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  • Stress in human relations at work case study : Lebanese companies 
    Najm, Marcelle Fares (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2012)
    This thesis revolves around stress in human relations at work, its reasons as well as some solutions that will not only aid at a personal level but the Lebanese organizations as well. After all, people are the most valuable asset for an organization. For this reason, studying the stress that arises at work due to unhealthy human relations was done as through the following research questions. Harassment, which leads to unhealthy relations, is the main cause of job stress in the Lebanese organizations. As such, the effects of harassment were studied on three variables: affecting human relations ...
  • The stress strain response of concrete laterally confined with low and high performance fiber-reinforced cements and polymer composites : a comparative experimental and theoretical study 
    Sarieldine, Rawan Osmat (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    While concrete, steel and Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) jackets are the most commonly used types of jackets in the industry to confine columns, the focus of this research is to study and compare the compressive behavior of concrete cylinders confined with different types of fibrous composites; including Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC), Fiber Reinforced Mortar (FRM), and Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Concrete (SIFC). This study will provide a broad understanding of the behavior of the different confinement types used to retrofit columns to resist detrimental loads including blast and impact. The study ...
  • Stress testing and scenario analysis : another way of determining regulatory capital for European commercial banks 
    Abi Abboud, Joanna Michel (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    Purpose - The purpose of this study is to capture the relationship between credit risk of European commercial banks and their profitability, taking into consideration regulatory requirements under several stressed scenarios. Design/Methodology/Approach - The sample of this study consists of 12 out of 15 largest commercial banks in Europe as measured by their total assets in 2017. This study uses hypothesis testing and stress testing approaches to capture the relationship between credit risk of banks and their profitability and to determine the sufficiency of bank capital adequacy. Findings ...
  • Students' satisfaction with the hybrid learning system : Lebanese context 
    Radwan, Tarek Ghazi (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-03)
    It is said, any newly implemented system will have some challenges to encounter and tune. In this research study, we did address the students’ experience and satisfaction with the newly implemented hybrid learning system in distressed countries like Lebanon where different challenges are more significant due to the lack of proper IT infrastructure, poor internet connection, and challenging economic conditions. The aim of this study is to determine the level of students’ satisfaction with the implemented hybrid learning system within the Lebanese private sector universities and to explore the key ...
  • Study and integration of photovoltaic systems 
    Salameh, Peter R. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022)
    This thesis aimed to study the structure of an on grid photovoltaic system and to get by the aspect of integration of such system to the power network. The integration method can have different topologies and is usually based on power electronic devices controlled by dedicated controllers. In order to transform the direct output signal of the PV panels to an alternative signal connected to the utility network, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) was used in this study. The challenges linked to this type of converters are associated with its sub-modules balancing control, the ...
  • A study into self-efficacy of grade repeaters and non-repeaters; the implications on the perception of their schooling experiences, in basic schools in Ghana 
    Eric, Kramo (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020)
    Grade repetition has been a contentious global subject, especially in contemporary times. While the protagonists of the practice espouse its benefits, the opponents claim its attendant demerits, especially psychological ones, far exceeds its merits hence advocate for its total eradication from the school system. Some chief variables like the self-efficacy and the perception of schooling experiences of the grade repeaters seem ignored, in such debate. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether there exists any difference in self-efficacy between grade repeaters and non-repeaters, and ...
  • The study of the impact of personality traits on job satisfaction and commitment among employees in an educational setting 
    Eid, Madeleine Georges (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2017)
    Personality constructs have been demonstrated to be of the main predictors for explaining and predicting satisfaction and commitment of employees at work. Employees’ personalities and personality traits play a significant role in their perception of life as individuals in general, and of work life as employees in organizations in particular. This thesis examines the impact that personality traits have on teacher- employees’ level of job satisfaction and commitment. A correlational study was performed to identify the relationships between the variables, where 99 employees (n=99), in a representative ...
  • Subjecthood, individuality, and irony 
    Dagher, Jennifer Pierre (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
  • Success factors of instagram accounts : Lebanese fashion stores 
    Bejjani, Victoire (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    Constrained by the aggressive field in fashion business, marketers have stated that developing an appealing and friendly brand image on social media most particularly on Instagram is necessary to win better market. Instagram has become part of companies’ strategies nowadays in order to enhance growth, increase sales and target a very wide audience. The app that started originally as a gimmick for the public has become a strategic platform for companies especially those playing in the fashion sector. This thesis aims to examine and discern how fashion stores evolve on online social networks. ...
  • A successful small business management applying project manager approach 
    Breidy, George Y. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2003)
    This thesis will be a study of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the United States of America, with some comparison to the SME business sector in the third world countries, such as Lebanon. The study will focus on developing a Management Model for the small business enterprise using state of the art software and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency. It will also include some analysis to minimize the risk and to compete locally and globally. Finally, the study will include hypothetical cases of applying the model to start new small business as well as an application ...
