
of distinguished olive oil quality
Milad Elriachy ,Amira Youssef ,Lamis.Chalak 152
Characterization and Seasonal Variation of
Tripoli Landfill Leachate in north of
Lebanon
Ahmad Moustafa, Mariam Hamzeh, Sopheak
Net, Mouemen Baroudi, Baghdad Ouddane 153
Efficiency of different proactive measures
for the management of Verticillium wilt of
potato in Lebanon Farah Baroudy ,Luciana Saadé ,Fouad
Ezzedine , Mountajab Saleh ,Zakhia Mahfouz ,Wassim Habib 154
Evolution and Adaptation of
Coccolithophores to Recent Environmental
Changes in the Mediterranean Sea
Majd Habib , Abed El Rahman Hassoun ,Luc
Beaufort 155
Exploring the potential of Lebanese duckweed for phytoremediation of heavy
metals from polluted watercourses in Bekaa,
Lebanon Safaa Baydoun ,Hassana Ghanem , Lamis
Chalak ,Hussein Abou Hamdan ,Samira Korfali 156
Flood inundation maps with the associated uncertainty using sparse data in the
Mediterranean region
Chadi Abdallah ,Rouya Hdeib ,Luca Brocca
,Roger Moussa 157
28
Integrated Hydrological and Water Quality
Management Model For Litani River Basin
in Lebanon
Rana Salime Abou Slaymane ,Mohamed Reda Soliman 158
L’utilisation des microorganismes comme
solution dans la gestion des déchets
Tania Moubarak, Diala Mahmoud, Fida Youssef,
Grace Nahhas, Mohamad Adnan Halabi 159
Marine Biodiversity and Fishery Resources in Lebanese seawater and Levantine Basin.
Sami Lakkis, Vanda Novel Lakkis 160
Microlearning for a More Effective Teaching of Databases
Jocelyne Jreije, Michella Esber , Antoine Melki 161
Microplastics contamination of the Lebanese coast: ingestion by commercial seafood
species
Maria Kazour ,Christelle Issa ,Sharif Jemaaa
,Milad Fakhri ,Gaby Khalaf ,Rachid Amara 162
Morphological assessment of some
abandoned grapevine accessions growing in Hasbaya district, South Lebanon
Mark Massaad ,Joe Merheb ,Joe Thouma ,Rani
Azzi ,Lamis Chalak 163
Phytoremediation Potential of Phragmites
australis in the Pilot Constructed Wetland of Litani River, Lebanon
Safaa Baydoun , Ghina Rachid ,Salwa Abed El
Rahman ,Mahmoud Kamar 164
Quantification du système des carbonates
dans les eaux marines libanaises
Abed El Rahman Hassoun , Mohamad El Kheir ,
Mariam Tannous 165
Temporal characterization of surface water
quality at the outlet of the Ibrahim River, Lebanon
Paula El Najjar, Amine Kassouf, Anne Probst
,Jean-Luc Probst ,Naim Ouaini , Claude Daou
,Desiree El Azzi 166
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The Effect of Antibiotics in Soil and Water
Culture on Plant Growth
Lara El-Gemayel ,Isam Bashour 167
The Geographical Distribution of Optical
Shops in Lebanon,Through an Optomap
application; A Cross-Sectional Study
Nancy Sleem ,Jeanne Andary , Joanne Nassar
,Zouheir Attieh 168
Towards a National Classification System for Ecosystems and Habitats
Mohammad S. Al-Zein 169
Urban Future Flood Extent Modeling in Beqaa valley, Lebanon
Houssam Nader Chehade ,Mohamed Reda
Soliman 170
Using Machine Learning to Predict Masses of Supermassive Black Holes
Nada Moukaddem ,Bassem Sabra 171
30
Chemistry, Physics and Math
31
Chemistry, Physics and Math (CPM)
[3,3]-Sigmatropic Oxo-Rearrangement of
Substituted Allylic Carbamates Under
Microwave Conditions: Scope and
