American University of Beirut

Evaluating mental health and psychosocial support outcomes of the Self-Efficacy and Knowledge (SEEK) community-based randomized controlled trial in lebanon during active conflict

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) affected by forced displacement are at high risk of poorer mental health and psychosocial wellbeing due to intersecting stressors. In humanitarian contexts like Lebanon, mental health challen...

Adult lupus anticoagulant hypoprothrombinemia syndrome with combined factor II and X deficiencies: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Background: Lupus anticoagulant hypoprothrombinemia syndrome (LAHPS) is a rare, acquired coagulopathy characterized by the presence of lupus anticoagulant and deficiency of factor II, causing paradoxical bleeding despite prothrombotic antibodies. LAHPS may cause falsely low INR v...

Postaward Contract Administration in an EPC Hydropower Project: Key Challenges, Disputes, and Lessons Learned

Abstract The use of the design-build (DB) and/or engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) project delivery method is rapidly increasing in the public sector. Whereas DB/EPC has been widely and successfully used to deliver infrastructure projects mainly in the United States an...

Surface-EngineeredMagnesium Metal–OrganicFrameworks for Curcumin Stabilization: Interfacial Coordination EnhancesAqueous Stability and Boosts Antioxidant Efficacy 32-Fold

Abstract Curcumin possesses exceptional therapeutic and antioxidant potential, yet its clinical translation remains severely bottlenecked by rapid hydrolytic degradation and poor stability in aqueous environments. Herein, we report a robust and highly efficient magnesium-based me...

Water desalination using a novel solar still equipped with rotating desalination contactors (RDCs)

This study presents a solar desalination system equipped with rotating desalination contactors (RDCs) a series of aluminum discs on a rotating horizontal shaft designed to expand evaporation and condensation surface areas, and experimentally evaluates its performance relative to...

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Guideline on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Management for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

There is a pressing need to address the unique challenges of managing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where mental health resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. To develop this evidence-based guideline, we conducted a sy...

Sleep loss as a cardiometabolic risk factor: a narrative review of clinical and public health implications

Abstract Purpose To synthesize current evidence on how sleep deprivation, impaired sleep architecture, and circadian misalignment affect cardiovascular and metabolic regulation across autonomic, hormonal, inflammatory, and behavioral pathways, and to highlight remaining research...