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  • Prospects for voluntary refugee returns to Syria in international law 
    Ankrah, Francisca Balmores (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018-09)
  • The prospects of Irish unity after Brexit : a review of historical & current factors pertaining to the prospects of Irish unity after Brexit 
    Naoum Sawaya, Amal (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    The topic of Irish unity has recently resurfaced to the headlines, after Brexit began in 2016. The dissertation was motivated by the pursuit to analyze the prospects of Irish unity, its timeline, and the factors affecting unity. In order to achieve the goal of the dissertation, an analytical approach was used to study historical, economic, social, and political indicators in Northern Ireland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. These indicators form a cohesive picture regarding the possibility of Irish unity after Brexit. The dissertation finds that Irish unity was re-triggered ...
  • The protection of people from enforced disappearance : an overview of civil society interventions on transitional justice and human rights in Lebanon 
    Ghali, Georges (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
  • Public transit users versus private car users: a study of the Lebanese perceptions toward transit services 
    Akiki, Rania Elie (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    Public transit is considered nowadays a basic mobility service helping people reach their destinations. However the absence of optimized public transport services in Lebanon and the increased dependency on private cars by the Lebanese are the major concerns of this research study. The key finding indicate that in order to increase public transport usage, the service should be designed in a way that meets the levels of service required by customers and by doing so, attract potential users. The present study investigates the accuracy of perceptions of Lebanese public transport users and private ...
  • The pursuit of affordable sustainable housing in Beirut, Lebanon : exploring roof retrofits in warm and humid climates 
    Lahoud, Jessica (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021-01)
    For the past 30 years, Lebanon has been struggling with housing. Specifically, Beirut’s housing sector faces social, economic, and environmental challenges with the unavailability of adequate housing, unaffordability of prices and lack of energy security. Being one of the oldest in Lebanon, Beirut’s residential stock requires maintenance at the envelope level to bring it up to current energy standards. This thesis focuses on the roofs of the existing stock as they are vulnerable fifth facades, subjected to a Mediterranean climate with 300 sunny days per year, precipitation, and hot and humid ...
  • Putin's Russia and Restoring a Multipolar World 
    Ketchedjian, Jack (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-11)
    This research paper explores the different methods and means utilized in Russian foreign policy as Moscow, under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, attempts to restore a multipolar international system. Putin’s rise to power has seen a restoration of national Russian identity and a diversified approach to the execution of foreign policy. This study has compiled and analyzed evidence, facts, and documents to portray how the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2015 military intervention in Syria are pivotal in the general trend observed in Russian foreign policy under Putin. By applying Neorealist and ...
  • Quality of life and wellbeing of the elderly in Lebanese nursing homes 
    Doumit, Jacqueline; Nasser, Ramzi (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess quality of life in relation to wellbeing among Lebanese nursing home elderly residents. The study attempts to understand the impact of structures, processes and skills on elderly health status. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, 220 normally functioning elderly respondents from 33 nursing homes were studied. A quasi‐experimental approach measured psychological and health‐related factors using the Geriatric Depression Scale, Activity of Daily Living, EuroQol EQ‐5D and the Mini‐Nutritional Assessment (MNA) instruments. Findings – ...
  • Ranking commercial banks in Lebanon : application of multiple approaches 
    Ghasb Salem, Chantal (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    Purpose: The thesis will try the measure the efficiency of Lebanese banks, to rank and rate them using multiple approaches and taking into considerations the effect of bank size. The main objective is to compare the efficiency score to the actual ranking to see if there is any discrepancy and to see if the performance of large banks is better than that of unlisted banks. Design/ methodology/ approach: only top ten Lebanese banks are included in this thesis due to scarcity of information. Data for the study cover the period from 2008 to 2012. For the analysis and ranking of banks ‘efficiency, ...
  • Re-launching plan for a Lebanese cigarette brand "Cedars" 
    Amine, Antoine Nayef (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2002)
    With the beginning of the new millennium and after witnessing the globalization era, we cannot but continuously look and identify opportunities to ensure product continuation. The market is becoming more and more competitive especially that consumers are becoming more knowledgeable about what they purchase and what they consume. Moreover, with all the economic challenges Lebanon is facing, the consumers are becoming demanding regarding each and every product in the market. The purchasing decision for many consumers is not based on the brand name anymore but rather its affordability. the amount ...
  • Reactive political graffiti 
    Barakat-El Asmar, Patricia (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2007)
    February 14, 2005, a day to remember for the Lebanese. Prime Minister (PM) Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a car explosion in Beirut. Hariri was always a popular figure but his assassination led him to symbolic status. Mass demonstrations followed, called the Cedar Revolution by the US State Department, Christians and Muslims together demanded their freedom from Syria's grip. But in disagreement, Lebanon's "largest religious group, the Shia, remain[ed] alienated". Along with the demonstration and other reactions of the people was yet another unique way to protest, this being to write graffiti ...
  • Recommending a way to create the climate to integrate technology in a school setting in Aleppo, Syria 
    Rajab, Laina Bassam (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021-04-22)
    The twenty-first century confronts its citizenship with new choices, opportunities, and challenges due to the universal presence of technology in all spheres of life, especially in education. Technology made a shift in the academic field and created new possibilities that shook the traditional teaching and learning paradigms; teachers and trainers are confronted by challenges that range from the acquisition of skill and literacy in the usage of technology to the delivery of the necessary tools that will guide students to become knowledge creators and users. The overall objective of this study ...
