Proposals Approved by the IRB/ACC During 1999-2000. 

 

P.I.

Title of the Proposal

   
Abbas. Jaber

Gastrointestinal lymphoma in Lebanon

 

Abchee, Antoine

Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in a small community in Lebanon

 

Abouchacra, Kim

Field measurement of hearing protector performance

 

Akel, Madeleine

Determinants of the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy

 

Awwad, Johnny

The Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist, Orgautran, Used in Combination with two Ovarian Hyperstimulation Regimens in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

 

Barada, Kassem  
Nassar, Camille

 

Effect of Experimental Diabetes on Taurine Transport in the Rat Intestine

 

Bashshur, Ziad

The Effect of Human Leukocyte Elastase Inhibitors on the Chemically Injured Cornea of the Rabbit

 

Bazarbachi, Ali

The Mechanism of Action of Alpha Interferon in Combination with Arsenic in the Treatment of HTLV-I Associated Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATL)

 

Bazarbachi, Ali The mechanism of action of combined interferon-alpha and arsenic trioxide in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

 

Bazzi, Asma
Pharm.D. student
Retrospective Analysis of the Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Gallbladder Surgery at AUB-MC

 

Bikhazi, Anwar Binding Kinetics of Endothelin 1 to its Receptors and the Potential Cardioprotective Effect of Endothelin Antagonist in Rat Myocardial Infarction Model

 

Bitar, Fadi Myocardial DNA and Protein Changes in a Rat Model Mimicking Cyanotic Heart Disease: Effect of Chronic Hypoxia on Myocardial Proliferation

 

Dabbous, Ibrahim A Decade of Childhood Acute Leukemia at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center

 

Daher, Rose Alcohol and drugs intoxication in trauma patients

 

Dakik, Habib Quality and cost of CCU care at AUH-Beirut-Lebanon

 

Dakik, Habib The "INSPIRE" trial: A randomized prospective multicenter trial evaluation the role of adenosine Tc-99m sestamibi single photon emission computed tomography for assessing risk and therapeutic outcomes in survivors of acute myuocardial infarction

 

Damluji, Namir Investigating Work Stress and Job Satisfaction among the American University Hospital Nursing Staff

 

Damluji, Namir Management of Treatment-Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with Intravenous Anafranil

 

Damluji, Namir Patterns of Outpatient Consultations: A Survey of Outpatients Attending the American University of Beirut Medical Center Private Psychiatric Clinics

 

Damluji, Namir Risperidone in Chronic Schizophrenic Subjects Previously on Treatment with Conventional Oral Anti-Psychotic Medications. An Open Multicenter Study

 

Dbaibo, Ghassan Molecular Mechanism of Ceramide Accumulation Following Up-Regulation of the Tumor Suppressors

 

Durr, Ibrahim Regulation of Neoplastic Keratinocyte Proliferation and Cell Cycle Control by Retinoid Receptors 

 

El Khoury, Maurice Adriamycin-Induced Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiac Troponin Levels

 

El Sabban, Marwan T-Cell Lymphomas (CTCL): Mechanisms of Homing to the Skin and Interaction with its Microenvironment

 

Fuleihan, Nabil Bone Augmentation and Reconstruction: Surface Osteogenesis with and without Grafting Materials

 

Fuleihan, Nabil The use of Cartilage Injections for Augmentation of Paralyzed Vocal Cords

 

Fuleihan, Nabil The  use of fat and cartilage mixture for augmentation of paral;yzed vocal cords.

 

Ghafari, Joseph Effect of Timing Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy on Severity of Malocclusion

 

Hajj-Fuleihan, Ghada Peak bone mass and its determinants in a random sample of 150 healthy Lebanese adults.

