DSpace at NDU: Recent submissions

  • The penetration and impact of BIM implementation in the construction industry in Lebanon 
    Matar, Joseph (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    Purpose – The topic of this thesis focuses on the Lebanese Construction Industry as it has been lagging in terms of technological advancements in the last few years. The purpose of this thesis is to find out the impact of technological advancements, specifically Building Information Management and Modeling, on the Lebanese Construction Industry, its penetration in the market in Lebanon in comparison to the MENA region, in addition to estimating the payback period of investments in BIM for small and medium engineering consultancy offices. Design/methodology/approach-Philosophic Approach and ...
  • 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 ...
  • Capacity building for academic institutions on gender and GBV : gender and violence curriculum 
    Sensenig, Eugene (United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab world (IWSAW)Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), 2017)
    PDF file (45 p.)
  • A criterion for N- rectifiable sets 
    Al Kadi, Monica (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)
    Geometric measure theory was developed in the second half of the 20th century to manipulate the structure and regularity questions in the calculus of variations. The main goal of this thesis is to introduce the theory of " rectifiability of sets". Rectifiable sets are considered smooth in a certain measure theoretic sense. Rectifiable sets are basic concepts in geometric measure theory. Their theory began with the study and determination of length, area or volume of sets in Euclidean space. Rectifiable sets have many of the desirable properties that smooth sets have. In this thesis, we will ...
  • A criterion for sets of locally finite perimeter 
    Bou Kaed Bey, Heba Badri (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019)
    Geometric measure theory could be described as differential geometry, generalized through measure theory to deal with maps and surfaces that are not necessarily smooth, and applied to the calculus of variations. Geometric measure theory is important because it studies sets, their variation and their boundaries (from the measure theoretic sense). In particular, a very interesting branch in Geometric measure theory, is the sets of locally finite perimeter. Just as their name actually shows, these sets are essentially sets whose perimeter is (locally) finite. In this thesis we start by giving a ...
  • "النوع الإجتماعي والمواطنة" : الأحوال الشخصية وتحدي التعدّدية في لبنان = The "Gender-citizenship nexus" : Lebanese family status law and the challenge of legal pluralism 
    El Helou, Rouba; الحلو، ربى; سنسنيغ, يوجين ريتشارد; Sensenig, Eugene Richard (كونراد أديناورKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2015)
    PDF file (65 p.)
  • Revisiting the concept of "Just War" 
    Ghsoub, Dani (Notre Dame University Press, 2019)
    PDF file (11 p.)
  • Catholic social theory and practice in the 21st century : a challenge for believers in the Middle East 
    Sensenig, Eugene (Notre Dame University Press, 2019)
    PDF file (35 p.)
  • Performance analysis of smart gateways in Fog Network 
    Khalil, Fadi Y. (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    With the advancement in computing and wireless technologies, the world has witnessed a growing number of connected devices to the Internet at an unpretending rate. Fog computing emerges as an alternative solution to reduce the burden of Data Centers in traditional Cloud Computing and to support geographically distributed, latency sensitive, and QoS-aware IoT appliations. Fog Computing suggests, that the intelligence should move from the data centers to the edge of network. The main objective of this thesis is to determine the significance and feasibility of implementing a broker node between ...
  • Subjecthood, individuality, and irony 
    Dagher, Jennifer Pierre (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
  • An investigation into withdrawing from M&A deals : evidence from the United States 
    Balmanian, Alvart Garabed (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018)
    Purpose: This study investigates whether managers withdraw from a M&A deal once they observe a negative cumulative abnormal return. Moreover, it assesses whether their decision changes with respect to factors such as the listing status of the firm, its macro industry, and target size. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 767 M&A US deals over the period 2005-2014 and applying an Event Study methodology, Cumulative Abnormal Returns (CAR) are calculated and introduced in a Logit model to assess the above mentioned matter. Findings: Results show that managers do listen to the market ...