Limitations Samar Bou Zeid, Maddalen Agirre ,Sylvain
Henrion ,Ivan Rivilla , Fernando P. Cossío ,Samar Eid ,Fadia Al Najjar ,François Carreaux 172
A Comprehensive Study on the Effect of
Rare Earth Doping on NiO Nanoparticles
Jamalat Al Boukhari , Rodaina Sayed Hassan,
Ramadan Awad 173
A note on the stability of the equilibrium state of the autonomous dynamical systems
Issam Kaddoura ,Olfat Lakkies 174
A proof of concept multi-stage biomimetic liposomal DNA origaminanosystem for the
remote loading of doxorubicin
Stefano Palazzolo , Mohamad Hadla , Concetta
Russo Spena ,Samer Bayda , Vinit Kumar ,
Francesco Lo Re , Mohammad Adeel ,Isabella
Caligiuri , Flavio Romano , Giuseppe Corona ,
Vincenzo Canzonieri ,Giuseppe Toffoli ,Flavio
Rizzolio 175
An automated approach for dustmass calculation of the Crab nebula
Sarkis Kassounian, Cyrine Nehmé, Marc
Sauvage 176
An improved Durum wheat sterilization method allowing an easier root exudate
sampling under sterile conditions
Houssein Zhour ,Thanyakorn Rongsawat ,Min-
Anh Ngo ,Hervésentenac ,Jean-Benoît Peltier 177
Calix-based macrocycles: from Fundamental
Studies to the Construction of Mercury (II) Ion Selective Electrodes
Nawal Al Hakawati ,Angela F. Danil De Namor 178
Characterization of Molecular Mechanisms
of Heavy Metal Driven Antibiotics Resistance in Clinical and War Zones
Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii Aya Nasser ,Wael Bazzi ,Antoine Abou Fayad
,Ghassan Matar 179
Chemical Hyperstructures for Some
Elements with Four Oxidation States
Rawia Jinani , Madeleine Al-Tahan 180
32
Comparative Study of the Inhibitive Action
between the Bitter Orange Leaf Extract and
Its Chemical Constituent Linalool on the
Mild Steel Corrosion in HCl Solution Khadija Hijazi ,Ashraf Abdel-Gaber , Ghassan Younes , Bilal Nsouli 181
Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Portfolio
Optimization
Mahdi Dhaini , Nashat Mansour 182
Cyclodextrins extracting lipid membrane components from DPPC liposomes: effect of
cholesterol content and cyclodextrin type
Ghenwa Nasr , Hélène Greige ,Abdelhamid
Elaissari , Nathalie Khreich 183
Demographic and multistage assessment of cleft lip and palate treatment
Christophe Zoughaib ,Michelle El-Chekie ,Maria
Saadeh ,Naji Abou Chebel ,Joseph Ghafari ,
Ramzi Haddad 184
Determination of toxic metals in infant formulas in the Lebanese market
Hussein Hassan, Hani Dimassi ,Maria Estephan
, Jomana Elaridi 185
Effect of the ultrasoundand maceration on
the chemical composition and biological activities of two Lebanese plants: Annona
squamosaland Ephedra campylopoda Abbas Sabbah ,Zahraa Alwaieh , Mariam
Hammoud ,Ali Chokr ,Hassan Rammal 186
Evaluation of the combinatory effect of
Ecalta each with Levofloxacin and Amikacin on preformed biofilm of
Pseudomonas aeruginos Sara Issa , Sari Racheed ,Wael Bazzi ,Antoine
Abou Fayad ,Ghassan Matar 187
GDPR & IRB: Complementary or
Contrasting
Antoine Melki , Michella Esber 188
Inheritance pattern and cephalometric
characteristics of mandibular micrognathism in Class II, division 1 malocclusion
Michelle El-Chekie , Anthony Macari ,Georges
Nemer , Joseph G. Ghafari 189
Internal Alignment Through Non-covalent
Paramagnetic Tags
Dina Al Mais ,Elias Akoury 190
