LibGuides: AUB Faculty and Staff Book Publications: 2019-Present: Biology

Books by year

Higher Education in the Arab World: e-Learning and Distance Education by Adnan Badran (Editor); Elias Baydoun (Editor); Sandra Hillman (Editor); Joelle Mesmar (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
This book provides a comprehensive insight into the benefits and advantages of adopting technology-driven learning as a central pillar of the universities' teaching, learning, research, and social-responsibility strategies. Despite the importance of adopting technology-enhanced learning within higher education institutions, Arab countries are still slow to change. Arab Universities are facing the need to adopt new methods of learning to serve the demands of a changing demography in the higher education community as well as the requirements of Industry 4.0 and Society 4.0. E-Learning and distance education are not just about technology, but they are about education, pedagogy, curriculum design, research, and innovation.

APA citation:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., Hillman, S., & Mesmar, J. (Eds.). (2023). Higher education in the Arab world: E-learning and distance education. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33568-6 Available at UL

Higher education in the Arab world: Research and development by Adnan Badran (Editor); Elias Baydoun (Editor); John R. Hillman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2022
This book will examine the current position of university research and development in the Arab region, note the main themes, their international impact, and propose new directions. Crucially, it will examine the underlying reasons for the underperformance, including specific government research policies, university-appointment and governance processes to stimulate research, funding assessment and allocation processes, resource limitations, and public attitudes.

APA citation:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.). (2022). Higher education in the Arab world: Research and development. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80122-9 Available at UL

Higher Education in the Arab World: New priorities in the post COVID-19 era by Adnan Badran (Editor); Elias Baydoun (Editor); Joelle Mesmar (Editor)
Publication Date: 2022
This book presents selected case studies from the Arab world on the universities responses to the pandemic. This book will look in detail at the priorities of the higher education sector in the post-COVID-19 era and the changes that must be adopted by universities and governments. These changes will allow the higher education sector to emerge from the crisis and build short- and long-term resilience. This book is the first major account of how the pandemic has shaken universities and higher education institutions in the Arab world today and tomorrow.

APA citation:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Mesmar, J. (Eds.). (2022). Higher education in the Arab world: New priorities in the post COVID-19 era. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-07539-1 Available at UL

Eastern Mediterranean fish field guide by Ziad Samaha, Mira Husseini, and Michel Bariche
Publication Date: 2022
The Eastern Mediterranean fish field guide covers the most common fish species found in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the Lebanese coast. It presents a selection of 176 species spread across 89 families. The publication offers information summarising natural environments, behaviours, appearances, biology and The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species conservation status in the Mediterranean region.

APA citation:

Samaha, Z., Husseini, M., & Bariche, M. (2022). Eastern Mediterranean fish field guide. International Union for Conservation of Nature. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2022.05.en Available at UL

Higher Education in the Arab World: Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship by Adnan Badran (Editor); Elias Baydoun (Editor); John R. Hillman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
This book is the first major account of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Arab higher-education sector. It provides an update of the current situation and advances reasons for the under-performance of Arab universities in international ranking tables and the weaknesses of Arab economies. Specific proposals are made for upgrading curricula and assessment procedures as well as providing an environment that fosters innovation and entrepreneurial behaviour. The roles of university-based technology and business parks are examined, with examples of successful business partnerships in the Arab region, Europe, and North America.

APA citation:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.). (2020). Higher education in the Arab world: Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80122-9 Available at UL

Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance by Adnan Badran (Editor); Elias Baydoun (Editor); John R. Hillman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
This book examines the unsatisfactory situation in the Arab world where there is a pressing need to address poverty, unemployment, political instability, corruption, and the existential threat of climate change. The authors analyze the relationships between universities and governments in the Arab world, and make recommendations that will help develop intellectual capacity and thereby aid the economic and social transitions so desperately needed in all Arab countries.

APA citation:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.). (2020). Higher education in the Arab world: Government and governance. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58153-4 Available at UL

Nanoparticle drug delivery systems for cancer treatment by Hala Gali-Muhtasib (Editor); Racha Chouaib (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Nanoparticle-based drugs are now widely regarded as a safer, more precise, and more effective mode of cancer therapy, considering their ability to enhance drug bioavailability, improve site-specific drug delivery, and protect nontarget tissues from toxic therapeutic drugs. This book compiles and details cutting-edge research in nanomedicine from an interdisciplinary team of international cancer researchers who are currently revolutionizing drug delivery techniques through the development of nanomedicines and nanotheranostics.

APA citation:

Gali-Muhtasib, H., & Chouaib, R. (Eds.). (2020). Nanoparticle drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. Jenny Stanford Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429341250 Available at UL

Programmed cell death by Hala Gali-Muhtasib; Omar Nasser Rahal
Publication Date: 2020
This book incorporates developments in our understanding of cell death mechanisms and highlights recent advances in programmed cell death regulation processes. It provides the reader with the network of pathways targeted by herbal anticancer drugs and discusses the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in cell death mechanisms in addition to highlighting the mechanisms of autophagy and its role in diseases. It provides valuable material for researchers and for teaching postgraduate students. Emphasis on recent advances and their clinical applications offers insights to researchers that will likely lead to the development of novel therapeutic approaches.

APA citation:

Gali-Muhtasib, H., & Rahal, O. N. (Eds.). (2020). Programmed cell death. IntechOpen. https://www.intechopen.com/books/8774 Available at UL

Major Challenges Facing Higher Education in the Arab World by Adnan Badran (Editor); Elias Baydoun (Editor); John R. Hillman (Editor)
Call Number: J 370.9174927:M234b
Publication Date: 2019
This book focuses on two crucial issues that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency by universities in the Arab region, namely (a) conducting independent assessments of the quality of their teaching, research, administration, governance, and planning; and (b) determining the relevance of their teaching, research, and societal impacts. Although well-established around the world in manufacturing industries and private-sector service industries, including the research and commercialisation arms of the major universities and research institutes, it is only in recent years that quality-assurance (QA) assessments have started to be applied to most aspects education.

