This thesis observes the readability and the legibility of the selected fonts and sizes in the information web pages by the performance of web designers and how this issue may affect the rate of comprehension while reading on screen. It considers how four different fonts may influence the rate of comprehension, the typefaces Georgia, Verdana with their sizes 8, 10, and 12 pt, which are made to be read on screen in information web pages in comparison to those of Arial and Times new Roman that are displayed on the web pages on computer screens by the web designers. A problematic question was raised ...

This thesis will discuss the difficulties related to the translation of jokes from English to Arabic, the cultural elements of the two languages, and how translators translate jokes from English into Arabic. I will also discuss the cultural aspects, with a study on translation theory. It also talks about literary translation, the translation of English jokes into Arabic, epic translation fails, and the Arabic culture. Moreover, this thesis explains the challenges of translating jokes, the cultural aspects of translating jokes, the cultural component of joke translation, and the difficulty of ...

The scheduling problem is one of the most challenging problems faced in many different areas of everyday life. This problem can be formulated as a combinatorial optimization problem, and it has been solved with various methods using heuristics and intelligent algorithms. We present in this research an efficient solution to the scheduling problem using two different heuristics namely Simulated Annealing and Ant Colony Optimization. A study comparing the performances of both solutions is described and the results are analyzed.

I have read in Aidoo’s Dilemma of a Ghost that it is sometimes assumed by the west that Africans were incapable of coherent reasoning. With this ambiguous implication, one is forced to conclude that, this meant that African ethnicities and their visual art designs lacked the matter and the form which made the other groups of mankind supposedly think more logically. I intend to dispel such myths as far as Acholi of Uganda are concerned by introducing a peak look through the designs of living expressed in the Acholi ethnicity. I hope, through this little work that scholars of other academic ...

This thesis was conducted to examine the impact of the evolution of FATCA on Lebanon. This study discusses the evolution of the U.S tax system, and its attempt to combat U.S tax evasion beginning with the Qualified Intermediary Program and ending with the U.S Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Moreover, it entails the evolution of the FATCA regulations and analyzes this evolution with all the modification of these regulations. A detailed timeline of the evolution of the FATCA status as well as the projected timeline are highlighted. Interviews with four head of legal compliance officers ...

This research deals with the effects that living with a sibling with Autism has. The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of living with a sibling with Autism/PDD by using play therapy methods. In order to achieve this goal the researcher undertook a literature study to provide a better insight into the dimensions and complexities of defining autism and its related conditions, as in-depth look at the triad of impairments and the influence this has on the functioning of siblings of children with Autism/PDD. The second objective was to undertake an empirical study with regardsto the ...

The surge in number of facebook users over the last years has been propelled by their needs for social integration, self-expression, and information seeking. This paper explored the motivations for using Facebook, and the gratifications Lebanese users derive from those uses. Moreover, this study examined the frequency of facebook participation of the Lebanese user. A literature review was done on the scholarly research covering the areas of social networking sites, new media and uses and gratifications theory. The theoretical framework was used to determine what are the motivations for Facebook ...

Contracting overseas construction projects is usually considered a “high risk business”, mostly because of a lack of adequate overseas environmental information and overseas construction experience. Managing risk is one of the primary objectives of firms operating internationally, nevertheless, the treatment of risk and uncertainty in the international management firm vary in their use of those terms and tend to look at particular categories of risk. In recent years, owners and contractors have aggressively pursued international business opportunities and projects, but in the face of the ...

The following paper was written to reflect a research done in the Lebanese Top Industry Workplace. The Aim was to determine the Effective Leadership Behavior in the Contemporary Lebanese Organizations by studying the Leaders' style, the Employees' desirability for motivational factors, and the interplay between the Leader's Behavior and Follower's response. The following three research questions were addressed: (1) Is the Manager's Transformational Leadership Style related to Demographic or Psychographic Variables. (2) Is the Follower's Behavioral Desirability for Competency, Selflessness, ...

The impact of the thin ideal body of a woman as is presented in media has been constantly investigated in the literature of the female body image. This study has explored the potential effects of television's body image on the perception of Lebanese females between 20 and 30 years old. By using the social comparison theory as a mechanism, this study has investigated the relationship between television exposure, automatic self-comparison, body dissatisfaction, and mood disturbance. A sample of 145 Lebanese female filled out an online questionnaire and report the number of hours they spent watching ...