Facebook profiles of the departed who were once active Facebook users are today being used as virtual space by family and friends to express their grief, connect with the deceased and engage in active memorials. The aim of this thesis is to explore how social network sites (SNS) such as Facebook are being used as a platform for grieving practices in Lebanon. It reveals through research how the Lebanese death rituals are being translated into the virtual world. It also discovers virtual bereavement behaviour and its effects on the stages of grief through the lens of Bowlby’s Attachment Theory. ...

This paper reviews empirical research on vocabulary learning strategies and highlights the role of computers in EFL classes. As computers are introduced into schools in Lebanon, it is helpful to examine the effect of this tool on learning vocabulary. This study investigates the effect of electronic glossary and hypertext. Fifty students from the College Des Apotres-Jounieh were subjects for the study.The experimental group read the story, King Solomon's Mines, using a software which was designed to teach vocabulary through electronic glossary. They had access to understanding the meaning of the ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to empirically test the level of interdependence between three major assets: Gold, crude oil and USD index in terms of the return volatility spillover effects. This helps investors managing their portfolios and provides them with sense of direction on how to use these assets in portfolio diversification leading to a risk reduction benefits. Design/methodology/approach: Gold, oil and USD index volatilities are estimated using EGARCH (1, 1) model after detecting the stationarity and heteroskedasticity of the sample using the following diagnostic tests: Augmented ...

In his writings, Wadia Sabra (1876-1952) announced the creation of a “Universal Scale” and a “New Unit of Interval Measurement”. However, it is noteworthy that this particular work lacks precise information related to its numbers. This study aims to reconstruct and reveal the related numbers and tables, by researching Wadia Sabra’s archive. Also, this study reviews the acoustical and musical characteristics of this particular work of Sabra, its validity, and its possible new input to the musical field.

This thesis intends to demonstrate that the so-called 'War on Terrorism" is used by the United States as an instrument of its foreign policy to promote changes in the Middle East. The two main pillars of this strategy are: the promotion of democracy and the fight against terrorism. However, an assessment of the policy shows that it has failed. It has failed so far to control and/or eliminate terrorist groups and the Global Jihad. It has failed mainly because of the lack of a clear evidence to prove the fact that the promotion of democracy will help to control terrorism or to induce ...

This thesis starts by exploring background areas of study such as incomplete and uncertain information in relational database, belief change in artificial intelligence. It also reminds of how some types of incompleteness and uncertainly can be modeled through disjunctive databases. The paper describes the language being used in addition to some update operators. This thesis then brings to light a new theory in belief change called the weak revision. It first shows the need for such a new operator through a real life example. Second it introduces this new operator by defining its general behavior. ...

Background – Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity is a major worldwide problem associated with many metabolic abnormalities. Compliance is poor with lifestyle modifications required for losing weight and maintaining long-term weight loss. There are no highly efficacious and safe therapeutic drugs for weight-loss, and few medications are approved for long-term management of obesity. In recent years, the use of supplements for weight loss has steadily increased among US and European adults. Weight loss supplements are easily available without prescriptions and do not require strict ...

This article is based on a discussion of the scientific concept of ‘Subjectivity’ as proposed by Father George F. McLean, former head of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (CRVP) at Catholic University, Washington DC. The suggestions contained herein are derived from a Taufer understanding of the concept of the secular state and the "Diaspora Church" taken from the writings of Hans-Juergen Goertz, Paul Peachey, Ernst Troeltsch and John Howard Yoder. Furthermore, it demonstrates that, given an Abrahamic understanding of God, as well as a subjective approach to both state and church, ...

After the emergence of the industrial society and the increased dependency on technology, along with globalization and worldwide economic recessions, labor market is being affected the most. Thus, unemployment is increasing and is becoming a serious problem, leading to poverty increase and economic decline. Innovative ways to reduce unemployment insurance (UI), have a high priority nowadays. UI protects from the risks of unemployment, and provide regular payments for employees who are laid off involuntarily. Hence, this is considered an important solution for the increased poverty, and the ...

Purpose - In the current climate of grass-rooted revolutionary changes in the Middle East, uncontrolled dispersion and oppression of youth is still leading to drastic systematic changes in the world order. Today, youth are not only assets, but also considered as agents of change in the International community. As a result, youth need to be treated as a distinct socio-demographic group targeted by specific national policies. Design/methodology/approach - This work will target the integration of youth through a mixed research methodology which will include a combination of exploratory content ...