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Investigator
Rose Daher
Clinical laboratory sciences & Clinical pathology & Laboratory medicine
Clinical biochemistry
Health informatics & Clinical informatics
General practice
Public health
There is evidence that diabetes is characterized by taurine deficiency (1–4), which has been linked to diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy (5–7). Taurine is involved in neuronal modulati ...
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Medicine | 27 Mar 2019 |
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Poverty Alleviation and Women Refugees in the Middle East: Empowerment through Grassroots Micro-Entrepreneurship?
Investigator
Nasser Yassin
Economic sociology
Economic sociology & Socioeconomics
Economic development
Economic Policy
Public health
Refugees
Refugee camp
Contemporary political volatility within the Middle East region has led to far reaching socio-economic upheaval and strife with a devastating impact generating mass displacement of Iraqi, Palestinian, ...
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Sociology & Anthropology | 17 Jan 2020 |
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Can commercial mobile apps for weight management be used in interventions? Bridging the gap between ..
Investigator
Marco Bardus
Goal: This project aims to assess the quality (i.e. aesthetics, engagement, functionality, and information quality) of a previously identified set of 6 commercial apps for weight management, from a br ...
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Public Health | 17 Jan 2020 |
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Investigator
Rima Nakkash
Background: Alcohol use is a major risk factor in premature death and disability, especially among youth. Evidence-based policies to prevent and control the detrimental effect of alcohol use have been ...
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Public policy | 17 Jan 2020 |
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Investigator
Sawsan Abdulrahim
Background
In addition to its well-known negative health outcomes, early marriage (EM) places adolescent girls on a poor education and social trajectory. Limited evidence exists as to whether EM in ...
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Public Health | 17 Jan 2020 |
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Employing eHealth to Enhance Equity in Access to and Quality of Chronic Care Services in Primary Hea ..
Investigator
Mohamad Alameddine
Objectives
Assess the effect of selected low-cost eHealth tools on diabetes/hypertension detection and referrals rates in rural settings and refugee camps in Lebanon and explore the barriers to showi ...
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Medicine | 17 Jan 2020 |
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Undertaking the First Online Sexuality Survey among Private University Students in Lebanon : Process, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Investigator
Lilian Ghandour
Background : The taboo surrounding reproductive and sexual health in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, specifically among unmarried youth, has resulted in an incomplete and inaccurate d ...
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Public Health | 16 Jan 2020 |
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Investigator
Abla Sibai
Objectives: To explore the prevailing relationships between residents and staff in nursing homes in Lebanon, and to elicit factors that influence these relationships.
Method: Using a qualitative ph ...
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Public Health | 17 Jan 2020 |
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An institutional approach to support the conduct and use of health policy and systems research: The Nodal Institute in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Investigator
Fadi El Jardali
Background
The use of health policy and systems research (HPSR) to support decision making in health systems is limited in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). This is partly due to the lack of ef ...
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Public Health | 15 Jan 2020 |
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Performance-based contracting for hospitals: a mixed methods analysis of impacts on patient outcomes ..
Investigator
Fadi El Jardali
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) contracts with 135 public and private hospitals to provide hospitalization services to 52% of Lebanon's citizens. Since 2001 the MoPH has used a three-tier reimbur ...
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Public Health | 15 Jan 2020 |