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Natural Narcotics: Phytochemical Content Analysis And Their Social Hazards, Kareem Raafat
Natural Narcotics: Phytochemical Content Analysis And Their Social Hazards, Kareem Raafat
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Narcotics can cause a wide range of adverse effects. The analysis of the narcotics phytochemical content utilizing rapid and efficient techniques have become of imminent need. The use of illegal drugs has been a long-standing problem in the world, a problem that has taken on a particular urgency in the last 30 years. The aim of the study is to develop comprehensive rapid technique in the field of phytochemical content analysis of narcotics, and to illustrate the role of the new narcotics on many psychological, physiological and social hazards, and giving recommendations on how to find solutions to these problems. …
Diabetes And Depression: Relation To Glycemic Control, Hala Ahmadieh
Diabetes And Depression: Relation To Glycemic Control, Hala Ahmadieh
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide highly prevalent chronic metabolic disorder, characterized by hyperglycemia, and is associated with significant complications, including the microvascular complications such as neuropathy, retinopathy and nephropathy and the macrovascular complications such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease, thus leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with diabetes were found to be 1.4-3 times more likely to suffer from comorbid depression when compared to non-diabetics, and depression in diabetes is usually persistent and/or recurrent. Depression was found to be increased among patients with type I and type II diabetes mellitus, which have higher glycosylated hemoglobin. Association …
The Factor Structure Of Mental Health: Explanatory & Confirmatory Factor Structure Of Psychological Distress And Psychological Well-Being Measures, Badr El Ansari
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Psychological distress (PD) is usually based on the level of anxiety and depressive symptoms while psychological well-being (PW) is usually conceptualized as some combination of positive affective states such as happiness, optimism, satisfaction with life, and hope. This paper addresses the question of whether psychological distress and psychological well-being are the opposite poles of the same axis of mental health or independent constructs that should be measured on two independent axes. Methods: The sample consisted of (510) Kuwait University students, (240) males with a mean age of (24.08 ±5.10) and (270) females, with a mean age of (21.68 ±2.70), (f=46.77, …
Maternal Well-Being Therapy In Treating Depression In Johor City Of Malaysia, Akeel Khan, Deviga Marappan, Adibah Abdul Latif
Maternal Well-Being Therapy In Treating Depression In Johor City Of Malaysia, Akeel Khan, Deviga Marappan, Adibah Abdul Latif
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Maternal depression during pregnancy appears to be the most common and complicated psychological disorder in the world. Although maternal depression can be treated medically, consumption of antidepressant drugs could leave some kind of negative side effects on mother’s body and the baby in the womb. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to determine the effectiveness of Maternal Well-being Therapy (MWT) in treating women with maternal depression. It is a qualitative study adapting case study research design. From the state of Johor city of Malaysia, four pregnant women who has scored 12 or more with suicidal thoughts symptoms on …
التراكيب اللغويّة بين معياريّة التراث والاستعمال المعاصر, Khalil Ajine
التراكيب اللغويّة بين معياريّة التراث والاستعمال المعاصر, Khalil Ajine
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Language is a living organism that gets born, develops and multiplies. It is either meant to survive and regenerate whenever needed and necessitated, or to fall into inertia and stagnancy, and then to perish and evanesce. Undoubtedly, this is all directly linked to the ability of its speakers, and to their constant quest to vividly express their culture, thoughts, behaviors, beliefs and other life matters, fortifying, thus, their existence and upholding their presence in this world. The Arabic language has been and continues to be the language that refuses to age, and declines to stand still, unless this pleases its …
رؤية الواقع من خلال الإبداع الأسطوري في الشرق القديم, Samir Itani
رؤية الواقع من خلال الإبداع الأسطوري في الشرق القديم, Samir Itani
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Myth played a principal role in old agricultural and pre-agricultural societies. The mythical thought has developed throughout the years but we got only the last versions of texts that have been recorded after being developed, though we approximately received their final version. The myth is a literary text which authors were the temples priests at that time. Its role is to determine the origins of the community’s vision towards the existence and the contribution of the society in this vision based upon a metaphysical belief scope. Thus, the text should express human feelings towards its problems on its cultural part. …
الإبداع في بعض كتابات الزمخشري وأبي حيّان (دراسة مقارنة), Bachir Faraj