  • Thomas More's utopia : 500 years on...and counting 
    More, Thomas (Notre Dame University Press, [2019])
    PDF file (141 p.)
  • A comparison of 15N proline and 13C for monitoring protein biosynthesis in the skin 
    Doumit, Jacqueline; Frey, Jacques; Chamson, Annette; Perier, Christian (Springer-Verlag, 1999)
    The tracers L 15N-proline and L(1-13C)-leucine were used to explore the synthesis of skin proteins in vivo in rabbits. They orally received a single dose containing an equimolecular mixture of L(1-13C)-leucine and L15N-proline. The changes in the amounts of these tracers in blood and skin were monitored for a total of 8h. The data showed the appearance of the two tracers in blood within 15min and their clearance in 8h. They were both rapidly (15min) incorporated into skin proteins, but more proline was incorporated than leucine. We therefore consider L 15N -proline to be a better tracer than ...
  • ترجمة كتاب " كيف تتحدث فيصغي الصّغار إليك ويتحدّثون فتصغي إليهم؟" : دراسة مقارنة في التّرجمة 
    نخّول, ميرا (جامعة سيدة اللويزة, 2019-02)
  • Effect of pre-and probiotics on gut microbiome dynamics in chicken 
    Najem-Moussa, Wadiha (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-02-02)
    During recent years, the practice of administering antibiotics to animal feed at sub-therapeutic levels has raised concern with consumers because of the apparent increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the human food chain. Researchers have found that probiotics composed of naturally occurring beneficial live microbes such as bacteria (lactobacilli) could be the novel growth promoters. Supplementing poultry diet with probiotics has been found to improve growth performance, feed conversion efficiency, and immune responses, and help in combating enteric pathogens. The aim of this study is ...
  • Well-being and belief in a just world among rest home residents 
    Nasser, Ramzi; Doumit, Jacqueline; Carifio, James (Society for personal research, 2011-06)
    Several theorists have contended that belief in a just world may be one way elderly rest home residents cope with anxiety, fear, and depression and thus maintain their well-being. In this study we explored belief in a just world and length of time elderly have been residing in rest homes in Lebanon in relation to their levels of self-rated quality of life. A sample of 354 cognitively able elderly people were selected from 36 nursing homes. Interview questionnaires including a translated and validated Self-beliefs in a Just World Scale (BJW-S; Lipkus, Dalbert, & Siegler, 1996) and the EuroQol ...
  • Looking for a city with foundations: intentional urban communities as a Christian response to justice and power 
    Sensenig, Eugene (2019-01-21)
    PDF file (13 p.)
  • Looking for a city with foundations: intentional urban communities as a Christian response to violence, oppression, and injustice. 
    Sensenig, Eugene (2017-05-11)
    PDF file (23 p.)
  • Effect of belief in a Just world on daily living activities of nursing home residents 
    Nasser, Ramzi; Doumit, Jacqueline; Al-Attiyah, Asma; Fokhroo, Hessa (Scientific Journal Publishers, 2013)
    Among people who are living in community homes for the aged, a psychological strategy to cope with daily living is belief in a just world. In this study our aim was to determine the relationship between old people’s belief in a just world (BJW) and the activities of daily living (ADL). We selected a sample of 253 cognitively able people aged 60 years and over who were living in a nursing home. We collected data through surveys using a translated and validated Arabic Self-Belief in a Just World Scale and an ADL instrument. ...
  • Attribution of Elderly Responsibility in Relation to Income in Qatar 
    Nasser, Ramzi; Al-Ammari, Badria; Doumit, Jacqueline (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015-10-21)
    This study investigated the attribution of kinship responsibility by drawing on attribution theory of locus and controllability. The analysis draws on the actor versus observer model using income as an intervening variable. A cluster sampling technique resulted in a sample of 935 respondents. Analysis of covariance using gender as a covariate resulted in non-significant main effects. An interaction effect was statistically significant in the high income group who supported the attribution of responsibility of the government and the low and middle income ...