 

Hajj-Fuleihan, Ghada Effect of long term antiepileptic drug therapy on bone mineral density and response to different doses of vitamin D: a controlled therapeutic trial in ambulatory patients

 

Homaidan, Fadia Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cell Function in Inflammation

 

Jamaleddine, Ghassan
Khatib, Mohamad
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effect of Oral Montelukast Sodium Versus Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate in Patients with Mild Persistent Asthma

 

Jurjus, Abdo Effect of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors on TNF-Alpha Production and the Homeostasis of Intestinal Epithelium

 

Khani, Munir Lethality in Suicide Attempts and its Relation to Patient Characteristics 

 

Khani, Munir Recurrent Brief Depression: Nosological and Treatment Considerations

 

Khogali, Mustafa CVD Risk Factors in Dar Al Fatwa Area-Beirut a Community based intervention program its implementation and its impact

 

Khoury, Brigitte Psychiatric Profiles of Lebanese Suicidal Patients: War and Postwar Comparison

 

Khoury, Brigitte Attitude of Lebanese HIV-positive and AIDS patients towards their illness

 

Matar, Ghassan Comparative Analysis between Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Genotypes, Exotoxin A Gene Expression and Severity of Symptoms in Patients with Otitis Externa

 

Matar, Ghassan DNA Based Identification and Subtyping of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and other Pathogenic E. Coli Isolated from Diarrheal Stools of Infected Individuals

 

Mikati, Mohamad The Effect of Intractable Epilepsy and of Epilepsy Surgery on Quality of Life: A Prospective Controlled Study

 

Mikati, Mohamad Potential Role of Ceramide in Status Epilepticus Related Brain Injury-Renewal: Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death after Status Epilepticus 

 

Mourad, Fadi Effect of Ulcerative colits on Water and Nutrient Absorption across Rat Jejunum

 

Mroueh, Salman Hyperoxia-Induced Apoptosis in the Neonatal Rat Lung

 

Musharrafiyeh, Umayya Prevalence of Antibodies against Varicella Virus among School Children

 

Nabulsi, Mona Randomized Controlled Trial of Rectal Versus Oral Acetaminophen Antipyresis in Children

 

Nasser, Michel Artificial Placenta: A New Way of Life 

 

Nasser, Michel Revesibility of Monocrotaline-Induced Alterations in the Pulmonary Vascular Wall Structure and in Right Ventricular Remodeling in the Rat

 

Nuwayri-Salti, Nuha High susceptibility HLA class II antigens in patients with IDDM in Lebanon

 

Osman, Mona Assessment of Blood Pressure Control & Management in a Primary Care Clinic in Lebanon

 

Saade, Nayef Electrophysiology and Pharmacology of Pain Related Behavior Produced by Various Challenges to the peripheral and Central Nervous System

 

Sabra, Ramzi Does Captopril Alter the Course of Liver Cirrhosis?

 

Sabra, Ramzi Studies on the Participation of Specific CGMP Phosphodiesterases (PDE 1&5) in Vascular Dilatation

 

Sabra, Ramzi Old Indigenous Plants: A New Alternative for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Lebanon.  Studies on the mammalian toxicity of extracts from wild medical plants indigenous to Lebanon

 

Salem, Ziad A multicenter, multinational, randomized, phase III study of docetaxel (Taxomere) plus cisplatin versus docetaxel plus carboplatin versus vinorelbine plus cisplatin in chemotherapy naïve patients with unresectable locallu advanced and/or

 

Shamseddine. Ali A review of clinical characteristics of breast cancer cases seen and/or treated at the AUB-MC

 

Sharara, Ala' Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide I  interferon and IFN/arsenic mediated apoptosis in HTLV-I transformed cells…

 

Siddik-Sayyid, Sahar Multimodal pain therapy after Cesarean section

 

Slim, Rima Identification of DNA mutations responsible for familial hypercholesterolemia in Lebanon

 

Usta, Ihab Risk Factors and Pregnancy Outcome of Macrosomia Greater than 4500 grams

 

Usta, Ihab Short-Term Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Forceps Delivery 

 

Uthman, Imad Clinical manifestations of parovirus B19

 

Yunis, Khalid Renewal of the National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Database Project: Patterns of Neonatal, Infant, and Five Year Morbidity and Mortality in Greater Beirut

 

Zahed, Laila Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy among health professionals