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  1. What is the link between sewage contamination and waterborne disease incidence in high-income countries? A scoping review

    Article • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, August 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Bardus

  2. Technology-based interventions to promote physical activity in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2026, BMJ

    Dr Marco Bardus

  3. Successes and challenges of an online based nutrition awareness program in 9–11-year-old children in four Arab countries: The Ajyal Salima digital platform qualitative study

    Article • PLOS One, March 2026, PLOS

    Dr Marco Bardus

  4. Cardiometabolic prediction models for young people with psychosis spectrum disorders in the UK (PsyMetRiC 2.0): a retrospective, multicohort clinical prediction model study

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, March 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Bardus

  5. A Telegram Chatbot to Improve Family Planning Attitudes among Vulnerable Women in Lebanon: A Quasi‑Experimental Study

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Bardus

  6. Successes and Challenges of an online based nutrition awareness program in 9–11-year-old children In Four Arab Countries: The Ajyal Salima digital platform Qualitative study

    Article • May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marco Bardus

  7. Association between physical activity, socioeconomic status, blood biomarkers, and diet in lebanese adults

    Article • PLOS One, April 2025, PLOS

    Dr Marco Bardus

  8. Wearable devices, ischemic heart disease and cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Maturitas, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Bardus

  9. A SIMBA CoMICs Initiative to Cocreating and Disseminating Evidence-Based, Peer-Reviewed Short Videos on Social Media: Mixed Methods Prospective Study

    Article • JMIR Medical Education, October 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  10. Health communication research in the Arab world: a bibliometric analysis

    Article • Discover Health Systems, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  11. A Vision of the Future: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Strategic Social Marketing

    Article • Businesses, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Bardus

  12. A SIMBA CoMICs Initiative to Cocreating and Disseminating Evidence-Based, Peer-Reviewed Short Videos on Social Media: Mixed Methods Prospective Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  13. Utilization of patient portals: a cross-sectional study investigating associations with mobile app quality

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  14. Using Social Marketing to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: A Case Study from the “AUBe Vaccinated” Campaign

    Article • Vaccines, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Bardus

  15. Utilization of patient portals: A cross-sectional study investigating associations with mobile app quality

    Article • February 2023, Research Square

    Dr Marco Bardus

  16. Disaster waste management challenges and enabling factors for strategic planning: The case of the Beirut Port explosion

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, February 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Bardus

  17. Dispensing and Purchasing Antibiotics Without Prescription: A Cross-sectional Study Among Pharmacists and Patients in Beirut, Lebanon

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Bardus

  18. Tackling the COVID-19 infodemic among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Development and evaluation of the “Wikaytek” tool

    Article • Digital Health, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Bardus

  19. The Persian Version of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS-Fa): Translation and Validation Study

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, December 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  20. Teaching Social Marketing Using E-Service Learning Amidst Health and Humanitarian Crises: A Case Study from Lebanon

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Bardus

  21. The Persian Version of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS-FA): Development and Validation Study (Preprint)

    Article • August 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  22. Predicting the Intention to Sort Waste at Home in Rural Communities in Lebanon: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Bardus

  23. Access to primary and secondary health care services for people living with diabetes and lower-limb amputation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  24. Dispensing and Purchasing Antibiotics without Prescription: A Cross-sectional Study Among Pharmacists and Clients

    Article • March 2022, Research Square

    Dr Marco Bardus

  25. Process Evaluation

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  26. Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI)

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  27. PRECEDE-PROCEED Model

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  28. Educational Standards in Social Marketing

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  29. Fundamental Competencies in Social Marketing

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  30. Research Methods for Social Marketers

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  31. Intervention Mapping

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  32. Aims, Goals, and Objectives in Social Marketing

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  33. Assessing eHealth literacy among internet users in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study

    Article • Digital Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Bardus

  34. COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Data Management and Privacy Policy: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, November 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  35. Data Management and Privacy Policy of COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps: Systematic Review and Content Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • November 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  36. Midwives and women's perspectives on family planning in Jordan: human rights, gender equity, decision-making and power dynamics

    Article • Heliyon, August 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Marco Bardus

