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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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First Italian Lebanese Science Day

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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American University of Beirut

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, Math and Physics-------------------------------------------------------29

Social and Behavioral Sciences------------------------------------------------------34

Authors Index---------------------------------------------------------------------------37

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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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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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Italian delegates

Prof. Nicasio Mancini: Associate professor of Microbiology and Virology. School of

Medicine University San Raffaele Milan Italy

Prof. Manfredi Rizzo: Associate Professor of Internal Medicine. University of Palermo, Italy;

Executive Board Member, Mediterranean Group for the Study of Diabetes (MGSD)

Prof. Giovanni Tomasello: Professor of General Surgery, Endoscopy of the digestive tract,

screening colorectal cancer at Palermo School of Medicine

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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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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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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First Italian Lebanese Science Day 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 Rhéa 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

Intensive motor training enhances axonal regeneration following peripheral nerve injury in rats

Amir Madi, Elie Al Chaer, Nada Lawand 91

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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

Mechanism of Schwann Cell Injury in Diabetes: Role of the Cytochromes P450 Pathway

Mary Haddad, Stephanie Eid , Suzan Boutary, Batoul Dia ,Assaad Eid 101

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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

Overweight and mammary cancerogenesis: impact of vitamin D

Sahar Dekwer, Marie Paul Vasson, Mona Diab Assaf 111

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

The Use of Type 2 Hypoglycemic Agents in Type 1 Diabetic Animals: Unveiling Novel Signaling Pathways

Batoul Dia, Patricia Bou Assi, Assaad Eid 141

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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Chemistry, Physics and Math

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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

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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

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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)

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Authors Index (* Corresponding pages in the abstract book)

Abbas Sabbah p.186 Anatoli Sobolev p.121

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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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 Diana Maddah p.150 Anas Obid p.96 Dima Saleh p.49 Chadi Abdallah p.157 Diana Ismail p.206

Chantal Moussa p.200 Dina Al Mais p.190 Charbel Alkhoury p.74 Dina Muhiddine p.135 Charbel Basset p.84 Doha Masry p.115

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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 Fatima Sabbagh p.120 Diana Abdulghani p.71 Fawaz El Omar p.48

Felicia Farina p.106

Fernando Cossío p.172 Grith Lykke Sorensen p.128 Fida Azar p.139 Guillermo Martínez-De-Tejada p.46 Fida Youssef p.159 Hadi Bassma p.81

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Fidaa Bouezzedine p.139 Haissam Chehad p.196 Firas Kobeissy p.69,119 Haitham Ikkawy p.207 Flavio Rizzolio p.175 Hala Mansour p.120 Flavio Romano p.175 Hala Nehme p.125 Fouad Daboussi p.90 Hani Dimassi p.185 Fouad Ezzedine p.154 Hanine Haidar p.106 Fouad Zouein p.108,133,135,147 Hassan Rammal p.186 Francesca Rappa p.84 Hassan Zalzali p.137 Francesco Cappello p.39 Hassana Ghanem p.156 Francesco Lo Re p.175 Hassane Makhlouf p.121 François Carreaux p.172 Hawraa Shahrour p.46 François Paris p.93 Helena Havelková p.78 François Trottein p.90 Hélène Delpech p.57 Gaby Khalaf p.151,162 Hélène Greige p.87,125,183 Geneviève Rodier p.57 Hervé Sentenac p.177 George Araj p.80,92 Hiba Sati p.198 George Deeb p.110 Hiba Tannous p.79 George Nemer p.142 Hoda Yusef p.94 Georges Assaf p.117 Houda Harastani p.92 Georges Herbein p.56,62 Houssam Al-Koussa p.85 Georges Nemer p.182 Houssam Chehade p.170 Georgi Merhi p.149 Houssein Zhour p.177 Gergi Antoun p.83 Hussein Abou Hamdan p.156 Ghada El Khayat p.207.208.210 Hussein Hassan p.49,185 Ghassan Abu-Sitta p.52 Hynek Strnad p.78 Ghassan Matar p.50,52,71,92.179,187 Ibrahim Bitar p.149 Ghassan Younes p.181 Ibrahim Omeis p.69 Ghenwa Nasr p.183 Imad El Alam p.121 Ghina Rachid p.164 Imad Patrick Saoud p.89 Ghina Rammal p.119,137 Iman Dandachi p.96 Giampiero La Rocca p.11 Imtissal Krayem p.78 Giovanni Tomasello p84,98 Isabella Caligiuri p.175 Giuseppe Corona p.175 Isabelle Fakhoury p.45 Giuseppe Ferraro p.37 Isam Bashour p.167 Giuseppe Toffoli p.175 Israa Dandache p.46 Grace Nahhas p.159 Israa Zeid p.202