الإبداع في بعض كتابات الزمخشري وأبي حيّان (دراسة مقارنة), Bachir Faraj
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Abi Hayyan and Al Zamakhshari creativity was based upon each one’s method in grammatical orientation and linguistic and rhetorical analysis. These constitute important elements of the research methodologies in sciences that were common within the Islamic community being in theology, jurisprudence principle, grammar and rhetoric etc. These two interpreters were special and different than other previous interpreters and they added new theories in this area. Islam expanded among other ancient civilizations and benefited from the Greek civilization that built all its opinions upon reason. Thus, it was important for Muslims to sharpen their minds and denude their explanations to support …
كتابة التاريخ بين المذكرات والواقع(سامي الصلح مبدعاً سياسياً), Mohammad Ali El Kouzi
كتابة التاريخ بين المذكرات والواقع(سامي الصلح مبدعاً سياسياً), Mohammad Ali El Kouzi
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
This research paper focuses on the creative and living situation of the political life of most prime ministers in Lebanon. Their creativity was most prominent by the fact that they were prime ministers with limited authoritative powers. The president has the most authority in power while his prime minister holds full political responsibility. Prime minister Sami El Solh, showed his creativity by being member of the cabinet in two different presidential terms. His diaries in his presidential terms appeared in four different volumes though the main book was titled “Diaries of Sami El Solh”. Other books were titled “ Refer …
التأريخ والتدوين: بين الوثائق البريطانية والفرنسيةوبين وثائق المحاكم الشرعية والمحاضر البلدية, Hassan Hallak
التأريخ والتدوين: بين الوثائق البريطانية والفرنسيةوبين وثائق المحاكم الشرعية والمحاضر البلدية, Hassan Hallak
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
“If documents are lost, history is lost”. This premise emphasizes the importance of the adoption of historical documents and manuscripts in this research, relevant to the historical period under study, while focusing on the following: - Diplomatic and consular documents, including French, British, American, German, Italian and other documents; - The documents of the Islamic courts in the Ottoman period, which constitute the transactions and documents of each court in an Ottoman city; and - The documents and records of municipalities, including the Municipality of Beirut, which include various important documents that the historian can rely on and benefit from. …
« Mais Pourquoi Donc Willy Protagoras S’Est-Il Enferme Dans Les Toilettes ?Ou Comment Recreer La Realite Au Theatre De Wajdi Mouawad », Christelle Stephan - Hayek
« Mais Pourquoi Donc Willy Protagoras S’Est-Il Enferme Dans Les Toilettes ?Ou Comment Recreer La Realite Au Theatre De Wajdi Mouawad », Christelle Stephan - Hayek
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
When he wrote his very first play, Willy Protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes, Wajdi Mouawad was only 23 years old. In this tragedy, he talks about freedom’s right, and wonders about the limits that society builds around that liberty. In this play, the nicest apartment of the building is divided between two families that have complicated relations between love and hate. One day, Nelly decides to leave this masquerade, while her brother, Protagoras, locks himself into the toilets and forbids anyone to enter. He refuses to listen to his parents, to negotiate with the squatters or to deal with the …
L’Imagination Comme Forme De Creation Et De Demarcation En Publicite (Cas Des Visuels Publicitaires Sur Le Developpement Durable), Amina Saoussany
L’Imagination Comme Forme De Creation Et De Demarcation En Publicite (Cas Des Visuels Publicitaires Sur Le Developpement Durable), Amina Saoussany
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
The theme of sustainable development today is a growing concern of society. It aims to reconcile objectives of respect for the environment, economic efficiency and social equity. Transposing and applying this new approach to economic development, which is more systemic and more transparent, requires innovation and creation. These two requirements will bring about new ideas being capable of arousing the interest of the inhabitants of the planet, involving them and pushing them to adopt new ideas, to demonstrate eco-responsible behavior, and be to be more ethical in this regard. Humor in advertising for sustainable development is increasingly seen as a …
Tous Les Matins Du Monde De Pascal Quignard Oules Arts Recrees Par Le Septieme Art, Sophie Nicolaides Salloum
Tous Les Matins Du Monde De Pascal Quignard Oules Arts Recrees Par Le Septieme Art, Sophie Nicolaides Salloum
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Pascal Quignard's novel All the World's Mornings is the fictional biography of a seventeenth-century musician, Jean de Sainte Colombe. The famous violist lives a life of recluse and devotion to music. A young violinist, Marin Marais, asks him to help him perfect his art, but the teacher and the disciple share opposite views about music. Marin Marais discovers the glory in Versailles while Sainte Colombe sinks more and more into solitude. However, the two men end up being reunited when the disciple finally discovers the true meaning of the music. Through his writings, Quignard represents two Baroque arts; music and …
