• Anomaly detection ona real-time server using a data mining algorithm 

  Chaaya, Georges (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015-06)

  Anomaly detection is the process of finding outlying record from a given data set. This problem has been of increasing importance due to the increase in the size of the data and the need to efficiently extract those outlying records that can have important indications in real-life problems. Anomaly detection is applied in many different sectors. There are many approaches to solve the anomaly detection problem. However, those that are more widely applicable are unsupervised approaches as they do not require labeled data. The aim of this thesis is to study a well-known anomaly detection technique ...
• The impact of Basel III on lending spreads of banks (Group Alpha) operating in Lebanon? 

  Saliba, Pierre (Notre Dame University-Louaizé, 2013)

  After the financial crisis of 2008, the Basel committee on Banking Supervision announced the Basel III reforms that can increase the quantity, quality, consistency, and transparency of a bank’s capital. Banks can adjust to the regulatory reforms in a number of ways. In this paper, we assume that Lebanese banks seek to pass on any additional costs of meeting regulations by raising the loan rates. The aim of this paper is to study empirically the relationship between capital and lending spreads of banks operating in Lebanon, group alpha. Following the release of Basel III requirements, Lebanese ...
• Political adaptation of Hezbollah to the Lebanese political system 

  Yaacoub, Jihad (Notre Dame University-Louaizé, 2008)

  This thesis is composed of eight chapters. Chapter one is an introduction. Chapter two is an overview of the historical background of Hezbolla; second, the Iranian and Syrian factor; third, the party's ideology and structure; and fourth, the party's resistance, hostage taking, and suicide bombings. Chapter three concentrates on the religious ideology and strategy of Hezbollah, with an overview of the Shiites' beliefs. The following three chapters, four, five, six, analyze the efforts Hezbollah put into its political transformation. For that purpose, three points are in focus: the party's ...
• Measurement of the efficiency of Lebanese commercial banks using data envelopment analysis 

  Chukri, Joelle (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)

  Purpose -- The banking sector is the backbone of the backbone of the Lebanese economy, and Lebanese banks hold over half of the public debt. Therefore it is critical to periodically assess their efficiency and profitability. Failure to do so could lead the country to a debt crisis or even bankruptcy. The purpose of this study is the measure the efficiently and productivity of 24 Lebanese commercial banks in 2008, 2011 and 2013. Design/ methodology/ approach -- To measure relative efficiency, the study employed three data Envelopment analysis (DEA) models which are the CCR, BCC and A&P. the ...
• South China sea maritime dispute : sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly islands 

  Al Helou, Hoda W. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)

  The central subject in the South China Sea is over who has power and rule over the islands and their adjacent waters as well as independent right and influence in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf determined from the islands, low-tide elevations, the exclusive economic zone, the continental shelf, maritime boundary delimitation and dispute settlement are all valid and support in resolving and highlighting the issue of the South China Sea. The ASEAN claimants, mostly since 2009, have gone through several procedures and modifications in their demands to clarify their claims trying ...

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