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Investigation of Physical and Mechanical
Properties of (Bi1.6Pb0.4)Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-δ
phase by palletization pressur
Ahmad Nijim ,Khulud Habanjar ,Ramadan Awad ,Ashraf Abdel -Gaber 191
Investigation of Structural, Optical and
Magnetic Properties of Ru-Doped ZnO
Nanostructures
Dema Dasuki ,Rodaina Sayed Hassan ,Ramadan
Awad 192
Les électrodes à base d’oxyde de titane sodé fluoré : un concurrent pour les électrodes à
ion litium. Nathalie Caperaa , Malika El-Ghozzi , Katia
Araujo Da Silva, Fadel Chamssedine , Ziad El
Fawal 193
Mechanical Properties of (Bi,Pb)-2223 Superconducting Phase Using
Ferratoheteropolytungstate Nanomaterials
Nour El Ghouch , Rami Al-Oweini ,Ramadan
Awad 194
On a new closed formula for Delannoy numbers
Issam Kaddoura , Kawthar Awada 195
On GCED Power Matrices
Haissam Chehad , Rayan Baalbaki 196
On the golden geometry of Fibonacci
Issam Kadoura , Bassam Raychouni 197
Prevalence of Low Vision and Purchase
Ability of Visual Aids in a Private Optometric Setting
Hiba Sati , Joanne Nassar , Jeanne Andary
,Danielle Badro , Zouheir Attieh 198
Prevalence of Refractive Errors Amongst
Tertiary student population at the American University of Science & Technology
Rita Abou Ghaida , Jeanne Andary , Joanne
Nassar ,Zouheir Attieh , , 199
Structural and magnetic studies ofCa2Fe2-
xGaxO5(0≤x≤1)
Chantal Moussa ,Elias Akoury 200
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Synthesis, optical and dielectric properties
of nano ZnO doped with Sn
Farah Kamareddine , Ramadan Awad ,S.N.Eldine , 201
Theoretical Study of the Magnesium
Hydride Cation MgH+ Toward Laser
Cooling Experiment
Israa Zeid ,Nayla El-Kork ,Mahmoud Korek 202
Therapeutic and cosmetic applications of a Lebanese red algae
Syntia Fayad ,Mona Tannoury ,Reine Nehmé 203
Use of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) for organic waste decomposition in an urban
setting
Fatima El Sayed , Ahmad Houri 204
Using FRET to Study the Activation Kinetics of RhoGTPases
Maria Al Haddad , Mirvat El Sibai 205
Using Quasars as Standard Candles:
Measuring Distance up to Redshift z=4
Diana Ismail , Bassem Sabra 206
35
Social and Behavioral Sciences
36
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)
A Framework for Serious Games Based
Assessment
Haitham Ikkawy ,Bilal Said ,Lilia
Cheniti-Belcadhi ,Ghada El Khayat 207
Achieving Personalization in Serious Games for Assessment
Bader Serhan ,Lilia Cheniti-Belcadhi
,Bilal Said ,Ghada El Khayat 208
Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Clients’ Purchasing Decision: Case of Aviation
Industry in Lebanon
Carole Serhan ,Palmera Abboud
,Rebecca Shahoud 209
Modeling and Code Generation of Serious
Games for Assessment
Fatima Hamieh, Bilal Said, Lilia
Cheniti-Belcadhi, Ghada El Khayat 210
Personality Traits as Predictors of Online
Dating Attitudes
Romy Jane Chahda , Leila El Khoury
,Patricia Eid 211
Social Desirability & Attitudes towards Intimate
Partner Violence
Candy Zgheib, Elissa Chattat, Maria
Bou Nehme Sawaya, Patricia Eid 212
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Authors Index (* Corresponding pages in the abstract book)
