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Exploring Ethnocracy and the Possibilities of Coexistence in Beirut [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In response to James Anderson’s article “Ethnocracy: Exploring and extending the concept”, this article revisits some of the extensive discussions of Lebanon’s political sectarianism through the prism of ethnocracy to the extent that it contributes to an
Kastrissianakis, Konstantin
core   +3 more sources

Continuum Model for River Networks

open access: yes, 1995
The effects of erosion, avalanching and random precipitation are captured in a simple stochastic partial differential equation for modelling the evolution of river networks.
A. Czirok   +21 more
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Adherence to the Lebanese National Dietary and Lifestyle Guidelines for Pregnancy and Its Association With Postpartum Weight Retention

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT The Lebanese National Dietary and Lifestyle Guidelines for Pregnancy (DLGP) were developed to foster maternal and child health. The study aims to examine adherence to the DLGP and investigate its association with postpartum weight retention at 6 months (PPWR6).
Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan river II: Infrastructure impeding the transformation of equitable transboundary water arrangements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This article explores the ways in which key components of infrastructure built on the Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan River induce or impede the transformation of existing transboundary water arrangements.
Abdallah, Chadi   +4 more
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Whole‐genome data shed light on speciation and within‐species differentiation of the Papilio machaon complex around the Mediterranean Basin

open access: yesSystematic Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 4, Page 692-712, October 2025.
Genomic data refine the species boundary of Papilio machaon and confirm the species status of Papilio saharae, with clarification of subspecies delineation of Mediterranean machaon and saharae. A heterogeneous level of genome‐wide heterozygosity between island and continental lineages warrants further taxonomic implications, and there is also evidence ...
Louis‐F. Cassar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy, Exergy, Economic, and Environmental Analysis of the Reverse Osmosis Desalination System Using Photovoltaic Panels and Water Turbine, With the Approach of Design of Experiments

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 8, Page 3856-3884, August 2025.
ABSTRACT The provision of drinking water as one of the basic human needs is of great importance now. Today, many people in different parts of the world, especially in remote and rural areas, do not have access to fresh water. These areas usually have a high potential for using renewable energy.
Saeed Ramazanian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Defense of Lebanon: The Special Relationship Between Rashid Karami and Syria (From 1976 Until 1987)

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT Throughout Rashid Karami's illustrious career as a Sunni za'im and Lebanon's longest‐serving prime minister, he did his best to represent his community by supporting the involvement of the Syrians in Lebanese politics during Lebanon's Second Civil War.
Zach Battat, Ronen A. Cohen, Dan Naor
wiley   +1 more source

The Told Story of the Gaza War

open access: yesWorld Affairs, Volume 188, Issue 3, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT All violent conflicts and wars involve at least two competing narratives. This is also the case for the conflict commonly referred to as the Gaza War, which began on October 7, 2023, and lasted 471 days until the first phase of the ceasefire was implemented. The war involved, on one side, Israel with substantial support from the United States,
Daniel Bar‐Tal
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Green: The Arts as a Catalyst for Sustainability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The creative sector has played a significant role in efforts to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and encourage sustainable social, economic, and environmental practices worldwide.
Alexis Frasz, Holly Sidford
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Middle Powers and Limited Balancing: Syria and the Post‐October 7 Wars

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 120-133, Summer 2025.
Abstract This article contends that to explain the grand strategies of states in the Middle East, we must employ the concept of middle powers. Analyzing the case of Syria between 2011 and 2021, it finds that these actors preferred a strategy of limited balancing against direct threats to their national security.
Chen Kertcher, Gadi Hitman
wiley   +1 more source

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