Le Roi De Kahel Et Le Terroriste Noir De Monenembo: Une Reecriture Postcoloniale De L’Histoire, Meriem Zeharaoui
Le Roi De Kahel Et Le Terroriste Noir De Monenembo: Une Reecriture Postcoloniale De L’Histoire, Meriem Zeharaoui
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
The historical evolution of the African continent was not smooth; the region experienced many upheavals including two powerful traumas that are slavery and colonialism. It is therefore not surprising that African writers, who are mainly inspired by the world around them, revisit History to write their novels. Among them, the Guinean writer Tierno Monénembo. The writer sheds the light on the history that has painfully shaken his continent, West Africa more precisely. His novels translate the almost obsessive concern to narrate the story of the African continent. We propose to study two of his novels: The king of Kahel (2008) …
Profession Du Pere, Un Reel Deraisonnable, Soumaya Al Jarrah
Profession Du Pere, Un Reel Deraisonnable, Soumaya Al Jarrah
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
The current French literature is experiencing a tremendous renewal in all areas. At the beginning of the 21st century we are witnessing a great tendency of writing about oneself. This has created novel forms such as autofiction. The term is invented by Serge Doubrovsky in 1977. It is presented as a new version of the autobiography which takes as its subject the individual story of the subject of writing. There is a certain permeability between autobiography and autofiction. It is the fictional side of narrated events that differentiates between the two genres. Sorj Chalandon's novel 'Profession of the Father' (winner …
Creation Et Procreation Dans Le Roman Lait Noir D’Elif Shafak, Nadia Naboulsi Iskandarani
Creation Et Procreation Dans Le Roman Lait Noir D’Elif Shafak, Nadia Naboulsi Iskandarani
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Black Milk, is the title of a book by Elif Shafak, the Turkish writer, and it deals with the complexity of female identity and the difficulty encountered in reconciling different aspects of this identity. The writer expresses these identities in an allegorical way, manifested in the chorus of inner voices of midget women representing the different aspects of this identity. They introduce themselves alternately into the life of the narrator, assailing her in order to orientate her towards the determined role of Woman. The theme mainly focuses on the “incompatibility” between motherhood and literary creation. The problematic of the topic …
Aziyade Et Les Desenchantees De Pierre Loti Ou Quelques Notions Du Mal Voir, Asma Chamly Halawaniel
Aziyade Et Les Desenchantees De Pierre Loti Ou Quelques Notions Du Mal Voir, Asma Chamly Halawaniel
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
A simple reading of Pierre Loti’s novels Aziyyad and Disenchanted reveals fundamental differences in the way we see the others. It is this gap that we propose to study in this research.
Auto-Bio-Fiction La Litterature A La Poursuite Du Reel Dans Lambeaux, De Charles Juliet, Carole Auroy
Auto-Bio-Fiction La Litterature A La Poursuite Du Reel Dans Lambeaux, De Charles Juliet, Carole Auroy
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Separated at the age of three months from his sick mother following a depression and attempted suicide, Charles Juliet only discovered her existence at her funerals seven years later. It took him many more years to relate the tragedy experienced by this woman to the policy of extermination which, under the occupation, caused the death by starvation in psychiatric institutions. Between 1983 and 1995, the novel was accompanied by a hard biographical investigation; the writer attempted to uncover the mystery of his own depths and the origins of his own story: he came out enlightened on the feeling of guilt …
Corps De Femme, Reflet D'Une Ville Detruite Dans La Malediction De Hyam Yared / 2012, Nisrine Hajj Chehade
Corps De Femme, Reflet D'Une Ville Detruite Dans La Malediction De Hyam Yared / 2012, Nisrine Hajj Chehade
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
La malédiction a novel by hyam Yared, tells the story of Hala, a Lebanese catholic, who will fight until the last moment in a male society under the Syrian tutelage for her freedom and the recognition of her femininity. Hala, with her suffering resembles Lebanon, which in turn demands its freedom; each of them is convicted to pain, violence and humiliation. Hala, in this novel, is the reflection of image of Beirut the victim of the usurpation, and the only solution is the self-destruction. As a result of the similarity between Hala and Beirut which was destroyed by the civil …
La Coupe Du Monde Dans La Litterature : La Revolte Interieure Dans « Whatever It Takes » (A Tout Prix !) De Bonita Mersiades, Hasna Bouharfouche
La Coupe Du Monde Dans La Litterature : La Revolte Interieure Dans « Whatever It Takes » (A Tout Prix !) De Bonita Mersiades, Hasna Bouharfouche
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