  37. Perceptions Toward the Use of Digital Technology for Enhancing Family Planning Services: Focus Group Discussion With Beneficiaries and Key Informative Interview With Midwives

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, July 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Marco Bardus

  38. Exploring the Use of Mobile and Wearable Technology among University Student Athletes in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Sensors, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Bardus, Samer Kharroubi

  39. Application of the eHealth Literacy Model in Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, June 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  40. Determinants of Waste Management Practices and Willingness to Pay for Improving Waste Services in a Low-Middle Income Country

    Article • Environmental Management, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  41. Primary care and pulmonary physicians’ knowledge and practice concerning screening for lung cancer in Lebanon, a middle‐income country

    Article • Cancer Medicine, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr Marco Bardus

  42. Engaging Students and Communities Through Service Learning and Community-Academia Partnerships

    Article • January 2021, IGI Global

    Dr Marco Bardus

  43. RES-Q an Ongoing Project on Municipal Solid Waste Management Program for the Protection of the Saniq River Basin in Southern Lebanon

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  44. Perceptions towards the use of digital technology for enhancing family planning services: Focus group discussion with beneficiaries and key informative interview with midwives (Preprint)

    Article • November 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Marco Bardus

  45. Validation of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS)

    Article • PLOS One, November 2020, PLOS

    Dr Marco Bardus

  46. Knowledge, beliefs, and practices related to cancer screening and prevention in Lebanon

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Prevention, September 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Bardus

  47. Application of the eHealth Literacy Model in Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review (Preprint)

    Article • August 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  48. Addressing methodological and ethical issues in practicing health economic evaluation in China

    Article • Journal of Global Health, July 2020, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Dr Marco Bardus

  49. To wear or not to wear a mask in the COVID-19 era? The broken bridge between recommendations and implementation in Lebanon

    Article • Journal of Global Health, July 2020, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Dr Marco Bardus

  50. The Use of Social Media to Increase the Impact of Health Research: Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, July 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  51. Development and evaluation of smoke-free or tobacco-free policies in university settings: a systematic scoping review

    Article • Health Education Research, July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marco Bardus

  52. The Arabic Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale: Development and Validation Study

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, March 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  53. Psychometric evaluation of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) (Preprint)

    Article • January 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  54. The Arabic Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale: Development and Validation Study (Preprint)

    Article • November 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  55. Assessing the Quality of Mobile Phone Apps for Weight Management: User-Centered Study With Employees From a Lebanese University

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, January 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  56. Support for UNRWA's survival

    Article • The Lancet, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Bardus

  57. A Self-Directed Mobile Intervention (WaznApp) to Promote Weight Control Among Employees at a Lebanese University: Protocol for a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, May 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  58. Assessing the Quality of Mobile Phone Apps for Weight Management: User-Centered Study With Employees From a Lebanese University (Preprint)

    Article • January 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  59. WaznApp, a self-directed mobile intervention to promote weight control among employees of a Lebanese university: Protocol for a feasibility pilot randomized controlled trial

    Article • January 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  60. Development of strategies to promote solid waste management in Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon

    Article • November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marco Bardus

  61. eHealth for obesity prevention among low-income populations: Is research is promoting health for all?

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, November 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marco Bardus

  62. Mobile and Web 2.0 interventions for weight management: an overview of review evidence and its methodological quality

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marco Bardus

  63. A review and content analysis of engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information quality, and change techniques in the most popular commercial apps for weight management

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Bardus

  64. Mobile Phone and Web 2.0 Technologies for Weight Management: A Systematic Scoping Review

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, November 2015, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Marco Bardus

  65. Are eHealth interventions for obesity prevention effective? A systematic review of reviews

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marco Bardus

  66. Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention

    Article • International Journal of Workplace Health Management, November 2014, Emerald

    Dr Marco Bardus, L Suzanne Suggs

  67. e ‐Health Services

    Article • November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Marco Bardus

  68. Effects of text messaging in addition to emails on physical activity among university and college employees in the UK

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, April 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Bardus

  69. Poster presentations: abstracts

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marco Bardus

  70. Engaging Students and Communities Through Service Learning and Community-Academia Partnerships

    Article • IGI Global

    Dr Marco Bardus