School of Arts and Sciences - Division of Natural Sciences

Publications in International Journals

“Water Quality Assessment of Lebanese Coastal Rivers during Dry Season and Pollution Load into the Mediterranean Sea” Ahmad Houri and Saadieh W. El Jeblawi. Journal for Water and Health 5(4): 2007, 615-623.
“Behavior Patterns of the Pine processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni, Tams; Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae)” Ahmad Houri and Dany Doughan. American Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. 1(1): 1-5, 2006.
“Factors Affecting Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes among Lebanese College Students” Ahmad Oweini and Ahmad Houri. Applied Environmental Education and Communication: An International Journal 5(2): 2006, 95-105.
"Prospects and Challenges of Using Hydropower for Electricity Generation in Lebanon". Ahmad Houri, Renewable Energy 31(11): 2006, 1686-1697 .
“Solar Water Heating in Lebanon: Current Status and Future Prospects” Ahmad Houri. Renewable Energy, 31(5), 2006, 663-675.
“Renewable Energy Resources in Lebanon: Practical Applications”. Ahmad Houri. ISESCO Science and Technology Vision 1: May 2005: 65-68.
“Addictive Behaviors Amongst University Students: Contributing Factors, Student’s Perception and Addiction Rates”. Ahmad Houri and Mirvat Hammoud. Journal of Social Sciences 1(2): 2005, 105-113.
“Residential Energy Consumption Patterns: The Case of Lebanon” Ahmad Houri and Samira Korfali. International Journal of Energy Research 2005; 29: 755-766.
“Towards an Environmentally Friendly Chemistry Laboratory: Managing Expired Chemicals, Metal Oxides”. Ahmad F. Houri and Hania Wehbe. Green Chemistry, 5 (3), June 2003, pp. 49-50.
“Application of Zr-Catalyzed Carbomagnesation and Mo-Catalyzed Macrocyclic Ring Closing Metathesis in Asymmetric Synthesis. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Sch 38516 (Fluvirucin B1)”. Zhongmin Xu, Charles W. Johannes, Ahmad F. Houri, Daniel S. La, Derek A. Cogan, Gloria E. Hofilena, Amir H. Hoveyda. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1997, 119, 10302-10316.
“Cascade Catalysis in Synthesis. An Enantioselective Route to Sch 38516 (and Fluvirucin B1) Aglycon Macrolactam”. Ahmad F. Houri, Zhongmin Xu, Derek Cogan, Amir H. Hoveyda. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1995, 117, 2914-2915.
“Zirconium Catalyzed Ethylmagnesation of Hydroxylated Terminal Alkenes: A Catalytic and Diastereoselective Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reaction”. Ahmad F. Houri, Mary T. Didiuk, Zhongmin Xu, Nina R. Horan, Amir H. Hoveyda. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1993, 115, 6614-6624.
“On the Mechanism of the Zirconium-Catalyzed Carbomagnesation Reaction. Efficient and Selective Catalytic Carbomagnesation with Higher Alkyls of Magnesium”. Amir H. Hoveyda, James P. Morken, Ahmad F. Houri, Zhongmin Xu. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1992, 114, 6692-6697.
“Stereoselective Zirconium Catalyzed Ethylmagnesation of Homoallylic Alcohols and Ethers. The Influence of Internal Lewis Bases on Substrate Reactivity”. Amir H. Hoveyda, Zhongmin Xu, James P. Morken, Ahmad F. Houri. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1991, 113, 8950-8952.

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