• Negative news and its impact on the mental health of Lebanese people 

  Habchi, Rony (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2025)

  This thesis examines the connection between Lebanese people’s news reading habits during times of ongoing social stress and mental health. In order to examine the effects of various forms of news engagement, both digital and conventional, on psychological well-being markers like anxiety, stress, and sleep quality, the study used a quantitative approach. 102 individuals completed structured questionnaires and provided open-ended answers. Standardized measures including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were employed. The findings showed that people who spent three ...
• Availability and reliability issues in distributed databases using optimal horizontal fragmentation 

  Khalil, Nazih; Eid, Dory; Kheir, Marie (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2002)

  In this paper, a horizontal fragmentation algorithm and a replication protocol that increases the availability and reliability are proposed and proven for a distributed database system. The first implements a previously proven vertical transaction-based algorithm that yields to an optimal number of fragments. The proposed horizontal algorithm substitutes the concept of attributes in the vertical problem by the predicates. The second algorithm, increases the availability and reliability by using a matrix log replicated at each site. Further, the system is fully maintained even during network ...
• The impact of online advertising on North Lebanese consumers 

  Azzaz, Rana A. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)

  This research studies the effect of online advertising on North Lebanese attitudes and determines what internet portals North Lebanese consumers are mostly responsive to. In other words, this thesis measures the extent to which online advertising is effective in North Lebanon. For this purpose, a literature review covers definitions of online advertising and consumer behavior were integrated. North Lebanese consumers’ responses to social media were examined too. The uses and gratifications theory is well suited for studying this subject. This suitability is due to several factors like active ...
• Engaging EFL learners with written corrective feedback to develop their own strategies of improving their writing 

  Khalil, Laila (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)

  This study described the effectiveness of engaging learners fully and actively with written corrective feedback (WCF) in the context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in the Lebanese International University. In addition, this study aimed to investigate the role of WCF in the development of EFL learning, focusing on the development of learners’ writing skills and writing strategies. Recent studies have provided empirical evidence to support the positive role of feedback in students’ foreign language (FL) leaning mainly in the areas of writing skills and writing strategies development. In ...
• ‘Vivas on the side for Syria Libre’ Ameen Rihani’s political activities as told by Letters to Uncle Sam (1917-1919) 

  Glaser, Lily Columbus (The Lebanese Emigration Research Center (LERC) - Notre Dame University Louaize, 2025)

  This research report examines the seminal publication 'Letters to Uncle Sam' by Ameen Rihani's. The research tracks the political activism and literary activities of Rihani within the Arab diaspora (Mahjar) in the United States and Mexico between 1917-1919. The study works within the framework of the 'transnational activism' approach and analyzes Rihani's strategic efforts to mobilize the Mahjar in support of the Allied cause during World War I, linking their aspirations for independence from the Ottoman Empire with American economic and geopolitical interests. 'Letters to Uncle Sam' was published ...

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