Lebanese International University

Polypharmacy and quality of life in Yemeni cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study

Polypharmacy is common among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy due to the need for multiple supportive medications. This study assessed the prevalence of non-oncological polypharmacy and its association with quality of life (QoL) among adult cancer patients in Yemen. A cross...

First confirmed record of Père David’s mole, Talpa davidiana (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla), from Lebanon: molecular evidence for a southward range extension

Abstract The genus Talpa Linnaeus, 1758 comprises fossorial mammals with a complex taxonomic history in the Near East. Among these, Père David’s mole, Talpa davidiana (Milne-Edwards, 1884), is one of the most enigmatic species, with a distribution previously confirmed only from s...

Microstructural Evolution of Single-Grain-like TiO2 Microspheres Prepared Through Spray Drying and Multi-Step Sintering

The preparation of TiO2 microspheres by spray drying followed by controlled sintering was investigated. Starting from commercial rutile TiO2 nanoparticles dispersed in water, spherical microspheres with broad size distributions were produced by adjusting key spray-drying paramete...

When social value becomes survival: capability restoration in hybrid MSMEs under institutional voids

Purpose This study aims to examine how hybrid micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operating in fragile economies restore individuals’ socioeconomic participation when formal institutions collapse. It introduces capability restoration as an organizational process linking i...