One of the most important examples of the connection between fiction and the real world is the writings about office and work, a subject of increasing interest to writers who wish to shed light on the conditions of work in the modern century. This is why we chose to study Bonita Mersiades’s "office novel" Whatever it takes, published in January 2018, and that we translated recently to French. The book reveals the secrets of one of the most important institutions in the world, FIFA, and perfectly combines reality with fiction in literature by projecting the "real" story of the writer …
La Créativité Linguistique Des Ados Entre Évolution Et/Ou Régression De La Langue, Abdelfettah Nasser Idrissi
La Créativité Linguistique Des Ados Entre Évolution Et/Ou Régression De La Langue, Abdelfettah Nasser Idrissi
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Today's young people use a language that we sometimes find strange. It is about a language which, for them, has a meaning, since they understand it and are themselves understood. It is a language that is both forged and coded, borrowed, using neologism and abbreviation, etc. This linguistic creativity reflects the interest of young people in language practices. Or what impact is there on the language? are we in the presence of a degradation of the language and its regression, or we are rather witnessing its evolution and /or revolution since some words, by the frequency of use, become attested …
Ideologie Et Metamorphose De La Langue, Mohammed Al Khatib
Ideologie Et Metamorphose De La Langue, Mohammed Al Khatib
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Language, like any object in this world, is susceptible to various changes. These changes, visible or invisible, can be due to a natural development, or to unexpected external reasons. The language is also exposed to a natural and continuous mutation, and to a mutation due in general to external reasons. The metamorphosis that the language undergoes can be studied from three points of view: the close relationship between language and identity; the ideological side in the historical evolution of the language; graphic and phonic mutation in the language. Who says "language" says "identity" because these two elements constitute an important …
The Historical Novel: Re-Creating Past Realities Through Fiction “A Book A Day Keeps Reality Away”, Sarah Hodeib
The Historical Novel: Re-Creating Past Realities Through Fiction “A Book A Day Keeps Reality Away”, Sarah Hodeib
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Fiction and reality are two terms that seem to be in continuous opposition. Although the two worlds appear disparate, fiction and reality are linked together in more ways than thought. A literary text opens up a means to access reality; often it is a reflection of a reality we claim to exist. This paper, thus, explores how selected contemporary historical novels creatively (re-) construct alternative realities of WWII events as opposed to an assumed fixed reality presented in the grand narratives of history. The novels seek to retrieve the mini-narratives of long lost, subdued and/or marginalized stories of minor participants …
Language Creativity: A Sociolinguistic Reading Of Linguistic Change In Lebanon, Sawsan Tohme
Language Creativity: A Sociolinguistic Reading Of Linguistic Change In Lebanon, Sawsan Tohme
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
Language creativity in incorporated in everyday conversations and language behaviour. It is present in everyday expression although it might sometimes be invisible, looked down on or disdained. Regardless of whether we are in favour of or against this creativity, it is worth being recognised. As far as Lebanon is concerned, Arabic (i.e. Standard Arabic) is the official language, while Lebanese Arabic, along with English and French, are the main languages used by the Lebanese. This language diversity can be explained in the light of a number of factors and sociolinguistic functions. The language use in Lebanon has many creative aspects …
Creativity In Language: Reflections On Polysemy, Metaphors, Idioms, Collocations…And The Like, Adel Sakakini, Diana Hadi
Creativity In Language: Reflections On Polysemy, Metaphors, Idioms, Collocations…And The Like, Adel Sakakini, Diana Hadi
BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior
According to Ronald Carter (2011), Creativity is such a complex and protean term to define. It involves inventiveness, imagination, novelty, originality and a myriad of other aspects. In language, in particular, creativity manifests itself in humans’ ability to produce an infinite number of sentences never spoken before and understand sentences never heard before or what Chomsky calls “creative aspect” of language use (Fromkin and Rodman, 1993.) It is of two types: rule-bound creativity and rule-breaking creativity. The researchers explore creativity employed in different language discourse such as slips of the pen, slips of the tongue, oxymoron, paradox, collocation, blends, anomaly, …
Low Dose Aspirin Use For Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Among Lebanese Population, Walid Maassarani, A. El Mallah, Thuraya Domyati
Low Dose Aspirin Use For Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Among Lebanese Population, Walid Maassarani, A. El Mallah, Thuraya Domyati
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