APA citation:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.). (2020). Major challenges facing higher education in the Arab world: Quality assurance and relevance. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03774-1 Available at UL

Books by chapter

APA citations:

Badran, A., Hillman, S., Mesmar, J., & Baydoun, E. (2023). Introduction. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, S. Hillman, & J. Mesmar (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: E-learning and distance education (pp. 1-6). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33568-6_1 Available at UL

Fatfat, Z., Karam, M., Maatouk, B., Fahs, D., & Gali-Muhtasib, H. (2023). Nanoliposomes as safe and efficient drug delivery nanovesicles. In A. K. Nayak, M. S. Hasnain, B. Laha, & S. Maiti (Eds.), Advanced and modern approaches for drug delivery (pp. 159-197). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-91668-4.00002-2

Mesmar, J., Badran, A., & Baydoun, E. (2023). An overview of e-learning and distance education in the higher education landscape: The good, the bad, and the ugly. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, S. Hillman, & J. Mesmar (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: E-learning and distance education (pp. 7-24). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33568-6_2 Available at UL

Olleik, H., Perrier, J., Hijazi, A., Baydoun, E., & Maresca, M. (2023). Antimicrobial peptides and peptidomimetics as treatment option for helicobacter pylori infection. In P. Rousselot-Pailley & O. Iranzo (Eds.), Peptide and protein engineering for biotechnological and therapeutic applications (pp. 25-56). World Scientific https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811261664_0002

APA citations:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., Mesmar, J., & Hillman, J. R. (2022). Introduction. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Research and development (pp. 1-11). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80122-9_1 Available at UL

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Mesmar, J. (2022). Introduction. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Mesmar (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: New priorities in the post COVID-19 era (pp. 1-9). Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-07539-1_1 Available at UL

Baydoun, E., Mesmar, J., Beydoun, A. R., & Hillman, J. R. (2022). An overview of research and development in academia. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Research and development (pp. 13-37). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80122-9_2 Available at UL

Mesmar, J., & Badran, A. (2022). The post-COVID classroom: Lessons from a pandemic. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Mesmar (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: New priorities in the post COVID-19 era (pp. 11-41). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07539-1_2 Available at UL

Smith, C. (2022). Through a glass darkly: Oral histories of teaching during the pandemic. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Mesmar (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: New priorities in the post COVID-19 era (pp. 311-348). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07539-1_16 Available at UL

APA citations:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Hillman, J. R. (2020). Introduction. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Hillman (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship (pp. 1-11). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37834-9_1 Available at UL

Chouaib, R., Sarieddine, R., & Gali-Muhtasib, H. (2020). Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for cancer treatment: Applications in targeted therapy and personalized medicine. In H. Gali-Muhtasib & R. Chouaib (Eds.), Nanoparticle drug delivery systems for cancer treatment (pp. 1-22). Jenny Stanford Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429341250

Hillman, J. R., & Baydoun, E. (2020). Innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in academia: A review. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Hillman (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship (pp. 13-71). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37834-9_2 Available at UL

Hillman, J. R., & Baydoun, E. (2020). An overview of innovation and entrepreneurship to address climate change. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Hillman (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship (pp. 141-181). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37834-9_6 Available at UL

Hillman, J. R., & Baydoun, E. (2020). Review of the roles of governments and universities and their interrelationships: An urgent need for governance reform in the Arab world. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & Hillman, J. R. (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Government and governance (pp. 1-79). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58153-4_1 Available at UL

Houssein, M., & Gali-Muhtasib, H. (2020). Cell death mechanisms of the promising anticancer compound gallotannin. In H. Gali-Muhtasib & O. N. Rahal (Eds.), Programmed cell death. IntechOpen. 10.5772/intechopen.90187

APA citations:

Badran, A., Baydoun, E., & Hillman, J. (2019). Introduction. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Hillman (Eds.), Major challenges facing higher education in the Arab world: Quality assurance and relevance (pp. 1-11). Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-03774-1_1 Available at UL

Ballout, F., Habli, Z., Monzer, A., Rahal, O.N., Fatfat, M., & Gali-Muhtasib, H. (2019). Anticancer alkaloids: Molecular mechanisms and clinical manifestations. In A. Sharma (Ed.), Bioactive natural products for the management of cancer: From bench to bedside (pp. 1-35). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7607-8_1 Available at UL

Hillman, J., & Baydoun, E. (2019). Quality assurance and relevance in academia: A review. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. Hillman (Eds.), Major challenges facing higher education in the Arab world: Quality assurance and relevance (pp. 13-68). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03774-1_2 Available at UL

Markert, B., Kim, E. S., Fränzle, S., Wünschmann, S., Wang, M., Djingova, R., ... Baydoun, E., ... & Nriagu, J. (2019). Teaching green analytical chemistry on the example of Bioindication and Biomonitoring (B & B) technologies. In J. Płotka-Wasylka & J. Namieśnik (Eds.), Green analytical chemistry: Past, present and perspectives (pp. 19-43). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9105-7_2 Available at UL

Naser Al Deen, N., Nassar, F., Nasr, R., & Talhouk, R. (2019). Cross-roads to drug resistance and metastasis in breast cancer: miRNAs regulatory function and biomarker capability. In A. Ahmad (Ed.), Breast cancer metastasis and drug resistance: Challenges and progress (2nd ed., pp. 335-364). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20301-6_18 Available at UL