DSpace at NDU: Recent submissions

  • Task allocation in parallel and distributed computer system 
    Mina, Jean G. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1998-07)
    The allocation problem is known to be NP-Hard in the most general case where both the number of modules and the number of processors is arbitrary, and it is also Np-Complete in some of the restricted cases. Also, the general scheduling problem, where no restrictions are imposed on the interconnection structure between modules, on the modules processing time and on the number of parallel processors, is NP-Hard in the strong sense. Even under some restrictions, the scheduling problem is NP-Hard. In some other restricted cases, it is known to be NP-Complete. In this thesis, we first review fifty ...
  • Detecting phasecurves in the K2 data 
    Hajj Sleiman, Jana (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2019-02)
    Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. During their motion around their star, due to gravitational effects, and due to the planet’s thermal and reflective radiation, small variations in the lightcurve could be detected (Esteves et al. 2015). Phasecurves are small-scale variations in planetary flux that arise from an exoplanet’s motion around its host star. If detected, the phasecurve can lead to determining the planet’s mass, its albedo, and it can give us an idea about its atmosphere. In this work we aim to detect these variations in the data from the K2 mission. To do this we ...
  • Establishing effective school policy on discipline and attendance in secondary schools in Liberia 
    Siryeh, Anthony Doe (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020-06-25)
    The purpose of this qualitative study was to assess the effectiveness of discipline and attendance policies in secondary schools in the Barnersville community of Liberia. Questionnaires, interview guide and document analyses were the main instruments used. Five secondary schools were purposively selected to conduct the study. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 24 version) and results were presented in tables and charts. One hundred and sixty-seven participants were sampled from five secondary schools. Participants ...
  • Preparing a bank merger : actual case study, Bank of Beirut & Transorient Bank 
    Ziade, Pierre-Thomas Georges (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2001)
    As Lebanon's larger banks tap the international markets to increase their capital and long - term resources, the gap between small group of internationally active institutions and the general run of small, mainly family - owned banks continue to grow. Like their larger competitors, Lebanon's smaller banks need to raise capital resources to survive in an increasingly competitive market. In the last few years the Central Bank has encouraged mergers between smaller institutions and the acquisitions of small banks by larger ones. It has put pressure on smaller institutions by raising minimum capital ...
  • Modeling of groudwater flow and contaminant transport in a karstic formation using finite diffference approach 
    Fadlallah, Jeffrey Joseph (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020-05-12)
    Lebanon is considered naturally water rich compared to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa region owing to heavy rainfall and snowfall in winter season and the prevalence of Karstic geology. Though, overexploitation and mismanagement of water resources along with poor sanitation practices have led to water shortage and groundwater contamination. Consequently, there is a need to assess the groundwater flow and contaminant transport in Karstic aquifers in order to have a better understanding of groundwater movement through karst conduits until reaching a certain discharge or ...
  • The Euro : conditions and realities 
    Bassil, Lily (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1998-07)
    "The Euro: Conditions & Realities" is a study that is focussed on the conditions or convergence criteria set for joining the euro zone.The peak point of reaching a European Union and more specifically an Economic Monetary Union lies in the attainment of a single currency area. In order to take part in the euro, the European Member States have to abide by the conditions decided upon in the Treaties. the conditions lay the foundations for a stable economic area where the different states' economic indicators converge. Not one of the convergence criteria can be ignored for each one is justified by ...
  • Applied computational and numerical methods 
    Abou-Jaoude, Abdo Milad (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1998-05)
  • The impact of animated videos on attraction, attention, understanding, recall and knowledge of Lebanese online users 
    Wehbe, Mira (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)
    With the rise of the digital age, the number of advertisements on digital platforms keeps growing. Consumers are now more active when searching for information to gratify their needs and increase their knowledge on the medium. This makes it challenging for advertisers and marketers to always stay up to date and create new tactics to grab consumers’ attention. Competition is now stronger than ever, thus the need is to think beyond the propositions of their products and services to provide a unique value to potential consumers. Recently, there has been a significant rise in the use of online videos ...
  • Assessment of parents’ attitudes and perspectives related to school-based breastfeeding education in Lebanon 
    Yahya, Lara (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020)
    Background: School-based breastfeeding education (SBBE) may help increase breastfeeding rates in the long run by targeting the young generation’s knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding. Breastfeeding rates in Lebanon are suboptimal in part due to negative attitudes and misinformation. While recent evidence suggests Lebanese schools offer limited SBBE, high school teachers at two large Lebanese schools seemed keen to receive training and incorporate SBBE into their classes. Determinants of their students’ breastfeeding intentions have been identified, but the need to assess parents’ consent ...
  • How cultural intelligence help project managers to face cross-cultural complexities in construction projects in Lebanon and the Gulf 
    Saliba, Fadi Antoine (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020)
    Globalization has had a significant impact on all businesses and industries including construction. It reduced distance and time between all points of the world in near real-time which stimulated international projects. Lebanon as well as the Arab Gulf, have always had a culturally mixed societies and always experienced cultural differences due to many reasons. Working with people from different cultures can present a unique set of problems and challenges. The concept of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) looks at the ability of effectively adapting to different cultures. On the surface, it would seem ...