Issam El Rassi p.142 Kinan Zeno p.60 Issam Kaddoura p.147,197 Kristen Michelle Nader p.86

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Issam Mansour p.44 Lamis Chalak p.156,163 Ivan Rivilla p.172 Lamya Ann Atweh p.142 Jacquie Massoud p.88 Lara El-Gemayel p.167 Jamalat Al Boukhari p.173 Lara Nasreddine p.51 Jamel El Benna p.145 Lara Youssef p.106 Jamilah Borjac p68,118 Layla El Moussawi p.76 Jarmila Vojtíšková p.78 Layla Kamaredine p.76 Jason Amatoury p.60 Leen Othman p.63 Jawad Badredin p.117 Leila El Khoury p.211 Jean Claude Marie p.145 Lilia Cheniti-Belcadhi p.207,208,210 Jean-Benoît Peltier p.177 Louis Labaki p.95 Jean-Claude Sirard p.90 Luc Beaufort p.155 Jean-Denis Bailly p.140 Luca Brocca p.157 Jean-Luc Probst p.166 Luciana Saadé p.154 Jeanne Andary p.168,198,199 Lucie Deruyter p.90 Jihad Irani p.61 Lynn Alaeddine p100,138 Jinane Kassem p.48 Maddalen Agirre p.172 Joanne Nassar p.168,198,199 Madeleine Al-Tahan p.180 Jocelyne Jreije p.161 Magalie Iranie p47,88 Joe Merheb p.163 Mahdi Dhaini p.182 Joe Thouma p.163 Maher Abboud p.82 Johnny Nakhleh p.76 Mahmoud Kamar p.164 Jomana Elaridi p.186 Mahmoud Korek p.202 Joseph Ghafari p51,54,60,79,184 Maite Sylla p.109 Joseph Khachan p.126 Majd Habib p.155 Josephine Boueri p.107 Majed Moubarak p.117 Josette Fontaine p.90 Malak Fouani p.114 Juan Manuel Irache-Garreta p.46 Malika El Ghozzi p.193 Karil Bachour p.131 Manal El Joumaa p.118 Karim Raafat p.115 Manal Fardon p.72 Katia Araujo Da Silva p.193 Marc Sauvage p.176 Kawthar Awada p.195 Margarita Hurtado-Nedelec p.145 Khadija Hijazi p.181 Maria Al Haddad p.205 Khaled Alok p.69 Maria Bou Nehme Sawaya p.212 Khaled Habib p.73 Maria Estephan p.185 Khalil Fattouch p.11 Maria Kazour p.162 Khodor Issa p.72 Maria Saadeh p.184 Khulud Habanjar p.191 Mariam Arabi p.142

Marianna Lauricella p.106 Mohamad Harajly p.137 Mariam Hammoud p.186 Mohamed Noureldein p.64

