A well known problem with wormhole-routed packet networks is the potentially large amount of blocking that packets can experience due to link contention. Because of the very limited amount of buffering in such networks, blocked packets remain in the network and keep using network resources. Thus, blocked packets may in turn cause other packets to be blocked. This may affect a large number of packets over a large portion of the network. Proper connection management strategies and appropriate protocols must be devised to ensure that blocking of packets due to link contention is bounded. In [3], ...

The occurrence of mergers and acquisitions is not new in the United States. American companies have become accustomed since the late 1880's to such activities. Yet, nowadays, consolidations have become more important both in dollar vollume and number. Corporations are making use of mergers and acquisitions as a tool to be more competitive in our fast changing world where advanced technology and globalization are affecting everything. The US banking industry is a major constituent of the consolidations taking place and which resulted in the occurrence of important mutations in the sector over the ...

Vaccination is a preventive measure to reduce death and morbidity against infectious diseases, and has been applied effectively against most of the viral and bacterial infections around the world. Targeted campaigns against children diseases have been very effective in drastically reducing such diseases thanks to national immunization programs in both developed and developing countries. However, many individuals including parents of various ages are still reluctant to commit to vaccination and some recent fears have been increasing when it comes to vaccination more recently, especially due to ...

This thesis examines consumer attitudes and behaviors towards in-app advertising considering the pillar parameters of digital in-app advertising campaigns, namely targeting and frequency. The thesis suggests how these parameters should be strategically dosed for higher advertising campaign success with higher ad click-through rates (CTR) and higher consumer conversions on advertisers’ e-commerce websites. The research method of the study was quantitative with a survey as the main research instrument. The user survey (online from February 2019 till March 2019) was targeted at Lebanese mobile ...

This thesis deals with the modeling of comlex three-dimensional objects, and emphasizes on the Boolean operations between objects. It discusses a modification of the ray-casting method, which offers an improved performance over the regular ray-casting method. A small simulation will be performed, on a personal computer, about how to draw three-dimentional primitives and shading them using the wire-frame technique, plus performing Boolean operations between two objects using the modified version of the ray-casting method. Data structures and the main drawing algorithms that were created for this ...

Purpose: This study has two main purposes. First, Assess and compare the predictive ability of the Exponentially Weighted Moving Average EWMA, the Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity EGARCH (1, 1), the Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity EGARCH (1, 1), and the Glosten, Jagannathan, and Runkle Generalized Autoregressive Conditional heteroscedasticity GJR-GARCH. Second, Value at Risk is calculated using the Historical Simulation approach and the Extreme Value Theory. Methodology, Design and Approach: The models’ parameters are estimated from ...

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine war and the United States' behaviors and actions during the Ukraine crisis in order to understand why the conflict resulted in a geopolitical power struggle. Because the current debate is rife with biased information and propaganda, this thesis seeks to objectively observe the behaviors and actions of both sides in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of their roles in the crisis. It is qualitative because it investigates this specific conflict using multiple sources to gain an in-depth understanding ...

This study is focused on the application of the monetary policy instruments in Lebanon throughout the 1993-2002 period and their impact on the Lebanese economy, namely the business cycle. Theoretically, we survey the techniques of monetary control and identify the process whereby these techniques might affect the macroeconomic behavior. Theories of how to conduct the monetary policy view the latter as an economic instrument which uses money supply and interest rates as intermediate objectives to help achieve a healthy business cycle-growth in output, low unemployment and low inflation. ...

This research studies motivation, compensation and job satisfaction of employees in an Industrial Holding Group in Lebanon named XYZ Group, where no similar study was done before. Since motivation of employees improves performance, employees should be supported morally and financially in order to reach job satisfaction that will in turn act as motivation. Consequently, the effects of motivational factors upon performance and, compensation, with the effect of motivation upon job satisfaction, is tested thoroughly.

This thesis is concerned with feasibility study made on energy saving and renewable energy at Notre Dame University- Louaize (NDU). The energy saving solution proposed to NDU deals with replacing fluorescent lamps inside offices and classes with LED lamps. This solution will decrease the watt-hour consumption of the university leading to less electrical power cost, less maintenance cost, and longer lamp lifetime. The renewable energy proposition is concerned with installing photovoltaic solar panels at the rooftop of the faculty buildings. The amount of power that the solar photovoltaic would ...