  • Succession planning in family business : the case study of Ashrafieh 
    Beayni, Taghrid (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    Succession planning is one of the most critical functions of an organization. This is the process that identifies and assesses the appropriate candidates to handle future responsibilities and to fill key business leadership positions. In family business, the succession process is defined as the transfer of managerial control from one family member to another. My thesis sought to fill a gap in the family business succession planning literature by seeking to gain an understanding of the key factors that develop it successfully. Is your family business a family-first business or a business-first ...
  • Suggested new design for nutritional facts label found on Lebanon products 
    Hamwi, Sarah Abed El Kader (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    The issue of health is a major concern for most people; therefore, I have chosen a field that combines this concern with my discipline, namely, design. This project will tackle the issue of nutritional facts label design, which has a direct correlation with consumers' health, since, according to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the nutritional facts label is the source of information that communicates the serving size and lists the weights of the macronutrients (fats, carbohydrates, protein) of the recommended dietary allowance of a 2000-calorie diet (the average of calories required per ...
  • Supporting inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Lebanese workplace : an exploratory study on areas of adherence of Lebanese law 220/2000 
    El-Hachem, Lea (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-05)
    This study examined the right of Persons with Disabilities in the context of Lebanon. The purpose of the study was to analyze and examine reasons behind not employing Persons with Disabilities and the abidance of companies operating in Lebanon in relation to the 220/2000 Law. Accessibility costs, open-mindedness of recruiters, and the centralization of decisions were studied in relation to lack of employability of PWDs. More than 200 participants and subjects were recruited in a snowball sample and answered two questionnaires. Results were analyzed and calculated in a Correlation and Regression ...
  • Sustainable building in Lebanon, are we ready? 
    Zakhour, Rayan Joseph (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    As the world is in an accelerating transformation towards sustainable development, the Lebanese population seems to be concerned about the environment and ready to invest in sustainable buildings. This study assessed the understanding on the sustainability among the Lebanese population and checked to which extent they are ready to invest in green buildings. The research was conducted online using an online survey engine and reached more than 400 respondents all over the Lebanese territory in a descriptive and experimental approach. The results were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package and ...
  • Sustainable rooftops : public schools and educational facilities in Beirut 
    Jabbour, Marie Noel (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022-12)
    As cities are growing today, various problems are appearing and created by this growth; and Beirut is no exception. The main outcome of this is investments in land for construction, which leads to lack of open spaces and especially green spaces. Beirut is suffering from the over crowdedness of people and buildings and most importantly the lack of green spaces. On the other hand, rooftops are usually large empty spaces that resemble mostly to the empty lots before the construction of their respective buildings, so they are an urban layer that can make up for the lack of open spaces in the city, ...
  • A sustainable solution for the Lebanese eduction sector : a public policy approach 
    Karam, Johnny (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    Lebanon has swiftly turned from an inspiration to the region in terms of its educational policies and academic achievement since the 16th century, to a country lingering way behind. The analysis of a data set describing the Lebanese public education sector showed aggressively low student per teach ratios in several public schools with the cost of a student in some public schools tripling that of the average cost of a student in the private sector. Those numbers could well describe the high levels of corruption and the severely harmed accountability system. Adding to that an almost obsolete ...
  • Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles for potential applications in wound healing 
    Dib, Kevin (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020-10)
    In this work, Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in water using either polymer assisted chemical reduction synthesis method or green synthesis. The obtained AgNPs were characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), and further tested for antibacterial activity to evaluate their potential use in wound healing. At first polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP 10 KD) and Low-Molecular Weight Chitosan were used as coating agents during the reduction of silver nitrate with a strong reducing agent sodium borohydride (NaBH4). Our DLS results demonstrated that ...
  • Synthesis and functionalization of d-PLL-PEG-FA coated gold nanoparticles for siRNA delivery in human prostate cancer 
    Minassian, Georges B. (2021)
    Herein, we describe, a simple method for the synthesis of dendrigraft poly-L-lysine (d-PLL) coated gold nanoparticles in water (AuNPs-d-PLL) as potential vehicles of siRNA delivery to prostate cancer cells, PC3-PSMA. AuNPs-d-PLL with diameters ranging between 50 ̶ 130 nm have been synthesized in aqueous solutions using d-PLL (7 KD) as a capping ligand and L-ascorbic acid as a reducing agent. The size of the resulting AuNPs was found to depend on several parameters, such as the concentrations of gold salt, reducing agent, and d-PLL. The obtained AuNPs-d-PLL were characterized using UV-visible ...
  • Synthesis, integrity, and biocompatibility of scFvD2B coated gold nanoparticles in human blood 
    Mitri, Nadim (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    In this study, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized in water and characterized using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and Zeta potential analysis. AuNPs were coated with thiol functionalized polyethylene glycol (PEG-SH) and scFvD2B (antibody fragment of D2B mAb) well known to recognize the extracellular epitope of the human prostate specific membrane antigen (hPSMA). In fact, scFvD2B binds PSMA and induces its endocytosis, thereby marking PSMA as a docking site for the delivery of therapeutic agents. AuNPs successful coating was confirmed by DLS ...
  • Syria : no justice without accountability 
    Nohra, Ranine (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)