  • Reconstructing the neutrality and objectivity tenet in community interpretation : the case of Syrian refugees Lebanon 
    Hobeika, Myriam (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022)
    During and after the war in Syria which erupted in 2011, the Syrian mobility has seen a rapid, large-scale outflow into neighboring countries with Lebanon being on the list of countries to host the largest numbers of Syrian refugees (SR). Many among them ended up living in refugee camps where conditions were and still are dire; consequently, they seek migration through refugees’ human agencies and foreign embassies in Lebanon. In light of this situation, community interpreting services have become increasingly required and immigration agencies subsequently have reached out to the Community ...
  • Reducing power consumption in wireless sensors networks 
    Azar, Edgard (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2004)
    The emerging field of wireless sensor networks combines sensing, computation, and communication into a single tiny device. Through advanced mesh networking protocols, these devices form a sea of connectivity that uses any possible communication path by hopping data from one node to another in search of its destination. While the capabilities of any single device are minimal, the collection of hundreds of sensors offers major new technological possibilities. Examples of usage scenarios for these devices are real-time tracking and security monitoring, issues that will be studied in this thesis. ...
  • The relation between investigative journalism and the dark web in Lebanon : in light of the authoritarian theory 
    Moundalak, Roland (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    For over 4 years (2017-2021), new content was constantly being added to this research, for a long-term observation of events, such as the rise and fall of Lebanese figures: after this paper’s interviews, two of the interviewees witnessed their superiors being convicted (Khalil Sehnaoui from Krypton Security, and Suzanne Hajj Hobeiche from the Internal Security Forces). The authoritarian theory was judged as most appropriate to convey the necessity of a technology that would allow private communication among citizens of oppressive regimes: most dangerously, however, is when journalists do not ...
  • The relationship between agression,impulsivity, and Alexithymia among the mixed martial arts athletes and trainees in Lebanon 
    Al Assaad, Assaad (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    Abstract. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is an athletic discipline that requires strength and can cause serious injuries to athletes. It is therefore very controversial and discussed by many as being very aggressive. Furthermore, there is very limited academic research on the topic of MMA and aggression in Lebanon. The present study aims at exploring the relationships between alexithymia, aggression, and impulsivity among the MMA athletes in Lebanon through a correlational design by testing the following four hypotheses: (H1) Higher levels of alexithymia in MMA athletes predict more injuries, ...
  • The relationship between alumni engagement factors and donations: the case of Notre Dame University-Louaize 
    Moufawad, Jean-Pierre (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    The Purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the factors of alumni engagement and how the level of engagement will affect alumni donations in Notre Dame University Louaize. Thus enabling Lebanese universities, especially Notre Dame University- Louaize to better understand the alumni community, and hence cater to their needs through creating strategies that take the factors into consideration. The research design adopted a quantitative deductive approach and the results obtained, were through the data collected using statistical techniques. The sample was selected using a ...
  • The relationship between art and human rights in post-apartheid South Africa 
    Ghoussoub, Elissa (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022-05)
    The dissertation studies the relationship between art and human rights in post-apartheid South Africa. The conducted research reveals the role that art plays towards the human rights in the new South African nation emerging from the oppressive regime of apartheid. In some cases, post-apartheid South African art plays a positive role towards the human rights mission. These cases include highlighting the sexist-racist oppression that black women experienced during apartheid and engaging in the transitional justice of South Africa from apartheid to democracy. In other cases, post-apartheid South ...
  • Relationship between body fat distribution and vitamin D status among university employees at a private university in Lebanon : a cross-sectionals study 
    Hilani, Pamela (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    Background: High prevalence of suboptimal vitamin D status has paralleled the obesity epidemic; thus there has been a growing scientific interest in understanding the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and adiposity. Given the 1) high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Lebanon 2) lack of evidence on the association between body fat distribution (BFD), particularly direct measures of BFD, and serum vitamin D levels 3) lack of simultaneous control for important confounding variables, including indices of body composition, our study is the first to explore the association between a ...
  • The relationship between commitment to the marital relation and the parenting style parents of Lebanese school aged children 
    Awit, Yara (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2019)
    A minimal amount of research has been conducted on marital commitment and parenting styles. There has barely been any acknowledgment on the importance of one’s relationship on raising a child. Thus, the following study aims to examine the relationship between each of the indicators of commitment in Rusbult’s investment model of commitment (investment size, satisfaction, and quality of alternatives) and the parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive). Participants are married individuals of elementary and middle school aged children in Lebanon who have completed a socio-demographic ...
  • The relationship between conflict management style of teachers and the quality of teacher-student relationship in elementary public schools 
    Ghandour, Mirna (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
    This study explored the relationship between the conflict management style of elementary teachers and the quality of teacher-student relationship in four public schools in North of Lebanon. A mixed method research, including two questionnaires and one interview, was conducted. Seventy five teachers from grade 1 to grade 4 participated in the study. The Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) was used to measure teachers’ conflict management style and the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale, Short Form (STRS-SF) to assess the quality of the teacher-student relationship. After the respondents answered the ...