**Authors’s First Names are listed by alphabetical order
Abbas Sabbah p.186 Anatoli Sobolev p.121
Abdelhamid Elaissari p.87, 183 Andre El Khoury p.140,143
Abdo Jurjus p.84,98,105,108,135,147 Angela Danil De Namor p.178
Abdullah Kaplan p.108, 133,135 Angelo Leone p.84,98
Abed El Rahman Hassoun p.155,165 Anne Bonnieu p.124
Abeer Ayoub p.137 Anne Probst p.166
Ada Maria Florena p.84 Annie Babakhanian p.79
Adeline Barthélémy p.90 Anthony Bejjani p.122,127
Adnan Halabi Mohamad p.43, p159 Anthony El Khoury p.140
Afaf Saliba p.129 Anthony Macari p.54,79,107,189
Ahmad Houri p.204 Antoine Abou Fayad p.50,52,71,92,131,179,187
Ahmad Husari p.135 Antoine Farhat p.55
Ahmad Moustafa p.153 Antoine Melki p.161,188
Ahmad Nijim p.191 Areej Aldhahera p.144
Ahmad Sleiman p.96 p Armelle Penhoat p.59
Ahmed El-Yazbi p.108 Asaad Eid p.48,64,65,100,101,103,112,123,129,138,141
Aigerim Aidarova p.78 Ashraf Abdel –Gaber p.191
Akram Hijazi p.74 Assil Fahs p.119,137
Akram Remlawi p.123 Aya Nasser p.52, 179
Alaa Abdallah p.81 Bader Serhan p.208
Alaa Hjeij p.136 Baghdad Ouddane p.153
Alain Coaquette p.56 Balig Panossian p.80
Alain Colige p.139 Bariaa Nafeh p.48
Alan Daly p.55 Bassam Raychouni p.197
Alberto Macario p.84 Bassem Yamout p.77
Ali Atoui p.140 Bassem Sabra p.171,206
Ali Chokr p.120,186 Bassil Dekky p.139
Ali Eid p.72 Batoul Dia p.65,101,141
Ali Jason Saleh p.63 Béatrice Chabi p.124
Ali Mroueh p0108 Béatrice Orsetti p.57
Ali Salami p.70 Bensun Fong p.127
Ali Taher p.112 Bertrand Liagre p.42, 105
Aline Hamade p.124 Bilal Nsouli p.181
Aline Rizkallah p.97 Bilal Said p.207,208, 210
Alissar Abou Ghaida p.49 Candy Zgheib p.212
Amal Najjar p.125 Carine Jaafar p.58,122,129
Amine Kassouf p.166 Carmen Schröder p.126
Amir Madi p.91 Carole Serhan p.209
Amira Youssef p.152 Céline Becker p.123
Ana Luisa Martinez-Lopez p.46 Chadi Abdallah p.157
Anas Obid p.96 Chantal Moussa p.200
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Charbel Alkhoury p.74
Dina Muhiddine p.135
Charbel Basset p.84 Doha Masry p.115
Charbel Massaad p.123 Dominique Bonnier p.139
Charbel Moussalem p.69 Dominique Gauguier p.104
Charbel Saade p.142 Donatella Capitani p.121
Charbel Touma p.93 Dulcie Mulhollanda p.144
Charles Theillet p.57 Elia Raya p.145
Charlotte Degorre p.93 Elias Akoury p.40,86,95,190,200
Chawki Bou Karim p.42. 105 Elias Baydoun p.72
Christelle Al Zaghrini p.103 Elias Chalhoub p.61,82,145
Christelle Faveeuw p.90 Elie Al Chaer p.91
Christelle Issa p.162 Elie Azab Nassour p.86
Christian Boitard p.123 Elie Fayad p.131
Christina Chehade p.97 Elie Hadchity p.93
Christine Khalil p.75 Elie Haddad p.79
Christine Monseur p.139 Eliška Javorková p.78
Christoforos Mamas p.56 Elissa Chattat p.212
Christophe Paget p.90 Eman Zahran p.132
Christophe Zoughaib p.184 Emna Abidi p.133,135
Christopher El Mouhayyar p.100 Erik-André Sauleau p.126
Claude Daou p.166 Evelyne El Helou p.73
Concetta Russo Spena p.175 Fadel Chamseddine p.193
Corine Samaha p.60 Fadi Bitar p.142
Cynthia Al Hageh p.104 Fadi Mendelek p.83
Cynthia Tannous 108, 133,147 Fadi Nasr p.73
Cyrine Nehmé p.176 Fadia Najjar p.124, 172
Dana El Chami p.130 Falah As-Sadi p.143
Daniel Driscolla p.144 Farah Baroudy p.154
Daniel Farhat p.110 Farah Ghamloush p.137