In spite of the controversies regarding low-dose aspirin safety and efficacy, aspirin is widely used by individuals for the primary prevention of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. This study assess the appropriateness of low dose aspirin use in a sample of Lebanese population. A cross sectional study was conducted using a community based questionnaire to assess each patient’s risk factors for Myocardial Infarction and ischemic stroke and possible contraindications for aspirin use. WHO risk score was used to calculate the cardiovascular risk of patients and determine the appropriateness of aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases accordingly. Data …
Efficacy And Safety Of Everolimus-Exemestane Combination In Breast Cancer Patients, Siba Jneid, S. Hlais, George Chahine, Doua Issa, Thouraya Domyati
Efficacy And Safety Of Everolimus-Exemestane Combination In Breast Cancer Patients, Siba Jneid, S. Hlais, George Chahine, Doua Issa, Thouraya Domyati
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. In Lebanon, hormone positive patients resistant to endocrine treatments account for most of the cases. These two facts directed the attention to evaluate everolimus-exemestane use in hormonal receptor positive metastatic breast cancer patients, in Lebanon. A multi-center, observational, retrospective cohort study was carried out by screening 69 metastatic breast cancer patient’s files in order to determine the progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and side effects of everolimus. This study revealed that across different therapy lines, the median PFS for patients on everolimus-exemestane combination was 5.87 …
Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adolescents Attending Private Schools In North Lebanon, Rosy Mitri, Fouad Ziade
Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adolescents Attending Private Schools In North Lebanon, Rosy Mitri, Fouad Ziade
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) describes a person’s subjective evaluation of his health and well-being. The HRQoL and its associated factors have not been investigated among Lebanese adolescents. The aim of this study is to examine the association between socio-demographic characteristics, eating habits, physical activity, adherence to Mediterranean diet, and HRQoL among Lebanese adolescents. A total of 283 students (158 males, 125 females), between ages 11 to 18, were randomly chosen from private schools in the city of Tripoli, North Lebanon. Standard anthropometric measurements were taken. The participants completed questionnaires on Mediterranean diet (KIDMED), physical activity (physical activity questionnaires for …
Pulmonary Function Tests In Shisha-Only Smokers And Its Correlation With Insomnia In Lebanon, Nariman Salem, Maha Deif, Youssef Hatem
Pulmonary Function Tests In Shisha-Only Smokers And Its Correlation With Insomnia In Lebanon, Nariman Salem, Maha Deif, Youssef Hatem
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Shisha smoking is continuing to be a socially acceptable method of tobacco smoking especially in the young population worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of shisha smoking on pulmonary function tests (PFT) and its correlation with insomnia in Lebanon. 382 shisha-only smokers who are less than 50 years old were recruited. A questionnaire form including inquiry about some demographic data, shisha smoking history, level of physical activity and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was administered to the participants after signing an informed consent. Forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and …
Lymphoma: Exploring Awareness In Lebanon, Nariman Salem, Lena Abou Merhi, Ghwia Adra, Rayan Ayoub, Nour El-Akash, Sara Chaar, Adeeb Awad Awad, Omar Dasuki,
Lymphoma: Exploring Awareness In Lebanon, Nariman Salem, Lena Abou Merhi, Ghwia Adra, Rayan Ayoub, Nour El-Akash, Sara Chaar, Adeeb Awad Awad, Omar Dasuki,
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
In 2012, 14.1 million patients were diagnosed with cancer worldwide of which 385,700 estimated new cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Also, 81,080 new cases of lymphoma were reported in the United States (US) among both genders in 2016. In Lebanon, Lymphoma represents the fifth most frequent cancer, nonetheless, little is known regarding its epidemiological attributes. This study aims to determine the current knowledge of the Lebanese people living in Lebanon about Lymphoma. About 400 participants were approached in public places, universities, hospitals or work places in different regions across Lebanon. A survey including questions about lymph nodes, cancer and lymphoma …
Effect Of Tds On Bacterial Growth In Lebanese Hummus Dip, Maryam Shaheen, Mohammad Nsaif, Jamila Borjac
Effect Of Tds On Bacterial Growth In Lebanese Hummus Dip, Maryam Shaheen, Mohammad Nsaif, Jamila Borjac
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial effect of thiamine dilaurylsulfate (TDS) on Hummus Dip, a traditional Lebanese food. A heat shock step was introduced after hummus cooking and before dip preparation. Lower bacterial counts were obtained even in the absence of any preservative and with better texture compared to non-heat shocked dip. Supplementing the dip with 2% TDS and 1% Malic acid completely inhibited bacterial growth over a period of one month at 4oC. Halt in bacterial growth was confirmed by growth curves. TDS induced DNA degradation in different bacterial stains. It induced stress on the growth of …