  • Impact of glazed balconies on the energy efficiency of residential buildings: the case of Coastal Region; Saida 
    Awad, Razan H. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020-05)
    This research project aims to study the effect of glazed balconies on energy consumed on cooling, balcony typologies, and adjacent spaces. The research focuses on the case of seafronts and specifically Saida’s coastal zone: “Corniche El Baher” area. Glazed balconies are a spontaneous chaotic trend that allows users to benefit from and occupy balcony spaces in all seasons. This trend has many impacts on the indoor thermal comfort and energy consumed in the glazed spaces. Drawing upon previous energy consumption research, particularly in the summer months in residential buildings in Lebanon and ...
  • Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa and associated risk factors : a cross sectional study among university students in Lebanon 
    El Hachem, Corine (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020-05)
    Introduction: Orthorexia Nervosa (ON), or the obsession with healthy eating is a new eating disorder that has gained popularity in the recent years. A very limited amount of literature exists regarding ON in Arab countries including Lebanon. The objective of the current study was to assess the prevalence of ON in a representative sample of Lebanese university students, and different factors that might affect ON development. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 349 university students from three Lebanese regions: Mount Lebanon, North, and Shouf. The ORTO-15 scale was used to assess ON ...
  • Dynamically driven & generated systems D.D.G.S. 
    Jabbour, Joseph A. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2005)
    The purpose of this thesis is to plan, design, and implement a real and complete lifetime solution for many applications to provide developers and designers with a strong and a good pattern for future development. We have developed a well structured solution, which is basically meant for helping anyone who is involved in the software development cycle in (i) separating the layers, as well as (ii) shortening the development time of the user interface layer, and (iii) controlling the flow of these interfaces. Not to forget (iv) helping the developer with the creation of the data entities, this ...
  • Assessment of the microbiological quality of spices and herbs commercialized in Lebanon 
    Salloum, Talia (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020-06-10)
    Spices and herbs are widely used in almost all types of food preparation and their microbial contamination may pose spoilage and public health risk. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the microbiological quality of spices and herbs commercialized in Lebanon. A total of 480 samples of thirteen most commonly consumed types of spices and herbs were collected at two complete sets at three months interval. Each type was purchased in 5 common brands from 4 categories: packaged in companies with Food Safety Management System (FSMS), packaged in companies without FSMS, packaged imported, and ...
  • Life cycle cost analysis : a decision tool for public procurement award 
    Medawar, Yara (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020-05)
    Sustainable development has been tackled for the last four decades in various fields from education, management, climate change to politics all over the world. One of the major challenges faced by humanity nowadays is achieving the economic sustainability of our infrastructure facilities. To fulfill it, an economic tool called Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), which takes into account all costs of an asset during its lifetime, is being used. In some countries, this technique is being incorporated in the procurement. It is used as a decisive factor in the procurement of their infrastructure ...
  • 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. ...
  • Journeys of self-discovery in postcolonial caribbean literature : identity and historical memory in Brathwaite, Walcott, and Harris 
    Berbery, Yara George (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-06)
  • Toward an interactive internet search engine 
    Akl, Imad M. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2002-06)
    This thesis uses the HITS algorithm as a basis to propose an interactive internet search engine. With the Web becoming a major source of information for many users, it became a necessity to be able to search the Web efficiently. The main problem resides with broad topic queries. These are queries for which a typical text-based search engine like AltaVista would return thousands of pages. A remedy for these situations was proposed by Kleinberg in his 1-IITS algorithm in which he uses the hyperlink structure of the Web as a major source of information about the contents of the Web. In this thesis, ...
  • The impact of advanced manufacturing technology on major organizational and managerial concern areas 
    Al Semaani, Toni (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 1999)
    In today's highly competitive global marketplace, many manufacturers are seeking lower cost, higher quality processes in order to increase productivity and enhance flexibility. Many of these manufacturers seek a solution with lower paid workers by either importing them or moving manufacturing operations to low wage locations. Often this is done with disappointing results. Low labor costs are often offset by high turnover rates, low productivity, poor quality of work, high training costs, and high travel and transportation costs. An alternative solution for many manufacturers is automated ...
  • Permanent magnets segmentation effect on cogging torque of axial flux machines for wind turbines 
    Abdel Karim, Nabil (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018-06)
    In wind turbine generating systems, Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators (AFPMSG) are becoming increasingly popular due to many advantages they offer. Nevertheless, these machines suffer from the so-called cogging torque resulting from the interaction between the permanent magnets and the slotted armature. Not only it causes noise and vibration, this cogging torque affects the selfstart ability of wind turbines at low wind speed. Therefore, the aerodynamic torque •generated by the rotor blades should overcome the cogging torque anytime during the operation otherwise the wind ...