Daniella Issa p.125 Farah Kamareddine p.201
Danielle Badro p.198 Farah Tibni p.142
Daphnée Soulard p.90 Fatima El Hajj p.116
Dema Dasuki p.192 Fatima El Sayed p.204
Desiree El Azzi p.166 Fatima Hamieh p.210
Diala Mahmoud p.159 Fawaz El Omar p.48
Diana Abdulghani p.71 Fatima Sabbagh p.120
Diana Ismail p.206 Felicia Farina p.106
Diana Maddah p.150 Fernando Cossío p.172
Dima Saleh p.49 Fida Azar p.139
Dina Al Mais p.190
Fida Youssef p.159
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Fidaa Bouezzedine p.139 Hadi Bassma p.81
Firas Kobeissy p.69,119 Haissam Chehad p.196
Flavio Rizzolio p.175 Haitham Ikkawy p.207
Flavio Romano p.175 Hala Mansour p.120
Fouad Daboussi p.90 Hala Nehme p.125
Fouad Ezzedine p.154 Hani Dimassi p.185
Fouad Zouein p.108,133,135,147 Hanine Haidar p.106
Francesca Rappa p.84 Hassan Rammal p.186
Francesco Cappello p.39 Hassan Zalzali p.137
Francesco Lo Re p.175 Hassana Ghanem p.156
François Carreaux p.172 Hassane Makhlouf p.121
François Paris p.93 Hawraa Shahrour p.46
François Trottein p.90 Helena Havelková p.78
Gaby Khalaf p.151,162 Hélène Delpech p.57
Geneviève Rodier p.57 Hélène Greige p.87,125,183
George Araj p.80,92 Hervé Sentenac p.177
George Deeb p.110 Hiba Sati p.198
George Nemer p.142 Hiba Tannous p.79
Georges Assaf p.117 Hoda Yusef p.94
Georges Herbein p.56,62 Houda Harastani p.92
Georges Nemer p.182 Houssam Al-Koussa p.85
Georgi Merhi p.149 Houssam Chehade p.170
Gergi Antoun p.83 Houssein Zhour p.177
Ghada El Khayat p.207.208.210 Hussein Abou Hamdan p.156
Ghassan Abu-Sitta p.52 Hussein Hassan p.49,185
Ghassan Matar p.50,52,71,92.179,187 Hynek Strnad p.78
Ghassan Younes p.181 Ibrahim Bitar p.149
Ghenwa Nasr p.183 Ibrahim Omeis p.69
Ghina Rachid p.164 Imad El Alam p.121
Ghina Rammal p.119,137 Imad Patrick Saoud p.89
Giampiero La Rocca p.11 Iman Dandachi p.96
Giovanni Tomasello p84,98 Imtissal Krayem p.78
Giuseppe Corona p.175 Isabella Caligiuri p.175
Giuseppe Ferraro p.37 Isabelle Fakhoury p.45
Giuseppe Toffoli p.175 Isam Bashour p.167
Grace Nahhas p.159 Israa Dandache p.46
Guillermo Martínez-De-Tejada p.46 Israa Zeid p.202
Grith Lykke Sorensen p.128 Issam El Rassi p.142
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Issam Kaddoura p.147,197 Kinan Zeno p.60
Issam Mansour p.44 Kristen Michelle Nader p.86
Ivan Rivilla p.172 Lamis Chalak p.156,163
Jacquie Massoud p.88 Lamya Ann Atweh p.142
Jamalat Al Boukhari p.173 Lara El-Gemayel p.167
Jamel El Benna p.145 Lara Nasreddine p.51
Jamilah Borjac p68,118 Lara Youssef p.106
Jarmila Vojtíšková p.78 Layla El Moussawi p.76
Jason Amatoury p.60 Layla Kamaredine p.76
Jawad Badredin p.117 Leen Othman p.63
Jean Claude Marie p.145 Leila El Khoury p.211
Jean-Benoît Peltier p.177 Lilia Cheniti-Belcadhi p.207,208,210
Jean-Claude Sirard p.90 Louis Labaki p.95
Jean-Denis Bailly p.140 Luc Beaufort p.155
Jean-Luc Probst p.166 Luca Brocca p.157
Jeanne Andary p.168,198,199 Luciana Saadé p.154
Jihad Irani p.61 Lucie Deruyter p.90
Jinane Kassem p.48 Lynn Alaeddine p100,138
Joanne Nassar p.168,198,199 Maddalen Agirre p.172
Jocelyne Jreije p.161 Madeleine Al-Tahan p.180
Joe Merheb p.163 Magalie Iranie p47,88
Joe Thouma p.163 Mahdi Dhaini p.182
Johnny Nakhleh p.76 Maher Abboud p.82
