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Faculty Research:

Journal Publications for the Academic

Year 2020-2021

Faculty from the College of Health Sciences published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals. A diverse
range of research is illustrated below, highlighting our faculty’s scope of practice and specialization.

1. Abouzid M, El-Sherif DM, Eltewacy NK, Ben Hadj Dahman N, Okasha SA, Ghozy S, Mohammed Shariful
Islam S, Elsori DH & EARG Collaborators. Influence of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors in the Middle
East and North Africa Region: a survey of 5896 individuals. J Transl Med. 2021; 19: 129; https://doi.
org/10.1186/s12967-021-02767-9
2. Evans EW, Redmond EC, Alwan N, Ilic S. Awareness and Attitudes of Student Dietitians in Lebanon, UK
and USA towards Food Safety. Foods. 2021; 10(8): 1875; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10081875
3. Ajaj R, Shubyar N, Alashban Y, El-Sayed S, Salah T, Al Yafei S. Determination of Primordial Radionuclide
Concentrations in UAE Groundwater Using High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectrometry. J Radioanal
Nucl Chem. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08021-2
4. Nwadike C, Joshua VI, Doka PJ, Ajaj R, Abubakar Hashidu U, Gwary-Moda S, Moda HM. Occupational
Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Farmers in Northern Nigeria during Pesticide
Application—A Case Study. Sustainability. 2021; 13(18): 10107; https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810107
5. Aalseth CE, Abdelhakim S, Agnes P, Ajaj R, Albuquerque IFM, Alexander T, ... & Korablev D. SiPM-matrix
readout of two-phase argon detectors using electroluminescence in the visible and near-infrared
range. Eur. Phys. J. C. 2021; 81(2): 1-17; https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08801-2
6. Ajaj R, & Shahin SM. The Mental Health of the Frontline Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19:
Review on Countries’ Recommendations. Medicine. 2021; 100 (33): 26-27.
7. Mortada I, Farah R, Nabha S, Ojcius DM, Fares Y, Almawi WY, Sadier NS. Immunotherapies
for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front. Neurol. 2021; 12: 654739; https://doi.org/10.3389/
fneur.2021.654739
8. Khazaal W, Taliani M, Boutros C, Abou-Abbas L, Hosseini H, Salameh P, Sadier NS. Psychological
Complications at 3 Months Following Stroke: Prevalence and Correlates Among Stroke Survivors in
Lebanon. Front. Psychol. 2021; 12: 663267; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.663267
9. Eissa N, Venkatachalam K, Jayaprakash P, Falkenstein M, Dubiel M, Frank A, Reiner-Link D, Stark
H, Sadek B. The Multi-Targeting Ligand ST-2223 with Histamine H3 Receptor and Dopamine D2/D3
Receptor Antagonist Properties Mitigates Autism-Like Repetitive Behaviors and Brain Oxidative Stress
in Mice. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021; 22(4): 1947; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041947
10. Venkatachalam K, Eissa N, Al Awad M, Jayaprakash P, Zhong S, Stölting F, Stark H, Sadek B. The histamine
H3R and dopamine D2R/D3R antagonist ST-713 ameliorates autism-like behavioral features in BTBR
T+ tf/J mice by multiple actions. Biomed Pharmacother. 2021; 138: 111517; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biopha.2021.111517
11. Grinev V, Siomava N, Vallar L, Nazarov P. Splice sites obey the power-law during splicing in leukemia
cells. bioRxiv. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.24.445432
12. Hassan A. The Antecedents and Challenges of Innovation in Sustainable Development Projects:
Systematic Review. Environ. manage. sustain. dev. 2021; 10(1): 76-91; https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.
v10i1.18329
13. Hassan A. Towards a Conceptual Framework to Implement Corporate Sustainability Using Change
Management Aspects. IJEBMR. 2021; 5(1): 58-74; https://ijebmr.com/view/1/2021
14. Mao J, Abushammala H, Kasal B. Monitoring the surface aging of wood through its pits using atomic
force microscopy with functionalized tips. Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. 2021; 609: 125871; https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125871

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