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Mariam Hamzeh p.153 Mohamed Rached p.59,116 Mariam Tannous p.165 Mohamed Reda Soliman p.158,170 Marie Lipoldová p.78 Mohammad Adeel p.175 Marie Noel Zeenny p.98 Mohammad Al-Zein p.169 Marie Paul Vasson p.111 Mohammad Mroueh p.109 Mario Maalouf p.86 Mona Diab Assaf p.47,56,57,62,88,111 Mark Massaad p.163 Mona Houhou p.57 Maroon Abou Jaoude p.61 Mona Tannoury p.74.102, 136,203 Marwa Baalbaki p.77 Moses Langata p.144 Marwan El-Sabban p.63 Mouayad Bakleh p.50 Marwan Refaat p.147 Moumen Baroudi p.153 Mary Haddad p.65,101 Mountajab Saleh p.154 Mathias Mericskay p.147 Mustafa Itani p.132 Mauro Pistello p.38 Myriam Lteif p.151 Maya Abou Jaoudeh p.55 Myriam Mrad Nakhlé p.82 Maya Hobeika p.148 Myrna Medlej-Hashim p.128 Maya Salemeh p.43 Myrna Yehya p.150 Michel Choueiry p.63 Nabil El Ayoubi p.77 Michele Chahoud p.126 Nada Habeichi p.108,133,135,147 Michele Mocadie p.92 Nada Lawand p.67,91,114 Michella Esber p.161,188 Nada Moukaddem p.171 Michelle El-Chekie p.184,189 Nader Hussein p.119 Mike Osta p.76 Nadine Mahfouz p.110 Milad Elriachy p.152 Naim Ouaini p.166 Milad Fakhri p.151,162 Naji Abou Chebel p.146,184 Min-Anh Ngo p.177 Nancy Abdo p.51 Mira Chaar p.113 Nancy Sleem p.168 Mireille Kallassy p.143 Narmin Zmorrod p.94 Mirella El Khoury p.100 Nashat Mansour p.182 Mirvat El Sibai Nassib Dagher p.44 Mirza Howayek p.43 Natalie Youssef p.103 Mohamad Bachar Ismail p.90 Nathalie Capera p.193 Mohamad El Kheir p.165 Nathalie Chahine p.83,121 Mohamad El Masry p.65 Nathalie Khreich p.183 Mohamad Hadla p.175 Nathalie Théret p.139 Mohamad Halabi p.43 Nawal Al Hakawati p.94,178

Nayla El-Kork p.202 Rana Barakat p.120 Neamah Mahjoub p.100 Rana Ghali p.108,133,135,147

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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 Roula Abdel-Massih Ramzi Sabra p.138 Roula Hourani p.77

Rosalyn Jurjus p.106 Sara Issa p.187 Roula Khalil p.61 Sara Khamis p.107

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Rouya Hdeib p .157 Sara Khazaka p.146 Roweida Bawab p.68 Sara Moukarzel p.55 Rudy Abou Jreich p.113 Sari Racheed p.187 Rui Zhu p.119 Sarkis Kassounian p.176 Ruth Slack 127 Sawsan Al Lafi p.127,129 Saad Omais p58,122,127,129 Sawsan Kreydiyyeh p.75,89,134 Saada Diab p.47,88 Sayed Antoun p.47,88 Sabah El-Sawalhi p.131 Sébastien Pasquereau p.56,62 Safaa Baydoun p.156,164 Sharif Jemaa p.151,162 Safia Alkhunizi p.67 Sima Tokajian p.86,99,149 Sahar Al Kattar p.105 Sopheak Net p.153 Sahar Al Khansa p.100 Sophie Fourmentin p.87 Sahar Dekwer p.111 Stan Du Manoir p.57 Sahar Nahle p.120 Stefano Lelli p.151 Said Ahmaidi p.70 Stefano Palazzolo p.175 Saja Haidar p.49 Stephanie Eid p.100,101 Salam Nour Eldine p.201 Suheir Zeineddine p.134 Salem Hannoun p.77 Suzan Boutary p.100,101 Salima Shebbo p.118 Suzanne Jonblat p.143 Salwa Abed El Rahman p.164 Sylvain Henrion p.172 Samar Bou Zeid p.172 Syntia Fayad p.203 Samar Eid p.124, p.172 Tamara Salloum p.86,99 Samer Bayda p.175 Tania Moubarak p.159 Samer Bazzi p.63 Tatiana El Jalkh p.100 Sami Azar p.103 Thanyakorn Rongsawat p.177 Sami Lakkis p.160 Thibault Pinteau p.90 Sami Zreika p.48 Valentin Sencio p.90 Samia J Khoury p.77 Valeriya Volkova p.78 Samira Korfali p.156 Vanda Novel Lakkis p.160 Sandra Abdullatef p.66 Vincent Legagneux p.139 Sandra Ghayad p.119,137 Vincenzo Canzonieri p.175 Sandra Rizk p.118 Vinh-Kim Nguyen p.52 Sandy Haydar p.148 Vinit Kumar p.175 Sara Amayri p.149 Vladimír Holáň p.78 Sara Bitar p.64 Waddah Malaeb p.53,110 Sara Hamza p.102 Wael Bazzi p.50,52,71,179,187

Wassim Abou-Kheir p.67,114 Wassim Baasseri p.69

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Wassim Habib p.154 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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