Jomana Elaridi p.186 Mahmoud Kamar p.164
Joseph Ghafari p51,54,60,79,184 Mahmoud Korek p.202
Joseph Khachan p.126 Maite Sylla p.109
Josephine Boueri p.107 Majd Habib p.155
Josette Fontaine p.90 Majed Moubarak p.117
Juan Manuel Irache-Garreta p.46 Malak Fouani p.114
Karil Bachour p.131 Malika El Ghozzi p.193
Karim Raafat p.115 Manal El Joumaa p.118
Katia Araujo Da Silva p.193 Manal Fardon p.72
Kawthar Awada p.195 Marc Sauvage p.176
Khadija Hijazi p.181 Margarita Hurtado-Nedelec p.145
Khaled Alok p.69 Maria Al Haddad p.205
Khaled Habib p.73 Maria Bou Nehme Sawaya p.212
Khalil Fattouch p.11 Maria Estephan p.185
Khodor Issa p.72 Maria Kazour p.162
Khulud Habanjar p.191 Maria Saadeh p.184
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Mariam Arabi p.142 Mohamad Harajly p.137
Marianna Lauricella p.106 Mohamed Noureldein p.64
Mariam Hammoud p.186 Mohamed Rached p.59,116
Mariam Hamzeh p.153 Mohamed Reda Soliman p.158,170
Mariam Tannous p.165 Mohammad Adeel p.175
Marie Lipoldová p.78 Mohammad Al-Zein p.169
Marie Noel Zeenny p.98 Mohammad Mroueh p.109
Marie Paul Vasson p.111 Mona Diab Assaf p.47,56,57,62,88,111
Mario Maalouf p.86 Mona Houhou p.57
Mark Massaad p.163 Mona Tannoury p.74.102, 136,203
Maroon Abou Jaoude p.61 Moses Langata p.144
Marwa Baalbaki p.77 Mouayad Bakleh p.50
Marwan El-Sabban p.63 Moumen Baroudi p.153
Marwan Refaat p.147 Mountajab Saleh p.154
Mary Haddad p.65,101 Mustafa Itani p.132
Mathias Mericskay p.147 Myriam Lteif p.151
Mauro Pistello p.38 Myriam Mrad Nakhlé p.82
Maya Abou Jaoudeh p.55 Myrna Medlej-Hashim p.128
Maya Hobeika p.148 Myrna Yehya p.150
Maya Salemeh p.43 Nabil El Ayoubi p.77
Michel Choueiry p.63 Nada Habeichi p.108,133,135,147
Michele Chahoud p.126 Nada Lawand p.67,91,114
Michele Mocadie p.92 Nada Moukaddem p.171
Michella Esber p.161,188 Nader Hussein p.119
Michelle El-Chekie p.184,189 Nadine Mahfouz p.110
Mike Osta p.76 Naim Ouaini p.166
Milad Elriachy p.152 Naji Abou Chebel p.146,184
Milad Fakhri p.151,162 Nancy Abdo p.51
Min-Anh Ngo p.177 Nancy Sleem p.168
Mira Chaar p.113 Narmin Zmorrod p.94
Mireille Kallassy p.143 Nashat Mansour p.182
Mirella El Khoury p.100 Nassib Dagher p.44
Mirvat El Sibai p.205 Natalie Youssef p.103
Mirza Howayek p.43 Nathalie Capera p.193
Mohamad Bachar Ismail p.90 Nathalie Chahine p.83,121
Mohamad El Kheir p.165 Nathalie Khreich p.183
Mohamad El Masry p.65 Nathalie Théret p.139
Mohamad Hadla p.175 Nawal Al Hakawati p.94,178
Mohamad Halabi p.43 Nayla El-Kork p.202
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Neamah Mahjoub p.100 Rana Ghali p.108,133,135,147
Nermine Abi Farraj p.150 Rana Mouazen p.47,88
Nesrine Hayek p.132 Rana Najjar p.81
Nesrine Rizk p.92 Rana Nassif p.145
Nicasio Mancini p.41, Rana Salime Abou Slaymane p.158
Noel Ghanem p.58,122,127,129 Rani Azzi p.163
Nour Akhdar p.68 Rania Azar p73
Nour Al Hares p.129 Rania Jounblat p.128
Nour El Ghouch p.194 Ranin Beshara p.90
Nour Halaby p.58,122,129 Rasha Barakat p.65
Nour Mammari p.43 Rawia Jinani p.180
Nour Sherri p.92 Raya Saab p.119,129,137
Olfat Lakkies p.174 Rayan Baalbaki p.196
Omar El-Dewachi p.52 Rayan Bou Fakhreddine p.112
Palmera Abboud p.209 Rayane Issa p.77
Pascale Salameh p.126 Raymond El-Hajj p.82
Patil Kalenderia p.65 Razan Jarjour p.73
Patricia Bou Assi p.141 Razan Zein Eddine p.89
Patricia Eid p.211,212 Rebecca Shahoud p.209
Paula Najjar p.166 Reem Rida p.89
Peter Demant p.78 Reine Kanaan p.128
Petra El Hajj p.73 Reine Nehmé p.203
Pham My-Chan Dang p.145 Rhéa Souaid p.54
Pia Chedid p.113,145 Ribal Haddad p.77
Pierre Zalloua p.104 Richard Maroun p140
Rodeina Sayed Hassan p.173,192 Riham Gharib p.87
Rabih Talhouk p.53,110 Rim Nassar p.124
Racha Karaky p.62,109 Rim Zarrih p.88
Rachel Njeim p.103 Rita Abou Ghaida p.199
Rachid Amara p.162 Rita Ghanem p.63
Ralph Abi Habib p.45,85,130 Robert Hirt p.99
Ramadan Awad p.81,173,191,192,194 Robin Taleb p.118
Ramez Chahine p.81,123,124,126 Roger Godbout p.126
Rami Al Oweini p.194 Roger Moussa p.157
Rami Mehanna p.53,110 Romy Jane Chahda P.211
Ramsey Hamade p.142 Rony Khnayzer P.104
Ramzi Haddad p.184 Rosalyn Jurjus p.106
Ramzi Sabra p.138 Roula Abdel-Massih
Rana Barakat p.120 Roula Hourani p.77
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Roula Khalil p.61 Sara Khazaka p.146
Rouya Hdeib p .157 Sara Moukarzel p.55
Roweida Bawab p.68 Sari Racheed p.187
Rudy Abou Jreich p.113 Sarkis Kassounian p.176
Rui Zhu p.119 Sawsan Al Lafi p.127,129
Ruth Slack 127 Sawsan Kreydiyyeh p.75,89,134
Saad Omais p58,122,127,129 Sayed Antoun p.47,88
Saada Diab p.47,88 Sébastien Pasquereau p.56,62
Sabah El-Sawalhi p.131 Sharif Jemaa p.151,162
Safaa Baydoun p.156,164 Sima Tokajian p.86,99,149
Safia Alkhunizi p.67 Sopheak Net p.153
Sahar Al Kattar p.105 Sophie Fourmentin p.87
Sahar Al Khansa p.100 Stan Du Manoir p.57
Sahar Dekwer p.111 Stefano Lelli p.151
Sahar Nahle p.120 Stefano Palazzolo p.175
Said Ahmaidi p.70 Stephanie Eid p.100,101
Saja Haidar p.49 Suheir Zeineddine p.134
Salam Nour Eldine p.201 Suzan Boutary p.100,101
Salem Hannoun p.77 Suzanne Jonblat p.143
Salima Shebbo p.118 Sylvain Henrion p.172
Salwa Abed El Rahman p.164 Syntia Fayad p.203
Samar Bou Zeid p.172 Tamara Salloum p.86,99
Samar Eid p.124, p.172 Tania Moubarak p.159
Samer Bayda p.175 Tatiana El Jalkh p.100
Samer Bazzi p.63 Thanyakorn Rongsawat p.177
Sami Azar p.103 Thibault Pinteau p.90
Sami Lakkis p.160 Valentin Sencio p.90
Sami Zreika p.48 Valeriya Volkova p.78
Samia J Khoury p.77 Vanda Novel Lakkis p.160
Samira Korfali p.156 Vincent Legagneux p.139
Sandra Abdullatef p.66 Vincenzo Canzonieri p.175
Sandra Ghayad p.119,137 Vinh-Kim Nguyen p.52
Sandra Rizk p.118 Vinit Kumar p.175
Sandy Haydar p.148 Vladimír Holáň p.78
Sara Amayri p.149 Waddah Malaeb p.53,110
Sara Bitar p.64 Wael Bazzi p.50,52,71,179,187
Sara Hamza p.102 Wassim Abou-Kheir p.67,114
Sara Issa p.187 Wassim Baasseri p.69
Sara Khamis p.107 Wassim Habib p.154
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Wassim Shebaby p.109
Wehbeh Farah p.82
Wiam Ramadan p.70
William Azar p.103
Wissam Ghach p.150
Wissam Jomaa p.70
Yahya Sohrabi p.78
Yara Bou Rached p.49
Yehia Mechref p.119
Zahra Sadek p.70
Zahraa Alwaieh p.186
Zahraa Hammoud p.87
Zakhia Mahfouz p.154
Zeina Habli p.53
Zeina Merabi p.137
Zeina Nehme p.56,62
Zhao Jingfu p.119
Ziad Bulbul p.142
Ziad Daoud p.96
Ziad El Fawal p.193
Ziad Mallat p.133
Ziad Rizk p.74,102,136
Zouheir Attieh p.168,198,199
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